I love Newlin's. Yes, it's expensive. Lobster rolls always are- wherever you go! DUH! Their crab…read morecakes are so thick that the gal at the counter suggested cutting them in half horizontally and frying them in butter! Plus homemade soups, salads and other things. Their tuna salad is awesome. FYI the little flurry of one star reviews about a month ago are fake. One has done 1 other Yelp review and for the other two it was their first review. One of them mentions dining there. Folks- you CANNOT dine there. Literally. It's carryout only. They don't have a "menu". The prices are in the deli case. So don't believe them or let them scare you off. Sounds like a personal vendetta to me. Give Newlin's a try!

WE GOT SCAMMED. extremely disappointed. We only bought six lobster rolls and three drinks and ended…read moreup paying almost $300 there even prices listed on a menu. And after spending all this money it was nothing more than mediocre. After we did end up getting major stomach issues. It ended ruining our entire day because we were so upset. I DO NOT recommend this place. Stay away from it to avoid being scammed. VERY UPSET!!!

the fruit juice and ice cream were delicious and super fresh. the husband and wife that own the…read morefarm are super sweet and welcoming, they made our experience great. definitely recommend for the freshest mangoes, sugarcane, lychee, and guava. plenty of outdoor seating.

This place is a gem!! Highly recommend. My family and I are from out of town, staying in Tampa for…read morea few days. We decided to make a trip to St. James City originally to visit La Vang( terribly disappointed with that place) . We came across Hot Tropic by accident and it was such a pleasant surprise. The couple are so incredibly sweet and friendly. Fruits are priced fairly, showcased beautifully, and tastes very fresh. I don't think you can pick your own fruits in the garden but the fruits are out in the open for you to choose from. Fresh coconuts are stored in the fridge and are HUGE. The coconut meat is so creamy and firm. They offer sugarcane juice, meat turnovers, pickled mangos, lychees, guavas, mangos, and more! Co Bach was so so kind and honest with what she sells. She was very willing to help me with the coconut. Even though their fruit farm is smaller than La Vang down the street, I will be bringing my business back here any day!

Small Vietnamese fruit farm run by a couple. The lady is middle aged and runs the shop area selling…read morelots of local tropical fruits such as sugar apple and sapodillas. Prices can range high but it's much cheaper than back in the dmv for sure. She also serves fresh sugar cane juice and has a little pup named panda running around the area.

It took my family over an hour to drive to La Vang Tropical Farm from St.Petersburg. The farm had…read moretall grasses that covered the walking path around the farm and seem like it was not maintenance in a long period of time. We decided not to walk around the farm walkway path in order to avoid mosquitoes bites. Everyone in my family tried to stay in the shade because it was hot and very humid. It was impressive that there is large fish pond outside with big fishes. The owner was very busy. She was by herself to do multiple tasks at same times such as selling tropical fruits and sugar cane juice to customers. The restroom was cleaner than I was expected. I will not come back, because I can get tropical fruits at local markets in for the same price.

Amazing service and pastries! As soon as I walked in, the staff helped me and all the food looked…read moresuper good!

Tucked away on a quieter side street, this is a local GEM!! You will be greeted by several people…read moreupon entering. Take your time and peruse the shelves and loaded bakery and deli cases! The sandwich area is to the left - definitely try at least one of the daily favorites (they're on the board for a reason!). I only tried 2 desserts -the custard cream puff and a caramel almond rondelle pastry Both were delicious!! I also sampled the cannoli and even though I'm not a cannoli person I must admit they were very tasty - delicate, fresh cookie and light ricotta filling. There are only a few places to sit inside and out - I think most people do take out. My recommendation? Go SOON, and go often! I will.

The service was great. We ordered lunch. It seemed most people order breakfast. It was nice to have…read moreboth menus available to order from. I had the BLT with cucumber salad, which was good. It's a nice option if hungry and the Blue Dog Bar and Grill is closed.

Everything is great but my favorites are the Floridian omelet, shrimp & grits and the breakfast…read morewrap. Yumm. This place is awesome.

Matlacha Specialty Market is an adorable little store in Matlacha. The store is quaint and…read moreupscale....it almost seems out of place in the small fishing village. It is however, the place to go to get any gourmet food or snack you could think of: Cheese, salmon, dips, spreads, crackers, etc. At first glance, the store looks a bit small. There is also a large back room with clothing, knick knacks, souvenirs, and even more food. The owners were lovely. They helped my son who ran back and forth several tunes for snacks. Most of all we will be indebted to the owner for recommending what has become our favorite brand of pretzels, Dots. Now we buy Dots Pretzels by the pound online. So if you are looking for a little treat or souvenir when staying in Matlacha, make sure to stop at the Specialty Market.

Stopped in for the first time on 12/9/17. Great selection of specialty foods for the chef at home…read more Also a full selection of beer and reasonably priced quality wines. Common items are also available. Wide selection of cheeses, meats and great snaking food for entertaining and parties. Owners are helpful and fun to talk to. I'll be back.

This place is wonderful! Doug took us on a picking tour and it was a great experience. Fifty year…read moreold mango trees that his father planted. This time of year they are full of delicious mangos. It's the perfect day trip to take the family if you love mangoes as much as we do. Pine island also has some really cute shops to stop at on the way~

They have a great variety of mangoes to include the huge variety of Kent and Keitt mangoes! These…read morelast two are available sometime in July timeframe. The price is competitive at $3 a pound for their mangoes and $3.50 per pound if you need to use a card. The staff were friendly. I have prices in my pictures. They also do pick your own fruit group tours.

