I absolutely love this place. During my short time in Marco Island, I hit this restaurant twice…read more The turkey sandwich is to die for. In fact, I craved it so much that I had to go back a second time to get it. The staff was friendly. The restaurant was clean. A great place for lunch, a pizza, or even to take home some delicious Italian food

I've been a regular at The Italian Deli for years. The quality has fluctuated, but I've always…read moregiven them the benefit of the doubt and kept coming back. After my experience on Thursday, February 12th, that's over. At 6:05 PM, I placed a small online order (mozzarella sticks, a calzone, and a sandwich) through their website, as I always do. Estimated pickup: 29 to 34 minutes. I arrived at 6:41 with my wife and kids in the car. Food wasn't ready, but "five more minutes." Fine. Five turned into twenty. Twenty turned into forty. During that time, I watched the staff take phone orders and quote every customer "20 to 25 minutes," no matter the order size. When I asked what the holdup was, the staff, who were genuinely doing their best, explained that new kitchen staff were struggling. My son was starving, so I left to grab him food elsewhere and came back about 30 minutes later, confident my order would be waiting. It wasn't. At 7:35 PM, ninety minutes after placing a three-item order, nothing was ready. I asked the staff why they were still quoting 20-minute turnarounds when the reality was 90+ minutes. I suggested they pause online ordering to let the kitchen recover. They told me the owner, Jared Grifoni, has instructed them to keep online orders on and to continue telling customers 20 minutes, despite knowing the kitchen is nowhere close to meeting that timeline. That's not a bad night. That's a policy decision to mislead customers for the sake of revenue. I requested a refund. As it was being processed, two of my three items finally came out. When the staff asked the kitchen about the last item, the answer was: "I have no idea when we'll get to that." I left at 7:46 PM, one hour and forty-one minutes after ordering. To be clear: the staff on the floor that night are not to blame. They were put in a no-win situation and handled it as well as anyone could. The issue is ownership making a conscious choice to overload the kitchen, deceive customers about wait times, and let the staff absorb the fallout. When I arrived, the restaurant was nearly full. When I left, it was almost empty. I won't be adding myself to either count again.

We have enjoyed Big Al's for decades. They make huge quality sandwiches that are wonderful. Call…read moreor stop in and they can fill your tummy with yummy grub.

Ordered the combo with all the fixings. Everything was delicious and the staff were friendly. We…read moreshared a half sub and it was still a big sandwich. Will definitely be back!

Staying at the JW Marriot and wanted some pizza. This restaurant had high reviews on Yelp…read more First, the pizza was delicious! Wish we ordered another one as it wasn't enough for us (4 people). As this was a take out order, there was a big issue. The app gave options to add for an order. I ordered a spaghetti marina and thought I "added" garlic and oil. But when we received the order, it was just pasta, garlic and oil. Wtf?! Why the heck would anyone order a spaghetti and only want garlic and oil? The option was NOT clear. I thought it was in ADDITION to. So for $20 I got pasta and garlic and oil. No marinara. It's NOT spaghetti! This was a take out order so the experience might not be the same if you eat at the restaurant. UPDATE: The owner, Sami, called me the next day to apologize for the mixup and offered to replacement. Within 30 min I received a still hot spaghetti the way it's supposed to be. Not only that, he added some dessert. As a business person myself, I understand mistakes happen. But when the issue is rectified, it's a testament to the values of the restaurant. The spaghetti was delicious! Not only the food is delicious, but awesome customer service. I can imagine how good the service would be if we ate at the restaurant. Highly recommend. (Went from 1-star to 5-star - the owner never asked me to change my rating)

1st time at Sami's. No one was there at lunch on a Thursday so we were a little concerned. We…read moredidn't need to be. There were 5 of us. Waiter was nice. The blacken grouper sandwich was great. I upgraded to sweet potato fries. They were good. The burger was great. Mom liked her poke tuna bowl. We also had the stromboli which was the least favorite. The flavor was good but loaded with more cheese than meat. It's huge! It will easily feed 3. We will be back.

Highly Recommended. Excellent food (and presentation). Welcoming and incredible staff. Wonderful…read moreambience. Never rushed. My wife and I totally enjoy dining at The Boulevard while vacationing on Marco Island. We make sure to dine here each time we visit the island. The main menu offers many good choices, but also check out the daily specials (appetizers, main entrees, and desserts). Kudos to owners Bianca and Edgar (chef), our server Nellie, and the rest of the team... this trip we had a couple fabulous dinner/evenings including specials of soup (chicken noodle), entrees (bone-in stuffed veal chop and lasagna), and a spumoni special dessert (picture attached). Can't wait to return...

