Di Vino Rosso

You know when you want to order the whole menu it’s going to be a great night..the specials always are incredible too. Fiancé and I have been going here but never really appreciated it as much as we did out our last experience- not sure if anything changed but wow the food was top notch and I would say this is easily some of the best Italian-American you could get in the state of SC. Very amazing portions - definitely is expensive but I mean the source of their food is on the back of the menu!!!! Incredible touch. Service was great and paced our meal out. Tired of restaurants that get you in and out like you are cattle - we had a nice 2 hour dinner and got perfect breaks between courses (shoutout to Michelle). Will be coming back many more times and updates to come hope they continue to deliver because this is what Columbia needs. (also the vibe inside is unbeatable and the chairs are amazing!)

We just went there for the first time for our anniversary. The Osso Buco was the best I have ever had and crispy Brussels sprouts were awesome! My wife had the lamb chops and they were tremendous and it made her cry because it was like her mom made. Service was great! You gotta try this place.

Wonderful, Mike and Allie were fun and had great recommendations for drinks and dishes. Will be back! Thank you for making our date night extra memorable.

Date night two weeks ago at this nice place located conveniently across from our hotel. We were seated immediately on very comfortable chairs. The staff was very attentive and I give them five stars. I had the fillet which was well cooked, and my boyfriend had the lobster bisque and the gnocchi entrée. The lobster bisque was excellent. The gnocchi entrée was a bit heavy and perhaps overly sauced. We shared a crème brûlée and it was exceptional. Overall, this is a lovely restaurant in Charlotte and a great place to spend date night. Their selection of scotch, however, was very limited and they were sold out of the bottle that he wanted. I would recommend that they expand their offerings and at least have the items on their menu in stock. We will be back.

Cool space and good service for our first time dining here. Tables were full and lucked out with a few available seats at the bar. The cauliflower soup was excellent, everything else was ok to good, but not commensurate with the pricing.

PHENOMENAL establishment! From the service to the food, it was all second to none! We walked in with no reservation and with a little wait they accommodated us. The bar service was excellent with a great selection of spirits and hard to find bottles! He made a very good old fashion which is kinda rare (I'm an old fashion snob). My wife had a smoked mezcal drink which was also very well made!!! For our appetizer, we had the Spanish grilled octopus which was cooked superbly! I especially loved the fingerling potatoes. For our entrees, I had the Ossobuco. Wow, it was cooked to perfection with mashed potatoes and crispy brussel sprouts. What an EXCELLENT dish! My wife has the goat cheese stuffed artichoke hearts. It was good but probably not the best thing we are. Then finally, for dessert, we had their carrot cake. Wow oh wow! That was one of the best carrot cakes I ever had!!! I highly recommend you go here BUT make a reservation to get seated quickly.

WOW. This place actually impressed me, and that's hard to do. Attentive polite staff with excellent food. Thank You for a great night out.

Out Standing service, food & management! Live music made our experience even better!! I had Eveything on the menu that was chefs choice & wow may I say I will definitely be returning already made the next reservation! Wish I could rate 10stars - Chef Q

The food was absolutely incredible. Everyone at our table enjoyed their meal. The meatball appetizer was perfect. Service was absolutely exceptional and it felt as it was top priority from everyone that worked here

Food was bland. Pasta was very overcooked. Ambiance was lacking. Do not recommend.

For a higher end Italian restaurant in Columbia SC, this one is the best one you can get. The environment was classy, got nice lighting and intimate. Service was friendly and nice. Food and drink was cooked well but doesn't have a good memory point for me to want to come back again if that make sense. The taste of the food is rather milder than other Italian restaurant.

The food was absolutely delicious and amazing from the appetizer to the delicious desserts. The drinks were fresh / strong / and delicious. The reasoning behind the 3 starts was due to the service. I believe he may have been the manager on site ( wearing a blue suite ) was rude never introduced himself when he came to my table to fill the glasses of water. He also kept looking over at my table and making wired expectations. He also walked around the whole restaurant offering complementary "lemon cello" a tray full, and never once approached our table or acknowledged us. My girlfriend had to ask the server what they were passing around. It was just a weird experience with him. Our server was great, he was very friendly and helpful with the menu. Our food did take over 50min to get, but it was worth the wait. I hate that our experience could have been different if the manager was pleasant. I hate to even think this, but one of my girlfriends said " feel like it's because we are Hispanic ". Our bill was over $400.00 we left 30% tip on top of that. Hopefully next time our expenses will be different.

