MUCH over rated place. Made to wait way past our res. For a table. Only to find that there were many tables available. Stuck next to the busser station. Food average, much like you can get at any corner Italian place in the states. Way over priced for what you get. read more

Food is average at best. Can't understand the hype or good reviews. The lamb chops had no taste or flavor, pasta and fried calamari was ok

Want to feel like you're special, had a great meal, and someone actually gives a damn? We were sat on time, but there was a little of a wait. So they gave proscecco to everyone waiting. Mind you, this was a 10 minute wait. The food is spectacular. From the mussels, to the ravioli, to the meat portions, to the veal meatballs. We wanted to taste a lot but couldn't eat it all so they suggested sharing plates to get a full taste. Best meal we have had in Italy - hands down! PS make a reservation before you get here. They are booked for the rest of the week! read more

Food was amazing, service was above and beyond, and the ambience is amazing, eating in what felt like a mini cave. Highly recommend, would come again. read more

I'd highly recommend this restaurant if you find yourself in Positano! We were not in Positano for dinner time, but I'd recommend coming for dinner rather than lunch if you can; simply for the romantic and elegant vibe the restaurant would have in the evening. We made a reservation about a week in advance, as I read that it fills up even for lunch. However, the restaurant was relatively empty when we arrived around 12:45 for our 1 pm reservation. I think the heat really swayed many people from walking up this far into Positano. While only a 5 minute or so walk up the steps from the port, they are very steep stairs and it can be quite tiring. The longer, yet more scenic route, is to casually stroll up the curving roads of this hillside town. Anyway, the FOOD: my husband got the homemade ravioli in pesto sauce and I got the gnocchi sorrentino. Both of our meals were fabulous! Their gnocchi was some of the best I've had, as it was small, airy, and had just the right amount of doughiness to it. We also shared a side order of the grilled zucchini with mint, this was wonderful as well! To drink, I had a lemon spritz and my husband had the caipiroska. Both were delicious and refreshing on this HOTTT afternoon! Lastly, the service and the ambiance. The service was fine. I've noticed that service in Italy is much different than service in America. If you expect to get the same level of attention, you will be disappointed. The staff at Da Vincenzo was more hands off and stopped by intermittently to see if we were ready to order and/or wanted anything else. Even after our waiter cleared our table, we had to wave him down for the check about 10 minutes later. They were friendly though, which we did not always experience. This tiny, family-owned business is nestled right into the side of a cliff in Positano and exudes classic Amalfi Coast charm! read more

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Made reservations before we got to positano and when locals asked where we were going to eat that night and we told them Da Vincenzo they all said "oh that's the best spot in town!" They were right. The appetizers, main courses, and desserts were all spectacular, ESPECIALLY THE BERRY CHEESECAKE. It was seriously the most delectable thing to ever grace across my taste buds YOU HAVE TO GET THE BERRY CHEESECAKE!!!!!!!!! If you're in Positano, do not miss this spot. I know it's overdone but this was legit our favorite meal in Italy. read more

It was such a great dining experience having lunch at Da Vincenzo. Service was exceptional and we have never felt so well taken care of during the meal. Amazing seafood and pasta dishes. The fish was delicious! Bravo! We made the reservation in advance by email and the restaurant reserved a table inside and a table outside for us. What more could one ask for? read more

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We happened to stumble upon this place as it was close to our hotel, and boy were we glad we did! The service was top notch and the food was absolutely incredible! We ordered the octopus appetizer, the ravioli and the rigatoni short rib. Everything was so delicious! Da Vincenzo should not be missed! read more

I would give it 5 starts but the wait was really long with broken promises and no end in sight! They give people in the line a glass of champagne to help the wait. Lost my appetite after waiting for nearly 2 hours. Can't recall if they take advance reservation or just put your name on the lust. The food was great though and almost worth the wait. You should definitely try the grilled octopus but the mussels were very good too. read more

Da Vincenzo - Best mussels... - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

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This was my favorite meal from our time in Positano! It's highly recommended by locals and tourists for good reason. The food was fresh and had a different spin than the rest of the Italian cuisine you get in Italy. We loved our entrees and the espresso martini was the BEST I've ever had. read more

Da Vincenzo - rigatoni with beef sauce, pumpkin risotto - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

Very good food. Mussels were outstanding! Rigatoni with braised beef was good to very good. Beautiful atmosphere. Good (not great) wait staff. Make a reservation! This place is very popular and busy! read more

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They charge you for a reservation and when you get there they tell you it was for another day. They will not refund your money. This place is a scam do not give them your money! read more

We were a large group and it was hard to get a reservation. The trick is going at 6:30 when they open and they may have same day seating as long as you are out by 8. However, service is good but was a bit slow so it's hard. I was a bit disappointed after all the hype. The food is good but it was not better than other places we visited and it was pricier. There aren't many vegetarian options either. They offer a large wine selection. The desserts are incredible specially the lemon and tiramisu. Must try both!! read more

