Monday, April 30, 2007

Cape Crab & Steak House

Cape Crab & Steak House: "These folks aint messin' around!!!!"
Cape Coral FL Aug 2006
Looks who's on Bestfortmyerdining.com Cape Crab & Steak House. Great Food In Cape Coral, FL.
The food is outstanding....the service excellent, and enough ambience to keep you coming back. Keep looking for the coupons on the coupon site swfloridarewards.com. If you also like sports ie: baseball, college football, etc...yer in the right place, they have a small full service bar that rocks with a bank of about 20 TV!!!! these folks aint messin around. Try 'em...you'll love 'em!!

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Toucan Grille Bonita Springs FL

Toucan Grille: "One of our favorites"
Naples, Florida Feb 2007
My husband and I had heard great things about this Restaurant on bestnaplesdining.com so we decided to try it on a date night thanks bestcitydining.com. The atmosphere is perfect for any occassion - a special night out or just a casual dinner in bonita springs. The food and service are superb! We had coconut shrimp for appetizer - the best either of us had ever tasted! It is something they are known for evidently, and rightfully so. The salads were delicious and the food was excellent. My husband had a steak and raved about the tenderness and flavor. I had fish which was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The one suggestion I have is not to go for the rice, but get the potatoes. The rice wasn't bad, but the potatoes were better. We received very good service, from the management and experienced wait staff. Also, the dinner for two cost about $50 - no alcoholic drinks, but we did share the appetizer. We will definitely go back. could not find a coupon on the swfloridarewards hope they have a coupon in the summer!

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Carrabba's Naples FL

Carrabba's Italian Grill: "great Italian in naples ! worth the visit"
brussel , belgium Aug 2006

My wife and I went to this restaurant last night after finding them on the dining guide on internet on bestnaplesdining.com and had one of the best meals we had so far in our entire vacation - 3 weeks -in naples and fort myers! The atmosphere in this restaurant is wonderfull , the place is full but still keeps a good ambiance and the food is very high quality for a very reasonable price. My wife had steamed mussels for starters and they were really wonderfull , I had very nice crabcakes and we got a sample of the scallops and scampi starter which was also nice but on the heavier side . The lentil soup - included with the entree - was as if it was homemade and a very big portion . My main course was "pollo ..." from the grill and very very good , my wife had seafood with pasta which was also good . The pasta on both our plates was cooked to perfection ! Compared with another we visited a few days ago we really recommend Carraba`s as being worth your money and time . When we left after finishing our coffee,the manager advised us that for a future visit it is best to call ahead to reserve as the wait for a table can get very long even on normal "slow" nights. could not find a coupon on the swfloridarewards.

Friday, April 27, 2007

The Fish House Fort Myers Beach, FL

The Fish House: "Best Seafood Meal in Ft Myers!"
Albany NY Apr 2007
The Fish House served our family the best quality seafood meal during
our week long stay in Ft Myers we found them on bestfortmyersdining.com the week after Easter. We ate at fancier restaurants in Ft Myers and Naples, but none nearly as good. The restaurant is not fancy...very laid back and you can eat inside or on
one of the large covered screended porches. Great for kids...and they
give them a frisbee as a souvenier. We went there so much I wish I would have had a coupon on that site swfloridarewards but they are so good I guess they do not have to give restaurant coupons i guess.

Selection was huge, food was hot and delicious. It is also very hard to find (so many locals know about it, but so many tourists). Fish House is buried behind the back of plaza on the right on bonita beach Rd. But well worth finding!

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Brixz Grill Fort Myers FL

Brixz Grill & Bistro: "Food ok, beautiful decor"
Fort Myers May 2005
We found this restauarant on bestswfloridadining.com and it lead us to bestfortmyersdining.com While this place is very nicely appointed, the food was just average. In addition, the menu states that sandwiches come with fries. When we went to order, we were told they the .99 extra. I believe you should be able to depend on what is in writing. If you're playing golf there, I would eat there again. But I would not make a special trip. there was no coupon on the coupon site swfloridarewards.com too bad.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Buffalo Chips Bonita Springs

