Joey D's Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in Florida

On vacation from New York and heard from multiple people that this establishment was great. With said recommendation, we decided to go there on a Friday night. The place was crowded which usually would mean it’s really good or it’s has a cult following.

We get seated in a random booth and after 10 or so minutes we get greeted by the representative who takes our drink orders. Inevitably, the drinks come out, awesome.

We ordered some apps and dinner. My fiancé got chicken Marsala and my aunt got a claim dish. Ravioli and chicken parm were the other two entries.

When I say the chicken was chewy… you didn’t have to bite it because it just went down. The sauce had no flavor. The chicken Marsala was the worst Marsala I’ve ever had. It tasted super sweet and im not sure what that was supposed to be. The clams and ravioli were edible, which I guess is a plus.

We sent back the Marsala and asked for a simple pasta with oil because the pizza would take too long or something…. I didn’t understand the reasoning but at this point I just wanted to get this over with and move on with the hour of my life I’ve never get back.

The pasta comes out… it has chicken it in. We tell the waiter, he said… I knew the chef messed it up… you still bring it out????? They were definitely messing with us at this point so we just ask for the check. Then a random beer comes out that we didn’t order at any point. Best part… we got charged for it!

This was one of the singular worst dining experiences I’ve had. I cannot comprehend how that place is...

I was at the Joey D's restaurant on Airport Pulling in Naples this past Saturday. I have very mixed feelings about my experience. My husband and I plus another couple went for dinner. When my pager went off for our table the hostess was busy texting while I was standing in front of her podium. I stood for a while before I said excuse me. She conveyed annoyance with my interruption. Joey the waiter was great but my husband's entrée was brought out 5 minutes ahead of everyone else. He didn't want to be rude and eat so he waited until the others arrived and his pasta by then was luke warm. The food runners were another story. While bringing the three other entrees, one runner knocked over my husband's beer but never apologized or offered to get a new beer. She just righted the beer bottle and wiped the spilled beer off the table. I then offered my salad plate to make room on the table for the entrees and she then took my friends' salad plates without asking. Turns out, they were not finished with their salads. Joey did end up getting a new beer for my husband and everyone enjoyed the pasta dishes. I had pasta a la vodka with angel hair; the pink sauce was delicious and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I feel the management should set better service expectations for all staff as they clearly do not understand how important it is to survive. I probably...

First time trying Joey Ds after hearing a lot about them. We got take out so I can’t comment on the table service but the restaurant looks great and the service I received picking up the order was excellent. Rarely will I make a review based on take out from a restaurant unless that’s all they offer but WOW let me say I was extremely impressed with the food I had. I ordered chicken francaise which is a very simple dish with just a few ingredients but I can’t tell you how many restaurants mess it up. Well, they nailed it, the chicken was perfectly cooked, nice and tender, the balance of acidity from the lemon was spot on and the parsley was just the perfect amount. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and everything was seasoned perfectly. I also ordered a chicken parm sandwich, again the chicken was perfectly cooked, the sauce was almost as good as what I’d make at home (I’m new to Naples and lived my last 12 years in South Philly) or have in one of our fantastic Italian restaurants in south Philadelphia! I can’t comment on the roll since it was in a take out container for a good 15mins before I got to try it. I’m looking forward to going in for table service because if take out was this good then I’m betting this will be my go to Italian restaurant in Naples (especially since I’ve been so disappointed by...