Davitino’s Restaurant

We had a similar experience as some others. No greeting from the Hostess totally dos not make eye contact or welcome us or make any attempt to acknowledge us coming in the door. She was checking out a customer but still had time to look up since she had to wait for credit card machine to process the bill plenty of time to greet incoming customers. When she was done with this check out she was going to check out another person instead of greeting us but the gentleman deferred and asked her to take care of us first «Thank You Sir» a true caring person. So she seated us finally. We had the chicken Parmesan and it was very good plenty enough to share between my wife and I. We asked the waitress and found out the rude woman hostess is the owner. I was going to let it go but after reading the other reviews with the same comments I felt I needed to share this also since it seems not to be an isolated incident. To sum it up the food was great and service from waitress good but the owner needs to hire a hostess with personality and then sit in a back office and count receipts out of sight of the customers.

Good food, good service, clean. There were about fifteen of us dining that night: dinner was served promptly and waitresses were friendly.

I hope this place closes down! The service in this place was a joke. I ordered soup to go and when I came in to pick up the soup the lady that was behind the counter was worthless carcass. She was so rude and ridiculous. I handed my card to the lady and she looked at me like I was from Mars. Mind you my bill was $ 4.00, she asked me to sign I signed the copy and she asked for my ID I handed her my ID and then she told me that my signature wasn’t real. I looked at her like she was joking. Then she told me that she won’t play games and that there is an officer in the restaurant. Then she took my card and my bill to the officer. WOW, she came back stating that the officer didn’t think anything of it. Then she asked for my ID again she wanted to write down information from my ID. I grabbed my card from her hand and wanted my money back. I wish I could have tried the food in the place. But because of the service I will not ever step foot in this place again. MIND YOU 4 F***ing dollars.

It’s a hard to find authentic Italian in such a saturated city. Years ago my family would come here for my great grandmother’s birthday every year at the original location, It was phenomenal. Their food is still great, but things have changed since since they re-​located.

Food was ok, similar to what I make at home. Salad wasn’t the best. The Service however and is pretty slow. When I first walked in the lady at the register never looked up or ask anybody for their name. The waitress was overloaded with tables. I thought she forgot about us. The place was clean though and the people were friendly. Most likely I will not go back.

My husband and I have attempted to eat at Davitino’s several times, but unfortunately when we have arrived, the doors were locked during open hours. So, tonight we called to make sure they were open and when we got there it took several minutes for an employee to acknowledge us and we ended up leaving. This is the second time that we have left because nobody would acknowledge that we were there. This establishment used to be great, but since they moved to their new location, it has totally gone down the drain. It’s a shame because the food is great and the servers have always been great, but it looks like we’ll be taking our business elsewhere since they don’t seem to want our business.

Just ok. Used to be one of the best in mentor, but the new location is not a good fit. Décor is dated and most seats in the dining room are ruined by views directly into the kitchen and drink station. Food is good and service is good, but you can find a better meal and atmosphere at many others in the area (Dino’s, zapatellis, mama Roberta’s). We will prob be back, but only once a year or so.

First impression of the restauarant in its new space? Filthy carpeting. Food was ok, our salads were wilted, however, and waitress never came to check so that I could even mention it. She brought our lunches and asked if she could take thee salad plates that we obviously didnt eat. I said yes, they were a bit wilted and she didn’t apologize or offer to make it right. The owners son was sitting at the bar as we tried to cash out, he yelled for his mom to come up front. She never asked how our meal was, said thank you or even smiled. I was going to book a shower but I wouldn’t subject my friends to this place.

i’ve only been to davitino’s twice. once in the 80s (when it was closer to rt 306) and just recently at their mentor ave town sq location.
i can only review what i had, and it was great. their eggplant parm is breaded and fried, just like grandma used to make, sitting on top of pasta (rigatoni or spaghetti), with a fabulous spaghetti sauce. just great !!!
so eggplant parm, including soup or salad, iced tea, and ice cream for dessert, all for $ 20. needless to say — i will be back !

By far the worst dining experience of my life. Let me preface this by saying I eat out 3 – 5 nights a week. I normally would not go to this establishment but a few of my friends wanted to go. To start, the food was just average. But the worst part was our server. She was, without a doubt, the WORST server any of us have ever had. Rude, inattentive, and overall just a lousy server. She did not check up on us once during our two hour meal after taking our dinner orders and acted as if answering a question about a few entrees was the worst thing in the world. To make matters worse, when we paid and talked to the owner’s wife, she was a complete Bi%$& too!!! Did not say a word and could have cared less. This place has always had a bad reputation around town and will continue to until they go out of business. They have gone downhill SEVERLY so If you want good italian food, go to Molinari’s. Much classier and MUCH better food.

Great food, great prices, great atmosphere. Love love love it!

My husband has been asking me to try Davitino’s Restaurant for months, I finally gave in and I regret that I did. We sat at the bar while waiting for our table. I asked if they had Malbec wine and the bartender had no idea what I was talking about. We ended up getting a Pino Noir instead. It was served in a non-​red wine glass with a thick rim. I prefer red wine to be served in an appropriate glass.
We were seated in a booth at the back of the main room. Our waitress was a sweetie and took our order immediately. I looked to my left and had full view of an area with brooms and cleaning supplies — gross!
Our salad was served and it was just okay — nothing great. The flatware was pathetic and old. My husband’s coke was served in a plastic glass.
The food was average and frankly I wouldn’t go back.

