Being a North Westerner (Cape Coral), trips down to the SE and SW parts of the cape are often too far. That's OK though cause we got Micelli's! Above average tavern fare, great Matlacha feel and the spreader out back where you can sit back, relax and watch the boats go by. Literal paradise. Our go-to's are the Ahi Tuna Nachos with copious amounts of tuna, seaweed salad, wasabi mayo and sriracha. Steamers come with what I consider the best broth I've ever had and the Calamari w/ home made marinara. Servers are quick, friendly and efficient. Live bands every night and Happy Hour everyday from 11 - 7. On season, the parking and seating become hard to come by. Oh and the outdoor area is dog friendly. read more

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First off, the menus were sticky. The food for the price was just average. No substitutions on the seafood platter. The drink special is served in a can. Give me an umbrella at least for $7.00. The crab cakes were small and too much filler. Would not return. read more

Great outside area, lots of seating and water views. Some tables covered and TVs under the patio area. Live music can be loud depending on where you are sitting. Grouper was good, a tad fishy tasting. The sauce that came with grouper nuggets was so good!The normal fries were really good. Sweet potatoes fries nothing special and would not get again. A large pizza was big enough to feed 4 adults, 2 slices each. You could tell the veggies were fresh cut and big pieces. Pizza could have used more sausage. The garlic crust was nice but not as flavorful as I was expecting. Drinks were decent, in the patio they served in plastic cups. Happy hour deals not super advertised. We did get the sliders and pizza bread from happy hour to start. Parking is difficult. Lot is small and many nearby areas are no parking. read more

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Not a tourist trap in Matlacha with great grilled grouper, cold beers, Monday pizza deals and nightly live music on the waterfront patio. The server Amber was attentive and chatty. Ordered a grilled grouper sandwich with crispy fries with remoulade sauce to lather on my fish. Had a cold Hi-5 local craft beer to wash down my meal. OMG...the fish was huge and fresh for $22.00. Aside from the great food, the wooden stage on the large patio was the focal point of the restaurant. It was freezing out today so everyone was eating inside but I had to take a peek. The gender assigned bathroom was spotless and added modern decor to the tiki style eatery. Wall mounted mosaic mirror with floor to ceiling tiled walls. read more

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A large variety of seafood, burgers, and pasta dishes. By now, I should have read my previous review to figure out what I ate the last time. Long story short, I ordered the grouper bites again. In this particular order, the grouper had a distinct "fishy" taste. I wish I had tried something different. I know I will be back for another visit. We had a large group of six people and three separate checks. The server could have added the large group charge, but didn't. It is so much fun sitting outside and watching the boats moving up and down the channel. read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Grouper bites - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

Great food by the canal, great music. The service was amazing especially as busy as it was.

We arrived at the fun waterfront restaurant and waited about an hour. But we expected that when we stopped so it was okay. Had a cocktail while waiting. Mike Imbasciani band was playing. Excellent musician and phenomenal cover band. Everybody was enjoying the music. Weather was perfect. Fun vibe. I had a Philly cheese grinder. While it wasn't what I think of as a grinder, it's more of a sub, it was good. My sister loved her shrimp fettuccine Alfredo, my brothers pizza was great. Service was good, not great. But they were hustling that's for sure. Good find. read more

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We love Micelis! Laidback, good music, good food, reasonable price, it is our favorite local restaurant. During season this place can be packed and parking hard to find. But in off season, it is perfect! We always order two appetizers - tuna nachos and steamers! Their grouper ruben is wonderful! read more

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Grabbed an early dinner at Miceli's recently; first time I've been back since before Hurricane Ian. Miceli's used to be one of our favorite restaurants but unfortunately they missed the mark this time. Service was great, our server was attentive and friendly but food was bland. The only thing we'd recommend was the island bread, that was delicious although the tomato's could have been riper. I had the chicken Alfredo with bruschetta topping and none of it had flavor. My daughter's chicken tenders were dry and my dad's shrimp was over cooked. Hoping the quality gets back to where it used to be. read more

