I've been going here for years - my favorite spot in NY, hands down. (I met the manager and chef a while back when I lived in the neighborhood and they crashed a Halloween party I was having. Best crashers ever, most fun people ever.) The staff is knowledgeable, the food is delicious and you can't beat their New Years Eve party. Tip: If you want a fabulous glass of wine, ask Diego what the specials are - the man knows his stuff! read more

I enjoyed so much this place that I felt I had to write this review. First of all, the ambiance is really cozy. The decor, the candles. Everything. As a starter, we shared the ham, fontina cheese and mushrooms pistokku. Magnificient. Then we had the malloreddus and the special pasta of the day. Both awesome. And what to say about the dessert? The best Tiramisu Ive had since I went to Rome 2 years ago. Perfect. I totally recommend this place. read more

Excellent trofie (drunk pasta) looks like little worms-kids will love it! I also loved the mushroom lasagna special and to die for white chocolate panda cotta! Always a great selection of wines to try. I love sitting in their outdoor sidewalk seating area! read more

I live nearby and thought I would check this place out since I am a frequent traveler to Italy, including Sardinia. The space is warm and inviting and the service was friendly, but the food was substandard. You can get excellent Italian food and better ambiance at this price point at a number of places in the area (ie Aurora, Antica Pesa, Barano, Leuca, etc), which really means there is no reason at all to go here. While the appetizers we ordered could have been acceptable if they were more affordable (ie like Oregano down the street), the main courses really missed the mark. The pasta was just bland and unexciting, but the boar stew was inedible. I was hoping to find something like what I would have had in Tuscany, but instead I got a plate of what tasted like Alpo that had been microwaved for an hour. Each piece of meat was incredibly sinewy, dry and tough. The accompanying polenta was like a crouton. I couldn't get through more than a quarter of the plate before asking for the check. An incredible waste at $29 plus tax and tip. I wish I could get excited about the wine list, but like most places in the area, it's just $12 glasses of wine from bottles that retail for $15. This place is a hard "pass". read more

I adore this place. The wine is amazing...the food is really special....& the staff is rad. & Without question - DOC is a super romantic destination! read more

Found this place by happy accident last evening. We are HUGE fans of the DOC wine shop across the street from our temp digs in Brooklyn. They are both excellent examples of well run, owner occupied establishments. Extensive wine selection which we left up to the owner on premises that evening. Plates were small but perfectly prepared. We shared white anchovies on bruschetta, perfectly balanced tart to oil. My husband went on to the grilled scallops which came on a bed of the most perfectly cooked baby pea shoots that we thought we might have been transported to Chez Panisse! I had a Sicilian meat pasta which was divine. Only regret was that our table was next to a very noisy one but such is life. This will be a regular haunt. ps: while Yelp site says no cards they do take AmX so this should be updated read more

Great little place. Cozy, romantic, amazing wine, good service and good food. A little on the pricey side, but worth it. It's a great place to take a date or a lover. It's beautiful in the summer time too because you get to sit outside in a very comfortable sidewalk enclosed area. The restaurant itself is dim and warm, just like I like them to be. They have excellent tiramisu, definitely worth a try. They take a deconstructivist approach with it and it works wonderfully. I definitely like this place and it's always a pleasure to go. I've never had a bad meal or glass of wine there and I doubt you will either. Probably the best Italian in Williamsburg.... read more

Easily my favorite spot to eat Italian food in New York. The food and wine selection is beyond perfection and the staff is always a delight.

