Been wanting to come here for a long time. Finally made it. Our server had the whole place and was outstanding. Cocktails were excellent and he food was outsatnding. Great happy hour! Will be back and told our friends.
Ellen
Great service. Terrible food. The shrimp curry was so sweet I couldn't eat it. The branzino was over cooked and dry and covered with a sauce. Unimaginative rice served with all meals. First and last visit. Extremely disappointed. Very little on menu that any of us wanted to eat. Place filled up at 8 pm either college women drinking. Really weird all around. Thus is a place to avoid.
Chris
With menu options like fois gras, escargot and pork belly we were excited to try Dantes. Unfortunately the execution and overall downscale ambiance of the place left much to be desired. The food was mediocre, the dining room understaffed and the vibe was more central Tucson bar than upscale restaurant. Definitely would have been willing to overlook the service and ambiance deficiencies if the food quality was on point, but it was not. This is a burgers and wings joint trying to pull off a gourmet style menu. It's not working, or at least it wasn't last Saturday night.
Cathy
Our service was very slow. It took nearly 10 minutes to get drinks, appetizer came out quickly but entree's were delayed due to a big party in the back. My son's steak was undercooked and he didn't get it back until the rest of the table was done with their meal. They offered free desert but it was so late by that point, we weren't interested. Expensive meal for poor service.
Glen Kragness
A little tight table arrangement but wide open on Sunday.
Food was amazing ! The burger is 🔥🔥 We are in a special diet and our server Aracely was so helpfull and her recommendations were great! We also loved the jalapeño poppers!
Kimberly Colbert
And Misty is the best bartender!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jalapeno Poppers
dawson west
Tried Dantes Fire tonight. What a let down. Hardly anyone there and the service was still slow. Our server was nice, but didn't know anything about the menu. After 1 crown and coke, they were out of crown. We ordered the deviled eggs and sliders for appetizers. They brought us the wrong sliders, bbq chicken? Not even on the menu, then told us there were no deviled eggs. The sliders were dry and the buns were hard. The bread they brought before the apps was good and our burgers were good. Our friends had the chicken marsala and they said it was good. Ripped chairs and rickety tables. Seems odd for a place that so many people talk about. I'd say it's a 2.5 out of 5. Likely not to return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Scott Kimble
Amazing staff and food, the Chicken Marsala is awesomeness.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New England Clam Chowder, Clam Chowder Soup
We made reservations for Valentine's Day two weeks in advance. We were sent a confirmation 2 days beforehand. We confirmed. Our hostess/waitress found our reservation and walked us to a back room where velvet sheets were haphazardly hung on all the walls. As we walked through the main room the atmosphere was strange, the floors and tables looked dirty, and the people seated looked perturbed. We soon found out why.
As we were being seated we mentioned we were celebrating our 27th Valentine's Day together. Her response was, "And you still like each other.". My husband and I exchanged a look. We are happily married and best friends. Our menus were placed on the table, and our waitress announced that she'd be back shortly with our water. We picked up our menus and sudden shock hit us. It was a fixed menu, 85 bucks a person. Why wasn't this mentioned during our reservation and confirmation!?! We suddenly understood the weird atmosphere around us. We could hear conversations nearby and concluded that most people had no idea there was a fixed menu. It was Valentine's Day, table of 2's throughout the restaurant. Yet, love was NOT in the air. We asked our waitress if we could have a normal menu. We were not interested in the menu she presented us, and that we were we not part of this fixed menu Valentine's Day event. She replied with there was no other menu available. We had to choose from the fixed menu at 85 bucks a person, or maybe we could choose a couple of things of the fixed menu, or we could split one dinner. What!?! Once again, we explained that this is not what we wanted or planned for. We never made reservation for this "event", nor did we like anything on the Valentine's Day menu. We had to get up and leave. Find a restaurant with a table for 2 on Valentine's Day... at 8.30 pm. We had an awful experience. We are NEVER going back.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Lori
Started our experience being told they print their reservations out at 3 (we made ours around 5 and there were plenty left) and no table ready. We were seated after a delay. Drinks were all good, deviled egg appetizer was very salty. But- main problem- we could see the food window- two of our orders sat under heat lamps for over ten minutes waiting for the pasta to be done. When delivered, the buns were literally rock hard and the fries were limp- horrible kitchen management. When remade. Food was good- but I was done with pasta before remade sandwiches are delivered. The manager sis not issue much of an apology. Did comp some of meal. Poor waitress was nice but frazzled. Pretty empty on a Friday night- good food. Not a great experience.
Loved the food with a variety of fish, meat and vegetables prepared with wonderful flavors at a very reasonable price. A bit loud but highly recommend!
Cindy L
Our first time there and we got lucky because we got to meet Chef Ken Foy. We made it for happy hour, the cocktails were fabulous. We had the jalapeño poppers with some kind of foam on top. And the escargot was amazing. I WOULD
Been wanting to come here for a long time. Finally made it. Our server had the whole place and was outstanding. Cocktails were excellent and he food was outsatnding. Great happy hour! Will be back and told our friends.
