We have been to Matanzas when we were out with our boat because you can "park" your boat right at the restaraunt. They have geat seafood (see our fotos). You can sit right next to the water with pelicans watching you having lunch or dinner.

We ate at Matanzas Inn during our last vacation at Fort Myers Beach.

We were seated in a table with a head-on view of the boats docked in the nearby marina. Thats the end of the good news.

The salad that came with the meal had good ingredients but was dried out and warm. My salad came with a bleucheese dressing that was even worse than Kraft. My wife could not finish this stale salad.

They proudly served us a bread basket. This bread basket had two stale buns and then they served it with a bowl full of butter slices. We were both puzzled by this. As hungry as we were, we did not touch these buns.

My dish was a "house specialty" stuffed grouper with crabmeat and cheese. The presentation was unappetizing with a thick, burnt crust of cheese on top. When I removed the cheese, it exposed the crabmeat stuffing, rich with crabmeat and shrimp, but also had an aftertaste of mayonnaise. At least the grouper itself was fresh and tender tasting.

The dessert selection was uninteresting so we skipped dessert.

Our impression- there are better places to eat than Matanzas Inn.

We visit this restaurant a few times a year. The food is always good. We've found that the service fluctuates. Sometimes the wait staff is excellent, other times they are just o.k. One comment about sitting outside though..... If you are looking for a quiet dinner, don't sit outside if the "Upper Deck" has live music. It was quite loud and the band wasn't that good. Somewhat annoying actually. We will continue to enjoy this restaurant on future trips to the beach.

Matanzas is one of our favorite FMB restaurants. We have always had great service and great food. We went with a small group for dinner last week and found everything exceptional. I’ve always found that a pleasant dining experience is what you make of it. If your drinks or food service is too slow, see the manager. Getting up and storming out only gives the rest of us diners something to talk about.