We called here in July 2018 for lunch. It's a super place. The dining room is spacious, airy and light and the tables are spaced comfortably apart affording a calm and private dining experience.
Our waitress was super. She explained some of the menu items and brought drinks swiftly.
The food was spectacular. If you value flavour combinations over portion size then this is the place for you. Each of our chosen courses were beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. I would go as far to say that our dining experience here at Tarpon Lodge is the best we have had on our travels across Florida.
I can wholeheartedly recommend it and we will certainly be returning when next in the area.

This was our first stay at the Tarpon Lodge, although we had spent 20 or more past Christmas holidays staying with relatives on Pine Island. We have mixed feelings about our stay.
Pros:
The views of the sunsets from the balcony of our room in the stilt house were fantastic. And the balcony itself was fantastic with 2 comfortable chairs and a table. Great for reading, relaxing or just plain enjoying the waterfront view. It is well worth it to pay the extra for a balcony room.
The location is great. Just two blocks from the Alden Pines Golf Course, which we played twice. Just a short block from the Pineland marina,
The Tarpon Lodge has a lovely waterfront view with a dock - rare access in this part of the island.
The restaurant is the best on Pine Island in my opinion.
The wifi was good.
Only Adequate:
The room was dated. The shower fixture was corroded and difficult to turn on. There was only one USB outlet in the bedside lamp, but no place in the room to comfortably plug in my lap top.. However, the spacious hallway has nice furniture and chairs and usable electrical OUTLETS..
The cold breakfast in the morning did have hard boiled eggs for protein as well as bagels and cereal.
No in-room coffee maker - which would have been great to use for coffee in the morning to watch the sunrise (but where would you plug it in? no outlet space)
We had a lovely time at the Tarpon Lodge, but I felt we were paying a lot for a nice view and a convenient location, a lot more than the facilities merited.

Once again, I checked Trip Advisor to locate the best restaurant closest to our camping spot in order to avoid too much traffic.

To my delight, Tarpon Lodge was less than 1.5 miles away.

Mind you, Bokeelia, Florida is NOT a big place. Perched on the north end of Pine Island, the entire area is classic “old Florida.” Tarpon fishing in this area is EPIC and so it figures that a same named restaurant would be located at a marina mainly used by tarpon fishermen.

Arriving right at sunset, the exterior is not impressive but the sunset certainly was. Patrons and staff from the restaurant were all outside taking pictures so the accompanying sunset pictures must be duplicated by at least a dozen other people.

Once inside, the menu alone made my mouth water and that impression was only confirmed as we watched other patrons receive their food. The entire atmosphere of this restaurant is ….. peaceful.

Food, service, décor, atmosphere; it’s ALL HERE.

There’s no doubt in my mind; we’re coming back.