Dels Enoteca Pizzeria

Had dinner here 3 nights in a row since I stayed next door at the hotel. Bo took great care of me every night. From cannelloni to pizza to lobster gnocchi, the food was fresh, hot, and delicious. The chocolate caramel torte with sea salt ice cream was a perfect ending. I look forward to coming back.

Great service, our server made sure we had a great experience. Always toping our water, drinks came on time, extra bread, he did a great job. The restaurant looks nice and lots of managers running around helping. The FOOD, portions could go either way. I ordered Lrg, wouldn’t want to see small for the price. The food was like every generic chain, no flavor, no texture and don’t think it was even fresh. They have a app which is calamari and sausage,
asked if I can have just calamari, they said sorry it’s mixed together. So we are storing meat and seafood in a container waiting to be warmed up? Maybe I try them when the renovate there 5^th time

FOOD & DRINKS
I had salmon which was a bit overcooked for my taste but otherwise the whole dish was yummy and I just wish I could have eaten more. The pizza really looked delicious! Even better when you can create your own pizza! I think that was only on one day in the week though.
SERVICE
The service staff was really great! Super friendly, attentive and always cheerful!
ATMOSPHERE
The restaurant looks nice and clean.
RATING
This is a really nice restaurant. You get some quality food and the price is not bad either. I come back for the pizza!

Good, solid meal, but slow and a little overpriced. The menu had a good cross selection of food. The restaurant was about two-​thirds filled, but very loud, taking away from the experience.

My boyfriend and I made reservations here for our anniversary, and based on the website it looked like a moderately upscale but not too frilly Italian restaurant. My impression slightly changed when I walked inside — it had more casual décor than I expected and was filled with families and kids. My first thought was «Oh no, I’ve walked into East Side Mario’s». But my perception was once again changed by the food.
To start they brought us out bread. But not just any bread. This bread was freshly baked in house and served warm with two types of butters: herb and apple cinnamon. I expected a mediocre factory made bread, so this really impressed me.
For my appetizer I had the Villagio salad with mixed greens, olives, cucumber, grape tomatoes, pickled fennel, balsamic port vinaigrette, and Woolwich goat cheese. I liked that this wasn’t just your average Mediterranean salad — the pickled fennel made it really unique and added a great bite to the dish. Also the use of local ingredients was nice to see!
For my main I had a pizza with San Marzano tomato sauce, local prosciutto, Ontario fior de latte, and lemon truffle arugula — an ordinary pizza made extraordinary by the thick, flavourful prosciutto and soft local cheese.
We finished off the meal with a complimentary dessert to celebrate our anniversary — the gesture was really appreciated! It was a house made ricotta cheesecake with orange and lemon marmalade and salted caramel brittle. I loved this twist on cheesecake — the ricotta added such a nice texture and richness.
This place may seem ordinary at first glance, but it is definitely worth a visit!

2014-​Mar-​08
It had certainly been a while since my last visit, and I’m happy to say there haven’t been any major changes other than the menu.
Still a warm and cozy atmosphere and professional, friendly service. It’s nice to be reminded of what I like about the place. Prices reflect the quality quite nicely.
All-​in-​all, a happy reunion with an old friend.

Went for their New Year’s Eve set-​menu dinner. Was a little disappointed that there was not a pasta option available on their set menu (I know they are situated within Charcoal Steakhouse, but I was hoping that they would have at least 1 pasta option as that is what they promote on regular nights). Service was very good. The drinks from the bar were delivered to our table very quickly, but their mixed drinks did contain too much ice and became watered down very quickly. Would absolutely go back on another night to try their regular menu.

I’m sad to say that my last 3 experiences at Del Dente’s have detracted me from giving it another try. I’ve been eating here for about a decade and used to look forward to it for the warm atmosphere and tasty food. I don’t know if my tastes have changed or if they’ve had a change in the kitchen, but I’ve been so disappointed the last few times. The flavours in the food just missed the mark — either too bland or not properly cooked. After eating at amazing places like Nick & Nat’s Uptown 21 or Bhima’s Warung, I can’t justify coming to Del Dante’s instead.

Had a dinner here with my brother. I ordered a blue crab/​bacon linguine with a honey brown beer. It came with piping hot fresh bread, the beer had a hint of sweetness but not enough to distract, and the linguine was excellent. The server was also very friendly and respectful. I would go back there again if I went to Waterloo.

