We came here for a quick drink and appetizer as we walked around the city. Small cute place that accommodated us at the bar right away! Service was exceptional and recommendation on the smoked burrata was on point. Delicious! Would recommend this place. Make reservations as it's not very big and gets busy. read more

D'Vino - Smoked Burrata - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

My family and I came for dinner this past Sunday night & we're not too impressed frankly disappointed . We are from Chicago and we're visiting my daughter, a UW student. We all have had some fantastic Italian food throughout the years. First of all, we were immediately surprised by the fact that our waiter failed to bring us any bread, butter or olive oil. When we asked for it,after ordering our appetizer's , we were informed that an order of bread for our table was an extra cost. That surprised us all. We went ahead and ordered it and When it did arrive it was cold bread. The owner came over and introduced himself and informed us of the specials for the night. I immediately heard lobster ravioli and decided to order it. My meal was personally bland without much flavor. My daughter ordered the shrimp scampi and that actually tasted good, but stated that it was a bit oily. My wife's chicken parmigiana was dry and the sauce did not have much flavor. My youngest daughter ordered the spaghetti and meatballs and she appeared to be the happiest at the table. We were there at the end of the night before closing and that may have had something to do with both the blandness and service, but unfortunately we all collectively decided that we would not be back to D'Vino anytime soon. read more

When given a choice of sparkling or flat water, we should asked how many bottles we needed-1 would have been plenty. The food overall was excellent. The lasagne special was 28.99; please tell us the price when describing the specials (appreciated the owner telling us about them). The bread basket had 4 slices for 7 people-was it just supposed to accompany one of the entrees? The mussels came in a lovely broth, but there wasn't a spoon to be found to enjoy it. Calamari was delicious but expensive for a small portion. Waiter disappeared after food delivery. Two additional drinks were ordered that didn't come, so we canceled them. We weren't asked if we wanted anything else, like dessert or a to-go box; just got the bill and were told we could only split 3 ways. The split was done incorrectly. We understand the auto gratuity for a group, but then we expect the waiter to be more attentive. Perhaps drinking at the football game before work shouldn't be shared with the table. read more

I've been trying to get back to Madison to try out this gem. Already had high expectations, because I know the owner puts his heart and soul into everything that he does. To say I was impressed is an understatement. Dino and his staff went way out of their way to give us the best experience. By far the best fish fry I've had in my life (get the combo with the shrimp) the cocktail sauce was everything. I'm also a sucker for calamari and I honestly can't say I've had a better dish of calamari anywhere else. The food was brought out in perfect timing allowing me and a very close friend to have great conversation while enjoying the vibes of the quaint restaurant. If I could leave 6 stars I would. Thank you for such an awesome experience! Keep up the amazing work! read more

D'Vino - Italian Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

This place was actually terrible - I have no idea why I went but I thought it would be owned by a little old Italian man. The menu looked horrible I should've left after seeing it - balsamic martini! Terrible! I ordered a Negroni because that was the only drink that looked fine and i don't even like Negronis. We ordered spaghetti and meatballs and a citrus fennel salad. Both awful options but the best on the menu. I have no idea why we went but FYI if you're looking for a good restaurant this is a fake one so don't be fooled!!!!!!!!! I think they rent the space from the bar next door because random workers from the bar next door kept wandering in and sitting at the bar to chat for a few minutes. Also our server Luis was not good he was so rude the whole experience was so horrible I would refuse to go back and I will warn others as well. The good news is I don't think other people are going because I had never heard of it prior to going I was just hopeful it would be a hidden gem but NO there's a reason others are not going. Also the general atmosphere was bad too- there was no music the entire time and the lighting was so weird, like a spot light on my girlfriend's face. Basically everything was a red flag and sure enough when we got our food, we realized the red flags were indeed correct. Just sorry we were fools to go. But fool me once Shame on you! read more

Wow oh wow was this a fabulous restaurant. Service and food second to none. Love the decor and a stones throw from the capital building. They ran out of the swordfish but those of us who wanted it were more than happy with our second choice. I highly recommend you try it if in Madison. I understand they will be closing soon to expand their kitchen. I can't wait to go back. read more

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Totally great experience. Very owner on hands and they get it right. Service to ambiance, menu selection is A+.

