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Best Naples Florida Restaurants - The Real Macaw

The Real Macaw is a charming Key West style restaurant right in the heart of Naples. While this hidden gem is located in the up and coming Bayshore Arts District, it has been family owned and operated for the last 28 years. With an indoor formal dining room, an outdoor bar, and a stage built to accommodate live music, the entire space somehow feels both expansive and cozy. With the tropical color palette of pinks and yellows accompanied by the swaying of beautiful palm trees and twinkling string lights overhead, you'll quickly be transported to some far away island oasis. The Real Macaw’s Island flair doesn't stop at the decor. You can taste the Caribbean throughout every cocktail and dish. We started our meal with a selection of their most popular libations. The true standouts were the Macaw Juice, Brandy's mojito, and the coconut martini. With 6 different rums, and 3 tropical juices, the Macaw Juice is exactly what you would hope to get out of a tiki style cocktail. Packs a punch and also super refreshing. We started our meal with a surprise of their delicious Johnny Cakes. Served with house made strawberry butter, this sweet fritter was quite a treat and prepares your palate for the sweet and savory cuisine that is to come. For appetizers we tried the calamari, crab cakes, Cesar salad, and the macadamia goat cheese salad. All four starters were out of this world. The calamari were tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce that we wanted to put on everything! The macadamia salad with its truffle vinaigrette was another crowd pleaser and we all agreed one of the best salads we've ever had. For the entree round of this culinary extravaganza, we ordered the seared sea bass, Caribbean duck, steak caribe, and the bacon cheeseburger. You could feel the thoughtfulness of each decision the chef made throughout every bite. While we had a hard time picking a winner, we agreed that the duck was the most unique. The richness of the duck was balanced nicely with the tamarind rum sauce. The portions all around were also quiet substantial. Though we certainly didn't need it, we opted to put a bow on our meal with a sampling of their desserts. All made from scratch and delicious in their own right, we feel like the stand out was the guava bread pudding. I could picture taking a piece of this to go and enjoying it with some coffee the morning after. I will be back just for that! We have officially put this hidden gem on our must do for Naples visitors and locals alike. While the ambiance alone would be worth the giving it a try, the food and service are a reason to become a regular. This is fine dining in a flip flop atmosphere. We had passed by this unassuming culinary paradise quite literally hundreds of times. Don't make the same mistake and make your reservations today!