Sample Menus
Key West Personal Chef
Each Menu Can Be Customized to Your Special Event
Our team of culinary professionals with help you choose your perfect menu. Hover over the menu you want to view and click to open.
Classic Key West Desserts
“Queen of All Pudding”
Rum bathed Guava, Raisin Bread Pudding topped with Meringue
Key West Traditional Key Lime Pie
Authentic, Homemade Key LIme Pie topped with Meringue
“Natilla” Cuban Style Egg Custard
Egg custard with Meyer Lemon and Cinnamon
Caribbean Banana Split
Banana, Mamey Ice Cream, Rum-glazed Pineapple, Toasted Almonds
Assorted Cookie Platter
Chocolate Chip, Macadamia Nut and Peanut Butter
Liz Family, Secret Recipe, Caja China, Whole Roast Pig
- Mojo en Criollo, Whole, Roast Pig
Citrus marinated whole roased pig - Arroz Morros con Frijoles Negros
Black bean infused rice with sofrito bacon and local herbs - Platanos Maduros
Rum Glazed, Sweet-Fried Plantains - Garlic Infused, Yucca
With marinated onions - Avacado Salad
Greens, radish, pickled onion and Guava Nectar Vinaigrette - Pan Cubano
Cuban bread with local honey butter - Dessert
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Traditional Conch Style Tasting Menu
- Bahama Conch Salad
Conch, cucumber, red onion, peppers, ol’ sour, habanero - Alligator Pear Salad
Florida avocado, pickled onion, mix greens, red wine vinaigrette - Key West Fish Soup
Fresh local fish, sofrito, coriander, jasmine rice, lime, bird pepper vinegar - Pink Shrimp Chilao
(Enchilado de Camarone) tomato based shrimp stew, jasmine rice, glazed plantain - Dessert
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Ocean to Table Ceviche Bar Cocktail Hour
- Key West Pink Shrimp
Avocado bowl, radish, red onion, bird pepper vinegar - Bahamian Conch
Traditional “Bahama Conch style” with garlic, onions, peppers, citrus juices - Fresh Local Fish — Peruvian style
Made with the freshest local white fish available that day-leche de tigre sweet potato, onion, bird pepper - Fresh Local Fish-Cuban style crudo
Made with the freshest local white fish available that day-pickled with onion, vinegar, seasoning - Picadillo of Tuna Tartar
Chopped local tuna, roasted tomato raisins, capers, olives, onion, and cumin vinaigrette
Caribbean Island Tour Tasting Menu
This beautiful 7 course menu combines Caribbean, Cuban and French cooking styles and techniques with fresh local ingredients. This menu can be prepared for 2-20 people.
Course One
Conch Salad
Local favorite “bahama conch” tomato, cucumber, cilantro, citrus, peppers, red onion, XVOO, garlic
Course Two
Alligator Pear Salad
Avocado, pickled onion, citrus, guava vinaigrette
Course Three
Sweet Plantain & Foie Gras Diver Scallop
Brandy, truffle, crostini
Course Four
Yellow Tail Snapper Creollo
Delicately spiced, stewed heirloom tomato, cachucha peppers, Caribbean herb
Course Five
Jamaican Escovitch
Carrots, thyme, onion, bay leaf, bird pepper vinegar, fried cassava root
Course Six
Fillet Encebollado
Prime filet mignon, muddled natural mojo, caramelized vidalia onion coriander jasmine rice, grandma’s “cuban conch” slow simmered black beans
Course Seven
Dessert
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We Cook Your Catch — Family Style Dinner
Appetizers
Conch Salad
Local Favorite “Bahama Conch” Tomato, Cucumber, Cilantro, Citrus, Peppers, Red Onion, EVOO
Key West Fish Soup
Sofrito, Coriander, Jasmine Rice, Bird Pepper Vinegar
El Plato Grande
Paella
Cayo Hueso Style. Pink Shrimp, Blue Crab, Fresh Catch, Sofrito, Saffron, finished with Roasted Pepper and Fresh Peas
Sides & Accompaniments
Beans & Rice
Jasmine Rice, Grandma’s “Cuban Conch&Rdquo; Slow, Simmered Black Beans
Sweet-Fried Plantains
Rum Glazed & Delicious
Yucca
Garlic Infused Root Vegetable with Pickled Red Onion
Bread
Pan Cubano with local Honey Butter
Main Event — 3 Preparations of Your Fresh Catch
Creollo
Stewed with Tomato & Peppers in a Delicately Spiced Craft Beer Sauce
Key Lime Picatta
Mushroom, capers, in a Key Lime-white white wine sauce
Jamaican Escovitch
Carrots, Thyme, Onion, Bay Leaf, Bird Pepper Vinegar
Dessert
Dessert
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Florida Keys Lobster Dinner (We cook your catch or bring the lobster to you)
This menu is available from July 30th – March 31st only to ensure the freshest lobster. We will cook your catch or we will provide fresh Florida Lobster for you.
