Tutti Pazzi Italian Restaurant

Great meals and drinks on Sanibel Island. We parked and walked up the stairs to the second floor. The establishment is elevated and that's the main reason this place was able to reopen after hurricane Ian while so many others are still closed. A rampway also leads to the front door on the 2nd floor. We were seated in the back and ordered. We noticed prices here were a little high. We like to find good deals at value prices, as a rule. The good deal here is that the food is amazing. Our party of 7 enjoyed the Tuscan Salmon (tonight's special), a few different pizzas and sandwiches. Everyone was very pleased with the food and excellent service. Our waitress was wonderful. This was our first visit to TP and will be back soon.

Tutti Pazzi

Meal: Dinner

Check-in process: A little annoying. 20% capacity and was a strategic decision to get us seated.
Rating: 2.5

Table-Side Service: Fast and friendly. Waitress does need more training on the food selections.
Rating: 3.5

Ambience: Is it a pizza dive? bar? upscale restaurant? decor and upgrades seem to be in process. Does not really appeal to kids/families.
Rating: 3

Dish Appetizer: Asiago Gnocchi Poppers
Food Quality: 3.5
Lightly battered, soft and smooth. The marinara is not appealing to some.

Food Quantity: 3.5
Adequate.

Complimentary Bread:
Food Quality: 1
Very hard on the outside. Hard to tear. Doesn't compliment oils and parmesan very well.
Food Quantity: 3.5
Adequate

Dish: Salsiccia Giambotta
Food Quality: 4.5
Cooked to perfection. Served with a perfect quantity of sausage. Sausage was flavorful. Chardonnay sauce exceeded expectations.
Food Quantity: 3.5
A larger portion of veggies would make this perfect.

Dish: Spaghetti with Meatballs and Marinara
Food Quality: 3
Meatballs seemed more like breadballs. Marinara is like RAO's. Very natural, not much tang. Not appealing to kids.
Food Quantity: 4
Good amount

Dessert: N/A
Dessert Rating:

Drink Selection: Wine
Rating: 4.5 Pleased

Overall Rating 3.3

Thoughts: Some dishes are excellent, and I mean really good. However some of the main dishes are just average. The menu is hard to read for some age groups.
Pizza and steak would be my next tries. Unfortunately, I think this concept misses the mark on target audience - families on vacation.
My kiddos rating 2.5, wouldn't come back; which makes us unlikely to revisit anytime soon.

Amazing Italian food! Fresh and great ingredients. Table of 7 was seated promptly and greeted with waters and quick drink orders. We shared a few apps, calamari was awesome. Had the short rib pappardelle for dinner— so tender and flavorful. Great portion. For desert I had the drunken berries, 5 stars there. Highly recommend it!

I had a great margarita pizza tonight. I was here from 5-6 PM on a Saturday and it wasn’t crowded at all. (June 11, 2022). I sat at the bar. I was the only person at the bar. Bar seats 18. The bartender was good. Helpful but not super engaging.

Thoroughly loved my meal here. We have visited a few times and have not had a bad meal. The staff is awesome! The stuffed mushrooms had a lovely lemon aioli that took you by surprise! Their cannolis make me miss my Italian grandparents. Highly recommended!