Del's Italian Kitchen - Kitchener

We are here almost every week (Doug Laura) The staff and service is best in the area. Food fresh and talented cooking staff. Bar tenders Rock yeh Rubin

Say Goood Cheeeeeeeezzzzzzze. It was a Thursday night around 6pm. The place was just starting to get busy. I was solo and the nice hostess show me to the dinning area where there are two tables with four big armchairs per table. I said to her it's a big table for one person. She said they only have big tables and the armchairs are very comfortable. She was wrong about only have big tables because I saw at least one empty table small enough for two people. But she was RIGHT about the armchairs are comfortable, I say VERY comfortable. And there are only two tables like that in the entire restaurant and they are in the middle of the dinning room. So why was she showing me to one of those table, I will leave that as mystery.<br/ <br/ Virgin Caesar to begin my three courses meal. The bread came first. It was a baked inside a small clay flower pot. It has a napkin wrap around it. It was because the clay flower pot was still very warm, almost hot to touch. The bread, of course, was very warm too. The clay pot has kept the bread warm for at 20 mins. When I finished my Italian Meat and Cheese Board, the very last piece of bread in the pot was still warm to the mouth. The bread came with two kind of spread, a apple cinnamon and some sort of lime spread. Both were excellent. I prefer the apple cinnamon but the lime spread also has its own taste but it is a little too weak for my taste. If it has a stronger lime taste to it, I would put it equal to the apple cinnamon. Both warm flower potted bread and the two kind of spreads are a very nice touch and good surprise.<br/ <br/ Back to the meat and cheeeeeeeeze board. Short version, I love it. Cheeese are stinking good. Yes, I said stinking....... good. I like cheese stink. The stinkier the better. I suppose they have better words to call stinking cheese but I use the word I know. For $18.99, I believe some people would think it is a bit on the high side. However, for the quality of cheese and the detail touch of the rest of the board, with three kinds of olives, three meats and three types of cheese, to me, it's a fair price.<br/ <br/ Mediterranean pizza next. It's a 10' thin crust pizza. I think for $13.99, I would rather have one of this pizza than going to any take out pizza place, pay the same price for their regular cheese and meat pizza. I wonder do they offer take out? This pizza has good flour and San Marzano tomato sauce does seem to make a different. And I love olives on pizza. This pizza is better than California Pizza Kitchener thin crust pizza and it is at least $2.50 cheaper, based on today's exchange rate.<br/ <br/ The dessert was a chocolate mousse cake with blueberry, strawberry and raspberry coulis. It tasted very good but nothing really special about it, worth the cost though. The espresso was a tiny bit weak.<br/ <br/ Overall, I had a good time at the restaurant. Food and service good. I will go back and try their pasta next time and ask for the table with armchairs.<br/ <br/ Additional info.......<br/ Del Dente is one of Charcoal Group of restaurant located at the lower level of Charcoal Steak House. You can't see it from the street. It took me a moment to locate it. The multi level parking garage are share with a hotel and it NEEDS some TLC. Del Dente certainly is a nice place. It just need the parking lot to match. Since Charcoal Steak House and Martini are share the same building, I think the Charcoal Group can spend a little money to fix up the parking garage. Have the hotel to chip in the repair cost too.<br/ <br/ June 8, 2013<br/ After three months of dinner every once a week at del Dente, I like it even more.

Completely satisfying and wonderful tasting from start to finish including consistent and great service. Homemade bread, bruschetta, spaghetti b.,lasagne (all homemade pasta with ravine and Southbrook wines and a chocolate mouse cake for dessert. Best consistent end to end meal. Our server suggested the course and we were not disappointed. thanks Emily!!

It had been a long time since me and my girlfriend had been on a date, so I wanted to wow here with an awesome eating experience. Even when I made the reservation I felt good about Del Dente, but I was blown away when I got there. The service was a little slow at the start but they made up for it with a nice apology and seated us quickly. There was a lovely, romantic atmosphere where we were sitting and the wait staff was great and fun. The food was delicious and me and my girlfriend loved the Tericota Bread, it was so fresh and delicious. I thought the prices were good for the portions and there is a great restaurant in Del Dente. I would go back again and recommend it to others.

We were celebrating our friends' anniversary, and as a lovely gesture, each of us (8 in total) received a complimentary drink after our meal. Additionally, the couple being celebrated received a $40 gift card valid at any of the Charcoal Group outlets. Here’s my breakdown of the experience: - Food Taste: 5/5 - Food Presentation: 4.5/5 - Meal Freshness: 5/5 - Staff Attitude: 5/5 - Staff Attentiveness: 5/5 - Speed of Service: 5/5 - Cleanliness: 4.5/5 - Atmosphere: 4.5/5 - Value for Money: 5/5 - Children’s Menu: 5/5 Overall, it was a wonderful experience!