- Christine H.
9/02/2023Beautiful views and delicious food! We went to celebrate my 40th birthday, and I felt celebrated from the moment I walked in by everyone from the hostess to our server to the chef who came out during service. We brought our own wine - a special 40 year old bottle! Which our server decanted for us right away. Cocktails while we waited for the wine to breathe were delicious, and the butter lettuce and escargot were out of this world! I had the yellowtail snapper special, which was huge and so tasty! The slaw on top to the fish, yummmm!! My boyfriend got the surf and turf, which was so good he almost forgot to share with me! The birthday crème brûlée was a perfect finish. This place was a perfect celebration spot for the two of us. Thank you, Pierre’s! Oh and the sunset wasn’t too bad either!!read moreread lessdonaldv82
7/10/2023We come to Islamorada every year and always look forward to dining at Pierre’s. Something even 2-3 times during our trip and enjoyed it every time, but not this year. The food quality is not the same. I ordered scallops with truffle gnocchi that was very chewy and not very appetizingly plated.
My 17 year old had 2 bites of his chillian sea bass and said that he can’t eat it since it was really salty. Lobster tail my husband ordered was rubbery. Such a disappointment. This restaurant has a great location and used to be such a gem. The chef dropped the ball this year.read moreread less - Yvette S.
5/22/2023One of the things I like about Pierre's is the atmosphere. The decor alone sweeps you away to another continent with their heavy wooden doors and wooden frame accents, imported from what looks like Bali.
Reservations are a must if you want to experience the full menu but there is plenty of seating in the bar with a limited menu that is delightful.
For this trip, we sat upstairs in the formal dining room at a small table for two. The balcony offers outside dining but being that we live in Florida year round, the cool temps inside were much more appealing. I had the Florida Lobster Curry which was a feast for the eyes, although being a total curry lover, it could have used some extra sauce. For dessert, I had the creme brûlée which if I could have licked the bowl, I would have.
My husband had the Grilled Octopus App which for me was a bit undercooked. I have a preference for charred however he enjoyed it immensely. Note that they do not advertise that there is pork in the recipe. For his entree, he enjoyed the Truffle Vegetable Gnocchi which was heavenly. A delicious vegetarian option with pops of crunch from fresh corn. Dessert was the Key Lime Pie.
Now for service. It was flat out weird. Our waiter never introduced himself to us, had this odd habit of wearing his personalized mask to walk to and from our table but as soon as he got to the table, would pop the mask off and talk. He also didn't ask if we wanted a cocktail while we perused the menu. He was efficient but that is about all that he gets.
In essence, go for the atmosphere, the food and the unusual blends of cocktails but let go of any expectation on service.read moreread lessLanaP100
5/20/2023After reading raving reviews we decided to come here for dinner. Disappointment started when we got served “ fake butter “ with bread at the French restaurant, apparently no real butter!
We ordered octopus as an appetizer. Octopus was pretty rubbery. Someone in one of the reviews suggested that gnocchi were amazing. Not sure if that someone was joking. The texture was absolutely awful, very chewy like a gluey raw dough.
The other dish we had was Thai lobster. For a $50 we got a tiny lobster tail that was also very rubbery. The only tasty part of that dish was black rice and a sauce.
Not even one dish was good. We had to send the lobster back. I refuse to pay that kinda money for a horrible tasting sliver of lobster and definitely not paying $50 for a bowl of rice !
So disappointed:( not sure if it was a bad night but food was the worst I’ve had on this islandread moreread less - Drken10
5/18/2023The Rayburn House from the Netflix series Bloodline is the location of Pierre’s. A romantic setting, exemplary service, and true gourmet food makes this the place in Islamorada for that special occasion. The 48 hour short rib melts in your mouth like butter. I have never had anything like it and I have eaten at many fine restaurants. Do yourself a favor and try Pierre’s.read moreread lessisland139
5/03/2023Wow. Outstanding in all aspects. First, the setting is incredible. Amazing sunset views and beautiful restaurant. Food was outstanding. Tried hogfish for the first time. Service was very good, which is hard to come by these days. Not inexpensive, but worth it. A few tips- we got there before six and had a drink at the bar before dinner during happy hour, which offers reduced prices. Pierre's has chairs out on the beach so you can grab a drink and watch the sunset if you don't have an outdoor finner table.read moreread less - heather3438
4/27/2023We started downstairs with Steve the bartender. He was super friendly and made great drinks for everyone. The evening upstairs was unforgettable and wonderful. The food was very tasty. We had beef tartare, caviar, octopus, duck, and salmon. Our server Leontyne made the night even better with her great service. The entire staff was professional and efficient. Will definitely be going back. Also you cannot beat such an amazing view.read moreread less62dante62
1/04/2023Our group of two couples really enjoyed the outdoor second floor terrace of this lovely place, with a sunset view of the Florida bay from the key. This is more of a splurge place (figure $100 pp maybe a smidge more with wine or a cocktail) but the value was there. We loved our food and the service was perfect - professional, prompt, and just friendly enough. Don't hesitate to book it.read moreread less - LuvsAruba
10/10/2022First, the setting is absolutely beautiful. If you reserve a few days in advance you can secure a table on the second floor balcony over looking the beach. 2 out of 4 drinks needed to be returned because they weren't made correctly. The waiter promptly retrieved and replaced those. Very pricey and small portions. Wines by the glass start at $18 on go up from that. My wife had the duck which was comprised of 2 small strips of meat. I chose the Chilean Sea Bass which was a decent size thought. Others at the table commented on the small portions in relation to prices.read moreread less
what people say
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N386QTkathyw
$250 for a 3 course meal outside. Drinks not included but you couldn't get one anyway. Cold not even get a refill on water because the waiter was no where to be found most of the night. Bad service, bad food, power kept going off so the band could not play. Seated on wet chairs that had been rained on.