Great service made this visit enjoyable. Our server Carlos was attentive, friendly, and kept…read moreeverything moving smoothly. Service felt organized and professional from start to finish. The seafood selection on the menu felt limited. I expected more variety for a coastal restaurant. Appetizers were decent but did not stand out. The salmon carpaccio looked nice and tasted as expected, but the flavor was fairly simple. The frutti de mar had good flavor and the seafood was cooked properly. The sauce worked well and did not overpower the dish. The portion was disappointing for the price. The dish cost $52 dollars and only included three scallops and three shrimp. The rest of the seafood was mostly clams and mussels. I substituted angel hair instead of linguine which helped keep the dish lighter. The chicken Madeira looked great but the flavor was mild. With a stronger sauce or seasoning it could easily be an excellent dish. The kids meals were a win. The chicken tenders and pasta kept them happy and the portions were solid. Overall experience was good mainly because of the service and presentation. Some dishes need stronger flavor and the seafood portions could match the price better. Still a pleasant dinner spot on Marco Island.

What an amazing spot!! I was shocked that I haven't been to this place before. The service was top…read morenotch, their pastries are delicious and the location is great! It's a very nice spot, great for family breakfast or brunch, I just can't believe I haven't been here before. I recommend this 1000%!

Cute local place in Marco island. I got the lunch that came with two empanadas, a cookie, chips and…read morea drink and I highly recommend. Soo delicious and great customer service ! Highly recommend

great location, plenty of parking. friendly enough staff…read more plenty of menu options, kinda pricey- but its marco island, so you expect that. the chicken sammy was good, the fries had a kind of fishy taste to them, and the portions were decent.

We went here for dinner on a Saturday night. The reviews were good and it was just a few minutes…read morewalk from our hotel. Pizza and beer sounded good, so off we went. The restaurant has inside and outside seating. We sat outside because the weather was nice. Service was friendly and efficient. The reason for 3 stars is the food, which in my opinion was at best mediocre. The kid had pasta and red sauce, which at $12 was overpriced. The pasta was overcooked and the marinara lacked flavor. It came with fries that were crispy and well seasoned. I thought they were good but the wife said she tasted old oil. The wife and I had a house side salad and frankly, it was pathetic. It was not attractive to look at and not well assembled. It looked like someone just threw together some lettuce, a couple of cucumber slices, and some diced tomatoes and called it a salad. The portion was very small. We wanted a wedge salad but were told that they "were out." Whatever that means. We ordered the Caprese pizza, $26, which was overpriced. The crust was not thin but not thick. It completely lacked flavor. Someone forgot the salt when making the dough. The pie was not fully cooked in the middle. The ingredients, which were supposed to resemble a caprese salad, never really came together. The wife did not like it all. I was not as harsh. It was not terrible, but it was not very good. We did not take the leftovers with us. I don't know where the 4 and 5 star reviews come from. Maybe we got them on an off night. Maybe we ordered the wrong food. I don't know. But what I do know is that I would not recommend this restaurant and we will not return.

We always ensure we can go to the Red Rooster for breakfast or lunch when we are on Marco! There…read moreare plenty of delicious options of both the breakfast and lunch variety. All generations love it, as we've been with my parents, in-laws, and my kids and they've all declared it delicious. We went twice on this vacation once for breakfast and once for lunch. I got the Big Daddy scramble the first time and the California scramble the second time, both were great! The big discovery this year was the hash brown casserole. It's potatoey cheesy goodness filled with magic. I would eat platters of that stuff if given the chance! As always, two thumbs up!

Solid diner Decent coffee (black)…read moreEggs Benedict and omelette were both good Home fries were very good Hash towns were ok

Best breakfast in Marco. Why? The food quality and price. It is at least 20% less expensive than…read morethe well known breakfast places. Full two person breakfast for $30 with tax (before tip) - one with breakfast meat and one without - al la carte. Great multi grain thick toast, breakfast potatoes, thick bacon and sliced tomatoes and hot egg any style. Will return.

We go for breakfast quite often. It's very good. Many choices…read more I get the western omelet most of the time. Waitstaff is very attentive. (Rhonda) . I heard the are now open for dinner.

I never wrote any negative reviews, but this is the second time in a couple of weeks that they…read moredemonstrated poor business practices. The first time I spent $48 dollars for lunch and asked them for a cup of carbonated water from the soda fountain. The woman behind the counter gave me a 4 oz plastic cup half filled. When I asked her about it, she answered with an attitude, "do you want me to charge you next time"! I told her I just spent $48 here and you can't even fill up a 4 oz cup for me with carbonated water! I told them that was bad business and left, but they could care less. Today, I spent $38 and when my wife asked for a cup with just some ice they charged us a dollar for it. I told them to take it off the bill, and told the woman it's was unbelievable that they want to charge me for a cup of ice. Also, with our order we specifically told the woman taking our order that we wanted a burger with no cheese, but when we got back to the beach chairs it was a cheese burger. I guess because this place is the only option at Residents Beach that they really don't care much about the customer and would rather nickel and dime us rather than show good business sense.

The food from this place was amazing. I can't say one bad thing about it, and the service was just…read morea great. Everyone was nice and helpful. The place is like a little beach shack but places like that always have nice people and great food. The smoothies were also really good. the burgers and fish sandwiches were unbelievable and putting the kids meals in kiddie buckets is a super genius idea.

Great Mexican food. Just that simple !! A nice find on Marco Island…read more Authentic & a wonderful variety.

Food was excellent, service was great. A very cute…read morerestaurant very clean.i would recommend ZaZA for a great Mexican dinner lunch or snack.