Authentic cuisine moderate pricing excellent wine list attentive staff recently upgraded outdoor dining areas, great use of space.Agnolotti is my favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heidi
I've been a regular here for years. Love Donato and his entire staff. ❤️ Last time I visited also met a friendly couple who not only bought me dinner, but offered to crew me for one of the hardest ultra runs on the planet. So kind!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foiade Di Funghi
Sandra
Went to celebrate a birthday with 5 guests. The birthday "girl" felt very special! She felt the ambiance, food, and friendly waiters and staff were wonderful! All of us enjoyed the food, the wine recommendations, service, food presentation and taste! Many of the waiters and sommeliers have been there for awhile, they love being a part of Donato Enoteca and you can feel it. We truly had a perfect celebration!
jamilia tyler
Slow slow slow. Extremely slow. And favorite part about the meal was the bread they bring out before it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Carolyn Haack
We attended a private party here. Lovely setting, and food & service thorough and attentive. Creative passed appetizers & attractive charcuterie boards. Definitely would return for dinner if I didn't live 2000 miles away!Parking: Municipal lot right across the street, paid parking. Choose your preferred amount of time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Preeti Menon
Food was good and so was the serviceNice quiet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foiade Di Funghi
Lmbd
Donatos is one of our favorite Redwood City restaurants. The food is consistently delicious and the service excellent. We always enjoy the vibe and it's always a bonus to visit with Donato.
Very elegant Italian spot that is a solid elevated meal in Downtown Redwood City for celebrations or a nice date night. Food was excellent, service was decent, and very easy to talk and have conversation with your guests. Calamari and White Bean appetizers were excellent and lean. Pizza is very sharable for parties of 2+, raviolis were delicious, and the chicken was juicy and cooked to perfection.
TimW
The food was a bit inconsistent. The margherita pizza and spaghetti carbonara both were solid, but the oven-roasted brussels sprouts were terrible. They were raw inside, and had none of the browned crispiness that the menu described. Worse, though, was the service. We went at noon on a Saturday, and the service was very slow. We felt invisible. 15 minutes to get the menu, 25 more minutes for the food, 15 minutes of waiting around for the dessert menu/check. The price was fair, and if you live in the area, it's worth going to. Unfortunately, though, there's nothing about this place that makes it worthy of a trek.
andrewS
I've been wanting to take my girlfriend here for a while and it finally happened! The Branzino is just as good as I remembered! I'm close to 50 years old, never wear suits.. ever. I wore a suit for that fish!...or I mean my girlfriend...but also for the fish. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and I can't recommend Donato's enough!
San Valentino pre-fixe menu. One of the best holiday dinners we've had here, and we've had a lot. The only departure from excellence was that the soup was lukewarm rather than hot.
Nick
Didn't know it was a pre-set menu. Didn't say anything about it when I booked the reservation. It was a 4-course meal that was $100/person. The food was small portions and was decent but no where near worth the price point.
Nikhil
This establishment is an authentic Italian restaurant situated in downtown Redwood City, offering abundant seating both indoors and outdoors. The menu features a splendid selection of genuine Italian cuisine, along with an impressive array of wines and cocktails. Our office group chose to dine here.We commenced our culinary journey with Moscow Mule, which proved to be just right. Now, onto the dishes:Contorni - Cavolfiore Romanesco: Regrettably, this dish resembled a regular cauliflower, lacking proper roasting. The arrabbiata sauce failed to impress, leaving me at a loss for words. I strongly discourage ordering this.Antipasti:Insalata Radici Noci E Caprino: The crispy caprino cheese stole the show, but it was a single piece within the vegetable salad.Insalata Pollo: The grilled chicken breast was satisfactory.Calamari E Fagioli: The calamari and beans were commendable, but it was not what I had ordered (Tonarelli Al Nero Di Seppia).Insalata Gamberi: Prawns outshone the grilled chicken, grilled to perfection with a usual salad.Pasta Fatta:Spaghetti Carbonara: A cheesy delight, exceptionally creamy. A must-try for cheese and cream enthusiasts.La Carne e Pesce:Branzino E Porri: Grilled Sea Bass Fillet was impeccably prepared. The sauce and braised sweet leeks were delightful. However, no extras like salad were included.Panini:Piadina Di Verdure: Unfortunately, a disappointing dish. It featured a bland medley of roasted veggies in a panini. Best avoided.Finished off with Tiramisu which was just okay.While the experience was quite expensive, it is only truly enjoyable when the right items are selected from the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Carbonara
Jordan Bayles
I could overlook at lot of the shortcomings here if the food was exceptional, alas, no.PRO:- Looks like a cool place to get a drinkCON:- My takeout was almost $80 for 2 mains and 1 dessert- Food was ok, just ok. I expect more when I see rave reviews- Exactly WHERE are you supposed to park here? One small parking lot across the street doesn't do the job- Panacotta was odd. How do you mess up Panacotta?!!SUMMARY:- Overhyped Italian food that I can make at home is. not what I thought I would be getting.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Agnolotti Del Plin, Panna Cotta Alla Lavanda, Tagliatelle Bolognese
mpredosin
I ordered a 16oz ribeye for $52 and was served a much smaller steak. I cook steaks at home all the time and this was definitely not 16oz. A good ribeye should be 1-1.5 inches thick. It was a very thinly sliced and burnt. This one was maybe 1/4" thick. This steak was choice quality at best. The flavor was terrible.
