Mr Big Fish
On a night when we were in the mood for just a basic piece of fish, we ended up at Mr Big Fish. Our waitperson, Lynn, was efficient and knowledgeable and provided us with drinks and crusty, dense bread. I asked for a recommendation and she suggested that the Ciopppino was her favorite thing on the menu. Having been disappointed with this selection on various other occasions in Naples, I was taking a chance but ordered it anyway. I was very pleasantly surprised with the offering here. This was the best Cioppino I have ever had in Florida. The variety of seafood was not overwhelming, some restaurants throw everything but the kitchen sink in their Cioppino, Mr Big Fish goes for quality not quantity. Each bite was a revelation in the proper preparation of this dish. Marvelous mussels, luscious little neck clams, delicious diver scallops, and giant perfectly done shrimps served over the best part of this dish, a lovely multi-layered sauce on a generous bed of linguine. I can’t do justice to the way the chef has developed the flavors that are contained in this sauce, thicker than a bouillabaisse but not the consistency of a marinara and loaded with little bits of seafood. I had to order more bread to sop up the remaining sauce in my dish, it was sooo good. We will certainly be back to Mr Big Fish.