Buffalo Chips Restaurant: "Best Wings in the East"
Creedmoor, NC Jul 2005

I grew up in Naples and discovered Buffalo Chips accidentally on bestfortmyersdining.com...it's a bit rough around the edges but a good bonita springs hang out, but the wings are seriously the best I've had. I moved to NC three years ago but make it a point to go back home just to get some Teryaki wings from Buffalo Chips. I've been to a few dozen wing places in florida since I moved and NOTHING compares. These are seriously the best wings I've ever eaten, and on top of that you can get a good meal for CHEAP! How can you beat that? Looked for the coupon on swfloridarewards I guess they are not doing coupon right now.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

English Pub Fort Myers Beach

The English Pub: "Excellent" Ontario Feb 2007

Just back from Fort myers beach and this was the last restaurant we went to prior to our departure. We found this restaurant on bestswfloridadining.com and thought we would give it a try. The food was absolutely fantastic. I recommend the steak dinner and the crab dip. Prices were really reasonable, 2 steak dinners, crab dip appetizer, 2 house drinks and one glass of wine came to $53.00. Each meal came with salad, bread basket (with awesome garlic butter), potato, and fresh vegetables. Neither of us could finish our meals. Note that the steak we had was the most expensive entree on the menu - and was cooked to perfection. Not a restaurant you want to miss out on!

Monday, April 23, 2007

Watermark Grille Naples FL

Watermark Grille: "Terrific Restaurant", Naples, FL Feb 2006

Thank God For bestswfloridadining.com we have used best city dining before. we found the Watermark Grille and is one of the best restaurants I have been to in Naples. It's creative atmosphere (which can, at times, be loud) is certainly an experience. I found them on the bestnaplesdining.com I recommend the Saganaki as an appetizer, which for those that don't know: picture a dish of hot melted cheese, then picture the waiter pouring some ouzo onto it and lighting the cheese on fire. The waiter/waitress usually warns the people around your table that there will be a flame, and even if they do, some people still jump from the tall flame.As for the main entree's, the steak is good but not a specialty, and some of the other traditional land-lover foods are acceptable. However, the specialty fish is truly incredible. The stuffed grouper is phenominal, especially with the sauce they provide. I only hoped they had a coupon in the swfloridarewards.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Farmers Market Restuarant

Farmers Market Restaurant: "true southern fare found at wel-disguised gem"
florida Jan 2007
This is why I love bestswfloridadining.com!!!!!! I would NEVER in a million years have found this great little restaurant on my own.

We live on the east coast of Florida and we've just recently begun taking day trips to Ft. Myers. So I check on bestcitydining each time we go....to see where to eat, what to do, etc. Before our latest trip, I saw the reviews for Farmer's Market, liked what I read, printed out the address and map and made it a point to got there for lunch.

Though it's not far from Fort Myers downtown, had I not trusted bestfortmyersdining.com from previous experience I probably wouldn't have eaten there. To say it's not in the touristy part of town is an understatement. It's in an industrial area. It's not just named Farmer's Market, it's actually next to a real farmer's market.

Also, the outside of the restaurant itself is not very impressive. The only tell-tale sign of what's inside is the nearly full parking lot. And once inside it looked like the typical southern, by-the-side-of-the-road kinda place.

Once inside though, we were greeted warmly and promptly taken to our seats and given our menus. The prices were very reasonable and the selection of Southern fare pretty complete. I asked our waitress what she recommended in seafood and she suggested the breaded whitefish. I also had my choice of two sides. I chose collard greens and black eyed peas. The greens were good, but the fish and black eyed peas were...let's just say memorable. I also stole some of my husbands sweet potato fries and coconut cream pie....yumm. Wish I had a coupon

Thank you best sw florida dining for "advising me" to go to the Farmer's Market. It was great!

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Perkins Family Restaurant

Fort Myers Perkins Family Restaurant: "Good but great dessert!" Massachusetts Jun 2006

We're from New England and we have used the bestcitydining .com But Perkins was a new thing to us when we vacationed in Florida and found them on the best sw florida dining . It's nothing special. It was a lot like an IHOP or a Bickford's. They clearly specialize in breakfast and we hoped to find the coupon on the coupon site swfloridarewards.com, because their lunch and dinner meals are not to bad. The service is very slow late at night, which is understandable but we visited two separate locations on two separate nights and had very slow service. Obviously people eat out late down there so they should staff accordingly. On a positive note, our desserts were monstrous and not expensive at all. We had to take them home because we couldn't finish them!

