DiTondo’s Tavern

Go all the time boglgna is amazing, sausage sandys are great. dinner on a Friday nights is never a let down alway something good on special

This old tavern and eatery is one of the coolest completely non modern places to grab excellent affordable italian for lunch Great but very informal service basic old school food love it!

I went there for the first time on a Friday for lunch. It was pretty crowded inside and was seat yourself to a table. The server came over right away and you receive a postcard size menu. I ordered the large spaghetti parmesan with two meatballs. I had fresh Italian bread brought to the table. The pasta came out pretty quick considering how crowded it was. The dish was hot out of the oven. The pasta was cooked perfectly and I enjoyed their sauce. The meatballs were al little on the small side. It was a good sized portion of pasta and couldn’t finish all of it. It was a great lunch experience. Remember this though, it’s CASH ONLY.

Went to dinner before Sabres game New Years Eve. Was delicious, plentiful and can’t beat the price!

I had high hopes… and I ended up disappointed in both the food and the service. It seems like the kind of place that everyone who was eating there has been eating there for years… decades even. Maybe that was the problem. I was the new kid. And, they don’t seem to like new kids.
First I was ignored. Then, when I was acknowledged, I was asked what I wanted before I was given a menu. When it arrived and I ordered, I was made to feel like I ordered exactly the wrong thing. There wasn’t a salad on the lunch menu, so I asked about getting one. A salad? Seriously? Well… I see other people eating them, so they must exist. Oh… it’s a dinner salad. Does it come with the entrees? No, it’s extra. How much? Four bucks. Okay… great… I’ll have a small dinner salad with Italian dressing and a meatball sandwich. It’s not small, it’s big. Ummmm… okay. I’ll have a big dinner salad and a meatball sandwich. It’s only one size. Okay… I’ll have the dinner salad and a meatball sandwich. You want peppers or onions or cheese on your sandwich? No thanks. You want it plain? I guess… just meatballs and sauce. Okay.
All of the other tables with salads also have baskets of bread and butter. My salad comes without it. When I ask about it I’m told bread comes with pasta, but not with salads… but she’ll give me some any way. The two tiny slices of bread that are brought to the table in a saucer (no basket for me) are fresh enough and served with butter in packets. The salad, iceberg and romaine lettuce, a red onion sliver, one (ONE!!!) grape tomato and a bunch of stale croutons, is topped with off-​brand bottled dressing. Sad!
My meatball sandwich arrived just as I was finishing my salad and it was accompanied by a pickle slice and half a hard-​boiled egg. Odd! The round roll was delicious. The (three) meatballs were rather flavorless and contained more fillers than meat. And, the sauce was too sparse to add or detract. I would have liked more of it to make my sandwich taste like more than bread-​balls on wonderful bread… but alas, I was afraid to ask for it.

The spaghetti sauce is amazing! I had the Chicken Parm. This is my favorite Italian restaurant in Buffalo! Service was good until I asked for the check. That took 20 minutes. Ugh.

Ordered the pasta with parm and it was okay but nothing special. Decided to add a sausage link for $ 1+ and a single meatball $ 1+ which none were included and wasn’t impressed by either. The meatball was mostly filler and not big by any means and the sausage was kinda dry and nothing special. Maybe this place gets its great reviews for its other items. I will however say that the coconut pie was excelent! The server was super nice and checked on us multiple times. Also, the food we had left was promptly taken and wrapped up for us which was really nice too.

Excellent spot for a quick lunch. Service is great, food is great, price is great. No complaints. The italian julienne salad is really delicious. My go to for sure.

My second time here. The food continues to be amazing. Avoid this place at all costs of you are avoiding or counting carbs. Otherwise enjoy your hearty, homespun and delicious feast.

My husband and I been wanting to try this restaurant for years but the time constraints (11 am to 2 pm) kept us from our goal. Since I am now working at Main and Seneca it seem the perfect place for lunch. It is a no nonsense, cash only, lots of specials type of place. Tim and I both had the Stuffed rolled steak with small side of spaghetti. Small my foot we ended up taking home enough for dinner that night, not that I am complaining. All around great place that I hope to keep going to.

Real good food! Soups are always a must have. Great old school tavern atmosphere! Only criticism would be you have to pay for beverage refills.

This is a great place, very old school, classic. Nothing fancy about it! Very simple menu, straight to the point. Our service was great, the prices were very reasonable.
I had the spaghetti parm with a meatball, and my husband had the spaghetti parm with chicken breast. I am very picky with my sauce, and I loved theirs. It’s not a sweet sauce, and the portions are huge! We both ordered the smaller portions and still had leftovers. They both came with soup or salad, and bread on the table.
I saved room for homemade custard pie and a cup of coffee. The pie was to die for.
Make sure you make reservations, since Friday nights are the only day they are open for dinner.
We will definitely be back to try some other things on their menu.

