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Sunshine Seafood Café And Wine Bar On Captiva


Sunshine Seafood Café and Wine Bar on Captiva is the ultimate indulgence for fish lovers. They have a variety of shrimp dishes, scallops with goat cheese and Jumbo lump crab cakes to be followed by dishes such as Yellowfin Tuna Au Poivre, Red Snapper picatta, and, highly recommended the Sunshine Paella.  There are also meat options such as steak, rack of lamb and pork chops all cooked on a wood grill.  The wine list is good and they have ample outdoor seating and though the menu may be fine dining, the atmosphere is laid back.  They are located on Andy Rosse Lane and a short walk from the beach to catch a wonderful sunset.


Sunshine Seafood Café And Wine Bar
11508 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva, FL 33924
239-472-6200
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Hours of Operation:
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Tuesday – Saturday

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Andy Rosse Lane

Andy Rosse Lane is the main street on Captiva Island. It is packed full of great and brightly colored restaurants with nightly live music, historic buildings, and numerous eclectic stores and art galleries. The houses on Andy Rosse Lane are also impressive and, at the furthest point, the lane opens up onto glorious sand – a perfect place to watch the sunset!

Who Was Andy Rosse?

Andy Rosse was an Englishmen born in 1903. He moved to Tampa at age 16 and became a fisherman. With his wife Dessa in tow, he moved to Captiva Island in 1926  and started working as a fishing guide for the ‘Tween Waters Inn. In 1940 he purchased his own dock which was fondly known as “Andy’s Fishing Pier”.

When Andy purchased his pier, he partnered with local conservationist J.N “Ding” Darling to move the Captiva General Store away from his dock and to the location, it remains today at the top of his namesake lane. Andy then opened a restaurant and waterfront saloon which was very popular, a commercial fish house, and was the only place where mail could be posted and received. He was a popular man around town! His dock is now the McCarthy’s Marina.


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