D'Anna's Café

My husband and I were looking foward to a rare night out and we decided to try D'Anna's, we were extremely dissapointed with the whole experience. The restaurant is dirty, and no ambiance. There is nowhere to sit while you wait for a table, which puts you right in the walkway that the waitstaff uses, it was raining (of course) so waiting outside wasn't practical. We had time to notice that all the staff were very, very grumpy, and acted as if they were doing you a favor by waiting on you, yes it was a Saturday night and busy, but they need to try a little harder, or the owners need to find employees that appreciate having a job. The food was very bland, I don't like to salt any of my food, but I had to resort to it for some flavor. The prices are much too high. The only saving grace was the bread, but they only give you 1 piece with your salad and 1 with your meal. I think this restaurant is very overrated. If you want ambiance, delicious food, excellent service go to Guisseppes, I know I will whenever I crave Italian food.

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I save dinners at D'Anna's for special occasions, and the trip always turns out to compliment them very well. I reccommend the Chicken Marsala or the Bruscellone, along with a glass of Chianti. My favorite italian restaurant in Bellingham.

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I was very pleasantly surprised by the wonderful food and good service at D'Anna's. I had the Seared Ahi Tuna and highly recommend it, and the spinach linguini that came with it was excellent. I only wish I had had room left over for dessert, but I'll have to wait for my next visit!

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My wife and I finally made it to D'Anna's for a late lunch/early dinner. We were greeted and seated to a dirty table where we sat without water or a waiter for five minutes before we decided to relocate to a clean table closer to the window. Our waiter returned dismayed we had moved and asked, "Could you go back, this is more of a dinner table." I pointed to the still uncleaned table and said "no." Shrugging his shoulders he pulled up a chair to take our order.

After taking our order he returned with our drinks, mixing up the order (we were one of three tables) and handing me my drink because "could you take this buddy, my hands are full." We then had the delight of listening to a busboy and cook argue loudly about what flatware was clean and who had to put it where. Highlights included such comments as "I don't care if it is clean or dirty, I'm putting it here." and "are you sure that's clean, I can see food on it."

At this point our salads arrived, wilted, bland, and with our waiter’s thumb in the bowl. By the time or meal arrived I wasn't expecting much, and wasn't disappointed. My lasagna consisted of an abundance of cheese (to the point of gagging) with bland tomato paste blanked in black pepper. If you cannot get the flavoring right in the kitchen don't expect us to be impressed because you offer "fresh" black pepper.

Our bill arrived, I can only assume our water had found a better home as it never made it to our table. The highlight was when the busboy (the only who couldn't tell if a fork was clean or dirty) started clearing our plates and wiping down the table as we finished our wine. He asked me to hand him my plate because “I’m in a hurry and the dinner rush is about to start.” At that point I paid my bill and walked out.

I've eaten at restaurants thought-out the world and never have I received such a poor meal served by such poor service. For Danna's prices I would have expect much more, anything would have been an improvement. In retrospect I should have just gone to Pizza Hut for better service, prices, and a more authentic Italian mean.

Respectfully,

James R. Devlin, M.D. ret.

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Our family was on vacation and my mom happened to find D'Anna's in one of her restaurant travel guides. That was the best Italian food I think I've ever eaten! We had great service as well as great food. I especially recommend the Ravioli. And that is from a twelve-year-old! Thanks!

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I would rate this place as follows:

Food: 7 1/2
The food was good, which is important for a restaurant, but it wasn't "wow" good (with exception to the Tiramisu, which was really good). Also, the food was just a bit overpriced for this kind of place, but only by 2-3 dollars.

Service: 7
We were seated right away, and our server came promptly with water and ready to take our drink/h'orderve orders. The service was good throughout the meal. The only thing I can think of that he didn't do was come back right after we got our food to see if we liked it, which is expected, though excusable since the food was good.

Environment: 5
This is for the most part the area in which this restaurant is lacking. We were given two different water glasses, one glass and one plastic, and the silverware came unwrapped on top of paper napkins. There was also a very large pair of salt and pepper grinders on the table, which was practical, but unsightly. The level of lighting was the only thing that was really right on, although I would have preferred more decorative lamps or something. All in all, I expect better than this at a restaurant who's entrees range from $16 to $30 dollars.

Final Score: barely 7
I'll give this place a 7 for having good food, but only just. I recommend going here if you want a simple yet nicer evening out, but don't expect a fine dining experience.

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Yes the food is amazing, but I have eaten here five times, and four out of the five times have had hair in my food.

I am officially giving up on D'Anna's.

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My fathers name was Dennis D'Anna, his father was Basil 'Monk' D'Anna, I would love to here from anyone of the D'Anna's!

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Perhaps Doctor James Devin was on self-prescribed meds the unfortunate evening he described at D'Anna's.Perhaps he was in another town or restaurant. I cannot fathom from his review.Pesonal vendetta perhaps? Maybe a rival competitor, with a chip on his shoulder? Who knows?I have been in this cafe probably twenty or thirty times and have been totally blown away with the quality of the food, service, and prices.Sincerely, there are hardly any better, true Italian eateries I have been to than D'Anna's. My favorite always are the raviolis.

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you cannot compare d'annas to any other italian restraunt. the bread and salad that come before dinner are so amazing, that i would just come here for that. my favorite is the chicken parmesean...it is a milder dish, but still amazing. great for special occasions.

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