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

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.