Dante Ristorante

Name: Dante Ristorante
Address: 1148 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA, United States, 22066
Telephone: (703) 759-3131
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.9

4.9

1315 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

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Dante Restaurant offering delicious, authentic Italian cuisine, celebrates its 31st anniversary this year. Dante Restaurant is located just minutes from Tysons Corner and Reston Town Center, in the historic Leigh House in Great Falls, VA, a beautifully renovated Victorian mansion. It provides cozy fine dining experience in its seven private dining rooms and a lounge, A full bar and a selection of fine Italian and American wines with more are on hand. On-site free parking is available.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 9, 2023

9:00 PM

Booked 6 times today

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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–1:15 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(703) 759-3131
Website
http://www.danterestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Giuseppe Di Benigno
Private party facilities
Dante Restaurant offers private dining rooms to accommodate from 6 to 50 guests.
Private party contact
Giuseppe Di Benigno: (703) 759-3131

Location
1148 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA 22066
Neighborhood
Great Falls
Parking details
Our private parking lot is located directly behind the restaurant.
Entertainment
On special occasions Dante Restaurant offers light jazz on the patio.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,315 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.9

4.9 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.9Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

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1,315 Reviews

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JimF
Washington DC
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
this is a real neighborhood Italian gem that we will continue to visit regularly.
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BurtH
Washington DC
46 reviews
vip
4.0
46 reviews
Dined on December 1, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We love Dante! Great Italian food, excellent service and reasonable prices.
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SP14
Washington DC
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 30, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We most likely got the same table by the window after a gap of over a decade - can't recall if the staff were the same or not!! As usual, nothing to worry about, good food, good table, good staff and good 'ol inflation! Maybe some nice piped in music?
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BarryB
Washington DC
19 reviews
vip
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on November 28, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The dover sole is the best. The service is impeccable. All food choices are wonderful. Our go to restaurant when we are in town since we live in Florida for the winter.
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Cricket
Memphis/West TN
21 reviews
vip
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Dante’s has never let me down. The food is great, the staff is friendly and efficient and the atmosphere is cozy, elegant, and quiet. It is a neighborhood gem!
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TimB
Washington DC
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our first time at the restaurant. Everything was great. Food was excellent. A special occasion restaurant.
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TJH3
Washington DC
28 reviews
vip
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Outstanding meal and atmosphere. We will return often.
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EaglesFan
Washington DC
70 reviews
vip
5.0
70 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great night out. Food was delicious Everyone enjoyed the whole experience
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
96 reviews
vip
5.0
96 reviews
Dined on November 3, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always excellent Italian food!! Great staff! Thank you!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 1, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was amazing, the food was delicious, the service was great and the ambiance was perfect! Thank you for a wonderful evening. Will definitely recommend to family and friends.
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KimberlyR
Washington DC
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Unseasonably beautiful night. Outdoor dining under the lights with live soft Jazz trio. Delicious food… friendly staff.., what more can you ask for?
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EYEDOC
Washington DC
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 26, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Have been dining here for many years. Delicious food and attentive staff. I highly recommend this restaurant
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DevonH
Houston
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on October 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best pumpkin ravioli I have ever tasted. The pasta melted in my mouth. Everything was amazing.
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OpenTable Diner
Richmond
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The experience last night was wonderful. We were in a part of the restaurant, where it was quiet, and we could hear our conversations, as opposed to many other restaurants surrounding us were it this so difficult to hear each other and enjoy a good meal. We will be back!
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Dinechef
Washington DC
32 reviews
vip
5.0
32 reviews
Dined on October 10, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My friend and I went for lunch. The service was excellent. My friend had the crab salad while I had the Cesar with salmon. Both were correctly prepared. This restaurant continues to be a favorite.
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ItalianFoodLover
Washington DC
134 reviews
vip
5.0
134 reviews
Dined on October 7, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent dinner! Veal chop, spaghetti and clams, and the special salmon with shrimp and lobster sauce! All outstanding! The tiramisu topped off a delightful evening!
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Amand
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 7, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and lovely surprise with outdoor live music made for a great date night!
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FineDiningGem
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 4, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful Italian restaurant in a house with delightful Old World ambiance!
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KarenH
Washington DC
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on September 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous dinner!!
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KarenB
Washington DC
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on September 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great evening with friends in a lovely restaurant, inside and out.
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maureend
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I love this restaurant! Whether taking a client or just my husband and I for dinner, it never disappoints.
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KathyA
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious dinner in a beautiful enclosed porch with lovely lighting and fountains. Service was outstanding and the menu selections were varied and extensive.
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Casablanca
