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Joey's Custard

➤ 2467 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, Florida, USA, 33957, 33957-3230, SANIBEL, United States

Store • Fast Food • Ice Cream • Chocolate

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"house made ice with a minimum of two vegan aromen at any time as well as other vegan options such as fruit skins. the products are made fresh every week and every time we left, there was something new, and they were all delicious. all their free and gluten-free options are also featured. this week (dec, 2019) they have vegan vanilla and vegan cookies and cream. when we were here a few months ago, they had vegan blueberry and vegan chocolate chip ices."

Cielo

➤ 1244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, 33957, United States Of America, 33957-4704, SANIBEL

Pizza • Seafood • American • Vegetarian

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"I rarely give a full five stars but you can't get better than Cielo! Sanibel Island is certainly bruised post hurricane Ian but gradually making its come back happily Cielo has not skipped a beat since reopening. Snazzy dining room, live piano and great wine list welcomes you. Imaginative cocktails, excellent food, great service and delicious finishes.....dessert and 20 year tawny port! Can't say enough about how good this island mainstay is, so happy it is still as consistently top notch as ever and still ranks as one of my all time favorites. Escargot, Halibut and pistachio, apricot chicken, so delicious, cannot recommend more! It will always be in our list for that fine dining experience and it should be on your too. (Traducido por Google) Rara vez doy cinco estrellas completas, ¡pero no puedes ser mejor que Cielo! Sanibel Island ciertamente está magullada después del huracán Ian, pero poco a poco está regresando felizmente. Cielo no ha perdido el ritmo desde que reabrió. El elegante comedor, el piano en vivo y una excelente carta de vinos le dan la bienvenida. Cócteles imaginativos, excelente comida, excelente servicio y deliciosos acabados... ¡postre y oporto leonado de 20 años! No puedo decir lo suficiente sobre lo bueno que es este pilar de la isla, tan feliz que sigue siendo tan consistente como siempre y sigue siendo uno de mis favoritos de todos los tiempos. Caracoles, halibut y pistacho, pollo con albaricoque, tan delicioso, ¡no puedo recomendar más! Siempre estará en nuestra lista para esa excelente experiencia gastronómica y también debería estar en la suya."

Sweet Melissa's Cafe

➤ Sanibel Island, 1625 Periwinkle Way, 33957-4403, SANIBEL, United States

Cafés • Seafood • American • Vegetarian

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"Highs: Atomposhere, Live Guitar Lows: Expensive, Limited Menu, Quirky Taste Combinations, Poorly Executed. The sum of the parts do not equal the whole. If this was a sports analogy you could say they scored alot of points but poor execution and too many mistakes cost them the win. Maybe one star is somewhat unfair but when you spend over $180 on a dinner out you would like to come away feeling good about it. So many good reviews and we were lured into this place by the online menu which had some interesting appetizers and entrees. We went to celebrate our anniversary hoping for something memorable, which it was but not in a good way, we got there to find the menu was different, which I know happens but what was offered was not anything stellar to choose from with only 5 entrees and some bizarre sounding sting-ray wing special. Not a chicken dish to be found. Trying to find a variation of flavors not to be redundant between the appy and entree, I went with the mussels and frites the wife had the grilled octopus one of her faves, the mussels were good, French fries with them tho? I can pass on that! wife loved the octopus very tender, BUT they served with with Korean BBQ sauce too over-powering, when less is more, simple, fresh lemon, EVOO and cilantro would have been better. Plus the brussle sprouts were charred looking outside but basically raw inside. Bread and dipping oil (which was good) did not get to the table until we were almost thru our appetizers course. Then came wine debacle #1: saw on the wine list a very interesting Cuvee, ordered a bottle, the blend on the bottle was not what as described on the wine list, different by far, opted for something else. Entrees came, Mrs. Ordered the smoked tenderloin because there wasn't much to choose from, asked it be cooked MEDIUM, the steak arrived and after two slices it was found raw inside, sent it back, returned a few minutes later still on the rarer side (see photo) sent back again, got it to a point it was edible. [This was also noted in another one star review] My Duck Breast was cooked nicely but the rest of the dish was a disaster, just an ugly plate of food, the so-called sweet potato gnocchi were four prune sized gummy, pan blackened wads with a play- dough consistency, and the braised red cabbage gave a twisted suarukraut flavor to the dish, just a mis-paired combo, a nice chorizo and poached apple corn bread stuffing and a grilled Portobello slice would have worked better. As in another one star review this place tries do a mash-up of flavors, attempting to be eclectic and tries to do too much and can't pull it off. When you only have FIVE entrees on the menu they should be the most amazing dishes ever presented. Last but not least got the key lime bread pudding, I thought it was very good, freshly warm, however the lime taste is just a hint almost undetectable. Wine debacle #2 happened when we asked for the Standing Stone Vineyard (Finger Lakes NY) Reisling Ice Dessert Wine"

Rosie's Cafe Grill

➤ 2330 Palm Ridge Rd, Sanibel Island I-33957-3280, United States, 33957-3278

Cafés • Pizza • Seafood • American

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"We went to kayak first, but needed to wait for high tide, so we went looking for a place to eat and saw Rosie's, which was near the kayak rentals. Not busy, but had to wait to be greeted, seated and served. (They looked straight at us and continued to havetheir own conversation...it was a strange way to treat customers). Perfectly fine food. We each had breakfast. My husband had abloody mary also, which he wasn't too excited about. No taste. Prices were reasonable. Staff is friendly once they actuallygreeted us. Orders were correct. Would we eat here again? Maybe, if we needed to wait for something around that road and weweren't in a hurry."

Gramma Dot's Seaside Saloon

➤ 644 N Yachtsman Dr,FL 33957-3912, United States, SANIBEL

Casual • Seafood • American • North American

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"During our family trip in August 2021, we spent some time at this restaurant and we thoroughly enjoyed the food and the relaxed island atmosphere. We hope to return again once Sanibel has recovered from the hurricane. The service, meal type, and atmosphere were all excellent, with the food, service, and atmosphere each receiving a rating of 5 out of 5. The price per person for dinner was in the range of $20–30."