Lobster bisque, Caesar salad, seafood Diablo and steak aupoivre, all excellent martinis excellent service excellent The jazz singer and band was top-notch also Great place we will be back. read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Seafood Diablo on top of linguine - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Great atmosphere and fantastic food!!! Jazz music and dancing Ask for Deb or Jenna! read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Filet Mignon 6 Oz Filet Of Beef - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

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My sister, her husband, and I started off with the incredibly divine muscles and the red sauce. There are server also brought us an amazing loaf of bread with garlic and olive oil and Parmesan on the side. We were able to dip the bread into the bread sauce. Absolutely spectacular. My sister had The perfectly cooked angel hair pasta and my brother-in-law had the New York strip with mashed potatoes and asparagus. Melt in your mouth good on all accounts. I had the shrimp and scallops and lobster, which was kind of spicy. I forget the name it spectacular. It was absolutely wonderful. I cannot remember time where I had a better meal in the Fort Meyers/Naples area. read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Ate here to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday and my parent's anniversary. So many positives: 1. We showed up on a Saturday night with no reservation. The place was obviously packed and we were thinking we would get turned away. Instead, they made room for us. 2. They gave my boyfriend a birthday hat to wear and decorated the table. Every server, busboy, etc that addressed the table wished him a happy birthday. They even gave him a free dessert at the end. 3. There was live music playing and a few couples dining at the restaurant started dancing. It made for such a great atmosphere. 4. The food was AMAZING. From the free bread and tapenade to the dessert at the end, everything tasted like the best I've ever had. I got the scallops risotto, my boyfriend got the stuffed pork chop, my mom got the steak Oscar (a special that night), and my dad got the sausage penne. We were all incredibly impressed with our food and felt the quality was hard to match. We also got the jumbo lump crab cakes for an appetizer, perfection. My mom got a mango martini and said it was so strong, she could barely finish it ( a good thing). 6. The food is not cheap, but I wouldn't consider it incredibly expensive either, especially when taking the quality into account. Our entrees cost between 30 dollars and 54. The drinks cost between 10 dollars and 18. 5. Finally, every single person who worked here was extremely nice. They were engaging and personable and it never seemed forced. You can tell this place takes care of their employees and everyone loves their job. My parents were visiting from out of town, but this has become my and my boyfriend's favorite restaurant in Fort Myers. We are guaranteed to be returning and would recommend this to anyone. read more

Excellent food. Great service. Nice jazz group. Wife had 5star filet. I had 4star stuffed pork chop. Attentive wait staff. Management on the floor working and watching. $$$$ but worth it. read more

Absolutely an A+++. Food, service, atmosphere, and cleanliness was spot on. Can't wait to return next time we vacation here. Finding a good steak (non-chain) in Florida is difficult but this place knocks it out of the park. I suggest the fillet Oscar style. read more

Great food and service! Dining here feels like an old Jazz diner in Chicago. Don't be swayed by the building exterior. This is one of the best steak houses featuring Italian entrees in Fort Myers. Call ahead for a reservation, especially around the holidays. read more

I was disappointed in my veal dish for $36. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't worth the price. There were maybe 4 ozs. of veal in the whole dish. My wife had a chicken dish that wasn't great either. The service was good and the restaurant was clean. Live entertainment is always a plus. So my gripe was only on the food quality and the price. read more

Overall 2.5 star experience that I'm bumping up for the unique ambience, decent waiter, and my goodwill. Unfortunately no pictures with today's review, but instead I'll give a brief lesson in fish market terminology, and how it applies to the Roadhouse menu. Specifically, we'll touch briefly on the mysterious entity known as: scrod. Now anyone familiar with the standard "flaky white fish" on any seafood menu has heard of cod, probably heard of haddock, and maybe has seen the occasional pollock. Usually you do not see scrod. That's because there's no such thing as a scrod. Book a fishing charter in Massachusetts and ask the crew if you'll be catching any scrod today. Almost surely you'll have a bunch of salty fishermen laugh through their crusty beards right into your face, then be referred to as Mr. Scrod (or some variant) for the remainder of the trip. Be careful. Scrod just means a small white-fleshed fish. That's it. Could be anything. They have it on their standard menu, but instead we ordered one of their seafood specials containing the mystery-bag fish, topped with a crab cake, with a side of vegetables and rice. It was not great. The poor fish's recent history includes: dying, getting processed, frozen, shipped, and thawed. Then, Roadhouse honored its sacrifice by cooking it until it was as dry and coarse as a woodworkers shop floor. The highlights of the evening were the decor, attentive waitstaff, decent drinks, and appetizers. Specifically, the warm bread with olive oil was great, made even greater by the roasted garlic sunken in the oil. The carpaccio was ok but super thin (ie ya gotta scrape it off the plate) and not particularly beefy. The escargot over capellini was swimming in an entire stick of melted butter and was rich and glorious. The lowlights of the evening were the major time gap between appetizers and dinner (for our table and seemingly everyone else around us), the above-mentioned scrod dish, and certainly my risotto/scallops. Specifically the (barely) pan-seared fresh (debatable) jumbo (lol nah) sea scallops over risotto. This is an easy dish to make. I ordered it because it should be good. And aside from the above scallop complaints, the risotto was borderline inedible. I left most of it on the plate. It was bitter as hell with a weird aftertaste, which I attributed to either undercooking the cheap white cooking wine they use for the risotto, or perhaps an outdated dairy product that they use to prep the pre-made risotto for service. Don't know. But do know it was bad. And for $38.85 this was outright robbery. Ambience was good enough that I may try the place again. Just be forewarned (as we were NOT when making the reservation) that although the place is open for dinner earlier, the live jazz doesn't start until 6:30 (or 6:34 in our case), so if you're expecting a show plan accordingly. read more

