We're headed to Sanibel Island on Saturday, with a second week in Lehigh Acres afterward. Any tips for restaurants or activities? Thanks!
We're headed to Sanibel Island on Saturday, with a second week in Lehigh Acres afterward. Any tips for restaurants or activities? Thanks!
We're headed to Sanibel Island on Saturday, with a second week in Lehigh Acres afterward. Any tips for restaurants or activities? Thanks!
There is a nice farmers market on Sundays, morning-mid afternoon. We enjoyed eating at Matzaluna on our last stay on Sanibel. We haven't eaten at the Mucky Duck but friends have and recommend it. Many people say to visit the Bubble Room to look around but eat at the Mucky Duck.
Which resort are you staying at on Sanibel? We've stayed at Casa Ybel, the Caribe Beach Resort, and the Sanibel Beach Club. We've also stayed at two different places at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva.
I would love to catch the farmer's market!
We're staying at the Lighthouse Resort & Club.
I agree that the Yucatan Shrimp Tacos at Doc Fords are a must if you like shrimp. Overall the rest of the menu is good too.
When I was there, on Friday nights Sanibel Grill had their great Lobster special.
If you cook and like seafood, next door to the Sanibal Grill, is the Timber Restaurant and Seafood Market. Every seafood item we purchased and cooked on our own was great tasting. We did try the restaurant and didn't like it.
I toured the lighthouse resort when I was on Sanibel. I really liked it, I hope you do too.
The shelling is usually very good at that end of the island around the lighthouse. The Yucatan Shrimp at Doc Ford's is excellent.
I would be interested to read what you think of Lehigh Acres. I see a lot of availability at that resort and my sister asked me about it.
These are pictures from our December 2017 stay at the Caribe Beach Resort on Sanibel with our 5 year old granddaughter. She was afraid the kite was too high and the gulls would eat it. My husband couldn't figure out what she was talking about. She knows that gulls eat fish and she was worried that they wouldn't know that Nemo on her kite wasn't a real fish. She loved that kite and had a great time playing with it.
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At Matzaluna Restaurant on Sanibel.
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Try the Jac Bar at Jacaranda (1223 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel) for the 5-7pm Happy Hour! (The Jac Bar is behind Jacaranda.) You can easily make a meal out of their seafood "Happy Appetizers" @ $5.95 each. We thought the seared tuna, calamari, and mussel appetizers were great deals. http://www.jacarandaonsanibel.com/jacbar.html The live music was pretty good, too.
The Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Ft Myers is definitely worth a visit, too. http://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/about/hours-tickets-directions/
Hopefully you are golfers? We stayed at Lehigh Acres New Years 2016 and we had a wonderful time. We played golf on the property they have a nine hole course. Too bad the pool is closed. We enjoyed sitting by the pool. Lots of families there when we stayed. I called it a hidden gem, because when you drive up you will be appalled at the appearance located behind a gas station in what looks like a place forgotten. But when you get past the bumpy road, it's really a nice place. By no means as fancy as Sanibel but a nice place to relax. I did a review on TUG.
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We'll give the Jac Bar a try today. Thanks for the tip. I wouldn't have thought of an appetizer dinner, but it sounds like fun.
The appetizers were all $8.00 instead of $5.95, but the food was good and it was a pleasant place with good service.Please give us a review afterwards! It's really nice to keep tips up-to-date in a thread like this.
What is the name of the place with the great burgers is it mikes? It is just a stand going toward ding darling on the right good burgers and fries.
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