Peel & Eat Shrimp costs $17 for a half-pound of chilled shrimp with Old Bay, which is the order that makes Monty's Raw Bar work best at sunset. The setting is Bayshore Landing in Coconut Grove: a marina-side raw bar with a covered tiki patio, boats beyond the dining area and enough salt-air atmosphere to make a simple tray feel like the right meal. It is open from 11:30 AM, with quieter early-afternoon seating reported around 1:00 PM and a popular weekday happy hour from 4:00-7:00 PM. Come for the shrimp, stay for the water, and allow for a walk-in queue before opening.
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Peel-and-eat shrimp at the marina
The chilled Peel & Eat Shrimp is the clearest match for Monty's marina-side character. It is a half-pound for $17, served with Old Bay, and it rewards an unhurried approach: shell, dip, pause, look out towards the boats. The Cajun version costs $19 for the same half-pound portion, steamed in Cajun sauce, so it is the warmer, more seasoned alternative rather than an entirely different sort of order. Both keep the meal hands-on and uncomplicated, which suits the waterfront better than a plate requiring close concentration.
For a little more range, the Seafood Ceviche is $20 and combines mahi, shrimp and octopus with Caribbean lime vinaigrette, onion, avocado and corn. It makes sense on a hot afternoon, particularly beside a Pain Remover: the rum-forward house cocktail uses dark rum, pineapple and orange juice. House cocktails are generally $14-$16, while the weekday happy-hour Pain Remover is $9. The combination is generous in flavour without turning the visit into a formal seafood dinner.
A raw-bar spread for sharing, not a solo tower
The Gulf Oysters are $18 for a half-dozen or $32 for a dozen, giving a pair an easy way to add something briny beside the shrimp. The Seafood Tower is the larger commitment at $98, with stone crabs, oysters, clams, peel-and-eat shrimp, snow crab and seafood ceviche. It is built as a broad group order, not an especially sensible solo lunch. The menu lets a table move between chilled shellfish, crab and ceviche without ordering every category separately.
For one person, skip the tower and choose the $17 shrimp with either the ceviche or a half-dozen oysters. That keeps the bill closer to the raw-bar prices that make an informal marina stop appealing, before drinks. The tower is worth considering when several people want to share and nobody is looking for a single signature plate. Monty's strength is the relaxed spread: shellfish in the middle, a cold drink nearby, and no need to make the meal more elaborate than the setting requires.
Weekday happy hour, sunset light and live music
Weekday happy hour runs from 4:00-7:00 PM, and the raw-bar boat operates throughout that period rather than appearing only as a separate dinner service. That makes the late afternoon the most natural time to pair the marina view with a Pain Remover at the $9 happy-hour price. The regular menu continues through the evening, with closing at 10:00 PM from Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.
Music changes the feel of the visit without changing the food. Live music is scheduled Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00-4:00 PM, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6:00-9:00 PM. DJ Reign plays Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 6:00 PM to close. The weekend lunchtime schedule suits a longer afternoon by the water, while the weekday evening sets make the happy-hour window feel more like a proper outing than a quick drink.
Walk-in seating and the best chance of a calmer arrival
Monty's does not take reservations. The restaurant seats guests first-come, first-served, so a booking platform will not solve the timing problem. Lines may form before the 11:30 AM opening, while OpenTable reports that early afternoon around 1:00 PM can be quieter. That makes lunch just after the opening rush a more measured option than arriving at the door with a fixed expectation of immediate seating.
The more popular period is weekday happy hour from 4:00-7:00 PM, particularly for anyone chasing the change in light across the marina. A walk-in visit during that window needs a little flexibility, especially if the group wants to sit together. There is no reservation cushion, but the arrangement fits the venue: arrive, join the queue if there is one, then settle into the tiki-bar setting with shrimp, oysters or ceviche once a table opens.
Parking at Bayshore Landing and arriving by boat
The address is 2550 S Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33133, in Coconut Grove. The published parking option is Miami Parking Authority Lot 72 next door, where up to three hours are complimentary after ticket validation. Valet is also available. A second listed option is MPA Garage 5 at 3385 Pan American Drive, useful to keep in mind if the lot beside the restaurant is not convenient.
Monty's also offers boat mooring through its dock master, but boat arrivals should make contact in advance rather than simply turning up at the dock. The venue identifies the marina as Bayshore Landing and publishes 305-854-7997 for mooring. That detail matters because the restaurant's waterfront setting is not just a view from the road; it is also part of how some guests arrive. For everyone else, the adjacent lot and valet keep the visit straightforward.
Monty's, Bayshore Club or Glass & Vine?
Monty's is the most specific choice when the plan is chilled shellfish, a rum drink and a marina-side atmosphere. Bayshore Club is another waterfront Coconut Grove option at Bayshore Landing Marina, with direct boat access and a more contemporary American menu. That makes it the sensible nearby alternative when the group wants a broader restaurant format rather than a raw-bar-led meal, or when Monty's first-come seating is not working with the day's timing.
Glass & Vine offers a different kind of nearby change of pace. It is an open-air Peacock Park restaurant with oak shade, bay views and seafood options including hamachi tartare and shrimp and grits. Choose it for a more park-facing setting and composed dishes; choose Monty's for peel-and-eat shrimp, oysters, the raw-bar boat and the tiki-bar mood. None is a universal upgrade. They answer different versions of a Coconut Grove seafood afternoon.
- Address: 2550 S Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33133, Coconut Grove
- Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:30 AM-10:00 PM; Friday-Saturday 11:30 AM-11:00 PM
- Reservations: Walk-in only; first-come, first-served, with no reservations
- Getting there: Miami Parking Authority Lot 72 is next door with up to three complimentary hours after validation; valet is available
- Price guide: Peel & Eat Shrimp $17, Cajun Peel & Eat Shrimp $19, Gulf Oysters $18-$32, Seafood Ceviche $20, Seafood Tower $98
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