You can eat the most socially distanced dinner ever at this luxury Florida Keys resort

Dining out is back, but COVID-19 is still a thing, and other diners can be annoying.

No worries. Now a luxury resort in the Florida Keys is offering the most socially distanced dinner ever.

At Little Palm Resort and Spa on Little Torch Key — which is the only private island resort in the country and lies between Marathon and Key West on the Overseas Highway — you can book a table for two in the water. No, not on the water. In the water.

You’re so much in the water your reservation time depends on the tides.

Don’t worry, though. It’s shallow water. No swimming is necessary, and no sharks will come begging. They can’t afford it.

“Dinner on the Sandbar” is a five-course dinner for two from executive chef and Miami native Daniel Ganem, who has worked with chefs Norman van Aken, Michael Mina, Michael Schwartz and Laurent Tourondel over the course of his career.

The experience includes a perfectly decorated table and delicacies like caviar (of course). You won’t have to worry about which shoes to wear, because warm water will tickle your toes while you eat. You can enjoy the sunset and the breeze and the bracing fact that no jerk is firing up a cigar at the table next to you.

The menu includes such courses as foie gras creme brulee with mango, cashews and coconut and duck with Vadouvan, apricot, raisins and truffles.

Of course all this seclusion and luxury comes at a steep price: dinner for two is $1,000, and that excludes tax, 20 percent service charge and any beverages in which you might care to indulge.

You can also choose to dine on the beach or in the dining room.

Little Palm Resort and Spa

Where: 28500 Overseas Highway, Little Torch Key

Reservations: 888-413-0560 or at www.littlepalmisland.com

This story was originally published September 9, 2020 at 12:45 PM.