Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante e Vino

It was a busy night, luckily I made reservations. The service was great, the ambiance was lovely with live music and the food was very good.

The calamari fritti was crispy and tasty, I had the Penne Arrabbiata with Chicken and was pleasantly pleased that it was actually spicy like it should be! The Ravioli with braised beef and Margherita pizza with sausage were delish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Da Sesto is always our favorite restaurant. The musical entertainment was romantic and fabulous. The food is inventive, fresh and delicious. The cocktails are luscious! Always delicious.

Everything at Da Sesto’s was awesome! Our waitress, De, was so kind and helpful. Will for sure be back!

Service: 5

Always such good food and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad, Eggplant Parmigiana, Lobster Ravioli, Charcuterie Board, Stuffed Olives

Really had a nice night celebrating my brother’s birthday.
The food was delicious!
The menu had good selections and everything we all ordered was really good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Prosciutto, Antipasto Misto Charcuterie, Lobster Lorenzo, Meatballs

Service was terrible! I felt embarrassed for them!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Fantastic, homemade Italian cuisine!! One of our favorite restaurants in the area. Our server, Donna, is very professional and knowledgeable. But even more important she is fun!!! This restaurant never disappoints.

Amazing food. Service was a bit slow however in their defense we where a very large party. The food was worth the wait. There is always someone on the fence about their food with a large party but not this time. 100% everyone was impressed with the food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

This place is garbage

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

We arrived at 7 & left at 945. The food was not at all worth the price point. The ticket times for our pitcher of sangria( not even good) took 40 minutes & food ticket times were 1:35. Once we received everything the prayer was it would be the best hand made Italian meal… sadly every dinner was 0 out of 10. Our table had the Lobster ravioli, meat ravioli, pork chop, & chicken parm. Pro tip: If you are wanting to spend good money on an actual good Italian meal do yourself a favor & go to Sola on St. Pete Beach - You will NEVER regret it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great food and service. The chairs were very slippery on the tile. Other than that it was very nice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the best Italian food here! Only to be surpassed by the amazing service of Steve! WOW! Talk about attentive. He's the best waiter!! But the food! There is so much to choose from - not to mention their nightly specials... I decided on the AL Nocco Vanchenzo - amazing!! And my friend got the chicken picca. I have a feeling whatever you order would be amazing though! Can't wait to go back for more - and have Steve wait on me again!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Reminded me of an old Italian restaurant. I recommend reservations. It's a quiet atmosphere not conducive to small children. Everything mad in house. Fantastic food!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad, Tiramisu

This is such a hidden gem! Food was incredible ? Authentic Italian and extensive menu. Our server, Dee, was so helpful with great recommendations. Loved the atmosphere. Kids LOVED the food too! Must try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our server D was great however we had a challenge from the start with finding a white wine that was current in vintage for the varietal that was being offered. We tried a Grillo first, even though it was a 2021, we thought perhaps it aged okay in the bottle. It did not, the wine had an off smell and my one taste was confirmation that the wine was past its prime. The Pecorino that was featured on the specials sheet was our next selection. Again, a 2021 (we asked D for anything 2022 and younger). So then we asked for the Vermentino and again, that was either a 2020 or a 2021. We should have known looking at the wine list that the reds all had vintages listed next to them while the whites did not. As for the food, the calamari that is sauteed in squid ink is done heavily in squid ink. The preparation had too much of the squid ink, making it a bit rubbery and way too salty. It took almost 25 minutes for this appetizer to arrive at our table. A very long cook time. The rest of the food was delicious. The veal, the eggplant, the Bianca Pinza and our scallop appetizers with lobster risotto cake - tasty but again, the cook times were SO LONG. It was a busy Saturday but a party of 4 should never take 2 hours and 15 minutes without a bottle of wine and without dessert. We sat at 6:05 and left at 8:20. We tipped well but I do not think we will return. Not worth the 40 minute drive from Tampa.