I have never been treated with such rude behavior before as I was on Saturday night March 4th. The owner of the restuarant accused me and my four guests of not ordering our appetizers. The waitor was accomidating as much as he could after the owner humilated us in front of the entire resturaunt. Yelling at us with so much hate. He was not even present when we ordered the appetizers. WE WILL NEVER GO TO dinner here again or refer it to anyone. I suspect if the owner continues to treat out of town guest like that he will most liking be out of business in 6 months. read more

Had an amazing meal here last night. We didn't have reservations but they were able to seat us at the bar which was great since it gave us a chance to chat with the staff and owner. Wonderful story behind all of the great old photos that make up the decor. At the end of the day you judge a restaurant by the food and they get a solid 5 stars. We ordered the mussels, swordfish and pesto tortellini. All were stellar and would not hesitate to order them again. Wonderful restaurant. read more

I've lived in Madison for 5 years. This is the best meal I've ever had here. We got the TORTELLINI CON PESTO and the SICILIAN STEAK, as well as baked ravioli. I mean. Every single part of this meal was fantastic. I had a glass of red and white wine, both were PERFECT. Liked that they had beer for my non-wine-drinking boyfriend. The music was really cute and subtle. Loved the decorations inside, felt Italian and both upscale & cozy. The chef came and spoke to us twice (he's great). Baked ravioli is always great, but this was the best I've ever had. Each meal was a flavor explosion in our mouths. Every bite I forgot how good the last bite was, and fell in love again. I cannot wait to recommend & take all my friends and family to this place. Do yourself a favor and check this place out!!! Looking forward to making this D'Vino a staple. read more

I'm trying to figure out how this place got such good reviews. It was just "OK". The food was "Hot", but not much flavor and very small portions. read more

Everything down to the water was impeccable! The food, environment, and wine was out of this world. It was literally eating your grandmothers recipes in the best way possible! The appetizers to entrees didn't even need a grain of salt, it was absolutely perfect, every God damn morsel of it. The desserts just topped it all off, washed it down with French pressed coffee and life was made. read more

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D'Vino was a great find. Authentic Italian dishes. Ryan was a great server who paced our evening meal. The antipasto and eggplant were good starters. read more

D'Vino is my new favorite restaurant! We had a beautiful Valentines dinner. Nice wine from Sicily. The Burrata was excellent. My wife had lobster ravioli. So often we are disappointed with lobster ravioli since you can't taste the lobster. Not at D'Vino. It was definitely lobster forward. I had the Sicilian steak. Flavor was amazing. It came with a side of pasta. Both my pasta and and my wife's were better than any we ate in Italy. We ended with Tiramisu; it too was better than the best I had in Florence. read more

I rarely bother to write reviews, but this restaurant is too much of a gem not to share the love. We ate there on Valentine's Day and everything was amazing. The service is warm and unpretentious. The ambience is charming. But most importantly, of course, the food--yum. Everything was flavorful and perfect, from the house made ricotta with crostini to the pear and gorgonzola pizza to the short rib with parmesan polenta. And don't forget about dessert. Chocolate lava cake, yes please. We'll definitely be back. read more

HOMOPHOBIC AND AGEIST Will never come to this restaurant again. Was enjoying a date night with my girlfriend (both female college students at UW) and was yelled and sweared at by a customer sitting next to us. The woman told us we were being too loud, which we apologized for and said we would quiet down, continued to swear at us, and asked for the manager/owner. The manager/owner came over to the table and impolitely and nastily demanded us to quiet down and stop talking to the other customer. After apologizing and asking for the bill, the woman and manager continued saying nasty things to us. Mind you we apologized, never swore or raised our voices, all while being bombarded with insults from a woman and OWNER more than twice our age. Additionally, we are both honors students who are attending post secondary education who know how to respectfully dine at a restaurant. These behaviors seemed extremely related to the facts that my girlfriend and I are both girls and we are college students. Extremely upsetting and disheartening. Was planning on coming here to enjoy a graduation dinner with my family but will be promptly cancelling. read more

I WILL NEVER COME TO THIS RESTAURANT AGAIN. My girlfriend and I (both college students) came here for a date night dinner. A women sitting at the table next to us started screaming and swearing at us for being too loud (even after we apologized and said we'd be quieter). She then got the owner who rudely told us to be quiet or leave. 0/10 service. I'm hoping this situation didn't arise from the fact that my girlfriend and I are lesbians, but it is definitely possible that the owner of this restaurant is homophobic. If you are a college student or a member of the LGBTQ+ community do NOT come to this restaurant read more

