I wanted to amend my first review of South Fork as we have been back many times over the past couple years and have had very positive experiences. I tend to stick to the meat and potato dishes while there, getting either the braised short ribs, roasted chicken or the new and improved meatloaf (when available). My wife usually gets a seafood dish. We have also taken guests there and everyone leaves happy. The service is usually good as are the decor and ambiance. read more

South Fork Grille is a nice lunch spot inside Coconut Pointe in Estero. We went in late on a Saturday afternoon when the place was fairly empty looking for a quick lunch e we while running errands. We were immediately seated and our orders were taken. The food, which was good, took forever to come out. The owner came over and apologized, brought over dessert and was very gracious. read more

We love Southfork Grill. The salmon risotto is my favorite. It's a nice setting considering the location and has great outside dining space. read more

Ate lunch with a dear friend today. Love the food there! Food was good as usual but service was terrible. Had to ask for help to get drink refills etc more than once. Talked to "manager" and told him we were begging for help. He brought the bill and a Diet Coke I ordered. The bill was incorrect. Finally original server asked did we want to pay. " manager says. I've got the bill. Original server used the at table device. My friend and I put no tip on the bill. Server said her grandmother died unexpectedly and was crying. Maybe true but the management should have sent her home or picked up the slack. No compensation was offered. Don't know if I'll be back. Sorry because we like this place!!" read more

We've been snowbirds for three years now, so we're always on the hunt for great restaurants to take our guests to. Wellllllll, did we hit the jackpot with South Fork Grille -- WOW!! Not only do they take reservations for outdoor seating (a real plus in Florida!), but the atmosphere is lovely, the service excellent (a shout-out to our waitress Dona, who did a fabulous job!!) and the food simply put, is some of the best we've had in Florida. There were four of us at dinner, and each person stated that what they had -- which included a filet, salmon, meat loaf, and burnt ends -- was some of the best of that item they have ever had. The spinach risotto was to die for and the mashed potatoes excellent. I had skinny asparagus, which is never my preference since it's usually tough, but this was tender as could be and wonderfully seasoned. We've been back several times now and plan to take all of our company there in the future. read more

With our reservation at 5:30 we were promptly taken for dinner tonight. One of our group has allergies to certain foods. Our waitress Tracy was very attentive to his needs, owner Donna also came out to make sure what was being ordered did not contain the foods he is allergic to. Pork Chop was delish, perfectly prepared, the mussels appetizer was also delish, Fresh mussels and sauce was light and full of flavor. I highly recommend South Fork Grille read more

Fun restaurant with outdoor seating. A good happy hour and excellent choice of meals. Good service and fantastic food.

Great food..... good service.... Servings not too large... just right Nice outdoor seating area under cover. read more

We had a second home in Estero for six years and loved South Fork, so much that for our last night in town we went their for our last night dinner. We were taken their for New Year's Eve by a family member. The restaurant has expanded. The welcome at the entry desk was not warm but we soon got our reserved table. The wait staff were pleasant but not really on the side of the guest. We ordered drinks and then were asked to order from the menu, which we did. The food arrived almost immediately. Two of our part had prime rib which was fatty, grislily and improperly drained. It was virtually inedible and largely was not eaten. It was a great slice of meat, not the usual carved ends and not cooked as specified. My piece of cod was nice but tiny and our host's meal was not delivered as specified. Poor value. We were rushed, had no time to really considered what wines we wanted before our meal arrived. I was still halfway through an initial glass of beer. Seems like, after expansions, the management has gotten slack and greedy. Won't be going back and recommend others to stay away. read more

After a rave review from the concierge at Hyatt Residence Club, we were eager to try South Fork Grille. Unfortunately on a busy Saturday evening, it just did not live up to the hype. We missed the main entrance so walked through the outside seating area and through what a side door and through much of the restaurant before we finally found someone who could help us. The interior of the restaurant felt crowded and loud. We were happy that the evening was pleasant enough to sit outside. DH was very disappointed with his fish 'n chips. He rated it a two on a scale of one to five. The portion was not large, the fries were not memorable. He also was unhappy with the selection of beers. The short ribs with gnocchi sounded appealing to me. The portion was very large and all in all it was tasty. It was somewhat heavy and not something I would order again. More "comfort food" for a colder climate. Another reason for two stars was the service. Erin was our "seasoned" server, who was training a new server Katie. Erin seemed to have a bit of an attitude. However, when things were turned over to Katie, things went a bit smoother. She assured us she was an experienced server, just new to South Fork Grille. With so many dining choices in the area, I am not sure we will return to South Fork Grille. We like to give local restaurants a chance, but in this case we actually prefer California Pizza Kitchen which is a short distance away. read more

