Every pasta dish is amazing! They make everything fresh and cook it to perfection. Fresh…read moreingredients and not overly seasoned. It's simply great! The salmon carpaccio is also recommended and at some point I will update this review to include the meat dishes and pizzas which look great but I never got to them since the pastas are all so good. One thing to note is this is a cash only restaurant and the tip is not included (but please take care of our waiter!)

Got to this Italian restaurant for dinner, we have got a great service and the food was amazing!…read moreHighly recommended

I recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's classic movie "The Godfather" over again. If the story…read morefrom that movie had taken place in Rio, Coppola might have chosen Cantina Donanna in Copacabana as the place to assassinate the corrupt police captain Mark McCluskey. Thoughts of The Godfather instantly came into my head when I first saw this small family run restaurant. The look of it is just right, the way you'd expect an old-time authentic Italian restaurant to look. Handmade pasta is the bottom line for this place. If you choose the proper sauce to pair with it, you will be fine. I had spaghetti with ruccola and shrimps. They cooked the salad in the shrimp sauce; I had never seen it done that way before. My friend had a sauce made from catupiri, mushrooms nuts, and shrimps. It was totally awful; there was a lake of it, and it both completely drowned and overpowered the pasta.. If you dine here, stick to the Italian-style sauces and you'll be a happy camper. The quality of the pasta was good; it was al dente and well made, however it doesn't taste or look different from industrial pasta at all. The food not withstanding, what unquestionably brought my rating of this restaurant down to three stars was the service. The waiters were negligent. When asked for fresh ground pepper they simply put the pepper mill on the table. Menus were not brought until we had been sitting for 15 minutes, and it took three requests before we could get our check at the end of the meal.

Delicious homemade pasta and fresh, made from scratch sauces. Authentic Italian and highly…read morerecommend.

Amazing food! The best four cheese pasta dish I have ever had. Ask for them to add shrimp which was…read morenot a menu item and they did so with no issue. Beto our server was friendly and fast. It is now on my must forget time I return to Copa.

Food- above average Italian. Arrived at 6:30 pm and there were a lot of reserved tables. Ordered 2…read morepastas - shrimp and mushroom sauce pasta (too much mushroom brown sauce) and olive oil with garlic pasta - simple, satisfying. The shrimp and mushroom pasta was drowning in the brown sauce, a little too much. Ambiance-good, has the Italian trattoria vibe. Service - good, efficient.

Very nice italian place by the beach. The service is a bit slow because it was pretty crowded. The…read morefood is quite good, a bit expensive though. Un lugar italiano muy agradable junto a la playa. El servicio es un poco lento porque estaba bastante lleno. La comida es bastante buena, aunque un poco cara.

Really good place! We had the salmon and the "dark beer" meat. It was so good!! And there is…read moresomething special with the salmon. if you order it you get a plate to bring home after. They change the style of the plate every year.

OK, Man had the bread basket with the olives and butters and latte and then add the filet mignon…read morewith pasta and apple Italian soda. Very very good our first night In Rio this year will be back again.

Jan.2025 We visited Don Camillo on the Copacabana Beach…read morestrip. The atmosphere takes you to Italy. The food was fresh and delicious. The staff could not be more accommodating. In fact we enjoyed it so much we went back a second time. Same result. Great food, good value and wonderful atmosphere. On top of all this you will not break the vacation budget going there. Highly recommend it. Dave M. Ontario Canada

Para mim, o melhor restaurante de massas do Rio de Janeiro. O cardápio é amplo e o serviço sempre…read moreimpecável. Os nhoques são os meus preferidos. Já viemos muitas vezes, por muitos anos, e com vários amigos e familiares e nunca nos desapontamos. Recomendo, mil e uma vezes

Um verdadeiro restaurante italiano escondido atrás de um mall na Barra. Romano, chef…read moreatenciosíssimo. Menu sem invenções, que infelizmente estão na moda. Nada de "revisita" da cozinha italiana. Comemos um "tagliolini ai funghi freschi" digno de aplausos.

Location is a little hidden, as its got a lot of tree coverage out in front. But its a lovely house…read moreon Lagoa, between Garcia D'Avila and Maria Quiteria. They offer valet parking and have two levels for seating. Italian cuisine - they have pasta, meats and fish. They pasta is freshly house made and great! Main note: Restaurant accepts only cash or cheque. So make sure you come prepared. No Debit or Credit cards. Price of each dish was R$40-75ish, depending on the dish. They have a large diveristy of types of pastas. Portion sizing is good too. I had a filet (beef) with pasta. Meat was good and pasta was al dente. Desserts were also good. I tried the Caramelo Mil Folhas and it was so light and crunchy and perfect! They are open daily for dinner, and lunch is only available on Sunday. Even though payment methods are limited, it is totally worth a try.

Amazing Italian restaurant! Classy decor but true Italian cuisine!…read moreService is great and very friendly too! Prices are great but be aware they only accept cash and cheques. No credit card!

Not sure they make Pizza this loaded in Italy...lol. It was a delight to experience such variety…read moreplaced on a pizza. Things I would never think to put like eggs. With that said the food was lovely, the place nice and clean.

From the owner: A Don Carlo's chega a Niterói apresentando um conceito diferenciado e consagrado na gastronomia…read moreinternacional, trazendo aos nossos clientes a oportunidade de apreciar a famosa Pizza Gourmet. A Pizza Gourmet é especial porque ela oferece criações exclusivas e é elaborada com os melhores ingredientes da alta gastronomia. As massas tradicional italiana e a integral, sem glúten, somadas às carnes nobres e queijos especiais vão proporcionar aos niteroienses uma experiência única. A Don Carlo's se destaca também por oferecer conforto e praticidade aos seus clientes. Não será preciso sair de casa para se render as delícias da alta gastronomia, pois a pizzaria trabalha exclusivamente com o sistema de entregas(delivery), também oferecerá um novo sistema de nome (take away), onde basta ligar, pedir sua pizza e retirar no balcão em poucos minutos. Então, o que você está esperando para saborear um cardápio de redondas feitas com os melhores ingredientes do mercado e com sabores especiais? Sejam bem-vindos a Don Carlo's Pizza Gourmet.