10/10 experience across the board Came here to celebrate an anniversary with my GF. Wow, wow, wow. You will not be disappointed by the food, service, and the absolute killer setting/ambiance. It is worth every penny if you really want to bring someone over for a special occasion or simply splurge on one of the most excellent steaks you have ever feasted on. read more

The live music and ambiance were memorable. Their service was great and all the food came out delicious except for one entree. We will be back. read more

The service was good, loved the ambience, the band was good. The problem was the veal dish. very thin slices, hardly any veal and the flavor was just not good. I would suggest to the restaurant to take that dish off the menu. two of us had it at our table, neither liked it, order something different than their veal. Very disappointed for a $100 meal (with drinks) for one person. read more

We love going here. We try to make this our date night when we don't have the little one. Our favorite server is Lisa. She is truly a gem. We love the food here, the live music, and the over all experience is like no other. read more

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Roadhouse café is in our radar screen for a sometime. Our first visit here. Roadhouse Café is a typical Florida strip mall restaurant on the outside but a real surprise on the inside. You notice right away, the live music and 'speakeasy' style of décor. The music permeated the establishment and not too loud to carry a conversation. The live Jazz is nostalgic and the ambiance take you back to the era of super club a la Sinatra or an underground jazz club in Manhattan! Private rooms were available for special events. As you sit down, a hot Ciabatta bread with garlic dipping sauce was served. You can smell aroma of the bread without breaking it. Candle and a small rose overlooking the fresh bread. This is a good sign! Beside a full bar, a good wine selection was available to compliment your meal. You have a good selection of appetizers ranging from Tuna Sashimi, Kobe Carpaccio, crab cakes, Portabella mushroom, scallops with bacon, mussels and others. To save room, we shared arugula salad. This salad topped with cheese, tomatoes and creamy vinaigrette was refreshing and well prepared. Our entrées are Chicken Parmesan, Salmon with Tzatziki sauce and pan seared scallop. The chicken Parmesan featured a thick chicken breast over a bed of linguine while five huge scallops were perfectly seared with creamy risotto. It was a pleasure to bite into the scallops. The chicken in Chicken Parm is tender and not too saucy! The Tzatziki sauce infused the Mediterranean taste in the Salmon flavor. The roasted vegetable and Jasmine rice made this a very healthy dish. The portion is huge! A huge, well made carrot cake with cream cheese frosting with ice cream, and strawberry is simply amazing. It is a man size dessert and enough for 3 persons! The vanilla ice cream is a local product from Love Boat ice cream, a great Fort Myers favorite! A chocolate cake was shared and it is equally delicious. A perfect ending for a wonderful meal. Be warned, reservation is highly recommended or a must! If you enjoy good food, live music at a leisure pace, this is the place for you! This restaurant is a joy to visit and dine. read more

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Food and service was great. The price of suggested cocktails seemed on the high side. They added a 4% credit card surcharge to the bill.

First time there. Great atmosphere a little fancier than I expected. I tried everything our group ordered, filet and ny strip were cooked perfectly and had wonderful seasoning. Asian shrimp was just spicy enough, chicken parm yummy. Carrot cake very good but I've had better. Sunday night has a nice little jazz-blues band that played but not too loud. We loved it read more

This is a diamond in the rough that we never have seen before. In the 40 years we've been down here. Cannot believe it took us this long to discover the café. Great food, great service, and wonderful music. We liked it so much that we are going back tomorrow after having been there for the first time two nights ago. read more

First the positive: Danny Sinoff's jazz was terrific. Now the drag: The cod was so tasteless, I sent it back. Replaced it with antipasto that was equally not worth the high price. We'll catch Danny at other venues. read more

The pasta were really unimpressive borderline bad, the steak good. Great jazz band. Overall I don't understand why people rave about this dark, geriatric, depressing restaurant. They cater to the almost dead crowd and service wise the do a great job. The strip mall looks like it was in a rocky horror show. Go figure... read more

We celebrated 42 years anniversary. We were treated so special right at the moment we even came in they knew who we were. The food was excellent. The server was excellent. What an amazing experience thank you so much for making our day so special. read more

We had not been to the Roadhouse since Hurricane Ian. We did know that reservations were required even for the bar area. I made the reservations to sit at the bar. We went and had a nice cocktail and left. When we got outside the manager followed us out to inform us that when a reservation is made, it is understood that the customer would have dinner too. Apparently you can't go to the Roadhouse to just enjoy a drink. (As a side note, before Ian we enjoyed the roadhouse happy hour every Wednesday). So disappointed about this change that we won't be back. read more

Fine dining. Dress up. Bring your dancing shoes. Wonderful live music. Be sure to make reservations. They book up fast during season.

