Burgee Bar

Burgee Bar certainly has seemed to improve somewhat over the last few years. Nicer employees, the food is still overpriced, but has improved.

If you don’t want to drive off of the reef to go to a bar then this is the bar to go to. It’s a decent size bar that sells decent food. It has trivia night on Tuesday, scaryoke on Thursday, a D.J. on Friday, a band on Saturday, and the NFL on Sunday. It’s absolutely hilarious to people watch since you have anyone from young, old, solid gold dancers, cougars, sugga daddy’s and everything else in between. The bartenders are awesome and super friendly. The manager Dennis is very nice and is always on the floor talking to the customers. The downside is that they clear house every 6 – 8 months months and only keep a few employees which is annoying to learn who the new people are. But that doesn’t stop me from going there when I come down:-)

Must say, I normally overlook any deficiencies at Ocean Reef however my families dinner experience was marginal at best.
The food was good, better than my last visit about a year ago. The margherit pizza was very good, with a lot of flavor. The cheeseburger was cooked to order, with a thick flavorful slice of bacon and a tasty (but tiny) dollop of coleslaw.
So what was the problem, simply one word… service. To get a table, nobody greeted us, so we hunted down a bartender to ask about a table, only to be told to «find our own». When we asked for a table to be cleaned, we were told that we had to put our name in. While we finally tagged two tables, we noticed multiple tables that food was brought out to the wrong table, and we were no exception. The whole night, service was just not as good as your neighborhood Chili’s or Applebee’s.

I was a guest for a week here at ORC. Sure there are bars if you go off property, but if you want convenience then try coming here. We came late night on a Friday and parked the golf cart out front. There was a DJ playing modern dance type music, we missed the karaōke earlier in the night. My sister & I sat at the bar and met some friends easily. I thought the bartenders and people in the bar area were nice and friendly!
The mango sangria is very good and fresh– they serve it with an extra side of fruit and more sangria.
The atmosphere was fun and right near the channel so the view of the yachts were great! You can also sit outside on the screened in patio. Most bars close at 2am, this one closed at 1am.

First of all this place was ridiculous. They took my friend’s REAL drivers license away and her member card and accused her of not having a real id. She had multiple proofs. This atrocious how bad they treated a loyal member. This place has terrible service and needs to get their act together and hire a new manager. If I could give zero stars I would. The manager of this bar should be fired.

This pretty much Flanigan’s or Ale House of Ocean Reef.
The food is better in some ways, worse in others. The service is pretty good, but far from great. When it gets crowded, prepare to wait. The menu is not that inspired. The best part is the bar and the atmosphere. Just having a beer and enjoying the beautiful view around Ocean Reef is worth it.
They do make their own pizza in a brick oven. They are exception and I’d recommend getting one. They have a bar infront of the preparation area and you can have your kids sit there and be entertained as they make countless pizzas. The conch chowder is OK– a little sweet for my taste. The salads and boring.
Overall, it could be better, but there are not to many choices in Ocean Reef, so enjoy.

Food was OK, manager was pleasant and the ambiance was not bad. The best part was the free popcorn for the kids and being able to send them to the kids playroom but that couldve had a few better things for the kids. The food was OK. I ended up sharing the wings and it was probably the best choice of anyone at the table. I may visit them again if I am ever back at Ocean Reef.

Food? Who cares? Great drinks, location (Keys!), scenery AND great name!

Great mojito’s!!!

The Ocean Reef Club is so exclusive, that our night at the Burgee Bar was far from meeting our expectations. We have never seen so many children under the age of 10 in one place and running around like crazy chickens. One kid ran into a server and the poor server hit the wall. Then a few other older people that wanted to eat could not because 2 booths in the back seemed empty, but really were occupied by the children who couldn’t sit still. You might ask where their parents were, sitting right there… having a cocktail. My husband thinks that the parents don’t know what discipline is because that must be the nanny’s job. There is a restaurant upstairs, but we want to see the tvs and be in the bar atmosphere. Big mistake, we won’t go there again. I feel bad for the servers for having to deal with all the chaos. Food was good, but not worth the price. And the price certainly is to high for the Chuck-​E-​Cheese like environment.

The Burgee Bar is located within Ocean Reef on the island of Key Largo. The interior is an upscale nautical theme with textured upholstery, tufted leather booth seating, elegant high top tables, and cozy arm chair tucked away in private corners.
At the time we were there, it was self-​seating. So we chose a booth overlooking the channel where the boats came through.
Our server approached us immediately and took a quick drink order and explained the evening’s food and drink specials.
We had questions for our server when she returned, and she answered them easily and thoroughly. We settled on pizza and a round of «girly» drinks.
When the pizza arrived, we noticed it was thickly covered in cheese, almost too much. It was tasty, yes. But the cheese was goopy (a very technical term) and we had to remove some of it.
Overall, the experience was good. The server was friendly and knowledgeable, and our service was timely and accurate. The food was average. I’d definitely visit this establishment again for the ambience and friendly vibe.