One of my best friends said this is his favorite restaurant in KW.
I was here before and equally underwhelmed.
We booked well in advance and waited, albeit, a relatively short time for an inside table.
Unfortunately a group of loud and obnoxious party of 6 were next to us in a very confined area. The folks next to us mitigated the disruption by joining us in the calumniation of their diatribe.
The conch carpaccio lacked imagination. It could use a baby spinach or arugula base, some more conch and a little less citrus.
The hogfish special was small, well seasoned but left me hungry.
Lamb chops not a good choice and over cooked.
I don't think I will go back.
Overall value marginal
Tim

Excellent service, excellent food, and my wife found the whole experience very magical and romantic as mid way through our meal as we sat outside in the covered area it began to rain - giving us a chance to listen to the rhythms of the rain pouring down

Best hogfish in the Keys. Great service and food. This restaurant is a must!

Wonderful petite restaurant with great entrees and service. Nice covered outdoor eating area.

Always a treat to go to Cafe Sole. The Hogfish dish is out of this world !

Loved the grouper Romesco, skirt steak, and snails, another great dinner at Café Sole.

Took advantage of their 50% off all food deal after9pm and able to try several appetizers that I would have never done at full price. Go do this while it lasts. Service was excellent. Food was exceptional. Regular prices for apps would have been steep . great atmosphere and service.

We have eaten at Café Soul many times. The dinner was fantastic. The atmosphere was very good.

Another wonderful meal at our favorite neighborhood café.

Food was delicious, loved the ambiance and the staff was curtious and responsive. We were on vacation with our teenage boys and just randomly chose it for our last evening out. I will keep it in mind the next time we're that far south in the key west.

Excellent food, especially the hog snapper. Service was good & great wine selection. Fine food so expect the price tag to match.

Cafe Sole is consistently a five star dining experience. The staff is impeccable along with a very tranquil, classy setting. Yet, it's all about the food which is the focal point and never ever do they disappoint. We had the surf and turf option with the kick off of Lobster week. The John Lennon table is not only adorable but a wonderfully cool spot to chill out at on those very hot Key West summer days. The early dining option of 50% off food just can not be matched anywhere on the island with the highest quality ingredients. Thanks for memorable dining experiences year after year, after year.

The menu offers something for everyone at a reasonable price. The service was very good.

Great food. Upset to find out we could of got our $37 meals for $20 the next night

The food was delicious! I had the Hogfish and my friend had the Shrimp pasta dish. Everything was wonderful! Look forward to returning to Key West and enjoying another delicious dinner at Cafe Sole.

Always a pleasure! Susan welcomes everyone like old friends. Best hogfish on the island.

Unbelievably fresh and tasty yellow tail prepared to perfection in a mango salsa with a variety of sides that were the perfect compliment - From seating to server to busboy a fine tuned team that made the entire dining experience superb

Delicious food! Cafe Sole was recommended by our Airbnb host and it was, by far, the BEST since we've been in Keys. Our waiter made great suggestions. So happy we made it!

Another excellent meal. Our favorite spot in Key West. Server was not overly attentitive. No wine glass for the second person and the only way to refill the glasses was to walk over to the corner where wine was chilling. the food, however, was perfect.

Our server was fantastic...present but not overbearing. The food was good. I will go back and recommend!

Live down the street and are fortunate to have a great restaurant close to us!

My Wife and I celebrated our 35th Wedding Anniversary at Cafe Sole on July 23rd. This was our second time at the restaurant. Every detail was perfect and the waiter, Jason, made the night extra special. Every course was superb, the wine selections were excellent! We will make Cafe Sole a must on all future visits to Key West!

Love this restarant. Eat here every time I'm in key west which is twice a year. Great food. Great service Had the hogfish and stuffed artichoke. Delicious Would highly recommend this restarant I send people here all the time

Unreservedly yes! Such good food, outstanding service, lovely patio, and a well-rounded wine list. We look forward to returning.

Best fresh hogfish, outstanding value, great service

We were sat outside in the patio area separated front the noise of the main entrance by a wood lattice - the worst place in the house especially considering the restaurant was 80% empty. We ordered the steak Diane which arrived room temperature and the steak was sliced 1/8 inch strips and not the steak diane of my memories from other restaurants. The service felt rushed as well. Maybe because we dined off season the experience was not up to what I had anticipated but regardless not an excuse considering the prices.

The food was terrific. They were accommodating of our request to move indoors after we first sat outside. They have an amazing deal for the summer with all entrees at $20 and they are still full sized servings.

Café Sole never disappoints. Service and food was amazing.

We visit Cafe Sole several times a year and almost always order their very special Hog Snapper. It is always great, this time terrific - the best ever. Service is prompt and well timed. No rushing courses. Summer specials on the food and drink menus make this one of the best summer experiences in Key West.

My favorite restaurant in Key West! Great food! They are very creative and the medley of vegetables is to die for. Inside is small, so if you want to sit inside, I would suggest a reservation.

They had summer deals that included buy one get one free wine and all entrees for $20. The food was incredible.

Bryan was awesome, made the evening perfect

In a quite neighborhood, slightly off the beaten path.
Worth the walk and did not disappoint.
Enjoyable and the staff was accommodating in off menu request for an iced coffee beverage.

Wow what a treat. Wonderful food and service.

We go to Cafe Sole often and never have been disappointed. Our server was timely and handled a table of 8 easily. You must appreciate the professional staff, no rookies here.
I would recommend it for locals as well as visitors. Top notch.

Fantastic food and service. One of the best places in Key West!

Absolutely delicious ! Everything we had was over the top. We would definitely frequent this establishment if we lived here.

Our server was good. But everyone else was just there because they needed to be there. From the front desk, no ackowledgement that I booked via Opentable. No hi and hello, how are you. The bus boys and those that brought the food in, did what they did, bring the food in. Our server, was okay. Didn't look very happy with his job. I was always told, we are NOT a TREE, if we are not happy where we are at, move.

Best fish I ever had!

Well since you asked…
We've been coming here for years and we love the portobello mushroom soup and the hogfish OMG!

Tonight was my birthday and I made the reservation three days ago for a party of five.
One of the reasons we booked here was because our friend said she wanted to go to because it was cool inside and the weather is in the high 80s, low 90s - it's summertime in Key West.

I should've made a deal about it but for some reason I thought that it would be air conditioned in the main room. They put us against the wall where there's plexiglass looking out to the street so no breeze cannot come from outdoors and the fan blowing above us wouldn't go full speed- so it was like sitting in oven for our entire meal.
We were all so flippin' hot!
I walked inside to cool off and there were five empty tables! WTF!

John needs to stop being so cheap and put A/C into his restaurant or we're not going back.

It was Sunday night and they had a special deal going which I didn't know about before we got there and when I asked the young man who brought us water about which meals were included in the special, he said, "I've only been here for two days."
Great.

Our waiter was very sweet, explained all the specials and the food was all good. Unfortunately we were miserable the entire time because we were way too hot.