Ristorante Donatello

Brighton’s Favourite Family Run Italian Restaurant

A Taste of Italy

Situated in the heart of Brighton’s famous Lanes, Donatello is a family run Italian restaurant frequented by locals, visitors and celebrities alike. Serving authentic and genuine ristorante cuisine accompanied by award winning wines all at affordable, value for money prices, makes Donatello a longstanding popular restaurant in Brighton.

Our Food Menu Test

At Donatello you’re guaranteed genuine Italian cooking at it’s best at incredibly affordable prices. Our famous fixed price menu starts from only £12 for two courses.

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Our Food Menu

At Donatello you’re guaranteed genuine Italian cooking at it’s best at incredibly affordable prices. Our famous fixed price menu starts from only £12 for two courses.

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Our Bambini Menu

Family is important to us at Donatello and so we have collaborated with some of our favourite little ones to create a menu that all kids love!

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Our Drinks Menu

We have an extensive wine cellar supplied by an award winning Sommelier and wine merchant plus a stunning selection of delicious cocktails and beers for every occasion.

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Deliveroo

As per Government guidelines Donatello is temporarily closed for dine in but GOOD NEWS! you can now order from Deliveroo Tuesday to Sunday from 4.30pm until 9.30pm.

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TAKEAWAY MENU

Genuine Italian Food.... Delivered!

Our mouth-watering, great tasting, genuine Italian dishes are prepared with care and fresh ingredients. Visit online menu here.

Events at Donatello

From weddings to anniversaries and large family gatherings to management meetings and conferences, Donatello are experts at catering to all sizes and types of events. Our menu options are universally enjoyed, making our large venue a popular crowd pleaser for big groups.

Our Guests Says

Excellent Italian – Highly Recommend
— Holli G, August 2020

Absolutely amazing food and service tonight. Was served by two lovely members of staff Alfonzo and Megan. So friendly and good was gorgeous – would highly recommend and would 100% be going back again xxx

Loved it!
— EssexSue, August 2020

We booked a table in advance and when we arrived and were seated we were amazed at how busy it was but all safely socially distanced. Friendly staff, buzzing atmosphere and we were really impressed with the menu which was 2 courses for £12! We had different starters and shared and we both had a flavour sensation after as it was just so tasty. Hubbie had pizza which he said was amazing and I had polo Milanese which I’d never had before, it was amazing too. Great little find, lovely wine and friendly staff, we had a great night and it was reasonably priced too. Thank you and we’d definitely recommend and return.

Really delightful
— Melica, July 2020

We had dinner for our family of four and it was really delightful. The menu was full of choice, the decor screamed genuine Italian-not generic or manufactured- and the gentleman at the door was delightful as was our waitress. I would highly recommend visiting this restaurant and will definitely return myself.

Authentic Italian
— Emma, August 2020

We visited on Monday 3rd August and had booked online before our holiday to Brighton. We sat outside with our two small dogs in the lovely square. The staff were so accommodating and even provided water, without asking, for our two pups. Food was amazing, it was just like being in Italy! We had starters and we both had pizzas for our main and so glad we did! Staff were very friendly and we felt very safe with all the COVID regulations. Although we sat outside, I did visit the toilet which was very clean and inside restaurant looked lovely too. We are leaving Brighton tomorrow and have actually booked to go back as we enjoyed it so much.

Superb Food. Excellent Service.
— Steve, August 2020

Service was exceptional. Very short wait on food which was also delicious and very cheap for the standard you are getting. With eat out to help out this feels like an absolute steal. I would definitely recommend to families, couples and just groups of people. Couldn’t fault it.

In the Community

Donatello Restaurant has been actively supportive within the Brighton community for over 30 years. From sponsoring home grown grass roots sporting teams to fundraising for local charities, we believe in helping and supporting our wonderful community of Brighton.
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