The Firestone Restaurant
Bottle Service Dressed Up as a Wine List
Downtown Fort Myers · Fort Myers · New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 14, 2026
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First Impression
The Firestone is a genuinely cool spot — four stories, waterfront views, rooftop skybar, live music. Then you look at the wine program and realize it's not really a wine program at all. What's here is essentially a bottle service menu with a Champagne section dressed up in restaurant clothing.
Selection Deep Dive
The list is almost exclusively sparkling, and not in an interesting way. You've got Luc Belaire (a celebrity-marketed French sparkler with the depth of a puddle), Chandon California, and then a jump straight to Veuve Clicquot and Dom Pérignon. There's no still wine story here worth telling — no reds to match the Filet Mignon, no whites to flatter the Crab Cakes. This is a nightlife venue that happens to serve dinner, and the wine selection reflects that priority completely.
By the Glass
We couldn't confirm any by-the-glass program from available sources, which tracks — this place is built around bottle purchases, not pours. If you're not dropping $100+, you may be ordering a cocktail whether you like it or not.
Chandon Brut — Unknown
Of everything on the menu, Chandon is at least an honest, approachable California sparkler without the Luc Belaire hype tax. It's the least offensive option on a list that isn't trying very hard.
Chandon Rosé
Nobody's coming to Firestone for the wine program, but if you're on the rooftop skybar on a warm Fort Myers night, a glass of Chandon Rosé is at least situationally appropriate in a way the rest of the list is not.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut
At $175 against a $60 retail price, you're paying nearly 3x for a bottle you can grab at any Publix. The bottle service markup here is real, and Veuve is the most egregious example of it.
Luc Belaire Rosé + Crab Cakes
Look, it's not a serious pairing — but if you're committed to drinking what's available, the Belaire Rosé's light, fruit-forward fizz at least doesn't fight the crab. It's the best match on a short list of bad options.
❌ The Bottom Line
Come to Firestone for the rooftop, the martinis, and the waterfront vibe — it's genuinely fun. Just don't come here expecting anyone to care about wine, because they don't, and the pricing makes that indifference expensive.
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