Mangrove Mama's

Mangrove Mama’s is a longtime Florida Keys restaurant and bar at Mile Marker 20 on the Overseas Highway in Summerland Key, serving fresh seafood, steaks, cocktails, Sunday brunch, weekday happy hour, daily specials, and regular live music in a laid-back tropical setting. Known as a Lower Keys landmark for more than 40 years, this casual island stop gives visitors an easy place for lunch, dinner, drinks, and music while traveling between Key West, Sugarloaf Key, Cudjoe Key, and Big Pine Key.

The menu features 5–8 rotating daily specials alongside fresh coastal favorites, hearty sandwiches, seafood entrées, steaks, pizza, salads, and specialty cocktails. Guests can start with conch fritters, ahi tuna tataki, Coquilles St. Jacques, shrimp, wings, or loaded nachos, then move into favorites such as fresh catch, lobster rolls, Cuban Reubens, seafood chowder, black Angus burgers, Baja tacos, shellfish fra diavolo, Caribbean wahoo, and ribeye steak.

The bar side adds classic Keys appeal with mojitos, martinis, frozen cocktails, house wines, beer, and tropical drinks. Weekday happy hour, Sunday brunch, and live music on select nights make Mangrove Mama’s a reliable Lower Keys dining stop for visitors looking for seafood, cocktails, music, and casual Florida Keys character beyond downtown Key West.