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The food was excellent! We had their grouper sandwich, blackened, with fries and Crab-cake sandwich with potato salad. The grouper sandwich and fries were delicious. The crab-cake sandwich was good but needed some spices. It was a little bland. The potato salad was mustard based which is not our favorite because of that it was just OK. Our server was excellent and we enjoyed the environment. read more

Nice local spot with inside and outside seating by the water. Classic hometown restaurant type feel. The menu is interesting and didn't really follow any theme I could figure out. They have Italian food, pasta and pizza. Then have seafood and other random items too. Nonetheless, ordered the group sandwich and it was solid. Sweet potato fries were good as well. Service was friendly and upbeat. I would return! read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Grouper sandwich - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

The food is delicious. The outdoor seating is great, on a canal with boats and manatee going by, so relaxing and the outdoor music is great to sit, eat, drink and be merry. read more

Unique location on Matlacha with good food, service with both inside and outside seating. One of the few remains after the hurricane.

My husband wanted to visit Micelis since seeing a news story on them. We got our chance this past Saturday, when see stopped by for lunch. We chose to sit at one of their waterfront tables. It was breezy but beautiful. Our server was very welcoming and friendly. We ordered an appetizer of fried pickles and both ordered the grouper sandwich. The fried pickles were ok. They needed to be fried just a little longer. The grouper sandwiches were amazing. You get a huge piece of fish. The grouper was flaky and very delicious! Absolutely no complaints there! Where Micelis did lose a point was in their restroom. While very clean, it smelled similar to an outdoor latrine and made me wish I hadn't had to make a visit there before eating. read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Half of a Grouper Sandwich - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

In town visiting family and they recommended this place for the great atmosphere and food. Loved the patio area by the canal. Live music, boats driving through, and great service. Started with drinks and a few appetizers. I had the chicken Parmesan and my husband had a French dip. Our son had wings and fries. The tuna nachos and fried mozzarella were also enjoyed by all. Food was really good. Large portions. Everything came out quick and hot, even though they were super busy. We will be back next time we are in town! read more

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Ordered a jumbo shrimp platter. The onion rings were good not great. Not very warm. My wife got the crab cakes she said they were delicious with little filler. The restaurant was waterfront in a great location I would try this again read more

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Beautiful setting. Food was good, prices reasonable, good selection. Service was friendly. read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Shrimp scampi, half gone, wish it was fresh but still good. - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

Dont turn 5 paying customers away when there just drinking. 7 empty tables and told we couldn't sit there because we weren't planning on eating. Probably would of eat any way just left. Yucatan was packed pretty much says it all. read more

Went out last night, had a tall older waiter serving us outside. We had a friend come meet us and she ordered a drink. Her drink came 15 minutes later, which is fine they were busy, and when he brought her the drink i asked for a beer and he said "aww man you gotta order when she orders so im not running back and fourth" and i was confused and then he went on to say "im just giving you a hard time but this is a good teaching moment for you." It sucks cause its a cool place but 1 shitty waiter really ruined it for us. His teaching moment was when i only left him a 5 percent tip on a 100 plus dollar bill. read more

I've heard a lot of good things about this place and hadn't been until today. We had brunch. It was on. Not mind blown but ok. More like a $20 per person than a $30 per person brunch. Friendly staff. Just left feeling like I overpaid for what we got. Happy to support a small family business. read more

we find a big difference after hurricane Ian... Somehow the bar got 2 of our 10 drinks wrong, 2 of the 10 dinners in particular the stuffed flounder was just OK. Fish did not taste fresh, Broccoli and mashed potatoes came to the table COLD ! waitress asked How is everything? but rushed by and didn't wait for any answer!!! If the place was busy, then they could have an excuse, but there was not a soul in the place besides us. So, what does that tell ya??? We won't be going back again! It's really too bad as this used to be a favorite spot ! read more

