One of my favorite restaurants in SW Fl. Love their fresh catch. Always the best service. Very reasonably priced. Not to be missed

We had the best meal today at the pelican Bend. The fish was fresh. Service was excellent by our server, Olivia. We had a short wait for our table, but it was definitely worth a while for the view and the fresh seafood and the live entertainment. I cannot recommend the pelican bend enough. We cannot wait to come back.

Fabulous, relaxing atmosphere, friendly staff and the owners are very involved in the day to day. And it shows. Sit outside and be sure to have the grouper tacos.

We had a lovely NY Day dinner here! Music, dancing, pelicans, the fish was superb! Thank you!

Employee Kai Schertell is the best of the best. Food is phenomenally ran by him, had a great experience!

If you are looking for Fresh Fish, this it it! Pelican Bend has a Beautiful outdoor seating area, frequently live music playing and an awesome tiki bar. Staff is friendly and courteous. Meals are fresh, delicious, plentiful.

This place is great ! The food , the view of the boats, the service can't be beat ! We all had the white fish dinner with sweet potatoes and the wedge salad. Went with regulars which says it all.

Pelican Bend is a pleasant waterside restaurant with both open air and screened-in seating, suitable both for a romantic table for two or a family where you might see a pelican pod partaking of pieces pitched by a preparer. On our visit, fish were being cleaned on the dock and the local bird population, including pelicans, had taken notice. I have never seen pelicans this close or been able to observe their feline-like scrapping over larger chunks of fish debris being tossed out. Pelicans' majestic flight and graceful paddling at rest are beloved by people but the creatures who end up scooped into that expanding face-pouch before being unceremoniously gulped would beg to differ. If fish are being cleaned and the fishmonger likes to toss the waste to the birds (some reportedly don't), you can watch it all happening ten feet away dockside. Overall I was struck by how similar to swans pelicans appear when floating at rest (but definitely keeping one eye on the proceedings at the cleaning table). South Florida seafoods, including shrimp, conch, calamari, oysters, and lobster comprise the majority of menu choices, with typical burger, chicken finger, and club sandwich options for non-pescatarians. Worth mentioning are the Prime Rib Sliders, "shaved prime rib, arugula, and garlic aioli served on pretzel rolls (subject to availability)" that sounded good but weren't tried (and we did not confirm availability on our visit, either). The burger meets expectation at the bar-food level: proper patty cooked correctly to order (as opposed to thin, well done only fast food fare), with a hearty bun and fresh lettuce, tomato, and onion toppings. If you're looking for decent burger with hyper-local atmosphere, take the turn off Collier Boulevard and venture back here to the water's edge. Seafood items start with the catch of the day, offered as tacos, a sandwich, or a platter. There's an intriguing "greuben" where fish is substituted for the meat. That sounds like it could be either be delicious or leave one pining for corned beef or pastrami. I decided instead on the fish of the day platter, grilled. which comes as three or four thin seasoned filets with sides. None were particularly remarkable, but overall it was a satisfying meal. No one tried the lobster salad options on this visit, but one of my dining party who frequents Pelican Bend advised that it was not fresh lobster and that the proportion of actual lobster meat was low. Service was little slow and our server spoke very quietly, not ideal where a third of the dining party wear hearing aids. To be fair we arrived as a split party with first arrivals ordering one set of appetizers before the rest of the group arrived. If you can be here when the fish is being tossed, it's a great option for kids. The pelicans (and to a lesser extent, the other sea birds) are fascinating and there are plenty of kid-friendly items on the menu alongside the adult fare. There's a full bar, as well.