Cape Coral
Restaurant Guide

Local restaurants in Cape Coral, Florida – and anywhere - can be a delicious adventure or a disappointing waste of money. My family has experienced both types of dining and we want to help you enjoy your time in our city and avoid the mistakes we have made.

This is a guide to where we have found consistently good food and friendly service in Cape Coral and the surrounding areas. With three young boys in our family, we pay particular attention to kid friendly restaurants. We typically enjoy the quieter restaurants or those with more exotic menus by ourselves on date night and that is noted in the review.

Choose your food preference to find a local restaurant we recommend:

American
Caribbean
Chinese
Coffee Shops
Cuban
Fresh fish
Fine Dining
Greek
Grocery Stores
Ice Cream
Indian
Italian
Mexican
On the water dining
Picnics to go
Seafood
Steak
Sushi

While people in Cape Coral enjoy going out for great food, they value their comfort equally – if not more. Shorts and sandals are okay in restaurants everywhere.

Honestly, if you are looking for fine dining . . . go someplace other than southwest Florida. While the Veranda in Ft. Myers, Florida and the Turtle Club in Naples offer excellent meals in beautiful settings, I still wouldn’t call it haute cuisine.

Our bald friend did have to take off his ball cap at the Veranda . . . but other than that it looked to us like the wait staff was more dressed up than the guests!

Like every American city, Cape Coral has its share of chain and franchise restaurants. If you want a standard product at a known cost, you can always play it safe and dine at one of these establishments. Dave & I are particularly fond of Outback Steakhouse and Macaroni Grill on 41/Cleveland Avenue in Ft. Myers.

My reviews are mostly dedicated to restaurants unique to the Cape Coral area. While I mention a few franchises in my “Delivery/Carry-out” section below, you won’t find much else on this site about them.

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