A friend insisted on DVR's chicken parm, and I understand why. It's a very unique take on chicken parm using the sous vide method to give the poultry a completely different texture. Two large rolled medallions maintained a crispy edge and juicy center that tasted unlike anything I've ever had. Other highlights: * The chairs! I noticed how comfortable the seats were as soon as I sat down - large, straight-backed chairs with cushions that allow you to enjoy the dining experience rather than squirm or feel rushed. * The soup of the day. Our dining companions both ordered this potato soup made with Peroni and Red Dragon mustard and ale cheddar, and they couldn't stop raving about it - long after we left the restaurant. * The service. Blane was attentive, responsive, and warm. My only complaint was the pasta (served alongside the chicken parm), which was way overcooked...to the point of sticky/mushy. Not a deterrent to return, but I'll be sure to emphasize "al dente" in my order, should the dish I choose come with a side of pasta. Very romantic ambience with exposed brick and a great wine selection. Classy bar with full service. Look forward to trying more of what DVR has to offer!

A perfect experience, perfect food. The Heritage Farm pork was delicious, the staff expertly accommodated gluten free dietary restrictions, and the cocktails were superb. The live piano music made the atmosphere romantic and elegant. Absolutely worth the $$$

Service food and ambiance all very good. Best Italian in Cola Go there and thank me later

We came here for dinner last night to celebrate our 8 year wedding anniversary! Everyone was really nice, service was prompt & friendly. My water glass never got low. My husband got some seafood pasta dish and I got the veal tenderloin and we got the tiramisu! Both dishes were amazing. They bring bread to the table while you wait with oil but I'd love to have some herbs or salt and pepper in the oil so it's not so bland. We liked it but it's not for just anytime kinds go out place because it is pricey.

This was our 2nd time at Di Vino Rosso. The first time over a year ago was excellent. The last experience this past weekend was not quite as good. We told them it was our daughters birthday when we booked the reservation. They never acknowledged it once. The food was ok. The steak was good but we are allergic to the cheese they serve on the spinach (2nd side) and they would not allow for a substitution so we have to paid 10.00 per additional side. The tables were cramped together making it difficult to get up to go the restroom. It was noisy and not a relaxing atmosphere. After spending $500 we realized we could have receive a better meal in a more enjoyable atmosphere for that kind of money. Don't not believe we will return.

salumi plate: from left to right in the picture: Juniper and orange peel salami, (made me want a martini! Housemade, I believe- amazing!) prosciutto, (good) but I can get this at publix. Not sure if it was house made. sopressato. (Good but I can buy it in a store) Sweet Pickles, (too sweet for me) olives, (they are olives, nothing special ) tart-sweet pickled red cabbage (not as sweet as the pickles so I could eat them, but still quite sweet). pickled mushrooms, (savory but a little vinegary) almonds, (bland blanched almonds) stone ground mustard, tomato bacon jam, (amazing! Large pieces of smoky bacon) strawberry jam. (Very good and obviously fresh made) My over feeling is that there too many sweet sides to the fatty meats. Good, but I'll probably go for the cheese plate next time. CIOPPINO Slightly sweet, perhaps from the fennel . I won't order it again. The seafood was perfectly cooked and I didn't get a single bit of grit from the mussels. Nice big, perfectly seared scallops. But for my palate, far too sweet even with added fresh ground black pepper. I'll definitely be back, but I'll try something else. I gotta save up because I want to try the Bone-In pork saltambucco. But it's $44! Next timeMy boss let me try the bruschetta. For me it had the perfect amount of lightly drizzled balsamic vinegar on it. I'm not a real fan of balsamic because it tends to be sweet (see a trend? ) I'm having a Hendrick's Cucumber Martini for desert LOL!

