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September 2024 by Jeffrey
We enjoyed our trip to Davanti's and were pleased with the attention to detail of the hosts, server and manager. Our favorite is the polenta ragu, which has not changed since we first dined here. It is delicious and a "must have" here. The polpo preparation has changed over the past few years and while good, doesn't compare, in our opinion, to the single large piece that was served with a dark heavy vinaigrette dressing. We loved the old/prior simple preparation of the beet salad. It was all beets, with a fabulous walnut dressing. The new prep is a full salad with beets sparingly placed in the mix. It's great if you want a beet salad, but since we ordered their delicious chopped salad too, we were "saladed out". The wine list was not the same as the online menu, which we checked in advance using our wine app that really does a nice job of describing and rating the wines. We were prepared to order a wine from that online list. Because the restaurant's list was different, we needed some help and the manager was exceptional in this regard. Lastly, the restaurant attempts an energetic environment with their music, which we have loved in the past. A bit toooo much bass this time around. Doubly lastly, we like the different entrees served at this Scott Harris restaurant as a nice change up to the more Italian restaurants of his that we frequent often. So it's worth the trip to see what's up.
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September 2024 by Bruce
This is our 5th visit to this restaurant. It has an interesting menu and the food is expertly prepared. Friendly, helpful staff. Fairly priced I recommend this restaurant. It is at least worth giving it a try.
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August 2024 by Jerry
Our grandson was in from Florida and he wanted to go to Davanti for dinner. He had been there before his family moved to Florida. He really missed the restaurant since the move so Grandpa and Grandma took him and his friend there Sunday evening. Needless to say we all enjoyed it.
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July 2024 by ZeeC
I am hearing impaired and noted that in my reservation- they didn't seat us near kitchen or toilets or the bar- but in the back room with a table of 10 and a table of 6 who had birthday parties. One of the employees is an excellent singer and sang 4 or 5 songs for the parties while we dined. One server had to handle all tables in the room. He did his best and it helped that the manager jumped in. Good was good wine too.
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July 2024 by AmyFitz
The quality of food is vastly different than what we were used to a few years ago. The Cacio de Pepe tasted like something from Oliver Garden. I think the overall quality has declined. The waiter was very good. The hostess could have been more attentive and professional.
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July 2024 by AnneB
Very, very nice menu! Very different!!! Unique!!! Service was outstanding. Out of a wine that we would have shared ... but I'm sure it's hard to gauge how many people will be in and around on such hot days! Patio was getting busy !! Nice to see people out.
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July 2024 by NVK1
We were seated next to a very loud group who used lots of profanity. It took away from our experience. I should have asked to be moved. Food was good, not great, and expensive as are most restaurants now.
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July 2024 by mcdchi
Having dined at Davanti many times, this experience was disappointing. While server was great and maybe because of a post -holiday weekend, it was not crowded. Worry about economy and minimum wage impacts on Cook County restaurants.
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June 2024 by Rosie
We had a great dinner at Davanti Enoteca. The ambience and food were great. A shout out to our server, Deborah for being engaging and providing excellent service. We highly recommend this restaurant.
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June 2024 by AH13
Sudden rain storm as we arrived for outdoor dining, and the hostess was smiling and had all arranged for seating options. Service was great, noise level was lovely in the dining room even with people arriving for a private party. Food and wine excellent. Two people split a generous and beautifully presented Caesar salad and 2 appetizers, and it was definitely enough. The staff was attentive but not overdone.
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May 2024 by MarkW
Mother's Day Brunch was excellent. Service was impeccable. My mother was very impressed and pleasantly surprised. So were my siblings, none of whom has been there before. It was a tad loud and tricky for my mom to maneuver with her walker. But, not the fault of the owner or staff.
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April 2024 by JimW
Regular customer, had Sunday 6:30 reservation for our anniversary. Staff rushed us astonishingly, brought all courses within minutes, gave us check at 7:07, then stood and watched us. Heard personnel discussing who could leave when each of four tables emptied. No obvious manager left in bar area as we exited. We deserved better than being glared out at 7:20. Spent $150. Going elsewhere next time. This was crap.
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April 2024 by PatriceS
We arrived late on Monday evening but felt completely welcome. Great advice on ordering; food was great and loved the ambience. Wished we had more people to share more things! We will be back.
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April 2024 by HollyS
The service, food, and ambience are all consistently impeccable. I highly recommend the polenta with Ragu. Ours this time was pork shoulder Ragu, and it was unbelievably good! Get it with a side of bread for an extra treat! Plenty to share or a hearty entrée for one.
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February 2024 by Mimi
First visit and overall good experience. Our server, Hector was outstanding, very informative and patient. As seasoned diners, we have two things that we found problematic. First, wine prices were outrageous. Erath was the featured wine for $85 bottle, this wine retails for $15.99 at Binnys and slightly more elsewhere. Second, I ordered the salmon special and my husband the lamb bolognese. His meal arrived about 8 minutes before mine, that is simply unacceptable. As I said, we enjoyed our experience overall.
