Donato Enoteca

"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."

"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 drink CON: - 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."

"The service is wonderful, but the food is only okay for the price. I was not wowed at all. I was disappointed that they don't have the carpaccio anymore. It's just nothing really special for the price. Whoever does the menu needs to rethink because they have a really basic limited menu that isn't all that. I can go to Vesta down the street for some pizza & this tortilla thing is DEFINITELY not a panini. At least label it properly...."

"Nice restaurant. The ravioli that I got was just fine. Not memorable. But others food was quite tasty as per them. The prices are fair for the service and atmosphere. The desserts were tasty."

"Superb ambience. Great service. Fabulous wine collection. Friendly and knowledgeable wait staff. And fulfilling and hearty food. Great for parties since you can book elegant private spaces with great service and wines all around. The chocolate cake was to die for. And the meat. Paired with their wines."