Great food, service (Josh) and ambiance. Lamb chops / veal chop / stuffed artichokes and money bag pasta w pears cheese.. everything was delicious..

Great food, incredible service. We had a great experience. Lamb shank special was top notch. Pasta dishes were excellent, great wine list and well made cocktails.

The service was outstanding, while the food was good. The octopus dish was mid, while the main dishes were good to great. The service made up for what lacked in food.

Excellent service, very good food. I had a vegetarian plate, and found it as good as any other in Columbia.

I attended a conference on the history of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina. The one day conference is awesome! The speakers were well educated and passionate about the history. As a reward, I went to Di Vino Rossi for dinner. I didn't have a reservation so I sat at the bar. The bartenders were great conversationalist and extremely humorous. I ordered the cioppino. Everything was excellent. I ordered it without spaghetti because I wanted to 'spend' the carbs on the delicious crusty bread to sop up the yummy broth. The scallops were plump. The shrimp cooked just right. The muscles perfecto. The atmosphere was enchanting. The servers so pleasant you would think you had known them for years. A definite do-again. Unfortunately, it will be a year until I visit again. Pro: food and servers are too notch. Con: you must make reservations on the weekend. Until next year!!

Nice vibe and great food. This was a really nice restaurant in downtown SC, small but definitely worth the visit. The service was extremely slow though and my medium pork chops were well done however it still tasted good. And of course my Aperol was on point. The octopus was my favorite!

This place is a great italian spot! They have beautifully crafted pasta dishes that are to die for! We had an excellent server who made my birthday feel special!

This was our first time dinning at Di Vino Rosso. Let me tell you, they did not disappoint. The atmosphere is beautiful, the staff is great, and the food is awesome. My husband and I often struggle with finding good Italian food, after living in Italy for three years. We are extremely picky. However, Di Vino Rosso is the closet most accurate Italian dinning that we have experienced since being back in the US. It was a great date night. We would absolutely recommend giving them a visit.

Wow. I absolutely will add this to the pantheon of Columbia food places. I currently have Hales's number one, then share Saludas, Divino, and motor supply as close close close here one restaurant. There wasn't anything that was marginal on any of our plates tonight, the service is great. The food was great. I highly recommend this to anybody who's in town for a business mail or a graduation.

My boyfriend booked a reservation for my birthday as I've heard many great things about Di Vino Rosso and had been wanting to try for a while. The place is small, tables feel a little cramped together. Our server was great. Our glasses fell short of water for a bit of time, but were all eventually filled in due time. They gave us two glasses of Prosecco on the house because of my birthday, which was very nice. We had a carpaccio to start (not seen as we inhaled it like savages) and cocktails. Their soup of the day was a squash bisque and it was delicious. Love the chive oil garnish. Caesar salad dressing was tangy, fresh. My veal was tender and flavorful, boyfriend's lamb was cooked beautifully and the blackberry coulis was delish! Tiramisu was wonderful but that crème brûlée was even better!!! We enjoyed our experience and will be back

I took my family here from out of town. They enjoyed everything about this restaurant. It is a very nice environment. The cocktails were amazing and the food was excellent! The service was great and they pay attention to detail. This is one of my favorite restaurants in columbia!

Food: 5 Customer Service: 5 Ambience: 5 Location: 5 Parking: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Reservations: Yes This restaurant is situated in the heart of the downtown Columbia SC community and conveniently located on Gervais street. They don't have a private parking lot on site, but they do offer a complimentary valet parking service for their customers. There is also nearby street parking available as well as parking garages within walking distance from downtown. The decor is a very stunning mix of vintage, luxury, and modernity. Every table provides a very romantic setting, and they had live music that was a pianist playing very relaxing tunes. The staff was very friendly and helpful when we arrived as well throughout our experience. The manager stopped by every table to ask how our experience was, and you could definitely tell that all of their staff was providing top notch customer service. The menu offers a wide variety of delicious and mouthwatering starters and main courses that will appeal to everyone. We decided on a few drinks, an appetizer, and two main pasta dishes. Everything we ate was fresh and delicious. The chefs use the best quality ingredients to produce dishes that are simply delightful. The restaurant also offers a wonderful drink menu, and they offer one of the best wines in the region. The drinks are pricey but surely worth sampling. Our overall dining experience was fabulous, and I'm sure that we will be back in near future whenever we have a desire for some excellent Italian dishes.

