was super hesitant at first when arriving at the restaurant due to the wait outside but my friend and i were able to be seated at the bar immediately and i could argue we received better service than we would have at a table! the bar tender was so accommodating and we got our food very quickly. i was so impressed with the salmon i got, it was absolutely delicious, prepared perfectly, and a very good portion. i definitely will be back, overall was very satisfied with the experience! read more

Went Friday feb 8th for lunch at 2:15pm. First of all used the bathroom and the door was filthy I didn't want to touch it! The lock was broken. The dining room floor had stuff all over it. We sat outside where several empty tables still had food and drinks not cleaned off. We almost left because of nobody coming to our table but at the last minute our waitress came over. We decided to only have a drink and leave because we didn't feel like it was safe to eat here. read more

I love Cpk and their menu- also still very affordable. They are always switching up their specials but also maintain the classic dishes their customers love. This location is great, very friendly and attentive service. Ps bring back the Chinese chicken salad! read more

I've had their bbq chicken pizza before and, even as I write this, I'm jonesing for it. However, today I tried the classic chicken waldorf salad which contained greens, grapes, gorgonzola cheese, candied walnuts, apples, celery and, I think there was some chicken in there. Needs more chicken. 4 -5 bites is definitely not enough. That said, it sure was delicious. Service was attentive and place has a nice, fun vibe. April 7,2008 Second visit. Liking this place more and more and maybe it'll get 5 starts some day. Maybe. Today I enjoyed the chopped salad with greens, turkey, mozzarella, salami, garbanzo beans and a nice mild dressing. Half salad was plenty -- this from a woman with a very healthy appetite. read more

Very good chop salad. We really like CPK and this one was no exception. Nice patio. The potatoe (the Dan Quayle spelling) soup was the best. read more

This was my worsted experience at this chain. First of all my partner and I were seated right beside the exit door to the patio. The door was constantly slamming, vibrating the bench seat I was on. They should fix the door so it does not slam. They then seated a couple beside our booth. The woman must have spilled a bottle of cheap perfume on herself. The smell was terrible. We asked our waiter to relocate us. All this happening over twenty minutes while waiting for a pizza. Once we were relocated it seemed as thought the waiter forgot about us. We were never offered refills on our water, and waited another twenty minutes before our pizza finally arrived. The crust was over done and tasted dry and tasteless. We noticed others had returned their pizzas because the crusts were burnt. We did not see the waiter for another twenty minutes when he finally arrived with the bill. Fifteen minutes passed before he returned to our table to pick up the payment. Last time we visit this place! It never used to be like this here. We had been here many times before and the service and food was very good. It did not seem to have a manager or supervisor there at all. read more

I had actually never eaten at a California Pizza Kitchen and with it being a chain I didn't have high expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. The service was fast and friendly. I ordered a half-sized quinoa + arugula salad which was huge! The greens were super fresh. I definitely got my money's worth! My mom and I split a wild mushroom pizza with truffle oil and it was phenomenal! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Quinoa + Arugula Salad & Wild Mushroom Pizza+ Truffle Oil - Pizza Near Me - Estero, Florida

Came at 4:15 with my elderly parents, my mom who two months ago had a stroke, they would not seat us, with 75% of the tables open. They told us to sit & wait 20 minutes - a little heartless read more

We like CPK generally and this location in particular. On a cool day in December there were almost no people in the outdoor seating area, but it' was packed inside. Food is typical CPK--interesting pizzas and great salads. We don't think you can go wrong here. read more

Sadly, I just had the worst dining experience ever. I've frequented this little restaurant many times in the last nine years. Today, we decided to go have a nice lunch together on a day off. We understand that restaurants are having a tough time with staffing issues. We were extremely patient for the first hour of waiting. It took 35 minutes just to get a fountain drink not even water glasses were offered. We placed our order immediately, but the waiter kept apologizing for the food hold up Fifteen minutes later he returned and said they were out of tacos so I placed a different order just a salad. My husband order a salad and small pizza. His salad eventually came out watery. I continued to wait...well after he was finished we continued to wait! Eventually my salad arrived but still no pizza. One hour and a half later we decided enough was enough Never received the pie. Meanwhile some people all around us were having similar issues...there were several tables that came in way after us and they ate and left...it was the first time in my life that I refused to pay for a meal that came out in shifts or not at all! I never give bad reviews but the frustration level today tested my patience. My suggestion if staff is inexperienced the management needs to shadow and properly train before placing them onto a floor. SWFL has so many really great places to enjoy a meal this is not one of them anymore. read more

