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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   We were happy to be back at Donato. We hadn’t been there in years.

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   MARIANR

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   The service was wonderful beginning with the host on through the waiters. Everyone was very knowledgable of the menu. The food was prepared well and portions were of a nice size. I like the presentation of the bill, via a book. We enjoyed our meals and the fact that you could hear yourself talk even though there was a full house. We plan to go again and take friends to share in the good moments.MR

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Caribbean

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Nice place for family dinner. The food and specialty drinks was amazing. The waiter was very friendly and professional.

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   Lettie

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on March 15, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The stars say it all. Great food, amazing service, can’t wait to go back.

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5. EL

   EvaL

   San Francisco

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on March 12, 2023

   overall5food4service5ambience4

   it's our neighborhood restaurant, we live in the Elmwood, and we are glad to have such a nice restaurant in walking distance. The food is really good and the service is firiendly and knowledgeable.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 9, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Good food came out quickly and such a friendly staff. The portions were small but hearty and I definitley will be back.

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on March 8, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great pasta - excellent cocktails and wine - great service

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8. RR

   RichardR

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on February 26, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   A lovely dining experience, perfectly prepared food and a wonderful waiter.

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   Happy

   San Francisco

   21 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on February 19, 2023

   overall4food5service2ambience3

   Food is consistently excellent. Service is consistently poor: either delayed or abrupt or not knowledgeable.

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10. JE

    JanElise

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Donato & Co. is our favorite restaurant in Elmwood! I'm SO GLAD they're doing so well! Every table was taken (on a Thursday night!!) and the bar was packed, as well! But for good reason--it's a special place!!

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11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful service and amazing food. We had a wonderful time

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12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We love Donato! It was our first Valentines Day lunch. It was terrific! We had an enjoyable dining experience without the dinner crowd!

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    hukilau

    San Francisco

    49 reviews

    4.0

    49 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    Great cocktail "Anna's surprise"- fruity, refreshing, with cardamom, great food.... "Spaghetti Neri"-squid ink pasta with a little kick of spice, and "Calamari"-layers of squid and eggplant caponata entrees, and cioccolato e cioccolato dessert- decadent. A little drafty near front (and occasional smell of marijuana) with front door opening and closing, but great ambiance. Love the Vespa!

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience4

    The service was absolutely amazing. A positive delight. The bread basket was rather tired and the squid somewhat tough. The pasta special (spagatoni with sausage) was delicious. We look forwards to going again and seeing if we can have the class of our pasta repeated throughout.

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15. CM

    ClaireM

    San Francisco

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on February 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Donato is a treasure. The food is outstanding, with excellent choices for all courses. The staff is knowledgeable, attentive and patient. Pay specisl attention to the fine print: everything is home-made including the exquidite desserts and the jams, jellies, biscotti, crackers and certain spuces, olive mixes and caponatas, ready for you to take home, and all at extremely reasonable prices. Donato is a treasure.

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    MATRIXOWNER

    San Francisco

    50 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on January 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great drink and food Conversation was easy

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17. UV

    UrsulaV

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    We always come in for the Gamberie salad, big enough to share. Our favorite dish is the risotto with oxtails. It has the tastiest sauce. We’ll always come back and eat, drink one of the cocktails and practice Italian

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    Ozma

    San Francisco

    37 reviews

    5.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on January 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Pricey but worth it. Seasonal food prepared lovingly and beautifully. Service was excellent, and staff were pleasantly accommodating about my mobility scooter. It has become our go-to for family special occasions.

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    Cl14

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Donato is a neighborhood gem. Solid homemade Italian food. Great, attentive service. Only knock tonight was a little slow on my wife’s fav dish but they ended up comping it…look forward to the next time.

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Donato keeps getting better!

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    Likesgoodfood

    San Francisco

    25 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Ate outside. Was lovely. Food was good. Prices seem high for what we got but quality was good

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22. MH

    MiHp

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was the perfect restaurant! Amazing staff- food both presentation and flavor excellent.

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23. JF

    JennyF

    San Francisco

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great place and delicious food. Very pleasant service. We had beef tartar with bone marrow, arancini, squid ink pasta and root veggie salad. Will definitely return!

