Donato Enoteca
Italian restaurant · Redwood City ·
Contemporary Italian plates & wood-fired pizzas with an open kitchen
Contemporary Italian plates & wood-fired pizzas with an open kitchen
"After 16 years, this Redwood City favorite has reopened with a much-needed renovation and a refreshed approach aimed at a younger crowd. Co-owner Donato Scotti has stepped out of the kitchen and brought in chef Marco Bertoldo (with experience at Michelin-starred Ristorante Le Calandre, Osteria Degli Amici Figino, and as chef at Poesia), shifting the menu toward shareable plates and a cicchetti-centered bar program to encourage trying more dishes while keeping prices in line. Housemade salumi remains, but new pastas are the draw—pasta patate e Provola, a Naples staple lesser-seen in the Bay Area, and the colore croccante with crisp pork belly and Brentwood corn, which Scotti calls “to die for”; baccala mantecato joins as well, alongside baccala e beitole with red beets and toasted bread and tonno al rafano, a seared ahi tuna with horseradish mayo. A standout addition is pizza al padellino—parbaked in a pan and finished in a wood-burning oven—for a crust that’s “really airy and very fluffy and very light,” with toppings added after baking or split and filled; Scotti notes nobody’s doing this here. With a redesigned bar meant to foster a sense of community, the reboot feels like a step in a new direction while staying rooted in tradition and longtime favorites." - Dianne de Guzman
"This Italian restaurant in Redwood City is working with Waste No Food to donate meals to healthcare workers at local hospitals." - team infatuation
"Redwood City’s Donato Enoteca is debuting an all-you-can-eat pizza option: starting Sundays on August 4 the pizzeria will offer a $30-per-person deal that includes unlimited pizza with any available toppings, plus a salad and a dessert, available from 4 p.m. to closing." - Justine Jones
"This Italian restaurant in Redwood City is working with Waste No Food to donate meals to healthcare workers at local hospitals. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"I’ve been squirreling away Donato Enoteca’s housemade nduja as part of the shift into retail, which feels special and keeps me connected to the restaurants I love while cooking at home." - Becky Duffett