Irish Kevin’s

As our evening in Key West extended well beyond dinner, we stopped into to Irish Kevin’s. A fun and welcoming atmosphere greeted us at about 10pm with live music and a fun crowd. If you are seeking a good time, group sing a longs, and tons of fun, this should be on your schedule.

This place sucks! I visited key west over 5 days. The entertainers at this bar more than any others were overtly foul mouthed. When every 3^rd word is F’ing, Mother F’er. It gets old real quick. Whatever happened to class? Stay away from this butthole of Key West! Irish Kevin was actually visiting one of the nights. He was a disappointingly foul mouthed fat slob. WORST BAR IN KEY WEST!
The sticky floors is a result of their poor cleaning. The raunchy entertainment is a result of their poor management. The nasty mixed drinks is a result of their lame bar tenders. I would rather get punched in the face by a kangaroo than visit this lame, dirty, classless, poor excuse of a «bar.» Avoid this place to enjoy your stay in Key West.

Irish Kevin is fantastic. Great atmosphere and a lot of fun. Leave the kids home. If you don’t have fun here, check your pulse.

The guy at the door was awesome, super friendly. The woman at the second bar was obnoxious and rude. I’ll never go back. How disappointing.

If you are looking for entertainment and a few laughs this place is a great spot. The performer really gets the crowd into everything. we saw ny pauly and irish kevin. NY PAULY was playing sweet caroline (aweful) while donning Yankees gear. Hopefully he reads this and never does it again. Other than that the place is a ton of fun check it out.

How can you not love this place. Definitely rated R at times, but a great place to go. The entertainment is always great. The staff is right there to make your visit memorable. Go to Irish Kevin’s.

Awesome place, try and go when Irish Kevin is singing. I would call him a great entertainer, but don’t go if you don’t like a little salty language.

Best craft beer selection on duval I feel. Please of craft on tap, decent selection of liquors. The place gets packed when the live entertainment gets rolling. NY Pauley is a favorite there, and his humor will make you laugh or cry, depending if the jokes on you. It can get loud so don’t expect to have much conversation going on once inside. It’s best to migrate to the back past the stairs as the front tends to be more packed and it seems harder to get a drink near front. Or if the balcony bar is open, it’s way easier to get a drink, but most of the better beer taps are down stairs.

A great place to drink COLD A/​C. They honor drink coupons where other bars do not. They have daily entertainment which is hit or miss but it’s a good place to get out of the humid key west climate.

Another Duval Dive, however, in Key West, that’s not a bad thing. Some of the better spots and bars that represent the culture of the island are divey. This is one of our regular stops on the Duval crawl. As you travel the boulevard a stop is a must. They have some of the local entertainment playing on various days. A good drinking bar.

We hit Irish Kevin’s in Key West every time were down that way. It’s a staple! How can you walk around Duval street and not pop in to IK or Sloppy Joes? I’d give it 5 stars because of the venue, live music, and service but I just can’t get over the dishwater smell every time we walked into the place. Also, the drink prices weren’t that great but then again… look at the location. Oh, if you want the true experience of how crowded this place gets — go late on a Sat night! Fun times!

This was definitely my favorite spot in Key West… a sing along bar! We visited both day and night and even had our first lunch there. The entertainment was fantastic, fun, interactive and hysterical. I think the musicians rotate every four hours and try to get everyone to loosen up a bit and have fun.
The bartenders/​servers were all nice and the service was great. The bathrooms were clean, which was impressive.
For lunch, we tried the corned beef sliders and the nachos (tater tots)… both were good.
This place gets packed into the night and to me, that makes it even more fun! If you don’t want a crowd, head in earlier. There are also tvs toward the back of the bar if it is a game day.

Great bar, great music, fun happy crowd. Had a wonderful time. Locals where very friendly and great conversation about anything.

Absolutely the most fun bar in Key West!
If you’re looking for good strong drinks and amazing entertainment, this is the place to go!

My wife and I have been to the Keys several times, but this was our first time to Kevin’s. Came in for a drink and stayed for several hours! Entertainment was great, and we had the privilege of seeing Kevin himself perform.
Craft beer list on tap solid (15 – 20 choices).

