I'll give it a 3 star. Probably more like a 3 1/2. The staff was friendly, the atmosphere was your typical bar scene, the table was sticky (yuck) and so the tables by the bar were noisy with some drunk that only knew four letter cuss words. Personally I don't know why bartenders don't cut them off or calm them down. I got the Philly cheesesteak because I am always on the lookout for a good one. It was ok, needed more peppers and cheese. It had a good amount of steak, the fries were hit or miss. Some were perfect, some were mushy. The wife got the Rueben and homemade potato chips. The bread was burnt and the sandwich kinda dry. The chips were flat out burnt. So, they replaced them with fries. I don't understand when a restaurant brings food out that is obviously overcooked. You wouldn't eat it, why expect the customer to pay for it and eat it? In a pinch, I may go back and give it another chance. It has a good menu, maybe just an off night. A lot of 5 stars, but not this night.
arick810
Its the Key, best bar around. Food is delicious, service is always delicious, the food is always delicious, and the atmosphere is an experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taylor Richards
Good food, neat atmosphere. Looking forward to returning again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cassie W.
5 stars for my favorite onion rings in town! Also, pretty solid bloody maries. And the tuna steak sandwich with lump crab meat is killer!
JC H.
Good location, Attentive staff & good selection of beers. My friend loves their lasagna & steak salads .. I love to take advantage of weekly 11-4 lunch specials!
Skip B.
I've lived beside it for 5 years and don't know why I never tried it. I'm glad I did. The food was not skimpy nor overly priced. The restaurant itself was very clean. The staff was friendly and quick. Even though we just had sandwiches, the food we got was fresh and really good. It was a great experience start to finish.
Theresa M.
My daughter and I went here for lunch over Easter weekend and we were both happy we did. The waitress was very friendly and attentive, the wings were so tasty we ordered some to take home for the rest of the family (who all enjoyed them), the chips were nice and crispy, and the crab dip was good. I liked the toasted bread with the dip. Casual atmosphere with a bar you can sit at as well as tables. Check them out!
Sabrina H.
Went in for a quick bite. Place is a good size and real chill. It wasn't busy so service was pretty quick. I had the Key Crab Soup and it was delicious!!
Anthony M.
We believe that if a establishment can repeat the quality and service two times in a row then the get the consistency nod and my favorite smiling folks didn't let me down With a order of a Rueben with fries that delicious dang key crab soup. Is off the chain and the OBX burger were on point once again! To my amazement to accomplish this late night fare after 11pm was absolutely amazing my cup of delicious Arnold Palmer never ran empty everything came out hot and delish so I must say if your on this side of town stop in and get it in your stomach will thank you for this vast array of late night delights.
john white
I can only rate the rear area/"outside" of the bar & grill. We ate our corned beef & cabbage & our reubens & drank our beer in the rear bar. It was nice, outside but not outside. The bartenders & servers were great & on the ball. The food was really good & the company was amazing. I think our party took up the entire bar. It was definitely a good time.
Always good food, great drinks and wonderful people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deedee Birch
Blond waitress seemed only interested in serving her regular customers and socializing.
Nachos were nasty. Shrimp tasted like nuked frozen
Sue Wolf
The pizza was very good, but the onion rings were excellent. Service was good. Prices are very good. Atmosphere was more like your local Bar and Grill, then a strip mall Bar and Grill. I loved the local vibe. Lots of seating with booths, bar seating, and high countertop seating. Certainly worth your time to go and have lunch, dinner, or just a break from your day.Parking: Mall parking so there was plenty of parking including close by
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Mushroom Pizza
Monica Harrison
Food was on point. Wait staff is exv3llent, we had Megan and LOVED her. Exceptional place to dine for quality food and/ or just hang
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Key Burger and Fries, Buffalo Wings, Stromboli, Club Sandwich
Jeff W.
Got takeout tonight. Pepperoni stromboli, bacon cheese fries, and a buffalo chicken sandwich. Stromboli had like 3 pepperonis and the ends were just completely bread. They did give me a ton of sauce, so that was good. Cheese fries weren't great. Chicken sandwich was tough. You shouldn't have to grunt when biting through a chicken sandwich. My wife said "We don't deserve this." We only ate half and threw out the rest.
