Welcome to Captiva this year 2024 and we look forward to your come back!
Now…more than ever…Love is in the air as the islands start to come back!
It was a true miracle to see how one of our favorite restaurants survived the force of Hurricane Ian in September of 2022. Of course survival is relative. Our Mucky Duck lucked out big time compared to the devastation to so many communities in southwest Florida and especially to the islands of Sanibel and Captiva.
According toCoastal Conservatory, a family-run website dedicated to sharing the beauty and goodness of living in Southwest Florida…”What a miracle The Mucky Duck survived. Lots and lots of sand, but not one shingle was lost on their roof!”
https://coastalconservatory.com/
We first experienced the magic of the Sanibel & Captiva islands on the west coast of Florida in 2012. We loved the South Seas resort on Captiva and vacationed there until we decided to buy a timeshare in 2017 for the month of January.
Another reason…all the wonderful restaurants and stories I could write about on Captiva and Sanibel!
Our go to for a burger anytime…and of course… a beautiful sunset at dinner time was the Mucky Duck. To see their live BeachCam just click their link here www.muckyduck.com
Sandy and I each had our favorite dishes at so many other restaurants, so writing about and sharing my/our food experiences over the years here was also a perfect fit for my www.phoodographsandfinds.com blog. I’m thinking now about why I never wrote about the Mucky Duck and the only thought I can can come up with is that they were always sooo busy I was not able to establish the kind of relationship I liked to have with the folks inside that I/we were able to create this year since many of the locals and tourists are not quite back yet because of Hurricane Ian. Thus…much less crowding made it easier to talk to everyone.
That said…let me now introduce you to all the gracious folks inside who made our visits this year enjoyable each time we visited.
You know what they say about happy people…yes:):):)
Meet Lori…ie…”LC”. Just like in a true ‘English Pub”, she greets you with your favorite draught…and a 🙂 !
Meet Katelyn & Jessi…more smiles and pride in their Mucky Duck apparel!
Such personalities make coming in to order dinner, for our table on the sandy beach, fun! Now…meet Bob & Dan!!
Okeedokee…so moving onto the menu. There really are so many wonderful dishes here, however I only write about what we order and enjoy. That said, here are our faves!
Hands down…one of the best burgers anywhere!
Grilled Chicken
Phab Chili!
I have to let you know that we had not been to our place in Captiva in 4 years becuse of Covid and Hurricane Ian. It had to be timing for us to first come back to the Mucky Duck when Sunset Tunes solo artist Peter Redpath was performing his country, folk and rock music with a focus on melody and story telling. Sincerely Love Love Loved!!
Ok folks…say “Hey” to Peter @ www.sunsettunes.com
Goodness…both literally and figuratively… I almost forgot! After checking the menu for dessert and at the recommentation of Lori…we couldn’t resist the creme brulee. So… to Lori, Bob, Dan, Jessi, Katelyn and Peter…Sandy & I say Thank you all for your fine reception this year and for sure we are in each other’s future!
OK folks…
Hope you enjoyed the read. We’ll see you again next year and we hope, wish and pray for much success in bringing the islands of Sanibel & Captiva back!
Please feel free to comment in the “comment” box. Would love to hear from you!!
Chef Bert
