
This intimate, family-owned BYOB with an open kitchen serves a menu of Italian classics.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 57 W State St, Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 230-9100
Website: http://www.domanistar.com/
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For starters, never greet your guests with, “we will need your table in an hour and 15 mins.” This is something you address over the phone when your guest makes the reservation. They can then decide whether this is enough time and whether they want to dine in your establishment. This is extremely unprofessional and a huge turn off to hear before you even sit down. Might as well give everyone a number like they’re in the deli line. The man who took the reservation and who subsequently told us they would need the table once we arrived, was overall very rude.
The service in general was cold, curt and unaccommodating. They do the bare minimum and don’t make you feel at home or welcomed. A place that makes you feel like they’re doing you a favor by seating you. Seems like you need to be a regular and consume this bland food on a weekly basis in order to get friendly service.
The food struck a similar tone; bland, boring, and nothing at all that I would go out of my way to recommend or that I’ll crave in the future. I will say that the fish was fresh, hence the two stars, but it lacked all flavor. I also had a salad that was good, but
nothing special.
The tiramisu tasted like it was soaked in water rather than espresso. No flavor.
Atmosphere is noisy and cramped. Dated decor. Crayons on the table for drawing on the paper table covers, which is fun for a diner but just an odd vibe for what seems like fine dining.
We won’t be back.
My only issue was that the servers were wearing old sweatshirts and knit hats. Come on Domani Star, your staff is cold, buy them some warm, nice looking attire! Haha
Appetizer: Eggplant stuffed with ricotta. Very yum. Tomato sauce was sweet and flavorful. Salad: Mixed green salad with ricotta, pineapple, strawberries, shaved roasted almonds. Thoughtfully brought out in two portions, since we were sharing. Very good.
Main courses were both good: Black bass special, with cherry tomatoes and basil, served with mashed potatoes. This was not a brilliant combination of flavors, rather each ingredient was separately wholesome and tasty. Linguine with shrimp, scallops, and red peppers, with a white wine sauce: All the flavors combined very well and formed a wonderful sauce for the linguine. Scallops had a bit of sand. Shrimp was served with tail and last shell segment attached. This is just annoying for anything other than fried shrimp or shrimp cocktail. (Am I the only one who feels this way…?)
Deserts were the best I’ve had at any local Italian restaurant recently – Tuscan bread pudding, and a rich chocolate cake with fruit and homemade whipped cream.
The set menu was $80 a head which I thought was very high given the quality of the food which was very bland. It was a very disappointing evening. When I booked, they didn’t mention that it was BYOB so we were told we could leave and buy a bottle and bring it back. Not a good feeling. I wouldn’t normally rate a restaurant, but so much was wrong that I felt compelled to write a review.
Our food was delicious and had the sweetest staff taking care of us the whole time. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and cannot wait to come back soon!
An enjoyable experience.