Island Room Restaurant and Sand Bar

What a great place to visit in this quaint "drinking town with a fishing problem". Upscale food and service where you can still wear your flip flops and shorts. The menu is focused on what they do best. If you drop in (reservations recommended) you MUST try the grits appetizer. It is a delicious block of fried grits in the most heavenly BACON gravy you will ever taste. Oh yeah, and a half dozen grilled local shrimp too. Yum! Did I mention the bacon gravy? They need to bottle and sell this stuff! Loads of fresh, local seafood on the menu too, cooked to perfection. We come back to CK at least 5 or 6 times each year and this is always a stop. Don't miss it and enjoy!
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Absolutely amazing. I wanted a number of items on the menu. The server made a request to the chef and he agreed to make me a four course meal mixing up 6 different items from the menu. It was unbelievably good. I let the chef choose which items to give me. I started with multiple types of oysters. This was followed by their shrimp specialties. I had some escargots. Finally, he finished up with Lobster Ravioli. Great server and great chef. I will go back tomorrow.

We celebrated our 33rd anniversary here enjoying two delicious chef prepared dinners. I had the "BBB Shrimp" (bourbon bacon shrimp) and my husband had the Grilled Shrimp Royale. The shrimp were a generous size, my pilaf rice and his potatoes and our vegetables were cooked perfectly and were flavorful. The evening we went it was reservations only. The west side of the restaurant is lined with tall windows giving a lovely view of the water.

The food was absolutely amazing! So much flavor in every bite. I'm so glad we went here and we were glad to be able to get a table. Its best to call and make reservations it seems but we made the res at the last minute and still got in. The view is so pretty. You can see the water no matter where you sit. We had a great time.

So the island Room Restaurant and Sand Bar is the place to go when celebrating an Anniversary Birthday Etc. Upscale dining food was really good we had escargot as an appetizer also baked brie with a cranberry mango chutney also Chicken Portofino and Seafood pasta they use fresh pasta in there dishes They make everything a la cart so as you know that means it's made to order nice and fresh! Staff very friendly it seemed they were short staffed this evening. Everybody pulled together and was checking on tables nice to see everyone working together so patrons had the best experience. Great Place!

Exceptional and very delicious.
My husband ordered short ribs and I had snapper layered with crab and shrimp with a light citrus sauce.

What a great restaurant. The food is delicious and the portions are more than generous, all while being around the same price as the other local restaurants at a much higher quality. The pasta is made from scratch, the servers were very friendly, and the quality is excellent!

Added 2/13/2018:
Just went back a few days ago. The restaurant was completely destroyed by Hermine, and just recently reopened. I'm happy to say it is just as delicious as before, and the restaraunt looks better than ever!

Our server's name was Cali (I hope I spelled that right), and she was extremely friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back next time we're in Cedar Key!

We came here with friends for brunch on Easter Sunday. What a fantastic meal, service and view! The menu was over the top offering mimosas and bloody Mary’s along with items like duck hash, beef brisket w potatoes, onions and eggs, traditional eggs and grits breakfast and much more. The entire south side windows offered stunning views of the Gulf.

Came here for our Anniversary dinner while staying in Cedar Key. Dinner was phenomenal. Views were spectacular and staff was super friendly.

You sit by windows overlooking the Gulf, birds all around & see dolphins swim by (if you watch closely).

The food was great! We (spouse & I) split a good bowl of chowder (freshly harvested locally), then had the Island Special salad (greens with Bleu cheese & walnuts - yum), freshly baked rolls (w butter), and then the entree - Grouper Picatta in a lemon sauce with capors, veggies & scalloped potatoes.

The Grouper was perfectly prepared & absolutely excellent.

We wrapped the meal up with a slice of chocolate pecan shortbread & the best New Orleans Bread Pudding!

Overall, this is the best food on the island (which has some other noteworthy competition)!

Great restaurant with reasonable prices for the quality of the food. Nice bar at one end, fine dining at the other. Well worth trying!

Loved the atmosphere here, it's just beside the Gulf of Mexico with a great view. The food is good too but has room for improvement, some of the dishes were a bit undercooked.

Great service, fantastic food, and delicious desserts. The Duck Confit was tender and cooked to perfection.

Best food in Cedar Key! Great view, good drinks, good prices, good service, good selection, and good specials. But the food is why we would go back!

Great view and even better food. Pictured are the scallops with pesto and grouper with rock shrimp in a cream sauce. Everything was delicious.

Best food on Cedar Key - elevated cuisine that’s accessible yet refined. Scrumptious. Beautiful view, elegant atmosphere, and romantic. Great lighting, low key jazz in the background. Outstanding service - we now know each server and the chef by name. They went above and beyond! We ate nearly everywhere in town and once we ate here, we went every night for the rest of our stay!

Best kept secret in Cedar Key. This is by far the best restaurant on the island. A bit fancy but not crazy expensive and the food was truly excellent. Awesome place for a romantic date.

Dinner at the Island Room was a wonderful meal...the local clams were wonderful...much smaller than those I am accustomed to in New England.
The Lobster ravioli with a cream leek sauce was one of the BEST ravioli dishes I have had...sorry they are closed for the remainder of my stay here on Cedar Key.
My specialty drink made with vodka and basil +?...was herbaceous and pleasant-(had two)!

We were last here in 2006. Same owner. Food- just as good!! Great service.

Delicious, flavorful food, beautiful presentation and amazing service! We'll be back!