665384 Sat Nov 07 09:31:54 -0800 2009 2 10 Florida 0 5163305 We are looking for restaurant recommendations for dinner before going to the theatre. We were hoping to find some place new (to us) since we are coming up from the Bonita Springs area. We are very familiar with the restaurants in Estero & Bonita Springs. Are there any good restaurants near downtown Ft. Myers? Sat Nov 07 09:31:54 -0800 2009 1122500 marsig 1 5163807 selections are slim: My recs would be Vino de Notte. Very good, go while it is still open. It is in a the offbeat historic entrance to the Hotel Indigo, a hotel that is in foreclosure. Food is quite good. Again, some will scream, but dinner at the Veranda is charming, and a throwback to another time in Florida. Where will you find tuxedoed waiters, grits on the menu, a old fashioned piano bar, a lovely enclosed patio, New Orleans style, and some pretty good classic cooking. No fusion cuisine here. Just old Florida style. Some hate it. I have warmed to it after suffering through many amateurish dinners locally in Fort Misery. BTW, the Florida Rep is a fun little theatre with some interesting plays and very good actors in the repertory. LMF Sat Nov 07 14:39:23 -0800 2009 5163305 10438 LilMsFoodie 2 5172994 Thanks LilMsFoodie for recommendation ... looks good. I hope it is still open. Yes... we are looking forward to going to The Rep. Will see Boeing, Boeing. Looks cute. Wed Nov 11 10:21:50 -0800 2009 5163807 1122500 marsig