Friday, April 20, 2007

Randy's Fishmarket Restaurant

Randy's Fishmarket Restaurant: "great seafood"
Framingham Jan 2007
We really liked this place on our trip to sw florida. It is on Rt 41 north of the main drag in naples. We found it on the internet on a dining site called bestnaplesdining.com and we looked for a coupon on sw florida rewards medium size place, also a fish market. great service. Excellent food. We went twice.

Fish, seafood is very fresh, good service. ok prices. Had shrimp, flounder, fish & chips. good salad. good potatoes and veggies. Key lime pie once for dessert was good as well. (not an expert on this). sure glad we checked the internet for a great restaurant.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Beach Pierside Grill

Beach Pierside Grill, The: "Nice location, good food"
New Haven Jan 2007

We were fortunate that they serve dinner here early, since that afternoon we landed in Fort Myers FL from a flight that served no lunch, and we were starving. We had found out about them on the bestfortmyersdining.com Service was good and the food generally hit the spot Its a great Fort Myers Restaurant. We where not able to use any coupon from the swfloridarewards coupon site We ate here on several occasions in the past and the most reliable choices seem to be the fried oysters, clams, and shrimp- all good. Ask for extra tartar sauce. Also, the shrimp sauce served with the shrimp is nice and tangy.

The portions aren't enough to split but they are enough to get you stuffed, so dessert may not be necessary. Good drinks, wine and beer are also available. We could do without the amateuresque entertainment, however but on the sw florida dining guide we used the calender of events and we where able to find something going on that night.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Matanzas Inn Fort Myers Beach, FL

Matanzas Inn: "Awesome Seafood Restaurant"
Ontario Canada Jan 2007
My wife and i recently dined at the Mantanzas in Fort Myers Beach after finding them on bestswfloridadining.com and were very impressed with the seafood and the outside dining area over looking downtown Fort Myers, FL. The staff was very attentive and looked quite smart with their white navy style shirts. We ate at Mantanzas on three different occasions and they never let us down. The view of the harbour from the deck is beautiful and on the day we brought guest's to show off this restaurant the dolphin's were frolicking in the water just a few feet from where we were sitting. To bad they did not offer a coupon on swfloridarewards.
Wow what a place!!! We will be back.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Bella Rosa Italian Grill

Bella Rosa Italian Grill: "Fabulous italian food"
fort myers,florida Jan 2007
This was the very best dining experience we had in Southwest Florida. We found them on bestfortmyersdining.com I guess at the time they were not offering and special coupons on the swfloridarewards web site but we decided to go anyways. They make their own pasta,Fish is fresh and so tasty. We also had osso bucco which was the best we've ever tasted. Added bonus, The place is beautiful and you can dine outside. A must on your next trip to Fort Myers, FL. We always use bestcitydining.com to research our trips before we go.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Joey D's Italian Restaurant

Joey D's Italian Restaurant: "Thumbs Up!"
Naples, FL Nov 2006

As a seasoned food connoisseur from NY I was looking for a great restaurant on http://www.bestnaplesdining.com/ and I stumbled on to Joey D, I rate this restaurant as one of the very few decent places to eat in Naples. The antipasto and tomato sauce is like it's right out of Brooklyn, NY. The atmosphere is upscale and comfortable. I looked for the Naples coupon on the swfloridarewards.com site but they did not have one. What the Heck I went anyways and it was great!

Veranda Restaurant

Veranda: "gorgeous atmosphere, excellent cuisine"
Wilmington, DE Jul 2006



My husband and I decided we wanted to get married in Florida, but had no idea where to hold the receptionin Fort Myers. Having never been to the Veranda, I chose the restaurant based on recommendations I had found during my research of the area. The Veranda was on http://www.bestfortmyersdining.com/the Veranda itself is an excellent restaurant I highly recommend. It was to bad I was not able to find a coupon on swfloridarewards.com though.

The service was excellent from the original planning with the staff via email to the presentation at the reception. The appetizers, entrées and desserts were perfect. The most difficult to please guests as well as the true Epicureans were completely satisfied. The coy pond and landscape of the outside dining area completely separate the Veranda from the rest of the city presenting it as a world onto itself. The banquet rooms upstairs offer private and intimate dining.

