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Come Dine In With Us! As of 5/16/20 we are open and ready to serve you. Set up your reservation online. Café Dodici, in Washington, IA, is the premier restaurant serving Washington, Johnson, Linn, Henry, Jefferson and Muscatine counties since 2004. We offer Italian food, brunch, lunch and dinner, wine, prime rib, patio seating, a banquet facility, catering and much more. For your next meal, visit Café Dodici in Washington.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 122 S Iowa Ave, Washington, IA 52353
Phone: (319) 653-4012
Website: https://cafedodici.com/restaurant
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Reviews
Sudha Dileep
Cafe Dodici has become one of our favorite restaurants! The food is awesome, but the ambience is even better, soothing and perfect for a date with your partner.
My wife and I are in love with their vanilla ice cream with raspberry sauce. We are happy to drive 30 minutes to get there and would even drive farther if needed.
The only thing that my wife would prefer is for the bread to be softer, like in other Italian restaurants. But we can’t complain too much, because it still tastes good.
… moreMy wife and I are in love with their vanilla ice cream with raspberry sauce. We are happy to drive 30 minutes to get there and would even drive farther if needed.
The only thing that my wife would prefer is for the bread to be softer, like in other Italian restaurants. But we can’t complain too much, because it still tastes good.
Kristen Anderson
Dodicci’s is one of our favorite local spots! We are so lucky to have such a fine dining experience right in downtown Washington! We love coming for lunch, especially when the weather is beautiful and we can sit outdoors! We have never been greeted with nothing but the very best in staff and service and love that we are known and cherished as regulars when we come in!
… moreSarah Greenfield
They have a huge back room for larger groups which was great for not only dining but fun activities after the meal. The service was great. The food was pretty good, and so was the atmosphere.
… moreWhittney Walker
I went there with a couple of my classmates and this place was AMAZING. The food looks so good and tastes amazing and the people that work here are really nice too. It’s also very welcoming, the servers are so kind and kind of made it feel like home. And the decor and vibe is so cosy and very cool. I definitely recommend eating here it’s an amazing place with some awesome people.
… moreRichard Price
I have been to the restaurant twice. Both times, the service was excellent , food was outstanding, and hospitality abounded. The last time, the owner, Lorraine, spoke to my 4 friends from Puerto Rico and me for 10 or 15 minutes. You can feel her love of food and her town. The food is Italian, and Lorraine’s husband, an Italian , is the chef. Food is not Americanized but much more traditional Tuscan cuisine. The servers I have had, Sandra and Zoe, were very attentive and pleasant. Recommend the Blue Plate Special, which includes soup or salad, entree, and dessert for 20 or 21 dollars. The entree rotates each day or week.
… moreCarl U
We have eaten here several times (both dine in and carry out). It’s a nice place with better atmosphere than many places. The service is friendly and prompt. I also enjoy that they have a daily special that is I believe is typically off-menu so it adds some degree of surprise if you like the option for variety. They have a coffee shop next door that is also good if you want something like that for desert or to go with your meal. We really enjoy it and will continue to return. I’ve included a photo of my most recent special which had meat that was sourced from a local farm/business.
… moreKristen Erenberger
This place was fantastic. My mom and I went for lunch on a Friday; quick service and amazing food. The prices surprised us, worth more than they’re charging in our opinion! The goat cheese appetizer is a must! We’ll be back, thank you for a great first experience.
… moreClay Whisler
Cafe Dodici is my favorite restaurant in eastern Iowa. I’ve enjoyed dining here for years. The restaurant is beautiful, and the atmosphere truly creates a wonderful experience.
The weekly lunch specials are fantastic. They have great salad options if you want a lighter meal and you really can’t go wrong with any of the pasta entrees if you’re in the mood. This is not your typical Italian restaurant. It operates many degrees above!
While I love their dinner and lunch, Sunday brunch is my favorite. We are so lucky to have this option in small town Iowa.
… moreThe weekly lunch specials are fantastic. They have great salad options if you want a lighter meal and you really can’t go wrong with any of the pasta entrees if you’re in the mood. This is not your typical Italian restaurant. It operates many degrees above!
