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Sanibel Flats In Sanibel Flats, the first of Randy Wayne White’s Doc Ford series novels, ex-CIA agent Marion “Doc” Ford is enjoying his new life as a marine biologist on the Dinkins Bay Marina, when high school friend Rafe Hollins calls him for help when his son is kidnapped. Sanibel Flats: A Doc Ford Novels - Kindle edition by White, Randy Wayne. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sanibel Flats: A Doc Ford Novels. Randy Wayne White, author of the Doc Ford novels (Sanibel Flats, The Heat Islands, The Man Who Invented Florida), is a columnist for Outside Magazine, the host of 'On the Water,' a PBS television series, and a veteran Sanibel Island fishing guide. He lives with his family in Ft. Sanibel Flat s featuring ex-CIA agent Doc Ford is the first in the series by bestselling author Randy Wayne White. Title: Sanibel Flats: A Doc Ford Novel (Doc Ford Novels) Author Name: White, Randy Wayne.
Doc Ford’s menu provides a unique balance of flavors from the Caribbean Rim. We serve only the freshest of local seafood and take pride in providing the best service around. Our chefs are constantly iterating on our menu items to provide you new and exciting experiences on a plate! Open lunch & dinner, come see us at Doc Ford’s!
Appetizers
Our flatbreads are also available gluten-free for $2.00.
Shrimp Scampi Flatbread
With homemade roma tomato sauce, roasted garlic, shrimp, tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil. $9.95
Margarita Flatbread
Fresh mozzarella, local vine ripe tomatoes, roasted garlic, fresh basil, aged balsamic and extra virgin olive oil. $9.95
Spinach & Artichoke Flatbread
Crispy flatbread baked with homemade roma tomato sauce, roasted garlic olive oil, topped with spinach, artichokes, and mozzarella cheese. $9.95
Fried Calamari
Lightly breaded, hand cut tender calamari served with our house-made cocktail sauce. $12.95
Captiva Crab Cakes
Pan-fried jumbo lump beach-style, served with *jicama coleslaw and finished with a superb Key lime butter sauce. (*hi-ca-ma – the “water chestnut” of South America). $13.95
Bayamo Black Bean Dip
Cuban black beans topped with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses, diced tomatoes, and jalapeños. Served with corn tortilla chips. $8.95
Seared Tuna Appetizer
Served rare atop chilled rice noodles that have been tossed with crispy Asian veggies, fresh herbs and a Thai peanut vinaigrette. We top it off with a sweet soy drizzle and wasabi coulis. $12.95
Heat Island Chicken Wings
Ten wings crispy-fried and tossed with your choice of mild, medium, hot, blind pass, sweet chili, or teriyaki sauce. Served with celery and Doc’s buttermilk bleu cheese dressing. $11.95
Doc Ford’s Famous Fish Fingers
Fried golden brown, served with Doc’s tartar sauce. $8.95
Mussels
Steamed in a broth of roasted garlic, shallots, Roma tomatoes, fresh basil, white zinfandel and a hint of cream and butter. $12.95
Chicken Tenders
Lightly fried, served with buttermilk ranch and honey mustard dressing (also available Buffalo style) $8.95
Buffalo Shrimp
Crispy breaded shrimp with spicy twist, with choice of mild, medium or hot sauce. Also available as sweet chili or teriyaki. $9.95
Caribbean Jerk Tostados
Corn tortillas topped with jerk chicken, Cuban black beans, melted Monterey Jack cheese, cabbage, tomato, and cilantro salad. $7.95
Doc’s Beach Bread
Baked french bread topped with cheddar, Monterey Jack, bleu cheese crumbles, and diced tomatoes. A Doc ford’s Original! $8.95add chorizo, bacon or jalapeños $1.00
Soups & Salads
Add chicken for $4 | shrimp for $5 | Salmon or Mahi for $8 | Grouper for $10
Caesar Salad
