Great food and great location. Warning: don't expect to see the sunset while dinning. You can only sit outside for lunch and drinks. Very fresh and homemade food! My family would suggest: sautéed white fish, Capri style shrimp, southern fried chicken, or broiled scallops! The homemade dressing is very good too read more

After walking the entire Isles of Capri this morning, I stopped at the Pelican Bend Restaurant for a beer and a bite. When these guys say "the fish is fresh", they ain't kidding! This guy was filleting a fresh catch before my eyes, and those of some equally hungry Pelicans! read more

Pelican Bend - Seafood Near Me - Naples, Florida

Food is delicious and portions are large. The problem was our server. Older gentleman but kinda rude and slow. Never told us any specials, I had to ask, never told us his name, assumed we knew the menu and everything about it and looked at me dumb when I did ask questions. Took nearly 15-20 mins just to get our check. I would come back but will not be waited on by him again. read more

So disappointed! After hearing such good things about Pelican Bend We were so looking forward to it.. We tried to enjoy It was so hard .The staff were friendly enough, our waiter was nice. We asked for rolls to go with the butter on the table, they don't have any. You can get hushpuppies, They were a very dark brown almost black, very very dry and in our mind not edible. Each dish was disappointed, we had coconut shrimp, a solid 4, dry and over cooked , the sauce whitefish was a decent size but was also breaded but very thin. The sauté oyster where deeply breaded, couldn't find an oyster, Just a slight flavor of oyster sitting in a plate of oil with a hint of lemon. It was not edible I do not eat fried food due to stomach issues, this is why I ordered the Sauté oysters and not the fried oysters. The baked potato was slightly warm, and rubbery, the steak ff were over cooked. Most of the food was not eaten. Sorry to say we will never go back. Too many places on the island that are way better. The price was reasonable, I would have preferred to pay a little more to get good food. read more

Oh my goodness, my new favorite restaurant near Marco. ( actually on the Isle of Capri) In fairness, I placed a carry out order so my review is based solely on food, not service, so here goes... The lobby was packed when I arrived, I've been here before and actually expected this as it's a popular place. I placed my order and was told 25 minutes which was longer than expected but I took a seat and was prepared to wait. After reading through some emails on the iPhone, I hear my name called, my carry out is ready! This was a total of 12 minutes later...I said, " That was quick!", to which the hostess replied that they have to pad the estimated time to prevent angry customers. Okay then. Everything was still hot when I arrived home and I began my feast! The salad was half a head of lettuce, the wedge, with 2 sides of the house dressing, a creamy garlic. This dressing is full of flavor without being overpowering. Next, the entree. I ordered the lightly fried combination plate with fish and oysters. The white fish was light and tender, so good and the oysters were rich and delicious. The baked potato was a perfectly cooked potato wrapped in foil, soft and buttery. For $16.00 it's a bounty of food as I literally halved everything and will enjoy a second dinner tonight. Highly recommended. read more

Well this place definitely needs some help so I start this by the service, the service was horrible they never came to check on us or give us refills. But the food was good but it took about 1 hour, and about 45 minutes for our starters. Would I give this place a second chance yes but they need to speed it up in there. read more

Came party of six,-everything great except a pc of plastic in soup - never offered to give free -- Had to pay all together on one check took a While to figure as couples - overcharged us for 4 soups only had 2-- read more

If you're craving a fried seafood dinner in an authentic setting this is the place to be! We had a party of 11 and the outdoor seating was beautiful and the server (who happened to be the owner) was incredibly kind and patient with our children, making it a very family friendly experience. Some of the other pluses were: - HUGE portions - cheap appetizers - $10 pictures of beer! - dockside seating (watch the people unload their catch) - cheap kids meals - they're famous for their fried shrimp and fried oysters Some cons I noticed would be: - Hard to venture beyond their classic fried menu options. Be prepared for a fried appetizer, fried dinner, and key lime pie for desert. Not many baked/grilled options or fresh veggies (they do have salads but we didn't try then) - $15 for a basket of fried shrimp seems a bit expensive to me, but the portion was quite large on the other hand - I think the outdoor seating is the only choice worth making; the indoor seating seemed cramped and uninspiring In the end we had a great time. The owner and her son treated us exceptionally. We were so thankful for their hospitality. read more