Service and food are so-so. We went based on the menu posted online, which included Arancini and insilata di polpo. However, they apparently don't serve the full menu any longer and only serve specials and off the prix-fixe menu due to "covid19" per our server. Makes me think the website should be updated and or the link off OpenTable where they want you to make reservations. We had signed up for a special occasion (birthdays) but wasn't acknowledged. Bread was stale. Drinks were good at least but not sufficient to blot out the terrible memory of dining here for my spouse's birthday. read more

We had a drink at the bar next door and they suggested we go here instead of a different Italian restaurant we had planned on going to. There were a handful of other tables, but overall it was less than half full while we were there. We had to wait awhile to get menus, drinks and to order. The menu they had was about half of what they have posted online. We ordered and had been waiting awhile before they came out to tell us they were all out of chicken, which was about half of their already small menu. 4 of the 5 of us ordered something else. Almost two hours later from when we had been seated our food finally came out. I ended up ordering the more expensive steak over the chicken dish I wanted, I ordered it medium and it came out just under well done. My friend had switched from the tortellini with chicken to the tortellini with shrimp, which came out under cooked, with only 2 shrimp, which was an up charge from the chicken, and a twig from an herb with no herbs on it. One of my other friends got a steak, which was cooked correctly but with a side of pasta that was undercooked. 4 out of 5 of us had been served when they came over to check on how our food was. My friend had to remind them she was still waiting on her food and they couldn't remember what she had ordered. They said they'd hurry and make her meal, and about 5 minutes later they came out with some under cooked tortellini. We let them know about our issues but said we'd eat it anyway cause of how hungry we were after the long wait. They ended up taking off two drinks and one meal for the table. The bill came out and was still $200 with a 20% gratuity already added, and a couple of the items on the bill cost more than what was on their menu. When we were clearly upset, they sent the manager over. We let him know what had all happened and we got a lot of excuses about being super busy and understaffed. He said the twig was thyme that the tomatoes are cooked with, but didn't have an answer when my friend said there weren't any tomatoes in his dish. When we pointed out the price discrepancy, he said they hadn't had a chance to update the prices on the menu. They brought out a cannoli in a box for my friends birthday and upon opening it we found the saddest little 1 inch cannoli, which was just the cherry on top of the experience. The only saving grace is that the manager comped our food and we only had to pay for our drinks. We did leave a little extra cash tip for the waitress, as we recognized this wasn't her fault and she had tried her best to make things better for us. We also found out that the manager owned the bar next door that had suggested this restaurant. Overall it was a bad experience, I left wishing we hadn't been talked out of going to the other restaurant, and won't be coming back. read more

What a treasure this restaurant is! Tucked away on King St, the small restaurant is large in ambiance, service and amazing food. Owner was very hands on and shared stories from his time in Sicily and about his family. Highly recommend! read more

One of the best experiences I had going back to my old stomping grounds. The food was inspired & delicious. The owner was gracious. And they survived the virus with grace. Thank you! All the desserts are house made & delicious! read more

Since March, D'VINO restaurant has played an important part of my family's life. It was tied into almost every socially distance get together... from the first Meatball Sandwiches that I brought to my parents before the big lock down... to our monthly get together with my niece. We have ordered almost everything, and have loved all of it. My parents were introduced to things like eggplant Parmesan, Tiramisu, Italian cookies and even Lemonello. Ok, Dad tried to eat the tiramisu as finger food once, but things happen. Saturday was our D'VINO feast. My niece is addicted to the fried ravioli and lasagna (ok so am I). Today when she went home, she went home with 3 bake and take lasagnas. Thank you... Dino Maniaci and Jason Hoke and your wonderful restaurant for becoming such an important part of my family's life during these crazy times. read more