Went here for a Father's Day dinner. Service was incredibly slow despite the restaurant not being full. 30 mins to get an appetizer and nearly 60 mins to get the main courses. Food was good but not great. Portion size varied item to item across our table. If it wasn't for it being Father's Day I would lean towards a 2-star rating. Staff were friendly but service was VERY slow. Would consider other local options next time. read more

The food was very mushy and brown. I had some very very greasy rice that was brown with fish on top. I don't even know what kind of fish it was supposed to be. A sea of beige and grease. If you don't go for the price fixe menu be prepared to pay top dollar for gross food. Nice staff though! read more

South Fork Grille is a good place. I'm always taking the small table for two at the entrance with the view on the street, the corner is really private and nice. The staff is always perfect and they take really care of us all the time. I'm enjoying that place a lot. The wine is always good and the atmosphere relaxing. read more

Yum!! Went for happy hour & ended up getting Hungry. Ordered the buddha bowl and it was very good! The cauliflower rice by itself doesn't have much flavor but the smoky taste the Brussels sprouts had made it so good all mixed together!! It has a nice little kick to it. Perfect dish! Satisfied & felt good eating it with such healthy Ingredients. read more

South Fork Grille - Buddha bowl - American Near Me - Estero, Florida

We've been here a few times over the years and so I feel pretty confident that the service and quality of food is consistent. They offer a wide selection of seafood and land dishes (chicken and beef), and we've been more than satisfied with every dish we've tried. There is both indoor and outdoor dining and the restaurant is located within the Coconut Point shopping center. The outdoor dining is a bit disappointing, as your view is of the adjacent parking lot and nothing more. We usually opt to sit inside the dining room, which is divided into two different sections. I prefer the front section as it is a little further away from the door and greeting area. Last night we had the early bird special -- 2 entrees + bottle of wine for $35. You can't go wrong with that. My wife had the braised short ribs and I had the salmon. Both meals were delicious and well prepared. The other unexpected joy of the place was that our entrees came out very quickly. We were actually a bit surprised at how quick they came out -- which was an unexpected bonus. Since we saved so much money on dinner, we spluged on dessert and got the flourless chocolate torte. So delicious! We'll be back again in the future! read more

This place was so good! I came with my family, it was 6 adults and 2 kids and they were so accommodating to us! Everything we ordered was amazing tasty full of flavor and presentation is on point. For dessert We all ordered something different and by far my favorite was their key lime pie! We'll definitely be back! read more

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Great Early Menu. Two entrees and a bottle of wine for $35. Eight menu items all prepared and presented in an appealing manner. Food all tasted fresh and tasty too. read more

Nestled in a strip mall where big chains like Tommy Bahamas reign supreme. I am really glad we tried this place out. We had the beet salad, salmon over risotto and the lobster roll with fries. The food was great!!! No complaints at all. I will say what made the overall experience even better was the staff. The server, and I believe the manager were so accommodating and efficient. I will definitely return with friends and family. read more

If it was possible, I would give South Fork Grille zero out of five stars. I have been to this restaurant at least five times and to say the least I was quite horrified with the service and food at South Fork Gille tonight. To begin, it took 15 minutes just to receive a glass of water. Due to the fact that my family and I felt sympathetic, we decided to stay and order dinner. After 40 minutes of waiting and watching the atmosphere of the restaurant go ups in flames and no drink refreshments, we were served dinner. The meal was hot, but the portion was so small we all cleaned our plates and still felt hungry. After at least 20 minutes of not seeing our waitress, a family member of mine went to simply request for the bill. While he did that, ironically the waitress brought the bill and asked "how was the food." This is when I responded "it is too late for that" and she slapped the bill shut in my face and stomped off. When we finally got the bill back, 50% of the price was deducted, but we did not wish for a price reduction. We just wished that we could have received good food and service. read more

Good food and service. I had the gnocchi and it was great. The waitres was friendly and prompt.