Over all good - However, I ask for their signature dish and received a sautéed white fish. They do not serve Grouper ( I found this to be odd ). It was just too oily for my tastes. My friend enjoyed it. Also note worthy to mention - They do not serve liquor - only beer and wine. If I had option of 3.5, I would have given them 3.5. Matt waited on us and we enjoyed his service. read more

Had lunch here yesterday. Staff in masks and we felt safe. Service was awesome, views are amazing and the blackened Roughy was fresh and some of the best fish I have had. I love this place. read more

The food was amazing! The sautéed fish and wedge salad with their homemade dressing was just out of this world. Then their peanut utter pie topped it off ( and I am not much of a desert person but it was recommended and well worth it). Our waitress and the owner were great and so kind. Would defiantly be going back and recommend to others. read more

Amazing sautéed fish of the day. Decor and service nothing fancy. Long wait on a Friday night but it was worth it. Fun bar out back with music. read more

Great service ! Excellent quantity of food. Had clam strips for lunch-best I ever had! Highly recommended read more

Pelican Bend - Pelican Bend - Seafood Near Me - Naples, Florida

The back bar in the tiki shack was a perfect tie in to the restaurant! Absolutely love the aire of the whole joint...beautiful skies outside, friendly people! Sure, it was a hell of a long wait, and be prepared because this is a wholly family owned restaurant and you're treated as such. If you don't like the freshest sautéed fish you'll ever have, then stay away. My oysters, frog legs and coconut shrimp were fantastic, and my girlfriend's Fish of the Day was even better. Worth a visit if you're looking for something well known, but "off the beaten path"! read more

Having had a bad experience there for past two weeks. New bartender working outside is beyond rude to us. She decided she doesn't like us and makes sure to be non attentive as soon as we arrive. We have liked this place for 3 years, but when you realize you don't even feel welcome? We won't be back again. Bartender should make us feel us welcome and not feel like we are putting her out of her way. read more

We love living in Naples but have found it challenging to find affordable decent food while dining out. Post the pandemic many establishments are struggling and notably the quality of the food has decreased. We stopped for dinner at the Pelican Bend last night. We ordered the following: orange roughy (their signature dish) and hush puppies, coconut shrimp and chowder. The hush puppies were burnt to a crisp an not edible. The coconut shrimp arrived as typical deep fried shrimp with a small center of sauce that tasted like applesauce with ground coconut. Not what you would expect and pretty bland. The waitress did her best and she was great. She said all of the hush puppies were over cooked so she took that off our bill. Then the wedge salad arrived. It is just a slice of iceberg with watery dressing. My husband had the chowder and said it was bland potato soup. The fish finally arrived. My husband ordered his grilled and it was cold and piled in a heap on the plate The rice was also supposed to be saffron but was a red tomato rice and it too was cold. He had lost his appetite at this point and sent it back. I had the roughy pan fried with lemon and butter and it was served warm. The bill was $54 minus the food sent back otherwise the bill would have been $75. That's alot for really bad meal. The waitress was great but the food is gross and would not return. read more

We always come to Pelican Bend when in Marco. Their wedge with creamy garlic dressing is to die for. Choudah is also wonderful. Always a wait but worth it. read more

I been here for dinner many times. Very good. Skip the lunch. The other lunch reviews explain it pretty good. My son wanted to taste is mother's wedge salad,so he asked Matt the waiter for some silverware.Matt said it would be (plastic) because he didn't order a food dish.Hello? The three of us ordered the fish basket, which entitled us (real silverware). Do not order the lunch fish, my wife couldn't finish it. Hint to Matt the waiter,you may want to rethink how to be courteous to customers (been in the service industry 60 years).my son left a descent tip. Read above,at tip I would have given him. read more

Service was terrible...you had to ask for refills and anything else we wanted. Took about 20 minute for server to approach our table. It was a 2 hour meal and they weren't that busy. This used to be our favorite place but we won't be back. Something has happened here, they used to hundreds of customers on a Friday night but dead tonight. They've gone downhill. read more

