Donatello's in Central Bedfordshire

Absolutely wonderful service and the food was fantastic.My dopey husband helped himself to my chilli cheese chips but couldn't handle the heat and the waitress ran and got him some milk! I'd have let him suffer personally but it was a lovely gesture. Maybe he'll keep his mitts off my food in future 🤣Loved that it was family owned and run too, just a lovely little restaurant with proper authentic Italian grub. Would highly recommend 👍🏼

Lovely atmosphere, and great food.

Amazing food, great atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff, a great night out

Excellent food and lovely, friendly service. May not be the most modern of premises but well worth a visit

Fantastic staff who managed a group of 19 without any hassle. The food (lovely pizza and pasta) arrived on time, there was no wait for drinks and all in all we had a great night out.

Why didn't we visit sooner!The picture added shows the food was delicious, couldn't wait to try it!The owner Michael was friendly and always ready to assist - the menu even mentions GF (add to notes when booking).

Authentic, rustic Italian bistro, serving a great range of pizza and pasta dishes. Friendly, efficient service and delicious food. Coffee was excellent too! Will definitely be back - recommended.

great food nice people bit small inside but would be good for romantic meal mind your head if going upstairs not sure if they cater for disabled people as think all wc were upstairs

Lovely dining experience. We sat outside in the garden. The food was up to a very high standard. I had the Trinity Risotto with the tuna and prawns, which was lovely. The prawns were huge!

After a previously average experience my friends and I decided to give Donatello’s another chance. Unfortunately it was the same, if not worse than last time.I’d like to disclose that we did not feel comfortable informing the staff that we were unhappy with our meals at the time due to several reasons.The whitebait starter didn’t have any sauce and sat on a small portion of plain cucumber and tomato salad, I also found a hair in mine. My partner and Is mains were alright, somewhat tasty, but nothing beyond home cooking standard. We also noticed that our main portions were small compared to dishes in other restaurants.Our friends dishes unfortunately appeared to look like microwave meals, or as though not much effort had gone into them, lacking authenticity and freshness. All in all it didn’t feel as though our food was properly Italian.We waited more than 20 minutes for our bill before my partner had to go up to the screen by the till to ask for it, as it was past 10pm at this point. The lady staff member replied that she was just bringing it over in a cold manner. The other waitress was friendly. The restaurant had no background music and was an uncomfortable and tense environment.Unfortunately the lovely building and decor does not match up to the overall service and quality of food, so we will not be returning.