Fed up and left by 11:30 pm. Asked for management
and was told they were not available. They crammed so many people in here that you could not move. Code enforcement would not approve. When asked to use the bathroom, I was told I could not go inside and had to to use port a potty outside! Ridiculous!
Not one to complain....but this was unacceptable for that money. - 1/02/2020read moreread less -
Paunow
I’ve eaten at Pierre’s before and always highly regarded the restaurant. I was celebrating being married and my wife my son with his girlfriend and my daughter with her boyfriend for a family celebration dinner. I made the reservations two months in advance. Here is how it started. We were seated everything seemed fine. First I order a bottle of wine that sometime later they came back and informed me they didn’t have. Second time around I order a bottle and they bring it to the table. A manager of some type with a suit serves it. It’s a red bottle wine and as he pours the wine he gets a bottle higher and higher from the glass with basically splashing. Never seen anyone air wine this way but He didn’t get any on us so I let it go. Not so lucky on the second floor as he pours the wine to my wife’s glass and not only does it splash but he knocks it over as it’s slashing. He was able to save about A quarter of the glass of wine but it’s all over the table cloth plus splashed on me and it is all over the bottom of the glass. He says he’s sorry and starts to walk away. I said wait a minute aren’t you going to clean this up. He’s hesitated as if he was going to go find someone else to do it. I knew how long that might take and said listen please clean this now before you leave so it doesn’t look like my wife spilled wine all over the table plus she can’t even pick up the glass little spill from the bottom of the glass on to her. He took a A napkin and covered that corner of the tablecloth in front of her and then left the Glass there. I wiped my arm off. He finally came back with another glass finish pouring our wine. He did not offer to replace the wine with the class to reimburse us for what was spilled or to change the table cloth. There are numerous other errors. The next big one the waters we ordered tuna tartare. It is delivered with no soy sauce available at the table. After waiting quite some time I was finally able to get his attention and asked for some so he sauce. Hey bring back a cup of what I thought was so he sauce poured all over my tuna and when I taste it I realize it’s very thick and taste more like teriyaki sauce very sweet almost. He wants to say I did not want to eat my
tuna basically ruined it for me since I was expecting soy Sauce. After waiting patiently again I asked him why he brought that and if he could replace it with so he sauce and he said he would. After a long wait he finally comes back and says instead of saying I’m sorry he says Chef told me that’s the way our soy sauce is very thick and taste different. I said if that’s the case why didn’t you tell me before I poured it all over my tuna. He said I don’t know but we don’t have anything else. After finally getting another tuna I ate it with nothing on it which was fine.
I adult 25 and 27-year-old children or drinks one simple as a Hemingway. After waiting 20 minutes they finally come back and say all we can’t make a Hemingway. There are many other problems but the steak I ordered was very good however the other dishes were mediocre.
Dinner was finished we probably sat there another half hour and never saw anybody come back to the table. This was a choice of three different dishes and pre-paid months in advance on my card that they used to make the reservation I presumed.
So since we hadn’t seen a waiter in over a half hour after finishing everything we walked down to the bathroom and we’re going to go downstairs to the bar. Finally some Lady with a strong Russian type accent abruptly comes up from behind
And hollers that you cannot leave without paying your bill in front of everybody. I said do you mind lowering your voice and let me know what the problem is because we are talking right now everybody is looking over here. Said you got up and left without signing any checks or paying your bill Loudly again. I said you have my credit card on file and since nobody came over for at least a half hour and I’m obviously not running out of here in fact my son was in the bathroom if you need me to sign bring it over and maybe don’t leave your restaurant patrons for so long at the end of the meal.
Such a beautiful venue but the worst service and a special occasion that I’ve ever had. We spent over $1100 there that evening and that’s how we were treated. Apologies that I expected, but you would think with someone spilled wine and (other errors) all over you they would do
something. When you spend this kind of money and you have a special event
This was so bad and such a turn off I am writing this. This all happened on August 17, 2019 our reservations were for 8 PM. So sad because I’ve been a patron Morada Bay for years and time to time Pierre’s and I love these places. - 9/03/2019read moreread less -
luke47
Seven of us dined outside on the porch. The food was very good: seafood special, steak, and veggies. The service was also very good. This is a special place to dine. - 11/23/2017read moreread less




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