With a staff of friendly and efficient servers like Kristi Wells and ours, Mary Fioretti, my guests’ request for the accompanying house salad to be made with arugula only was happily accommodated.įeeling full, we decided to wait before ordering dessert and sat back and listened as the band cranked out the unofficial Woodstock anthem, “Going up The Country,” by Canned Heat.įinally, I ordered the tiramisu ($7.99) that came not as the usual 3-inch diameter circle or rectangular portion, but in a small bowl, the size I use to eat my daily oatmeal it was that huge. The sauce was made true to the recipe for this customer-favorite dish, with eggs, bacon, cream and black pepper - a true bacon lover’s pasta dream.
My guest’s carbonara pasta ($12.99) was more than a half pound of spaghetti topped with a large pieces of bacon, served with a garlicky ciabatta square. Opting for sweet potato fries instead of the accompanying house salad (since I had already shared the caprese salad), I found them to be crunchy on the outside with tender, sweet middles.
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My main course, the George ($14.99), a full plate of penne pasta with a tomato cream, basil pesto sauce was so good and such a large portion that I had enough to take home and enjoy again. We started dinner with a caprese salad ($7.90), five huge slabs of red tomato topped with fresh mozzarella and basil chiffonade that paired perfectly with an order of bruschetta, made with ciabatta bread, plenty of chopped tomatoes and a heavy dose of chopped garlic. Domestic bottles ($2), imports ($2.50) and wells ($3.50) pair well with $5 choices such as sliders with fries (3), mini dogs (3) and garlic butter or honey mustard wings (10). Along with music on Wednesday nights, starting at 6 p.m., a disc jockey is on hand 10 p.m. On the night we visited, known as “bikers’ night,” the band, Badly Bent, got the crowd going with Southern and classic rock tunes. A covered stage also edged with thatch and fronted by loads of white beach sand, dotted with metal chairs, allows patrons to sit and sip a cold one while listening to music. With something for everyone and seats for 150, the Beach Tavern has the added cache of an outdoor entertainment area encased by white picket fencing.
New owners and veteran Italian pub operators Alex and Gabriella Derin offer a refreshing take on the same old, same old, combining the menu of an Italian restaurant, the ambience of a sports bar with an option to dance and mingle. It is in North Naples in the space formerly occupied by IIWII Beach Bar & Grille and, before that, Mr. A sign announces Beach Tavern with the word “Tavern” in bright red, proclaiming the latest restaurant and watering hole redone with a twist.
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