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The Boathouse on Naples Bay

Restaurant Bar Family restaurant Seafood restaurant Brunch restaurant Lunch restaurant Fine dining restaurant

Picturesque bayside restaurant offering seafood & drinks in an informal, deck-equipped setting. People often mention good, service, great, view, ordered, fish, nice, restaurant, side, amazing,


Address

990 Broad Ave S, Naples, FL 34102, United States

Website

www.boathouseonnaplesbay.com

Contact

+1 239-643-2235

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (2K reviews)

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Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (30) service (13) great (12) view (11) ordered (10) fish (9) nice (9) restaurant (8) side (7) amazing (7)
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  • 1/5 Rachel W. 2 years ago on Google
    My “ceviche” was a few chunks of fish on top of a bowl of salsa with a side of broken 2.5 broken tortilla chips mixed with potato chips on top of lettuce. (Note, I did take a bite after the shown photo and got a mouthful of overwhelming hot. I like spicy, but there was no balance here.) Sent it back entirely. Parents’ “crab encrusted artichoke” should be more aptly named “crab stuffed <outer> artichoke” likely because the rest was used in some other dish? My bourbon street sea bass entree… the fish was good *underneath* the spinach. A shame to ruin the crust that was on the fish. The hollandaise sauce was BROKEN. Both side dishes of broccoli weren’t fresh and salads were served on side plates and mediocre at best. Our waitress was accommodating however her apparent supervisor rudely interrupted her in front of us in order to train her how to open a wine bottle then was later also condescending towards us when the runner brought the entrees over but there was some confusion over what was what due to him using different names and it being very noisy. This is absolutely the worst supposedly good restaurant that I have ever been to. Owners/Management- if you are reading this, what the heck?!?
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Allan C. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice place to go for lunch dinner. Had lunch and it’s was excellent. Tried to grouper tacos and friends had the mussels appetizer. Both excellent dishes. A little on the pricey side and parking was a bit of a struggle otherwise great views and the staff was super and attentive.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kyle S. 1 year ago on Google
    Really nice spot. Pretty restaurant right on the water. Food was good, but not great. Service was prompt and friendly. Scallop appetizer was a too small, but tasted good. They also had no problems accommodating dairy-free and gluten-free options.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 GoJuanca 1 year ago on Google
    Great place o top of the water. Great Place for oysters An amazing local Cobia fish Fresh nice Great bar
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Maddie D. 11 months ago on Google
    Beautiful view but DO NOT ORDER THE SHRIMP NACHOS - came as 3 Tostitos chips with mayonnaise and 1 cut up shrimp with “guac” from a bag. Was DISGUSTING. See photos. CONCERNING that they even chose to serve it to us. Rest of food was alright - view is spectacular.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Tom Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Sat outside for happy hour and enjoyed the the view. The food was just ok for the price. The happy hour drinks were good and service was attentive and professional.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Alana H. 9 months ago on Google
    In town for a girls weekend and wanted seafood. Our waiter Devante was great he gave us some food and drink suggestions, we were very pleased, and the view was great! To drink we had the peach and strawberry Rita’s (happy hour specials) and strawberry ocean fiz. The Rita’s were good but the ocean fiz tasted like flavored soda water so if you want something sweeter get the Rita’s. We ordered the fisherman’s platter, lobster mac & cheese, lobster scallop & Gulf Stream sautée, and the catch of the day grouper with mashed potatoes( absolutely a must try). All were very good!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Patricia R. 2 years ago on Google
    The location was excellent. The decor was dated and tired. The waiter was amazing. Unfortunately the food was heavy handed. The Caesar salad had a metal cup with a pile of anchovies in in for example. That is not a Caesar Cardin approved presentation ! We ordered the crab cake sandwich but there was an extreme amount of paprika which overwhelmed it. Ineible. I spit mine out. Into my napkin . Then I just ate the bread. The rolls were good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Leticia C. 2 years ago on Google
    The worst restaurant I have ever been too!! I can’t believe for a party of 8 (4 being kids) it took literally 50 min for our drinks to arrive. The server was not efficient or cared to ask how our service was we had another server come and check on us twice who had nothing to do with us. She missed a salad that came with a entree didn't even bother to even bring it up only because I brought it up. I asked if my shrimp tostadas came with two she said yes and when brought my food it came with one. The drinks were mediocre. I saw her serve another table bread and not us, if it wasn’t because we asked as well she didn’t bring to the table after waiting so long for our drinks. Definitely would not recommend go to Applebees you’ll get better service there. Also the bathroom was disgusting. The only people i saw working were the bussers all the other servers on there phones.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Shani M. 1 year ago on Google
    My dad really wanted to come here for his birthday. The service was really good and our waitress was super friendly and attentive. The food however, was not that good. My pancakes looked good but they were super hard!! Pancakes should be soft and fluffy - not hard. I also tried the calamari and it was just okay - I’ve had better. But sister and my dad did enjoy their meal though. The prices were reasonable.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Florencia F. 1 year ago on Google
    OMG!!!! this place was delicious. My daughter Priscilla and I came over for dinners and we have an amazing time, we sat outside by the water. It took a little while for us to get our food but the food and the service was amazing!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Natalie S. 8 months ago on Google
    We got lucky and parking was easy. I think they have valet parking as well. I had Asian stirfry - good veggie dish. My friends loved their fish (swordfish and salmon). They love it so much that they go there twice a week. Wine was good, and our waitress was very, very attentive. The view was so relaxing - watching boats go by.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yuksel B. 5 months ago on Google
    This place is beautiful. We got a window seat and enjoyed the beautiful views of the surrounding area. Our server was on point. She was very friendly, alert, & always making sure we was good. The food was so delicious but I have one small complaint. 5 fried little chicken wings for $14.50 I would never order again. When I ordered it I figured at least 8-10 would come for that price but hey learning experience. The wings did taste delicious though. But for the rest of our meals 100 out of 100 delicious!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 llyndzi A. 1 year ago on Google
    We really enjoyed our dinner here. The food was delicious. Beautiful water views. Very nice Menu with lots of choices. Our waitress was very nice and she knew the menu like the back of her hand.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Timothy C. 5 months ago on Google
    Mark was awesome in recommending entrees and preparations. They have a 49.00 per person 3 course meal, really a good deal. Seafood was great, loved my grouper. Negatives, salad was wilted , not fresh. Pina Colada needs pineapple juice. I thought the food was great and service was amazing, despite how busy it was. If not for the table of intoxicated women in the corner that yelled and cackled their way through dinner, inconsiderate and oblivious to the other diners around them trying to enjoy their evening forced to scream over their incessant babbling. Not the restaurants fault just an unfortunate annoyance. I loved the options of multiple preparations for fish dishes and settled on Cajun spices with lemon caper sauce. Highly recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Karen E. 1 year ago on Google
    Came for my mom's 83rd birthday...service very nice, good view, window seat a must...ordered coconut shrimp, bacon wrapped scallops, pork drummer's for appetizers...there was 4 of us, but each appetizer only had 3 pieces! Hate odd numbers and not enough for our party and for the price! But those scallops were like melty cubes of creamy butter...! Fantastic! Pork not so good...thank goodness they served warm french baguettes with butter to fill out appetizer course ...both clam chowder and Lobster bisque were good...our entrees were good but nothing fantastic for the cost of them...our waitress did give us a piece of cake with 4 spoons which we thought was nice! My daughter visited again July 3rd with out of town company...she was really disappointed in the food and feels the cook must have been different...mussels were dried out and their seafood medley entree covered in paprika as the only spice...she was not very happy with service either...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nathan B. 3 months ago on Google New
    Really good restaurant. Definitely not “trendy/modern” but doesn’t need to be! Food came out fast and service was very friendly and attentive!

