We arrived early for our 5:30 pm reservation and were seated quickly, but it took about 15 minutes to be acknowledged after being seated and another 15 minutes to order drinks and food. The restaurant wasn't busy until around 7:00 pm, yet our food still took 45-50 minutes to arrive, and we went close to 40 minutes without hearing from our server while waiting. Our total time in the restaurant was over 90 minutes. The food was good but not standout for the price. We ordered the pasta alle vongole and gnocchi Lombardi...both were fine, but not worth the wait or price. The staff appeared stretched thin, and we didn't see a manager or receive any check-in during the meal. Given the experience and value, we unfortunately won't be returning. read more

Another visit to Osteria Celli with my family and felt like I was back eating in Italy! The food and service are always phenomenal. read more

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Food and service were very good. Nice quiet atmosphere for serious Italian cuisine. Visited after long business day and it made a nice ending. Enjoy! read more

Amazing Food! Authentic Italian & that's exactly what I wanted. Freshly prepared pasta & red sauce. I have always had fabulous service. The menu has a variety of foods. Dessert tiramisu I suggest you try. The ambiance dim lighting music playing. Very comfortable and inviting read more

Osteria Celli is one of those unassuming spots you might walk right past, but you'd seriously be missing out. They are so friendly and welcoming and everything we've tried has been amazing, but the tiramisu is hands-down the best I've ever had. A true hidden gem in Fort Meyers! read more

Osteria Celli - Tarimisu - Italian Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Our server was very prompt, friendly and knowledgeable. She recommended a nice Chianti for our group of three couples, which was quite tasty. It went well with the delicious bread and olive oil dipping sauce. The food was presented nicely and within a reasonable amount of time. The group ordered Fettuccine Bolognese, a Chicken Parmesan special, Capellini al Pompodoro, Cannelloni Romagnoli and a Tilefish special. Each person appreciated their selection and left full and content. Apologies for no pictures this time... read more

A fantastic dinner with a friend here last week! I haven't dined here since before COVID and it was long overdue. Simple, calming aesthetic in the restaurant - open kitchen/bar concept. A smaller establishment which makes it feel cozy but not cramped. I was craving Veal so had to go with the Veal Milanese - out of this world! Great portion size, citrusy and bright tasting. Well cooked and not too much breading. Fresh parm, arugula, and tomatoes on top - a winning dish. My friend had the Crab Linguini special - absolutely loaded with fresh crab meat and shrimp. Flavorful, light butter wine sauce. Our server was attentive and kind - left us alone to chat and catch-up but there when needed. Great place for an Italian meal in Ft Myers - I won't wait as long to go back next time! read more

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Exceptional everything: food, service, experience. On a whim we ended up going there on NY Eve, because I had such a hankering for charred octopus. However, due to the holiday there was a special menu with multiple delicious choices, but no octopus:(. Because the place is absolutely amazing and the Chef is checking on his clients on regular basis, and we were sitting by the bar (we didn't have a reservation as it was a last minute decision) - I got a chance to mention my strong desire for the regular special I was hoping to experience - and voila! The Chef made a small serving of charred octopus, off the menu, just for me! i could have not gotten a better experience and a present for my birthday and new year celebration. thank you! read more

Food was very good but when I got the bill everything we ate and enjoyed now left a bad taste in our mouth. Mind you there was four of us and we spent with tip an average of $125 a person. Not cheap especially when you're just eating pasta. But what got to us was the nickel and dime by this establishment. Charging us four dollars for bread, which was automatically brought to the table and the bread was just basic. To make matters worse they charged us a 3% credit card fee which we were not aware of until the check came. We go out to dinner a lot and most upscale restaurants do not charge this fee. I owned restaurants in the past and our credit card fees were figured into the cost of doing business. I would give this place four stars, but I deducted one star for the bread charge and one star for the credit card charge. read more

Sooo good . Always looking for new places when we come to fort myers Cute place tucked in strip mall Never expected such great good Definitely going back read more

Both the food and the service are amazing! Everything is made to order so don't be in a hurry. Love sitting at the bar and watching it all in action. My favorite restaurant in Fort Myers. read more

Bad experience, excellent food! I had a verified reservation for 8 of us made 2 weeks ago. The restaurant oversold their seating and did not consider our arrival. The 8 of us were left standing in the doorway for 50 minutes. An offer of a beverage would have been nice? The waitress Tatiana? Was wonderful. 1/2 hour after ordering one of our party was told they were out of his dish, unacceptable further. We finally received food about 2-2 1/2 hours after our reservation. Amazing food for those of us served. It was a special birthday and they brought a pie with a candle, lovely. They charged one of our party $11 for this. Come on! Offer a little something for all the mistakes of the evening? It's just the principle. Some extra bread? An appetizer quickly to get us through our wait or hunger? It's the little things. No special efforts were made to ease the bad experience. Please go a little beyond for committed large parties and not try to squeeze in extra guests to maximize sales. Thank you. But the food is amazing! read more