Perhaps a 4.4 rating for Italian in the southeast US, but a far cry from real Italian food. If you are from the northeast, and understand good Italian, don't bother. This is a clear example of a restaurant that decided to make simple Italian food complicated. Example: chicken parm looked like a roll of a meat like substance akin to the role of Fresh Pet you buy for your dog at Walmart. So presentation is one thing, but if the flavor and taste were there, I would not have to write this. It was not there. So there is that. Around the table...same experience. Buyer beware. Ambiance was very nice, however. Staff and waitstaff and were great.

Just love this restaurant!!! Have been several times since moving to Columbia and they never fail to deliver. The menu isn't extensive but the items they make, they do VERY WELL. The service has always been on point as well. Will continue to return to Di Vino Rosso again and again!

This place is one of, if not the best fine dining restaurants, in Columbia. From the moment you walk in, you're greeted and immediately seated with amazing service. The amount of wine and cocktail options available make for such a beautiful experience. Everything about the atmosphere and amazing dishes absolutely makes this the pinnacle of dining in Columbia. A must try for date nights, celebrations, or just good food overall!

Absolutely fantastic restaurant! From the staff, to the ambience, to the well crafted food! And valet parking! Definitely returning!

Nice ambiance. Food and service were good but not great. Valet parking was appreciated.

Di Vino Rosso is an institution here in Columbia with a loyal guest following. The restaurant offers an intimate dining environment yet one which is not overly pretentious allowing for a relaxed upscale setting. The menu is small and offers a variety of Italian dishes. Perhaps my expectations were too high for my first visit but I cant say that the fare lived up to the acclaim. while the dishes were unique, considering that each rings in in the high 20s to 30s, I was disappointed to learn from my waitress that the pasta is not even made in house. My dining companion elected for the bolgenese which he enjoyed. The sauce was prepared with boar and sausage meat which resulted in a gamely taste unlike any other Italian gravy. I opted for the mushroom pasta which was a bit bland and could have benefited from a slew of garlic. Our favorite dish of the night was actually the appetizer of the night, a tomato burrata caprese salad.

Excellent atmosphere and delicious food! Chesnut Cottage Inn highly recommends this restaurant.

Love the ambiance in this restaurant - we went for a business meal. The charcuterie board was amazing. It had some unique delicious options. I had the Cioppino and was disappointed as it wasn't as good as others I've had - i prefer a broth with fish stock and saffron but it had pasta in it so very little broth. It was more of a seafood pasta

I chose this restaurant to celebrate my birthday with some great Northern Italian food. The place is very nice,great atmosphere,outstanding service. to dinner one of my favorite I was very pleased with the Mini selection from their menu.I like it one of my favorite Italian dishes;Osso Buco,for the first time I had a pork shank instead of the usual veal shank ,it was absolutely delicious. it was a enjoyable evening. the service, the food -and the atmosphere we're great.I can't wait to come back and try other dishes from the menu-give it a try.

Amazing! We celebrated our daughter's graduation with 13 ppl. They were so accommodating to the size of our group, the recommendation of wine was on point (we so enjoyed 2 bottles) and the food was so good! I got the scallops, and they were some of the best I've ever had. Thank you, DVR for the best night! Sad we forgot to try to throw our corks in the bowl for a lemoncello

Excellent service and the food is amazing! The goat cheese stuffed artichokes were amazing. Very nice ambiance.

Impressive customer service and OMG the veal is to die for! We enjoy the Jazz music that plays around 6:30pm and delicious food. A bit pricey but worth it! Make sure to make a reservation in advance.

I ordered the Caesar Salad and Chicken Parmigiana. Food was excellent. Service was wonderful. Atmosphere was upscale but welcoming.

