Slow service. They were busy, but it took them forever to notice us. Our food took 25 minutes to arrive.
Mediocre food. Sausage gravy was very starchy. Bacon wasn't flavorful. Didn't cook our food as we asked.
Good prices. If you aren't overly picky, the low prices might win you over.
We probably won't return for breakfast.
WOW! WOW! WOW! Â I've wanted to try this place for a couple of weeks (since I read the yelp reviews and checked out the menu). Â So, we were in Fort Myers today and decided to take my mother in law out for lunch here. Â SO glad we did. Â
It was around 3PM and we were pretty hungry already. Â Just as we were told, it was a bit off the beaten path. Â I don't consider it a bad part of town by any means. Â It thought it was an area with lots of character. Â Use your GPS and you won't have a problem. Â It's only a few miles off the main road. Â
It was smaller than I expected but the perfect size. Â Very cozy and welcoming. Â We walked in and got a seat immediately. Our waitress (Debbie) greeted us immediately. I had the unsweetened iced tea with lemon (great!) and hubby had hot chocolate (real hot chocolate). Â
I had the fried chicken (crazy awesome and cooked when you order it!), hubby had the meatloaf and MIL had the vegetable plate.
Debbie brought out a basket of just out of the oven cornbread and rolls. Â The cornbread tastes like cornbread is supposed to taste. Â I grew up in the south and know! Â The rolls were incredible as well. Â Reminded me of lunch room rolls. Â I immediately commented that I felt as if I had stepped back in time. Â
Okay, skip forward to the food arriving. Â The vegetables are served in little round bowls and your main dish is served on another plate. Â It was honestly love at first bite. Â I fell in love with the green beans. Â OMG SO GOOD. Â Then I tasted the mashed potatoes. Â Again, INCREDIBLE. Â Okay, then I tasted the fried green tomatoes. Â Out of this world! Â My MIL had the fried okra which she's been craving for years. Â LOVED IT. Â My husband (who has no southern background) loved his food. Â
My vegetables were so good! Â The iced tea kept coming. Â The service is excellent. Â I recognized the owner in the restaurant and when he walked by our table he greeted us. Â The staff is so super friendly. Â I asked for a to go box for the rest of my delicious chicken. Â We shared a piece of the key lime pie and it was just amazing. Â I typically never like key lime pie but this one was perfect. Â Not too sweet and not too tart. Â Perfect. Â MIL took home a piece of just baked sweet potato pie and coconut cream pie (Gilligan would be so jealous!) for later. Â
I let our perfectly sweet waitress Debbie know that even though we've only been here two months, that this is our absolute favorite restaurant in Cape Coral/ Fort Myers.
To our surprise, for three people, including meals, drinks and three deserts, our bill was a whopping $43. Â
I know there are not many yelpers here in SW Florida as in California or other parts of the country, but I am happy a few people yelped this spot and I found it. Â If you live here and have never been- you are nuts! Â If you are visiting and don't go- you are crazy! Â
Best of the best! Â Thank you guys. Â
(Lots of free parking and Debbie even gave me an iced tea to go.)
Thank You Thank You Thank you Yelp for helping me find this place.
Yes, it's out of the way and in a shabbier part of town, but you can't beat their southern comfort food. Â I had the Country Fried Steak, Mash Potatoes, Sweet Corn, and Black Eyed Peas. Â It was the VERY BEST Country fried steak I have had in a very long time. Â The sweet corn was spot on, and the corn bread and rolls were to die for. Â The black eyed peas could have used a little more flavor, but I imagine they are trying to please the vegetarian crowd. Â
I got there at 11:15, and was one of only 3 tables. Â By the time I was done, the place was filling up. Â I saw several people order the Fried Chicken, and it looked delicious. Â I may have to try that next time.
I can't recommend it enough and I will definitely make it a regular stop when I am in Ft. Myers.
How can this place only have 6 reviews? Â WTF?
Down home cooking at a reasonable price. Â It is in the bad part of town, but hey, that is part of the draw.
