Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Southwest Florida

OpenTable

Updated September 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best service in Southwest Florida? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

El Basque

5.0

5 (265)

$31 to $50

Regional Spanish (Basque)

Bonita Springs

About the restaurant

From the Latiknow Hospitality Group who first opened Bodega Ole ( No longer affiliated ) We now bring you the cuisine from the Basque Region of Spain and France... El Basque!
Located Steps away from the Prado Cinebistro in the Prado Mall.
Address is 25245 Chamber of Commerce Drive. Bonita Springs Fl 34135
An intimate setting with local art adorning the walls, makes El Basque the perfect date and intimate setting for your next special event and celebration.

We offer Catering | Private Cheffing

Top review

Kristenvip

Dined on Sep 7, 2024

El Basque is one of our favorite restaurants in Southwest Florida. The excellent food, intriguing wine list, superb service, and charming ambiance keep us coming back. Last night we tried the whole suckling pig for the first time. It was delicious and quite an experience. Highly recommend the restaurant and the cochinillo (suckling pig)!

AMORE Ristorante

5.0

5 (2320)

$31 to $50

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

AMORE RISTORANTE
FINE AUTENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE
It"s all about simple elegance at Amore
Amore ... love affair continues as standards remain high

Top review

Robertvip

Dined on Sep 5, 2024

One of our favorite restaurants! Great food served fresh & hot. Good wine list. We really liked the new decor with comfy bar stools. If you're looking at menu on line, just know they have most of their fish dishes as specials. Dover Sole is phenomenal and almost always available. Excellent salad & pasta dishes. My husband cannot do spicy dishes and they have a Zuppa d'Mare with a divalo but they can do plain sauce without that spice.

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Popular dish

Octopus Seafood Salad

Popular dish

Carpaccio

Trail Cafe & Grill

4.9

4.9 (68)

$30 and under

American

Naples Park

About the restaurant

Welcome to Trail Cafe & Grill! We look forward to seeing you.

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Bruce

Dined on Sep 4, 2024

Reviews are well earned. Bronzino and Pork special were both exceptional, along with seafood pasta. Very high quality level coupled with a team approach to service. This will be on repeat for me when I’m in town, our group was buzzing from the experience.

Seventh South Craft Food + Drink

4.9

4.9 (1108)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Naples

About the restaurant

A Chef + Bartender Collaboration in Downtown Naples, FL!
At Seventh South Craft Food + Drink, we strive to focus on the importance of a successful collaboration between the kitchen and the bar. We feel this is a concept that is often misunderstood and one that is unique to downtown Naples. We strive to provide a personal experience through the highest quality ingredients, delivered with grace and passion. We work to deliver heartfelt and genuine service and hospitality to our friends and guests. Join us on our cozy heated patio or in our beautiful dining room and experience our passion. Stay Crafty!

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Toby

Dined 2 days ago

Simply an awesome time at the bar and then at dinner!

Lima Restaurant and Pisco Bar

4.9

4.9 (1254)

$31 to $50

Peruvian

Naples

About the restaurant

Award-winning Peruvian cuisine a short trip from 5th Ave South. Our goal at Lima Restaurant is to represent the stellar culinary scene of Peru here in Naples, and our menu reflects aspects of our vibrant culture, from traditional flavors to modern cuisine - all merging together under one roof to provide a unique experience. Savory seafood, tender meats, fresh ceviche - you will find something to delight all diners in your party.
Come visit and try a traditional pisco sour or other creative craft cocktails from our full bar while you relax on our spacious, secluded patio surrounded by lush tropical landscaping.
Start your meal with crowd-favorites Parmesan Scallops and Ceviche Lima and see where the night can take you!

Lima Restaurant and Pisco Bar is the dream of Dario and Amanda Gonzalez Zuniga. After meeting and getting married in Atlanta while Dario was working as a chef, their path brought them to Naples and here they found a new home and a place to make their dream a reality.

Top review

Leahvip

Dined on Sep 7, 2024

Authentic Peruvian cuisine with helpful, professional staff in a beautiful dining room. This is a hidden gem in a very out of the way spot. We’re so happy we found you, thank you for making our Anniversary night out special!