I'll give it a 3 star. Probably more like a 3 1/2. The staff was friendly, the atmosphere was your typical bar scene, the table was sticky (yuck) and so the tables by the bar were noisy with some drunk that only knew four letter cuss words. Personally I don't know why bartenders don't cut them off or calm them down. I got the Philly cheesesteak because I am always on the lookout for a good one. It was ok, needed more peppers and cheese. It had a good amount of steak, the fries were hit or miss. Some were perfect, some were mushy. The wife got the Rueben and homemade potato chips. The bread was burnt and the sandwich kinda dry. The chips were flat out burnt. So, they replaced them with fries. I don't understand when a restaurant brings food out that is obviously overcooked. You wouldn't eat it, why expect the customer to pay for it and eat it? In a pinch, I may go back and give it another chance. It has a good menu, maybe just an off night. A lot of 5 stars, but not this night.
Its the Key, best bar around. Food is delicious, service is always delicious, the food is always delicious, and the atmosphere is an experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food, neat atmosphere. Looking forward to returning again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
5 stars for my favorite onion rings in town! Also, pretty solid bloody maries. And the tuna steak sandwich with lump crab meat is killer!
Good location, Attentive staff & good selection of beers. My friend loves their lasagna & steak salads .. I love to take advantage of weekly 11-4 lunch specials!
I've lived beside it for 5 years and don't know why I never tried it. I'm glad I did. The food was not skimpy nor overly priced. The restaurant itself was very clean. The staff was friendly and quick. Even though we just had sandwiches, the food we got was fresh and really good. It was a great experience start to finish.
My daughter and I went here for lunch over Easter weekend and we were both happy we did. The waitress was very friendly and attentive, the wings were so tasty we ordered some to take home for the rest of the family (who all enjoyed them), the chips were nice and crispy, and the crab dip was good. I liked the toasted bread with the dip. Casual atmosphere with a bar you can sit at as well as tables. Check them out!
Went in for a quick bite. Place is a good size and real chill. It wasn't busy so service was pretty quick. I had the Key Crab Soup and it was delicious!!
We believe that if a establishment can repeat the quality and service two times in a row then the get the consistency nod and my favorite smiling folks didn't let me down With a order of a Rueben with fries that delicious dang key crab soup. Is off the chain and the OBX burger were on point once again! To my amazement to accomplish this late night fare after 11pm was absolutely amazing my cup of delicious Arnold Palmer never ran empty everything came out hot and delish so I must say if your on this side of town stop in and get it in your stomach will thank you for this vast array of late night delights.
I can only rate the rear area/"outside" of the bar & grill. We ate our corned beef & cabbage & our reubens & drank our beer in the rear bar. It was nice, outside but not outside. The bartenders & servers were great & on the ball. The food was really good & the company was amazing. I think our party took up the entire bar. It was definitely a good time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rueben
Restaurantji Recommends
Always good food, great drinks and wonderful people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Blond waitress seemed only interested in serving her regular customers and socializing. Nachos were nasty. Shrimp tasted like nuked frozen
The pizza was very good, but the onion rings were excellent. Service was good. Prices are very good. Atmosphere was more like your local Bar and Grill, then a strip mall Bar and Grill. I loved the local vibe. Lots of seating with booths, bar seating, and high countertop seating. Certainly worth your time to go and have lunch, dinner, or just a break from your day.Parking: Mall parking so there was plenty of parking including close by
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Mushroom Pizza
Food was on point. Wait staff is exv3llent, we had Megan and LOVED her. Exceptional place to dine for quality food and/ or just hang
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Key Burger and Fries, Buffalo Wings, Stromboli, Club Sandwich
Got takeout tonight. Pepperoni stromboli, bacon cheese fries, and a buffalo chicken sandwich. Stromboli had like 3 pepperonis and the ends were just completely bread. They did give me a ton of sauce, so that was good. Cheese fries weren't great. Chicken sandwich was tough. You shouldn't have to grunt when biting through a chicken sandwich. My wife said "We don't deserve this." We only ate half and threw out the rest.