Fresh cut romaine tossed in our creamy caesar dressing, house made croutons and shredded pecorino cheese. $9.95
Southwestern Cobb Salad
Blackened chicken, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, and bacon served over chopped romaine lettuce tossed in zesty chipotle ranch dressing with Jack and cheddar cheeses, roasted corn, and Roma tomatoes with seasoned tortillas. $13.95
Steak Salad
Chimichurri-marinated steak, asparagus, and red onions, over mixed greens tossed in chimichurri vinaigrette and topped with avocado and bleu cheese crumbles. $16.95
Quinoa Salad
Chef combines fresh jumbo grilled shrimp with quinoa (Keen-Wah, a grain cultivated in Peru and Chile) and garden fresh vegetables, marinated in white balsamic passion fruit vinaigrette and served atop a bed of mixed greens with a mango avocado salsa. $20.95
Mixed Green Salad
Fresh baby greens, grape tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, homemade croutons, and your choice of dressing. $6.95
The Old School Iceberg Salad
One large wedge of local iceberg lettuce, red onions, carrot threads, chopped bacon, diced tomatoes, and homemade croutons with Doc’s buttermilk bleu cheese dressing. $8.95
Calamari Salad
Lightly battered calamari tossed with mixed Everglades greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, a sweet and sour vinaigrette dressing and topped with crispy wontons. $13.95
Sanibel Spinach Salad
Bleu cheese crumbles, spiced pecans, grape tomatoes, Granny Smith apples tossed with caramelized onion and smoked bacon dressing. $11.95
Chicken Taco Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce tossed in avocado feta vinaigrette and topped with Jack and cheddar cheeses, Cuban black bean salsa, grilled chicken and tomato pico de gallo, surrounded by corn tortilla chips $12.95
Mozzarella de Marinello Salad
Locally grown vine ripened tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and baby arugula tossed in a lemon vinaigrette then topped with aged balsamic, fresh basil and parmesan cheese. $13.95
Tropical Salad
We combined fresh baby greens, grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, mandarin oranges, sundried cherries, spiced pecans, and homemade crispy onions tossed in our very own secret balsamic vinaigrette dressing. $14.95
Conch Chowder
Fresh conch, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and bacon in a spicy, chunky tomato broth. Cup – $4.95 | Bowl – $6.95
Ford’s Famous Clam Chowder
A rich, creamy chowder chock full of sea clams, sweet onions, and diced potatoes. Cup – $4.95 | Bowl – $6.95
Dinkin’s Bay Boil Shrimp
Steamed Peel-N-Eat shrimp dressed in real butter, Old Bay spices and juice from fresh key limes. 1/2lb – $15.95 | Full Pound – $28.95
Yucatan Shrimp
Our Signature Dish! Tomlinson traveled to the Bay of Ascension, Quintana Roo, Mexico to fish for bonefish and came back with this great recipe. Steamed peel-and-eat shrimp in a dressing of real butter, garlic, mild Colombian chilies, fresh cilantro, and Key lime juice. 1/2lb – $15.95 | Full Pound – $28.95
Peel-N-Eat Shrimp
You’ll love these shrimp steamed in Amazon spices then chilled and served with house made cocktail sauce and lemon. 1/2lb – $13.95 | Full Pound – $25.95
Shrimp Ceviche Cocktail
Fresh shrimp in our Florida citrus marinade, tossed with fresh lime juice, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeños, onions, and tomatoes. $8.95
*Oysters on the half shell
Fresh Gulf oysters, shucked to order and served chilled with fresh lemon and cocktail sauce or steamed with white wine, garlic, and butter. Half doz. $10.95 Full doz. $18.95
Sandwiches
Served with your choice of fries, house slaw, black beans and rice, or fresh fruit. Substitute a Mixed Green Salad for $1.95 Substitute Sweet Potato Fries for $1.95.
