Key Lime Bistro on Captiva Island, Florida, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily with fresh seafood, tropical cocktails, live music, and award-winning Key Lime Pie.
Key Lime Bistro
Key Lime Bistro is a fantastic Captiva Island Restaurant located in the middle of the historic Captiva Island Inn Village. The restaurant is close to the beach and local shops.
Key Lime Bistro was closed for 971 days as they recovered from hurricane damage. Today the restaurant has been completely redone and feels like you are in a tropical oasis.
Vibrant colors, a chill atmosphere, and the great food they are known for. We first visited Key Lime Bistro 10+ years ago and fell in love with the restaurant's atmosphere. Sitting outside on the patio with a key lime martini, listening to a local musician, is the perfect way to spend a Florida Gulf Coast night.
Indoor Seating
Comfortable indoor dining with a lively, tropical atmosphere and live music.
Indoor Bar
A full-service bar with tropical-themed specialty drinks and martinis, and live music daily.
Outdoor Seating
Open-air outdoor dining just steps from Andy Rosse Lane, a great spot to enjoy the Florida sunshine and island breeze.
Key Lime Bistro Menu
Key Lime Bistro's Menu is filled with options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They have a great salad menu along with vegan and vegetarian options. The kids' menu has multiple things to choose from.
Breakfast Menu Highlights
(served 8am - 2pm)
- Bistro Benedict, poached eggs over Canadian bacon and English muffin with key lime hollandaise
- Crab Cake Benedict, poached eggs over crab cakes and English muffin with key lime hollandaise
- Make Your Very Own Omelette, three eggs with your choice of three fillings
- Huevos Rancheros, fried eggs over corn tortillas with salsa, cheddar, and guacamole
- Crunchy Bistro French Toast and Belgian Waffle topped with fresh berries and kiwi
Lunch Menu Highlights
(served 11am - 5pm)
- Grouper Sandwich, fried, grilled, or blackened, the most popular local favorite
- Which Fish Sandwich Do You Wish, mahi, salmon, snapper, or tuna grilled or blackened
- Crab Cake Sandwich, two cakes of blue crabmeat with key lime aioli
- Veggie Sandwich, grilled portobello, grilled onion, roasted red peppers, and goat cheese
- Big Bad Burger, a half-pound patty grilled to order
Dinner Menu Highlights
- Shrimp Scampi and Key Lime Pasta
- Grouper Piccata, lightly floured and sauteed with capers, red peppers, and onions in a key lime butter and white wine sauce
- Paella Valencia, shrimp, scallops, calamari, mussels, chicken, and sausage
- Walnut Crusted Snapper topped with tropical fruit salsa
- Mr. Mussels, simmered in tomato sauce with key lime juice, garlic butter, and white wine
- Award-winning Key Lime Pie for dessert
Kids Menu - Key Lime Bistro's Kids menu features a grilled cheese sandwich, hot diggity dog, toucan burger, chicken fingers, or penne pasta with marinara, butter, or alfredo sauce.
Gluten-Free - grilled seafood, salads, beef and chicken dishes, and other great options
Vegan - Bistro salad remove the bleu cheese, spinach salad remove the goat cheese, not-so-basic salad, portobello salad remove the goat cheese, veggie pasta
Vegetarian - Key Lime Bistro has a great menu of salads, key lime bistro bruschetta, chips & salsa, nachos (remove the meat), veggie pasta
Why you will love Key Lime Bistro
- Open all day, 8 am to 10 pm
- Right in the heart of Historic Captiva Island Village, walking distance to the beach
- Live music daily and a full bar
- Award-winning Key Lime Pie
- Both indoor and open-air outdoor dining options
Things to know when planning a visit
Address - 11509 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL
Phone - 238-395-4000
Hours - 8 am - 10 pm daily
Please confirm with the restaurant to ensure that the hours have not changed.
Accessibility - The restaurant is on one level with a paved patio
Plus Size Seating - The chairs do have arms, and it will be up to each person how comfortable they are. There are tall bar chairs that do not have arms
Dress Code/Suggestions - casual, date night
Pets - pets are not allowed inside the restuarant but they have patio seating.
Parking - There is a gravel parking area behind the restaurant along with parking across the street by RC Otters.
Sanibel & Captiva Island Restaurants and Attractions nearby
The Bubble Room - An iconic Captiva restaurant serving world-famous cakes and food on three floors of vintage holiday decor.
Boop's Ice Cream Parlor & Cafe - Captiva Island - A cute ice cream and coffee shop next door to the Bubble Room, selling their famous cake slices.
Andy Rosse Lane Beach Park - A Captiva Village beach access point known for spectacular sunsets, just steps away.
Alison Hagerup Beach Park - One of the best beach parks on Captiva Island for shelling, swimming, and sunset watching.
Sanibel Sprout - A great option with acai bowls, smoothies, and fresh juice, a short drive over the bridge on Sanibel.
Sanibel Cafe - A Sanibel breakfast institution since 1984 with famous fossilized shell tables.
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Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille - Sanibel - A Sanibel institution loved by locals and visitors for lunch or dinner.
Blue Giraffe Island Bar and Grill - Sanibel - A fun Sanibel restaurant known for its amazing giraffe mural.
Sanibel Deli and Coffee Factory - Award-winning pizza, a huge deli menu, and gluten-free options on Sanibel.
Sanibel & Captiva Long Weekend Trip Journal - A full trip itinerary with favorite restaurants, beaches, and things to do on both islands.
Sanibel and Florida Gulf Coast Trip Journal - An earlier trip journal covering restaurants and shelling stops across the island.
Sanibel & Captiva Island Tours
Sunset Dolphin Cruise with Sanibel Lighthouse Views Rated 4.9 with over 370 reviews. A 1.5-hour cruise that passes the Sanibel Lighthouse at sunset with dolphin sightings along the way. One of the most consistently well-reviewed tours in the area.
Daytime Dolphin Cruise Near Sanibel Rated 4.9. Passes the Sanibel Lighthouse and Twin Sister Key, a secluded island only reachable by boat.
Private Boat Tour - Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel A private option for groups or families who want a more personal experience on the water.
Sanibel Captiva Island Moke Adventure Day Trip Rental Rated 4.9 with 16 reviews. A self-guided day trip around Sanibel and Captiva in a vintage electric Moke vehicle. A genuinely fun and different way to see the islands.
Check out all of the nearby tours here
Sanibel & Captiva Island Lodging
If you are visiting and need to book accommodations, here are our recommendations.
Residence Inn Ft Myers Sanibel - Located right off the island is a great hotel with outdoor pool. Book here
Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort - Right off the Sanibel Causeway this Marriott has great rooms, an epic pool and easy access to the island. Book here
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