A great restaurant 👌 with good food & excellent service! We can't wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary
Outstanding fish trio appetizer. Beautiful, sophisticated layering of textures and flavors. Healthy & exquisitely delicious. Superb wine recommended by waiter. Waiters are the very best of any restaurant I've been to: knowledgeable, helpful, efficient. Food choices are numerous and everything I've ever eaten at Donato over the years has been excellent. Last night's appetizer and wine were the best ever. Truly impressive.
Gladys
We have loved Donato &Co for many years. But this visit was quite disappointing. The overall quality of the food has diminished. They have a large bar and nice selection of vermouths, but my gin Dry Martini was made with SWEET vermouth! And they refused to use another-dry- vermouth because “that's the only vermouth the chef requires to be used on our cocktails” WHAT?! So the served my a straight shaken Hendricks. The bolognese sauce on the pappardelle pasta was mediocre at best, too runny and little meat, tasted like a quickly made bolognese. The grilled shrimp was up to their old standard. Our server was great, attentive, prompt, and personable. Unlikely we will return.
September
Solid Italian spot in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Very comprehensive menu with something for everyone.
Tammy
What a great find! Wonderful and exciting dishes, extremely knowledgeable and genuinely friendly staff, who clearly love their work. We really had a beautiful evening and the BACALÁ- scrumptious!!! Perfectly sized portions; no pretense; just really GOOD food- AND a lovely wine selection. Buonissimo!!!! Can't wait to go again!
Jack
Second year partaking of Donoto's New Year's Eve menu. Was delicious as always. Nice variety of choices. Lots of food. Always a nice vibe in the restaurant.
Lisa
We always have a good experience at Donato & Co. The food is beyond superb, the staff is very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is comfortable. It's good for neighborhood dining and special occasions.
Conchita
Excellent in all categories- totally recommend! From a quick bite and a drink at the bar to a full dinner with family or friends, it's a great experience.
Joel
Spectacular! Everything was fabulous but most of all Jill our server was INCREDIBLE - even gave us a private kitchen tour! Bellissimo!!!!!!!!! Grazie Grazie Bella
Tony
We were there for lunch and ordered ‘La piccola cena' from their fix menu. The salad with burrata and the pappardelle with shrimp were excellent. The ingredients were fresh, the sauce in the pappardelle was light but flavorful. Overall, a great experience.
Outstanding first experience. Rick and Luca's attention was delightful. Overall, the atmosphere and decor are lovely. We recommend the cappelletti, the carpaccio, and the ricotta cheesecake!!
Neal
Food was excellent. Wait staff was attentive, efficient, pleasant, and informative. Restaurant environment was lovely. Highly recommend this place.
Jonathan Soles
Came here for a large dinner of about 30 people Thursday night. I’m in disbelief that the restaurant was half empty and yet we only had one person taking care of us. Service was horrendous. He was dry and unwelcoming. I was so embarrassed for our host for choosing this establishment.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Maria
Everything was delicious! Good sized portions. A large menu so lots to choose from. Really good. Worth the price.
Rhythm Arora
Super slow service, below average food. Ambience is okay. Not recommended for larger groups. We came in at 5:30 and they dragged us here till 930 with absolutely lousy service, that too when it was not too busy otherwise.
A great restaurant 👌 with good food & excellent service! We can't wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Outstanding fish trio appetizer. Beautiful, sophisticated layering of textures and flavors. Healthy & exquisitely delicious. Superb wine recommended by waiter. Waiters are the very best of any restaurant I've been to: knowledgeable, helpful, efficient. Food choices are numerous and everything I've ever eaten at Donato over the years has been excellent. Last night's appetizer and wine were the best ever. Truly impressive.
We have loved Donato &Co for many years. But this visit was quite disappointing. The overall quality of the food has diminished. They have a large bar and nice selection of vermouths, but my gin Dry Martini was made with SWEET vermouth! And they refused to use another-dry- vermouth because “that's the only vermouth the chef requires to be used on our cocktails” WHAT?! So the served my a straight shaken Hendricks. The bolognese sauce on the pappardelle pasta was mediocre at best, too runny and little meat, tasted like a quickly made bolognese. The grilled shrimp was up to their old standard. Our server was great, attentive, prompt, and personable. Unlikely we will return.
Solid Italian spot in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Very comprehensive menu with something for everyone.
What a great find! Wonderful and exciting dishes, extremely knowledgeable and genuinely friendly staff, who clearly love their work. We really had a beautiful evening and the BACALÁ- scrumptious!!! Perfectly sized portions; no pretense; just really GOOD food- AND a lovely wine selection. Buonissimo!!!! Can't wait to go again!
Second year partaking of Donoto's New Year's Eve menu. Was delicious as always. Nice variety of choices. Lots of food. Always a nice vibe in the restaurant.
We always have a good experience at Donato & Co. The food is beyond superb, the staff is very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is comfortable. It's good for neighborhood dining and special occasions.
Excellent in all categories- totally recommend! From a quick bite and a drink at the bar to a full dinner with family or friends, it's a great experience.
Spectacular! Everything was fabulous but most of all Jill our server was INCREDIBLE - even gave us a private kitchen tour! Bellissimo!!!!!!!!! Grazie Grazie Bella
We were there for lunch and ordered ‘La piccola cena' from their fix menu. The salad with burrata and the pappardelle with shrimp were excellent. The ingredients were fresh, the sauce in the pappardelle was light but flavorful. Overall, a great experience.
Restaurantji Recommends
Outstanding first experience. Rick and Luca's attention was delightful. Overall, the atmosphere and decor are lovely. We recommend the cappelletti, the carpaccio, and the ricotta cheesecake!!
Food was excellent. Wait staff was attentive, efficient, pleasant, and informative. Restaurant environment was lovely. Highly recommend this place.
Came here for a large dinner of about 30 people Thursday night. I’m in disbelief that the restaurant was half empty and yet we only had one person taking care of us. Service was horrendous. He was dry and unwelcoming. I was so embarrassed for our host for choosing this establishment.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Everything was delicious! Good sized portions. A large menu so lots to choose from. Really good. Worth the price.
Super slow service, below average food. Ambience is okay. Not recommended for larger groups. We came in at 5:30 and they dragged us here till 930 with absolutely lousy service, that too when it was not too busy otherwise.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
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