Doc Fords Community
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille raises $3,394 for local hospitals through specialty cocktail program
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille locations at the St. Petersburg Pier and Jungle Terrace raised $3,394 in 2025 for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and the C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Petersburg, one specialty cocktail at a time.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille donates $3,915 to Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel Island and Fort Myers Beach raised $3,915 in 2025 for Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s and Dixie Fish Company raise $7,725 for Captains For Clean Water
HM Restaurant Group, which manages Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, Dixie Fish Company and Bonita Fish Company, donated $7,725 to Captains For Clean Water in honor of Storm Smart, supporting the nonprofit organization’s mission of raising awareness and driving change to improve Florida’s water quality.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s sponsors Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s Wines in the Wild
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Sanibel Island is a returning sponsor for Wines in the Wild benefitting the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s Jungle Terrace team members volunteer at Palm Harbor Museum
A garden bed at the historic Palm Harbor Museum is ready for plants and flowers, thanks to team members from the Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille in Jungle Terrace.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s employees decorate Lakes Park’s annual Halloween Express route
Team members from Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach recently helped transform Lakes Park from delightful to frightful for Halloween.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s St. Petersburg Pier restaurant donates backpacks, school supplies
Fairmount Park Elementary children recently returned to the classroom with all the necessities for a great school year, courtesy of employees at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on the St. Petersburg Pier.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s employees volunteer at Gulf Coast Humane Society
FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 9, 2025) – Team members from Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach spent a recent morning volunteering at the Gulf Coast Humane Society. The restaurant’s 10 employees cleaned all kennels, did laundry, measured and bagged food, and provided exercise for dogs at the nonprofit organization. “Our group…
Read MoreDoc Ford’s celebrates National Yucatán Shrimp Day with record sales, 7K race, giveaways and more
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille celebrated National Yucatán Shrimp Day in May, serving 12,350 signature Yucatán menu items and bottles of sauce, giving away swag-filled YETI coolers to four lucky winners and hosting a 7K run in Sanibel.
Read MoreDoc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille promotes Vidal to kitchen manager
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (March 5, 2025) – Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille has promoted Cesar Vidalto kitchen manager of its Fort Myers Beach location. As kitchen manager, Vidal is responsible for overseeing all aspects of kitchen operations. He hasworked for Doc Ford’s for eight years. His favorite dish on the menu is the…
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