Live music, great ambiance, even better food. The pepper steak is cooked perfectly and packed with flavor. The dish is perfectly balanced with a side of asparagus and scoop of buttery mashed potatoes. They also make a great old fashioned. read more

We had a fantastic time and enjoyed an even better meal. FIVE STARS. You'd never know by the location that the service and quality could be found in this hidden gem. read more

I have heard so many wonderful things about this restaurant through the years and when my cousin invited me and the rest of his siblings as our Christmas gift I was so excited about going. Our server Jenna was wonderful and the ambiance was lovely. The reason I gave 3 stars was my New York strip steak was awful... I did not want to send it back because I wanted all of us to eat together but I also noticed my cousin sitting next to me did not have a good piece either. Lots of fat and gristle. I was sad and disappointed but I sat in silence and enjoyed everyone's company. The pasta and seafood dishes looked better. It was VERY EXPENSIVE and I felt bad about the entire experience. read more

The best food and service available in SW Florida. The atmosphere is upscale with wonderful jazz music. A hidden gem in Iona! read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Ribeye - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Food, service, and ambience are amazing. Always have a great time. The band they have is unlike anything in the area and makes it feel like a Vegas dinner show. read more

We loved this place! Great atmosphere. Live jazz music Saturday night. We didn't have a reservation got there around 5:15pm they found us a table to use till 7pm. Food was fantastic my husband had chicken parm and I had sheared sea scallops. read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Chick Chicken Parmesan, sheared Scallops! - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Roadhouse Cafe must be at the top of the list of restaurants in SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. It offers a diverse variety of food options and drinks. Excellent customer service and very attentive staff. Seafood Fra Diablo and The Carrot Cake!!!! They also have different sitting areas to enjoy a night with Jazz and amazing food. read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Surf and Turf with scallops - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Service : excellent Food : $$$okay had better steak at other places, Guest had chicken Parmesan said it was really good. appetizers:$$$ had bacon wrapped scallops with a sriracha dip (4) Ambience: excellent, had a nice jazz band Dinner for two with appetizers and two margaritas each. $165.98 20% tip $198.98 Nice place just a bit pricey for the portions read more

Love the food, service, ambiance and live Jazz! It's our go-to for celebrating anything from birthdays to Valentine's Day.

If you want to celebrate something special I highly recommend this restaurant. Service is exceptional. Reservations are must.

What a busted place lol...you drive into this vacant strip mall and there is the small sign and door for Roadhouse. You walk in and are greeted by live music and upscale setting. Um what? You then sit down and eat a seafood martini and pow! Endorphins hit. This place was freaking delicious. We recommend the pan seared yellow fin tuna and seafood fra Diablo. They do have flat bread, chicken fingers, and pasta for the kiddos. Highly recommended! read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Pan Seared Tuna - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

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This is a sleeper in a deserted shopping center....what a gem. Yes one of those places you wanna go to for special occasions. It is a well oiled machine to say the least. From the service to the entertainment to the meal itself. We didn't do a very diverse selection at our table but from the salmon to the pasta, it was five stars. You had in the music there's another star. Just beyond beyond his self is amazing. I call it definitely a place to go celebrate an anniversary or birthday. And the place was packed so it's definitely not a secret to the locals. read more

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We went to the Roadhouse for New Years 2024. The food was OK nothing special. We were on the early service from 5:00 to 7:00. We were server our food at 7:05. As we were just finishing our meal a hostess came to the table and said we need to leave as the next seating was there. We did not have dessert or our check. 2 minutes later another person came over and you need to leave now. Still waiting for our bill. We will never go back to that place. read more

My wife and I had drinks and dinner. Very good Italian dipping oil with great warm bread. Very very good NY strip steaks served hot and pepper crusted just great! Redskin mashed potatoes and grill asparagus. Service was great. read more

Steak is delicious here. The atmosphere is romantic fine dining. Live jazz band is always playing. The service is wonderful. I dine here alone often it's always a lovely experience read more

Roadhouse Cafe - Steakhouses Near Me - Fort Myers, Florida

Food is always delicious. Love the lobster quesadillas appetizer. Always a fun atmosphere with the music.

Dress nicely! We were very underdressed but seemed ok at the bar. Great service from bartenders. Food was very good. Loved the live music.

Dined here twice so far solely because we love the live jazz! The food and service are good but the live music is really what makes the experience worth while. It's definitely a hidden gem in Fort Myers! read more

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