Salt cod polenta, mushroom pasta, and radicchio salad were all very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MikeM
We wanted a good restaurant close to the Berkeley Playhouse, which had an excellent rendition of Rent, and we were not disappointed with Donato&Co. One of the best things about this restaurant is the wine list – you can get any glass, carafe, or bottle of wine. This is a rarity, especially in the bay area, and it gives you a full spectrum of choices to enjoy. Food was excellent, Including a fantastic black truffle appetizer over a flan like cheese and toasted Parmesan. Pastas were fresh and delicious. Great server who provided excellent recommendations. Highly recommended! 
Kipstress
I've never been disappointed at Donato - the food is always of the highest quality and the service is always excellent. I had a ravioli stuffed with puréed prosciutto, dusted with cheese, topped with a fig reduction drizzle - so tasty! Also had the Uovo salad which is a regular item on the menu and I order it every time because I enjoy it so much!
Incredible food!!! We had the chicken and branzino and, wow! Service was awesome, wine was divine! We will be back for sure as there were so many things we wanted to try! Great venue before or after a show!
Shannon Smith Hartwell
Such a lovely spot! We just stopped in for dessert - delicious affogatos and biscotti. We've eaten here several times and it just seems to get better. Lucky us to have this gem in the neighborhood!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fresh and richly classic menu, attentive and friendly service. For me what kept it from being 5 stars was that flavors of food and their sauces were not well blended. Also the Octopus was a very large tentacle and therefore slightly tough. Aranchini appetizer tasted too heavily of aged Parmesan and therefore could have been more suited to a meal.
Reuel Warkov
Such authentic food, a delightful experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Dion
I had a pleasant experience at the restaurant previously. However, despite informing the waiter about my husband's gluten allergy, it appeared that he was unaware of it. I politely requested him to consult with the chef, but unfortunately, he did not follow through. Overall, the service was disappointing.
lisaw
Roasted veggie side dish was perfect but the mushroom pasta dish was lackluster. (The mushrooms were rubbery like they had been boiled vs roasted and dish was significantly underseasoned) Wait staff was stretched thin so service was spotty.
NJBill
Love this place. Everything is not just "reimagined" but actually delicious; beautifully presented. Not pretentious, but genuinely upscale. We had a linguine with mushrooms and guanciale. The flavor was quite unique in a good way. We've had some of their innovative creations in the past and all were surprisingly yummy. Highly recommend Donato's. They even give you your check in a guidebook to Sicily!
Lovely and quick valentines date. My wife had 45 minutes before we had to pick up our daughter but we enjoyed a three course romantic and delicious date then back to parenting. It was a perfect midweek oasis. Thank you!
Leslie Burton
Very good food, very attentive service, and great acoustics so you can easily speak to the other people at your table without hearing background noise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Michelle Musser
My mom and I are visiting Berkeley after taking the California Zephyr train to Emeryville. Donato’s is the only local restaurant we visited outside our hotel (Claremont Club and Spa.)While they don’t have a traditional green salad, we did enjoy the local purple frisée salad with turnip, walnuts and egg. We also shared the bolognese pasta and bread basket. Everything was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kitty
TThis was our second visit to Donato and Co on our trip from the UK and both times, the food and service were very good indeed. Delicious bacala and octopus this time for me, and chicken for my companion, and we found the waiter to be extremely friendly and helpful. We hope to return on our next visit to Berkeley!
HughT
Our food was good overall. Three of the four of us had pasta and I was very good. One had the duck breast which would have been marginal if it was served hot. It was not very good and barely warm. Very disappointing. Service was excellent. Hostess could improved. Not very accommodating or nice.
Salt cod polenta, mushroom pasta, and radicchio salad were all very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We wanted a good restaurant close to the Berkeley Playhouse, which had an excellent rendition of Rent, and we were not disappointed with Donato&Co. One of the best things about this restaurant is the wine list – you can get any glass, carafe, or bottle of wine. This is a rarity, especially in the bay area, and it gives you a full spectrum of choices to enjoy. Food was excellent, Including a fantastic black truffle appetizer over a flan like cheese and toasted Parmesan. Pastas were fresh and delicious. Great server who provided excellent recommendations. Highly recommended! 
I've never been disappointed at Donato - the food is always of the highest quality and the service is always excellent. I had a ravioli stuffed with puréed prosciutto, dusted with cheese, topped with a fig reduction drizzle - so tasty! Also had the Uovo salad which is a regular item on the menu and I order it every time because I enjoy it so much!
Incredible food!!! We had the chicken and branzino and, wow! Service was awesome, wine was divine! We will be back for sure as there were so many things we wanted to try! Great venue before or after a show!
Such a lovely spot! We just stopped in for dessert - delicious affogatos and biscotti. We've eaten here several times and it just seems to get better. Lucky us to have this gem in the neighborhood!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fresh and richly classic menu, attentive and friendly service. For me what kept it from being 5 stars was that flavors of food and their sauces were not well blended. Also the Octopus was a very large tentacle and therefore slightly tough. Aranchini appetizer tasted too heavily of aged Parmesan and therefore could have been more suited to a meal.
Such authentic food, a delightful experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
I had a pleasant experience at the restaurant previously. However, despite informing the waiter about my husband's gluten allergy, it appeared that he was unaware of it. I politely requested him to consult with the chef, but unfortunately, he did not follow through. Overall, the service was disappointing.
Roasted veggie side dish was perfect but the mushroom pasta dish was lackluster. (The mushrooms were rubbery like they had been boiled vs roasted and dish was significantly underseasoned) Wait staff was stretched thin so service was spotty.
Love this place. Everything is not just "reimagined" but actually delicious; beautifully presented. Not pretentious, but genuinely upscale. We had a linguine with mushrooms and guanciale. The flavor was quite unique in a good way. We've had some of their innovative creations in the past and all were surprisingly yummy. Highly recommend Donato's. They even give you your check in a guidebook to Sicily!
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Lovely and quick valentines date. My wife had 45 minutes before we had to pick up our daughter but we enjoyed a three course romantic and delicious date then back to parenting. It was a perfect midweek oasis. Thank you!
Very good food, very attentive service, and great acoustics so you can easily speak to the other people at your table without hearing background noise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
My mom and I are visiting Berkeley after taking the California Zephyr train to Emeryville. Donato’s is the only local restaurant we visited outside our hotel (Claremont Club and Spa.)While they don’t have a traditional green salad, we did enjoy the local purple frisée salad with turnip, walnuts and egg. We also shared the bolognese pasta and bread basket. Everything was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
TThis was our second visit to Donato and Co on our trip from the UK and both times, the food and service were very good indeed. Delicious bacala and octopus this time for me, and chicken for my companion, and we found the waiter to be extremely friendly and helpful. We hope to return on our next visit to Berkeley!
Our food was good overall. Three of the four of us had pasta and I was very good. One had the duck breast which would have been marginal if it was served hot. It was not very good and barely warm. Very disappointing. Service was excellent. Hostess could improved. Not very accommodating or nice.