I'm hoping we were just there on an off night as we love this place. First off though the staff we…read moreencountered were truly friendly and helpful. The service was great as we were the only ones there at 6pm on a Thursday. The food was tasty but the pizza could have been cooked a little longer. The entree salad was big. But the ambience just seemed off. No other customers was just odd. The menu is smaller than pre-hurricane too.

For those of you that knew the old "island view restaurant ". There remains the restaurant on the…read moretop floor that is beautifully redone. There is now an upscale Italian restaurant on the first floor and a very large indoor/outdoor bar and restaurant on the other side of the top floor ( right side looking at Lani kai). We are at the first floor Italian restaurant which was excellent!! Can't wait to try island view on the top floor!!

Tutti! Yall pull up, the staff here is amazing. Tip Jason $20 a drink!…read more I visited here last week as a part of a 150+ work group,we had the spot to ourselves and man did we enjoy it. We didnt order from the menu but enjoyed a buffet style dinning with food at each station. For appetizers they offered meats and cheeses, alone with fresh herbs. To dine we had chicken parm with a fresh salad (4/5). If youre in ft meyers. Yall pull up, im sure everything is delicious. The people who make it care

I came here in 2017 when Tutti Pazzi was under a different name and ownership, and boy has it made…read morea big difference in the quality. The restaurant was formerly a bit more upscale, and the quality of food far superior. It's Italian style food, but I would've guessed most of it was store bought-type quality. I got a seafood pasta and the pasta itself tasted cheap, the tomato sauce tasted like it was one from a can. Just lacking any flavor which was disappointing. The best part of the dish were the mussels. The restaurant itself has a nice setup, with a main floor and upstairs and a small bar. They had live music the night we went which was a nice touch. Service can be a bit slow and lacking and honestly it wouldn't be on my list to come back to when in Sanibel.

We were there in July and totally enjoyed eating here. Shrimp was excellent, service was great…read more Place was great to sit and enjoy a meal after a day on the beach

The Sanibel Grill is a sports bar through and through. It has lots of random sports memorabilia and…read morefun Sanibel-related license plates all over. There's numerous tv screens to watch all the games - some booths even have their own screen. Aside from the sports decor, The Sanibel Grill has a very similar menu to Timbers Restaurant next door - I'm pretty sure the two are one and the same and share the same kitchen. I ordered the Grouper Fish tacos. You can get them blackened, fried, or grilled. I opted for fried. Note that the Sanibel Grill is known for their signature cornflake crunchy batter - but the grouper fish tacos are the lightly breaded bites and not cooked in their signature batter. The grouper was nicely cooked - tender and delicate bites. They used corn tortillas, which didn't fall to pieces while eating, but they were pretty flimsy (it was easy for a grouper bite to roll out). The tacos are served with rice pilaf topped with black beans which was on the bland side (nothing to write home about). I would've liked a hit of lime to add to my tacos, but the waitress never came back to check on us. Service is minimal. This is bar service all around. My friend ordered the combo basket (Grouper and fried shrimp) and comes with a side of fries and cole slaw. You can hear the crunch - I can see why it's their signature. My sister ordered the shrimp scampi with rice pilaf (she was hoping for pasta but that was not a side option - it's either rice pilaf or potatoes - smashed, French fried, or sweet potato fries). It also came with fresh green beans. The shrimp were nicely cooked and super buttery. She also ordered the crab bisque which was creamy and had good crab flavor, but I wouldn't say it was overloaded with crab meat. We finished the meal with a slice of Florida's signature key lime pie. The slice was small but had giant key lime flavor. It was very sweet but this was my favorite key lime pie slice from our whole trip. The Sanibel Grill gave us average food and average service. No military discount here.

I was excited to come here for a lobster rolls. The restaurant is kind of hard to get to because it…read moreneeds u turn from the northbound of the Main Street. Parking is free in the parking lot. When I visited, the restaurant is kind of empty during lunch time. I got a lobster bisque to start. Not much of the lobster meat in it. Kind like a soup. I also got the Connecticut lobster roll. Meat amount is ok. But the meat quality is a bit watery. Not like bouncy meat. The side comes with chip and slaw. Overall taste experience is low. Price is high.

I came to dine at Coldwater, specifically for the West Coast Oysters. They did not have a single…read moreone, from the menu, nor have they had any for months. I tried some east coast oysters, with the cost of a half dozen being the highest I have ever paid. The lobster roll, bread was not soft or buttery, and the flavor of the lobster filling was not very good either. At $34 you better knock it out of the park, instead of being only passable. Again the price was about $10 over another local establishment known for their lobster rolls, that are far superior. There was zero atmosphere on a Weds night, no live music, with one other table of four and a few bar flies at the bar. I had three different beers and all of them were flat. The wife had a flat cider. I am not sure what the cost per was, since they do not list it on the beer menu, which I hate. $150 for bad drinks and mediocre bar food. Never again.