Enjoyed everything about the experience. An unusually small crowd. Friendly service from the start. Good cocktails (Old fashioned and Chardonnay), excellent salads. Blackened Grouper and an Espresso. Will surely return read more

South Fork Grille - Blackened grouper, coconut risotto - American Near Me - Estero, Florida

Disappointed:(. We had reservations for 7:30 on Mother's Day, and after viewing the "special" menu, I chose the NY Strip Steak- only to be told they were out. I understand running out of items- but not when you know it will be a very busy day, AND you put it on your Specials menu! There were no other steaks on the menu, and since I'm not much of a seafood eater, I ordered roasted chicken. I did enjoy the dinner and the flavor was very good, but I can make chicken at home. Although our server was friendly, he was not very attentive: he did not pick up our dirty appetizer plates so when our food came, we were passing, collecting and moving them just to get our meal. So I can say, everyone enjoyed their meals, but with so many other restaurants to choose from, we will probably not return. read more

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Shrimp scampi was not scampi. More of a runny milk with cheese. Definitely not anything I have seen before. Frozen anorexic shrimp too. Seafood pasta dish only had shrimp. Lamb chop dinners had 2 small chops. read more

Well, the food was quite good. We had a group of 12. We had a set menu, choice of 3 entries and choice of 2 desserts. We paid for our food separately from our drinks. I paid cash for my drinks. The bill was $10.65, and I paid $12 cash. Our waitress came to our table and announced to the table of 12 that the tip was not included in that bill for those who paid cash (me). I actually did short her 78 cents. However I tipped her over 20% on a bill that had tip included (7.00) She was rude, she embarrassed me, in return I should have asked her to credit my card and rerun it. I will not be back. Her attitude stunk and had she taken a moment she may have realized she made over and above the 20%. read more

Ordered takeout last night have been supporting this place for years had the two for $35 they have new containers which are not see thru like before I get home and open my meal which was fish and chips . The fish was ok not great and I was given exactly four steak fries called and spoke to manager to voice my disappointment was told that's the norm and hung up . Not going to recommend this place to my friends if that's how they handle an issue. read more

Awesome service along with extremely yummy food make it so worth it! Had steak sandwich along with jicama slaw!

This place was amazing great service and amazing people. Beet Salad was out of this world.Braised Short Ribs no bone and no fat simply the best I have ever had I will be back and tell everyone about this place read more

Early bird dinner is a great deal! If you are willing to eat a bit early (before 6pm) you get two meals and a bottle of wine for $35. And the meals are very good (not spectacular, but good food). I had braised beef gnocchi, which was good, but the flavor combination didn't quite hit it for me. My wife had a more standard, grouper, which was delicious. And they don't skimp on serving sizes because it's early, we had plenty to take home (even our leftover wine, which was also quite good for a house table wine.) read more

Celebrating our first Valentine's Dinner together. I was looking forward to a great meal, SouthFork did not disappoint. We had one of their specially drinks for Valentine's Day and then each of us had a delicious fillet mignon. It was cooked to perfection and literally almost melted in your mouth. We will be returning for another delicious meal. Another thing that makes this restaurant special, it's privately owned, a true small business restaurant. read more

South Fork Grille - Valentines drinks at SouthFork Grille - American Near Me - Estero, Florida

South Fork Grill is located in a large outdoor shopping mall, but once you enter the restaurant you would never know. I've dined here several times, both for lunch and dinner, and have never been disappointed. This time we decided to try the restaurant week menu, and chose the corn chowder, grilled salmon, and flourless chocolate cake. The corn chowder was not heavily laden with cream like many chowders and had a good corn flavor. However it was on the salty side so I didn't finish it. The salmon was a good quality piece of fish and was perfectly cooked (not overdone), however it was SO salty that we both send our meal back. We asked to have it remade with no salt, and the second time around it was much better. The server and the manager both came back to check if we were satisfied which was appreciated. I'm hoping this was just a one time fluke, and given my previous good experiences I will return again. I highly recommend the vegetarian capellini which I've had several times in the past. Since the restaurant is in a mall there is plenty of parking available. There is no valet parking. read more

Bad service! Food not memorable. They sat us outside & we had to get a manager to move us because our waitress wasn't paying attention. No ambiance but there's outside sitting. read more