The BEST cheesecake I have EVER had! Let's begin with dessert shall we? Upon our recent visit to Da Vincenzo our neighboring table ended up ordering two cheesecakes and recommended we try one as well, so we did. Mind blowing! My cheesecake experience usually goes something like this: dense, rich, makes you feel so heavy after finishing. This is the complete opposite! It's light and fluffy, flavorful without being overwhelming and simply divine. I urge you to order a slice on your trip here. Ok let's back track to the beginning, we arrived on a Friday night around 8:15 pm and it was busy. They took our names down and gave us complimentary glasses of prosecco while we waited. Flash forward 30 minutes and we were seated. They have a wide variety of wines on their wine list and a diverse menu between vegetarian, land and sea. We got the octopus appetizer which was cooked perfectly, flavorful without being too chewy; it was accompanied with some fried peppers which were also really good. For entrees I got the spaghetti with zucchini, basil and Parmesan and I found it delightful. Perfectly cooked with a nice, earthy flavor. My husband didn't prefer the flavor but he loved his dish. He got the gnocchi, which was definitely the best gnocchi we've had so far on our trip. The tomato sauce wasn't too acidic and the gnocchi was perfectly soft and chewy. For dessert, aside from the cheesecake we also got a tiramisu which was very good. It was a little on the cinnamony side, but I love cinnamon so it worked for me. The service was great, except it did seem like they forgot about our entrees for a bit as the tables surrounding us all received their dishes before us and arrived after us. However, this didn't bother us since we had no place to go and enjoyed our bottle of Chianti. I highly recommend coming to dine here on your trip to positano. If possible, try to make a reservation beforehand since it can get crowded but the wait wasn't too bad for us overall. They have outdoor seating which might be nice, but we were seated inside. read more

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Really good last dinner in Positano. We arrived hungry having walked up from the beach. Good pastas, amazing fried calzone appetizer and good desserts. read more

Absolutely amazing. First restaurant my husband and I went to in positano and it defiantly set the standards high! Got in for lunch without a reservation so we got really lucky! read more

Honestly was pretty let down. I had heard a lot of good things about this place from TikTok so it was one of the first reservations I made. The servers & hostess were very nice. But my boyfriend's meal was basically glorified butter pasta, and unfortunately I did not enjoy my pesto too much. The wine was good. The place was cute. I was really hoping the food would be better, but maybe it's because they are so busy? read more

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Our dinner at Da Vincenzo in Positano was extremely disappointing. Never in my life have I been treated so rudely at a restaurant. Our waiter made us feel unwelcome for the entire meal. My husband, sister, and I stopped into Da Vincenzo for an early dinner after spending the day in Capri. We managed to snag the last table that had not been reserved and were so ecstatic! We had read the glowing reviews from Yelp, Trip Advisor and Rick Steves and thought we were in for a wonderful evening. The restaurant is very charming and romantic and has these beautiful brick and stone arches in the dining room. Every corner of the restaurant is filled with bottles of wine, dried peppers and copper pots. We ordered the marinated vegetables and Caprese salad as appetizers. Both were very good as well as the bottle of Chianti that we ordered. For our entrees my sister and I ordered the Paccheri con Astice (Lobster and Paccheri pasta) and my husband ordered the mixed seafood entrée. This is where our meal went sour. Our waiter asked us if we would be sharing the seafood platter and I told him "no", that the seafood entrée was my husband's dinner entrée and that my sister and I were having the lobster and pasta as our dinner entrées. The waiter continued to say he would bring plates for us to share and I told him that none of us were sharing and that we would like to order the three entrees and have all three of them delivered to the table at the same time. When our meal is ready our waiter brings my dish and my sister's dish, but nothing for my husband. After about five minutes we are still waiting for my husband's dinner to arrive and our meals are getting cold. We ask where my husband's dinner is and he explains that it will come out later and he will bring us plates to share the seafood dish. At this point I am frustrated and I ask the waiter why he didn't serve all of us at once since we clearly asked him to bring out our meals at the same time. From this point on the waiter decides to ignore our table and does not return to refill our water glasses or check to see if we'd like to order another bottle of wine. Once my sister and I finished our lobster our waiter brings out my husband's entrée so that we have to awkwardly sit and watch him eat by himself. The waiter offers us plates (again!) to share my husband's dinner and I tell him that I am not going to eat my husband's dinner and that we are full after eating our lobster and pasta. (The entrée was a normal sized entrée so I have no clue why he thought three people would be sharing this dish?!) When my husband finished his meal we asked for the check because we just wanted to end our awkward meal. The waiter looks at our receipt a little funny before handing over the bill to my husband. When my husband reviews the receipt he realized that the waiter charged us €35 for an entrée we never ordered!!! The waiter pretends that it was a mistake, but at this point we don't know what to believe. I'm not sure why we were treated so badly throughout our meal. We didn't order a five course meal, but we also did not order inexpensive dishes from the menu. Usually I say that good food triumphs bad service, but in this situation I am going to say that our meal was a disaster and that I would not return. read more

