This place feels like every Italian dinner in a 90s movie. We sat in the main dining room, in front of the kitchen and everything was perfect. The smaller menu has clearly allowed them to serve excellent dishes and delicious specials. Eat as much as you can but please save space for dessert!!! Oh and the bathroom is freaking cuul!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C F
Little pricey expecially the wines. There's was nothing red under $ 58/bottle. Glasses are at least ~$14
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jane Gates
Cozy, informal and buzzing with positive energy were my first impressions upon entering Gocciolina. Enjoyed taking in the custom crafted menu featuring farm to table ingredients. I was drawn towards the handmade ravioli special and was very pleased. Starters and sides were all excellent. Best discovery of the night was the bottled cider, dry, fresh tasting and an excellent pairing with the olives. I also recommend the whiskey sour cocktail. Desserts were amazing. Look forward to the next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raven Carter
Pasta was fantastic, drinks were OK. Overall, I would definitely come back and try it again. Can’t quite give my experience five stars, but I’d still recommend it to friends.
Chad Goss
We had a great experience. The service was great and the food was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Torte, Olives
Ss H
Service was fairly bad, food was good, although relatively small portions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Erica Diamant
You’re our fav restaurant! The food is always AMAZING! The specials are so diverse and well curated.
Sharon has been our waitress twice. She’s the best. She was our server on my hubby’s birthday months ago and remembered us! Great server! 💗
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gail Evans
Excellent food and Justin is incredible. His skills are impeccable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charita Tabron
The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming. I went there thinking I was going to order the spinach and cheese ravioli but apparently the menu gets updated daily. The ravioli they had on menu came witj pork I believe so I asked if I could get the ravioli without it. They were able to accommodate me and instead did a cheese ravioli in a red sauce with parmesean cheese I believe. The ravioli is made in house and was delicious. An added plus is the waitress asked about any food allergies or dietary restrictions before anything. I wish more restaurants would do this. Overall great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Denise Schwandt
Favorite Durham restaurant-no contest. The food is always excellent, the staff are welcoming. Highly highly recommend!
I love this place. Most of the staff are long-term, which says a lot. They are all great. The food is consistently amazing -- I've never had a bad meal, or even dish. I love the neighborhood feel of the place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Annette Morford
Absolutely delicious food and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. Will definitely return. Best Italian food we’ve had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robb Levinsky
Really wanted to like this place, nice local setting, not too loud, our server was exceptionally friendly and capable, but the food was average at best and the dishes came out staggered, meaning the 1st person's food grew cold waiting for the next people's to arrive. I know this is not an area known for Italian food, but this is nothing close to a real Italian restaurant. It wouldn't last 1 month in a city that knows what real Italian food is.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Jason Fan
We had such a memorable first meal at Gocciolina! We had a reservation with our two kids and were ushered in immediately. The server, Justin, was especially accommodating to the kid's needs and very knowledgeable. The daily specials all look amazing and it's great knowing there will always be something new to try. The pastas we ordered were cooked perfectly. The fried eggplant appetizer was the best eggplant we've ever had. They generously offered us extra bread and fresh Parmesan with balsamic vinegar from a new wheel they had just opened at no cost. For dessert, we ordered the olive oil cake and blueberry-blackberry sorbet, both of which were stunning. The overall service and experience were excellent. We will definitely be coming back regularly!
This place feels like every Italian dinner in a 90s movie. We sat in the main dining room, in front of the kitchen and everything was perfect. The smaller menu has clearly allowed them to serve excellent dishes and delicious specials.
Eat as much as you can but please save space for dessert!!!
Oh and the bathroom is freaking cuul!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Little pricey expecially the wines. There's was nothing red under $ 58/bottle.
Glasses are at least ~$14
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cozy, informal and buzzing with positive energy were my first impressions upon entering Gocciolina. Enjoyed taking in the custom crafted menu featuring farm to table ingredients. I was drawn towards the handmade ravioli special and was very pleased. Starters and sides were all excellent. Best discovery of the night was the bottled cider, dry, fresh tasting and an excellent pairing with the olives. I also recommend the whiskey sour cocktail. Desserts were amazing. Look forward to the next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pasta was fantastic, drinks were OK. Overall, I would definitely come back and try it again. Can’t quite give my experience five stars, but I’d still recommend it to friends.
We had a great experience. The service was great and the food was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Torte, Olives
Service was fairly bad, food was good, although relatively small portions.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
You’re our fav restaurant! The food is always AMAZING! The specials are so diverse and well curated.
Sharon has been our waitress twice. She’s the best. She was our server on my hubby’s birthday months ago and remembered us! Great server! 💗
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food and Justin is incredible. His skills are impeccable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming. I went there thinking I was going to order the spinach and cheese ravioli but apparently the menu gets updated daily. The ravioli they had on menu came witj pork I believe so I asked if I could get the ravioli without it. They were able to accommodate me and instead did a cheese ravioli in a red sauce with parmesean cheese I believe. The ravioli is made in house and was delicious. An added plus is the waitress asked about any food allergies or dietary restrictions before anything. I wish more restaurants would do this. Overall great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Favorite Durham restaurant-no contest. The food is always excellent, the staff are welcoming. Highly highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
ALWAYS a fantastic dining experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this place. Most of the staff are long-term, which says a lot. They are all great. The food is consistently amazing -- I've never had a bad meal, or even dish. I love the neighborhood feel of the place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious food and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. Will definitely return. Best Italian food we’ve had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really wanted to like this place, nice local setting, not too loud, our server was exceptionally friendly and capable, but the food was average at best and the dishes came out staggered, meaning the 1st person's food grew cold waiting for the next people's to arrive. I know this is not an area known for Italian food, but this is nothing close to a real Italian restaurant. It wouldn't last 1 month in a city that knows what real Italian food is.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
We had such a memorable first meal at Gocciolina! We had a reservation with our two kids and were ushered in immediately. The server, Justin, was especially accommodating to the kid's needs and very knowledgeable. The daily specials all look amazing and it's great knowing there will always be something new to try. The pastas we ordered were cooked perfectly. The fried eggplant appetizer was the best eggplant we've ever had. They generously offered us extra bread and fresh Parmesan with balsamic vinegar from a new wheel they had just opened at no cost. For dessert, we ordered the olive oil cake and blueberry-blackberry sorbet, both of which were stunning. The overall service and experience were excellent. We will definitely be coming back regularly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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