Okay Irish Bar on Duval. Service is lacking. That being said, excellent entertainment, Brad… nuff said. Had a house pizza… not a pizza .but incredibly. fresh mushrooms not canned! Fresh tomatoes, fresh basil. In key west do not and I repeat DO NOT MISS IRISH KEVIN’S!

IT’S A MIRACLE! A REAL SHOT IN A REAL GLASS! And correctly executed I might add. If you are on a mission to hit any of the hot spot high energy bars in town, chances are you will be served a drink in a plastic cup. This place does it right. It goes to show you the difference between a well run and not so great drinking establishment.
THE SCUTTLEBUTT — If you have asked around about what the happening Key West bars are to visit, Irish Kevin’s is in the top five. I would recommend a quick visit if anything to see what this place is all about.
THE FOOD — Bar food. Suprised? On a suggestion from the bartender we ordered the Corned Beef Sliders. Amazing! All three of us tried and loved them. I’m salivating thinking about them and will make it a point to go back just for another bite.
THE MUSIC — The main reason we visit Irish K’s is to hear Matt Quinton. He is gone for the summer and back mid-​September if you are around to catch his act. There are also a good variety of different talent that takes the stage throughout the day. Some terrific, some less appealing than others. I would suggest popping in and out if you are walking by to see who catches your interest.
THE STAFF — Everyone I have met to date has been very nice. One guy even told me where to stand to get the best shots of the interior.
THE AGE GROUP — All ages.
BEST TIME TO GO — My preference (50+) is mid-​day to be able to walk in, get a seat at the bar and relax. However, I was able to get all the way in to the bar at 10pm-​ish and had an amazing time, so the crowd definitely fluctuates. The evening crowd is often much thicker, with a waiting line of people pouring out onto the street, housing more of the 25+ age set for the late night bar swilling, sing along and college town vibe. Regardless, whatever you’re into no matter what the age, it’s a fun stop.
DISLIKES — The bar stools and tables at the front of the bar are welded to the ground. The stage is actually facing sideways so the musician is facing the bar on the opposite wall, rather than either the larger audiences to the front and back of the bar. An odd layout, but the place is long and narrow, so I guess this was their best solution. With the welded tables and bump bars in front of the stage, it leaves little to no place for anyone to dance. Major bummer on this one.
WEBCAM — Visit their web page for live feed.

If you rate this less than a five, you are probably an asshole. Best bar in key west. Hands down… Come on now!!!

I really enjoyed this place. I think it was one of my favorite bars in Key West based on the fact that there is entertainment. Every night, someone sings, cracks jokes, puts on drinking/​dancing competitions, and really gets the crowd pumped up and lively. The whole experience is really lively. If you don’t want to be picked on, don’t go here. One time we walked in, and the guy stopped his song, and called us out for walking in a big line with backpacks and asked where we were from and had the crowd «taunt» us, all in good fun.
The entertainers are all really funny, and the drinks are great! Of course, I had to get a cup, and whatever I ordered was super strong, but we sipped and passed (everyone does that right?) and I moved on to a Guinness.
Great crowd, great bar tenders, great entertainment!

I’ve been coming to Irish Kevin’s since the week of my 21^st birthday many years ago. I’ve always held it as one of my favorite bars in the world.
Even though I’m not originally from there, I am undoubtedly a Texan. And Irish Kevin’s is right up my alley because of the available live music all day, everyday. I could spend (and have spent) several lazy Wednesdays at 1 PM sippin’ whatever beer I felt like and listening to some guy with an old shirt and a light sunburn sing whatever Johnny Cash song he felt was the most September melody in his repertoire.
I have never eaten there. I only drink and enjoy tunes every time I come into Key West, which isn’t even close enough to how much I should be coming into town.
It can get a little loud there, but all the best bars do as well. And as that one old Jewish guy once said, «If it’s too loud, you’re too old.»
Come to Irish Kevin’s with your friends you want to get closer to, get a few cheap bottles or pints, sing along to whatever song is playing, and thank the good Lord that today is another day you’re above ground.
See you in 2 weeks, Kevin’s.

Bof, bof… j’y suis allé une fois, un concert de rock, enfin un mec seul avec sa guitare… ambiance un peu red neck j’ai trouvé…