If you ever wondered what an "authentic great family-owned, local Italian restaurant" entry in an encyclopedia would look like, well it's this place. Wow! Great food, large food and wine selection, and excellent service. The veal chops were amazing!
Da Domenico is the best red sauce italian restaurant in Northern Virginia. Over the past few months, I've managed to work my way through most of the menu, and I have thouroughly enjoyed doing so.
I haven't had a single thing that I wasn't tempted to lick my plate after finishing.
One thing: lunch is the best time to go. In my experience, portions are exactly the same size as dinner, a few bucks cheaper, and they come with a house salad. Was mildly disappointed to realize that house salads at dinner are an additional $5.
The agnolotti caprese is one of the best pasta dishes I've ever had, tender ravioli-like pasta stuffed with buffalo mozzarella and served in a sauce of white wine, garlic, tomato, basil, and butter.
My mother claims these are some of the best meat ravioli shes had, and rarely orders anything else.
Overall, Da Domenico is really underrated and while the atmosphere is somewhat stuffy, the food is most certainly not
This is a good traditional Italian restaurant which reminds me of similar placer in New Jersey. Looks like nothing special outside but inside is a vey different story. The food is good and the service is good. It is a traditional place so consider business casual attire or very nice casual clothes at least. Could be a romantic place if you are looking for a quiet one on one meal. Ask for a booth in the back to impress your family and friends.
Although the restaurant was literally empty when we went, the food was still very good!! It was a little bit more expensive than the food I’m used to (as a broke graduate student), and the waiters really seemed to push getting appetizers and desserts on us, but the food was tasty and we had a good time. I had the eggplant Parmesan, which was divine. The spaghetti on the side was perfectly al dente and the waiter even brought over a big bowl of Parmesan to sprinkle on top. There was also some fabulous bread, one of which seemed to be like a garlic bread roll? That one was so good. The other bread was also very tasty - it was crusty and soft - and I used it to sop up the remaining sauce from my dish.
Amazing food! A must try place!
Calamari was crispy outside, soft inside and not chewy. Entree was great as well, we had lamb shank, chicken Marsala, Shrimp spaghetti, Salmon. After eating all this we had Tiramisu(must have) and Dark chocolate mousse cake.
Staff here are wonderful, and the food is amazing. A real special treat. I'm a real burrata fan and was excited to see a burrata, tomato and basil salad. It was delicious, but the real star of the night was the pasta with scallops. The scallops were so tender and delicious. There were five huge scallops that would satisfy the heartiest of appetites.
Food is very good. The building is a little hard to find and in need of renovation. Started with the Caprese salad and had the lobster ravioli and the special of seafood pasta. All our food was fresh and well prepared.
Still a nice place, but not quite up to their pre-covid standards. Their desserts are wonderful, though.
I don't go usually go there but when I do, the service and the food is always great. The price, food, and service match up. I go there for the lasagna.
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Da Domenico, Love this place! Outrageously good Italian restaurant. The food and the kind & thoughtfully service is better than I can describe here.
There are romantic curtain swagged booths in the back of the main dining room. There's a cool bar area with tables. Also 2 areas that can be very private, although they technically are not 'private' almost everywhere you sit feels private. It's the ambience and attentive service that makes it feel so.
I've been going since their opening in the early 80's.
Highly recommend the giant marinated veal chop if you like a nice meat, they're famous for this veal chop.
If you are craving some scrumptious seafood or fish, you will be more than happy with any of the choices.
Actually, in the over 30 years going there, alone or with any number of guests I've never once been unhappy with the food or the very attentive people there.
Didn't realize that I can leave a rating here until now! They are rated 5 stars by many food critics! It's true
: D Easy ⛤⛤⛤⛤⛤!
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