Recently purchased 1/2 cow from Pineshine, which is located in St. James City/Pine Island. Had been…read moresearching for local 100% grass fed/finished beef to fill our freezer and Pineshine is 1 of only a few that offer this quality. Most others are grain finished, which we did not want due to the health profile changes it can create, even if only fed grains for a few weeks. Ordering was fairly simple. Communication was a bit spotty (specifically our timeframe & cost), but I suspect it's because they do it all themselves - no marketing department to make things slick, which was fine w/us. We paid quite a bit per pound (more than I'd expected), but the meat is delicious and excellent quality. We've ordered 1/2 cow from other farms in the past, but this is probably the best tasting meat we've had from any ranch so that's impressive! So far we've cooked up ground beef, steaks, roasts, organ meat and made the most amazing beef bone broth from one of the soup bones. All items have been excellent quality, freshness and flavor. We chose to pick-up our meat from their farm. It was easy to schedule pick-up, everyone who helped us was friendly. If you don't have enough coolers to transport they will loan you a few to get home and then you bring them back. Here are the opportunities for improvement...Although the meat is the best we've had, the packaging is the worst we've had. I realize Pineshine isn't doing their own butchering, but the butcher they used is reducing the value of their product. The meats are all wrapped in white butcher paper and taped. Steaks are varying thickness. You can't tell how many steaks or bones are in each package until you open it since the wrapping is white. It's a mess when thawing as the paper gets soaking wet and the juices seep out. Sometimes the paper rips so you then have exposed meat. I prefer to avoid using plastic, but it's SO much nicer to have clear vacuum sealed meat in the freezer. I know exactly how many packages of steak to pull out when I can see them in the bag. If I'm running late on meal prep, I can submerge a vacuum sealed frozen package and have it thawed for dinner. I have a lot more confidence in the freshness several months in with vacuum sealed beef vs paper wrapped. Probably good we didn't know it would be paper wrapped, as we would have ordered elsewhere and missed the opportunity to eat their amazing beef. I also wish custom packaging were offered, which is what we've had with other cows (more roasts vs steaks, thickness of steaks, pounds per package, etc). We only use 1lb of ground beef at a time but all our beef was in 2lb packages and that's such a bummer and waste for us. It's difficult to cut frozen beef so I end up just thawing the whole thing and essentially losing the opportunity to use it later for a 2nd meal. Here you get standard cuts unless you buy the entire cow. Overall, I would highly recommend the beef from Pineshine Farms. It's fantastic! Would I re-order? If I could get customized butchering and vacuum sealed packaging then definitely! However, we would probably not reorder if they're still using the same butcher & paper packaging.

Don't waste your time !!!! The website posted hours & vm said they were open so we drove an hour to…read moreget there to be greeted by a locked gate and no one answering the phone.

Farmer Joes has the Best Beef in Lee County! Great Father's Day Meal! Braveheart Brand Beef!…read more #BrokerJoe #FarmersJoe

Shopping at Farmer Joe's is like an adventure to me. A fun and a bit chaotic adventure! There is…read moresuch a wide selection of foods. Their produce section is huge and basically so is the meat, deli and bakery sections! What I like about it is the different brands, those you don't find at your standard grocery stores. And I really like shopping here for holiday gifts, as you can put together some pretty good and creative gift baskets/bags. Today we got a nice deal on some frozen Key West pinks and a good looking bone in prime rib for our holiday dinner. We also found some jumbo sweet potatoes, fresh beets and a variety of food items for gift baskets. It was fun, except for maneuvering around all the people and their baskets. I think they need wider aisles or smaller shopping carts! And although it is a little pricey, I don't mind over-paying every once in a while just for the experience.

Save your money and avoid this place. This was one of the worst dining experiences we've ever had!…read more The restaurant was filthy. Flies were everywhere, and once our food arrived, they kept landing all over our meals. It was disgusting and completely unsanitary. The service was painfully slow and disorganized, yet we were automatically charged a $48 service fee for service that was practically nonexistent. The food was terrible. The dishes lacked flavor, and the fruit was just as disappointing. Some of the pre-picked fruit we bought were rotten inside, while others were bland and tasteless. The fruit-picking area was much smaller than advertised, and many of the fruits weren't even ripe enough to pick. To top it off, the bathrooms were falling apart and poorly maintained. Between the filthy conditions, horrible food, poor service, and outrageous mandatory service charge, this place was a complete waste of time and money. I would never return and would strongly warn others not to make the same mistake we did.

This place is a ripoff and scammers. I came here with my family.. no fruits in the garden but they…read moredid sell fruits.. old to be exact!! They had sugar cane that tasted like grass and old. We told the lady we want 3 cups but saw that some sugar cane was already squeezed and sitting there murky. It was old and they tried to sell us old sugarcane.. we ended up getting 2 cups and it was gross. I am never the one to check the menu prices when I go out to eat and I wish I asked because we ordered 2 dishes here that WERE $60 EACH. The portions were ridiculous and we were basically eating in an outhouse with freaking paper plates and plastic utensils that they didn't even provide us with properly. We were a table of 7 and they gave us 4!!! We had to keep asking and ended up sharing plates or get our own. The food wasn't even that good and they charged gratuity for non-existent service. They didn't even have a sign or menu that mentioned adding automatic gratuity. We were going to tip regardless but this is absurd with all the hidden fees. We bought coconut, mangos, custard apple and they were all old or rotten when we went home to eat it. The only thing good was the mango. The custard apple was overpriced and $60 for 5!!! The guy working there told me that it was 10lbs. How is 5 fruits 10lbs?! We drove 2.5 hours from Tampa to come here and it was a waste of time.