Found Davitino’s via Unilocal.Read the reviews and sounded like a good place to try. Overall pretty good. The dinners were above average. The Chianti was excellent and well priced. Our server and service was a bit off out of the gate, but improved as the evening went on and we got her engaged with the table. She was actually the bartender reassigned to handle several tables. Not a happy camper at first, but did come around. All in all, a good place with a nice menu. One suggestion, at their price point, they need to invest in table cloths and a bit of ambiance, like Italian music instead of the rocker that serenaded us most of the evening over the speakers…

The only reason I gave this place one star is the place was clean, with a nice atmosphere (had we not been seated in the back, by the open doorway to the kitchen) and the marinara is pretty good. Otherwise, it would have received no star.
I love good Italian food. Having grown up on the fare in Little Italy and worked at the Greenhouse on Adelbert Rd., in Cleveland, owned by the Minnillo family, of the Baricelli Inn and currently Flour, before attending nursing school, I’d say I’m a fair judge.
This was my second trip to the restaurant. I wanted to give them a fair chance after the first trip was mediocre and I felt it must have been an off day for the place.
Both times, were were seated in the back, by the open kitchen, even though there were more ambient areas open. Both times, I noticed everyone with children were seated in the back, no matter how old your child was (mine was 13). Rather then disperse the noise and activity of children, they concentrate it, which makes for a very noisy dining experience when you add in the clanking from the open kitchen. I found this segregation very disturbing.
The other points that make this place fall way short is the unfriendly wait staff, the overpriced food – for the quality, and the lack of concern from the owners.
We ordered the Wedding soup and Calamari, to start. Calamari was very nice, but the wedding soup was overly watered-​down. Most restaurants have their soup base made in the morning and as the day goes on, have to top it off due to evaporation reducing it. This is perfectly acceptable, but this was over-​topped. The meatballs were flavorful, but he pastina in the soup was way under done. So much so, that they were like hard little grains. Visually, you could tell they were undone. I have no idea why the waitress didn’t say something to the cook when handed the bowls. We were hoping the rest of the meal would be better.
Just an FYI – this place also charges $ 6.00 extra for a change in sauce and a «sharing» charge of $ 4.00 per dish, which I find outrageous, though we didn’t plan on sharing, and I know the sauces are already made and sitting in steam tables, back in the kitchen.
When our meals came – Seafood Alfredo ($ 17.99), Jumbo Shrimp ($ 16.99), and Veal Parmigiana ($ 18.99) – all, except the Seafood Alfredo, came with a one-​cup side of pasta with marinara. Also, all the pasta was way under-​cooked. When my husband complains about it being under cooked, it is under cooked.
My son, who ordered the Jumbo Shrimp asked if he could have Alfredo sauce on his pasta, instead, was curtly told by the uninvested waitress that it would be an upcharge of $ 6-​making the cost for that dish $ 22.99. I exclaimed, «…for 2 oz. of Alfredo sauce?» to which, Miss Warm answered, «Do you want it, or not?». Wow, how nasty can one be to guests? When his dish came, who would have though it would be only 6 medium, butterfly cut fried shrimp? Not jumbo sized at all.
My dish, the Seafood Alfredo, had about a quarter cup of minced, yes, minced scallops, with six small sized shrimp that were so under cooked, they were translucent. Needless to say, I put them aside and started eating the pasta, because I was starving. I planned on talking to Miss Warm when she came back around, but she stayed in the kitchen chatting with the cooks for the rest of our meal. When she appeared to give us our check and boxes, I told her about the shrimp and pasta, she just stared at me for an inordinate amount of time, then blurted out, «sorry» before turning and walking away.
When I paid the check, the owner, Tina, didn’t ask how things were. in fact, she didn’t even look at me.
All I can say is, this place is a very sad, sad, disappointment.

I crave the sausage and peppers from here! It is homemade sausage served with peppers and rigatoni. I can’t imagine getting anything else from here as my main dish.
The calamari is also delicious, cooked perfectly. Bruschetta is tasty and tomatoey.
The wedding soup is very filling, if you get it, try not to fill up on it. Or do, in which case you will have lots of leftovers because their portions are large.

They have relocated to a strip center near Heinen’s on Mentor ave heading east. Can’t wait to try it

I’d kill to have this restaurant in Columbus. Hands down my favorite Italian place anywhere, you can’t beat the quality and quantity of food plus a great relaxed but quiet atmosphere. I’m so sick of gimmicky Italian places that are more worried about goofy junk hanging on the wall then they are food quality.
Every time i come home to visit my parents in South Euclid i make the drive out to mentor just for this place. That having been said they seem to close for business for every little thing they can get away with, which really gets annoying as i have limited chances to get to eat here.
I strongly recommend the wedding soup, by far the best i’ve had in a restaurant, and the chicken parm is my personal fav.