Donoli’s Restaurant

The prime rib is good but not above average. It is definitely worth the price though. However, the fettuccine Alfredo was AMAZING! I will be getting that when I return. The waitress gave me a hard time over a kids spaghetti meal and wanted to charge me $ 13 for a small plate of buttered noodles!
*My mother in laws prime rib came out a little less cooked than she likes so they took it back to heat it up. It came back out incredibly fast and the waitress explained how they just dip it back into the really hot au jus and it cooks it more. That is gross that they take food that customers have touched and do that.

I love this place. Whenever I travel to Owego for work I make sure to stop in for the prime rib special.

Had the crab and shrimp al fredo. Sauce very good and amount was huge. The shrimp were cooked absolutely perfect. Soup great also.

Mmm quality’s not its forte, especially if you’re looking for that «authentic» jazz, but the portions are great for value and the service was pretty good. Optimal for family get-​togethers.
The «Italian Feast» alone will keep you satisfied, unless you’re literally starving…

Donoli’s is a great place to eat with very large portions!
Yesterday we had a party of 16 eat there for Mother’s Day. As usual the restaurant didn’t disappoint. We had excellent service despite our large party and the fact that the place was extremely busy for the holiday.
I ordered one of my favorites, the crab stuffed sole with a baked potato on the side. It tasted delicious.
It’s simple, eat here and you won’t leave hungry.

Took my daughter and 3 Mothers/​Grandmothers out for an early Mother’s Day dinner tonight at Donoli’s, a place we’ve been going to for over 20 years. One of the dinners was sent back because it was apparently made from the same part of the cow that leather comes from. A replacement was offered, but since by the time the waitress came back to the table everyone else was nearly done, it was declined. When we received our check, the waitress informed us that she had taken the entrée off the tab and ONLY charged us separately for the salad and side dish, which was eaten. The charge for this was to be $ 10 on an entrée that cost $ 14.95.
While kudos are in order for recognizing the relative value of their entrée as compared to the salad, bread and 37 cents worth of pasta, this approach intrigued me enough to request a conversation with the braintrust managing this establishment. Shortly after, the owner came to the table and confirmed for us (no offense to any of my Italian friends) that Donoli is apparently Italian for, «one whose head is in a position to administer a self-​serve colonoscopy». After nothing that even resembled an apology for a bad meal, the owner informed me that there had been no other complaints that night, and then continued on to debate what exactly constitutes a bad meal. We settled on a definition of well below expectations. Finally, after asking me if I really thought we should be charged nothing for that meal and getting a response that led him to believe I thought I had been asked a trick question, he plucked my credit card out of my hand and walked away. The waitress later came almost all the way back to our table before literally tossing the check in our general direction without saying a word.
I’ve worked in restaurants myself for nearly 8 years in every job from dishwasher to floor manager, and paid for literally thousands of personal and business meals all over the country since. Haven’t ever seen this kind of stupid human trick anywhere along the line… even when entertainment was part of the package.
Sign this… stunned, but not quite speechless.