  • 5/5 Miles A. 3 months ago on Google New
    I have eaten here many times in the last 15 years, and everything has always been 5 stars. Fish specials, prime rib, lobster, all excellent. Our server was attentive and humorous. There are floor to ceiling windows for watching boats in the harbor. We thought it was a little loud this last visit, resulting in only 4 stars for atmosphere. This is the place where you will walk out with a big, satisfied smile every time. If I was fabulously rich, I would eat here twice a week.

  • 3/5 John N. 3 months ago on Google New
    Solid bloody Mary, which was good. We were a large group for Sunday brunch. Food was generally not good. Eggs Benedict were, literally, hard boiled, as improbable as that sounds. Like, solid yolks, not even a little soft. Omelettes were okay. The potato sides were...unusual? Like small, diced potatoes formed into a ball, deep fried, then slathered with ketchup? Weird presentation. Anyway, we all were "nah" for the food, we were "sure, why not?" For ambience, service, and the bloody Mary.

  • 2/5 Briyanna C. 3 months ago on Google New
    Nice view. First red flag was that I could smell the bar mats like they hadn’t been washed properly. Rude bartender, barely spoke a word to us. Every single glass filthy. After making my cosmo, my fiancé pointed out that something black was floating in it, she poured it out and remade in the same glass (with something caked on the side 🤢). That is a glass of plain cranberry juice that she had just opened and poured. What is floating in it? HARD PASS.