Pelican Bend makes a phenomenal whitefish. The breading is light and almost sweet, the fish tastes fresh. I think the whitefish is ruffie, but I am not sure and i don't care. Salad is wedge of lettuce with great homemade dressing, creamy garlic is very good. Shrimp comes in the same batter as the fish so is equally as amazing. The actual restaurant is pretty much a glorified shack with a tiki hut bar around back. It sits right on the water and has plastic cover a couple walls in the winter to limit the wind. Great place to have a beer while you wait for a table. I have been here quite a few times and sometimes have to wait, but not always. The food is fantastic and simple. They don't pretend to be something they are not. For having excellent food, great service, and keeping things simple, its easy to give pelican bend 4/5 stars. read more

Mediocre. The older server acted like he was doing us a favor serving us, arriving to the table 15 minutes after our arrival. No drink refills and the arrogant server just made it an annoying experience. Spend your precious time somewhere else. read more

We have been coming here for years and it is still one of the best spots in the area for the casual island ambience, and they no longer have Grouper but substituted with a white roughy that people love! I really love their fried chicken oddly enough! For lunch we sit outside on the water and enjoy the view.. read more

We have been coming here for years! They must be under new ownership because it's just not the same .. the portions are smaller and the servers are the absolute RUDEST!! They just don't care!! Takes forever to just get a drink and order! read more

This used to be a five star restaurant - now huge tourist trap. They used to brag the only fish they sold was Grouper. No more grouper. They now serve what they call "White Roughy" which is actually not roughy but is a farm raised catfish from the orient (called Basa ). The FDA is investigating fish producers for using the name " white roughy" (Google it for more info) Oysters on the half shell - warm, gritty, and not cut at the shell - total amateur presentation. Burnt, dry hush puppies. Wait staff disinterested - just a job (or arrogant - you the customer should just be happy to be there) read more

I LOVE this place; have been coming here ever since I moved to Naples (5 years now) and I always get the same thing: the sauteed fish; you CANNOT go wrong with this dish! To the person who said it wasn't Roughy....what are you, the "fish police"?! How can you tell? Anyway, don't listen to them, go - you won't be disappointed. Also, you HAVE to get the wedge salad....it's nothing fancy, just a wedge of iceberg with the creamy horseradish garlic dressing...one word: YUM. I would also recommend the sauteed shrimp if the fish isn't your thing. Skip the chowder though if you're from the East coast or Boston as it's not what you're used to. Trust me and stick with the fish! :) P.S. - the staff is mostly family and awesome, perhaps "Jeff G" reviewed the wrong restaurant by mistake? read more

Seafood chowder was not good. Just tasted like watery mashed potatoes with clams. Giving it 2 stars because the homemade chocolate pie was very delicious! That's all we ate there so can't say anything about their famous white roughy fish dish that everyone is raving about. Probably wouldn't go back though. read more

After waiting alone in the waiting area for 5 minutes with no one paying attention, we were then overlooked as the staff walked by us several times without acknowledging we were there. We then spoke up and asked a person who appeared to be a manager, should we seat ourselves. He explained that we had to sign ourselves in on the waiting list to be seated, even tho we were the only one there. We did so, and waited another 5 minutes alone, unattended and ignored. At this point we left and ate elsewhere. It was about 8:30 pm on a Thursday night, empty tables everywhere. read more

Food is mediocre at best. Service is really poor. I'll spare anyone reading this the trivial details of our meal. Suffice it to say you could find fresher seafood dumpster diving behind a red lobster and better service at your neighborhood DMV. Do yourself a favor and eat your own nail clippings at home. read more