My son and I had a late lunch. We ordered two starters, tuna tacos and lobster bites. Both were delicious. I am not always keen on tuna, but these tacos were amazing. I had the grouper sandwich and it was perfect. We also enjoyed a couple of the in-house cocktail creations which were great. The atmosphere is FL fish house. Comfortable, but nothing fancy. The service was polite and prompt. The lack of romantic atmosphere should not deter you from a date night if you want a really delicious meal. I can skip the candles for a great grouper sandwich any day. read more

Nothing special but decent. We sat outside because, South Florida. We had a pizza, nothing special but decent, made a fine Italian Cheese Toast (cold pizza) the next morning. The ladies split something with shrimp. They also had live music. read more

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Miceli's is a fantastic place to eat,drink and listen to live music. Right on the water for a beautiful scene. Staff and food are excellent. I would visit if I were you! read more

Finally went here for the first time. Ordered the calamari appetizer, which was crunchy. It should have been cooked less time. Same for my fried shrimp. I got the grouper and shrimp combo. The grouper was really good. The shrimp was super crunchy and overcooked so you couldn't really taste the shrimp. Service was very good. read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Shrimp grouper combo. Shrimp was overcooked. - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

Great spot close to our condo in Cape Coral. Miceli's has waterfront seating out back with live music most nights. We went on a Monday at 5ish and the place was packed with old snowbirds and their visitors. Ran into some fellow Spartans and the singer with the was a Spartan! The cheese pizza was great for the kids, the mahi mahi fish dip was just ok. Kinda weird with just saltines and cucumbers and jalapeño slices, but not bad. The seafood sampler was $29.99 and came with two sides. Cocktail sauce was great with the grouper, and the calamari and squid were fried nicely. The Kona beers on tap were good. Boys loved the brownie sundaes. We ordered two and each one came with three scoops of ice cream and a huge brownie, so it was enough for all 5 of us. By far the best meal we had this week. Blew Duffy's (terrible) and Rumrunners (terrible and overpriced) out of the water!!! Sophia was excellent as a server. read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Brownie sundae - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

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A great location right on the water. Extremely hot the afternoon we were there would've been nice if there was some fans. The pizza I ordered was absolutely delicious. The service was somewhat slow and had to go without beverage until you could get one of the servers attention. read more

It is wise to check the band playing before selecting as a dinner venue. Stereo Riot was playing when we visited this restaurant. The music was so loud, there was no chance of having dinner conversation. Definitey more of a club band. My Apple Watch informed me twice that if I stayed more than 30 minutes I would have hearing loss. We traveled down the street to the Yucatán and had an enjoyable meal with appropriate dinner music and a beautiful waterfront view. read more

Was our favorite pizza until this year. Two out of our last three pizzas were made with hardly any sauce or toppings, including cheese. It was so sparse we actually mentioned it to our server who informed us that it all depends upon who is making the pizza. No follow up from management and no apologies. Ingredients were fresh and their ranch dressing is amazing. They are one of the only places open on Sundays so we may be back, but I will no longer take guests there. Too inconsistent. read more

Busch Lite is $1.99, bartender Dylan is the man. Atmosphere is great whether you like live music outside or a nice dinner on the inside. The only downside is it's not in Knoxville, TN! read more

This place is my go-to when I'm visiting friends in CC. Highly recommend the pizza; hot and tasty every time. Great service and friendly atmosphere, too. Karla the server was funny, cool and pointed out Mike Zunino and Johnny Mel to us. We didn't bug them but it was cool their boisterous back-and-forth. Added to the experience for this baseball/comedy fan. Great place, great food, great ambience. We'll be back in December, Karla...keep those pies and buckets coming! read more

We really enjoy this restaurant. The outdoor seating and live music certainly make the place! We have always had great experiences with the food and service staff. The menu has a lot of options, so there is something for everyone. We will continue visiting the restaurant for sure. read more

