We came to the Keylime Bistro to get one thing- Key Lime Pie, of course!! 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! read more

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Every year since 2004, with the exception of 2020 and after Ian, we have visited Captiva and always had 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 First of all, our waiter, Sal, gave her an outdated menu, so when she ordered the martini for $10, she was charged $15.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. read more

Keylime Bistro - 3 Fresh Catch crabcakes for $15.00. - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

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Super fun place to sit outside, grab some drinks, and listen to live music! I believe they have live music daily, which is awesome. The weather was perfect when we went, and it made sitting outside and enjoying the atmosphere even better. Parking is limited, so it's best to walk if you can, though there are a few nearby spots available. I had the Pink Flamingo drink, and it was delicious! We didn't order food, so I can't speak to that, but I saw plenty of people enjoying meals around us. Great vibes all around, definitely come check it out! read more

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Key Lime Bistro nailed it! The salmon with crab and key lime hollandaise was rich, bright, and downright dreamy. The carrots and parsnips had a cool twist, the broccoli actually tasted like someone cared, and the rice had this subtle sweetness--almost vanilla-ish--that totally worked. My brother loved the Voodoo chicken, "all the flavors exploded in my mouth at once". The rest of the fam loved the zesty scampi. Little extras made the night: sesame crackers with drinks, juicy red grapes, and a bold, addictive pimento cheese situation (basil? garlic? a little kick? yes please). Service was spot-on, the vibe was easy and fun, and the live music sealed it. Rinaldo, the one-man band, brought the groove with the flute and matched the atmosphere perfectly. Our waitress, Jennifer was really attentive too. Great food, great sound, great night. Would absolutely do it again. @ ac17c insta read more

Keylime Bistro - Drinks & dinner - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

We thought this was going to be a normal review but it went sideways. We only had about an hour and they were not that busy. It was a limited after 1pm when we came in. We ordered a tuna appetizer and after eating about half of it we for a hair under the Wasabi sauce. I went and told the waitress and she apologized and said they would take it off the bill and make is a new one. The new one came and we didn't have any issues. We were waiting for our food after that for awhile. We watched as others who were sat after us were already receiving their food/orders but we hadn't. It was like 4 tables we watched. It's not like we ordered something weird? We waitednow about 45 to 50 minutes and we had enough. So we asked for the check and for our orders to be boxed. That took another 10 to 15. We paid and she apologized but we had to go because of the parking. A quick meal turned into one of the worst in recent history we had. We ate back at the room and my wife said they crab cakes were salty and my chicken club was really dry. My wife really wanted to eat here since the last time we were in captiva, but man were we dissappointed. read more

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We stopped in here for a quick breakfast after a few hours of shell-hunting down at Blind Pass. This was at about 10am on a Wednesday morning, mind you. The place was completely empty. We were the only patrons. Waiter was great- we sat outside and ordered coffee for me and a mixed drink (tasted like a girl-scout thin mint shake with booze!) for my wife. There was some sort of event going on across the street- ground breaking or something similar for a new building. Lots of spiffy people zooming around in Range Rovers and Bentleys. Blah blah blah... I hid my Rolex so no one would think that we were part of the entourage. Wife ordered eggs and bacon and I ordered the sirloin tips and eggs. The restaurant got a few more tables as we waited. Everyone seemed laid back and truly on island time. Our food arrived along with a refill of my coffee. Everything was delish. We cleaned our plates... breakfast potatoes were especially good. We will return next year, as we make our yearly pilgrimage to Captiva every October. read more

Keylime Bistro - The Chocolate Mint frozen drink. Tasted like a boozy thin mint! - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

We enjoyed this restaurant while on vacation. Had a real Caribbean island vide. Live music. Good service. We enjoyed all of our meals. Very crowded when we went during spring break. They don't take reservations. One of the better restaurants in the area. read more

Call off the dawgs, the search is over for the best key lime pie. It's the best . We ordered a whole pie Togo and I swear, it weighed 10 lbs. so dang good! read more

we come here as a family and they always accommodate us - about 20 people. Ambience is their main selling point. Food is ok. right next to the beach so location is great. Good live music but overall a good experience! read more

Keylime Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

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We were here last night, we both ordered salads, we were the only ones sitting outside listening to a guy singing and playing his guitar. Our beer was cold and our salads were awesome! Our server Jose, was very polite and attentive. Will definitely visit again. read more

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Traveling and staying on Sanibel. After a dolphin cruise, we stopped by because of their live entertainment. What an amazing entertainer they had on keyboard and flute. He was like a stand-up comic along with amazing singer. We had a delicious dinner sitting outside on the patio. Amazing staff and really great location. read more