To Start
Alligator Pear Salad
Start with a cool Avocado Salad with Pickled Purple Onion and Key Lime Vinaigrette
Lobster Preparations — Choose one or try them all
Broiled
With Key Lime Garlic Compound Butter
Fire Roasted
With Grilled Lemons and Charred Leek Burre Blanc
Baked Stuffed Lobster
Whole Baked Lobster Stuffed with Shrimp and Crabmeat
YOUR CHOICE OF ACCOMPANIMENTS:
Southern Style
With herb roasted potatoes and Chile roasted corn
Cayo Hueso Style
With slow simmered black beans, Jasmine rice and fried plantains
Other options — choose a traditional Key West Lobster Specialty
With Key West Pink Shrimp, Sofrito, Safron, Roasted Red Pepper and Green Peas cooked with Jasmine rice
Lobster Enchilado
A Key West traditional savory Lobster Stew in a Cuban spiced tomato sauce served over Jasmine Rice
Dessert
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Hors D'Oeuvres Menu
- Chicken Skewers
Sour orange-tamarind glazed chicken skewers - Assorted Mini Sandwiches
Cuban/Turkey, arugula, truffle honey mustard/Caprese/Honey Ham and Cheddar - Baby Crab Cakes
Lump Crab Cakes w/ Key Lime caper remoulade - Crab Bollitos
Fired Crab Balls with Spicy Mayo dipping sauce - Conch Fritters
Key Lime cocktail sauce - Steak Bleu
Garlic crostini topped with seared beef, buttermilk bleu and candied pecan - Goat Cheese Herb Crostini
Goat cheese, herbs, and roasted red pepper on crostini - Brie & Truffled Plantain Jam Crostini
- Chipotle Lime Tuna Poke on Endive
- Cuban Style Fish Crudo
Order by the piece — 20 piece minimum for each item. If you have a favorite Hors d’Oeuvres that you do not see listed, just ask. We will do our best to accommodate all requests.
Assorted Platters Menu
- Jumbo Key West
Pinks Cocktail Shrimp Served with Key Lime cocktail sauce and lemon wedges - Assorted Cured Meats and Artisan Cheeses
Served with crisp crackers - Assorted Seasonal Fruit Platter
Fresh seasonal fruit served with assorted nuts and honey - Grilled Crudités Platter
Seasoned and grilled asparagus, jumbo zucchini, yellow summer squash, Bermuda onion, scallion, and tricolor roasted peppers - Crudités Platter
Assorted seasonal vegetables along with cherry tomatoes, celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks and home made dipping sauce - Caprese Platter
Vine ripened tomato, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil leaf, reduced balsamic and extra virgin olive oil - Pasta Salad Platter
Al dente pasta marinated in onion, olives, artichokes, tomatoes and fresh herbs - Dessert
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All of our Platters Serve 25 people — call for pricing If you have a favorite dish that you do not see listed, just ask. We will do our best to accommodate all requests.
Abuela's Cuban Family Style Dinner (with a twist)
This classic Cuban Conch Family Dinner was a staple at every Key West kids grandma’s house. We remained true to our roots with traditional recipes here and added a few modern, gourmet twists. If you really want to eat like the locals eat, you can’t get more authentic than this Cuban Family Style Dinner (this menu can be prepared for an 8 person minimum).
To Start
Bread and Butter
Toasted Cuban Bread with local Honey Butter
Cuban House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, Heirloom tomatoes Spanish onion, Red wine vinaigrette
Main Dishes
Choose 2 Main dishes
Arroz Con Pollo
Bell and Evans Chicken, Sofrito, Saffron, Roasted Red Pepper, Peas, cooked with Jasmine Rice
Short Rib Ropa Vieja
Shredded and Stewed Short Ribs with Bell pepper, tomato, and Cuban spice
Kobe Beef Picadillo
Capers, Spanish olives, golden raisins, tomato, Sofrito, stewed ground Kobe Beef
Cuban Style Chicken Fricassee
Chicken thighs, purple potato, olives, sofrito, annatto, aromatic chicken broth
Side Dishes
Tostones
Crispy fried green Plantains with Fresh muddled Sour Orange Mojo
Yucca
Garlic infused boiled Yucca with pickled onion
Plantanos Maduros
Rum Glazed Plantains
Black Beans and Rice
Abuela’s slow cooked Black Beans with Coriander Jasmine rice
Dessert
Dessert
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Feel free to contact us with questions about the menus. If you have a favorite dish that you do not see here, just ask. We will do our best to accommodate your request.