Donato's Italian - Port Charlotte

My family and I had our family dinner at Donatos. We waited over an hour because the hostess said up to 7 people need to have a reservation even though when my aunt called the place, they said we didn’t need a reservation. We got our table, everything was alright till our food came. My uncles food was cold, my brother’s chicken on the Alfredo pasta was dry. And we were treated horribly by the staff. When the manager came, she was drunk, drinking on the job is not a good idea. And how did we know?, her words were slurring and her movement was not right. The most important aspect of all, my aunt has celiac disease. The restaurant said they serve gluten free on separate cookers, but last night, she was throwing up all night. Her food was cross contaminated. Never ever come here. ?

A year ago the pesto sauce over fresh pasta was the best I'd ever tasted, anywhere. Last night, the opposite, washed out color without flavor, at all. As if they had a tablespoon of sauce left in the kitchen and just diluted it in order to have enough to cover the meal. I'd have been way better off staying home using a jar of pesto purchased at the dollar store! The lasagna my wife ordered was fabulous, she said. So, go figure. Hit or miss. Service was great. Seating in a booth a bit cramped for more than two.

Such a fun place for dinner! We had the summer special. Great food and service.

Do not order the salmon as it was undercooked the risotto was cold.

If you’re from NY this place is a must, and I’m not lying, you’ll thank me. The atmosphere should be a 10, ok it’s Stacey’s birthday dinner and we picked the right place, Italian who doesn’t love it, the food was good but they messed up Stacey’s dinner, she wanted the eggplant parm and got the chicken like I had very good, our server made the meal by singing Happy Birthday to Stacey in Italian, so it was ok she made a couple mistakes. ENJOY THE PICTURES