Some Newbies on Sanibel's Dining Scene!

Restaurants come and restaurants go all over the world, including our beautiful and tropical Sanibel Island.  Some times they are brand new, but more often then not they are transformations.

And when a restaurant changes hands, changes menus and changes names, it---for all intents and purposes---is a discovery.

We were recently advised that the former Beachview Golf Club , which had a marginal reputation beyond being a hang out for tennis players who drowned their bad games at a fundamental bar, had morphed from moth to butterfly.

According to the word on our colorful streets, the whole place has been remodelled and is now operated by the very posh Blue Coyote in Fort Myers. Owners and staff are still rushing round making improvements and the whole place is very plush with the bar being quite unrecognisable,  we are told.

According to all reports,  now there is a very pleasant bar and behind the bar supposedly the best service you will find on Sanibel even if the TV was on the golf channel. Before 5pm  there is a short menu of good food bargains including the Coyote burger which is typified as "just excellent" and both cooked and served with care.  Best of all, these early bird  prices are quite within reach.  The Coyote  burger and two large drinks can be purchased for $12. Quite a bargain, indeed.

The later full menu, a bit more expensive, includes all time favorites like seafood and steak.   Best of all, perhaps, is the Sunday brunch.  We are told that the signature  Bloody Mary's with applewood smoked bacon and deviled eggs are close to perfection.

Another notable transformation is the The Sandbar.  Though the jury is still out, the feedback at this point is that some renovations and a new spin on the menu has created a much more savory dining establishment.  Of particular note, the shrimp and fish dinners are quite good.  Certainly the descriptions alone are enticing: spicy clam chowder, macadamia nut grouper, crab cakes with caper sauce.  The list goes on, most items evoking a yum-yum factor!

So whether you are returning to one of the dining dowagers or trying out a pretty Pygmalion, there is a large variety of choices on little Sanibel!