This was our first visit trying this restaurant and we were very pleased with our food. I usually get crab cakes, or some kind of shrimp. These crab cakes were delicious! There was no filler, just crab! Yummy! I highly recommend this! Our server was great, too! There was inside and outside dining, and a bar area. read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Crab cakes w/remoulade, and mashed potatoes - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

Delicious entrees and appetizer. The kids meal was the perfect portion for our toddler. Service was quick. Live music for a Wednesday night was great! Personal preference I would've liked the Mahi sauce to be more coconuty but other than that everything was overall good. read more

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We stopped in while kayaking, they have several boat and kayak slots. Great music, great service (thank you G'orge!). They have a large variety for food, though not a lot of vegetarian selections, and a great drink selection. Chill venue with indoor and outdoor seating. Appears dog friendly (cats and dogs on site). Will def be back. read more

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We went for an early dinner. The place was not busy so we were seated quickly. We had the prime rib. It was overcooked and thinly sliced with little flavor. The mozzarella appetizer was good. The fish and chips was very very greasy and more batter than fish. I sent it back as there was a hard center to the fish. The fries were ok. The pizza was a very average pizza. Crab cakes were good as was the pretzel appetizer. The fish and shrimp basket was also very greasy. Dessert was the best part. We had the tiramisu and the key lime pie. Both were good. Seating is available inside or outside on the water. More of a place for drinks and appetizers or desserts. The entrees were not really good at all. read more

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Miceli's Waterfront Restaurant: Stopped by Miceli's in Matlacha today. I had heard that new owners took over a couple months back. So I thought I would stop in and grab some food and listen to the band for a while. First of all let me say I love the Matlacha area and support the people that have businesses in that area as much as I can. When I arrived about 4:50pm as the band was in their final preparations of setting up. We found the place was not full inside and 3 or 4 empty tables outside. We grabbed one by the stage and by the way they moved the stage area since the last time we were there. I do believe it's better located now. The waiter was friendly and took our drink order fast. when the drinks came out he gave my wife unsweet tea when she ordered sweet tea. We immediately told him and he gladly exchanged it. I don't want to hold that against him as when he took our order the band was playing and it was very hard to hear each other. Once the band Stolen Fruit played the vibe of the entire place got better and much lighter. The waiter took our order and it did seem to take a long while to get our food but to tell you the truth it was much easier waiting for food while listening to the Stolen Fruit band sing songs from the 70s to the 80s. I ordered the Mai Mai blacken sandwich which had tomato and onions on it with a side of french fries and 2 extra Tartar sauces. The wife had the Angus burger with tomato's onions and pickles plus a salad instead of french fries. The blackened Mai Mai sandwich was superb and guess what they did not forget my 2 Tartar sauces. Most places seem to goof up the little things this place did not. My wifes burger was very good and she ate the entire burger but not all the bread. She stated she was too full to eat all the bread that came with it even though the bread was toasted just the way she likes it. All in all this place had one of the best vibes and the food we had was pretty darn good. I would say definitely stop by for some fun and great food to boot. Like Arnold said, I'll be back. I give this place 4 thumbs up out of 5. They are open 7 days a week and even have a sunday brunch buffet from 10 to 2. They have music most every day but check their schedule for times. Onward to my next adventure Gulf Coast Terry... read more

Micelis Waterfront Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Matlacha, Florida

We always stop by here to grab dessert! The key lime pie ($9) is delicious and the chocolate peanut butter pie ($9) is amazing! Next time we will have to try dinner. read more

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Beautiful place on the water, great food and service. Prime rib to die for, amazing service! read more

Great food, but the experience gets derailed fast when you're seated next to people chain-smoking like it's the 1980s. Hard to enjoy a meal when the entire area is smoked out and nothing is done to separate it. Plenty of waterfront spots offer good seafood, live music, and a smoke-free atmosphere--this place needs to step up. read more