Sanibel
The Lighthouse Restaurant
Long-running Sanibel Cook Your Catch — breakfast through dinner. Bring fillets clean and iced.
- 362 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
- 239-472-0303
Breakfast–dinnerFamily
Cook Your Catch
Bring it. They'll cook it.
Southwest Florida restaurants that prepare your fresh catch — what to bring, how to bring it, and where to sit down after a day on the water.
Sanibel Marina
Gramma Dot's Seaside Saloon
Dockside lunch and dinner. Walks your catch to the kitchen as soon as you tie up.
- 634 N Yachtsman Dr, Sanibel, FL 33957
- 239-472-8138
DocksideLunch/dinner
Captiva
The Mucky Duck
Iconic Captiva sunset spot that will prepare your fresh catch a few ways — call ahead.
- 11546 Andy Rosse Ln, Captiva, FL 33924
- 239-472-3434
SunsetIconic
Fort Myers Beach
The Beached Whale
Casual two-story beach bar. Bring cleaned fillets — grilled, blackened or fried.
- 1249 Estero Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
- 239-463-5505
Beach barCasual
Sanibel · Bokeelia · Fort Myers
The Lazy Flamingo (3 locations)
Classic SWFL Cook Your Catch with Dolphin, Grouper or Snapper preparations. Multiple locations near the ramps.
Multiple locationsCasual
Pineland / Pine Island
Tarpon Lodge
Old-Florida lodge dining room. Will prep your fresh catch with notice — call before you leave the dock.
- 13771 Waterfront Dr, Bokeelia, FL 33922
- 239-283-3999
HistoricReservations
How to bring your catch
- Clean it. Skinless, boneless fillets in a sealed bag.
- Ice it. Restaurants will refuse warm fish — bring a small cooler.
- Call ahead. Confirm Cook Your Catch hours and per-person prep fee.
- Know your fish. Snapper, grouper, snook (catch & release only — not eligible), tripletail and pompano are common.