Sundowners, Key Largo, With a Toddler: Restaurant Review

The sign for Sundowners that you see in the parking lot. It shows a color blocked sun setting into the ocean. The background of the sign is blue and large yellow letters read, "Sundowners."

My husband, my three-year-old daughter, and I were in Key Largo visiting my in-laws, when my father-in-law suggested we go to a new restaurant where he and his wife had dined recently.


I thought, YES! I can take a few pics for a quick review on my blog.


My previous blog posts included beautiful photos of mostly uneaten food because these were times that my husband and I had gone on date nights. But this time, I had a very different experience.


My daughter is on a nap strike (or is perhaps weaning herself off of naps altogether) at the moment, and she will fight sleep like it’s her arch nemesis, so her mood during our meal changed from moment-to-moment and fluctuated quite drastically.

I’ll be including a description of my toddler’s mood at each stage of the meal, and, as an extra bonus, an actual pic of my little munchkin at the very end.


We arrived at Sundowners and the sign immediately stood out to me. It shows sun setting into a calm, blue ocean with the sea life represented by a large Marlin hanging just below it. I felt calm and soothed by the mental image that it evoked.


An empty tour boat in the water in front of the restaurant.
Tour boats leave from a dock in front of the restaurant.


The menus is displayed outside in a glass case. A sign hangs below that reads, "Please See Host for Seating." A clown fish flag hangs from a tree in background.
The menu posted outside, right before you enter the restaurant.

There's water surrounding two sides of the restaurant and they offer indoor and outdoor seating. Every table has a view of the ocean.


We walked in, and saw a small gift shop area right in front of us that I would’ve ideally gotten a better picture of, but here's some of the merchandise they have for sale. TODDLER MOOD: Overwhelmed/Fussy


A small gift shop with cups, shirts and assorted souvenirs can be found inside the restaurant.
Gift Shop Corner.

We only waited a few minutes before they showed us to our table. They brought a high chair, and we got settled. TODDLER MOOD: Flight Risk.


My husband took our daughter outside to see the beautiful view while I looked at the menu to decide what to order for the kiddo and myself.


He walked her over to a small stage right outside the restaurant where a musician played his guitar and sang while my daughter danced, smiled, and waved at him. He waved and smiled back. TODDLER MOOD: Ecstatic.


My husband came back to our table in the air conditioned corner of the restaurant and tried to get our daughter interested in sitting at the table and coloring on her menu. TODDLER MOOD: Frustrated that she couldn't continue dancing in the 90+ degree Fahrenheit weather because she has to eat to live.


The kid's menu at Sundowners with red crayon drawings on it.
The kids' menu. Red crayon art by: my husband's grandma and my daughter.
Menu at Sundowners
Here's a closer look at the menu.

I ordered the shrimp, avocado, and grapefruit salad (with key lime dressing, pepitas, and lettuce) for me, and a side of Mac n cheese for my toddler tyrant. I don't even know what anyone else ordered to eat because I was dealing with a TODDLER MOOD: Cuddly and whiny.


I noticed that my daughter's diaper was extremely full, so I took her to the bathroom to change her diaper. She came willingly, but when I tried changing her diaper, she refused to get on the changing table. TODDLER MOOD: Vive la resistance!


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  1. Lol ahhh this was amazing! I would love to visit that restaurant! And your little one ❤️ I just loved this!

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    1. Thank you, Jessica! <3 Come on down! :D

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    2. Awesome l looking food, and your daughter is adorable!!

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    3. Thank you, Melissa! It was so good!

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