Has something changed at Pelican Bend? I understand the wait. There is always a wait for a table in season. Usually the host/hostess is harried and busy but makes you feel welcomed like family. None of that tonight. Finally get to our table. 15 minute wait for a server. (Dining room is so very obnoxiously loud, everyone is yelling to speak to one another. It was genuinely unpleasant.I wanted to stand up and ring a bell and say "if we all talk normally this will go better".) Of course we got the wedge salad with the usual garlic dressing, and the sautéed fish. I would estimate the food preparation to be about the same as usual. The wedge was smaller than usual, but on occasion in the past it has come out that size. The waitress who had taken our order was not the runner who brought our drinks, and was not the runner who brought our food. In fact I never saw her again until she showed up with the bill. I would've liked to have told her that I needed more sour cream and butter. And that we would like to order another round of drinks. And what's with all these plastic cups anyway? Quite frankly though, the dining room was SO LOUD that I was happy to eat and leave. literally, people were yelling across the tables. Literally yelling to be heard. As I looked around I didn't see a single server that I recognized. I found that to be odd. I did recognize one of the male managers. It just wasn't the usual. The experience was harrowing. I felt like cattle being shuttled through some deafening chamber. Just to be clear, I have been here many many times when it is busy,busy, busy. With Long waits to be seated. But usually there are smile's and thank you's, and you feel like they are happy that you are there. You feel like part of the culture. Tonight was a total dud; makes me not want to go back. read more

We had read quite a few reviews online and some personal recomendations. Overall the experience was rather blah. The service was mediocre - we felt rushed through ordering and had never been there before, and specials werent explained well. The food was not very good. My husband had a fried seafood platter which was just OK and I had sauteed scallops which were chewy and swimming in butter sauce. I have had much better seafood elsewhere in the US (grew up in New England) as well as here in the Marco/Naples area. The seafood chowder looked like oatmeal and was not tasty. read more

The food was absolutely wonderful! Our server, however; was an arrogant jerk He was rude before we even walked in the restaurant and continued until we left. The lady and young man who brought our food out were so very nice. read more

Comparable to a low end place in Peoria, Topeka or other places far from the sea. Salad is a wedge of iceberg with saltines. Shrimp appetizers seem to be made with previously frozen supermarket quality shrimp. Fish entrees are equivalent to college dorm food. Silverware is metal but insultingly thin. Some place else this joint might be 3 stars but next to Naples and Marco 1 star is generous. Save your dough and go to a burger joint. read more

How this restaurant gets so many great reviews is beyond me . Wedge salad had nothing on it beside dressing. was. Jalapeño poppers tasted frozen store bought. Grilled tomatoes , tomotoe didn't get grilled and blue chews and bacon so so. Don't go. Not worth read more

Have been coming here since a kid visiting my grandparents, and the food has ALWAYS been outstanding. No reservations, but bring a deck of cards to sit outside at the huge outdoor waiting area. Their special, includes a lemon sautéed white roughy. This is amazing, served with wedge salad and homemade creamy garlic dressing. Peanut butter pie is my favorite here, but they are all homemade and include key lime and chocolate mousse. A MUST GO TO FOR DINNER IN ISLE OF CAPRI. read more

Had drinks and appetizers after a day on the boat. Live music, great Tiki bar outside, wonderful views. Great place on the Isle of Capri.

My family and I have been staying on Marco Island for a conference and found Pelican Bend after a friend recommended it. The restaurant is small and very unassuming, but the food and service are fantastic. It's always nice to find the place where locals eat and isn't flooded with tourists. All of our food we well prepared and the service was attentive without being pushy. The prices are consistent with other seafood restaurants in the area, but in my opinion, the quality is much better. We will certainly be back. read more

We are regular customers, and we could not be happier. I'm from New England and the Bend's chowder is as good or better than any I've had in New England. Their signature dish, sautéed fish, is the absolute best fish I've ever had. Lunch's menu offers a lobster salad and fresh oysters on the half shell are fabulous. It's a great family owned, small town type restaurant, with friendly servers that cannot be beat! We highly recommend the Pelican Bend! read more

Literally my favorite place to eat while i visiting Marco island florida! Good is fresh people are nice! Amazing i would recommend to anyone!! read more

My family and I have been coming here for dinner for years. (but hadn't been in many years) This time, we came for lunch. The "catch of the day" is no longer grouper since they said it is too expensive. They replaced it with a very mediocre, thin white fish that was tasteless (orange roughy). Orange roughy is also very high in mercury and should not be eaten. The quality of their food went WAY downhill over the past few years. There are a million great places in Marco, don't waste your time here. read more

We found out waiting in line that the roughy is farm raised and flown in daily from NY. The waiter would only say it was "from the Atlantic." It has been the catch of the day for 20 + years. Highly overrated restaurant- we would not go back. read more