Best Italian Restaurants in Sanibel

A must go! Attentive staff upon entering, piano player was engaging, the room was filled with diners who were dressed for a night out, our server,Jared, was informative on menu, wine and the restaurant seating options. He gave great recommendations. Extensive wine list. The amuse bouche to start was a nice touch - beets and marscapone on a spoon. The bread and garlic butter was so so worth it to have two! Eggplant rolatini,Halibut, Pork osso bucco and chocolate cake were all spectacular. Rebooked for next week.

I love the ambiance of the outdoor seating at DeRomo’s. We were seated promptly and our server Jenny was prompt and attentive throughout our meal. Our entrees arrived promptly but were disappointing. I ordered the Lobster Fra Diavollo. Fra Diavalo is normally a pretty spicy sauce and one of my favorites. I appreciated Jenny advising me that it is spicy dish. However, there was no spice to it at all. It was bland and tasteless. I have better tomato sauces from a jar. My husband’s meatball was not very good either. Maybe we just ordered the wrong entrees. I want to love DeRomo’s but not sure I do.

We have always wanted to go to Limoncello. Waited over 9 years to finally stop by. We were pleasantly surprised at the fun atmosphere, great service, wonderful singer with awesome song choices, and the food was very good. We all had something different and everyone enjoyed it. The grouper was a tad salty but fun to have with the excellent lemon risotto. Had a nice Italian wine to accompany the meal and an excellent cappuccino to finish it off. Would recommend trying and our server Lindsay had a beautiful smile and warm welcoming personality. Never had to wait on water as it was always refilled. Try their bread with the delicious aloe garlic and herbs.

Our experience tonight was wonderful. One of the things I don't like about a restaurant is that it is too high of a noise level. I do not like having trouble hearing people at our own table. You don't have to worry about that at Terra Nostra. The tables are not on top of one another, like at other restaurants (Coopers Hawk). We will be coming back, and the food is phenomenal. It was the best linguine with clam sauce I have ever had in my life. Thank you, Terra Nostra.

This is our second time at Rae's. We loved it on both occasions. The food is really good. We loved the grouper and the tuna special.