FYI-Food: New menu items and early dining specials in Naples
New early dining menu
Chef William Conroy at 1500 South in Naples Bay Resort has created a two-course early dining menu that features a mix of healthy and fresh ingredients with a pinch of Southern cooking.
The special menu is available for $19.95 per person from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Menu highlights include crispy calamari with cherry peppers and roasted tomato remoulade; deviled farm eggs topped with crispy shallots, bacon jam and crispy prosciutto; Joyce Farms organic chicken with tri-colored potatoes and grilled asparagus; and roasted vegetable pesto made with roasted seasonal julienned vegetables and house-made pesto.
In addition, guests can also enjoy waterfront dining with nightly live entertainment. A set lineup Sundays through Thursdays featuring an eclectic blend of genres such as tropical music on Sundays, classic rock Mondays, Rat Pack on Tuesdays, disco Wednesdays, and Latin jazz Thursdays. Entertainment will vary Fridays and Saturdays, but additional information for the weekly lineup can be found on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
For reservations, call 239-774-1500 or go opentable.com/r/1500-south-restaurant-naples.
Early dining deal
Bleu Provence, 1234 Eighth St. S., Naples, has a $35 three-course prix fixe dinner 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays until Nov. 28. The menu includes a selection of appetizers, entrees and desserts at the locally owned French restaurant.
In addition to early dining, happy hour is offered 5 to 7 p.m. daily at the bar with $5 small bites and drink specials. Also during happy hour, a special with Quiche Lorraine and a glass of featured wine is offered at the bar for $8.99. A complimentary glass of featured wine is available with any entrée from 5 p.m. to close Sundays and Mondays at the bar.
To reserve a table call 239-261-8239 or go to BleuProvenceNaples.com/reservations.
New menu items
Naples waterfront restaurants, The Dock at Crayton Cove and Riverwalk at Tin City, have some new dishes for the new season.
► Riverwalk’s new menu items include Seafood Fettucine Normandy with shrimp, scallops, mussels, peas, ham, roasted tomato and Normandy cream sauce. Low Country Crab & Shrimp Boil features snow crab legs, whole shrimp, crawfish, Cajun sausage, corn, red potato, spring onion, drawn butter, cocktail sauce and fresh lemon. Grilled Harris Ranch Filet Mignon is served with sweet potato tater tots, bacon-wrapped asparagus and roasted Portobello mushroom marchand de vins sauce.
In addition to food, cocktails and waterfront views, Riverwalk also has live music weekend afternoons from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 3 to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Riverwalk is at 1200 Fifth Ave. S., Suite 45, in Naples. Call 239-263-2734 or go to RiverWalkTinCity.com.
► The Dock’s new menu items include Yellow Fin Tuna “Poke” incorporating raw tuna, tomato, scallion, cucumber, inamona dressing, quinoa-lacinato kale salad, avocado and spicy Japanese mayo; Pulpo Gallego Spanish Octopus, highlighting tender cast-iron skillet-roasted octopus with potato, grape tomato, paprika, lemon, garlic and coriander; Atlantic Swordfish alla Milanese with lemon risotto, artichoke, sweet pepper, oven dried tomato, caper berry and saffron butter; and Cioppino with split Alaskan king crab, grouper, shrimp, scallop and mussels simmered in white wine-tomato broth and served with garlic French bread.
The Dock is on 12th Avenue South at the City Dock. Call 239-263-9940 or go to dockcraytoncove.com.
November specials
Zen Asian BBQ in North Naples has November specials on sushi, ramen and more. The local restaurant features a variety of Japanese, Thai and Korean dishes made in-house to order.
All ramen is half off from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays. Korean barbecue and hot pots are half off from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Sushi rolls are half off from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Specials are offered for dine-in only and exclude lobster, Wagyu beef and Kobe beef.
Located at 10823 U.S 41 N., Zen is open 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and until midnight on weekends. For more information and menus, go to eatatzen.com.
New patio dining
Just in time for season and cooler weather, The Rooster Food + Drink in Naples has opened a patio with an additional 20 seats outside. The coastal Southern restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with chef-crafted daily specials, as well as beer and wine.
The Rooster, 600 Goodlette-Frank Road N., Suite 101, is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays for breakfast and lunch and 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays for dinner. The local restaurant is closed Mondays. For more information call 239-228-5973 or go to theroosternaples.com.
Bistro entertainment
Phoenician Bistro, 2700 Immokalee Road in North Naples, has a weekly entertainment schedule and daily specials for diners at the Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant.
An Arabic and Latin vibes disc jockey is featured from 8 p.m. to midnight every Friday and a belly dancer performs 7 to 9 p.m. Saturdays. The local restaurant in Uptown Center also features its $8 happy hour menu from 3 to 6 p.m. every day.
Call 239-431-7928 or go to phoenicianbistro.com.
Restaurant Week
Following the launch of the Sizzle SWFL scholarship, the spring edition of the semi-annual Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week raised $20,621 to benefit incoming students of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Resort and Hospitality Management program. The two-week event in June involved more than 70 restaurants from Cape Coral down to Marco Island.
The winter edition of Restaurant Week will take place Nov. 29 through Dec. 12 with more than 50 participating restaurants in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island. Each of the participating restaurants will offer a three-course prix fixe dinner menu for $26 or $36, some with special upgrades. Restaurants may also offer two-course prix fixe lunch menus for $16 or $21.
Of each Restaurant Week meal purchased during the two-week event, $1 will be donated to the Sizzle SWFL FGCU Food & Beverage Scholarship. The scholarship aims to assist local high school graduates seeking education through FGCU’s School of Resort & Hospitality Management. By encouraging students to complete the program, the scholarship will increase the number of qualified staff for restaurants in the area.
For more information about Sizzle SWFL Restaurant Week and to view participating restaurant menus, go to sizzleswfl.com. Participating restaurants and menus are updated as they are received.
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