Buon Appetito Cafe - Fort Myers

This place had great food. The eggplant parm was out of this world, and the bolognese sauce with cavatelli was delicious. We (my husband and I will definitely be back :

This little place is a gem! The entire staff is friendly and fun, the food is fantastic and the price reasonable!

Now here’s a place where the ladies can not only enjoy some homemade Italian food but can also look at the cute Italian men at the same time. A family owned and operated restaurant this has to be the best secret in town. Now I am not a fan of Italian food but these guys have me hooked. Everything is made fresh daily and service is superb. All of their specials are on display in the cold case and if you can't decide you can order a sampler plate. I only have one complaint, the lighting. The fluorescents are very bright making it not such a great place to take a romantic date or to feel warm and fuzzy, but the food and service can make you forget about it!!!!

First, a comment on my service rating for this restaurant. I dinged the service a bit because we were seated immediately when we arrived and the restaurant was not busy at all. Shortly after we arrived, two more tables were filled and those tables had their drink orders taken and delivered before our drink order was taken. Sorry, but that is a sticky point for me and impacts first experiences. The couple at the table next to us observed the disservice and said, “you may have to flag them down”. Just take notice and don’t let that happen to your customers. We both ordered wine and some water. We had a wonderful meal. We started with the home made bruschetta and a salad. Both were very good. We both had bolognese with different pastas. The sauce was delicious and the pasta was very tender (fresh). We ended the meal with a slice of cheese cake and a cannoli and both were yummy. The check out did have its issues. First, the bill did not show the tax amount. It just listed the dishes we had and then a total. I did not like this. Second, we used a CC to pay for the bill and they added a 3% service charge without telling us they would do that. I did not like that either. Third, yeah, there is a third issue but I will not share the details here. It did impact my review of this establishment. The food was good but I would probably choose another restaurant for Italian food before returning here.

Pizza was delicious. Pasta was great, white sauce needed a little more flavor for me. Nothing a little salt and pepper couldn't fix.