Great service. Terrible food. The shrimp curry was so sweet I couldn't eat it. The branzino was over cooked and dry and covered with a sauce. Unimaginative rice served with all meals. First and last visit. Extremely disappointed. Very little on menu that any of us wanted to eat. Place filled up at 8 pm either college women drinking. Really weird all around. Thus is a place to avoid.
With menu options like fois gras, escargot and pork belly we were excited to try Dantes. Unfortunately the execution and overall downscale ambiance of the place left much to be desired. The food was mediocre, the dining room understaffed and the vibe was more central Tucson bar than upscale restaurant. Definitely would have been willing to overlook the service and ambiance deficiencies if the food quality was on point, but it was not. This is a burgers and wings joint trying to pull off a gourmet style menu. It's not working, or at least it wasn't last Saturday night.
Our service was very slow. It took nearly 10 minutes to get drinks, appetizer came out quickly but entree's were delayed due to a big party in the back. My son's steak was undercooked and he didn't get it back until the rest of the table was done with their meal. They offered free desert but it was so late by that point, we weren't interested. Expensive meal for poor service.
A little tight table arrangement but wide open on Sunday.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Jalapeño Poppers 7 GF, Pappardelle Diablo
Food was good, just smaller portions .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was amazing ! The burger is 🔥🔥 We are in a special diet and our server Aracely was so helpfull and her recommendations were great! We also loved the jalapeño poppers!
And Misty is the best bartender!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jalapeno Poppers
Tried Dantes Fire tonight. What a let down. Hardly anyone there and the service was still slow. Our server was nice, but didn't know anything about the menu. After 1 crown and coke, they were out of crown. We ordered the deviled eggs and sliders for appetizers. They brought us the wrong sliders, bbq chicken? Not even on the menu, then told us there were no deviled eggs. The sliders were dry and the buns were hard. The bread they brought before the apps was good and our burgers were good. Our friends had the chicken marsala and they said it was good. Ripped chairs and rickety tables. Seems odd for a place that so many people talk about. I'd say it's a 2.5 out of 5. Likely not to return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Amazing staff and food, the Chicken Marsala is awesomeness.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: New England Clam Chowder, Clam Chowder Soup
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We made reservations for Valentine's Day two weeks in advance. We were sent a confirmation 2 days beforehand. We confirmed. Our hostess/waitress found our reservation and walked us to a back room where velvet sheets were haphazardly hung on all the walls. As we walked through the main room the atmosphere was strange, the floors and tables looked dirty, and the people seated looked perturbed. We soon found out why.
As we were being seated we mentioned we were celebrating our 27th Valentine's Day together. Her response was, "And you still like each other.". My husband and I exchanged a look. We are happily married and best friends.
Our menus were placed on the table, and our waitress announced that she'd be back shortly with our water. We picked up our menus and sudden shock hit us. It was a fixed menu, 85 bucks a person. Why wasn't this mentioned during our reservation and confirmation!?! We suddenly understood the weird atmosphere around us.
We could hear conversations nearby and concluded that most people had no idea there was a fixed menu. It was Valentine's Day, table of 2's throughout the restaurant. Yet, love was NOT in the air. We asked our waitress if we could have a normal menu. We were not interested in the menu she presented us, and that we were we not part of this fixed menu Valentine's Day event.
She replied with there was no other menu available. We had to choose from the fixed menu at 85 bucks a person, or maybe we could choose a couple of things of the fixed menu, or we could split one dinner. What!?!
Once again, we explained that this is not what we wanted or planned for. We never made reservation for this "event", nor did we like anything on the Valentine's Day menu. We had to get up and leave. Find a restaurant with a table for 2 on Valentine's Day... at 8.30 pm. We had an awful experience. We are NEVER going back.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Started our experience being told they print their reservations out at 3 (we made ours around 5 and there were plenty left) and no table ready. We were seated after a delay. Drinks were all good, deviled egg appetizer was very salty. But- main problem- we could see the food window- two of our orders sat under heat lamps for over ten minutes waiting for the pasta to be done. When delivered, the buns were literally rock hard and the fries were limp- horrible kitchen management. When remade. Food was good- but I was done with pasta before remade sandwiches are delivered. The manager sis not issue much of an apology. Did comp some of meal. Poor waitress was nice but frazzled. Pretty empty on a Friday night- good food. Not a great experience.
Extremely satisfying casual dining experience. Exceptional table service, very friendly staff (including kitchen!).
Loved the food with a variety of fish, meat and vegetables prepared with wonderful flavors at a very reasonable price. A bit loud but highly recommend!
Our first time there and we got lucky because we got to meet Chef Ken Foy. We made it for happy hour, the cocktails were fabulous. We had the jalapeño poppers with some kind of foam on top. And the escargot was amazing.
I WOULD
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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