Donna's Italian

Jacob

Donna’s Italian added to my fave list 🤩🤩 Pretty good drink menu and bar seat, but there’s a room for improvement. Food menu is great especially pizza 🍕😍😍🍕🤤🤤 Pizza’s highly recommended, highly. I loved the one i got 🤤🤤🤤 The interior design is pretty simple, comfy and cool. I like how you can seat at the bar get your first drink and wait for your food/pizza and move on other rooms and seat on couch 🛋 and enjoy your drink and food. I will stop by soon and highly recommend this place. more info will added later.

Alexandra On earth

My family and I LOVE coming to Donnas. The food and staff are excellent! I have had a couple of the pasta dishes, which are true and authentic to Italian style dishes, but the pizza will always keep me coming back! It’s the best Italian style pizza you can find in Troy. Plus, on Saturdays- they have a special you can’t beat- it’s one salad of your choice, a pizza and a bottle of red, white or bubbly wine for $50! Always a really enjoyable time dining here😁

Bob B

Outstanding restaurant. Authentic flavorful Italian cuisine. Very quick friendly service too. Loved the meatballs and red sauce!

Joshua daly

Very good food! Came down from Saratoga to try it, well worth the drive. We ordered a cheese pizza and chicken parm dinner. Everything was fresh and quick. Some of the best Italian I’ve ever had.

Mike Catanzaro

Food was great! Pizza was delicious as was the Chicken Parmesan. The portion of the Chicken Parm was enormous. I have a good appetite and there was no way I could finish it. Trust me, I wanted to. The cool thing was we got to sit where we could see into the kitchen where most dishes were prepared. Squeaky clean and staffed by professionals for sure.

Q IsWhatTheyCallMe

Best chicken parm I have had since moving to the area! The chicken was perfectly cooked and not over done the breading was golden and delicious. The spaghetti was cooked al dente with a tomato sauce made to the perfect consistency (not watery or oily ) and the rosemary foccacia bread was the best in house made garlic bread I have found ❤️ 10/10 highly recommend! Will order again soon!!

Best pizza in the capital region hands down, no competition. I’m honestly dreaming about my next opportunity to get a pie. I tried the Badgirl-delicious and very spicy, I personally couldn’t handle the chilies but for others I’m sure it won’t be a problem. The margarita was phenomenal, the dough is delicious and the sauce succulent. The service is incredibly gracious, kind, and welcoming. Counting down the days until my next visit.

Came from Brooklyn for a short visit and were told we MUST eat at Donna’s and we’re so glad we did. Food was excellent and service was fast and attentive! Highly, highly recommend.

We had our rehearsal dinner at Donnas in the private event space. Everyone enjoyed the pizza and drinks. I heard from several people that they loved the hot honey and now can’t have pizza without it. The private space is beautiful and is a wonderful space closed off from the rest of the upstairs to enjoy a private meal with family and friends. It would be great for a multitude of celebrations. The room fits up to 20 people. Would not hestitate to book another event

Friendly people and a pleasant vibe with traditional Italian fare plus pizzas and salads. There's lots of space upstairs where you can order from the bar and also patio space behind the dining area.

STELLAR. Really impressive food quality and taste. Found everything we ordered to be outstanding. The chicken piccata and tagliatelle were some of the better dishes we have had in quite some time. No pictures we ate it all too quick. Will be back.

Regular here … pizza is amazing! Had a glitch w online order and mealeos got it wrong!! The new Barista….Zander… and Jake in the kitchen… both went above and beyond to make sure all was well! Top notch!! They give a damn!! So refreshing as a side to my delicious take out!! Ty Donna’s!

Annette Vaccaro

Regular here … pizza is amazing! Had a glitch w online order and mealeos got it wrong!! The new Barista….Zander… and Jake in the kitchen… both went above and beyond to make sure all was well! Top notch!! They give a damn!! So refreshing as a side to my delicious take out!! Ty Donna’s!

Dana D

Came from Brooklyn for a short visit and were told we MUST eat at Donna’s and we’re so glad we did. Food was excellent and service was fast and attentive! Highly, highly recommend.

David Bulnes

Friendly people and a pleasant vibe with traditional Italian fare plus pizzas and salads. There's lots of space upstairs where you can order from the bar and also patio space behind the dining area.

Rebecca Harris-Smith

We had our rehearsal dinner at Donnas in the private event space. Everyone enjoyed the pizza and drinks. I heard from several people that they loved the hot honey and now can’t have pizza without it. The private space is beautiful and is a wonderful space closed off from the rest of the upstairs to enjoy a private meal with family and friends. It would be great for a multitude of celebrations. The room fits up to 20 people. Would not hestitate to book another event

Peter M

STELLAR. Really impressive food quality and taste. Found everything we ordered to be outstanding. The chicken piccata and tagliatelle were some of the better dishes we have had in quite some time. No pictures we ate it all too quick. Will be back.

Masha

Best pizza in the capital region hands down, no competition. I’m honestly dreaming about my next opportunity to get a pie. I tried the Badgirl-delicious and very spicy, I personally couldn’t handle the chilies but for others I’m sure it won’t be a problem. The margarita was phenomenal, the dough is delicious and the sauce succulent. The service is incredibly gracious, kind, and welcoming. Counting down the days until my next visit.

