Alexander's Garden Restaurant — Restaurant in Naples

I wish there was an option for 3.5 stars instead of 3. 3 stars feels really harsh. The food was overall pretty good. The presentation was probably the best thing about the dish. I think the chef has talent but may be bored and trying new things, or the sous chefs are not following the recipes well enough.

It just seemed like each dish had all this promise with how it was presented and the playfulness/creativity of the mixture of different flavors and then when you took a bite there seemed to be a let down or disconecct. It just missed the mark and was more bland than it should have been. For example, there seems to be a thoughtful intention to put sweet and savory flavors together in one dish, but when you taste it, it just feels like they don't merge well. Individually, they taste good, and the cooking techniques seem to be on par with resturants of this calliber, but unfortunately, it just falls short of other resturants at this level and price point. The one thing I really wanted to try they didn't want to spend the time to make, which was the lamb tagine with apricots, I believe. I was pretty bummed about it, so I settled for a different dish.

The staff was great. Our waiter said they were short staffed, but it didn't feel that way to us. We came in later, so that probably helped. Our waiter was a little coo coo, but he was very nice and attentive.

Lastly, the atmosphere was actually very nice, and it made it feel like a quaint little place for a...

Waiter ruined it for us! It was our first time at Alexander's. The food was good (seabass) and average (squash ravioli). The worst part was the relentless upselling by the waiter (Mimo). He pushed and pushed the lobster special and was disappointed when I chose the ravioli (less than half the price). After dinner, when I asked about desserts, he said '"We have a chocolate piano" and went on and on about how we had to get it. I asked if there were other dessert options and he acted as if that was Thee only dessert Saturday night. Maybe it was a language issue or he didn't hear me but as I looked at the website today, I feel sure they had other desserts (for half the price). I should have been more assertive, so I own part of the failure. We got the piano (photo attached) expecting 'real' Chocolate--- not White chocolate (which we don't like and was never mentioned). Someone else delivered it to the table. It had 4 berries and a tiny dollop of chocolate (the cocoa we like) inside the little piano. When the waiter came, we expressed our dislike of white chocolate. He said he would be sure to tell the chef. We expected he wasn't going to charge us. I was so appalled when we got the bill that it was $24!!! I get that it was molded but it was not delicious to us at all! I should have made a fuss but it was late and we didn't want to argue with the pushy waiter. It is Sad because that's what we will remember about our...

If you remember last March there was potential rain coming and we ask the lady possibly your wife do you a place for us in case it rains and she answered yes. We sat down order our drinks and looked bad , we asked our waiter please check on table four if it would be available and he answered in the affirmative. It started to rain and we went inside to get our table with our friends , I had been bragging about how great Alexander’s was as a restaurant.. When we got inside the lady who took us to our table was know where to be found so she could verify her comments. The waiter said they had no table a different story from 10 minutes before. Than you came out and there were 4 tables inside and you said those were taken and I my wife and friends could not be served and must leave. That was not nice We have been at your place for many lunches and dinners and recommended Alexander’s all the time to our friends. Sorry we cannot go anymore. The rating was based on attitude not food or ambiance Just put us in bad situation and we felt that you didn’t care and were taking care of others There was no let’s see how we can help but no room for us after we were seated. What rating would you give if this happened to you...