Key Lime Bistro & The Bubble Room

The last experiences to share on this blissful, relaxing, warm, sunny, picture perfect island vacation off the coast of southwest Florida are two super fun must-visit spots on Captiva.

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My time on Sanibel & Captiva would not be complete if I let these places fall by the wayside. I didn't eat dinner at either. What won me over at the Key Lime Bistro was the Key Lime Pie, and at The Bubble Room, the atmosphere. But let's get to that in a minute. We scored a front row table at the Key Lime Bistro patio for the live entertainment duo of the evening "Carey & Gary". We quickly realized why the rest of the crowd gathered around the outskirts of the outdoor space. Holy LOUD. I don't mean to sound like your 85 year old grandma, but the music at this tiny joint was loud to the point of being deafening, obnoxious, ridiculous, over the top, couldn't hold a conversation with the person next to you or hear yourself think loud. The speakers were literally on-top of us, and I truly didn't understand why on earth they needed such an amplified sound system on such a small patio. But here's the thing; I'm on vacation. I'm on a drinking binge since my first beer consumed on the beach at noon. So I'm gonna roll with this. I'm going to enjoy my Frozen Butterslide ($10) Van Gough Vodka, Kahlua, Bailey's Irish Cream, Butterscotch schnapps, bop my head and sing along to whatever fun cover songs Carey & Gary want to perform. (Their voices were solid, so at least they had that going for them!)

Adam enjoyed something new and different - a draft beer, while Dave tried a Dirty Girl Scout ($10) Green Cream de Menthe, Bailey's Irish Cream, Cream de Cacao. (Tastes like mint chocolate chip ice cream!)
Tricia sipped a Key Lime Martini Van Gough Citroen Vodka, KeKe Key Lime Liqueur, pineapple juice, splash of key lime juice. The service was exceptionally slow, but we chalked it up to the frozen drinks. Our server himself was unfriendly and we chalked it up to the dude hating tourists who order frozen drinks. Sometimes even a smile goes a long way to make you feel welcome. No worries though because the Homemade Award Winning Key Lime Pie ($8) made my night.
I guess a place named the Key Lime Bistro better have an awesome key lime pie! This blew me away. Smooth creamy custard with robust flavors of tart key lime topped with frothy whipped cream over a pool of sweet raspberry lime sauce to the rescue.

Our next stop was The Bubble Room right down the street at 15001 Captiva Dr SW. It was closed! And it was still pretty early. We decided to check out the exterior and had a ball doing so.Good times. Since all we could do was run around like idiots in Bo Bo's cage, we decided to return on our next Captiva Visit! (After the second Mucky Duck Sunset and before drinks at The Timbers.)

The inside revealed:

A plethora of kitschy Christmas decorations, childrens toys and vintage artifacts fill the spaces of this funky feel good Captiva hot spot. A wraparound fish tank lines dining room walls and tabletops are collaged with disco records and party favors. Retro decor outlines the windows and walls. Our plan was to grab a drink at the bar, but it ended up being so packed we passed and just caroused the interior and neighboring gift shop until we had our fill. (I know, who are we?)

That's The Bubble Room in a nutshell. Word of mouth is the food's not that good anyways....

It hurt my heart to leave this place.

Knowing Disney World awaited definitely dulled the pain......