What they're saying about us...


  • Cabbage Key offers taste of 'Old Florida'
    Examiner.com
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  • America's Best Waterfront Seafood Shacks
    Travel & Leisure Magazine
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  • Cabbage Key a gloriously relaxing step back in time
    The Palm Beach Post
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  • "Laid-back Florida. Enjoy rest, relaxation and a cheeseburger in paradise on tiny Cabbage Key near Fort Myers. Shoes definately optional."
    - St. Petersburg Times, April 2011
  • "Over the years, patrons have plastered the bar and restaurant with thousands of dollar bills, and locals like to claim that longtime regular Jimmy Buffet was inspired to write his song "Cheeseburger in Paradise" here."
    - Coastal Living, March 2011
  • "...charming slice of Old Florida."
    - Yachting, August 2010
  • "Cabbage Key Resort, Est. 1944, turns back the clock reflecting on decades past with its relaxing, peaceful surroundings."
    - Gaff Magazine, July/August 2009
  • "A funky restaurant and lodge for island-hoppers."
    - U.S. Airways Magazine, July 2009
  • "Sublime Key lime pie."
    - Travel and Leisure, March 2009
  • "There is no better getaway in the state."
    - Tampa Tribune Times
  • "We want to provide an experience that isn't modern Florida; to take in what' s around you, to look at the birds and fish. There are no pools or tennis courts here. This is the way Florida used to be."
    - Detroit Free Press
  • "Visitors have been 'discovering' Cabbage Key for at least 49 years."
    - The Denver Post 
  • "A great escape for both the body and spirit"
    - The Palm Beach Post 
  • "They grow scarcer by the year, those treasured little places at the end of the road - the unknown country inn, the unsung cafe. So the heart soars, the feet do a little dance, when you find a Cabbage Key"
    - The Atlanta Journal
  • JOURNEYS; Far From Disney and South Beach, A More Tranquil Florida Beckons
    New York Times Review
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