Bert's Bar and Grill in Matlacha, Lee County, United States | Bar and Grill

Bert?s Bar and Grill in Matlacha, Florida in the United States, brags about its ?million-dollar view? and its acclaimed casual menu. Diners sit outside under a shading canopy, alongside docks in a bay that spills into Matlacha Pass. It?s not unusual to see an osprey soar overhead, porpoise cruising through the waters and the occasional manatee might rear its head. Inside dining at Bert's Bar and Grill offers surprisingly sizable tables, good food and a priceless view.
Diners can also sit outside under a shading canopy, alongside docks in a bay that spills into Matlacha Pass.
Most of Florida's tiny fishing towns are disappearing and giving way to McDonald's, high rises and hotel chains. But not Matlacha, Florida. Here you still find cozy cottages, bed and breakfasts, fishermen tending their nets, bait shops and shrimp boats.
Bert's Bar and Grill has changed hands many times over the years. The place was purchased by Bert Clubb, a famous Lee County bar operator. Hence the name Bert's. Bert's became the bar of choice for many people from all over Lee and Charlotte County. it has even been said that there were "Dancers" in the back room (formerly the hotel). Bert operated the establishment for many years and then sold it to a long time employee. In 2000 the establishment was sold again, the name stayed and the legend lives on. Over sixty years.
Bert's Bar and Grill has had a colorful sixty years of history and is the home of many stories of its past. If only the walls could talk.