Dal Contadino Trattoria

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   Mark VIP

   New York City33 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was okay. The linguine with clams was good but way too few clams for the money. Overall the food was nothing special. The service was awful. Only three of four of us had silverware. I asked several times for silverware, including several after the food was delivered. We then ran out of water at the table again asked multiple times for water and were ignored. Finally got the manager walking by and he made sure we got water. I understand they were busy, but make sure you have the staff to take care of your customers.
   

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   MichelleM

   Miami3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Great food and great service. Noise level was high inside. Outside great. .
   

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   Rhonda VIP

   West Palm Beach132 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Food is over priced, small portions and ordinary. Heavy on the salt. Branzino was nothing special and spices did not flavor properly. Will not return
   

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   Tanika

   Miami1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Pablo, our waiter was awesome...his recommendations were perfect.
   

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   Frank VIP

   West Palm Beach7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   I've been here a few times. The food has been better on previous occasions. This was a slow night, and there were many tables available. Our server did his best to give us his attention despite having been seated in the remotest part of the dining room. At least the front of the house manager had the presence of mind to check in on us to see how we were doing. The food thar night did not have the same wow factor as compared to previous visits. Perhaps we were not very astute with our entrée selections. However, this begs the question of why any entrée selection would be less desirable than the others.
   

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   jill VIP

   New Mexico12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   We have been twice and we enjoy everything about the restaurant except two things: The noise level was intolerable. This was due to the loud music all night long and singers. It was unreasonably loud and unpleasant for our guests. If you don’t mind screaming to talk, you wouldn’t mind it. The other thing is we were seated close to the restrooms and the smell of sewage was so bad. Made dinner unpleasant especially when the door opened it was awful. Like toilet smell from the pipes. Unfortunately these two things will may us think twice about going back any time soon. We asked for a different table when they first seated us (we had reservations which were delayed by about 20 minutes) but there was nothing else.
   

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   KarenV

   Fort Lauderdale1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful atmosphere, service was excellent and the entertainment was great! Vocalist/keyboard, chef came out to sing and even a dinner guest did a number of Sinatra songs, the night couldn’t be a more enjoyable! Absolutely enjoyable night!
   

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   Carole VIP

   Miami3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful meal Lots of atmosphere Additionally a singing chef with a great voice compounding the experience. Do not miss this gem in Ft. Lauderdale.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Detroit3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   One of the worst dining experiences I have had in quite some time. I’ve been a longtime patron of this restaurant. My family has been longtime patrons. My friends have been longtime patrons. After my experience last night, not only will I never back, but I will go out of my way to encourage others to avoid this place as well. It’s a far cry from the restaurant it used to be. Our last two visits were very bad experiences (both times with Paolo as the waiter), but last night was beyond unacceptable. Arrived on time for our 7:00 pm reservation and were seated by 7:09 pm. By 7:39, we had not received water, drinks, bread, or even enough menus. I called over the manager Mario and explained to him the situation, and he seemed to care and take action. However, it only got worse from there. We placed our order around 7:45 pm.. an appetizer and four entrees. Appetizer arrived by 8:05 pm. Around 8:15 pm, after our appetizer had been finished and about 30 minutes after placing our order, our server Paolo came back and asked us to verify our entrees. Obviously he had not put our order in yet, which alone was very disappointing. He came back around 8:25 pm, 40 minutes after we had placed our order, to tell us that they actually ran out of one of our entrees. Given this was 40 minutes after we placed our order, we voiced our frustration on how it could take that long to reach that determination. We chose a different entree. About 15 minutes after that, almost a full hour after placing our order, he returned to tell us that they actually ran out of a second entree that was initially ordered. I explained this was completely unacceptable and he apologized. The manager was a mere 15 feet from our table while this was all going on. We explained how unacceptable this entire evening had been. They offered us a desert on the house, which at this point was a slap in the face. We could not get out of this place fast enough. You’ll get better service at Olive Garden!
   

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    Claire

    New York City4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 28, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The restaurant reminds us of a trattoria in Rome or in the Amalfi Coast, charming and cozy, and the food is fresh and beautifully prepared. We look forward to dinners there during our visits to the area.
    

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