Da Vinci's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria

This place is tiny and obscure but don't let that fool you. This place is a hidden gem! The owners wife was very welcoming and friendly. You felt like you were being greeted by family. The food was amazing! Everything was homemade including the pasta! The red sangria was the best I've tasted! If you are ever in Ft. Myers do yourself a favor and stop in. You won't be disappointed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great pizza, salad was fantastic. Great take out!

Food: 5

The restaurant is a hidden Gem!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everything was fabulous. The service was impeccable, and the food is like my grandmother is cooking. Great place I highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was excellent- made from scratch. Great personal service. Had gluten free pasta. Loved the Chianti and the cannoli.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this little Mamma and Poppa shop. They make from scratch they cook from the heart. Their sauces are delicious. Their eggplant Parmesan is heavenly. Yes, they struggle. They are tucked in and hidden away, and not on the main drag. So the place is not overwhelmingly busy, but that is good for you as the customer because you get personal attention.

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana

Food was non appetizing and overpriced. You'd be better off to just go home and open a can of beans for dinner... No joke. Don't eat here!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

My wife and I have eaten there numerous times and I must say that this place is a "hidden gem." I have dinned at the finest restaurants in the world and the food here rivals (even exceeds) the top 5-star establishments. The owners are gifted food artisans who truly understand how to source the finest ingredients and to combine them into the most flavorful dishes imaginable. In my decades of eating at the most heralded and finest restaurants, the food here is by far better. In addition, the prices are significantly lower than many of the high-end establishments. In my thinking, anyone who gave Da Vinci's a poor rating has probably never actually eaten there. The owner's are very engaging and delightful if you take the time to engage them. I would give them more "stars" if I could.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

From the moment you walk in to the restaurant, you feel an overwhelming sense of family! The owners are warm and welcoming,and the chicken Parmesan was delectable! I can't wait to return with my family!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veal Parmigiana, Garlic Rolls, Chicken Marsala, Salmon Livornese, Lobster Ravioli, Tour of Sicily Sicilian Pizza, Meatball Side Dish, Eggplant Parmigiana

If I could give this place a zero, I would. And hope you read this before considering this restaurant (if you call it this). The owner’s wife was extremely combative and for lack of better terminology, indeed served frozen pizza. She claimed that she didn’t know she needed to tell us a bottle of water (Kirkland from Costco) was going to cost $2 (it’s fine, but state this), and as well as a 6% service charge for using a credit card (even though we were going to pay in cash). She proceeded to say the water was from Publix, then yelled back it was from Costco and she can charge customers what she wants. She lied numerous times about the size of the pizza, refused to show the “homemade” dough, and became very combative yelling in front of our family with our daughter.Worst Italian food in Fort Myers, Florida

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Absolute joke. Charged 20 bucks for a 10inch frozen pizza and 10 dollars for 2 meatballs with with sargento chees melted on it. Don’t even bother. Total rip off.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food was delicious and the service was outstanding! I got it to go and called back to thank them for such a wonderful meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was in the area and was looking for something to eat for dinner after a long day. Found this restaurant near my hotel. Very limited menu right now. For what I was charged I felt the portions were much too small. Have received bigger portions from higher class restaurants for less money. Food was prepared fine, nothing wrong but nothing special. Service was nice enough but once my food was served they never came back until I finished the meal and was ready for the check. I am in this area a few times a year and will find something else next time.

I should have known from the second I walked into the building it was a sketchy place. To begin with there wasn’t many other customer, which in many cases is a red flag. Another thing was how short and limited the menu was, there wasn’t many options to chose from. Once we got pay the waitress swiped my card repeatedly and claimed that the card was declining. Then after she asked got my drivers license so I went to my car and called my bank to be sure that the transaction went through so this is when I decide to call the police. When the police arrived he mentioned that similar situations have occurred here before and it’s something that’s happened repeatedly at this restaurant. The waitress also began to lie to the police officer about things in which never took place, like saying we threw food at her.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

What a nice surprise! We had the bolognese, and spaghetti and meatballs and chicken Parmesan. The garlic knots were fresh and warm and had shavings of fresh mozzarella on top. The restaurant was not busy this evening but it is summer and midweek. We will definitely stop back when we’re in town. Be aware that the menu prices online have not been updated but the prices are comparable to other Italian restaurants in the area.