We go their a lot during the summer months. It's very refreshing after fun and sun. They even have cottages you can rent as we did for the weekend last year for our Anniversary. read more

This place was awesome!!! We were vacationing in Boca Grande and boated over here. My boyfriends family has been coming here for over 20 years. Even though this was my first visit I left having the same affection they shared for this island gem. I had the fish salad (see uploaded pic) and it was delicious- especially the dressing. I also tried a bite of the Reuben and it was yum! My favorite part of course was that the entire place is coated and I mean coated in money! Very fun read more

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A fun place to go by boat, often jammed at Lunch- so get there when they open after 11. Food is okay and the ambience is amusing in the back room! ( To me, The water tastes weird, however, perhaps from being in a cistern for a while. The iced tea is imparted with this taste as well). So aside from that minor issue, everytime guests are in town I bring them there. Overall, a really good place to bring friends for a fun lunch! read more

The burger is amazing. Lauren the bartender is spot on with her service and conversation. A tropical paradise.

Really cool place! Built in 1929 it still maintains that tropicalopen-air beach shack feel. The mahi sandwich was simple but delicious and the fact that it's only reachable boat was awesome too! read more

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My first trip to Cabbage Key was lots of fun. We took our boat from Boca Grande to the restaurant. It was plenty crowded but I understand it is even more crowded on the weekend. Most people had the cheeseburger which was absolutely wonderful. Our waitress was cute & very prompt keeping up with our numerous drink orders & taking our picture. When I'm south Florida in a boat , it is definitely a fun destination. read more

This place is peaceful and has a fantastic view. The food is comparable to a local restaurant. The prices really aren't bad considering supplies are shipped there. It's an island! We sat at the bar and the bartender was not the best. She just didn't seem thrilled to be there, was hardly social. But, whatever my friends and I had each other's company. I'll be heading back just to get away and grab a beer or 2. read more

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I love Cabbage Key and have been going here for years! We usually come for lunch by boat from Boca Grande, but my husband and I also had our wedding there (not your normal wedding)! It was amazing!! Not only were we able to rent all the rooms and cottages on the island for our wedding party (so fun!), but they kept the bar open for us very late! We had crab legs and cheese burgers as our dinner-which was a huge hit. They were so helpful with everything--- it was perfect. read more

Cabbage Key - Seafood Near Me - Pineland, Florida

A fun place to boat up to for some food and drinks. We arrived by boat around 12:00 on a Thursday. The dockhand helped tie is up to the dock. Inside the restaurant we made our way to the bar. It's all very old plantation like, very neat nostalgia decor. About 3 bottled beer selections and cocktails are available. Our party of 9 was seated quickly. They're famous for their cheeseburger so that's what we had. You'll get a choice of coleslaw or potato salad with all entrees. It's a simple menu of burgers, crab and shrimp and no kids menu. The food was very good and so were the ice cold beers. read more

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While on vacation my mother in law suggested taking the cruise to cabbage key restaurant. The boat ride there was filled with pleasure, dolphins following the boat was amazing, hours of entertainment. Once we arrived we were warmly greeted by the staff. The place was wall to wall people, but never did the staff miss a beat. The bartender was excellent, the food was great and Dorothy was filled with history of the island. A big thank you to Mary who waited on us, you go girl! Can't wait to go back for another visit. Oops, almost forgot to mention the dollar bills that everyone signs and tapes to the wall. Very cool. read more

Cabbage Key - Seafood Near Me - Pineland, Florida

Arrived via boat to visit the famous "Cheeseburger in Paradise" restaurant. Liked the landscaping "curb appeal" and the burger was great; Along with an ice cold Corona, it did hit the spot! Walked through the bar to see thousand and thousands of dollar bills lining the walls. Apparently the money gets donated to a charity. Finally, we went for a walk along a path on the island, climbing to the top of a water tower to take in the view. Overall, it's a great place to stop in. read more

