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Della Santina's Trattoria - Sonoma
Della Santina's Trattoria - Sonoma

Della Santina's Trattoria - Sonoma Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://www.dellasantinas.com
  • Email: rob@dellasantinas.com
  • Phone: (707) 935-0576
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Daily 11:30am-3:00pm

    Dinner: Daily 5:00pm-9:30pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Fireplace, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Wine, Wine Bar
  • Private Party Contact: Robert Della Santina (707) 935-0576

Getting there

  • Cross Street: 1st St. E
  • Parking: Street Parking
  • Parking Details: Parking is on the street and in a few free public lots located within easy walking distance.
A word from Della Santina's Trattoria - Sonoma
The traditional Italian fare at Della Santina’s is based upon Quirico Della Santina"s family recipes growing up in Lucca, Italy and his sheer talent as a chef. Recipes include the popular Gnocchi della Nonna, inspired by Quirico's mother. The fresh fish is always a treat.
Quirico’s son Robert… runs the front of the restaurant and is responsible for the wine selection. He and his wife, Nicole, started the restaurant’s wine club featuring wines from around the world.
Walking through the gated entry and down the brick walkway is like being transported back to Italy. In the warmer months, diners enjoy the patio, covered in grape vines and wisteria, and surrounded by balustrades that are planted with assorted flowers. In the colder months, customers enjoy the cozy atmosphere in the dining room, with tables topped with white linens and fresh flowers. The marble fireplace warms the room, while the sounds of Pavorotti and conversation complete the experience.
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Diner Reviews
  • "Excellent sea bass with capers on the special menu tonight. I loved the balsamic vinegar sereved with the bread. I actually bought a bottle! I would have liked the bread warm, but I'm sure had I asked they would have done so, no questions asked. They were very attentive and polite. I was dining alone and felt very at home and safe. I would come back for the service alone, but the food was awesome!"
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "It was a wonderful experience! Food was very good and we had the best waiter. The owner came and spoke to us. He was very good about getting us a cab back to our hotel. Would recommend this restaurant without hesitation."
    Dined on 3/2/2014
  • "If you are a local or visiting Sonoma you must carve out time to go to this authentic family Italian trattoria. It has an intimate dining room with a great out door patio open when the weather permits. Guests are greeted by the owner who is warn and attentive to everyone. The service is friendly, polished and very responsive. And of course the food can not be matched. Obvious family recipes which have been perfected by the Della Santina's. This is out date night favorite. They have a fun wine bar next door where you can sip and nibble as you wait for your table. Great atmosphere, fabulous people and amazing food!"
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We had a nice meal here when we visited Sonoma. Very good food and service and the price was reasonable. We would go again!"
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "All four of us got plates and food that were not hot. Cold brocolli, etc. Too bad. We love it at Della and go all the time. This was an anomoly."
    Dined on 2/27/2014
  • "Very good , authentic Italian food at very reasonable prices. Seems to be the popular spot in Sonoma as it was packed on a rainy Wednesday night. Our waiter was excellent. Street parking can be a problem, but there is a public free lot very close by. Choosing it was a shot in the dark which hit the bulls eye!"
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "Ate indoors this time. Weather permitting recommend outside patio dining. Food is very good. Staff is great."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "We had a great lunch. Food was great, service was great, and sitting out back was great"
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "This place is a "GEM"! What might tell it all is that it has numerous employees who have been there 15-20 years! Excellent food & service!"
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "From the moment we were seated georgio aka Jorge was a special server. He understood the type of foods we wanted and suggested the right items. It was my birthday and he treated me especially we'll. lasagna was the best I have ever had."
    Dined on 2/21/2014
  • "This was a special birthday celebration for 2 friends and was a dinner for 4. I had selected the restaurant because I had been pleased on prior visits. Another table also had a birthday and received a complimentary dessert with a candle and we all sang. I was fully anticipating this for my friends, but our waiter did not acknowledge the birthdays at all, even though the restaurant knew it was a birthday dinner because the maitre d' upon our arrival acknowledged it. Our waiter also didn't track what we ordered, so upon arrival of our food had to ask each of us again who was getting each dish. Management needs to train wait staff better."
