Twilight Café has been featured several local magazines and tourist publications and is consistently named an editor's choice.

A January 2009 review has given Twilight Cafe 4 stars out of a possible 4.

Twilight Café on Sanibel Island is considered to be one of the top most regionally respected restaurants and in 1996 was recognized as a Top Ten of Southwest Florida. That same year it was also awarded Best Wine List and Most Romantic Dining Spot in all of Lee County.