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My wife and I and some friends stayed 2 nights at the Cabbage Key Historic Inn (rooms in the same building as the restaurant) in mid March 2012. We tried to reserve a cottage, but they were booked-up, so we settled for a couple of rooms in the lodge. We had several meals in the restaurant (which I give 4 stars). Their specialty is definitely seafood. To set expectations: If you arrive during the lunch hour in peak season, expect to share the restaurant with mobs of fellow tourists who've disembarked from a couple of large ferries that run daily out to the island. The water is not free: It's available only in bottles for $2.50 each. One bad experience: My wife bought a cup of coffee, which was served in a cup with bright pink lipstick stains on the rim. The replacement cup had dried food on the rim. So she finally just asked for a styrofoam cup. Regarding the rooms (which I give 3 stars): They were clean, spacious, and tastefully decorated. Unfortunately we had no control over the temperature (no thermostat in the room, and the windows couldn't be opened). During the day the room temp was just fine for us, but we like to sleep cooler at night. Also, our room (#6) faced onto the restaurant's outdoor patio on 2 sides, which was loud during lunch and problematic the second night when a large family group staying at one of the cottages, decided to party on the patio right outside our windows. Our friends in room 5 had a private screened porch which was very nice; but they mentioned they could clearly hear the kitchen noise. Both rooms could hear the conversations/laughter/music from the bar/restaurant until 10pm. So if you want a quiet(er) room, be sure to mention that when making your reservations. If you go, make a point to spend some time sitting on the dock, watching DockMaster Jeff work his magic with directing boats of all sizes into and out of the marina. Also, be aware that Jeff has available for rent a couple of tandem kayaks and a couple of motorized skiffs, for reasonable rates. Jeff can tell you how you can use them to go over to Cayo Costa and enjoy the Gulf-side beach. read more

We have been trying to visit Cabbage Key for a long time. I'm so glad we finally made it. The restaurant is great! Food was great and Service was great! Our server **ARIANA** did an amazing job! Thank you so much for taking great care of us. All staff were very COVID conscience. We did not have any issues or concerns with visiting. read more

I have been here before and the food was average. The scenery is fun but the deck hand is very arrogant and condescending. I always give people the benefit of the doubt but his attitude has been a pattern over several visits. He is condescending and rude to customers. He caused you to lose a party of 5 today with his negative attitude. My family will not be returning unless we hear things change. read more

The trip to Cabbage Key on the cruise was fun. I was looking forward to my cheeseburger in paradise. This cheeseburger is not from paradise. Most probably the freezer . The desert was too frozen and I had to wait 1/2 hour for it to defrost. read more

Took the 11am Island Girl ferry over to Cabbage Key for lunch. Made the mistake of sitting in first outdoor table we saw. Would've been better to go inside for the atmosphere. The place is known for cheeseburgers (hinting at cheeseburger in paradise connection). I ordered a cheeseburger medium. (You had choice of medium or well done.) What I received was a very well done ball of ground beef--like a hockey puck that sat in the middle of a large white bun. When server asked if everything was OK, I said, "Well, I ordered medium and this is very well done." His response was, "hmmmm, sorry." Our lunch of two overdone burgers, one large bloody mary and one coke totaled $74 plus tip. Add to that $104 round-trip for 2 on Island Girl ferry. I'd say Cabbage Key is fine if you have your own boat. But I wouldn't recommend the way we did it. It wasn't just the price. It overall was just kind of boring. read more

Avoid this restaurant for a number of reasons. Here are my top three: First, when two of us ordered water, the waitress brought over 2 plastic bottles of it. I asked for tap water, and she responded that the well water there tastes terrible and so they won't serve it. A bottle of water costs $2.50. Canned soda costs $1.99. I think it's clear why they won't serve tap water. I asked if we could bring in some small bottles of water from the boat and was told no because they "have to make a living." So much for the well-water excuse. We and the couple we were with opted for soda, and we asked for 2 separate checks. The waitress said the rule was one check per table. We have never encountered such ridiculousness before and have eaten at many restaurants up and down this coast accessible by boat. You need to know that the menu is uninspired, and the prices rival and exceed those in San Francisco. For example, Cabbage Key has a $10.00 hot dog on the menu, and $13.00 hamburgers are served with potato salad OR cole slaw. Cheese will cost you an extra dollar. I watched food being served to the tables around us and saw plastic utensils and styrofoam cups and waxed paper. Not very appetizing or ecological. I can't comment on the food because we left before ordering. There are lots restaurants that are overpriced around here but this one is the first I've been to that rips you off before you even order your meal. read more

Awesome place to spend an afternoon or stay over at one of the cute cabins or the inn. Fab food and atmosphere. Smoked salmon was outstanding and we also had the corned beef sandwich which was amazing. Fun place with over $70,000 dollar bills taped all over the walls by patrons over the years. Great fun staff and a small trail to walk off your lunch or cocktails. Water taxi is inexpensive from near the Tarpon Lodge but other services are offered. Just went again for Valentin'e Day and a great treat! read more

