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Cabbage Key

3.9 (177 reviews)
Closed • 7:30 am - 8:30 pm

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Touristy
Casual
Good for groups

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Maggie V.

We took a great boat ride to cabbage key and stopped to have lunch here. The food was amazing! I had the shrimp salad sandwich and it was delicious!!! Our waitress was Carol and we loved her. Great service. Beautiful location.

The cabbage keeper
Taylor U.

We had the best time and received the best service on Labor Day weekend! It's always so fun coming to Cabbage Key. Our waitress was Angie and she was very polite and helpful. If you come, you have to get the Cabbage Creeper. It's a rite of passage! We will be coming back for years to come!

Steamed shrimp...my fav yummy
Bonnie R.

For my husbands birthday weekend we drove down to Ft Meyers for the weekend. We took a boat over to Cabbage Key Island for lunch. Beautiful, amazing perfect ambiance. Very exclusive since you can only arrive by boat. The food was good and when I told our server it was my husbands birthday the guy single the live music kicked it off an everyone joined in. It was awesome!!!

view from the island
Chuck L.

If you enjoy boating, the ride to and from Cabbage Key is the ticket. Less than an hour each way through beautiful waters, around the Private Useppa Island, and past the state park Caya costa, you arrive to the shelter Harbor of historic cabbage key. The staff is so friendly, the food is good, watch the tortoises play... Enjoy your life... It's a day you'll remember !

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Macoisinha M.

We took the boat tour ro this island and had lunch at this restaurant that gets veeeeeeery busy around lunch time. It's a very tiny island and this is the only restaurant. We had a great time enjoying our meal with live music and a beautiful view on a Saturday afternoon. Food is ok. Like bar food. Not many vegetarian or healthy options but their vegetarian burger was pretty tasty They are dog friendly!

Fish dip
Michelle H.

This restaurant is only accessible by boat and has such a cool history. The place was absolutely packed with folks having food and drinks. Since everything is brought in a boat, it is on the pricer side but it's expected being out in the middle of the ocean! The one dollar bills all over the walls are iconic and their Cabbage Creppers definitely sneak up on you. While we were there they also had live music.

Amanda T.

Love a restaurant that I take a boat as my transportation. The grounds are beautiful and it's lovely to go up the water tower for a beautiful view. Of course the prices are high because of the location. we enjoyed our beach burgers. But they do charge an extra for any additions. That one caught us by surprise.

History of the restaurant and island
Delaney S.

I stopped in with family while out on a boating trip. You can only get here via boat. I would highly recommend getting here early. The restaurant opens at 11am for lunch service but fills up very fast, so rush up to get your name on the list. We got lucky to get seated in the first wave of seating. The menu is not very extensive but does offer salads, shrimp dishes, fish, and of course burgers. This restaurant is known to be the reference for Cheeseburger in Paradise. While others at the table did order a Cheeseburger, I ordered the Shrimp salad. The shrimp salad was served over a tomato with sides of coleslaw and potato salad. All really fresh and flavorful. I highly recommend this dish for something light at lunch time. The Cheeseburgers I heard were good too. Here you do pay for water since it is served by bottle. We even added a dollar bill to the restaurants decor!

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Loved the food and Aimee was fantastic. Red snapper special and burgers were yummy. Bring your dollar bills for the wall.

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Jennifer waited on us and was awesome. I go out for a meal on the island every few weeks.

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Carlos was amazing!!!! Good great atmosphere even better. Highly recommend. Great time good memories

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Great food!!! Ice cream shop was awesome and boys serving were super cute and polite!!!!

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Captain Joe Lanktree made our first ever trip to Cabbage Key the greatest. He was so helpful and polite definitely coming back!

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Dock master was an ass hole. Decided not to eat after boating all the way from Eldrids. Some hospitality.

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