Authentic cuisine moderate pricing excellent wine list attentive staff recently upgraded outdoor dining areas, great use of space.Agnolotti is my favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been a regular here for years. Love Donato and his entire staff. ❤️ Last time I visited also met a friendly couple who not only bought me dinner, but offered to crew me for one of the hardest ultra runs on the planet. So kind!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foiade Di Funghi
Went to celebrate a birthday with 5 guests. The birthday "girl" felt very special! She felt the ambiance, food, and friendly waiters and staff were wonderful! All of us enjoyed the food, the wine recommendations, service, food presentation and taste! Many of the waiters and sommeliers have been there for awhile, they love being a part of Donato Enoteca and you can feel it. We truly had a perfect celebration!
Slow slow slow. Extremely slow. And favorite part about the meal was the bread they bring out before it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
We attended a private party here. Lovely setting, and food & service thorough and attentive. Creative passed appetizers & attractive charcuterie boards. Definitely would return for dinner if I didn't live 2000 miles away!Parking: Municipal lot right across the street, paid parking. Choose your preferred amount of time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was good and so was the serviceNice quiet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Foiade Di Funghi
Donatos is one of our favorite Redwood City restaurants. The food is consistently delicious and the service excellent. We always enjoy the vibe and it's always a bonus to visit with Donato.
Very elegant Italian spot that is a solid elevated meal in Downtown Redwood City for celebrations or a nice date night. Food was excellent, service was decent, and very easy to talk and have conversation with your guests. Calamari and White Bean appetizers were excellent and lean. Pizza is very sharable for parties of 2+, raviolis were delicious, and the chicken was juicy and cooked to perfection.
The food was a bit inconsistent. The margherita pizza and spaghetti carbonara both were solid, but the oven-roasted brussels sprouts were terrible. They were raw inside, and had none of the browned crispiness that the menu described. Worse, though, was the service. We went at noon on a Saturday, and the service was very slow. We felt invisible. 15 minutes to get the menu, 25 more minutes for the food, 15 minutes of waiting around for the dessert menu/check. The price was fair, and if you live in the area, it's worth going to. Unfortunately, though, there's nothing about this place that makes it worthy of a trek.
I've been wanting to take my girlfriend here for a while and it finally happened! The Branzino is just as good as I remembered! I'm close to 50 years old, never wear suits.. ever. I wore a suit for that fish!...or I mean my girlfriend...but also for the fish. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and I can't recommend Donato's enough!
Restaurantji Recommends
San Valentino pre-fixe menu. One of the best holiday dinners we've had here, and we've had a lot. The only departure from excellence was that the soup was lukewarm rather than hot.
Didn't know it was a pre-set menu. Didn't say anything about it when I booked the reservation. It was a 4-course meal that was $100/person. The food was small portions and was decent but no where near worth the price point.
This establishment is an authentic Italian restaurant situated in downtown Redwood City, offering abundant seating both indoors and outdoors. The menu features a splendid selection of genuine Italian cuisine, along with an impressive array of wines and cocktails. Our office group chose to dine here.We commenced our culinary journey with Moscow Mule, which proved to be just right. Now, onto the dishes:Contorni - Cavolfiore Romanesco: Regrettably, this dish resembled a regular cauliflower, lacking proper roasting. The arrabbiata sauce failed to impress, leaving me at a loss for words. I strongly discourage ordering this.Antipasti:Insalata Radici Noci E Caprino: The crispy caprino cheese stole the show, but it was a single piece within the vegetable salad.Insalata Pollo: The grilled chicken breast was satisfactory.Calamari E Fagioli: The calamari and beans were commendable, but it was not what I had ordered (Tonarelli Al Nero Di Seppia).Insalata Gamberi: Prawns outshone the grilled chicken, grilled to perfection with a usual salad.Pasta Fatta:Spaghetti Carbonara: A cheesy delight, exceptionally creamy. A must-try for cheese and cream enthusiasts.La Carne e Pesce:Branzino E Porri: Grilled Sea Bass Fillet was impeccably prepared. The sauce and braised sweet leeks were delightful. However, no extras like salad were included.Panini:Piadina Di Verdure: Unfortunately, a disappointing dish. It featured a bland medley of roasted veggies in a panini. Best avoided.Finished off with Tiramisu which was just okay.While the experience was quite expensive, it is only truly enjoyable when the right items are selected from the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Carbonara
I could overlook at lot of the shortcomings here if the food was exceptional, alas, no.PRO:- Looks like a cool place to get a drinkCON:- My takeout was almost $80 for 2 mains and 1 dessert- Food was ok, just ok. I expect more when I see rave reviews- Exactly WHERE are you supposed to park here? One small parking lot across the street doesn't do the job- Panacotta was odd. How do you mess up Panacotta?!!SUMMARY:- Overhyped Italian food that I can make at home is. not what I thought I would be getting.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Agnolotti Del Plin, Panna Cotta Alla Lavanda, Tagliatelle Bolognese
I ordered a 16oz ribeye for $52 and was served a much smaller steak. I cook steaks at home all the time and this was definitely not 16oz. A good ribeye should be 1-1.5 inches thick. It was a very thinly sliced and burnt. This one was maybe 1/4" thick. This steak was choice quality at best. The flavor was terrible.
Food: 1