Sale e Pepe - Marco Beach Ocean Resort

4.9

4.9 (3453)

$50 and over

Italian

Marco Island

About the restaurant

Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the Sale e Pepe® dining room offers gourmet Italian cuisine and authentic ambiance that are simply sublime. The dining experience transports you to romantic Italy with surroundings of aged stone, marble floors, arabesque walls and hand-painted frescoes. Sale e Pepe offers authentic regional Italian cuisine with a focus on the culinary traditions
of Southern Italy.
The menu features heirloom recipes updated and complemented by South Florida’s fresh produce and seafood and pair it with wines from an extensive collection recognized by Wine Spectator magazine.
Indoor formal dining room requires dress code. Please review details for more information.

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southwestwaltvip

Dined on Jun 23, 2024

Always great food, service and drinks. Great atmosphere to relax over a cocktail for your expertly prepared entre to be delivered. The pasta is fresh made daily. This isn't your typical red sauce Italian restaurant. Culinary gems from different regions of Italy. Our waitress Maurilia explains everything explicitly and is very competent at service. Unfortunately this restaurant will be closing for the summer today. We will just have to wait until mid-October to enjoy these special meals. One of our favorite restaurants in the Marco Island/Naples area. Enjoy.

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4.9

4.9 (3732)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Naples

About the restaurant

Steps from Gulf Coast sunsets, Sails recalls the finest coastal flavors of France, Italy and Greece in each bite. Pairing the freshest food with exceptional five-star service amid beachy-chic décor, relaxed sophistication prevails at Sails, with a nod to the gracious manners of traditional fine dining, ever-so-slightly modernized. A display of whole fish delicacies from deep-azure seas are hand selected by each guest, then prepared to personalized perfection via wood-grilling or searing a la plancha. Sip craft cocktails or Sancerre while savoring just-shucked oysters at the sail-shaped hand-carved marble bar. Watch chefs in the open kitchen prepare tantalizing seafood towers. The menu encourages multitude courses in true European style starting with raw bar, crudo and tartares followed by luscious lobster or seared Kobé over just-picked organic produce. Elevated homemade pasta preludes composed seafood selections plus mouthwatering superior cuts of beef, redefining refined indulgence.

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KCdinevip

Dined on Sep 7, 2024

The lychee martini was fabulous! Grass fed tenderloin. Awesome! Mediterranean fish of the day, light n flakey. So tasty. We also had sashimi scallops w citrus 🍋‍🟩 my fav! Cauliflower soup. Beet salad. Strawberry soufflé. Truly an amazing meal! Our waiter Velko was amazing! Very knowledgeable n interesting. We learned about the origins of our meal. He was charming as can be! The ambience was swanky for early diners. 5:15 reservation. Loved the sailing theme, as we are sailors. Classic restaurant. The best in Naples!The staff were all wonderful!

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Peppered Tuna Rossini

Harold's - Fort Myers

4.9

4.9 (361)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Villas

About the restaurant

Harold's is synonymous with Ft. Myers. Chef Harold Balink has been feeding folks in the area for 30 years. This latest venture is farm to table with eclectic American cuisine. Complete made from scratch kitchen with influences from around the globe and a full display pastry station. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday it is the place too dine, celebrate, explore, imbibe or just have fun. Full service, full liquor, extensive global wine list with exceptional service staff. You are treated like family. Best New Restaurant, Golden Spoon, James Beard recognition, Top Tripadvisor are some of many accolades.

Top review

M Cvip

Dined 3 days ago

Love this restaurant. Never disappoints. Fantastic food and staff, always.

Trattoria Ciao

4.9

4.9 (108)

$31 to $50

Italian

Cape Coral

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Cape Coral, Trattoria Ciao serves authentic Italian food in a relaxed and intimate setting.

Top review

Marie

Dined 4 days ago

First time here and we will certianly be back. Our waiter was excelelent and so firendly. The food was fantastic! The brick oven pizza was amazing!!!!

Escargot 41

4.8

4.8 (1757)

$50 and over

French

Naples

About the restaurant

Escargot 41 - experiencing quality French cuisine in an inviting and comfortable atmosphere!

Top review

George

Dined 1 day ago

Eating at escargot 41 was truly a dining experience. Everything we had was made with the finest ingredients and the best flavors we will be back. We enjoyed the whole evening.

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Popular dish

Escargot 41

Popular dish

Escargots Bourguignone

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