Donatello Italian Restaurant
What the experts agree on
Old-school Italian elegance with tuxedoed servers delivering classic pastas and osso buco in a romantic setting of arches and crystal—pricey but authentically run by Venice-born owners honoring family tradition.
“The Venice-born owners of Donatello operate the restaurant much as their grandparents would.”
– Gayot
4.5
"This “old-school” Tampa ristorante employs “fantastic” “tuxedoed”, “Italian-accented waiters” to ferry its “classic”, “expensive” Italian fare including “excellent” pastas and osso buco." Full review
"Warmth and romance abound as tuxedoed waiters with Italian accents attend to guests in an elegant setting of stucco arches, tapestries, crystal and roses." Full review
"Donatello has been around since 1984, and nobody in Tampa does old-school Italian food better. Start with the bruschetta and then get at least a couple of pastas like fettuccine tossed..." Full review