Can't give this place enough praise. Such a friendly and welcoming staff. Attentive but not pushy. Always nice when they'll just let you sit and enjoy each other's company after your meal without dropping off the check immediately. Food was outstanding. Some of the freshest burrata I've ever had. Pastas were perfect. Extensive and amazing wine selection. Even their house wines were great. Interior is cute as heck, and the outdoor seating is lovely as well. I could go on, but you get the idea. Go eat here. read more

If you're ever in Brooklyn, do not miss DOC. Had one of the best Italian meals I've had in a long time. The Burrata was to die for. The pasta is amazing. Had some of the best Italian wines in a long time. Claudio, The owner, a wine connoisseur definitely knew pairing his wine with his food. The service was amazing. Can't wait to go back. read more

Fantastic selection of wine! Great place for a date, beautiful setting, I especially like the back room. The staff is very nice and helpful. I am not particularly crazy about the food, although it is very good: fresh home-made pasta every day, but somehow little portions. However, the wine selection is really outstanding! Most of the time, I just go for dessert and a glass of wine. read more

Always love this place!! My boyfriend took me here for Valentine's Day last night and it was perfect. We had a private table in the back room. We got a really great bottle of Rose, the flatbread, olive dish, and beet salad to start. The flatbread is my favorite. So much better than a basket of bread. Since it was Valentine's Day, they had a special menu (with so many specials! Hard to choose). We both got the lobster tagliolini with asparagus, paprika and light cream sauce as our entree. It was SO good and was the perfect portion. I never finish entrees, and I cleared my plate. We ended splitting the tiramisu for dessert- again, amazing. We've been here before and have always had a wonderful time- the food is always delicious and authentic and the staff is always so friendly. In the summer we like to sit outside at their outdoor tables. After a hard day's work, their pasta and wine fix everything. Neighborhood favorite! read more

Had such a lovely dinner here at one of the outdoor tables. The fregola pasta is outrageously good and we also loved the eggplant appetizer and the pistachio pesto crostinis. The wine and the service were wonderful as well. Can't wait to come back. read more

Food & serving was amazing. Traditional Italian food at its best. I ordered the Burrata which was outstanding. Along with Pistacchio Pesto spread on fresh bread. Large selection of wine. Must try. read more

Love this restaurant. Been for brunch and dinner. The pasta with the pesto and mascarpone cheese is the bomb. So is the bread with the pesto. Kale salad , watermelon salad both delish. Tiramisu is a must. Staff friendly and knowledgeable of the wine selection. Outdoor area was good they social distanced the tables. read more

Absolutely delicious, 100% authentic Sardinian restaurant! The owner, Claudio is welcoming and friendly, very committed to give his customers the best dining experience. The menu is carefully selected and the food is top notch. Don't forget to order one of their yummy desserts - best Italian cheesecake in town! And ask them for some Mirto to finish up your meal in true Italian style. read more

This restaurant has THE worst service of any restaurant I've encountered in New York. THE absolute worst. And by New York, I mean the entire continent of North America. It took 2 hours for my friend and I to receive wine, a cheese plate, and a simple salad. I had to physically get up twice to ask for our bill and even then they still did not bring it. What a joke this place is. Never again. read more

Last Saturday after walking around Brooklyn, we ended up at Doc Wine Bar. The place is very nice with a very cool vibe. A very nice guy named Andrea made our visit special. He greated us with that typical Italian warmth and even if we did not have a reservation on a busy Saturday night, he got us a table in no time. Cozy place, amazing hospitality, good Italian food. "Grazie" Andrea for the great time! read more