Located in the Coconut Point Mall, this was a nice small restaurant with selections of food for the kids (kid's menu was spoken, rather than written), and the adults grabbed a reasonably priced bottle of wine inside (there's outdoor seating, too). - Grouper grilled sandwich is very tasty, with a touch of tartar sauce, lettuce and tomato, it was quite tasty. - Mediterranean Capellini was a lighter angel-hair pasta was tomatoes, capers, and in a cream sauce; tasty and a little salty, but butter flavor came through; side of sweet potato fries. - Kid's meal was fried chicken strips (thin and small, but a nice take with less batter), along with fries on the side (shoestring - tasty). Overall good service and a nice place to pop into for a lunch. Recommend calling ahead with reservations given how busy it gets, though. read more

Average at best. Have been here twice. Sunday brunch is a no. Ordered breakfast platter but received breakfast sandwich. They corrected by scraping the eggs off the bun. No toast "We are out of toast." Eggs had cheese on them (from the breakfast sandwich but waiter claimed all eggs come with cheese. Wedge Salad was fine. 2nd visit had salmon. Fine. Buddha bowl ok. read more

Ok so I am not great about checking in when at a restaurant,. I have been to this place about 12 times and always have enjoyed the food and service. That was before this last trip. I ordered Salmon with a Pesto Sauce on top. When the Salmon came out it was Raw under that gigantic pile of Pesto. I finally got the Waitresses attention and sent if back. to my surprise it came back in less than 5 mins, with all the old left over Pesto Sauce piled back on top of the raw salmon. Yes this means that the next round was still raw inside. I can only guess that they have no idea what a thermometer is or that maybe they dont even have one. They sent the old grilled veggies back as well, but by now they were so only that it looked like a pile of grease on my plate. I had ordered Brussels sprouts and they were burnt on one side and hard as a rock on the other. They had been so over cooked that some of the leave where actually dehydrated. After my second mishap I decided not to bother eating anything and waited for my friends to finish. Our waitress informed me that she took the price of the Salmon off of my bill... REALLY... are you kidding me.! Of course I am not paying for food I could not eat. I did ask the waitress to have the Manager come out to see me, but 10 mins later no one bothered to show up. You have lost me as a guest. read more

Can't really say anything bad about this fine place. Greeted warmly, met the manager and we were lucky to have Anna as our server. All the food was superb but have to call out the gnocchi with short ribs. Just a fantastic dish at a fantastic restaurant with a fantastic server. read more

I was staying at the Hyatt Place and since this spot is walking distance it seemed like the best option for dinner! I thought the interior was nice, and had a good vibe for a date night out. Our server was friendly and prompt. What more can you ask for? I went with small plates for dinner and was happy with that choice. I can't remember the name of my salad but it had mozzarella, tomatoes, and bacon. For my other small plate I got pork belly over a corn salad. Both dishes were satisfying and I would get them again. This place isn't cheap but there are definetely options on the menu to make it more affordable. Especially the early dinner for two $30 deal! read more

The appetizers were very good and the service was especially. Our food was prepared perfect and we enjoyed all of the entrees. Excellent dinner. read more

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Dined here again but for dinner this time. The service was much better and food came out alot quicker but it was off season this time. We were dining later, but the early dining menu was intriguing... 2 entrees and a bottle of wine for $30. Might need to come back early for that deal! My table did receive the bed basket this time and the bread was good- fresh, hot and served with butter. I ordered the fresh market salad with an order of the coconut shrimp from the starters. Both items were very tasty but I would have like to have at least 2 more pieces of shrimp since only 4 medium sized came in the order. We sat inside since it was a super hot day; but I noticed that there were fans in full blast mode on the patio. read more

South Fork Grille - Coconut shrimp - American Near Me - Estero, Florida

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Good food! The lobster bisque bowl is a meal and a good deal at $12. Nice flavor. The coconut shrimp tasted more like fried food than coconut, but they weren't bad. The dipping sauce didn't do much for the dish, but the shrimp were tender. Competition around here is stiff and these coconut shrimp are average. My mother's burger was nice. Big and juicy (I had a bite or three) The service was great. I would go back! read more

The happy hour is spectacular here and so is the service. My friend and I sat at the bar where Alex the bartender greeted us cheerily! There are a lot of regulars here that everyone knows by name and the chef came out frequently to see patrons enjoying his food! read more

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