Really enjoyed lunch here. Drinks were great. Cheeky piña colado went down well. Crab cakes and buffalo chicken sandwich were lovely. Wife had bistro salad with salmon which was solid. Live music was great. read more

$35 for this tiny blackened grouper sandwich. I guess my fault for not asking how much when it said market price... but c'mon... read more

Keylime Bistro - My fault for not asking 1st but $35 for this tiny blackened grouper sandwich.... Wow!! - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

Keylime Bistro was amazing! We went for breakfast, and the staff was absolutely wonderful. It was a little chilly, so we sat inside after walking over a mile up the beach and decided to give it a try--so glad we did. The breakfast skillet I ordered was so good. The meat literally melted in your mouth, and the potatoes were perfectly seasoned and didn't need anything extra. My husband had the eggs Benedict, and since he's pretty picky, that's saying something--he loved it. There were little kids running around, and the staff was incredibly kind and patient with both the kids and their parents, which really stood out to us. That alone made it a favorite, but combined with the great food and service, it's a definite must-visit. We absolutely plan to be back on our next visit! read more

First of all most restaurants have great food so it's about the service. I've got two dogs. The owner is the one that seated me very friendly guy that makes me wanna come back so in a day of hiking along the beach with my dogs I just want a virgin piña colada. They've got my business. read more

Keylime Bistro - Oliver and Opal waiting patiently while I eat this delicious salad - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

Alex is amazing. The food was good. The drinks good. Blackened grouper is the best ever!!!!!!

First time up to Captiva with the fam. This place is truly a hidden gem in plain site. We were seated quickly with great service. We had muscles, fillet, tuna steak, chicken Alfredo. Everything was fresh and delicious! Live music started when we ate on the patio. Our only mistake was not ordering more than one piece of their amazing key lime pie for dessert (which we shared)! Please taste the key lime pie while you're there, it's in the name and it's great!! read more

The primavera risotto was amazing! I added grilled mahi and it was honestly one of the best meals I have eaten! read more

Food was good. Ambulance was awesome!! Service was good.................................... read more

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Food marginal - service ok don't waste your money...crab cake weak clams salty way over priced!

They are back! We were so excited to visit and eat at The Key Lime Bistro last Wednesday! The place looks so good ! We ended up parking down the street by the Surf Shop but it looked like there was parking behind the restaurant, too. There was a one man band playing outside and he was very entertaining. The food was delicious . I had the grouper and my husband had the stuffed grouper with lobster. My key lime martini was made with Blue Chair Bay Rum Cream! (No Shoes Nation members understand this significance). It was so good. The employees were so attentive. I can't wait to visit KLB and Captiva next year! read more

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It was fine. Not impressed. too expensive, but I get it...captive audience. Not many options around. I'm glad it was there. Everyone agreed the best thing were the vegetables. Cooked perfect and seasoned well. read more

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Spent 10 days in this general area ( Captiva & Sanibel ) after going to several different restaurants and this was the worst meal of them all ... My wife and I had the red snapper , which was way over cooked ( you think they could prepare fish correctly in Florida) ... the broccoli was hard as a rock ...the rice and crackers were ok and the iced tea was watered down ... I made sure to mention to the waiter to tell the cook about the rubbery fish when we were done ... The last night in Florida ( vacation ) eating this stuff was not a pleasant experience ... Never will we return to this restaurant again read more

An absolute gem! We had the coconut shrimp, it was amazing and incredibly fresh shrimp! The Keylime martini and margaritas were fabulous. We finished with the keylime pie , best ever! read more

Restaurant was freshly remodeled. Patio would've been enjoyable but weather prohibited. Waitstaff and food were very good. Would recommend to give this restaurant a try. Bumped into diners leaving as we were entering who highly recommended the eggs Bene. Bon appetit! Parking behind restaurant! read more

Keylime Bistro - Blackened snapper and blackened mahi sandwich platters, added FFs. - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

The food was so average to below I almost coudn't finish what was supposed to be a blackened snapper sandwich, Im not sure i even tasted the fish much less anything resembling blackened seasoning. My wife ordered quiche which had almost no flavor. The guy at the bar was friendly and attentive,but thats about the only positive thing I can say, other than the beer was cold. That lunch/ couple drinks, with a 15% tip was almost 100.00. read more

Like many places in SW Florida, KLB suffered after the hurricane. The new interior has lost the charm of the old place but I maintain a nostalgic affection for it regardless. Food is still good, but you come here for the stuffed grouper and key lime pie - they do not disappoint. read more

Dinner February 2026, Not even close to what it used to be. Food was poor and overcooked. No issues with service. Best to skip it until they can get it together. In the past it was one place we enjoyed. read more

Meh, just meh.... For the prices the quality needs to be higher. Grouper was underwhelming and the flavors in general were not something remarkable. Not sure what happened.... read more

Food was excellent but service was slow. Not the same as when it was loose caboose. Eggs Benedict was good as was Bloody Mary.