Amazing Italian food! Great service and the Chef speaks to his guests! One of our favorites. read more

What a wonderful surprise! I stopped to pick up a Carvel ice cream cone with sprinkles, but then I saw Osteria and thought I might just have to try it. I'm so glad I did! It's a magnificent gourmet meal absolutely hidden in its location. I felt like I used to feel when I was enjoying dinner out with my parents. Always the best food and lots of laughs. read more

For a local independently owned Italian, true Italian experience, you must come here. This is gourmet Italian, not pizza and spaghetti, but large portions of creative and traditional Italian dishes in a small venue. Great service, family focused and a great Chef, Marco from Italy! read more

I've bookmarked Osteria Celli for more than a year. We've been driving by Osteria Celli thousand times. Finally, we have the opportunity to sample Chef Marco Corricelli's culinary skill. Osteria Celli is located by Summerlin Road and Winkler Road inside a Publix shopping mall. The restaurant has a good vibe with an open kitchen and a cool rustic motif. Wine and Food Specials are scribed in a large board! The menu is two pages, one for wine and one for food. The food menu is not that extensive. However, what ever food they make, it is a class by itself. There is good selection of wine and beer! We started off the night by sipping a Super Tuscan Pievasciata, a nice rich, full body blend red wine. A small basket of hot crusty and soft bread accompanied with a mashed olive dip was wonderful! For appetizer, we shared the Polpo or charred octopus served with a herb potato and aioli. It was well prepared and cooked just right. Wife ordered her Fettuccine Bolognese with fresh house made pasta. It was tasty and served in a man side portion! The fresh house made pasta made this dish so good! I have the "House Special", Cioppino, that came with mussels, clams, shrimp and branzino! The dish is so flavorful, that I could not stop dipping my bread into the seafood soup! We were so full and decided not to have dessert! Our server is friendly and professional. Chef Marco is doing an excellent job here. read more

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Have visited Osteria Celli during busy time of dinner, did not have reservations. We were sat at the dark table around the corner - had to use our phones to read the menu. Seemed a bit strange. Service was slow, almost like our table was an afterthought and didn't have a regular assigned server. Once we were able to order, drinks often remained empty until repeated requests, food was dropped off without checking back - would have loved cheese.... Even getting the check required asking several waitresses to finally have ours come by. Overall service was severely lacking, but food was good. Will likely try again at some point, but this experience was disappointing, dare I say wild. read more

Food always great and charming waitresses and very quaint. Love coming here when we want Italian. Love owners all very nice. Love supporting local Small businesses. read more

We had a super delicious dinner Wednesday eve at Osteria Celli. I'm Italian and this is the real deal as far as Italian goes, they make their pasta(fettuccini, pappardelle, angel hair) in house. We didn't have reservations but it's open seating at the bar. The environment is lovely but I would image that when it's a full house it's probably pretty noisy as it was only 3/4 full on a Wednesday eve and it was loud. Certainly not going to keep me from returning though. This place is sooooo yummy, my only regret is that I found it on my last night in town. read more

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The best Italian in Ft. Myers, and it's not particularly close. Food was terrific, pasta was fresh. Salmon and halibut in particular were phenomenal. Service was excellent. We'll definitely be back. read more

Excellent food, very fresh and authentic Italian. From the bread + tapenade to the entrees. Everything made in house. Highly recommend read more

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Great food great service Just one of the finer food experiences in ft myers The only negative is the lighting read more

You know you had a unsatisfactory meal when the best part was a can of coke. We were really looking forward to going to this place and it was quite the disappointment. From the reviews, it alerted us about the appearance of the place, but we only rate on food. First we had the squid ( calamari). It was rubbery and tasteless. Next up was the Burrata and it was rather bland. Finally we had the Branzino and that was so fishy tasting that it was offputting. The tomato sauce that it came with was very very tart, which just made things worse. The service was fantastic and the place was so clean, so there is that. So disappointed, we wanted to really love this place. read more

Best Restaurant in SW Florida! This spot is from service to chefs amazing food! Time and time again they nail it with consistency and top notch quality dishes that one can always enjoy! It's all about managing expectations and Chef Marco always expedites the best of the best!! Bravo! read more

It was dinner time and we arrived for a nice night out. Walking in the decor is warm and the lighting is dim. To start out they give you bread with a dipping sauce. This is an olive and garlic based sauce. I don't like olives but this was great. The garlic had a real punch. I got an app of the calamari and meatballs. The calamari was super tender. Not chewy like the fried rings you get everywhere else. The meatballs were soft but not amazing. A little on the plain side if you ask me. My main course was the gorganzola gnocchi. These were like little pillows. So soft and tender. The only negative is the gorganzola. Maybe a little to much because half way through I was have a gorganzola overload. read more