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good food and attentive service in a nice setting.
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MichaelC
New York Area
22 reviews
vip
5.0
22 reviews
Dined on September 6, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Most wonderful quaint Italian eatery that takes u to Old Country V ery good with a wonderful chef/owner!
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Maureen
Washington DC
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on September 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We have dined outdoors on several occasions and have thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance and musical entertainment.
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JaniceT
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 25, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always amazing!! The linguine all vongole is just like in Italy!!!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 17, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We’ve been dining at Dantes for decades. It has always been one of our favorite restaurants in the area.
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KarenB
Washington DC
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely spot for a great Italian dinner on a beautiful patio with live music combo.
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KathyM
Washington DC
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 7, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The service and food was excellent! Perfect place for a special lunch.
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GuyW
Washington DC
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on August 2, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great restaurant with a wonderful ambience. The staff makes you feel welcomed.
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LisaS
Dallas
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 27, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The dining experience at Dante' Ristorante was excellent! The food was delicious and the service was attentive, professional and friendly. Quite an enjoyable evening. I highly recommend this restaurant!
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely love going here! Great food that alone will keep you coming back. I love sitting outdoors and enjoying the good weather of the evening
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VAfoodie
Washington DC
116 reviews
5.0
116 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We have not been to Dante Restaurant in several years, partly due to Covid. We were warmly greeted and seated right away. Not rushed by our server. Lovely Chardonnay and salads. Husband got veal marsala and I got the fresh fettuccine with many shrimp, spinach and cherry tomatoes - absolutely melted in my mouth, so of course, I ate every bit!! Dessert was a wonderful Trimasu with fresh berries and dark chocolate - and noting our special anniversary evening. Greetings again and "thank you" for our choosing Dantes for our evening meal. Absolutely will kept them on our " must return" list.
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Anna
Washington DC
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful experience! Lovely evening spent dining outdoors while listening to the live jazz trio. Waitstaff was very attentive but not overbearing. Food was very good, husband had the Dover sole and I had the pappardelle with wild boar. We will be back.
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kpen
Washington DC
6 reviews
vip
2.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 21, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
My husband and I have been going to Dante Ristorante for over 30 years. We dined on Friday evening July 21, 2023. We ate in the large dining room on the main floor. There were well over 20 people in the dining room with tables rather close together. The noise level in the room was extremely high making it challenging to enjoy our personal conversation at our table of 3. There was also a bussing area at the entrance to the room we were dining in. Every time a waiter placed dishes etc in the bussing area the noise to place the dishes etcetera was also loud. This is a premium restaurant with multiple dining rooms for guests to dine. Our tab for the evening was almost $400 for a party of three. While the food and service was outstanding, because of the noise level, it will be quite while before we dine at this restaurant again.
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OpenTable Diner
Denver
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 20, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food, ambiance and service. Truly a special restaurant.
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BurtH
Washington DC
46 reviews
vip
4.0
46 reviews
Dined on July 19, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Dante’s had good Italian food at reasonable prices, but the real draw is the beautiful outdoor patio. I can’t think of another Northern Virginia restaurant that has anything up compare. Service is friendly too!
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BGMcL
Washington DC
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on June 29, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a wonderful dinner with great service and delicious food. The inside is lovely but I think the outside would have been better (and was offered) -very charming but the Canadian forest fire smoke made that not desirable. We had not been here in quite a while but will definitely be returning soon. Thank you for the memorable evening.
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Pawley
Charleston
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on June 28, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous place for a special get-together or other occasion.
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ChrisB
Baltimore
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on June 23, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Been here numerous times, and everything is always of consistent quality. This was a birthday event so they put a candle in the appropriate dessert and wrote Happy Birthday around the rim of the plate. Waiter was extremely attentive. Not a single mistake made. The restaurant attracts the kind of people who don't make a lot of noise, so it was easy to hear ourselves talk. Will be back.
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FAQs

Dante Ristorante offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (703) 759-3131.

Dante Ristorante is rated 4.9 stars by 1315 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 9, 2023

9:00 PM

Booked 6 times today

Order delivery or takeout

1148 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA 22066

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Great Falls
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–1:15 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Our private parking lot is located directly behind the restaurant.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Giuseppe Di Benigno
Entertainment
On special occasions Dante Restaurant offers light jazz on the patio.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.danterestaurant.com/
Phone number
(703) 759-3131
Private party facilities
Dante Restaurant offers private dining rooms to accommodate from 6 to 50 guests.
Private party contact
Giuseppe Di Benigno: (703) 759-3131

Dante Ristorante

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

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What 1,315 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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FAQs

Does Dante Ristorante offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Dante Ristorante restaurant rated?

Is Dante Ristorante currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information