Da Vincenzo - Paccheri con Astice (Lobster and Paccheri pasta) - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

This was one of my favorite restaurants during my recent trip to Positano! The food, service and ambiance were second to none! The man who runs this place will go out of his way to make you feel welcome. Be sure to make a reservation as this place is popular and fills up fast! The ambiance is lovely with a rustic feel, and I loved that it is carved into the side of the hill so there is plenty of rock showing. And the wood tables, chairs and local pottery make this a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. The food was amazing. We started with some kind of a vegetable starter with ricotta cheese that was simply amazing. And the eggplant Parmesan was also so interesting . . .like pressed eggplant with none of that heavy breading that usually accompanies it. For my pasta course, I had the spaghetti and clams which had to be the best preparation I had on our entire trip. And while hard to believe I was still hungry, my amberjack filet was a huge portion served with capers, tomatoes and olives that gave it a Mediterranean feel. A terrific choice, away from the hustle and bustle of the beach (but only a short walk up the hill). And if you are lucky enough to sit outside, the views are quite good too. A must in Positano! read more

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The food was beyond beautiful AND delicious! The staff was so professional, yet had an awesome sense of humor! Would highly recommend!

What an amazing place in positano! We made reservations early and it was well worth it! The service, the food the ambiance was all incredible! We got the spaghetti alla nerano and it was mouth watering. Make sure to book if coming to positano! read more

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Well deserving of their Michelin star, we had a great meal at Da Vincenzo. Easy to make a reservation in advance and each dish was carefully prepared for a delicious bite. Not the best service or view that we've had in Italy but certainly not a drawback to what's important, the food. read more

Da Vincenzo - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

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This place sets the bar for dining in Positano! I made reservations for dinner during our first night in town. Everyone was very friendly, which made our experience memorable and very enjoyable. Then the food came out, boy..the food. We loved the shrimp pasta and mussels the most, but everything we ate was DELICIOUS! We loved this place so much that we had to have dinner again during our last night in town. Tip: Reservations were easy to make ahead of time through email. read more

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Really great restaurant to eat in Positano. The restaurant is located in between the beach (bottom of all the stairs) and the top of the city (where the stairs begin), so you still get a nice view of Amalfi Coast. Being in Positano, thought that it would be good to have something with seafood, so I opted for the Clam Linguine. Loved it. It was cooked perfectly and had the right amount of seasoning. The dish was not short on flavour. For dessert, we tried the Buffalo Cheesecake, which was a really nice alternative to a New York style cheesecake. It was much lighter and creamier and did not taste heavy at all. We all loved it! If you're staying or visiting Positano, you won't go wrong with this restaurant. read more

Da Vincenzo - Buffalo Cheesecake - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

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Very tasty yellowtail tartare with peaches and raspberries - I would give this 5 stars. Pasta dishes were more so-so... Tagliolini with shrimp was solid dish, but not amazing. The braised beef pasta dish which claimed to be "the glory of the neopolitan kitchen" was not so glorious! The beef was pretty overdone and a bit hard, not soft and falling apart like you'd want it to be. Definitely recommend sitting inside to avoid the diesel fumes the other reviewer mentioned. The tiramisu was good, but didn't change my life!! read more

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I downloaded this app just for this review. The view is wonderful, the staff is stellar, the food is fantastic. The star of it all however is the cheesecake. Please, if you take anything from this, order the cheesecake. 10/10. read more

This was the highlight and best meal we'd had in Positano during our trip! The service was excellent, the food delicious, and the accommodations could not be in a better location! The inside has a rustic feel and it looks very modern(read that they recently remodeled). We started off with fried fish as our starter which came with 4 pieces and were very juicy and not overly fried or dry an mussels which were extremely fresh! The sauce on the other hand was a tad bit salty. For our primary we got a bean pasta which was very tasty but the cuttlefish pasta was amazing! Very flavorful and nothing at all what I expected. We washed it all down with a chocolate torte and tiramisu and left full bellied and happy :) we'd definitely come here again! read more

Good place, had to make reservation for good seats. Quickly seated and told we had until 8 by the owner. Ordered zucchini baked with Parmesan - this is special. Then for the main, we got the fish with grilled vegetables, which was okay and beef pasta which was good. Overall I had high expectations of this place and only one dish satisfied me. The thing is, other restaurants in Positano weren't even close to what this place has to offer. read more

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We arrived 15 minutes early. The hostess was very nasty. The food was just average. Much better options in town.