  • 5/5 Patricia R. 1 year ago on Google
    We went for the Christmas boat parade. As expected things were a bit chaotic but it was an extremely busy night. Our view, service and food was very good. We will definitely make reservations for next year. That being said we personally witnessed an older woman who was so rude and disrespectful to the hostess and several of the servers. Seriously She brought her 101 year old mother who was in a wheelchair out on a night when it was difficult for a person who can walk to get through the crowds. Because the restaurant could not accommodate her DEMANDING REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL SEATING on the busiest night of the year she unloaded on these young ladies. Her words and actions were disgusting!! We thank all of you.. we had a wonderful night and feel so bad that you had to endure this type of treatment. MERRY CHRISTMAS

  • 1/5 Sean M. 10 months ago on Google
    This restaurant offers nothing of value other than the view. Despite being friendly, the staff was very slow and largely absent (waiting nearly 25 minutes in between sightings of our server). Any seafood we ordered was served raw and needed to be sent back. Parts of our order were forgotten entirely. The rest of the food that was actually served edible was very clearly microwaved to molten levels of heat. So much so that we needed to wait almost 15 minutes before safely eating it could even be attempted. All to be slapped with a bill for over $100 for 2 people. Would not recommend.

  • 1/5 Rita Wicks A. 10 months ago on Google
    Went for a lovely lunch with my husband, and I wanted a cup of ice. They would not give me ice at all! It is 90° degrees, and I’m pregnant I like to chew on ice. Manager was INCREDIBLY RUDE! Food was below average, clearly microwaved. Staff was slow, and our food took over an hour to come out. Do not recommend.

  • 3/5 Donna G. 1 year ago on Google
    Very disappointing! The server was so bad ... several errors, wrong food, forgot to being salads, and side orders. Never once apologized! Bread was good. I wish I could say anything positive. We brought our friends from out of town. I was embarrassed!!!

  • 5/5 Jenifer T. 10 months ago on Google
    Great food, great views, and great service! We went for an adult dinner (abandoning the kid joints) for delicious seafood and drinks. The bacon wrapped scallop app was the perfect mix of buttery soft scallop and crunchy bacon! My husband had the broiled seafood platter and was very happy. I had the filet and king crab- the steak had a perfect char wood fire crust (almost like a baseball steak) and the king crab was amazing, especially dipped in the salty butter. Our server was fun, engaging and really great (I don't remember her name, but she had beautiful blue hair).

  • 4/5 Reid B. 9 months ago on Google
    Place was alright. Valet guy was very nice. Chatted to him for a bit. Was seated immediately. Waiter seemed uninterested in serving two 20-something year olds. Probably didn’t think we could tip well. Menu was vast. But I suspected to see a “fish and chips” option and was disappointed when I was unable to find one. Would suspect a simple fried white fish with fries option but no. Plenty of options for $40 entrees of a variety of fish. But nothing I wanted. Took the safe option and ordered a burger. Pretty hard to screw that up if you’re remotely qualified to use a grill (although some restaurants hire people who aren’t). Luckily this one did and it came out perfectly medium rare, like I ordered. Good! Friend ordered a weird cheesy crab melt… thing. It was good! Not a bad view. Maybe in the weekends you’d have more boats. Suspected more. Being from out of town I did not know what to expect and this is nothing the restaurant could control. Also got to look at some pretty older women and ease drop on their housewives of Naples conversation, so A+ there. No alcohol, with tip was about $45 for two. Easily could be double or triple that depending on what you ordered and if you ordered a round or two each. I don’t think I’d be back just due to not really finding anything on the menu I wanted. I think I will try a taco shop or something next time I’m in Naples.

  • 3/5 Frank C. 2 years ago on Google
    This place cranks out the food. Not anything close to fine dining, but the food is good. Shrimp combo plate and grilled salmon special were good. Oysters were big, but not cut off the shell. Neither of these conditions is optimal. Corn and crab chowder was good, but cup was only half full for 6.99, again not optimal. The focus is on quantity and, unfortunately, not quality. Location is nice.

  • 2/5 John 2 years ago on Google
    The service was good, the atmosphere was good but the food was not great. Overcooked and old, the kitchen could use some real help in improving its quality. This place has great potential if they pay attention to the most important part of the experience.

  • 5/5 Florida R. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful location right on the water. Reasonable prices and the food was tasty. Server kept us informed the kitchen was busy. Great communication goes along way. We were well attended too. Will try again. Thanks

  • 1/5 Linda B. 2 years ago on Google
    The worst waitress ever! Veronica! Never cleared dishes from our table. The order was wrong. We waited 35 minutes after our soup for the entree. Food was cold and wrong side dish when it finally arrived. Her ex use "sorry about that hon". Our bill was was almost $95 for lunch . We expected better! Will not recommend your restaurant.

  • 5/5 Nathan A. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent location, great food, and friendly staff. The Calamari was some of the best I've had in recent memory, and my steak was cooked and served perfectly. Great cocktail menu as well. Highly recommend if you're willing to pay a little more. Additional notes: We were seated very quickly on a week night, though I imagine they're a lot busier on the weekends. They also offer valet parking, and as I understand it, you have the option to access their dock via boat. Lots of options!

  • 5/5 Monica M. 2 years ago on Google
    Our food was delicious. Easy to get a reservation same day. The scallops I had were the best ever. The value for the quality and amount of seafood you get is amazing. Service was excellent. The view was very picturesque. I highly recommend trying this place if you are in the area.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Valet parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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