In Which Our Night is Nearly Ruined by an Upselling Schmuck Server: Sadly, I joined Yelp just to review my forgettable experience at this restaurant. I went with a large party. I work in a small wine bar in the West Village; believe me when I say I understand that large parties can be difficult, demanding, constraining, and believe me further when I say that because most of the members of our party work in restaurants, we were very much conscious of our behavior and demands throughout. The problem was not our party members - it was our chummy, cheesy, "What-Up-New-Best-Friends!" Server. His upselling was relentless, insulting, and pathetic. Few orders passed without a comment from him. Two guests said they'd be sharing an entree, he gave them such a look that they felt compelled to ask if that was okay. He said, "NO!" in such a way to where they then had to ask if he was serious. He tried a number of times to get a guest to order a 9 dollar item instead of a $7.50 one. Our guest repeated his noninterest several times (because he didn't like pistachios); our heroic server either didn't hear or didn't care, so intent was he on getting the 30 cents extra on his automatic gratuity. We ordered cheese plates to start. He came back and said, "I'm going to go ahead and order you guys some green salads, okay?" Confused - do waiters order for guests in Sardinia, "bro"? - we said, "No thanks, just the cheese plates." We had ordered three. He simply brought us four - with a smile. And charged us for four, of course. We could merely shake our heads. You almost have to admire his doggedness about it. Finally, I told him we would pass on dessert. "You sure?" "Yes, we have other plans." "--Because have you had our tiramisu?" "No, I have not." "I mean, our tiramisu's F----ING amazing. But whatever." You could sense real, palpable anger from him that we weren't having dessert. The food and wine were unremarkable - Italian wine bars are everywhere nowadays, and most don't come with this level of "service." read more

I loved this place. You walk in from the bitter cold and are greeted with a warm space. The whole space is candlelit. Not those fake, turn it on from the bottom candles. Real candles! Without glass! It gives a beautiful feel to the restaurant. We had the house red wine which was divine. We got the winter salad which I found to be a little salty and the kale salad which was perfect. We shared the Brick Chicken which was freshly cooked and flavorful. It did not however have the brick taste like other brick chickens I have had. Lastly we shared the tiramisu. This is NOT to be missed. It is served in the simplest dish letting the dessert shine. One dip of the spoon into the fluffy cream, you know you're in for a treat. The service is warm and genuine. Will be going back. So much more to try and enjoy. read more

Let me just start out and say the wine we got (recommended by the server) was AMAZING! The food was decent but extremely over-priced 2 scallops (tiny) 2 shrimp wrapped in prosciutto thrown over some spinach for $18.50 is just absurd. The salad was rather small too and the soup we started with was way way way way under seasoned, it tasted like almost nothing. I see potential for this place but they need bigger portions and better service. Our server ignored us for 25 minutes before coming over to take out order. This place would be good, but needs a serious management/kitchen make-over first. read more

Bordering on 1 star. This place used to be an old favorite, but when I went out of my way to make the trek for a special occasion, I was sorely disappointed by the rude service. read more

I hate to divulge what tricks I have up my sleeve, but it's no secret that D.O.C. is a great spot for a date. The interior is geniunely cozy and warm, and the dim fluttering light provided by candlelight really gives you an out-of-the-country feel. The furniture demands you to relax and take a load off, and quite honestly i've never found a stiff wooden chair so comfortable in my life. The selection of cheese, while not large, is very impressive. I usually go with the house platter but my favorites are the ricotta salata and the pecorino romano. The smoked meats are great as well, and to wash down the salty cheeses and meats with a full bodied wine is one of life's great pleasures. I haven't tried any of their main entrees but their paninis can definitely hold their own (get anything with proscuitto...why wouldn't you?). D.O.C. is perfect for those who are part Steve Urkel and part Stephon Urkelle; impress a girl with this great date-spot AND satisfy your cheese cravings with one stone. read more

This little rustic wine bar is a hidden gem! The food and the ambiance takes me back to Italy - very cozy and romatc in a European way. It's a great place for a date or just sit at the bar and mingle with Italian speaking locals. The Italian wine list is impressive - that alone should make you visit! read more

This place serves the type of food that literally melts in your mouth. It's the kind of meal where you keep going "oh wow" so many times your dinner guest wants to reach across and sew your mouth shut. My favorites: The crostini with pistachio bruchetta. It has a sweet, salty tangy flavor - out of this world. I forgot the name but they have a pasta in a wine sauce with goat cheese that literally melts in your mouth. To echo everyone else, this is an amazing date spot. It's got low lighting, its not overly crowded and gorgeous homey wood tables. I am not going to complain about the good looking owner or waiters either. ;) read more

