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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My wife and I went to the MH for a special dinner on our recent trip to Sanibel Island and were sorely disappointed, especially after reading the many glowing reviews. First, the positives....the service was excellent; our server was attentive & pleasant. That said, the meal was slightly hurried, especially considering that each entree was $45 and we were in... more

The staff is SO FRIENDLY and the food is AMAZING! My family & I have been coming to Captiva for almost 10 years and have for the most part always eaten at the same places. During our last trip in November 08' we tried Mad Hatter and NOT ONE of us complained. We were a party of 6 with one... more