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The food was amazing! Caccio e Pepe was soooo delicious! Mari provided great service and the atmosphere authentic. Thank you Chef Marco!

had a wonderful dinner with friends tonight with tahj as our waitress. enjoyed grilled octopus,perfectly cooked, calimari,melted in your mouth. beautiful display of pork ossobuco. Linguine al granichio chocked full of seafood and fresh pasta. Orchetta and sausage with broccoli rabe Al dents'. Complimented with a super tuscen 2012 argante, two bottles:) can't wait to come back. read more

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Great food and wine combined with attentive service. Be aware that you will be charged a 3% credit card fee. I wasn't aware of the fee until the bill came, it was an unwelcome upcharge of over $7 to end what had been a great meal. My opinion is that if they will charge a credit card fee then they should either tell you that up-front when you make the reservation (so that you can bring cash) or they should have an ATM right in the restaurant to give surprised patrons a convenient way to pay cash. I recommend this restaurant, but respectfully advise the owners to be more up-front about the credit card fee, or build it into your prices as a cost of running a service business. I am OK with paying an extra buck for a $32 pasta dish, but not with a $7 credit card fee. read more

This restaurant is just out of this world! I've eaten here toward half a dozen times. Wait staff is beyond friendly, the food is both delicious and always served hot. Their soup of the day is extraordinary. I visited Christmas Eve with three friends and again on my birthday recently. My sister was visiting and I wanted her to experience just what I was raving about. Though these visits are my first, I understand Osteria has been in business a while, and that is very understandable. The only thing I'd change is the way reservations can be made...I never get to talk with anyone. I leave a date and time and number of diners in my party and assume if I don't hear back, the reservation has been accepted. I'd like to talk with someone when trying to reserve a table. Otherwise, Osteria is very much more than OK! read more

Food and service were excellent. Ambiance was very nice but just a tad loud. We'll definitely go back for another try!

I give this spot 2 stars for the awesome staff that was buzzing around all night. The food was a 0/5. Our meatballs were extremely dry. We only ate 2 of the 4. The bread and oil was great but thats tough to mess up. I got linguine alle vongole. It was extremely dry and salty. The person with me got eggplant parm, we asked for a side of pasta with it, that came out 15 minutes after dinner was served. They claim the pasta is fresh made in house. If it was, it was made a few weeks ago and not stored correctly. Staff was excellent but I would never come back for the food. read more

Never a disappointment. Authentic Italian. Watching the magic happen in the kitchen is amazing. You could probably special request spaghetti and meatballs; but, go for an adventure instead. Wait staff are very knowledgeable about every offering. Efficient. Friendly. Our favorite Italian restaurant. read more

We have lived here 18 years and ate at your restaurant for the first time last night! What a find! Can't believe we never ate there! My wife and I are from north NJ and your food is the BEST Italian food we ever had. And believe me we have eaten at a LOT of Restaraunt's over the years! Well done Chef Marco! read more

Best squid in Ft Myers. The pasta with lamb is delicious. Most enjoyed evening. Great service! read more

Without question the best Italian food in Ft Myers. You won't get a pile of pasta and sauce from a jar but you will get original recipes and home made flavors. The papardell alla Sarda is out of this world Staff is friendly and efficient read more

The best Italian restaurant around! Owner and staff are awesome!! I would recommend this restaurant to everyone!

Very unassuming location for this gem of a dining experience in my opinion. Started out with delicious bread with olive dipping sauce we devoured. Followed that by Carpaccio ( I could go back just to eat this again, yum!). We tried their lamb chops, Fettuccini Bolognese & spaghetti with meatballs. On par with flavors. Dessert was hands down one of the best chocolate mousse in town. read more

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Another lovely dinner at Osteria Celli. The food is always delicious and the atmosphere is welcoming. Marco, the owner, is very nice and passionate about what he does. The lovely ladies that work there are also always friendly, knowledgeable, and make you feel welcomed. I always order the octopus to start. We also had the mussels that were on special with the spicy sauce. Delicious. The pasta was nicely done as well. Would recommend to anyone. We will certainly be back. read more

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In town, visiting from Los Angeles along with 5 hardcore Italian foodies. This restaurant came highly recommended and did not disappoint. The dishes in each course were delicious - the food was authentic and fresh. Everyone's favorite was the sea food salad, absolutely Rock n Roll. The main courses included pasta dishes and the sea bass which was transcending. The service was great - attentive and friendly. The owner even checked in on us a couple times. The restaurant is spacious with plenty of table seating for larger groups and bar seating. The kitchen is open to the dining area which I like - it always added to the experience for me seeing the food being prepared. We finished the night off with a beautiful digestivo of Mitro. This was a great evening. I would also highly recommend this restaurant read more

Real authentic food. Fish dishes were wonderful. Service was fantastic. Ambiance is great. Had a wonderful time. Thank you for a lovely evening. read more