Cafe Gabbiano

5104 Ocean Blvd, Siesta Key
(941) 349-1423

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Mike Sange

Osso bucco good…. risotto not good

Mike Angiulo

We did a day tripper from Fort Myers Beach and tried the lasagna and hands down it's the best I've ever had. This is truly a local hidden jem as everything was superb! We will be back on a month or so our next day trip to Siesta Key!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

CAROL LONGO

High prices for mediocre food. My niece's pasta was inedible as it was thick and under cooked. Mine was smothered in way too much Alfredo sauce.

Lori Zimmerman

Authentic Italian food with amazing staff! I was the coordinator for my dear friends’ wedding. Cafe Gabbiano was the absolute best venue and experience for our friends and family! We highly recommend! We will definitely eat here every time we are in Sarasota!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

alfred

We haven't had a bed meal there yet and we go often when we want good Italian food. Service was excellent and our party of six enjoyed everything from the Branzino, eggplant parm, Pollo mama Lucia to the Linguini with clams. Good size portions and full bar. Thanks Gabbianos for making my wife's birthday a hit. Chris, our server was very attentive and brought us some birthday desserts on the house. well done Gabbiano's

Robert

We were unaware there was going to be such a large group next to us( bachelorette party) joyfull but very noisy! Our server was excellent. So professional and also friendly ( and she's also a Chiefs fan! Extra points!) Food was served in a timely fashion and was delicious. We've been there before and will be back in the future.

Debra Ruppert

A lovely experience, beautiful space, magnificent and plentiful menu choices , wine list extraordinary, service professional and superior by Ricco!
Highly recommend and will certainly visit again and share with others !
Thanks for a grand meal and hospitality.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paul Bruce

Thank you so much Kris, Nora (Cher), Robbie and Jessica for your excellent food, service and hospitality during our visits to Cafe Gabbiano this week! You guys made it so fun and memorable for us we can't thank you enough!!! Louise's birthday weekend was a huge success thanks to you, our new friends. We highly, highly recommend your establishment for anyone wanting an experience they will never forget! Love you all and can't wait to return!!! Paul B

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tabatha

Dinner was amazing. They made us a shrimp cocktail appetizer with it not being on the menu. All four of us had different meals and they all were great! We will be back on our next trip to Siesta Key.

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE, SERVICE and FOOD! We'd give 6 stars if we could- !!! We thoroughly enjoyed everything about the experience from the second we walked in the door!

Everything as always was wonderful. One of the staff remembered us from the last time which is so important to a guest. We were celebrating a special anniversary which was well recognized by the staff. We just LOVE this place and highly recommend it. The Key Lime pie is the best!

daria

One of the most delicious meals I've enjoyed recently! I ordered the truffle four-course meal (Restaurant Week $65) and every bite was outstanding: escargot with garlic and truffle in delicate wine sauce, paccheri with truffle flavoured ricotta (superb!), salmon (yummy) with truffle honey and vegetables and chocolate tartuffo for dessert. My husband raved about his chicken dish (pollo Mamma Lucia). We will definitely be back!

Rose

One of my favorite restaurants on the key, brought my work team there for a celebration but unfortunately the food did not hit the mark. The escargot was served in an an unconventional way and took away from the taste. The veal was over breaded, too thin and very dry...couldn't even eat (kind enough to take off the bill without even asking ) and the steak specials were way over priced and absolutely not worth it. $110 and no flavor steak! The hype around the aged steaks was overblown and steaks were less than mediocre. Drinks were fun and tasty Waitress was kind and attentive Desserts were delicious Ambiance was great

Rafael

Excelente atencion por parte de Felicia, la comida insuperable y abundante, en todo momento pendientes del servicio, por tratarse del cumpleanos de mi esposa nos obsequiaron un postre y cantaron junto a nosotros y otros clientes. Clima muy ameno. Totalmente recomendable

nicole

Read the reviews and we were very optimistic. Sadly the food was disappointing. Brought in a party of 8- locals- and the overall feedback was the food was bland. Chicken Milanese bland, tough, didn't seem fresh. Gnocchi- slightly tough and the sauce- both the special and marina were bland. The grouper special- fish was good, however the "crab" on top was a very odd crab cake mixture.. very fishy and a tuna consistency- unfortunately ruined the whole dish- you couldn't find lump crab? Weird. We all raved about the pear salad.... that's a must. We also enjoyed the eggplant dish.. although again the sauce was off. Overall we were hoping for more..

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