Guido’s Restaurant

Best meal in Daphne, although tables and chairs are most uncomfortable ever … And we aren’t even very big people! Although we loved our meal, I don’t think we will go back, too expensive to be that uncomfortable.

Guido’s is the best restaurant on the Eastern Shore and has the best lunch menu on the Eastern Shore. Dinner size portions.
How about a large Grouper fillet w/​crawfish andouille, real mashed potatoes and italian green beans for $ 9.95.

We are pretty regular here. We have never had a bad meal. The restaurant is located in the former Triones Grocery building. As a result the menu does have some Italian influences. Plenty of seafood choices including grouper, shrimp and pasta and crab lasagna. They start your meal with great inhouse made bread for dipping in olive oil and basalmic. They have a variety of salads including Caesar and Caprese. They top the Caprese with pesto. It’s yummy! Tonight I had the Veal Piccata and Paul had the Pork Schnietzel. Both are delicious. The service here is always attentive. They have a nice wine selection too. It’s a consistent solid dining experience at Guidos. Well worth a visit

Very good, nice lunch crowd and nice atmosphere. Crab lasagna and chicken marsala., both came with mashed potatoes and Italian beans, which I questioned. Crab lasagna had nice hearty flavor but the chicken had more of a stroganoff flavor. I’d go back to try other dishes to give them a fair shot

This is yet another instance where Unilocal saved the day. When you’re in Theodore Alabama late at night and want someplace to eat what do you do if you’re completely unfamiliar with the area? In days of old it would have been a trip to Arby’s. Thanks to Unilocal we had a delightful dinner after a short drive to Daphne.
Guido’s is located in a charming area of Daphne that was nicely decorated for the holidays. It apparently shares a wall (and ownership) with a pizza place next door. Guido’s is the more upscale eating establishment. To be completely honest I would have gone for the pizza place if I had known about it because I am a pizza junkie but I have no regrets because we had an excellent meal.
I can’t remember ever going to a dinner where I wasn’t handed a menu before. The menu is written by hand on a giant chalkboard hanging on a wall. From what I understand the menu changes often. I was nuts about the bread they gave us as a starter. I couldn’t identify the herbs baked into it, but the bread was so soft and delicious. I went with beef lasagna and enjoyed it. I was mildly annoyed that the vegetables only had a few tiny pieces of broccoli and an abundance of zucchini. I wish I could have tried some dessert but I was stuffed after the meal.
I don’t know if their heater was broken or the owners are from Alaska, but I have never been so cold during a meal. I was surprised I couldn’t see my breath. Other than that the atmosphere was great at this place. I’m not planning on being back in Alabama anytime soon, but when I do I’ll want to come back here.

Hours are incorrect in Unilocal.Drove quite a distance to find we arrived 5 minutes before they closed and they turned us away. Food was good last time I was here. Disappointed we were turned away.

The alfredo sauce tasted freshly made in heaven! On our table we ordered crab lasagna, beef lasagna, crab cakes and pork tenderloins (with fetuchini alfredo!!). All plates were excellent!!! Good service too! Looking forward to returning here soon!!!

Never have had a bad meal there and the menu is always changing. It does fill up pretty early so go before 6 for best seating. The bread pudding will fill three and is exquisite! (Really. Save room for it.)

Came here with some friends for dinner. They kept talking about how good it was.
Since there were three of us from out of town, made the trip over.
Started out with some bread with olive oil and balsamic. Yum!
I ordered the Mediterranean shrimp linguine. Excellent, basil, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts and plenty of shrimp. Very tasty.
My hubby had the eggplant lasagna, said it was the best he ever had.
He’s allergic to crab, so they put it on the side so that I could have it.
Kept hearing about the bread pudding and the large serving you received. We opted for the key lime pie to go.
Dissapointed by the portion size when I opened the box, but very good.
Only negative was the live music. Good music, but too loud. We were unable to talk among ourselves.

