slates

june 2017
slates, candia ave, cape coral,fl., here is my 2 cents on the food, rant & rave plus chatter. the food.
today brunch item. 8 oz. ribeye, with 2 eggs, a salsa on top and house potatoe. cooked medium rare of course. a carnivore delight prepared to specifications. to be honest i prefer the traditional way. of just the steak alone. but this was very good. i had a cocktail called a pimm, delightful.
and of course the very unique  new orleans beignet . served hot and so sweet. it came with some type of i believe raspberry sauce . i hated this too sour.
rave... always wonderful and exquisite  food.
rant...not able to afford to eat here more often.
service was outstanding. plus a new orlean band playing in the background.
sssssooooooooooooo good. here is my 2 cents. this the 2nd time eating here. the food is just outstanding. it is spicy and so flavorable. i had the crawfish etouffee and my wife had the shrimp poor boy.
the seafood is fresh and melts in your mouth.the etouffee is full of crawfish and so spicy. maybe too spicy for floridians. plus if you need more heat (like me) they offer additional choice sauces. the first time eating key lime pie was great. though we had to wait for the chef to make the whip cream, it was so worth it. ( i make my own whip cream. i know fresh whip cream ;-) )

service was again out standing

-----13 feb, 2015-----
a bit of heaven in the cape. wow!!!! slate's...i have had this booked mark for a while. i am ashamed i waited so long.
i must warn all the wimpy sw floridians who do not appreciate real & spicy food. stay away. this is for the adventurous.
i was here for lunch on a friday. around noon time..
my server cheri was fantastic. attentive ,able to quote the special of the day, & answer my questions.

the gumbo was outstanding. it was almost as good as mine. it had just the right amount of roux. along with shrimp, andouille, and chicken . the layer of flavor was great. it was spicy enough so you did not need to add more heat. just enough to say aaahhhhh. the dish alone would make most floridians cry big tears.

the shrimp po boy is to die for....4 fresh off the boat large shrimp. cooked to melt in mouth your texture. the sauce was just enough to compliment the shrimp. thecajunpotatoes are so good..

so for all you wannabe mardi gras folks you must come here. you will not be disappointed in the cuisine.

we planned a trip to ft. meyers a few weekends back to visit some friends, and they told us we absolutely have to visit slate’s in cape coral while we were there. . it is a very highly rated and highly recommended restaurant in the area, that pretty much requires reservations for a visit, especially on the weekend. slate’s is the newest addition to the long and lustrous restaurant career of chefs and owners, allan and nancy cotter. “retiring” to southwest florida in 2010 from the island of st croix in the us virgin islands, the chefs cotter soon found themselves quite disillusioned with all the free time retirement gave them. missing their passion for creating exquisite food featuring their much-heralded signaturecajunand caribbean infused dishes, the cotters set about the task of creating slate’s. their vision was to create a casual, fine dining experience that simultaneously evokes a feeling of pure enjoyment for friends and patrons.prior to their 2010 arrival in cape coral, allan and nancy were the chefs and owners of the renowned blue moon restaurant and jazz club on st croix for 16 years. the food here is halfcajuninspired cuisine, and half steak house. jambalaya, bayou bread, crab cakes, gumbo and crawfish etouffee all share menu space with usda prime steaks, fresh seafood, pork chops and a variety of sides.

room for improvement but overall quite good.. we went to slate's for lunch and overall really enjoyed the experience.
it was my third visit and my wife and son's first.
as others have mentioned we found the hostess to be a little curt but our server was very friendly, professional and attentive (i'm afraid i've forgotten his name) and the decor and table settings are very attractive. we ordered the ahi tuna fillet, the largecajungumbo and the panini muffuletta withcajunpotatoes.
the tuna salad was really nice and the tuna itself was cooked perfectly (rare) and definitely, as our server had promised, sushi quality. the gumbo was quite good with a nice amount of chicken, crawfish, andouille and seasoning. as with my previous visits however the roux appeared to have separated and was therefore quite oily on top. i make my owncajunroux (mahogany colored with a painfully long one hour cook time) often and separation isn't even possible so i'm not sure what slate's is using but it could use some tweaking.
the panini muffuletta was excellent with a nice selection of very flavorful meats and a very savory olive salad. the sandwich could have used another minute or two in the press but the potatoes were cooked perfectly and were nicely seasoned.
with some improvement to their roux slate's could be just as authenticallycajunas most restaurants we've visited in louisiana.

disapointed. i was looking forward to trying trying the cape's newcajunrestaurant. i tried lunch with friend yesterday. i was so disappointed! the food is far from cajun, very blan and tasteless. i got thecajunburger serve with mushy sliced potatoes. my friend got a bowl of tasteless slop passed of as jambalaya. the decor is lovely, service great, but really think the chef needs lessons incajuncooking.

great experience!!!. heard through the grapevine that a great new restaurant had opened in cape coral...went friday night to check it out...so impressed...great decor.. fabulous jazz music...four of us showed up with no reservation..was told by a very charming hostess they were pretty full but if we wanted to wait at the bar she would try to get us a table...and barely 2 sips into our champagne cocktail she did...the waiter was great he described thecajundishes and specials and guided us through an amazing dinner. started with crab cake appetizer and fried oysters then shared a grilled ceasar salad...all were perfect
then came the heat...new orleans alfredo extra spicy with shrimp chicken and andouille sausage over fettucini alfredo, and i had shrimp and crawfish ettouffee which was a little different than im used to ..but was out of this world good...dont even remember what our friends orded..catch of the day or scallops but they were very happy...alll in all 5 stars