Mary Ellen's Bar & Kitchen

My wife and I went there yesterday and it was an overall positive experience. We sat at the bar. The bar tender was great. The inside is really neat with strings of lights and decorations hanging from the ceiling and interesting decorations on the walls including a large collection of beer cans. We started with the Thai cucumber salad that was only $6 because we were there during happy hour. I was very tasty. I had the paddy melt burger and added tater tots with cheese. My wife had burger sliders. All of the dishes were excellent. My wife said the sliders were the best she ever had. We each had a beer and a mixed drink, all tasty and nice and cold.

My only complaint (one star deduction), was we were charged $10 for the salad. The bartender said that they no longer offer the happy hour price for that item (even though it is listed on their menu). It's only 4 bucks difference, but that is really bad for customer relations. That problem is not the fault of the friendly staff, however. The food is great there and the prices are good overall.

The wings and Oreo cookie mudslides were home runs. Service was 5 of 5 stars. Great place to watch a game as the have Sunday ticket.

Seems my team never wins tho. Not sure I can blame that on Mary Ellen, so she gets 5 stars.

Great selection of beer and full bar.

This hidden gem is just off of Duval Street. Great dive bar with drinks but the food is what makes this the 5 star winner of the Keys. Food came out hot and fresh. The veggies tasted so fresh. Our bartenders were friendly and fast!

We didn't eat here it was drinks only. Had great drinks and it was a fun crowd and the bartender was funny and friendly. Made an effort to get off Duval St. this trip and this was a nice find.

Maybe the best dive bar in Key West. Go on Thursday nights when they have vibrator races for charity. Fun people work there. Good music, cold drinks and the cauliflower bites are yummy. Decently clean unisex restroom.

Loved stopping here for late night food. The cheese curds and truffle fries were yummy. The fries had the most delicious truffle cheese sauce on them. While we're here, we always play "find the____" because you can literally look at the decorations forever finding fun stuff. Last night we found Mr potatoehead, a scooter in the ceiling, Charles Barkley, etc.

I came into Mary Ellen's looking for that simple yet delicious pub appetizer and I'm happy to report that I found not one but 2! I ordered the cauliflower bites and French fries which were so flavorful and abundant! I'm sure there are more but these were the only two I was able to get through. Mary Ellen's is a cool haven from the outside heat. The interior is ample with eclectic decor, tvs and dark lighting but fun! The service from my bartender, a young woman, was exceptional. She was attentive without being overbearing and made this solo diner feel completely comfortable during a midday lull. It seems they host plenty of events throughout the evenings that are worth attending such as their "vibrator races" which a patron elsewhere recommended, especially as it's for charity! All in all this is a YES in my book and I highly recommend.

Male bartender would not even talk to us and after 45min of waiting for our food that we ordered and few locals showing up and getting their food before us as a bartender I was embarrassed for them. Ended up saying cancel and cash out. Manager that was walking around telling locals that his bartender was not a photographer instead of paying attention to the food/expo/customers was yelling at locals. She wanted to comp and give the food to take free but i was not interested at all. Hoped in because of a recommendation when nothing was open to eat. Seemed like if you're not a local they don't care. The only person that cared was the girl bartender. Oh well. If you're not a local stay out or you are literally missed.

Be better. Cause that was embarrassing.

Great place for drinks and great food as well. Very fun the crowd is cool and the bartenders are attentive and nice. One of the better place to hang out and cool off in key west.

This place speaks for itself. The bartenders, especially Rio, bring pizzazz to the place.

There's always something going on like trivia, and don't miss the vibrator races