I love this Island store. This spot has been here longer than I have been on this earth, and I…read morethink that is so special. Located at the corner of Captiva DR and Andy Rosse Lane this is a perfect spot to pick up things you need without going back to Sanibel. In fact, I think it may be the only grocery store in Captiva. It is not huge, but it does have all the essentials including liquor, beer, and wine. They're affiliated with Bailey's General Store in Sanibel ( RIP until they renovate) meaning they've been serving Sanibel and Captiva since 1899. I know that, because it's on my cute General store tote I purchased when visiting recently. Service is welcoming and friendly, as you can expect from an Island store. There is also a small deli for you to order sandwiches if you want an on-the-go beach lunch. I remember walking down Andy Rosse as a kid from the house we rented with my abuelo to get coffee for the house every morning on vacation, and I'm happy this spot still exists to keep the memories going for folks enjoying the island. Wishing the Bailey's and Island store team the most success as they rebuild. And if you have the pleasure of visiting the island as it continues to reopen restaurants and businesses, be sure to make time to do your groceries and locally owned and operated spots like this.

This little store is located on Captiva Island. If you are unfamiliar with this store or island,…read morethere are very few grocery stores you can shop at. This is a great shop, if you need last minute items. It is essentially a grocery store, but they have a few additional items such as beer, wine, liquor and gifts such as cups, magnets and shirts. We stopped here a few times on our last visit to the island. There is always something you forget, and we appreciate shopping at a local mom and pop place as opposed to a large retailer. It is very small. They have a cooler with fruits and vegetables as well as other cold items, dry stock items, such as breads, sauces, chips, etc. We noticed that they were also making sandwiches to go. This is super convenient as the beach is directly down the road. For a small store, their wine and beer sections are very large. They even have a walk-in cooler so you can grab drinks cold already. We were able to find almost everything we were looking for or missed bringing with us. My only issue with them was the service. We stopped her a couple of times and the two gentlemen that worked here were always friendly and nice. They welcomed us and said hello. The lady who worked here, at the register was not friendly at all. No greeting, she had mean looks on her face and was honestly just not very nice. It was a shame since this is such a little local shop. We will continue to come here. It is convenient for where my family stays and we always run out of something such as bread or forget something. It is a perfect place to grab those last-minute items. I have even purchased some items here for gifts. They used to have a large liquor section that sold local rum, but I did not see that this time. I might have overlooked it though. Ever since the hurricane we are truly happy to see these businesses coming back and will continue to support them when we visit. If you are in the area I would definitely stop here for any last-minute items, you need.

Loved our visit to Boops in Captiva Island. It was our first time…read more This is a dessert shop with cakes, ice cream, drinks like coffee and milkshakes. Happy to see there is a parking lot across the street bc parking in Captiva Island is very limited. They have seating inside and outside. We sat inside with our small dog and they were very welcoming to all of us. They even brought our pup some water and a pup cup. Enjoyed the orange crunch cake. Definitely unique. They said that is their specialty so I had to try it. My husband enjoyed his strawberry milkshake and I agree it was quite tasty. Very happy for this stop which is fun since the Bubble Room and Bubble Room Emporium are also in this area to visit. Definitely a must stop Captiva Island Spot!!!

Really cute, small ice cream parlor atmosphere, which they somehow managed to make it look very old…read morefashioned. I loved the one little booth with illuminated stained glass, and the carved wood & stained glass bar backdrop at the counter. There are a few tables inside, and a few outdoor tables. This is a nightly hot spot for the area, and it is jam packed after dinner. We got ice cream & sorbet. Both were VERY sweet. The ice cream was decent. We only got chocolate & vanilla flavors. The chocolate was my favorite. Their sorbet was oddly stretchy. I don't know why, maybe they added emulsifiers? It was not like any sorbet I'd had before. So, if you want sorbet, just know that it will be more chewy than what you might expect. Servers were great. Efficient & friendly despite a VERY busy evening.

I am giving RC Otters five starts because it has been a solid place to visit in Captiva for…read moredecades, and it also served me the most amazing end of vacation Bloody Mary ever just two weeks ago. Island eats are meant to be enjoyed on island time - without a rush, in good company, and in the sun. I've been coming to RC Otters since I was a little kid and rented the house down Andy Rosse lane by Mucky Duck. It used to be one of our treats to eat there for breakfast instead of at our house during our summer vacations. This past visit - we missed the breakfast cut off and had lunch there. I opted for the grouper sandwich. Something about a fish sandwich on an island is just luxury to me. They offer it grilled, blackened, bronzed, or fried. Bronzed sounded intriguing to me which is a mix of savory with a hint of sweet. Wow. It was awesome. I also ordered a bloody mary which was delicious. My sister in law got the ribs and loved them. Everyone else got the fish sandwich. Service is so friendly, and they usually have live music going on. A great, affordable place to enjoy a meal. They also have a lot in front for parking, but it's very walkable if you're staying in a house nearby or even the south seas resort.

RC Otters fits right in with the adorable and small central road of Captiva where all the eats &…read morebusinesses are. With its multi-colorful exterior it makes you feel in vacation mode just looking at it. They have an equal amount of indoor an outdoor seating, and we opted for outdoor when we came for breakfast. RC Otters is open the earliest of the few restaurants on Captiva, aside from Starbucks if you count that. All of the standard breakfast offerings were on the menu, plus a special of theirs is a breakfast sandwich that's an omelette wedged between two pieces of french toast. Kind of fun. The food was good, nothing stellar but it was decent. It was altogether an enjoyable morning with the colorful setting. They are open all day for other meals so can't speak to how the lunch or dinner food is, but we enjoyed the breakfast.

