Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Fort Myers Beach

Our server Josalyn , only 18 and a criminal justice major in junior college, is soo personable and friendly but so efficient and timely with our drinks and courses that it just made our 38th anniversary dinner a wonderful experience to remember! And I cannot thank our hostess enough who arranged a special table indoors for us on literally 2 hours’ notice, when I realized we had driven almost 400 miles the day before,planning to celebrate at Connors and I had thought I had made the reservation but had not! Everyone else treated us royally as well. This is one place where “same old, same old….” Is a GOOD thing, like each time in the past. We now plan to dine at Connors at least once every time we come near Sanibel or Ft Myers. Last year in December, even drove down from Clearwater for the day

We started out our experience with a window seat, which gave us a great sunset view. We started our meal with the Wagyu meatballs with polenta wedges. The meatballs were absolutely delicious! The only complaint there is, you only get 3 meatballs. I had the filet mignon with basically mashed potatoes and asparagus. Steak cooked to a perfect medium rare and the fllavor was spot on. My wife had the chicken au jus, that came with wild mushrooms and fingerling potatoes. She absolutely loved every bite she took. Chicken was juicy with crisp skin and the au jus sauce was perfect. We then decided to end the meal with a piece of key lime pie, let me tell you, it is fantastic! The restaurant itself was very clean and very well staffed. We had a great server named David that was on top of everything we needed. I would highly recommend.

From the moment I pulled up with my mom, the valet was right there to assist her out of the car. Alejandro, our server, was polite, attentive, and had a great sense of humor. The food was absolutely delicious—my mom loved the mussels appetizer, and my kale salad was tender and flavorful. The scallops and sea bass were perfectly cooked and so filling we couldn’t finish, but we made sure to bring cannolis home for dessert. After dinner, they walked us out and wished us a great evening. The entire experience, from the service to the incredible food, was truly worth it!

We sat outside - location was not ideal as it was next to kitchen entrance. It kind of felt like we were stuck in a corner for bad behavior. Next time will request a better location. Server (I don’t think he gave us his name ) was excellent. Food was great - would love the recipe for chicken tortilla soup. Happy New Year!

Our Christmas dinner was exceptional at Terra Nostra with Ethan taking good care of us as we dined. The Ravioli Cardinale and Rigatoni Carne were superb as was the caesar salad. The bolognese sauce on the rigatoni was fantastic and for dessert the pistachio gelato was amazing. Not to be forgotten is the Italian bread served with homemade olive butter and oil. Overall a top notch meal !