Fancy's Southern Cafe

I absolutely love southern food so when I found out a southern restaurant was opening I was very excited. My husband and I stopped by a couple weeks after they first opened without reservations but since the wait was too long, we decided to come back another time. The anticipation was killing me, so finally we made reservations and came back. The restaurant inside is beautifully decorated and the hostess was warm and friendly. Our server suggested the fried green tomatoes for the appetizer and it was a little disappointing. The dressing that it was served with was good but the breading on the tomato was limp, not crispy. My husband ordered chicken and waffles and I ordered the chicken fried steak with mac n cheese. The waffles were soggy, not crisp like what you would expect from a freshly made waffle and the chicken breast was soggy that was drenced with syrup. I really liked the breading on my fried steak, it was flavorful and crisp. But the steak itself was dry and stringy. My mac n cheese was just okay. Lastly we ordered banana pudding, it was too sweet with very little bananas. It was really unfortunate, we really want to like this place and was so excited that this was here in fort myers.

Thanks to yelp we found this southern gem 2 miles from Red Sox spring training arena. The fried chicken,Mac and cheese,and cat fish were all delicious. We were there early and place was already packed. I recommend making reservations if you do not want to wait. We will be back next year!

Thanks, fellow Yelper John D, for alerting me to this wonderful place.  Sorry my first visit wasn't with you guys!

But after a particularly draining day involving emotionally charged, personal errands, I ventured in here mid-afternoon for some comfort food.  It's bountiful here.  I loved the catfish, and opted for collard greens and the house's mac n' cheese.  Just in case the downcast mood returned, I ordered a slice of key lime pie to take home.  

Service was friendly and fine, even at the odd hour.