I'm sure that visitors to key West go to the Wine Galley at the Pier House Resort as a matter of course but my wife and I rarely visit and I'm not sure why.
The location on the small beach at the hotel is quite lovely and were we the hardcore drinking types Key West's hardest of hard core bars is just round the corner. When Chuck comes back to town I'll let him drag me through the peanut shells on the floor of the bar and we can eat peculiar hot dogs together while we tell lies over weak beer.
The Wine Galley is far more fancy and perhaps it is telling, but it is to my gentrified taste, the serene ambiance, the view over the water, and a glass of Yuengling goes down a treat. 
The man who holds court at the piano is Larry Smith and he's been doing it a while. He's one of those musicians in Key West that holds down a steady gig and does it well.
He shares his space with other musicians from time to time and last weekend it was Cathy's turn. 
In real life Cathy teaches in my wife's school and on the side she sings and does comedy. Her husband plays piano at Little Palm in much the way Larry Smith holds down the fort at the Pier House.
It was a good evening out and we had a good time, and when Katherine got up to do a duet with her buddy Cathy, the cheerful Larry invited her back for an evening of her own in June.
It works for me as I always like an opportunity to have a reason to go back to the Pier House. 
Sitting there listening to the music I got an inkling why people come to key West and stay in these places on the waterfront. I wouldn't have minded myself retiring to a room looking forward to breakfast by room service on the balcony overlooking the harbor. It sounded divine but we had to drive home when the music was done. We are, after all, locals.
The location on the small beach at the hotel is quite lovely and were we the hardcore drinking types Key West's hardest of hard core bars is just round the corner. When Chuck comes back to town I'll let him drag me through the peanut shells on the floor of the bar and we can eat peculiar hot dogs together while we tell lies over weak beer.The Wine Galley is far more fancy and perhaps it is telling, but it is to my gentrified taste, the serene ambiance, the view over the water, and a glass of Yuengling goes down a treat. The man who holds court at the piano is Larry Smith and he's been doing it a while. He's one of those musicians in Key West that holds down a steady gig and does it well.He shares his space with other musicians from time to time and last weekend it was Cathy's turn. In real life Cathy teaches in my wife's school and on the side she sings and does comedy. Her husband plays piano at Little Palm in much the way Larry Smith holds down the fort at the Pier House.It was a good evening out and we had a good time, and when Katherine got up to do a duet with her buddy Cathy, the cheerful Larry invited her back for an evening of her own in June.It works for me as I always like an opportunity to have a reason to go back to the Pier House. 
Sitting there listening to the music I got an inkling why people come to key West and stay in these places on the waterfront. I wouldn't have minded myself retiring to a room looking forward to breakfast by room service on the balcony overlooking the harbor. It sounded divine but we had to drive home when the music was done. We are, after all, locals. 
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