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24. HT

    HildaT

    San Francisco

    38 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Good place to catch up over Sunday lunch with friends! Space provides great atmosphere for conservations without feeling hurried. Fresh pastas and superb salads and more…

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25. RI

    RICHARDW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    I thought the service was very good. It was not “fussy,” which I liked, but the server was well informed and very approachable. The food was a delight: good ingredients, creatively prepared and tasty. Each dish was something we looked forward to. And they served sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) as a side, crispy on the outside but moist inside. They were very good and one rarely finds them on a menu. Also, nice selection of Italian wines. And all this in a relatively quiet and inviting atmosphere. While Donato is not cheap, it is not overpriced. I would be eager to return.

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26. KK

    KariK

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great food and excellent service.

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27. CR

    CherylR

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on January 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A fabulous regional menu, expert preparation with the freshest of ingredients and excellent service make dining at Donato a delight.

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28. EL

    EvaL

    San Francisco

    13 reviews

    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on January 9, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    tasty, imaginative food, much of it house made and organic

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29. PR

    PattiR

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Got a last minute New Years Eve res and it was amazing - so much delicious food!! Amazing service too - perfect experience all around! Looking forward to returning soon.

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30. RJ

    RebeccaJ

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had the New Year's Eve prix fixe dinner, which was generous, creative, and delicious.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a wonderful dining experience- Donato’s is the best dining in the Elmwood.

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    kanga

    San Francisco

    44 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We went for the special New Year's Eve dinner, and it was excellent. We have been several times in the past and it has always been terrific. All the courses are creative and consistently good. Usually, a desert is an afterthought but at Donato they are amazing.

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33. S

    Spencer

    San Francisco

    62 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    62 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    So glad we came here for New Year’s Eve. The Prix Fixe menu was creative and inspiring, with each dish more remarkable than the last. Last year the restaurant didn’t really do much for the occasion, but this year they far exceeded expectations. Kudos the the chef for taking risks and delivering a sensational dining experience!

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34. JW

    JacquiW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I will dream of the truffle ravioli. A wonderful restaurant to splurge on!

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35. ER

    ERABL

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was New Year's Eve and we decided to eat out this year. We wanted and got a very casual evening; we ordered the pre fixe menu. Incredibly reasonable pricing, if too low for NYE. For the price we actually got too much food - and took home enough for dinner the following night. We were lucky to have lovely "neighbors" at the at the next table and chatted with them. The service was excellent and friendly. Most important, the food was creative and delicious. We've been there before and we will certainly go back.

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36. SD

    SusanD

    Los Angeles

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Donato’s has become our favorite restaurant in the Bay Area. The appetizers are innovative and made with fresh and interesting ingredients. Last night - New Year’s Eve - my wife and I both had selections from the Prefix menu. I had a hot seafood salad - shrimp, octopus, tuna and more - and my wife had a sausage medley in puff pastry. For the Primi dish, I had ravioli with shaved truffles over a very light cream sauce. My wife had homemade tagliatelli. We both had branzino for our Secondi course. A Predesert was served that was called “chocolate salami” - essentially this was comprised of slices of a chocolate and toffee “log” over marscapone cream with a dusting of chocolate powder. Then desert was served… berries and tiny tomatoes over marscapone cream with a small vial of grappa to use as we chose. In writing this I realize that multiple dishes had a marscapone cream… but the way it was used and the flavors it was combined with were unique to each dish and absolutely delicious. I simply cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough. The chef came to our table to introduce himself and to discuss the meal. He clearly loves what he does! Extraordinary and lovely. A memorable evening and a great start to the new year. We’ll return soon!

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37. KP

    KarenP

    Hawaii

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We've never had a bad experience at Donato. One of the consistently best Italian restaurants in the East Bay.

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    carolineh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    The host Alberto was excellent. So is the food. I enjoyed the shrimp salad and calamari very much. Fresh and really well done. The waitress was knowledgeable and very helpful. The bathroom was clean which was important. Overall, I had a great time. A good place to visit.

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    AnnW

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We went there on Christmas Eve for their seafood stew. The stew was delicious and everything was fresh and nicely done.

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40. KM

    KarenM

    San Francisco

    38 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Beautiful restaurant and bar all decorated for the holidays. Festive atmosphere , great cocktails, try the prawn salad, tortelloni and the Barolo wine. Great service, welcoming atmosphere, delicious food and lively. We plan to return often!

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