My wife and I went here last night for my birthday. We hadn't been here since they've moved to the new building and combined with Rosso Trattoria? from Trenholm Plaza several years ago. I didn't know that they moved to the building next to the old Restaurant DiVino. We had reservations for 7PM and were immediately seated. Our waiter took our drink orders for a Malbec ($14) and Chardonnay ($9). We ordered a Formaggi cheese plate appetizer. It had a blue cheese, goat cheese and one other cheese along with almonds, strawberries, 4 small crostini breads, a jam and a horseradish dijon, with pickled beets and onions. It also had some castlevetrano olives (6) and some Sweet Orange Pepper Bombs, which were very good. The whole cheese plate was nicely done. I opted for the Pepper Filet Mignon with Gorgonzola Dulce Sautéed spinach and mushrooms and potatoes. The whole entree was excellent. Steak was done perfectly Medium rare as I ordered it with a nice crusty pepper top. My wife ordered the Shrimp Scampi and it too, was excellent. She voted my steak the winner, however. Our waiter was great. Checked on us throughout the meal and gave his recommendations on what to order when we asked what he liked best. My only problem with the restaurant was the noise. If I remember right, when we used to go to Trattoria Rosso in Trenholm, we liked the food but really disliked the noisy atmosphere. Restaurant DiVino, in the old building next door, used to be very quaint and much quieter, especially for a nice romantic type atmosphere. It seems to have lost that after moving to this new building. It's now more noisy, similar to the Trenholm plaza site. But, the meal and service were spectacular. I'm sure we'll go back.

I had messed up my reservation by reserving the wrong night. would have ruined all the plans but everyone there was super nice about it and ended up getting us a table. The chairs are very comfortable and the restaurant has quite a relaxing feel (bonus points for the jazz) all the food was super delicious and i will 100% be coming back!

Simply put: a delightful experience from beginning to end. Service was very attentive, although we had a newer server who was still getting his sea legs under him. But he worked hard to do a great job. All of our drinks were wonderfully made, the atmosphere was very warm and inviting, and the food was spectacular. I highly recommend it if you enjoy creative, delicious, Italian food.

Excellent dining experience from beginning to end. We'll surely be back in the near future. P.S. They have free valet parking ;)

Great service, great food, fun atmosphere make this the top Italian restaurant in Columbia.

Thus was an excellent dining experience. The wait was short. The meal was exquisite. I can't wait to visit again.

Really good service. I don't know if it's just me, but the gnocchi divino tastes JUST like chef-boy-ardee, in the can. I felt like I was on candid camera.

Finally I couldn't resist going to what some consider Columbias best Fine Italian place. 3 of us us went through the program from mussels thru Espresso. Deep complex layered flavors. Service was, as they used to say- impeccable. Is "it" worth it? If you want an experience of fine dining - yes.

Everything about this restaurant was phenomenal! Especially the carrot cake! Hands down the best we've ever had.

I went here with my brother and sister the after our father died, in September. The service was great, very attentive and knowledgeable. The food was great, too.

My boyfriend and I went here to celebrate our anniversary, and the food is to die for!! We were treated so nicely by the server, whom gave lots of recommendations on what to get since it was my first time going there. The beet salad is my boyfriend's favorite, and that will be our staple dish for everytime we go back. The ambiance is amazing, the place is not that big but the lighting and the decor makes you feel so comfortable that you won't realize you've been there for hours! Highly recommend!

I made the cork toss on my first ever attempt, SO EXCITING!!! The food is always delicious here and the servers are always attentive and have a pleasant disposition. I enjoy the ambiance; they offer live music on certain nights.

Ridiculously Snooty servers. Food was just ok but outrageously priced. I definitely do nit recommended.

So, this was our 2nd time here. We stay at the Hampton across st.) We like this place because it has been consistent each time. We arrived at our scheduled time and completed everything in 90min. That's a bit speedy but it is what it is. Started with App. Feature Lobster Rav. Then Entee of Halibut special and Chicken Parmigiano. Both very good. Dessert of Grand Marnier creme Brule which was excellent. Started with cocktails of House special Old fashion(13$) and Blantons Old fashion (25$) service was good. I gave 4 stars because it seemed too fast to go through a meal. Also the space. Bet ween tables seemed cramped .