I once loved this place. Went back and had arguably the worst food I've had in a long time. Meatballs plain, dry and tasteless, then was told, "it was a bad batch of balls" a sentence that should never be uttered in a restaurant. Was given a pasta dish as a make up for the bad balls and it was terrible too. Waitress did the best she could. DOC has gone way down hill/ read more

Mediocre food and the service is incredibly bad ! The owner or the manager was rolling his eyes while taking our orders (we were a party of 16). They obviously took our reservation for a dinner on Saturday. However were totally overwhelmed while taking orders. The owner was complaining that the kitchen will be busy if he takes one more appetizer order from our party. And no main dishes orders until he gets a green light from the kitchen !!! Really ?! The food was below average, salads were terrible, wine selection is super expensive. We felt they were overcharging triple price for a $12 bottle of red wine. A $60 bottle of mediocre wine. The interior is terribly bad. So overly "old world Italian" done that you almost feel you are dining in a barn. No way I can recommend this place to anyone. read more

I felt like I was cheating on antica pesa coming here, but was curious. Glad I did. Claudio is friendly, warm, and quick with a perfect vino rec. Stefano's sardo and Emilia romagna influenced chow was to die for, and surprisingly veggie-friendly as well. Pro tip- sit at the bar. Get the pistachio crostino and Trofie. Drink the carmenere or the aglianico. read more

Very intimate, cozy, lovely. Great wine, amazing vibe. Had a wonderful time.

Very old school Williamsburg interior, only locals will understand this. Very rustic interior and cozy. If you like wine, this is a great place to have it. I'm a big wine guy, and I can tell you they have some gems. My fiancé and I didn't order a meal, we just drank a ton of wine and ate appetizers for 2.5 hrs. Ordered majority of all the apps on the menu and they were all delicious. The only knock I have on this place is the service is a little bit inattentive, but I'm the type to wave my hand or give a head nod the minute I make eye contact, so it's not a huge deal for me. Go if you're not in a rush but that's the typical Italian way, which I love. read more

The waitress messed up my order and served me the wrong dish. Then, as she was apologizing, she mentioned that the incorrect dish she put down in front of me was actually leftovers from yesterday. Seriously?!? I sat there for 20 minutes watching my girlfriend eat her meal while I awkwardly waited for mine. Finally, when we got the check, the waitress told me that they only accept Amex (no Visa or Mastercard, and no sign or warning before we sat down) so I had to leave the restaurant, walk to a bar with an ATM, pay the ATM fee and walk back to pay the check. The ONLY reason I gave two stars was because our bottle of wine was very good and the food was above average. read more

This place is ADORABLE. My friend and I came here last night because we'll be going to Italy in two weeks and wanted to get a preview of what it will be like. I really hope that this place did not ruin Italy for me-- because being here was like being in a movie. I attribute this surreal feeling to the ambiance, first of all. The photos on Yelp don't do it justice. It's rustic-- pretty much everything is made of wood or wrought iron. Sitting inside, I felt as if I was in the 1830s. The decorations are so incredibly superb, and not overdone. A little candle and a fresh flower adorn each table. The lighting is absolutely perfect-- electric lighting was used minimally, and all of the windows and doors were open. I really did not feel as if I was in New York. Not a detail is skipped-- the wine list is in calligraphy (or, at least, cool fountain pen writing) on a SCROLL, and they have a pile of these scroll things hanging on a rack. They also had the coolest bathroom I've ever been in. I ordered the plate of meat, and I thought that I wouldn't get a lot of it, but WOW. For fifteen dollars, I could not believe the meats they put on there. I had probably twenty-five slices in total, including slices of mortadella, two types of prosciutto, braesola, and salami. There may have been others. It was so delicious and clearly authentic. My friend had a pasta that knocked his socks off. Service was fast, and everyone was extremely friendly. I will definitely be back. I cannot wait. I just cannot get over how transported I felt here. OK, I'll stop. But really. WOW. read more