    Dined on 2/19/2014
  • "Great food, great service, friendly, attentive service, and gracious and charming host in the owner. What more could you want from this terrific restaurant for authentic Northern Italian food?"
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "The food was fabulous. The service was spot on and the wine list was extensive. A wonderful spot to eat in a little alcove that provided some ambiance and privacy. Staff was attentive, courteous and knowlegeable. A fantastic meal!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Terrific food, wonderful ambiance, attentive waiter."
    Dined on 2/9/2014
  • "Great food and service! Although the restaurant was small and the tables close together, it wasn't distracting or disruptive at all."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "I am a local and go to Della Santina's four to five times a year. They never disappoint. Food is consistently high quality."
    Dined on 2/6/2014
  • "Got to the restaurant @ 5pm. and where told they where still setting up. We waited outside till they let us in. No one was welcoming when we were seated. Felt like we had inconvienced them by coming on time. We placed our order and one meal wasn't ordered and mine was so spicy that I couldn't eat it. The whole experience was bad. I would not recommend this place to anyone."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "We always have a fantastic meal at Della Santina. Our waiter, JoJo was attentive and his limoncello was the best! Food was terrific and we continue to recommend this restaurant to everyone! -Donna Labagh"
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "All three of us ordered a pasta dish and all three were very good. The tortellini stuffed with chicken and veal in a light cream sauce was outstanding as was the cannelloni florentine that my mother-in-law enjoyed. My wife had the gnocchi which was serves with a creamy tomato sauce that evening but they change the sauce offerings daily. We finished our dinner with a double scoop of Gellato that was imported from Italy....and the hazzlenut was great. This is a small dining room located in an older home so a reservation is highly recommended. The dinner on Wednesday night was so good we are going back on Friday to try some of their other menu offerings."
    Dined on 1/29/2014
  • "This is our favorite restaurant on the plaza. Servers work as a team here. They are attentive, without being overbearing. The food is amazing and the cozy atmosphere makes it feel like you are eating at a friend's house. We started off by sharing a caesar salad. My husband had the veal and I had Gamberi Dorati. Both dishes were spectacular - we cleaned our plates!"
    Dined on 12/4/2013
  • "Wonderful experience - just great, homemade, fresh, flavorful Italian food. Made to feel welcome the moment we stepped in the door. Our waiter was fantastic - offered up wine pairings with each course that couldn't have been better. We were the beneficiaries of his great skill as a winemaker and his enthusiasm for the food and wine."
    Dined on 1/28/2014
  • "I have eaten here often in the past. Met some friends Monday night. Service was awful, very slow. Getting a bottle of wine a chore. Waiter did not know his wines. My crab cake salad special was lovely but the leg of lamb special was horribly over cooked and tasteless. The entire experience was frustrating and, with all the nice restaurants in Sonoma, I won't be returning."
    Dined on 1/27/2014
  • "The room is small, but very sweet. Jorge is a great server. Wine list is wonderful and when you're in the mood for very delicious, no fuss Italian specialities, this is the place."
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "This is by far the best Italian restaurant in Sonoma and Marin counties. All the food is made at the restaurant, even the bread. I have enjoyed virtually everything on the menu ."
    Dined on 1/21/2014
  • "While I've always enjoyed eating here, our party of four had the pleasure, and honor of being waited on by the owner, Mr. Della Santina: a witty and charming gentleman of the old school. When I didn't see my favorite pasta dish on the menu, he graciously offered to make it up. Two others in our party ordered it on my recommendation, and all agreed it was superb. I look forward to my next visit..."
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "We sat in the heated, covered Patio area. Nice. Pleasant service. However, the food: UGH. The Antipasto Misto was FATTY. The shrimp dish was soggy and tasteless (the waiter offered to replace it with another but said the way it was made was the way it was supposed to be made), The pork chop was a little dry and the mushroom sauce was oily, greasy. The potatoes seemed as though they were sitting around for way too long and vegetables were bland. We were treated to a delicious piece of cake for our anniversary. For me there is no future here."
