Ter-Tini’s

Went there for New Years, We would have rather given the money to a homeless person and had more satisfaction than ringing in 2016 in that dump

Don’t do it.
Where do I even begin? We decided to go here for the first time for New Year’s eve and from the sounds of the website it sounded like it was going to be a great night! WRONG! Everything was terrible. The music, the sound, the food… all terrible. All for a whopping $ 100 per couple! What were we thinking?! And as another person commented we had the same sorry excuse that they were «out of olives» REALLY???
I hate giving bad reviews but I really couldn’t hold back. If it wasn’t for the friends we were with it would have been a total loss. Fortunately our friends were the only good part of it. I don’t know how anyone can call this place upscale. I mean really?

Went for the «Motown Review» dinner and show last night with a group of people from out of town. Couldn’t have been more embarrassed on having suggested this place. Their website touts them as «an upscale entertainment venue» and «Ter-Tini’s was named after one of the owners, Terri, and inspired by the husband-​and-​wife owner’s love of martinis». My first red flag should have been when our table ordered martinis and the server told us they were out of olives. Hello… the bar has a huge graphic of a martini glass with olives as a backdrop to the bar. This was 6:00 pm… couldn’t someone have run to a Publix and bought a bottle of olives? Second red flag should have been when the server pointed out that «the bathroom closest to your table is a one stall unisex or you can go next door to the bowling alley for other bathrooms». I paid $ 60.00 a ticket for a buffet dinner and the «Motown Review». The «buffet» consisted of a salad, frozen type mixed vegetables, boxed type scalloped potatoes, some type of fish filet and what I think was some type of sliced pork. This was all served out of a cafeteria type steam table and nothing was labeled. There was no dressing offered for the salad and no salad bowls (although later we heard another table say that the staff found the salad bowls. There was no bread or rolls offered. Dessert was a small plate of chocolate covered pretzels that the server brought to the table. There was what appeared to be a manager or some kind of emcee guy running around being very boisterous (heard a table ask him why he was so happy and he told them,“cause I’ve had 3 martinis”.) Not sure if he was joking or not but observing him throughout the night I’m guessing is he wasn’t joking. The actual band was pretty good but nothing you wouldn’t see at a wedding reception. All in all I would never recommend Ter-​Tinis as a place to go yourself and definitely not take out of town guests

We went here for «The Long Run» dinner and show featuring the Eagles ‘imitation’ band. There are several things to review — first, we’ll look at the meal. It was mediocre — not the worst and not the best. Not bad for the price but wouldn’t go back just for the food. Prime rib, baked fish and chicken in a mushroom sauce, potatoes and veggies. Small dish of salad and a roll. A large cookie for dessert. The prime rib was the best part of the meal and the rolls were good. I can appreciate that they are trying to make the most out of the price of the event. Drinks are purchased in addition to your ticket and aren’t cheap — roughly $ 6.00 each depending on what you have. The show itself was quite good. We opted for the front row seats, which were about $ 10/​each more. It is definitely worth it so that you can really see the evening rather than just hear it. The acoustics are pretty good but it is all one level so hard to see if you’re farther back. The biggest disappointment and annoyance was some older women who had too much to drink and were dancing at the front and coming right into our ‘space’ and making it feel awkward. One even leaned right into my husband’s face and was singing away while being very invasive and dare I say, inappropriate. So best — the entertainment — music more than voice. Meal — decent. Drinks — okay. The crazy drinking dancing ladies (who were mostly 55+)…might be the thing that keeps us from going back. Maybe have a bit of a dance corner up to one side or something?

Reviews for dining and drinking establishments don’t usually come from the hired entertainment, but I make it a point to speak for my fellow musicians. Tertini’s is one of the classiest places I have performed in in my 55 years in professional show business. The staff and sound personnel were very hospitable and helpful, the dressing facilities were first class and very comfortable, and the stage quite large and adequate for my 6 piece band. The food at the buffet was excellent. The audience was very receptive and appreciative. And if you like bowling, there’s an alley right next door! Bands will be lining up around the block for a chance to play here.