Maybe it's just me, but I found the experience to be rather luke. I get that they try to reinforce the whole "rustic" aspect of Italy, preserving the European ambience through whatever wooden tables and olive branches nailed onto the walls, but at the end of your meal, you're still in Brooklyn, hon. Got a table outside, and ordered an arrangement of things, from string beans to sardines to two types of pasta. Pasta was not impressive at all. I think I ended up switching it for the other one. The only highlight was probably the fact that they stock imported Italian beers. As for the service, well, it wasn't exactly stellar, but it'll do. And what is it with the cash only requirement in Brooklyn? Are credit cards not considered organic enough? read more

Love this place. Staff is great. Food is always fresh. Atmosphere is warm, intimate, and just relaxing after a long day at the office. One of my favorite spots to visit while in town. read more

I went here on a Friday night for a group birthday dinner. I was with people who pretty much always select amazing Italian restaurants to go to so I wasn't surprised when it was amazing. Not only is the place cozy, they accommodated a large group of people with ease and offered an amazing pre-fixe menu. Plate after plate of great dishes came out for 3 hours straight! Salami's, Bologna's, Cheeses, Zucchini, Pastas, Flatbread Pizza's with veggies and cheese melting off the sides, Homemade lasagna and deserts. I am the pickiest eater in the world and I ate every single thing that came out! All the while drinking the sweetest, most perfect Primitivo I have ever had. I sat there wondering "Is this really what they do in Italy?". Then I came to the conclusion, "Yes this is what they do in Italy. Sit, eat, drink, be happy with good friends in company." The only negative thing I can say about this experience is that ever since I do nothing but ponder why I don't live in Italy. Bravo! You will see me back again. Many, many times. read more

This is a charming spot with a great wine list. The service was especially gracious. Try the pistachio pesto crostini, our server ( was also the bartender and perhaps the owner) recommended it highly and he was right on. I also loved the Breseola Carpaccio. My husband ordered the pasta twice cooked on red wine and it was the best of all our pastas. When I asked how it was prepared the very congenial chef came out to tell me about it. The tiramisu was excellent as well. I would certainly recommend. read more

Have been coming to DOC for a year now, and most recently celebrated my birthday there with a large group. To say DOC went above and beyond is an understatement - they made the evening so incredibly special! The food is of course unbelievable - a must try is the Trofie Umbriacona, and their Fregalo Al Pistacchio, but really everything you eat is amazing so you can't go wrong. The service here is just incredible, and the atmosphere adorable. I honestly can't write enough good things about DOC :) read more

The food was DELICIOUS, the wine slightly over priced. The service was the worst I've had in memory. The worst. read more

Came here for a friend's birthday last weekend and was really looking forward to eating here as I had been wanting to for awhile. Everything started off well: attentive service and our meats and cheese & crostini (best part of the experience) came out very fast. From there it was down hill...it took about 1.5 hours for our entrees to come out and our waitresses never even kept us up to date on whether the food was EVER coming out. They were happy to keep providing us with wine since we were paying @ a minimum 45$ a bottle. Eventually the food came out and the stuffed ravioli was under cooked and unstuffed. The shrimp and scallops were good, but nothing out of this world. And at this point, I can't even remember our other dish because it was clearly not memorable. We ended up deciding to get dessert and that once again came out quick because it was pre-made. They again were good, but nothing outstanding. After being there for about a total of 3 hours we spent 125$ each on poor food which caused some pizza ordering about 2 hours later. Looking like we won't be revisiting this place anytime soon. read more

Great! Owned by the same folks as PT (S 3 & Bedford) -- similar decor and attention to wine, which is a good thing. I don't really understand wine, but places like this are certainly educating me and making me appreciate it a bit more. Very friendly staff, cozy atmosphere, little outdoor area, extensive wine list.. this place is good stuff. read more