While I love their dinner and lunch, Sunday brunch is my favorite. We are so lucky to have this option in small town Iowa.
Sophia Greco
Very high-quality and flavorful food. Ambience is even better. The lighting and decorations are beautiful; very nice to look at and discuss while you wait for your food. Service was good and wait for food wasn’t too long. Would highly recommend and will be dropping by again!
… moreJenny U
Café Dodici is a restaurant we treat ourselves with. We order to go more than we eat in but the food is still the same high quality.
On this trip we had salads, Tortellini Bianco (cheese tortellini with prosciutto and peas,) Meat Lover’s Fettucine with added alfredo for a rosé style sauce, Chicken Parmesan with spaghetti and the Blue Plate Dinner special of local pork sausage with 4 mushroom Parmesan cream sauce with penne pasta. For the sausage dish (not pictured) my husband added red sauce for a rosé style sauce.
My dish was the Chicken Parmesan and it was so good. I had recently had it at two other Italian restaurants and this beat it, hands down. I love the fresh tomato added on top. Next time I make this at home I will do the same (when garden season tomatoes are ready!)
We all had our own dishes but were gladly dipping into each others to try new dishes we had not had before. No one had a clear favorite as they were all delicious. Portions were great and we all had take home boxes because we opted to share desserts. We ordered a tiramisu and the blue plate comes with salad and dessert for the same price as a regular entree (salad and dessert not included) so it’s an even better deal. It was peppermint cheesecake this evening. (not pictured.)
My salad may look overly carroty and lacking but I told them no cucumbers and the carrots were from my husband who isn’t a fan. It looks like a mostly spinach salad but really, it wasn’t quite incorporated so the fancier lettuce was on the bottom and when I stirred with the dressing it was fine. I would like to note that they put a carafe of water on your table. This is nice because our family does not drink wine or alcohol drinks and being able to fill up our glasses when we want, rather than waiting on the staff, is nice.
Ambience is nice and décor is one of a kind. Our waiter was great, in fact they all are. The owner and other non-wait staff comes around the restaurant too to talk to patrons and make sure everything is going well.
They use a RESY reservation system and for weekends I recommend it. It wasn’t busy when we came at 5:45 but it soon filled up. I was able to note on the system that we had a wheelchair patron so they could make sure we had a good place to sit. You can also call for reservations.
… moreOn this trip we had salads, Tortellini Bianco (cheese tortellini with prosciutto and peas,) Meat Lover’s Fettucine with added alfredo for a rosé style sauce, Chicken Parmesan with spaghetti and the Blue Plate Dinner special of local pork sausage with 4 mushroom Parmesan cream sauce with penne pasta. For the sausage dish (not pictured) my husband added red sauce for a rosé style sauce.
My dish was the Chicken Parmesan and it was so good. I had recently had it at two other Italian restaurants and this beat it, hands down. I love the fresh tomato added on top. Next time I make this at home I will do the same (when garden season tomatoes are ready!)
We all had our own dishes but were gladly dipping into each others to try new dishes we had not had before. No one had a clear favorite as they were all delicious. Portions were great and we all had take home boxes because we opted to share desserts. We ordered a tiramisu and the blue plate comes with salad and dessert for the same price as a regular entree (salad and dessert not included) so it’s an even better deal. It was peppermint cheesecake this evening. (not pictured.)
My salad may look overly carroty and lacking but I told them no cucumbers and the carrots were from my husband who isn’t a fan. It looks like a mostly spinach salad but really, it wasn’t quite incorporated so the fancier lettuce was on the bottom and when I stirred with the dressing it was fine. I would like to note that they put a carafe of water on your table. This is nice because our family does not drink wine or alcohol drinks and being able to fill up our glasses when we want, rather than waiting on the staff, is nice.
Ambience is nice and décor is one of a kind. Our waiter was great, in fact they all are. The owner and other non-wait staff comes around the restaurant too to talk to patrons and make sure everything is going well.
They use a RESY reservation system and for weekends I recommend it. It wasn’t busy when we came at 5:45 but it soon filled up. I was able to note on the system that we had a wheelchair patron so they could make sure we had a good place to sit. You can also call for reservations.