FoodReference.com Logo

KEY WEST RESTAURANTS

Florida Keys & Key West Restaurant Reviews, Information, Photos and Listings

Home       Food Articles       Food Trivia       Today in Food History       Recipes       Cooking Tips       Videos       Food Quotes       Who's Who       Trivia Quizzes       Crosswords       Food Poems       Food Posters       Cookbooks       Cooking Schools       Gourmet Tours       Key West Restaurants       Food Festivals

 You are here > Home >  

Key West Restaurants: 'A' to 'J' >  Bistro 245 at the Hilton

Next

 

 

Tell them you found their Restaurant on Foodreference.com !
* indicates my choices for Best of Key West   -  Chef James

 

 

CULINARY SCHOOLS & COOKING CLASSES
From Amateur & Basic Cooking Classes to Professional Chef Training - Over 1,000 schools & classes listed for all 50 States, Online & Worldwide

Bistro 245

Hilton Hotel, 245 Front St., Key West, Florida
Phone: (305) 292-4320

Hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Parking: Garage
Price Range: Moderate - High
 

REVIEW

     You know in Key West if you have a great location with a great view you’ve won 90% of your battle in doing business. One of the most famous spots on our island if not the world is Mallory Square on the Gulf of Mexico where a nightly sunset celebration occurs. Street performers and artists fill the area each night around 6 pm until the bagpiper plays acknowledging the sun dipping below the horizon. When one thinks of sundown you are probably thinking about dinner. The Bistro at the Hilton will become an obvious choice since it sets right on the Hilton pier at Mallory Square.

     Yes, I mentioned dinner, but I want to discuss brunch. The Hilton and several resort hotels like Hyatt, Pier House and Wyndham Casa Marina unofficially compete for who serves the best brunch. All are well situated, but from strictly a food standpoint the Bistro has a long and consistent reputation. I haven’t been there recently, and the chef responsible for this weekly feast on my last visit is now at Wyndham’s Reach Resort, but the incredible choices and flavorful delectables are a sight to see.

     Speaking of “sights to see,” the location in the daytime is a good news bad news scenario. We have a controversial issue in our fair city with respect to cruise ships. They are behemoths filled with vacationers and we have seen as many as 7 in port at one time. Hilton is right on the cruise ship pier and if one of them parks strategically you will be staring at its hull instead of the Gulf of Mexico. I have my opinion about the ships as does every other resident but going off on that tangent will get me off focus. My last outdoor Bistro experience was enjoyable because I was with my closest friends and the food was abundant and delicious, but I was staring at a Disney ship at least 10 stories high and was serenaded by its horns playing “When you wish upon a star.” I would have preferred to watch the yachts and charter boats moving about the waterway.

     You can park easily here as Hilton has its own high-rise facility. You can eat inside or out and the windows facing the water are tall so inside can offer a good view as well. The buffet line provides all your breakfast favorites all the way to roast duck and seafood specialties if lunch is your preference. View or no view the Bistro will give you a great eating experience.

Doug Heyman in Key West
for the Food Reference Website

 

 

Home       About Us & Contact Us       Festivals & Shows       World Cuisine & Travle Articles       Other Links

 

Please feel free to link to any pages of FoodReference.com from your website.

For permission to use any of this content please E-mail: james@foodreference.com
All contents are copyright © 1990 - 2016 James T. Ehler and www.FoodReference.com unless otherwise noted.
All rights reserved.
You may copy and use portions of this website for non-commercial, personal use only.
Any other use of these materials without prior written authorization is not very nice and violates the copyright.

Please take the time to request permission.
 

 

 

 

Order Free Food & Kitchen Catalogs

 

 

 

 

 

RELATED PAGES

Key West Florida Links
Florida Food Festivals
Other Food Festivals
Food & Wine Tours
Recipe Contests