Guidos was recommend by a fellow Elite Unilocaler and her husband.
Guidos is on point! The menu is on a chalkboard, which makes it easy for the staff to erase dishes as they run out. The full menu consisted of everything to include steaks, several choices of fresh fish plates, pasta dishes along with apps, soups, salads and desserts. They also have an extensive list of bottled wine and beer.
For starters we got escargot and crabmeat stuffed mushrooms. Honestly it was my first time eating snails, but it was delish served in a garlicky broth with artichoke hearts.
For entrees, the ladies ordered OMG lasagna which had crabmeat, shrimp, and artichoke in traditional lasagna covered with melted white cheeses and marinara sauce.
As for the MEN, I ordered baked triggerfish and my bud ordered fried grouper with an Alfredo sauce on top. All the dishes came with homemade mashed potatoes and fresh mixed veggies.
All of it was very good! For dessert we got bread pudding, I think 4 people can eat on one plate. The slices are huge and you get two of them for only $ 4.95…
The staff was very knowledgeable of the menu and easily answered any questions we had.
I will definitely revisit this establishment. In the dining room an artificial Christmas tree is mounted upside down from the ceiling. I am very curious what it looks like once it’s decorated for the holidays.
This is truly a hidden gem in Daphne. I highly recommend. There are a few tables outside and they do accept credit cards.

Quite possibly the best lunch deal on the eastern shore! Excellent selection of unique Italian offerings, served with side dishes like garlic mashed potatoes and green beans, in quantities big enough to share, priced in the $ 8-​$ 10 range. I know, sounds crazy, doesn’t it?
As one who believes that many restaurants compensate for poor quality with ungodly large quantity, I was initially skeptical, but it was apparent that Guidos doesn’t cut corners. I’m not sure I get the need for side dishes with Italian entrees, but I guess it’s just what they do.
The «OMG Lasagna» was full of crab, shrimp, mushrooms and artichokes, with two sides that I certainly didn’t need, but how can you say «no» to garlic mashed potatoes? My co-​worker had Eggplant Parmesan. Here again, amazing quality, great flavor & huge serving, with two sides.
I’m anxious to try them for dinner sometime to take advantage of their vast wine selection, many from Italy. Doubt I’ll get out of there for under $ 25 for two, like I did for lunch, but I’m okay with that!

I have written more reviews on Guido’s than any other of my haunts. Part of the reason is because this restaurant continues to baffle me! I really, really want to love it because it screams to me, «Be YOUR place!». You know the one — an off-​the-​beaten-​path that will give your guests a memory. Its character and its bones call to me, but we just can’t seem to click.
Tonight we were an awkward table of five with all sorts of tastes and temperaments. It made us a bit difficult as a tabletop to handle, but the first of three servers did a good job and I tipped well for the effort (however, I did not need to hear about the shared tip system or the logistics of the business).
During the drink order we were told there we not pickled onions at the bar for a martini, but they would be glad to have the kitchen chop some. Was that ignorance or an attempt at humor? Our group debated it throughout the meal.
At some point the bartender came and actually slammed a small plate of lemon «twists» after someone mentioned we were given wedges to which the waitress responded the «bar was too busy TO PEEL THE FRUIT». It was not a big deal until that plate was slammed down and the bartender stalked away. It was pretty awful, but we were into the dipping bread and martinis, so it was laughed off.
Everyone ordered a main course and they all were varying degrees of good. All were served at the same time and fresh from the kitchen and all were pleasing. We had the veal, the schnitzel, the stuffed shrimp, salmon and a pasta. The only common negative was the heavy hand on salt.
So I am confused because we had all sorts of wait staff, the food was good but we all suspect some non-​functioning burn elements in the kitchen due to the lack of even doneness on the dishes and the lack of an inspired dessert menu or of an offer of coffee in an Italian restaurant.
I am not going to give up on Guido’s. The atmosphere is very homey and welcoming and the staff is generally good.
If the Guido’s side of the restaurant could make a bit more of an effort to make me feel a bit more adult and with a sprinkle of being a special moment to be remembered it would go a very long way with my patronage.

Don’t let the sign fool you!
At first glance, the restaurant looks like a fancy dining, but when you walk in, everything looks so casual. Live music is definitely a plus. The menu consists of a black board and chalk. The staff updates the menu items as it run out through the evening.
Food was delicious.
Appetizer: Calamari was neither greasy nor heavy on batter. The downfall was no ranch. The bread is herbaceous and olive oil is available on the table. I would love to see some fried garlic added to the olive oil as an option.
Dinner: My brother and his wife ordered a cajun penne pasta dish, to be split in two. We could not believe the size of this dish. The kitchen split the meal and yet the meal is proportioned family style. I ordered the bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with crab. It was not greasy and very tasty. I would have loved some ranch. My hubby had the marsala chicken. It was served with whipped mash potato and marsala mushroom. The Marsala mushroom was divine.
This was a great place to visit. One of Daphne’s hidden gems. Will be back soon!