De Adriatico Restaurant — Restaurant in Florida

Failure On Many Levels

We had a reservation and were sat down at a table. Others waiting were complaining bc they had to wait a half hour after their reservation. We only had to wait 15 min, so it wasn't that bad. We were sat at our table and were waiting for the waiter to ask for our drink orders when after a few minutes the host comes over and told us we have to change tables. Some other group complained about their table by the kitchen entrance, so they told us to move. I told them our table was fine, but the host said we had to go to another table. That's terrible business.

Then sitting at that table by the kitchen was crappy bc the door swings open and slams against the back of our bench the throughout the night.

45 minutes after ordering and waiting for our food the waitress said it was understaffed tonight. I get it, that happens. But the food still didn't come out for another fifteen minutes. One hour after ordering, plus more time for waiting to order and switching tables. It would have been good to give a heads-up earlier rather than waiting there forever.

ORDERED Chicken parm = really boring. Came with noodles that had canned tomato puree for a sauce. Chicken was worse than Olive garden.

Mahi mahi was drenched in salty super lemon sauce.

The fiochetti was good. If you have to eat here, order this.

Rigatoni alla vodka was really bland and tasted of insipid canned sauce.

The tiramisu was frozen in the center.

Almost everything was off.

The waitress did apologize about the wait. It's not her fault, so I sympathize with her situation.

When she asked how the food was, we were almost done eating. I didn't really eat much of my chicken parm and two bites of the noodles, and when she asked how the food was I just explained that most the dishes tasted like plain tomato sauce and not very good. The manager came over and asked to make something different. I told her I didn't want to wait anymore and was ready to leave, but thanked her for the act. Then she offered a complimentary dessert. I turned it down, but she wanted to make things better. So we accepted...

3.18.25 revision

Stopped in again while waiting for a flight in the morning, another great meal. Aldo was our server once again, a great help with a great personality. We started out with the complimentary Pita’s and Bruschetta and ordered the Mediterranean Dips appetizer. Loved them all. Our entrees were Lemon Chicken and Grilled Lamb Chops. Both were served over mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables that accented both of the meats very well. The lamb chops tasted amazing along with the side of Tzatziki and the lemon chicken with capers was on point. Aldo also made us a special dipping oil at the table with a really cool secret ingredient. Ask him for it, I guarantee you haven’t had anything like it. I had a dirty martini and she had a cosmopolitan, the cosmo was the best she’s had in a long time. The blue cheese hand stuffed olives made the martini. We ended with the Baklava and were not disappointed. We like to try different countries version and theirs was unique with a little tang to it. The place has an awesome vibe to it and we had a very enjoyable dining experience. Thank you Aldo for your great service and conversation. Definitely will be back. Original review Got a room at the Crowne Plaza for our flight out of Fort Myers the next day and found this gem of a spot for dinner. Love Mediterranean food so we gave it a try. The atmosphere and decor bring you there and the waiters are at your beck and call, treating you like royalty. Started out with the complimentary Flatbread and Bruschetta, flatbread was crispy, soft and chewy all at the same time and the Bruschetta was on point. We followed with a Mediterranean Dips and flatbread appetizer. Hummus, Tzatziki and Eggplant, all three were delicious and once again the flatbread was great. For our entrees I had the Asso Bucco with Risotto and she had the Chef Rigatoni with eggplant, olives and capers in a marinara. They were both very good and filled us up. We had to take our Tiramisu home with us and are still so full we haven’t...

Great service. But ya know what stinks about this country? The swindling, the dishonest veneer of "quality " and greed that envelopes all of the culture here. Got food poisoning from eating the fish and shrimp here....absurd that people charge top dollar for bottom barrel old fish....no it's important you scam my money, that's important but not just merely serving some food that's not SPOILED....no concern for anything other than the almighty dollar. They know too, they know full well they are selling something spoiled , they themselves wouldn't feed their own family spoiled fish but they are completely fine selling it to you, all for that MONEY ....that's all that matter in this society now. Not even unspoiled food, not quality food. You pay 200 for a hotel room and it's covered in human filth, fleas usually, mold, noise, disgust. And you know what? Americans have zero class or taste after eating McDonald's for their entire lives most people eat it right up! A bunch of positive reviews for this place (veneer, good plating and presentation fools their untrained palate) the overall food quality in general was lower end...yet everyone thinks its the beez knees! Oooooh boy! A menu that doesnt have cheese burgers and fried food, must be exotic huh! No....its trash. Like all of you people. You pay for anything now it's cheap plastic and spoiled food and it's packaged as "first world" and you all accept it merrily.... Pathetic. I traveled south america and it's Pathetic how much and how many countries there outshine this "first world " . Medical system, food quality, build quality of homes, restaurants etc. People there actually CARE about what they are doinylg. Down there concrete block or brick, here it's pine and drywall.....I CANT WAIT TO LEAVE USA! ITS A SCAM! Karma will be a real B_____in the coming years. Good luck! Enjoy your apathetic...