Where to begin... I know covid is a very difficult time for restaurants with staffing but no exaggeration here, I had the absolute worst dining experience of my life. I was in a party of 8 ladies for a bachelorette party last night, we had 7:30pm reservation at DVino , when we got to the restaurant no one greeted us, we had to stand in the middle of the small restaurant for 5-10 minutes before we could eventually flag someone down to ask to be seated. Management had no idea we were coming and had somehow lost our reservation. The manager decided that hey I'll make it work and sat us down at a table, ok great we are finally sitting, it's about 7:50pm now. So we sit until 8:15pm. No one has come to our table, no drink menus, nothing. I'm finally fed up and have to get up and plea with the staff to come take our order. I'm told, well we need to sit other people, we need 5 more minutes and then we will be over. Ok 5 minutes go by, praise be we get a server and drink menus so we go ahead and order say around 8:25pm drink and food orders are in. The meals are suppose to come with bread and an appetizer before the meal, do we get this right away? No. So twenty minutes go by its 8:45 and we finally get drinks (almost an hour at the table to get drinks). We then have to ask several times more about bread and the appetizers, we are told, yes it's coming soon. Meanwhile I'm watching everyone else who came in behind us being served their appetizers and drinks. Finally say it's 9:10 now, our drinks are gone, the water is gone, we've had to ask several times for bread and water and we finally get bread! O wait, it's cold with no butter, no oil, just plain cold bread from the pantry that she finally puts on our table. We eventually get the appetizers around 9:20, (remember it's a 730pm reservation) and eventually our food comes at 9:50pm. We are the last ones in the restaurant, and my food is cold when I get it. Two girls in our group had to leave before they even got their food because of how late it came. Dessert comes after 10pm and we finally leave at 10:15pm. The last people. To top it off, the bride to be didn't get her dessert wine (she ordered a wine pairing) and each person was slapped with a 20% gratuity charge. It was awful. Here is my take, they dropped the reservation and couldn't accommodate our group, but tried to anyway. D vino didnt start serving us really until 9pm (when the restaurant was closed) for 7:30pm reservation. We were the last people there to eat and the last to leave. Bottom of the todom pole, because I'm thinking the mindset is "who cares right when gratuity is automatic?" It sucks so much for the bachelorette party and bride to be that the entirety of the night was sitting in that restaurant begging for service. We would have rather you sent us away and apologized about the reservation being lost then wasting our party's night sitting at your restaurant. D vino owes us a bachelorette party and should be embarrassed for what I will always remember as the worst service I have ever had. Long story short, having a party? Skip DVino, unless you really enjoy being ignored and sitting at a restaurant for almost 3 hours for a cold meal! read more

I had the pleasure of having dinner at D'vino Saturday night . Over the years i have frequent many restaurants in the Madison area .There's definitively are some great ones . But i have to 100% agree with the previous post this was the best experience and food i every had here .The drinks and appetizers straight from old Italy ,The calamari and fried ravioli was just divine . I had the Sicilian steak and others had the swordfish and pasta. It was food u hated, when it was finished . Then the deserts cannoli and Italy cake, The meal ended with pressed coffee . The owner Dino whom is personally friend came to assure many times that everything was OK and doubled as the chef that night with his grand ma recipes and shared his family history and story that can be found in pictures among the wall . The atmosphere was great and its limited seating but worth it wait in gold.We had table of 5 and every one shared the same sentiment . I will definitely return and strongly recommend anyone sharing any occasion to dine here . Edward L read more

We randomly came across this place when looking for dinner in Madison and LOVED it. We sat at the bar and had excellent service, the wine was good and reasonably priced, and the food was super delicious. We had a special appetizer (the burrata, so good) and then I had eggplant Parmesan. Definitely recommend for a nice meal when you're in Madison! read more

Love this place! The food, service, hospitality, and atmosphere where phenomenal. If your from Milwaukee and looking for the eggplant appetizer you get at the Milwaukee pizza joints, this is it! Its an elevated version and the only place I've found in Madison that does it well...everything else was just as good! read more

What a wonderful restaurant! My husband and friends enjoyed the entire experience. The waitstaff we're friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable. The owner talked with us and made us feel so welcomed. We'll be back! read more

The mussels, octopus salad, and lemon ricotta cake were amazing! Delicious! Outside patio seating, and the staff is wearing masks.

I have been here 2 times since COVID-19 has changed things and what Dino has done is fantastic! The menu is built for price and taste, and you leave filled like you've been out for the night. Excellent service and the atmosphere on the Capital shadow is wonderful. Definitely check it out! read more