Shell City Burgers is a food truck that is located in the South Seas Resort. It's the perfect…read morelittle quick lunch spot if you don't want to leave the resort and enjoy a burger. They offer a few different burgers on the menu, as well as hot dogs, sandwiches and a kid's menu. They also have sodas, beer and some frozen cocktails. We opted to grab lunch here because who wants to cook on vacation? I weny for a classic hot dog which was perfect, and because agan, vacation, split a smash burger with my sister in law. The burger was good, but it was definitely not a smash burger as it was huge and not thinly smashed as I am used to when it comes to a good smash burger. It also could have used condiments, versus us adding them on our own. Again, a solid burger just not giving smash burger vibes. Olivia the woman at the counter was so friendly and offered excellent service. Be mindful that Shell City Burgers is a resort restaurant, and thus only accepts hotel guests since they don't take cash/card and instead charge it to the room. What's most exciting is that this spot sits in front of what will be an oceanfront restaurant sometime later this year. To find it, you just have to drive down the resort main road and it's across from where they are building the spa. You do have to walk through some construction to get there, but the resort is a work in progress and it definitely feels good to support the restaurants that are open and get to know the resort as it rebuilds.

This is by far my favorite place to have dinner on Captiva Island. The food is excellent and the…read moreService is wonderful. We went twice in one week.!

We just left dinner, and it was amazing!! The food and service were so good. We wished that we had…read moreeaten here earlier on our trip so we could eat here more than once. We had the halibut special, steak, crab cake appetizer, scallop volcano, and crème brûlée. The wine was very delicious too. One of our diners said that it was so much better than the kitschy more popular place.

Best meal on the island! Only thing better than the meal was our server Millie . Definitely on…read morethe list to come to when we are in the area again.

This restaurant came recommended to us by our friends and it didn't disappoint…read more A very welcoming decor in the main dining area with nice views of the marina/inlet. The creative menu offers many seafood and meat lovers options to choose from. My wife and I try to get as much grouper as we can when in Florida and there are two unique dishes we ordered that were just delicious: Stuffed Grouper and their "Cafe De Paris" prepared Grouper. The AuGratin potato side dish went well with our entrees and house vegetable. As much as I like key lime pie, their sorbet version was nice but I wouldn't write home about it. Our server was pleasant and on point without being overbearing. No question one of the premier restaurants in Sanibel/ Captiva Island.

We came to the Keylime Bistro to get one thing- Key Lime Pie, of course!!…read more Honestly, it was quite expensive. $10 per pierce- buttt when we saw the size of the slices, you at least get a bang for your buck. We also just walked in after dinner one evening and one of the servers got us rang up and got our dessert pretty quickly which was nice. The key lime was lovely. It was the right amount of tart, along with the whipped cream and some tart raspberry /lime syrup and it was a splendid combination. It was the perfect dessert to enjoy after a nice beach day and staying in paradise on Captiva. Can't speak for the actual food but the restaurant is super adorable and has half indoor and half outdoor seating and it's really nice. Plus, great key lime pie!

Every year since 2004, with the exception of 2020 and after Ian, we have visited Captiva and always…read morehad lunch at the Keylime Bistro! We absolutely loved that place!! We were so happy to see that they rebuilt and the outside, in particular, looks almost the same! We have always ordered the crab cakes, spinach salad, and Keylime pie. My friend, who lives here, also ordered a Keylime martini. First of all, our waiter, Sal, gave her an outdated menu, so when she ordered the martini for $10, she was charged $15. Then the crab cakes came and they now look like they came from Costco. We asked Sal if they were made in house, and he said they were. Really? Today we ate at the Fresh Catch on Ft Myers Beach. I am posting pictures of the 2 crabcakes from Keylime. which cost me $18.00 and the 3 crabcakes I bought today for dinner at the Fresh Catch Bistro on Ft Myers beach for $15.00. If you're reading this, you decide which ones you wanna buy.

Absolutely amazing and worth the drive! We have plans to go back very soon. Prices are spot on and…read morethe service was incredible. If you have been thinking of headed there do it soon before season arrives I promise you will be very happy As soon as you walk in you can't help but smile.

This was my first visit to the Bubble Room, but my partner insisted that I had to try it, and now I…read morecompletely understand why. We stopped in for lunch instead of dinner, and it turned out to be one of the best meals we had during our trip to Sanibel. We started with the crab cakes served with lobster sauced mango coleslaw, and jasmine rice. The flavors worked incredibly well together, with the sweetness of the mango and rice perfectly complementing the crab cakes and lobster sauce. For our entrées, we had the blackened grouper with yellow rice and black beans. Everything on the plate paired so well, and the grouper was cooked perfectly with just the right amount of seasoning. This took me back to other fantastic fish dishes in other islands like Hawaii, the keys, the Caribbean, etc... The piña colada was delicious and made the experience even more fun because it was served inside a real pineapple. It was refreshing and not too sweet, definitely something I would order again. We finished our meal with the key lime pie, which was the perfect ending. It was creamy, tart, and exactly what you hope for when ordering key lime pie in Florida. Before visiting, I noticed quite a few reviews mentioning long wait times. Thankfully, that wasn't our experience at all. We visited during lunch, so that may have made a difference, but we were seated quickly and received excellent service throughout our meal. Jenna was incredible, funny, and nice. Just about the entire staff has some whimsy about them. Telling us the history of the location and cracking jokes. I can honestly say I would probably drive the four hours to Sanibel just to eat at the Bubble Room again. Not because of the decorations or for the service, (these were great) but because the food left me craving more! The food, the atmosphere, and the overall experience made it well worth the trip. If you're visiting Sanibel and wondering if it's worth the hype, I would absolutely recommend giving it a try. Next time I'm going for dinner for sure!