Porky’s Bayside

We ate dinner here twice while on vacation the first week of February. Great with the kids and the bbq was good. The servers were friendly and they had live music which was nice. The brisket was our favorite. The coolest thing about this place is the marina you’re in. We were eating and there were SEA MANATEES just hanging out right next to us. It was hands down the neatest thing we experienced.

A friend recommended the Fried Key Lime Pie and I gotta say it was pretty good. Not like a good Key Lime Pie needs any help but the fried version is pretty darn tasty. Order it but split it and make it romantic and stuff (plus it’s only HALF the calories that way).

Have been coming to porkys for over 10 years. Visit this year much different than the past and will not be on the must visit list anymore. Big tiki bar addition compliments the 25% price increase. Now more expensive than sunset grill just down the road with better views.

Since I was with a non-​seafood person, I had to cave in and let him get some «bar» food. We stopped in at Porky’s on our way back to Miami for lunch. They were running a $ 1 special on raw oysters, so I had myself half a dozen. They were small (gulf coast), they gave me 7 instead of 6 and I think that was fair. He ordered the brisket basket ($ 13.99) and I was surprised on how well they are seasoned. If you don’t like seasonings on your meat, you may want to rethink the brisket but I enjoyed them. He ordered it extra lean, it was still juicy but personally I like some fat on my meat.
Pint of local beer was $ 4.50 — all in all it was a decent option for quick bite. I enjoyed the open air seating, and there were LOTS of bird watching to be done in the back. Fun for those with little ones.
On the way out I saw they have a to-​go lunch special for $ 9.95 — you may want to ask about that.

The place is awesome, service is amazing, waterfront and great atmosphere to have a great dinner in the area!
The sweetest part is that they are dog friendly!

Very nice staff, and very good service. The food was good. Nice place and good location near the water.

The view and keys atmosphere makes this place. Service was good. Good just ok. Fish dip says world famous and I did not think it was very good. One hit wonder for us.

BBQ was amazing, as well as the fish dip and Pico de gallo. Sides were delicious and the portions were large.

I like the pulled pork. Surprisingly good cole slaw. Drink was ok. Not a lot of choices in the Keys! Figure it’d be hard to go too far wrong with BBQ. Nice outdoor location when it’s not scorching!

Don’t go.
We ordered drinks，but the drinks came with no ice and straw.
We asked the waitress for help，she just did nothing but wait.
Never come back.
Horrible！ Horrible！Horrible！

Do not order dessert! The crème brûlée was horrible! They served it straight from the fridge and its consistency was not that of a custard and the sugar topping was soggy. Stick to BBQ!

Pros: Excellent food, good service, cool atmosphere, live music and guess what? They cleaned the place up.
Cons: Parking is a little cramped and the bathrooms are pure Keys style.
We ate there about 2 weeks ago and was very pleasantly surprised at how the owners have upgraded the facility — refurbished tables and chairs, fresh paint, etc. A little elbow grease certainly goes a long way. And I don’t care who you are, you cannot eat fish every day.

Nice view. Super sweet waitress. Chicken and cheese grits were tasty.

Short review: kinda cool but wouldn’t go back.
Visited Porky’s for late night dinner. Ordered cheese sticks, fried pickles, and fried fish fingers as appetizers. Cheese sticks were decent. Fried pickles pretty good but a little greasy. Fish fingers were prepared from catch of the day, which was triggerfish. Delicious! Sounds cliché, but almost tasted like chicken but with a fish texture.
Boyfriend and I shared the «dinner for 2.» Huge! Could have easily shared with 4. Spare ribs, brisket, and ½ a smoked chicken. Meat was smoky. Bbq sauce slightly spicy. Yummy. The sides were standard. They had lots of side options but we chose fried corn on the cob, cheese grits, mac n cheese, and rice. The rice was yummy and my boyfriend fell in love with the corn on the cob. Mac n cheese pretty standard. Cheese grits were plain grits with cheese meted on top. Pretty bland.
2 different guys served us. One of them was very friendly and informative, the other treated us like a chore.
Food came out quickly but paying the check took longer than expected.
Atmosphere was cool, right on the water.
Neat experience but probably wouldn’t go back.

Deep fried key lime pie with a view! Doesn’t get any better than that. And breakfast was good as well.
Great outdoor, casual restaurant on a small marina. I’ll be back for sure.

First visit here today for lunch. I am from NC so I could be considered a BBQ snob. When I saw the menu included «North Carolina BBQ» I was excited. After receiving the food, I was disappointed.
The NC barbecue was basically big, fatty chunks of pork. I have never been to a BBQ restaurant in NC that served the pork this way unless it was specifically designated as so on the menu. NC BBQ is served either chopped or pulled. The meat was slightly dry with little flavor.
The only reason it gets 2 stars is because the fries, although frozen, were good and the bbq sauce was good.
I didn’t have any problems with the service as some have mentioned. I wouldn’t go back here. Not the worst BBQ ever, but I have certainly had much better.

We had driven past Porky’s a few times and noticed it was always very busy. We saw the reviews on Unilocal and decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed! We ordered the BBQ meal for two but it would have seriously fed three people. The fried corn was delicious! Everything was tasty. The ribs were tender and the brisket was so tender! We also tried the fried key lime pie. delicious! One slice is enough for two people to share. Everyone is so friendly and we were served in a timely manner.
The place itself is very interesting. Your eating alongside boats and Pelicans. There was also a guy with a guitar singing at the back of the restaurant. I think this would be a great first date kinda place! Maybe not the ribs?

The service is slow. The food was tasteless including the butter though my guy liked the baked beans and I liked the BBQ sauce on my ribs. Lots of people coming and going. We enjoyed the live music. I would prefer to eat at Applebees over this place. The prices are comparable, but their food and service is better. The outside patio was nice. We would recommend going somewhere else. We hear there’s a Subway close by. I had to ask for a refill on my guy’s drink. He thinks it was because we weren’t drinking alcohol. The place wasn’t that big. They seemed to have enough staff just not very organized. Their hostess didn’t know what to do as far as seating us. We paid way too much.

No complaints! We had pulled pork sandwiches and they were both hot, juicy, and served on a toasted bun with lettuce and onion on the side. They also have a choice of homemade bbq sauces. My favorite was the garlic mustard sauce while my husbands was the smokey molasses sauce.
The restaurant is on the water with a marina so it had pretty views while you sit outside at picnic tables.