This time had fried chicken. Â portion was a bit on the small side for the husband but enough for me. Â Mac & Cheese was meh. Â Fried Zucchini rocked. Â The cornbread was so good I almost couldn't eat my meal (since I ate waaayyy too much of that delicious cornbread with honey & butter)
Pie - You gotta get the pie. Â We tried the coconut creme - did not like the meringue part but the coconut creme part was awesome. Â Also tried the pineapple - that was great! Â crushed pineapple mixed into whipped cream - how can you go wrong?
Service is always good, like you are part of the family.
And if you forget your bible, they will loan you one! Â How many restaurants can say that?
We will be back - I love this place!
All I can say is....why couldn't we have found this when we first arrived in fort myers beach....the food on the beach was as bad as the fried chicken at the farmers market was good. Â
Black eyed peas (that I ordered on a whim) were a delicious surprise, the coleslaw great, fried green tomatoes, corn fritters and Mac n cheese worth every mile it took to get there. even the rolls and corn bread were beyond my expectations.
My husband wanted to go back on our way to the airport on the way home he liked it so much! Â
Do not miss this hidden gem.
Y'all. I've literally grown up eating at this place. I can't eat here without seeing someone I know. I like to go on a weekday before 11:30 (to avoid the lunch rush) or on a Sunday after 2:00 (to avoid the church rush). You can call ahead and order take-out and if you can't get there before 11:30, that's your best bet.
It's soul food. It's sweet tea. Most of the servers have been there since I was a kid and all of them are friendly. If they're busy, don't expect your server to chitchat because, well, she's busy.
Going to The Farmer's Market is kind of like getting into a secret club, it's not hard to find but it is definitely out of the way, yet astonishingly busy. They don't advertise because they don't need to. It's a hidden gem and the signs on the walls about turning off your "walkie talkies" while in the restaurant let you know that you're dealing with locals and I mean the "our family has been here for at least four generations on either side" locals.
During local elections, the campaign signs that get hung in the restaurant are often the signs of the winners of those elections. There's a reason for that; this is the Old Guard.
The daily menu is your standard fare, chicken, meatloaf, gizzards and there's a rotating specials menu. The sides rotate with the specials, but there's always plenty of good stuff. The 4 vegetable plate or a fried chicken dinner is a good place to start if you're unfamiliar with southern fare. The mashed potatoes are real, that's kind of a big deal.
The prices may seem higher ($10.95 for a chicken dinner and three sides) but when you think about how much food you're getting and that everything you're eating was made fresh that day, you realize it's worth it. Get a sweet tea to go while you're at it.
I highly doubt that anything (except the mac and cheese) in this place is vegetarian. But I pretend. I'm a sucker for black eyed peas, cornbread and pepper sauce and they do it right. The fried chicken is. Well. Life-changing. If you've never had real fried chicken, do yourself a favor. Put down that KFC crap and head over to The Farmer's Market. You'll be glad you did.
This restaurant was a bit of a challenge to find, especially without a picture, so I have uploaded a couple. You're welcome. ;)
We went here on a Sunday afternoon. Families were here dining in their church clothes. The biscuits were homemade and were AMAZING. Everything tasted like someone's southern grandmother was in back preparing family recipes. The menu was simple and traditional and the food was very rich. Portions were quite large. Overall it was very good.
Being a bit of a pastry snob, I was only disappointed when it came to the pies, which were all homemade and there were several varieties. I had a slice of lemon meringue, which the lemon custard had a curdled texture. My boyfriend had a slice of blueberry and the crust on the bottom was actually a little raw.
OMG.. Southern & Soul Food Heaven. Â The country fried steak, biscuits, bacon, pork chops, fried chicken, collards, beans, coconut cream pie....are to die for (and you probably will do so if you ate here every day.. This is real food.. Grandma style.). Off the beaten path in an industrial
area, but unquestionably the best overall
southern food in Lee County.
Great southern food!
I stop here every time I visit South West Florida.
It is in an inconvenient location, but I make the drive anyway.
Easily the best restaurant in Fort Myers.
Try the fried zucchini over the fried green tomatoes.
Great mac and cheese from a place that probably has NO IDEA that mac and cheese is trendy. The collard greens are serious, the corn bread is perfection.
We sat down to eat and didn't say a word until all of our food was gone.
Always a good sign!
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