An extremely mediocre dining experience. The waitress was friendly, but clearly wanted us in and out as quickly as possibly, which is never how you want to feel when you're trying to enjoy a meal with friends! I ordered the half order of the Moroccan spiced chicken salad with the dressing on the side. I ordered it because was attracted to the beets and the squash and the dates. I wish they had just kept it at that. Instead, they also pile on cranberries and eggs. Excessive and not well thought out. Less is more CPK!!! I also got a random grape in my salad, along with peanuts... this salad is only supposed to come with almonds, so just throwing other nuts in there makes it seem very messy. I was not pleased. The lettuce was fine, the chicken was also fine. This experience gives me no reason to ever come back here. read more

Used to love coming here until this horrible experience I had. Went there on a Wednesday afternoon and was shocked by the service I received. Our server greeted us and handed us waters and one hard copy of the menu (online menu wasn't working) then we proceeded to wait over 20 minutes for her to come back to take our order or at least serve us bread. We thought with the numerous time she walked by the table she would have taken it, but that wasn't the case. A buss boy walked by and I proceeded to ask him to please get our server for us and that it has been 20 mins and he would not even look at us and continued to keep walking after saying "no". Being a pregnant woman, with a toddler at the table.. you would think we would have been treated with more respect. Clearly that wasn't the case. Right after he said "no" and our server was taking orders of the people who walked in 10 minutes after us, we got up and left. I was really looking forward to eating there because there food is usually awesome, but after that experience..I doubt I'll be back. read more

Rolls are good with a nice olive oil dip. Great pizza. Thin crust margarita is the way to go. We had the white pizza too, but we all agreed it was a little dry. Atmosphere is nice & very clean. We will go again. read more

HORRIBLE PLACE I WOULD NEVER BRING MY FAMILY BACK HERE!!!! The manager STEVE treated us so poorly I cannot even believe it entire place was empty I get covid rules but not one table near us nothing ... we pulled a seat up because they sat us in a booth so small we couldn't even fit .. he had no understanding of my 85 year old grandmother who cannot sit in a booth due to her legs ... he did not care at all!! STEVE should be fired and given a lesson on manners! LOVING THE SOUTH FORK NEXT DOOR :) NEEDS COVID TRAINING. read more

Had a late lunch at CPK today & sat at the bar. Bartender was clearly busy/overwhelmed but that didn't even matter! As soon as we sat down the manager greeted us and got us started. He checked in, made our cocktails, rang our food, and even took payment. I couldn't of been more impressed with his attitude & willingness to help his staff. Because of him, we will continue to come back time & time again. (Plus we LOVE the food!) read more

This place has scammed me out of an order absolutely a dumpster fire of a fucking delivery service and was the worst help a restaurant when you call do not recommend was the worst thing ever and was avoiding helping read more

I've been going to CPK since I was a kid. Now moving to Florida and going on dates or girls nights, CPK is the only place I recommend to friends and we've fallen in love with it. I've been going with my roommate since freshman year of college and we are now entering our senior year. read more

This particular location was a disaster. Not only did they made fun of us by the greeters and waitresses but the food was cold and not worth the money that was paid. I have never felt so angry by an entire group of management. From the manager down. And all we did was to ask for a different table. That was the sin that unfolded the rest of the attitudes and behaviors. Unacceptable!!!!!!!! Never again will we go to this restaurant. And It was my favorite restaurant! read more

I am addicted to the Thai Crunch Salad so I can't attest to the pizza. I love that salad and feel good about eating it. Fresh and crunchy, have them add avocado and you are set. Two people can barely eat a full sized order. With the chewy bread and herbed olive oil, this place was a great stop on a long shopping day. I'm not sure why there have been so many poor reviews. The service was without the smallest issue and the server anticipated needs and was very thoughtful. C'mon people, it's CPK! Give me a break! read more

This restaurant has gone downhill... been there 3x's in 6 months just hoping it was a fluke! My GF pizza served to me tonight was warm. In a restaurant that prides themselves for pizza and delivers a warm pizza as opposed to piping hot out of the oven! Soggy like they were just waiting for someone to order it. ($17). They did put it back in the oven though to get it nice & piping hot and burnt on the bottom but whatever! Husbands pizza like cardboard and undercooked. We won't be back M read more

I went by myself for a late lunch two times during December 2018. I sat at the bar on both occasions. The rather large restaurant was not too busy at 3 in the afternoon when I arrived. Service was very prompt and the food was excellent. I was offered bread with seasoned olive oil for dipping while waiting for my order. I enjoyed watching my pizza being prepared as is fully visible from the bar at this location. read more

We had a great experience there the other night! First of all, CPK is great to work with for fundraisers and donate 20% to non-profits for a certain day when people bring in a flyer. We had a great server, named Lexi, and she blew our minds when we couldn't decide between two pizzas and she said you can have a pizza split with both toppings! It was such a great decision! And our waitress suggested the butter cake. Best. Decision.Ever. It's not something I would picked from the dessert menu, but it was fantastic! Always a fun place with great stuff to try! read more

