Don Camillo Restaurante e Pizzaria

Excellent experience for an impromptu dinner in Rio. We had walked into the restaurant by chance earlier in the day and decided to visit for dinner. Absolutely loved our dinner here. We had the lasagna, and the bow tie pasta. The sangria was awesome and the sweetest touch to the night was being serenaded by the three-piece band and I got the chance to sing with them as well. Beautiful staff. Please give this little slice of Italy in the middle of the Copacabana strip a try. You won’t regret it.

Ww’ve been coming here for years. The food and service has been consistently stellar.

This is my new favorite Italian restaurant in Copacabana. The service and the food are excellent and I love the view on Copacabana. Their Parmesan is very tasty and they offer a selection of Italian deserts. We paid R$ 328 for two main courses, two cocktails and two deserts.

This restaurant was highly recommended by our hotel and we checked it out. The service here was outstanding. Unfortunately the food didn't follow suit. It was just okay. The portions are large and the main dishes can be shared between two people. My pasta was chewy and sauce was a touch bland. The location was wonderful and we sat under the tent outside with the sea breeze and the cacophony of the Rio traffic. They also had live music with some old musicians playing some tunes and also played by some customer's request.

Compared to a traditional carbonara, this was a bit creamier than expected, but fine overall. The calamari starter was also good, but the restaurant didn’t have cocktail sauce, which would’ve went much better than the tartar-style sauce served. My low rating is for the bait and switch by the server in paying separately for my food from the group. I was charged in USD despite being shown reals on the screen, which involved a 12% markup. Please double check before paying! I made sure that others in my group would be charged appropriately. I also didn’t notice the musician fee charged to our table until after reading other reviews. I don’t mind compensating the musicians, but they played 10 minutes at most. If you’re looking for a quick bite to eat, this is a decent place but for me, conducting business ethically is of highest importance. I’d suggest staying away from this place due to the shady billing practices and finding other local Italian spots.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Best restaurant we’ve been to in a long time! The kind servers and live music made it a great experience. One complaint: they add a charge for the live music (10 reales per person) and a 10% tip on the bill without mentioning it in advance.

Great atmosphere and good individual pizza 🍕 An amazing location for sure and easy access if you staying at Ipanema hotel

Food is mediocre, but the atmosphere and location are pleasant. A dinner outside is lively and nicely lit. Service was solid, too. I just thought the food was blatantly not Italian food. Lemon Risotto was more like rice with lemon sauce. You pay a lot for food that just is not worth it.