Big Blue Brewing

Big Blue Brewing

Big Blue Brewing on SE 47th Terrace in downtown Cape Coral, FL is a combination of brewhouse and gastropub. You can’t miss it — its big and its blue.

On the Core Menu is a variety of appetizers from fried pickles to spicy wings and a roasted veggie platter. Under lite bites check out the tuna, lemon curry, prosciutto mozzarella, turkey BLT. The salads look amazing — steakhouse wedge, summer salad with greens, craisins, sunflower seeds, oranges, kiwi and topped with a chipotle raspberry vinaigrette.

For the bigger appetites the big blue burger tops the list with melted gorgonzola, candied bacon, charred lettuce and picked onion and served with homemade steak fries. The sammie list is long and includes a pretzel bun served with chicken, charred lettuce, picked onion, crispy potato strings and a homemade jalapeño mayo. There is also a pork, shrimp scampi and vegan burger. They offer 4 flatbreads from veggie to the cuban with meat and cheese.

Kids can rock out on a cheese pizza, chicken tenders, grilled cheese and mac and cheese.

The brunch menu is offered on Saturday and Sunday. Check out the chicken and sweet potato waffle, big blue benedict, frittata, bacon, egg and cheese on a pretzel croissant, strawberry stuffed french toast, vegan blueberry pancakes and bottomless bubbles. Prices start at $9.

Don’t forget the best deal in town — Happy Hour from 2-6 p.m. everyday. The menu is interesting and offers eggplant frites, chicken quesadillas, beer cheese and pretzels, candied bacon grilled cheese with tomato basil dip, wings, roasted red pepper hummus. Match up with your favorite libations — $3 Big Blue brews, $1 off guest beers, $4 house wines and well liquors and $5 cocktails.

Dine inside or out. Live music. Mondays are Service Industry Night, Trivia is Tuesday and Thursday is Guy’s Night.

 

Twisted Lobster

South of Cape Coral Hospital north of Veteran’s Parkway sits a shucking good place – Twisted Lobster. Looks like Lobster Lady and The Monkey Bar has some competition.

Cozy and quaint — the interior reminds you of being at the harbor even though you are really at 1341 Del Prado Blvd. in Cape Coral, FL. This is one spot you should put on your to-do list. Hours are Monday through Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

They have an express lunch menu with 8 for $8 Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a tuna melt, fish n chips, mahi mahi tacos, kobe cheeseburger, chicken tenders basket, soft shell crab sammy, shrimp basket and soup and salad combo.

OK, so then there are specials everyday of the week from steak and lobster on Monday night to Sunday Live Lobster night. The price point is amazing.

For dinner, you can start with fresh oysters on the half shell. We had oysters and lobster bisque. The soup was chock-full of lobster meat and had a wonderful flavor and aroma. Other items on the app menu include calamari, conch fritters, seared ahi tuna and more.

You can also start off with a caesar or greek salad or for dinner on the lite side a lobster cobb. They also have sandwiches from a grouper, reuben, the twisted po’ shrimp or oyster and more. For $13 to $16 you can choose a twisted basket with fried shrimp and scallops , clams, oysters, chicken, grouper fingers, etc. served up with fries and slaw.

Dinner is available at 4 p.m. and there are daily specials which are explained table side. On the regular menu is the grouper your choice fried, blackened or key lime spiced with basmati coconut rice and roasted brussel sprouts. There is the lobster mac and cheese, lobster ravioli, twin tails, blackened snapper, lobster tail, scallops, a full rack of ribs and the live main lobster platter.

Wine and beer are served. Twisted Lobster

 

 

Grace & Shelley’s Cupcakes

Satisfy your dessert appetite with a yummy delightful treat of cupcakes or ice cream. Check out their website for all the flavors, too many to list. A hint..our favorite is red velvet, tiramisu, turtle cheesecake and snowball. For all holidays they have special cakes. Cupcakes come in minis, jumbos and giants. They also make 6″ cakes to finish the cupcake tower. Located in the Bell Tower Shops, Coconut Pointe, Naples – Fifth Avenue, Naples – US 41 , Naples – Mercato and Milwaukee – Shops of Whitefish Bay. grace and shelleys cupcakes