Nice atmosphere, good food but you get very easy used with it. And since my last visit nothing changed in the menu (and I came back after few good month)?
Hope for changes

We have been fans of Del Dente for years, but our last visit felt like they have slipped a bit in terms of the wait staff. The pastas we ordered were very good. Our waitress seemed like she just wanted to get done her shift — didn’t seem friendly or attentive.

Great food and drinks, but the wait staff was horrible. Eat half my dinner with and empty glass.

I came here for my birthday last year with a friend. I was actually quite excited due to the other reviews that I’ve seen on various websites.
Firstly, the waiter that we had was friendly and was very enjoyable to talk to. Food took a bit longer to come by, however, it was a great experience.
The bread and spreads that they offered as a starter at del Dente was AMAZING. The bread is baked in a flowerpot, so that was quite different. They offered a few different types of spreads for your bread — including garlic, and an apple-​cinammon one.
We started off with the «fish cakes» — which were Breaded crab & whitefish cakes. It was pretty good considering that I’m not a huge fan of crab cakes. I ordered the apple poached salmon (which I’m not sure if it’s still on the menu now). It wasn’t the best salmon I’ve ever had, but it sufficed. My friend had the lamb sirloin, and according to him — it was delicious.
For dessert: we ordered the del Dente’s cheesecake creation with orange coulis. It was quite impressive.
All-​in-​all, a great experience with the service and the food. I think next time, I shall try out one of the pastas!

We had a great experience!
I loved the bread in the flower pots and the different flavoured butter (especially the apple cinnamon butter). All of the food we ordered was outstanding!
The service was fantastic! Our server was adorable and catered to our every whim. She even brought us four glasses of complementary champagne when we told her we were celebrating!
Personally, I thought the atmosphere was a little cheesy, but still very nice.
I would highly recommend Del Dente!

By far, my favorite restaurant, and what an excellent place to take a date. It’s hip, trendy, cool, fun, delicious, beautiful, romantic all in one package. The décor is so cool, service is polite and friendly. I have dined here nearly 15 times now, and food has only been disappointing twice. Clientele range from 20s to 40s, of course there are others but I have seen a large majority in this range. That age group also dresses very well, and I mean «modern». Men dress kind of blazer and shirt type, and girls dresses. Everyone looks hot.

Having dined at Wildcraft (another Charcoal Group establishment), I’d intended to head over to Martini’s for a late-​evening road-​warrior soup-​and-​salad-​at-​the-​bar. Having just driven in from 5 hours away, I was wearing jeans — and the door to Martini’s scared me off with its «PROPER ATTIRE REQUIRED» sign.
I’d seen a group of women standing outside of del Dente (wearing jeans) and figured I’d be safe there… even though the door was emblazoned with the same intimidating notice. (There are three Charcoal Group restaurants in this compound — Charcoal Steakhouse, Martini’s and del Dente)
Billed as «casual Italian,» del Dente greets diners with a warm atmosphere (for what is essentially the basement underneath the other establishments). Dark wood, fake vines, the whole thing. The obligatory bread is served playfully in flowerpots — I found it both crusty and refreshingly soft. A trio of flavoured (look, Mom, I’m localised!) butters accompanies — tonight, the mortarboard consisted of roasted red pepper, herb and garlic, and cinnamon.
The menu consisted mostly of pasta, salad, appetizers and pizza, with a single soup (apple & pumpkin?!?) and a short list of fish, poultry and meat-​based entrees. I had a small portion of the Limoncello shrimp pasta, which was served with a pesto. The pasta is of good quality, and the shrimp was well-​prepared. I’m not sure if I got the Limoncello connection (as much as I love Limoncello!) but it’s an interesting idea, anyhow.
The service was friendly — maybe a bit TOO friendly. The server was trying to convince two female business travelers to join him for his birthday party at Milton’s across the street after work. The crowd was youth-​biased and Kitchener cosmopolitan.
All-​in-​all, a fine place for a business meal on the road. They even had Monday night football on (muted, of course, to further your enjoyment of the house music — and yes, I mean house like dancy trancy, not like house wine — that is the del Dente soundtrack) above the bar — where full dinner service is available.