    Dined on 1/19/2014
  • "This restaurant always delivers delicious, authentic Italian food with warmth and grace. We can never go here without splitting their Caesar Salad, which has a light olive oil dressing infused with anchovy! We're now trying Caesars at every other restaurant just to make sure our claim is correct, and so far it is!"
    Dined on 1/9/2014
  • "All of the traditional Italian dishes and more prepared to perfection."
    Dined on 1/14/2014
  • "Love Della Santina's--it never disappoints. Went there recently as a family outing and enjoyed a lovely dinner, great food, and great wait-staff. Excellent overall!"
    Dined on 1/12/2014
  • "We have dined here often and it is a great place for locals as well as for our out of town guests"
    Dined on 1/11/2014
  • "One of my longtime favorite restaurants, the food here is excellent, but the service is somewhat spotty, very dependent on whether the owner/manager is there or not. My latest experience for a simple one-course lunch (no appetizer, no dessert) took us almost two hours as the wait staff had us waiting to get their attention -- to order, to clear the dishes and to get our bill. The restaurant was not busy this day and they simply disappeared between actual serving."
    Dined on 1/5/2014
  • "Great find in Sonoma. Need reservations. For romance, request the table by the fire place."
    Dined on 12/29/2013
  • "Wine bar amazing, service amazing, food fresh and amazing...Keeping it simple great place to have a great dinner or just relax for a glass of wine. If i were a local I would be here twice-three times a week.."
    Dined on 1/3/2014
  • "Not your "run of the mill " Italian. Food is consistently good & the specials well, special."
    Dined on 1/3/2014
  • "Truly, I have not found many Italian restaurants that I can say are as good as the food in Italy, but my pasta dish that night was fantastic. I also had tastes of my 2 friends dining with me and their entrees were delicious too. Next time I'm in Sonoma, I will be coming here."
    Dined on 9/22/2013
  • "Six of us had dinner on New Years Eve. We brought a large bottle of Champaign and put it on the table and sat down. We waited about 15 to 20 minutes for someone to come to our table. No one did, so one of us got up and asked them to please open the bottle and bring glasses. They responded promptly to that request. The service from that point on was a bit better but not particularly very professional. We had to ask to get silverware replaced between courses and then they kind of tossed them around the table. Generally we love eating here, but it seems that coming on a big holiday like New Years isn't a good idea. The good staff must have gotten the night off or something."
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "Our family of 6 (adults) was visiting Sonoma for Christmas and we decided to take the opportunity to celebrate two December birthdays our first night on the Plaza! We were delighted to enter such a quaint restaurant all decked for the holidays. We were warmly greeted and , immediately, seated by the front window at a cozy round table. The wine and conversation poured and the dinner was delicious. (We learned that the red wine we selected is actually produced by our waiter!!) The evening was made complete when the birthday couple was offered cake, topped with lit candles (and plenty of forks to share!) Our Texas family can't usually agree on anything, yet we ALL agree that we couldn't have enjoyed a restaurant more!! Birthday wish granted."
    Dined on 12/22/2013
  • "Fantastic experience. The food and wine transport you to Tuscany sans the 8 hour plane ride. Highly recommend if you are anywhere near Sonoma."
    Dined on 12/28/2013
  • "Della Santina's is a very good restaurant. The Italian menu is authentic and most dishes are excellent (we've eaten there several times). The service is always good."
    Dined on 12/27/2013
  • "Only the second party to arrive for a 5:00 pm reservation, we were seated at a sub-standard table in a patio alley-way outside of the dining room (after making reservations for this Christmas Eve dinner weeks in advance) and treated very disrespectfully by our server. Apparently realizing there was a problem, the owner came to our table. He only made matters worse by defending the server's rude behavior and implying we weren't as important as other of his customers (for whom the other empty tables were presumably waiting). We were hurried to order, then ignored. Our dinner was ruined. As locals, we can tell you there are other wonderful restaurants in Sonoma that treat their guests with the expected courtesy. Don't go to Della Santina's."
    Dined on 12/24/2013
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