Always a reliable staple to grab a bite. This place is much more than pizzas...they have an extensive menu and many healthy dishes too. read more

Great California pizza kitchen! I like this one much better than the one by me. The food is the same and consistent with other ones I've been to, but the service at the Coconut Point location is excellent! Staff has their business together and it's a well oiled machine. read more

I wish I would've went to Mellow Mushroom, the food was fine but the service was awful. We sat down & waited for a little while until a girl came up to us and said "I'm not sure where your server is so I'll help out" she then became our server. We ordered chips & dip as an appetizer & it didn't come out until we were done eating our pizza. She didn't refill our drinks unless we called her over, didn't have eating utensils, and the pizza was mediocre. The dip was okay but was $13.99 for no apparent reason. Won't come back. read more

Great food, amazing service. Darlene was awesome! I will definitely be coming back :)

It was my husband's birthday today, so we ordered take out. The food was fantastic, the service was prompt and I was served with a smile. Thank you CPK for making today quite the celebration! read more

We attended CPK several times during our vacation and had the same waiter for two of those visits. I would just like to compliment Eddie on his dedication to us and point out his excellence as a server. I suffer from serious food allergies and Eddie took very good care of my situation, I was overly pleased with my meal both times. Eddie is a great server who treats his guests exceptionally. The second time we had the pleasure of having Eddie as our server, he remembered our order exactly, and all of my allergies, I was overly impressed by this. If you are ever in town, stop into CPK and ask for Eddie, you are guaranteed great food with great service! read more

By far the greatest experience from a restaurant I've ever had. I had an issue with a take out order I placed back in December and the manager Jeanne told that she would put my name in their books for a free meal. Well today I called and spoke with her letting her know I wanted to take her up on the offer and I couldn't decide between a Sicilian pizza or their jambalaya pasta and told her to surprise me. Literally to my surprise upon arrival she ordered me the pizza and pasta. The customer service here is fantastic and I'm so thankful for the kindness shown from Jeanne and her staff. You've won me over. I will be back! read more

California Pizza Kitchen - Sicilian pizza and jambalaya pasta - Pizza Near Me - Estero, Florida

Good food, but very pricey. We stopped going as much because we were tired of getting decent (not spectacular) food for $25 per person. And that's before we add in the alcohol. There are plenty of places to go in SWFL where the food is far better for the same spend per person. They take advantage of the tourists and the people who aren't adventurous enough to find a good local restaurant. Again, it's not at all bad, and you will probably have a good meal. Just be prepared to overpay. read more

Food was ok. Guacamole and chips, tasty but hardly enough for even one person. Side salad is massive, but ultra pricy for lettuce. And pizza was good. Way over priced. Did not appreciate them sneaking a charity line into the bill I don't see myself going back. read more

Great food as always, but this branch is uniquely awesome because of their service. Specifically, Andrew, is THE BEST waiter I've ever had. Ever. My daughter actually asked him to sit down and join us (which obviously couldn't happen as he was on the clock). He went above and beyond as a waiter and was so well informed on the menu. His suggestions are now my new menu favorites. Thank you Andrew, and CPK for being so awesome! read more

I had the wedge salad along with the Mac n Cheese. I loved both and would definitely come again!

If you like CPK, I suggest you skip this one to preserve. Very poor and inattentive service, the pizza here is mediocre and the portions are small. The location was overstaffed but most of the staff was more interested as to what was playing on tv. Our waiter never came back to check on the food, and had to be located to get our check. Bleh. read more

CPK has a casual, clean atmosphere that small parties or large groups can enjoy. I personally recommend their Chicken Waldorf Salad with the Balsamic dressing. It has apples, candied pecans, grapes and more. YUM! read more

They have a pizza with avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and a lemon pepper dressing. Get it!

It's CPK, meaning it's a chain, meaning the food is always going to taste the same. I usually only get the miso shrimp salad or the vegetable pizza from here, but both are good. The service has always been average and nothing more. If you're craving some funky pizza flavors or good salads after a day of shopping in Coconut Point, go to CPK. It's quick food that doesn't taste like junk food. read more

Our bartender Janine was amazing . She anticipated our needs and took exceptional care of a fellow bartender . Food was excellent as well will be back at the bar for her services read more

Food was very good. BBQ chicken salad, margarita pizza and Kung pao chicken all yummy. But, took forever to get seated since the hostess chatted with other diners while we waited. Our waiter was downright rude. Sadly makes this a three star experience. read more

For a corporate chain, this is probably the best CPK I've been too. The service has always been good, and the portions are always big. I usually go for the salads, as they are huge and filled with goodness. I did see a manager scolding an employee in public, and my 3 stars, is for you mr. manager. I'm not a career coach, but being unprofessional in front of your customers is unappetizing. Felt bad for the girl too. read more