This might possibly my favorite place to eat ever!!!!! It's SO good. Service was great. Interior of restaurant is beautiful. And the food is to die for. My boyfriend and I loved it so much, we came back the next day for dinner! read more

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Absolutely magical experience from start to finish. The setting, the vibe, the FOOD. A truly special moment that will never be forgotten. They were extremely kind, as well. read more

Amazing service and food. We had the grilled octopus and salad to start off with. My kids and the steak and lamb chops which they said was moist and flavorful. My husband had the spaghetti with clams and I had the grilled shrimp and calamari. Both were good and flavorful. My daughter finished off with the flourless chocolate cake which had all to herself. Would definitely recommend and go back. read more

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SO delish! It's up about of the hill with indoor or outdoor seating. They do take reservations and it's a pretty popular spot, so I'd recommend making one. It's your classic family style Italian restaurant meaning that the staff were singing cowbell banging birthday songs (with the owner running around the room to get everyone involved) to the large pizza oven, to the authentic and handmade pottery and textiles draped around the interior that were for sale. It's a great place to eat and also grab a souvenir. Make sure to get the shrimp pasta and squash blossoms. read more

Great restaurant. Cheese cake is epic, came back and ate it again. There was a wait at times, once they told me I couldn't get it for 4 days, even though they were open with only 3 tables sat and it was just me by myself, but then let me eat right away... idk what that was all about. Language barrier maybe? But they do get busy at dinner time, so expect a wait. read more

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Subjective: Made a reservation through email about 4 weeks in advance. We ate here for dinner during our Positano stay (indoor table). Dishes: zucchini with mint and vinegar, octopus with potato puree, spaghetti with colatura di alici, pasta with braised beef and creamed onion sauce. Objective: Family-run restaurant; English-friendly. Appetizers/side dishes were all less than 10 euro per plate, pastas between 15-20, secondi 20-30 euros. There is a"Da Vincenzo" store next door that sells wines, olive oils, vinegars, colatura di alici, ceramics. Assessment: Amazing dinner - highly recommended. The restaurant was very busy so highly recommend contacting them for reservations. The zucchini appetizer was one of the best dishes that we had during our entire trip. Would highly recommend trying a pasta dish with colatura di alici (aged anchovy sauce) as this is highly unique to the Amalfi coast. The atmosphere and service was friendly and warm. read more

Excellent food in an elegant, romantic setting. I was a fan of the fried artichoke in our grilled octopus and fried artichoke appetizer (€16). The spaghetti with basil, zucchini, and parmesan (spaghetti alla nerano in Italian) (€18) was also quite lovely. While the lemon delight was good, it's not as good as the one at Il Tridente. Email or call a few weeks ahead to make a reservation, especially during peak season. Information can be found on their website. -- FYI Da Vincenzo nabbed the #3 ranked spot on my Positano restaurants blog post. To read my other food recommendations in Positano, follow: https://medium.com/artofbasic/3-restaurants-to-eat-at-in-positano-d2dbd2e16b37 read more

We stayed in the apartment above this restaurant (also owned by the family that owns the restaurant). We are here twice in a 4 day stay in Positano. Definitely the best meal we had in town. Super friendly people, awesome food, but definitely make a reservation several days in advance. It gets booked quickly. read more

Da Vincenzo - Italian Near Me - Positano, SA

Food was delicious, but the restaurant was fancier than we had planned on so we were caught a little off guard. Small portion sizes but beautifully plated. They had the option for a 7 course sampler that I think would have been great read more

Absolutely incredible dining experience. The food...WOW! The staff and the ambience matched right along with this Michelin rated restaurant. Get a reservation or plan on showing up way before it opens in hopes of snagging a table for this fabulous meal! read more

When we arrived in Positano around 1 pm we planned to go to Da Costantino for lunch at 2 pm. However our hotel was not ready so we decided to go look for lunch on our street and stumbled across Da Vincenzo. They fit us in. We ordered the buffalo mozzarella. I had the ravioli and he had the mussel linguini. We both got drinks and also the lemon dessert. Everything about this meal was fantastic!!! It was super reasonable ~80 Euro. Would give them 5++ stars staff was super attentive and great. We were so impressed we decided to make a reservation for dinner. This is where they fell short. I love grilled octopus and had to try theirs. We both ordered it and both of ours were rubbery :( not sure if they were having a bad day in the kitchen or what. Next i ordered the cod/potato dish. I know that bones can show up in fish but my piece of fish had 5 huge bones in it when i bit into it :( not impressed. the highlight of our dinner was the cheesecake this was on point! at the end they asked for tips, which sorta threw me for a loop and unimpressed. you don't tip over there. our second meal is my reason for 3 stars. read more

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