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Mad Hatter Restaurant


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4.5 of 5 stars 73 ratings
73 ratings
5.0 of 5 stars
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4.0 of 5 stars
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3.0 of 5 stars
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2.0 of 5 stars
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1.0 of 5 stars
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#2 of 44 restaurants in Sanibel Island

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5 of 5 stars
Maryland
20 Nov 2009 New

From start to finish, amazing! The goat cheese pillows are heaven. The asian salad is a dream. The duck almost killed me! I lost it with the cheesecake! Wish i could dine at the Mad Hatter every night! Bravo!!!! more

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3 of 5 stars
Ohio
9 Nov 2009

Stopped in on a whim, quite pricy . Two beers and 2 shrimp as in TWO shrimp , $30. If you drink beer and don't have your own gardner, its not your kind of place. A little too snooty for my taste, but if that's your trip, the Hatter is the place for you!!! more

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4 of 5 stars
New Jersey
18 Oct 2009

Just want to start by saying that we thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the impeccable service. But for the price of dinner for 2, I sat and watched SUV's pull up to the window blocking my view... didn't get that at all. If one of you is sitting facing the window, the other is watching through the reflection in the... more

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3 of 5 stars
Orlando
2 Oct 2009

This restaurant's motif is the Mad Hatter. Unfortunately, the owner's idea of the Mad Hatter is to put different hats in various places of this small rustic house, and voila! The view of the sunset consists of tables where parties sit across from each other. One party sees the beach through a dirty window, across an unpaved dirt-filled parking lot... more

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5 of 5 stars
McLean, Virginia
11 Aug 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

My girlfriend (Sue) and I dined TWICE during the same week at The Mad Hatter/new american cuisine on Sanibel Island, Florida. What a wonderful experience-- first celebrating Sue's birthday at The Mad Hatter on Friday, July 31, and then coming back again on Tuesday, August 4, because we loved it so much! We were greeted warmly by a young woman... more

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5 of 5 stars
palm beach, fl
7 Aug 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

My fiancee took me there this past weekend for my birthday. The food was great, but the service was spectacular!!!. Unknown to me he called ahead of time and had the restaurant place a table on the beach for us to watch the sunset as we ate our dessert. When our dessert arrived, there was a nice ring on the... more

WOW!
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5 of 5 stars
Florida
29 Jun 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

My husband and I ate here for our "20"th anniversary, and we were NOT disappointed. From the moment we walked in we were greeted warmly, I felt like we were in someones home. You can't beat the ambience, it's right on the water and we were able to watch the sunset, very romantic. My husband started with the asian salad,... more

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4 of 5 stars
New York
26 Jun 2009

After eating recently at the Mad Hatter I'm a little surprised at the somewhat over-the-top negativity from some of the reviews. The restaurant is very good and for someone looking for an enjoyable meal with very attentive, pleasant service, this is the place. I didn't particularly care for the watermelon salad, but that was more because of its design, than... more

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5 of 5 stars
Tennessee
15 Jun 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Simply put, the food is wonderful. The chef knows what he is doing and the food shows it. We ordered the goat cheese philo dough app and it came with two goat cheese pillows. Despite the small portion size you expect to find at a fine eatery, the two pillows were shared with four people because of the wonderfully rich... more

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5 of 5 stars
CB52194
31 May 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I love to travel. One of our favorite things to do while traveling is find unique and wonderful restaurants. The Mad Hatter is the best we've found in a long time. We enjoyed a WONDERFUL meal while watching the sun set. It was beautiful. The service was excellent - attentive, but not intrusive. This is a very... more

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Mad Hatter Restaurant Address

6460 Sanibel Captiva Rd, Sanibel Island, FL 33957-2016
Tel: (239) 472-0033
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.