Donato Enoteca - Redwood City

Very fine northern Italian restaurant. We go there often. Food tends to be under-salted, and the pork chop last night was overdone to our taste, but their larger clientele may like things that way.

Donato is one of the best Italian chefs I have ever known! I was a huge fan of his at one of his previous restaurants where he worked and was excited when he opened his own place in Redwood City. I have done special events like New Year's Eve dinner and just yesterday Mother's Day dinner at Donato Enoteca and it always blows my expectations out of the water!!! Service by Christian last night was icing on the cake! We didn't leave room for dessert with all the appetizers we wanted to try plus our entrees. May have to head back just for tiramisu and espresso tonight!!!

This was my fourth or fifth time dining here but brought two friends along this time. One proclaimed it was the best Italian restaurant she had eaten in outside of Italy! I agree. Everything was delicious. The cocktails were superb. Wine choices overwhelming but not in a bad way. There was a price fix menu which had a hint of fall so of course I ordered it! Cantaloupe with prosciutto as a starter, pappardelle with roasted butternut squash as the main and a butternut squash panna cotta. All were incredible! The panna cotta was so creative you could taste the sweetness of the squash but it wasn't an overly sweet dessert. Delicious! One friend ordered the arugula salad which was served with a simple but incredible lemon dressing. She begged the chef for the recipe. She also had buckwheat pasta with mushrooms and practically licked her plate. Service was as excellent as the food. Highly recommend for a casual dinner, date night or a special occasion.

We went to our first Sunday Pizza night! It was beyond our expectations! The different kinds of pizza were awesome! The salad and dessert made the night feel special at a reasonable price!

I love going to Donato's and having dinner at the chef's counter. The atmosphere is very nice and the service is always excellent. The drinks are very good but the menu is hit or miss. Unfortunately, during my last visit there were more misses than hits among the four items my friend and I ordered, including the dry focaccia that came with an appetizer and the side of bread that was also too dry.