Citrus Mojo Pulled Pork
Slow roasted with a combination of garlic, herbs and spices with fresh squeezed oranges and limes. Hand pulled and piled high in a toasted bun and topped with our house made pickled red onion salad. $10.95
Campeche Fish Tacos
Freshly grilled white fish with shredded cabbage and a papaya pico de gallo in a flour tortilla. Served with black beans and rice. $13.95
Chicken Sandwich
Chicken breast prepared to your liking – grilled, blackened, fried or buffalo, served on a fresh baked roll with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle. $9.95
Sanibel Cheese Steak
Shaved ribeye, caramelized onions, peppers and mushrooms smothered in Swiss cheese, and folded into a baguette. $10.95
Hamburger
Prime hand pattied ground beef grilled to your desire, with lettuce, tomato, onion on a freshly baked roll. $10.95add cheese $1.00 add bacon $1.00
Maine Lobster Roll
Diced Maine lobster blended with mayo, green onion, celery & lemon juice. Piled high on a New England style split top roll. You will think you’re in Maine! $18.95
Yucatan Shrimp Tacos
Succulent steamed shrimp, shredded lettuce and tomatoes tossed in our one-of-a-kind Yucatan sauce made from cilantro, garlic, butter, lime juice, and Columbian chilis, served in warm flour tortilla. $14.95
Grouper Sandwich
Fresh grouper grilled, blackened, or fried. Served with Doc’s tartar sauce on a freshly baked roll. $19.95
The Cuban
Traditional style with ham, slow roasted pork, Swiss cheese, mustard and pickles on a crispy Cuban roll. $9.95
Doc Ford’s Original Lime Panko Crusted Fish Sandwich
Seared, baked and served on a fresh baked roll, topped with house slaw and spicy remoulade. Voted Best Fish Sandwich! $10.95
Colombian Coffee Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
Pan seared pork tenderloin dusted with a tongue twisting blend of coffee and spices, served with a sweet corn puree, tropical plantains, and chayote “Chai-ow-tei” squash. $22.95
Macadamia Nut Crusted Grouper
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A Paradise delight, toasted macadamia nut crusted grouper served atop an exotic mix of quinoa, jasmine rice, arugula, red peppers and yellow squash then complimented with a “Toasted Rum” coconut sauce. $26.95
Texas Baby Back Ribs
A full rack of baby back ribs basted with our one-of-a-kind BBQ sauce, served with roasted garlic smashed potatoes or French fries and our house slaw. $22.95
Panko Fried Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp crispy fried with French fries and house cole slaw. $21.95
Dry Rubbed Ribeye
With roasted garlic and Parmesan smashed potatoes, caramelized mushrooms, asparagus and a roasted bleu cheese tomato, surrounded by a caramelized red onion demi sauce. $29.95
Seafood Paella
Jumbo scallops, shrimp, mussels and tender fish medallions, with chorizo sausage, peas, saffron rice, and tomatoes. $28.95
Island Style Shrimp & Grits
Fresh Gulf shrimp dusted with masa (Mexican corn flour), pan seared and served with jalapeño cheese grits, julienne veggies and green beans accented with a homemade tomatillo sauce. $22.95
Boneless Pork
Fennel-dusted pork ribeye seared to perfection. Served with Yukon Gold Boursin cheese potato cake, wilted spinach and caramelized onion apple demi sauce. $22.95
Roasted Half-Chicken with a Cuban Chimichurri Sauce
Slow roasted chicken served over a potato hash with onions, mildest Amazon peppers and Panama-style chorizo sausage. Braced with steamed French green beans, fresh chimichurri verde, topped with roasted corn, *jicama, tomato, and bean relish (*hi-ca-ma – the water chestnut of South America) $19.95
Penne with Shrimp
Sautéed deep water “lobster shrimp”, penne pasta, Roma tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic and avocados tossed with a citrus cream sauce and shredded Parmesan cheese. $19.95
Panko-Crusted Grouper
Grouper pan-seared and served on a bed of brown rice, julienne vegetables, wilted spinach and mushrooms, drizzled with a honey papaya rum drizzle. $26.95
Cedar Plank Salmon
Freshly cut salmon filet topped with a mango chipotle glaze, served with au gratin potatoes, wilted spinach and caramelized mushrooms. $23.95
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Banana Leaf Snapper
Snapper wrapped in a banana leaf lined with masa harina, ancho chili purée and freshly squeezed lime juice. Steamed, paired with fresh vegetables, black beans and rice, with a dynamite lime cilantro roasted pepper pesto. $24.95
Deep Water Mahi Mahi
One of our signature dishes. Hand-cut mahi-mahi seared in sweet soy sauce, placed on a jasmine rice stir fry with a tropical vinaigrette. $24.95
Kids Menu
With your choice of french fries or fruit cup. Every kids meal comes with a special dessert!
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*Consuming raw or undercooked meat, seafood, shellfish, poultry, or eggs may increase your risk of food bourne illness. We use only non-trans fat cooking oil. 18% gratuity may be added to your check for parties of 6 or more.