This is a must when in Buffalo.
Blue on tap. Spaghetti Parm. Done.
The menu is the size of a postcard. Some great lunch specials too.

Best Italiano joint in the city with out a doubt. Best sauce hands down. Hidden gem in Buffalo. Hours open on the week are 11 – 2 and Friday all night as well. See the «who’s who» of Buffalo. Conveniently located down the street from Chef’s. Everything made from scratch.

If You want a filling lunch in the Company of Buffalo’s Movers and Shakers this is the place. Look around the place is full of heavy weights. It seems like only yesterday that I stumbled into the place and Jimmy Griffin was holding court. You get a power vibe when You walk in. What You don’t get is food that is anything more than ordinary. It’s not bad but it doesn’t kick. My lunch portion of linguine with white clam sauce fell a bit flat. My Wife’s spaghetti and meatballs would have been at home in any middle school cafeteria.
Go there and be part of the city’s beat just don’t expect to be wowed by the food.

Mamma Mia thissa placca fantastica butta onlya opena ona luncha ora Fridaya nighta. My friend, the captain of the Cheektowaga White Eagles soccer team, told me about this place, and it’s definitely worth the trip! They’re open every weekday lunch time, but only one evening a week — Fridays — which is when I usually go because they have their delicious and generously portioned Chicken Parm. They’re a lovely, popular, unassuming family Italian place that is basically everything Chefs wants to be.
What to get: Chicken Parm.
They’re not my absolute favourite place for Italian, but they’re definitely comfortably high up in the top 10, probably in the top 5 in WNY, and the prices and portions definitely keep me coming back. They use a ton of cheese when they «parm» stuff so if you like generous helpings of mozzarella and such, this is the place for you. The sauce and spaghetti are excellent :) They’re what people from a certain corner of Sicily call «Nomtasticissimo.»
Western NY has the best Italian American food on earth. I have 7 amazing restaurants to prove it. Just like the Pizza, and the Wings, and the Souvlaki… the sign when you come into the region should say: Italian American — it’s better here. Top tier: Mulberry Café (one in a million, my fave, best lasagne and meatballs on earth). Lockport Village (best chicken parm). Santasieros (cheap and rich and delicious). Best of the rest: DiTondo’s (only open Friday eve), Roman Café (yum yum in NT), Michael’s (best Beans N Greens and rolled mozzarella chef salad imaginable), Lebro’s (awesome sauce and Chicken Parm). You will not go wrong at any of those marvellous jewels.
But yes — DiTondo’s — Just down the road from chefs, and miles, miles better.

While my fiancé was enjoying his last weekend as a «bachelor» I was left alone to enjoy a weekend off. I decided I needed to do things that he normally doesn’t like to do.
One of those things is eating Italian food. He doesn’t understand all the good things about some pasta and sauce. I don’t quite understand.
After a solo evening enjoying Larkin Square I was driving home trying to decide where to eat. I noticed DiTondo’s was open, and drove by. Then made a turn around in an alley and went back.
It was very. busy. And it seems that everyone knows each other here. Since I was solo I just wanted a spot at the bar… but I had to stand and drink a beer while I waited forever!
Eventually I sat. The bartenders seemed to pity me. I got to order my food, the menu is small and simple. I got linguine with clams. Tons of chopped clams, nice garlicky flavor and pasta. It was good, I ate it all.
I think I’d enjoy this spot more with some friends, wine and red sauce. I will be back… probably with pals who appreciate Italian more than my man ;)

Well I had the rolled steak. And I have to say, it actually tasted like roast beef, not like steak at all. Oh well. I’ll be passing on that next time.
For dessert, we ordered the Banana Cream and Apple Pie. The Banana Cream was to die for! It tasted so fresh and creamy. Just make sure you save room. We only ate half our dinners so we could enjoy the desserts. Note: We phone in and pre-​ordered the desserts in the afternoon, just like the waitress told us!

Ditondo’s Tavern is on Seneca Street in Buffalo, NY just past the other famous Italian Restraurant. I was a fan of the other Italian Restaurant until Ditondo’s. The menu is limited and the place does not have much ambiance, but the food is awesome. It’s not overly priced but I gaurantee you will be bringing food home unless you just can’t stop eating.
I love the pasta and meat sauce! The sauce is so good and it has chunks of italian sausage in it. Don’t forget the Friday special, 10 dollar Steak Hoagie. This is a full Steak with a bananna pepper, onoins and cheese on a hoagie roll. So try out Ditondo’s, just past the other guys!

Di Tondo’s is another one of those (in)famous Buffalo institutions. The menu consists of approx. 4 lunch items, there are usually 5 specials, all heavy on the italian side. Excellent meatball and italian sausage patty sandwiches.
The desserts are delicious.
There’s always a huge table full of italian men having a great big drinking lunch and I want to sit with them. When I left today, I told them they needed to share the birthday cake and champagne they were enjoying. Invitations were issued.