The staff at the bar was very rude. The bartender Christian thinks he is too good for the job. Snide comments and a disregard for what it takes to be hospitable is this place read more

My friends and I ate there Thursday, October 15. We ordered cheeseburgers. They were under cooked. One of us sent ours back to be be cooked more. Two of us didn't. The two of us that didn't send them back got food poisoning and were extremely ill for two days. I vomited violently for seven hours. We are certain it was the hamburger because that was the only common food we shared whatsoever. I have been to this restaurant and have never had a good experience but this last time clinched the deal for me. I do not recommend it and urge them to be more diligent about care and preparation of their food. read more

I read the "not recommended" reviews and they certainly touch on some of the pitfalls of this dining experience. Lot's of funky rules that wouldn't matter if you were dining on someone else's expense account or your card has unlimited credit. We came by boat and there were 8 of us in our group. Someone ordered water and 8 bottles of water appeared, I thought it should be interesting at check time. It was, $23.80 plus tax and tip for the water. The hamburger I ordered had been prepared earlier and reheated. It was served on an absolutely dry, gaggy, cold bun. Fail. Potato salad or Cole Slaw? I chose Cole Slaw which arrived in a fine plastic portion control cup. 2 bites and it left with the dirty dishes, no flavor whatsoever. When the 1 check came we divided it up and they only will run two cards, so we had to manipulate things to get the thing paid. Bottom line was $30 per person. I had a burger and iced tea. Take a good look around, last trip to Cabbage Key. read more

Location and Building are nice. The food is below average and over priced, nothing we had was good. No draft beer, but bottled beer was cold. Tip: Skip it! read more

Food was great. Service by Kathy from Montauk was superb. Very engaging and great food suggestions! Atmosphere was everything we were hoping for and more! read more

I loved the restaurant but, the woman working the gift shop was completely rude.

Location, location, location! You can only get here by boat either private or chartered; but getting here is part of the fun. As I have been here many times, this past Memorial Weekend I brought my beau who had never been and we enjoyed fully. Our server Holly was sweet, knowledgeable of the menu and served quickly and efficiently. From the fresh Mahi over black beans & rice, to the blackened chicken over fresh baby greens; everything was great. Don't forget to put your dollar on the wall if it's your first time; fun way to visit and leave memories. read more

Neat island atmosphere, average cheeseburger (no this is not the place the song is written after).

What a cool little island!! We boat there from Cape Coral, FL each time we have visitors to entertain. Our guests have all loved the quaint restaurant with dollar bills stuck all over the walls. The owners then donate that money to charity. Not a large menu but the cheeseburgers are a favorite! There's a little souvenir shop and a few cabins that can be rented if you'd like. Walking trails and beautiful sunrise/sunsets. There are also tour boats to cabbage key from Captiva and Pine Island. Go!!! You'll love it!! read more

Food was just okay. I had a chicken burger and coleslaw. Burger was an okay size but for what ever reason did not fill me up. Not to many choices on the menu but still a neat place to check out. read more

STAY AWAY!!! FOOD 2/10, SERVICE 0/10!!! Please do yourself a favor and STAY FAR AWAY!!! We were there for lunch with a group of 6, the menu is extremly limited, no flexibility at all, no substitutions, no splitting checks. It is really overpriced, my friend asked for a side salad and they charged $10!!! a small simple bland salad with lettuce, tomato and onion, if you ask for water they won't tell you upfront that they'll only give you small bottled waters for $3 each, you'll have to find out on the check. 2 of us had the mahi sandwich and it was the worst I ever ate, absolutely no flavor at all, a cold bun, a slice of tomato and a small piece of old lettuce, 3 of us had the burgers and they were ok with it. For sides you can choose between cole slaw which was completely inedible, a tiny scoop of potato salad, again inedible or for an extra charge chips.. oh not homemade chips, just a small bag of chips like in a Subway... And on top of all this the service was terrible, our server Matthew was rude from the second we sat down and gave us dirty looks throughout the whole lunch. He also messed up our order and there were items on the check that we never ordered or received, when mentioned to him, just acknowledged, but no apology. read more

A great place for lunch! We sat outside, had great service, and food. Had the Cheeseburger and thought it was great....cooked to order (medium). Fresh tomatoes and lettuce. read more

