40th Year Taste of the Islands Event
November 1-30, 2021

Now in its 40th year, Taste of the Islands gives you access to special dining opportunities at the Island’s finest restaurants throughout the month of November. With your 2021 Taste Passport, you can sample Sanibel and Captiva Islands’ best restaurants. As you “crawl” across the islands, visit participating restaurants with (or even without) your passport. Then, turn it in to be entered into the drawing for exclusive prizes!

A portion of Taste of the Islands proceeds will benefit the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) on Sanibel Island.

Your “Taste” Journey, Step by Step

Taste of the Islands Restaurant Partners

Thank you to our restaurant partners for dishing out delicious cuisine as they generously support CROW’s mission to save wildlife! We encourage you to visit as many as of these amazing restaurants as possible during the month of November. Thank you to all who participate and support our cause!

Do the CROW Crawl!

Each Saturday in November, our CROW Crawls will feature restaurants in different areas of the islands from 11:30am – 3:30pm. The restaurants will have either a CROW tent with Animal Ambassadors and merch for sale or a sponsor tent with giveaways. Come hungry and make a day of it!

Tastes of the Day - November 6th

Old Captiva House – Pomegranate Glazed Lamb Chops - open after Crawl hours
Crow’s Nest – South Florida Seafood Boil- open after Crawl hours
Sunshine Seafood Café – Black Beans & Rice with Pulled Pork and Sauteed Vegetables
Doc Ford's Captiva – Shrimp Ceviche, Coconut Mojito
Lazy Flamingo – Chicken Wings
Sunset Grill – Apple Crisp
Green Flash Restaurant – Green Flash Trio (lobster, shrimp and scallops with vegetables)
RC Otter’s – Sautéed Brussel Sprouts with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion and Bacon
Keylime Bistro – Half Key Lime Pie, Half Chocolate Seduction Cake
Cantina Captiva – Smothered Nachos Plate with Ground Beef, Queso and Salsa

Tastes of the Day - November 13th

Paper Fig – Famous Cheese Puff
Island Cow – Sassy Pork Sliders
Thistle Lodge – Grilled Shrimp & Scallops over Risotto, Lobster Brandy Sauce
Traders – Seared Ahi Tuna with Wasabi Soy Sauce
Love Boat Ice Cream – Sinfully Cinnamon Apple Cake
400 Rabbits – Nacho Ordinary Nacho, Tequila Mockingbird
Matzaluna’s Italian Kitchen – Nutella Pizza

Tastes of the Day - November 20th

Doc Ford’s Sanibel – Shrimp Ceviche, Coconut Mojito
Mudbugs – Fried Cajun Frog Legs
Blue Giraffe – Pelican Wings, Juan in a Million enchiladas
Sanibel Deli – Pizza by the Slice, French Fries
Spoondrift Island Bowls – Soup of the Day with Artisan Bread
T2 – Roasted Salmon with Vegetable Quinoa
The Timbers – Oysters Carnegie

Tastes of the Day - November 27th

Blue Giraffe 2 - Mona Lisa, Vegadilla
Joey’s Custard – CROW Berry, CROW’s Nest Waffle
The Tipsy Turtle – Ahi Tuna Nachos, Sanibel Soda
Gramma Dot’s – Half Coconut Shrimp Basket, Fried Oyster Appetizer
Sanibel Fresh – Madras Curry
Cielo – Tuna nachos, Antarctic salmon
Lazy Flamingo II – Grouper Tacos

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Taste, Crawl and CROW for a
Good Cause!

The Taste of the Islands event was created to raise funds for a cause near and dear to the hearts of residents and visitors who love wildlife! The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife – affectionately known as CROW – is located on Sanibel Island, Florida. This teaching hospital and visitor education center is dedicated to saving wildlife through state-of-the-art veterinary care, research, education. and conservation medicine.

Whatever we can do to save wildlife is worth doing – and we love doing it together as a community! If it means having a fabulous time while tasting great food, crawling across beautiful Sanibel and Captiva Islands with friends, and CROW-ing about our cause, all the better!