We had visited this restaurant over ten years ago and we're excited to see they reopened after the…read morehurricane. With reservations for a birthday dinner we were a little early but seated right away in a busy dining room. I ordered a Shrimp Livornaise with housemade pasta. The dish was tasty and the shrimp were large but the pasta was minimal and just ok. We split a Cedar salad and saw a $5 charge on our bill for the kitchen splitting the salad, of which we were not informed when ordering. Also our bill included a 3% "COST OF DOING BUSINESS" charge when first presented, not knowing if we were paying by Cash or Credit card. Not the same experience as our first visit.

We had a decent dinner here. They've remodeled since we were here last -- over 10 years ago…read more Luckily, they didn't suffer much damage at all from Hurricane Ian. But as we left, we both said to each other that something was off and we wouldn't be back. I can't put my finger on it exactly. It didn't help that they charge an extra fee for doing business (!) that was on the bill presented to us --even before they knew whether we were going to pay with cash or a credit card -- and that they had a splitting dish charge of $5 (which I had them remove; as it was never explained, only offered). Or that they never acknowledged my husband's birthday. But they did have our reservation correctly and we were seated immediately. The room is large and airy and open. But it's also without any warmth or personality. The large loud table of young couples seated next to us -- who didn't know what most of the menu items were -- didn't help. Our service was okay, too. But here again something felt a tad off and fake. We started by sharing a caprese salad. We added extra balsamic glaze. For our main dishes, my husband had the shrimp Livornese. Large shrimp served with olives and capers in a tomato sauce. The pasta was skimpy and he doubted that it was housemade. I had their salmon. It came with mashed potatoes and a couple asparagus spears. It was good. For dessert, we had the berry cobbler without the ice cream. It was disappointing. And would have been better served hot -- not barely lukewarm. I'm glad we came back to try them. Now we know.

Not typically a fan of eating in hotels, but when i saw their menu online, i knew we had to go…read morethere......Zack was our server, super friendly, attentive without being invasive. cocktails were delicious, handcrafted and unique. for our appetizer we chose to share the ahi tuna crips; MMMMM.....rare fresh tuna in crispy wonton skins with avocado, spicy mayo & sweet soy glaze. Ordered the roasted beet salad for my next course; i have NEVER had a beet salad served warm, but i can't imagine eating it any other way. red & gold roasted beets, warm, topped with arugula in a citrus vinaigrette, sprinkled with goat cheese. for dinner i selected the n.y. strip special, cooked perfectly rare, served with pan sauteed mushrooms, spinach and creamer potatoes. we also had the cioppino; a crock of fresh seafood & shellfish in a rich tomato broth. i thought it should have been served with some bread to mop up all that delicious broth. learned later that it should have been served with grilled crostini, according to the menu, but the kitchen neglected that detail. that would be my ONLY complaint. otherwise, it was a special dinner, beautiful restaurant with lovely views. would HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone looking for a wonderful night out with plenty of delicious food & excellent service.

My wife and I ate here last night. We went there because their website says they have lots of…read moregluten free options. When we got there, I noticed that several of the items on the menu that had been gluten free no longer were (their "GF" labels were whited-out). The miso salmon was labeled as GF and we double checked. We were assured that it was. When it was served I was eating it and decided to double check since miso normally has soy sauce. The manager came by and we asked him. He said it was good, but that he would check with the chef. The head chef wasn't there, but the sous chef gave note to the manager. The manager insisted that it was okay. He never said that gluten-free soy sauce was used. I'm pretty sure it's not, because I'm sick today. Frankly I'd skip this place next time, although the ambiance and views are stunning, and the wait staff was very attentive.

Spot right on the water with good food and service. They have daily happy hour until 6: $1 off…read moredrafts and wells, wine special, and beer bucket deal. They have an inside spot and an outside bar area. They have lots of live music. We also did trivia on Thursday which was really fun!

Let me start by saying the food is good, but it is overpriced for the quality. My husband and I…read moresplit a salad, pizza and each had a cocktail and the total was $70. The pizza toppings were TINY. We are talking "minced" and sparkling sprinkled. The "wedge" was good but hardly any lettuce and smothered in dressing and candied walnuts. The drinks were fine but around $15 a piece. They charged $2.00 extra to make a whiskey an old fashioned. There was really nothing wrong about this place, just nothing special for the price.

The crab cakes are my favorite! I have to eat gluten/wheat free and these are perfect! There's no…read moreflour! They are the best with so much crab and flavor. Please don't ever take them off the menu. The fish food by the dock is an extra bonus too.

I ordered the MD style crab cake sandwich (I was warned by my fellow Maryland friend not to but did…read moreanyway).... it was not MD style on any level. The cake was smashed flat (who does that?), did have filler, and these weird green chuncks. I couldn't figure out what the green stuff was. That is now how a MD style crab cake is made..... The crab cake had zero flavor!!!!! Again, I was born and raised in Maryland, have had many great crab cakes there and I have made my own.... This was like WTH..... your claiming MD style crab cakes and totally missed the mark.....