Sea Star Cafe and Bar

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  Abysmal customer service. They got 2 out of 4 of our orders wrong. The waitress was a snooty Quebecois french woman who acted like it was our fault for messing up the order. The food was pretty bad and was quite expensive. Avoid this place like the plague.

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  Posted on 05.03.13 Sky M.

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  This is a typical resort restaurant and bar.  The service was outstanding and the food was ok, but nothing truly special-- just good casual seafood.  I will say the seafood chowder was outstanding, though.  We went twice; once for lunch and again for breakfast and both times our servers were wonderful and very accommodating.  Tracy even took 20% off our breakfast meal because she accidentally forgot to take the mushrooms off the Man's order.  The only bit of advice I would offer, though, would be that mimosas don't come with ice; just champagne and orange juice, y'all.  The little bar tender for the waterfront bar (who was late for his shift and clearly hung over) should have known better than to tell our lunch server to put ice in such a drink.

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  Posted on 03.13.12 B. Nicole G.

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  We had dinner in this cafe during the first night of our stay in otherwise pleasant Sanibel Inn. The food was terrible - small chunk of tasteless fish accompanied with a mountain of corn and pineapple, badly cooked. The interior looked cheap and I've seen better service in my life.
  
  And then came the $100 bill (before tips) - and this was only for a moderate dinner for two. You rarely exceed $60 for two in the best places on Sanibel.
  
  My verdict: avoid.

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  Posted on 01.03.12 Allan M.

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  We are weekenders to Sanibel and are here often.  I heard someone in Jerry's (the supermarket) raving about what a great meal she had at this little off the beaten path place called "The Sea Star Cafe".  It is in the place where Ellington's used to be before they moved to Periwinkle.  My husband and I went with our two children (7,4).  The restaurant was beautiful with stained glass and lots of windows.  Although more of an adult restaurant, they welcomed our boys and had a price friendly kids menu ($5 for chicken fingers).  My husband had the steak sliders and giant beer battered onions rings and I had a shrimp pasta dish with garlic and basil.  Mine was excellent but the sliders were just to die for.  I begged for what was in the sauce but they hold it a secret.  They were tender chunks of steak in a rich sauce on a soft roll (and they gave your THREE of them).  Wow - just yummy.  I think we are going back tomorrow!

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  Posted on 12.25.11 Beth L.

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