Unidos Restaurant — Restaurant in Naples

So we found this place by coincidence, but what a gem. We were driving by trying to find a place to eat, when we see Unidos. My fiancé looked it up and it had a 4.9 rating on reviews, so we decided to try it. When we arrived a super cheerful host and hostess greet us and ask if we had reservations, and of course we did not, they asked if we can wait a few minutes and then they proceed to seat us. It was only 6 pm on a Thursday and the place was getting packed. When we sit down, not 30 seconds pass when our waiter Kaleb greets us with the a super cheerful smile and asks if it was our first time there. We said "yes" and he starts to explain about the restaurant and the cuisine, finishing with he hopes it will be one of our best meals ever, boy was it ever. About the drinks and food... My fiancé orders the "I Love Lucy" cocktail, a strawberry vodka drink and I get an old fashioned. Both drinks were amazing!!! Not too sweet, not to bitter just right. For appetizers we get the Unido Empanada and the Elote Cakes. The empandas were the lightest meat empanadas ever! I mean not a drop of oil just amazing meat stuffing with super flaky crust and a perfect chimichurri. The elote cakes had a Japanese may sauce drizzled over them, so light and tasty just amazing. For dinner we shared the gnocchi with ropa vieja (Cuban style shredded beef), now as a Cuban growing up eating this, I'm used to a rich heavy tomato stewed shredded beef which is quite heavy. Not this, this was the lightest shredded beef and such amazing flavor, truly incomparable with anything I have ever eaten. The second plate was Encolmado of Fish and Shrimp, an amazing corvina fish in a coconut sauce with a giant fried shrimp that was so amazing. It also had coconut rice avocado and fried green plantains (tostones). Again, and amazing dish that had us both wanting to dive face first into the plate to lick the coconut sauce cause it was that good. By the time we finished the main courses, we were totally into anything this place had to offer, cause nothing we tasted to this point was short of out of this world! So we decided to get the Colombian Oblea and the Alfajore. Oblea is a tasty but not too sweet wafers (one on the bottom and one on top) in between the two layers were caramel, fresh strawberries, strawberry jam, and whipped cream. Something so simple but so amazing. I have had obleas before and wasn't a fan, but from Unidos, I am now a convert. The alfajores were three Argentinean cookie sandwiches, a sugar cookie, a brownie, and one which I cannot remember but all three stuffed with dulce de leche and a scoop of coconut sherbet. Again, the most delicious cookies and again, where normally anything brownie being heavy and dense, this brownie cookie was light but rich ant the same time. Truly a great finish to an amazing meal. Throughout our meal, Kaleb our waiter brought excitement, explaining each item with the precision of a food critic and enticing us to want to order everything on the menu. At the same time knowing exactly when to come by, refill our drinks without ever needing to ask and allowing us to just enjoy the evening. The ambiance is so chic and hip without being pretentious, also very casual. This place truly is a gem and so looking to go back when I return in May. This will definitely by a regular spot when...

If I could give this Naples restaurant 10 stars, I would. I understand that Unidos just opened in January, and from the start they've gotten it right. My husband made reservations for us for Saturday, 9/14, the occasion being my 71st birthday celebration. From the beginning when he made the reservation, we saw the attention to detail. Leslie the maitre'd called my husband before we got there to confirm the spelling of my name, just to make sure my name was spelled correctly on a cute birthday greeting card that was waiting for me at the table, along with a nice little Argentine treat to take home afterwards. We were greeted by a cordial gentleman that opened the door and then led us to Leslie, who warmly wished me a happy birthday before having another nice gentleman escort us to our table. From beginning to end, I was made to feel very special by everyone I encountered. Luis our server was amazing, always making sure we were well attended to, as were his assistants. He was very patient and always with a smile on his face. He gave us very good recommendations for our food. The owner Salvador, also a very nice gentleman, came to our table and talked to us for a while. It says a lot of an establishment when the owner is there supervising the operation, and even more so taking the time to greet his guests. Everyone we encountered had a smile on their face. I had the vacio steak with pasta that had just a tad kick to it, and it also came with little potatoes, and my husband had the vaca frita gnocchi. All perfectly seasoned and delicious. We also had the corn fritter appetizer, which came with two large and very tasty ones. Again, everything was absolutely delicious. Their Old Fashioned is excellent as well, smoky and smooth, and it went down easily. We also tried their churro, which we understood is made on premises. It was so good that we finished it all in a short amount of time. Portions were large, and we took home leftovers. As we were finishing our meal, we were given another special treat, and by that time the place had gotten packed. Great atmosphere. We will definitely return! A big thank you to everyone at Unidos for a wonderful and memorable birthday. We wish them the best of luck on this and all...

My fiancé and I were headed to dinner tonight but we took a wrong turn and happened to find this gem. We saw it and I said “ohhh, a Latin kitchen and bar.” My fiancé was immediately interested in this restaurant so I proceeded to look at the reviews on Google- my fiancé said it probably has a 4.9 (our standard is 4.5 or higher) I pulled it up and it had a 4.9 so he said “we are going there!” Kaleb was our waiter and was seriously one of the best waiters I have had in my life. He was so personable and nice and very professional and helpful. We started out with a couple of drinks. My fiancé got his favorite old fashioned and I got the I Love Lucy. Both drinks were out of this world. We ordered appetizers to start. We got the unidos empanadas with the chimi aoli and they were the best I ever had. We also got the elote cakes and they were out of this world. We were so excited at this point to get our entrees. We decided to get 2 dishes and share each one. We ordered the Potato Gnocchi With Ropa Vieja and omg when I tell you this was one of the best things I had ever eaten. The meat was so tender and the gnocchi was so pillowy and soft and just out of this world. We also ordered the Encocado it was a blend of shrimp, grouper in a coconut sauce. Served with coconut rice, plantains, avocado, grouper medallion and a breaded jumbo shrimp…..omg so delicious. We were full but never too full for dessert. The dessert was out of this world. We couldn’t decide on one so we went with 2! We ordered the Tripleta De Alfajores (3 different cookies with coconut sorbet, oh so good! We also ordered the Suculenta Oblea and it was amazing. This is seriously some of the best food I have ever eaten and some of the best service I have ever had. My fiancé and I are foodies and this is on the top of our list now!!! Keep up...