Location, service and crowd were great. However, they make such a sorry breakfast. It's a very easy meal to make, there was just zero effort. Eggs only come scrambled with mushy potatoes. A gummy roll with some jelly and butter packages. Coffee was weak. Bloody Marys and bacon were good. I have enjoyed lunch and dinner here. They just need a little extra love to their breakfast. read more

The food is nothing special. Average at best. What makes this a must go establishment is the overall experience. You can only get there by boat. We took a trip through Captiva Cruises. The trip was informative and you see many dolphins on the way. Back to the food.... as mentioned, nothing special. My burger was overpriced and not much better than Wendy's burger. My wife had the shrimp salad, again just average. The cocktails were small, but tasty. We both tried a couple of signature drinks that are worth trying - Bay Breeze and Cabbage Creeper. read more

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It was okay. Very touristy and typically very busy at lunch time. I had the cheeseburger which was very good but they only had potato salad and coleslaw for sides which was very disappointing. Small drink sizes and no free refills. There is nothing else to do there but eat and walk around but the dollar bill walls are a cool thing to see. However, good atmosphere and my waitress was very nice. And great key lime pie! One of the best I've had. read more

A one of a kind experience! Very friendly, quick service, great food and a place you can take a date for a memorable outing as well as the kids. It's a piece of Florida history you should try and check out. I highly recommend Megan - a great waitress. read more

Pricey, food is below par, servers rush your meal to make room for others on the tour boat. Don't expect anything complimentary. Even a pickle sliver costs a buck. Nice atmosphere, but overrated. And Jimmy Buffett did NOT write "cheeseburger in paradise" about this place no matter what they claim /: In fact you can only order them medium rare because they don't want people lingering. Get em in, get em out is their policy. read more

We took a trip out there few weeks back, and left very dissapointed. The place is very tacky with every inch covered in dollar bills that people write on and put up everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE. The menu was also extremely small . The paradise cheedburger was decent, but very very small for the price. I believe 8.95 and they don't serve French fries with it.just potato chips.the service was not friendly at all but was not rude either, usually a waiter or waitress introduce's themselves to who there serving but this woman honestly did not say a word.BUT the WORST part of this whole experience was the rude and unhelpfull dock Guy. When pulling up he dident help at all!!! And gave us a dirty look when we gave him 5 bucks for doing absolutely nothing. We docked up and found a place to dock ourselves, but after leaving to go do our shark fishing we noticed our bag of chum was missing then noticed all 6 of our subs and def more then 12 beers were missing out of our cooler. seeing that we spent 2 hours just to be seated and served.so if you go there for lunch,BEWARE of the thieves on the dock, and make sure they do their job, unlike us who still tipped him 5 bucks for doing nothing.I would never go there again read more

4 stars for atmosphere and service and 2 stars for food, but who cares, you dont go for the food. You can not get much cooler than this place, wishing I was there right now. It is an experience and it makes you want to have lived in early 20th century Florida hangin with Ernest Hemingway. It is only reachable by boat, which only adds to the wow factor. You may want to get there either before the charter boats of blue hairs get there or time it about 90 min after they do. We went with a large group of adults and kids, and had called ahead to tell them we were coming. The hostess was very nice and accommodating for us, even though we were a little late, and especially since we had a bunch of kid. Tables were ready and we were off to the races, with a fun meal and great service. Place is surprisingly big, and there are tons of dollar bills tacked everywhere. Mine is the green one next to the bar with George Washington on it. read more

Meh. Food and service were very average...and they refused to split the check. The only thing this place has going for it is the location.

Our first greeting trying to dr. Appel was not hello, welcome, or good to see you. We were first met with attitude where to park the boat. Our island greeting was then met with will your dog be comfortable on the boat. As most people we have taken our family pet with us for the day. It was 99° outside at noon time most people are not comfortable on the boat. With no regards to our family member the person on the dock was very rude and made us seek another place to dine for lunch. If you are a pet lover and want to bring your family member with steer away from this location. Getting back to our home dock we shared this incident with several people and they all had expressed that they had heard this before about the doc hand and his Hitler like attitude . A heads up to the management of the restaurant, people who have pets spend a lot of money. Since you are independently wealthy you must not need it. Steer clear and stand your ground. read more

low-key fun and tasty food. definitely go with bottled water rather than the tap (which was a bit salty).