To be clear, wonderful people and genuinely nice and seemingly hard working. I say that because that is the crux of the slight bit of negativity I’d have for this restaurant. First the food, that gets 5 stars, it’s flavorful, generous and always fresh. I haven’t really experienced a bad dish yet. First time, party of 2 and second time, party of 6. All the food was spot on and hot. The service, ugh. I don’t like being critical and sound negative but I just don’t think they understand the service bit. I say it like that because it has to be acceptable by management for them to be this way. Therefore I’ll say that they’re not trained properly. Touch base, take the order, deliver food and then you’re on an island. No one to be found. They might be too busy to check back or refill your drink, it seems like they’re slightly understaffed. But not great service. The atmosphere fulfills the urban grunge, rip off the sheetrock and expose everything that hip. Unfortunately that’s the basis of design in the bathrooms too and it ain’t pretty. I’m hoping I didn’t discourage your trip to try this place. The negatives I’ve mentioned do not get in the way of having a very good meal and that what’s brought me back a second time. I’m sure I’ll be again.

The pizza was pretty good. I am not a big fan of the burnt bubbles, but I do understand how it is cooked.

Peter Frangie

To be clear, wonderful people and genuinely nice and seemingly hard working. I say that because that is the crux of the slight bit of negativity I’d have for this restaurant. First the food, that gets 5 stars, it’s flavorful, generous and always fresh. I haven’t really experienced a bad dish yet. First time, party of 2 and second time, party of 6. All the food was spot on and hot. The service, ugh. I don’t like being critical and sound negative but I just don’t think they understand the service bit. I say it like that because it has to be acceptable by management for them to be this way. Therefore I’ll say that they’re not trained properly. Touch base, take the order, deliver food and then you’re on an island. No one to be found. They might be too busy to check back or refill your drink, it seems like they’re slightly understaffed. But not great service. The atmosphere fulfills the urban grunge, rip off the sheetrock and expose everything that hip. Unfortunately that’s the basis of design in the bathrooms too and it ain’t pretty. I’m hoping I didn’t discourage your trip to try this place. The negatives I’ve mentioned do not get in the way of having a very good meal and that what’s brought me back a second time. I’m sure I’ll be again.

John Bartz

The pizza was pretty good. I am not a big fan of the burnt bubbles, but I do understand how it is cooked.

We had a nice night eating outside at Donna's. Food was good. I had the RPI sandwich which was roast pork, broccoli rabe, and provolone on a roll. Great combination of ingredients. It would have been better if they hadn't forgot the provolone. Pizza was very good, as was our calamari.

Callaway48

We had a nice night eating outside at Donna's. Food was good. I had the RPI sandwich which was roast pork, broccoli rabe, and provolone on a roll. Great combination of ingredients. It would have been better if they hadn't forgot the provolone. Pizza was very good, as was our calamari.

Being a Little Pecks regular, my girlfriend and I decided to finally give Donna's a try one night while studying in the garden area. We had to order take-out since it's not technically part of Donna's dining service, which was totally fine. What wasn't fine was the shock I was in after I opened the takeout container only to find a few pieces of ravioli and squash in there. Just to make sure there wasn't anything wrong, I walked over to one of Donna's staff members and they assured me that was the correct portion size for the dish. It was tasty but waaaayyyy overpriced for the $24 I spent on it (picture attached). My girlfriend's salad had more substance to it and it was allegedly one of the "smaller" dishes on their menu. Pretty disappointed. Had I known I probably would've been more full off of one of their pizzas that I contemplated getting. Not worth the price.

Phil D

Being a Little Pecks regular, my girlfriend and I decided to finally give Donna's a try one night while studying in the garden area. We had to order take-out since it's not technically part of Donna's dining service, which was totally fine. What wasn't fine was the shock I was in after I opened the takeout container only to find a few pieces of ravioli and squash in there. Just to make sure there wasn't anything wrong, I walked over to one of Donna's staff members and they assured me that was the correct portion size for the dish. It was tasty but waaaayyyy overpriced for the $24 I spent on it (picture attached). My girlfriend's salad had more substance to it and it was allegedly one of the "smaller" dishes on their menu. Pretty disappointed. Had I known I probably would've been more full off of one of their pizzas that I contemplated getting. Not worth the price.

I’ve been to Donna’s multiple times and have always had a great experience. Last night I was there with a group of friends and unfortunately did not have the best experience. We ordered 10 minutes after sitting down and waited 2 hours for one of the entrees (spaghetti with vodka sauce). After being told multiple times that the pasta would be out soonWe were then offered a plate of pasta that was visibly cold that the waitress said was “someone else’s order they didnt want and we could have it”. We asked for the actual pasta we ordered to-go & ended up requesting that comped since we didn't want to wait longer. We never ended up receiving our order.I understand how fresh the food is, but 2 hours for spaghetti and sauce is unacceptable. Staff was very nice but was very let down by the experience.

Service was nonexistent and the casarecce was honestly the worst dish I’ve ever had from a restaurant (for $18 as well, yikes). Salad was fantastic though and I would order that again. Just stay away from the pasta

jdr

Service was nonexistent and the casarecce was honestly the worst dish I’ve ever had from a restaurant (for $18 as well, yikes). Salad was fantastic though and I would order that again. Just stay away from the pasta

Sarah Smelko

I’ve been to Donna’s multiple times and have always had a great experience. Last night I was there with a group of friends and unfortunately did not have the best experience. We ordered 10 minutes after sitting down and waited 2 hours for one of the entrees (spaghetti with vodka sauce). After being told multiple times that the pasta would be out soonWe were then offered a plate of pasta that was visibly cold that the waitress said was “someone else’s order they didnt want and we could have it”. We asked for the actual pasta we ordered to-go & ended up requesting that comped since we didn't want to wait longer. We never ended up receiving our order.I understand how fresh the food is, but 2 hours for spaghetti and sauce is unacceptable. Staff was very nice but was very let down by the experience.