Whatever the occasion I recommend contacting the Veranda before hand as they will work with you to make your occasion or dinner for two the best possible experience. Florida offers many restaurants and resorts and it is easy for the traveler to fall into sub par establishments that compensate overall quality for a view or nothing of quality overall. The Veranda rises above the others (especially the allegedly high class restaurants and resorts of Sanibel Island where I have spent much money for poor service and average food). For wonderful service, excellent cuisine and pleasant bordering on elegant atmosphere I recommend the Veranda.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Pinchers Crab Shack

Sarasota April 2007
My family loves to eat at Pinchers Crab Shack in Sarasota! Not only is the food delicious, the atmosphere and friendly staff are outstanding. I live in Ft Myers and I found the three locations on bestfortmyersdining.com I have been to the Pinchers Crab Shack in North and in South Ft Myers, and its my favorite restaurant to go to for a fun atmosphere. When I am having a stressful week, I like to go to Pinchers to unwind with a bunch of friends and eat their shrimp basket. Its the best shrimp I ever had and the employees really know how to lift your spirits! I recommend this restaurant to anyone who is looking for some good seafood or want to have a place to unwind after a long week. Or if you just want a place to buy some fresh fish and cook at home, Pinchers Crab Shack is a great place to go and buy fish and make it at home, its DELICIOUS!!! To bad they did not have a coupon on swfloridarewards though

Sushi Thai Restaurant

Unhurried traveler April 2007
Buried in a nondescript North Naples strip center, Sushi Thai boasts an impressively impeccable decor and some pretty good sushi. Avoid the regular entrees, grab a Thai iced tea and you’re good to go. I was able to view the menu on bestnaplesdining.com before I left the hotel.

The decor is a what could be described as classic Westernized Asian, with charming Thai touches such as figurines with cat’s heads, quaint red lanterns and beautiful serving dishes. The opulent red and black scheme and low lighting makes the place perfect for a quiet dinner with friends. Who would have thought you could find this in SW Florida.

The menu is huge and goes on for pages and pages. It covers Thai, Japanese and loads and loads of sushi. Prices are on the slightly expensive side, but are a bargain compared to Fifth Avenue and a real find for sushi lovers. Thank you for the restaurant reviews for Naples Florida

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Zoe's on 5th Ave Naples Florida

Zoe's March,2007 SF Traveler
We always use bestcitydining.com when we are traveling. My wife and I really enjoyed Zoe's. We were on vacation from San Francisco and were worried about the dining options in Naples we found out about them on bestnaplesdining.com. Zoe's turned out to be terrific. The horshradish encrusted grouper and the black seabass were both excellent. The wine list is extensive. Service was solid. The restaurant is a dark, somewhat swanky place that is a total pleasure. Highly recommended. We are going to try to use the coupon on swfloridarewards.com for the sunday meal.

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Coupons For Florida Restaurants

Restaurant coupons

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With news updated around-the-clock online, it only makes sense that you search the Web for coupons and discounts. Just add your most visited coupon websites to your Favorites and shop, shop, shop. and visit your local restaurants

The Hut Fort Myers Florida

The Hut Restaurant
Save "Excellent 'local's' restaurant" Mar 6, 2007 SW FL resident, I found it in bestfortmyersdining.com so glad I took the time to drive out and try it. Ft. Myers Remodeling has been completed and the restaurant is open again. Quite reasonable assortment of wines complemented by wide variety of tropical drinks to suit the laid back south seas ambiance. Steak and seafood and some asian/island dishes. Good size portions very reasonably priced. Specials are always a very good bargain.Downloaded the coupon from the swfloridarewards.com Wait staff is young and friendly. Our service has always been prompt.A very popular restaurant with Ft. Myers residents and seasonal visitors.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

SW Florida Restaurant Reviews

Bravo! You have Arrived
You have now probably discovered the beautiful SW Florida cities of Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral,Bonita Springs,Estero,Marco Island,Punta Gorda,Port Charlotte,North Port Charlotte,Venice. Wondering where to eat? This Blog is her to give you a honest look as to where you should take you next date or where to take your family gathering. We will be using several sites to develop this blog http://www.bestswfloridadining.com/http://www.bestnaplesdining.com/ http://www.bestfortmyersdining.com/ and swfloridarewards.com please check back soon!