This place sucks! The food is absolutely horrible. They burnt the crap out of my hamburger. Seriously how can you screw up a hamburger?! The waiters and waitresses are worse, no one waits on you unless you say something. I would stay the heck away from here.

This place has serious potential to become a hot spot. I go here for the monthly Drum n Bass and Breaks show. Which is awesome because the Electronic music scene in SWFL is god awful if your a true fan of electronic music or an old school raver. Ter-Tini’s is a large venue and probably has the best stage area for a band. The seating arrangement is great since they are on the sides and not nailed to the floor in the middle of the dance floor like most places around in Naples.
I want to help this place grow and become one of the hot new spots to see a band or DJ. Drinks are reasonable and the staff is friendly. I just drink the beer so I can’t review the drinks they serve. They have an outdoor patio area as well that is nice and chill with big cushioned seats.

Beautiful inside but eat somewhere else.
We came to see our friend’s band play and enjoy some tapas but things went downhill after I ordered my first glass of wine. You know how pours are supposed to come to the widest part of the glass? Yeah, this was the weakest pour of wine I’ve ever received. The waitress even apologized when she handed it to me claiming that the bartender was «a real jerk and hates me.»
My husband ate beforehand but I held out for some of the great sounding tapas I’d read about on their website. I asked for a menu and the waitress handed me a Gator Lanes bar menu. What?! (Ter-​tinis is connected to the bowling alley). I asked her about the tapas I’d seen online and she told me they no longer had that menu but did offer a few items from the menu. Great! I ordered the seared Ahi tuna. The waitress informed me that it would probably take a while, which was ok with me and was nice of her to let me know.
A short while passed and I had my husband go to the bar to order me another glass of wine– in hopes it would be a fair pour– which it was. Oh, goody, my food arrived! It was 10pm and I was hungry. Wait, this tuna tastes terrible! If you’ve ever had old fish then you know what I mean. My husband confirmed that it tasted like old pond water so we sent it back. I decided to be safe and not order something that had been living so I asked for a caprese salad instead. The waitress once again apologized and said, I hope your caprese salad’s better, you can’t mess that up, right?”
A short while later the caprese salad came out. It looked mediocre as did the tuna but I was starving at this point so I dug in. Yuck! The mozzarella was NOT fresh. It had that old freezer burned taste to it– not to mention it came on iceberg lettuce with dried basil sprinkled on top. Even if there had been fresh basil on the salad it still wouldn’t have masked the freezer burned tasting mozzarella. Apparently you can mess up a caprese salad! Needless to say, the waitress took it back to the kitchen and off of our bill
At this point I just started to feel bad for this place and imagined it being on one of those food network shows– you know, where the chef goes in the kitchen and rips the owner a new one for serving such disgusting old food..
3^rd times the charm? I was still hungry and didn’t want to finish my wine on an empty stomach… so bowling alley fries it was and you know what? They were great– the best thing on the menu! They were potatoey, fried and paired excellent with ketchup. Lol
The owner came over (because the waitress said that the bar tender that «hated» her didn’t believe that she needed all of these voids) and profusely apologized saying they were in some sort of transition. He offered us shots but I don’t drink hard liquor so he bought us *one* glass of wine for us to share.
I appreciate the concern and apology but for a place that advertises «Using only the freshest ingredients, our chef creates a unique experience with each small plate on our menu. We ensure the quality of our dishes with the quality of our ingredients.» there is NO excuse for serving old fish and freezer burned mozzarella. Unfortunately this joke was on me.

If you’re sick of driving down to Naples for classy nightclub you won’t have to anymore. I was pretty impressed with the bartender, who remembered my name.
The place is just opening, and are ramping up to provide an awesome live music experience with bands on a custom build raised stage.
If you like karaōke then this is the place to be on the weekend.
I met the owner who was kind enough to show us around a little bit. Very nice touch.
The waitresses all wear a halter top and tight black pants (like Blue Martini in Naples), but aren’t obnoxious by any means.
The outside bar is fantastic, complete with a few little fire pits.
If you see a favorite drink on the Vodka wall, just ask and I’ll pull the bottle down and make you anything you would like to drink.
Nice change to the Fort Myers scene, finally!