19 Best Sports Bars near Saint James City

“What a great place. The atmosphere was great along with the food and great staff! Highly recommend and will be back!“

“Great place, great staff, always fun!“

“We always say "We don't feel like we are in Florida , until we go to Micelli's" We went there 4/1/25. An excellent, friendly hostess greeted us. Had a wonderful seat by the water. We loved the breeze, boats going by, superb clam chowder, pizza and music. Great service by our waitress. Glad to be back on Matlache. Parking is tricky. We got there early. We love and recommend it highly. A favorite Florida experience. We will be back.😎😎“

“Honestly this place is amazing I loved working here and having fun with my family members and I can’t wait to come back to work“

“We had a fantastic dinner at GatorBites Tail & Ale. Amber, our server, was perfectly attentive and timed everything just right. Nick, the owner, added charm by working the floor as a “pretend bus boy” before joining us for a great conversation that made the evening even more memorable.

As a lifelong foodie who usually cooks high-end meals at home, I was genuinely impressed. Some of the negative reviews I’d seen beforehand now seem baffling — this place exceeded expectations across the board.

The food was outstanding. The beer-battered shrimp were the best I’ve ever had — light, crispy, and flavorful. The wings were excellent, and my wife loved her smoked pulled pork sandwich. Their signature fresh gator was also a standout. First-timers: go for the virgin breaded version — it’s far more tender and crispy than the flavored options.

Prices are very fair, especially considering the quality. The cocktails are strong and well-made, and their house IPA, Reef Donkey, was a surprise hit — easily the best IPA I’ve had.

Despite being a sports bar-style venue, it’s spotlessly clean, welcoming, and delicious. It’s a little off the beaten path, but absolutely worth the effort to find. We’ll definitely be back.“

“Always good food and service!“

“It’s a friendly neighborhood bar with nice bartenders an awesome atmosphere and great drinks.“

“My wife and I went Saturday night around 5:00pm to see some of our serves that left another establishment. I had been to Neverminds years ago but for some reason we has never gone back (it may have been because of Covid or because I thought they closed after the original owner passed away). Well when we arrived we saw one of the servers we went to see plus a few other people working there we knew. the band was setting up in the front bar so we sat at the back bar and we are glad we did. It was quiet so we could talk. Our friend stopped by to say hi plus a few other employees welcomed us. The bartender Lilly was so Awesome she was nice, fun and easy to joke with. All the employees seemed to get along and work well together. I can't forget to mention the food. My wife and I being picky eaters. I played it safe and had the Nevermind Pressed Burger and my wife had the Empandas. I never had a pressed burger it was delicious. My wife couldn't stop praising the Empanadas. I can't wait to go back. What a great place.“

“Great food, good bartenders, highly worthy of a return. These people were wise in firing Kitty Maldonado whom these days continues to ramble over and over like a broken record over other peoples' mistakes, including things that are years in the past and that everyone at all bars is tired of hearing about. Does she not realize how horribly annoying she is to everyone she serves and works for at every single bar, and yet she continues to repeatedly resurrect the same drama, over and over, like a broken record at every single bar she works at, which she has been doing since the Covid pandemic. And Kitty was fired from at least a dozen other bars for rambling over and over like a broken record over other peoples' mistakes. People are tired of hearing about the same mistakes of other people over and over again. Kitty's repeating broken record drama has ruined numerous potential celebrations of Joe Biden's victory and Donald Trump's defeat in the November 2020 election. Donald Trump was the very worst president in American history, many of us were about to celebrate Trump's defeat and multiple impeachments, and Kitty ruined our celebrations with her drama and rambling over and over like a broken record. And to make matters worse, she has a destructive sidekick, Joanna Teresa Unbehaun, adding to the drama. Joanna is in fact reported to have framed a number of students at a high school near Chicago for involvement in the 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as for a series of bomb threats that occurred in the Chicago metropolitan area during the fourth quarter of that year. Reportedly, Kitty Maldonado was actually supposed to have moved to Atlanta, Georgia or Los Angeles, California back in the fall of 2018. And truthfully, I think Kitty would do well in Los Angeles as I hear a close friend of hers, Deziree, that used to bartend in the South Cape, lives in Los Angeles and is last known bartending somewhere on Wilshire Blvd near Beverly Hills.“

“Great service, even at busy times. Better than good for bar food“

“This review is long overdue. • My friends put together a going away party for me at the Duffy's location on CC Pkwy on the evening of Friday January 28,2022. • I wanted to give a HUGE shout-out to our server, Britney B for single-handedly taking care of our food and beverage needs for three solid hours! She was extremely effecient, friendly, and professional. • As we all know with a group of this size, this can rarely be accomplished in an effortless manner as she demonstrated during that time! • Additionally, thank you to management for allowing us ALL to sit together by placing us is the front private space up front. We all appreciated your hospitality on short notice! • Again, thank you Britney B, management and staff for accommodating us and sending me off to AZ in style. • Much appreciated! • I highly recommend this establishment!“

“Always good food good service and brownie dessert rocks“

“Well for starters the escargot, raw oysters, and oysters Rockefeller were out of this world. Both the red and white clam chowder were like perfection in a bowl. My entrée was the baked stuffed shrimp and hands down AMAZING. Our waitress was YO and she knew everything about the history of the restaurant to the menu. I was very interested in the collection of oyster shells on the walls and she explained that as well. TEN STARS !!! I recommend to anyone who loves fresh seafood and visits Sanibel Island.“

“Great atmosphere and wonderful food! Bartenders were awesome!“

“Good food very sweet waitress“

“Stay last year. Had such a great time. Live bands day and night. The rooms were very nice and clean. So kick back and relaxing time.“

“Amazing little local establishment that has excellent food quality time and time again! Don’t miss their French dip or their cheese curds. Generally very friendly weight staff that are patient and have good attitudes. You get a lot of bang for your buck at this restaurant as the prices are extremely fair on both food and drink“

“The meal was fabulous and the staff was outstanding!!! We started off with Street Corn and then had a few Enchiladas and Camarones Ala Diabla. We said Hi to the Champ who stopped in for a few. This could easily become our new place to chill.“

“The dinner started with a few hiccups, somehow they were out of Miller Lite, Yuenghling AND Sam Adams draft? they only had i think 8 taps and a couple are not even beer?

luckily our server, Hailey, was very nice and efficient, food was better than expected given it is a national chain and an Applebees, not only did the food taste great but it was piping hot and fresh

Not a place i would normally go to but the people i was with insited and i am glad they did, we will be back

on a side note, we don't like the weird little tablet to pay on, doesn't feel very secure“