The Food was very good, especially the bread! The service was lovely... recommended! Cole slaw was universally disliked by the people who usually like it. read more

Service was good , however quality of pasta dish was not! Pasta was not cooked through and aldente- tasted like floury chewy sticks. This was brought to server's attention and food sent back to be recooked/ new pasta to be dished onto plate .Fifteen minutes later , at the end of partner's meal, we requested to take the pasta home as takeout (seeing as we had shared the one plate of partner's food.) The takeout meal is exactly the same as what was served the first time. Not sure if the staff just waited fifteen minutes and then brought the same plate back or if they really recooked more pasta-just the same! That meal was awful. As residents of this island we like to support local business but it's sad when you know we could have had a better pasta meal at home. read more

Second time I've eaten here since they reopened, was compelled to write this review. I don't write many, only when it's a dramatic good or bad. Both meals were very good and for a remote island, fairly priced. Tonight I had the Loco Risotto, planned to eat half and take the rest home, didn't happen. Just too good. Andres was my server at the bar, I was by myself. Still rebuilding my place after 3 hurricanes in 2 years. Andres was great! Very nice, great job taking care of me, all around great. Ask him what to order if you come here. read more

Keylime Bistro - Before, but after first few bites - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

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They are open, and the food was delicious. Not going to lie, we went for the Key Lime Pie. It didn't disappoint. Amazing. If a Key lime pie had a baby with a cheesecake and they fostered some sweetened condensed milk on the side, it would be this decadent thing. Indulgent without being overly sweet or heavy. We stayed in Sanibel, and made the 25 minute drive to Captiva for this. Worth it. read more

Keylime Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

I came to Captiva and I had a very good time and one of the really good memories I made was this restaurant .The food was amazing they have so many options and the food will make your mouth water it's so good! The service is very kind and polite. And the place was very clean and looked nice. This is now my favorite restaurant, I recommend this, you'll be surprised about how good the place is. read more

EXCELLENT GRILLED GROUPER! If you're GF just order without bread or order a BOWL. The ambiance is Tropical and music is gentle Caribbean music. FABULOUS food, service & cute ambience... and I'M PICKY! read more

I have been coming to Sanibel/Captiva for years! We have not been to the Keylime Bistro except for the last few years. The first time we visited was in the height of COVID so our order was to go. It was not a great experience. I know that this is a fan favorite but apart from the key lime pie we are not a fan. The restaurant has a very islandy, key west feel. On some nights, they have live entertainment. Our food did not have much taste or flavor, the pasta was clearly not drained and the chicken was not grilled or baked, almost seemed to be steamed and it was cold. The staff as well was not overly friendly, they didn't great us and we actually had to wait quite a long time for someone to stop and help us. I will say though, their key lime pie is absolutely amazing! One of the best I have ever had! We have gone back numerous times to order just the pie, even ordering a whole pie to celebrate our parents anniversary. And again every time we go inside it is the same treatment received from the staff. No one wants to help, pretty much just get ignored. I'm spending money at your location you would think you would want to assist. They do have seating inside and outside which is nice and some people really enjoy. We do not enjoy as we always visit in the summer. We are yearly Sanibel/Captiva visitors for the last 30+ years. There are so many restaurants that we absolutely love, I don't think we will be visiting this again except for the key lime pie. read more

Keylime Bistro - Whole key lime pie (we added the sign) - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

I bit aggravated. We called for reservations and they said first come first serve. We went the next day.. day they were supposed to be open but there was a sign saying they would reopen next week. We drove out of our way to to captiva... why they didnt mention they were closing when we spoke on the phone. Perhaps they had technical difficulty like oven broke. Anyway instead of eating there we only had their famous keylime pie .. unfortunately my husband bought 2 peices and we got it to go. It wasn't our favorite keylime but it was the biggest and fanciest presentation. It was too fluffy and not as tart or dense as the ones we prefer. Worth a try. Matter of opinion. read more

Keylime Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Captiva, Florida

Great breakfast I was just surprised to see that toast wasn't included with the omelette

Great service. The food was amazing. The entertainment was fun and energetic husband and wife.