Dorona - Naples

Picked up dinner here the other night and loved the pork Milanese and wedge salad I got. Ambiance/decor was a little tired on the inside (granted I ran in and out). Otherwise, very friendly and attentive staff at the bar where I picked up my food. Great for a real late night dinner when most other places were closing or closed!Food: 5/5

The chief and I went there primarily because it was a bourbon and blues dinner special. I had been there before but it was the chief’s first time. I had the 2 bourbon’s on the tasting for $22 which I thought was reasonable, and then I had the summer special steak pizziola with asparagus, a salad and dessert for $39. The chief had a 5 oz strip which she loved. My food was excellent and and the blues band and it was a wonderful night out.

This was the most overpriced restaurant! Small portions, no flare, the presentation was pitiful. The service for what you pay was absurd. It was our friends 70th and when it was time to bring out the cake they just threw it in front of her, with out candle and walked away…I would never ever return and would not even recommend to someone I dislike…caprese salad $23 for 3 sliced tomatoes and cheese slopped on top with no herbs or ANYTHING, beef carpaccio you couldn’t even find the slivers of meat….pitiful

This fabulous restaurant delivers all of the goods. In a comfortable and relaxing interior, the professional table service and creative dishes are consistently excellent each time we visit. GM Tom Quinlan and his team bend over backward to make sure each diner is perfectly satisfied. The wine list is superb with wide selections at all price points. Everything including seafood, meat, vegetables, pasta dishes, and tasty appetizers are prepared with great precision and execution. And the entire experience is delivered at reasonable prices. This eatery is a Naples treasure and IMO a must do.

My husband and I took some clients for a business dinner as they have never been here before. Mind you this bill totaled $600 at the end of our meal. Certainly not cheap for a strip mall location. We were NOT down on 5th Avenue or 3rd Street but we knew that going in. We wanted to take them someplace they’ve never been. We all ordered steaks one well-done, one medium well, and two medium. Thinking this is a Steakhouse, we assumed that they could do the temperatures to our liking and get them right. That was not the case. Another person brought our meals so he had no idea which ones went to which people which I thought was ridiculous. We had to sit there and tell him where to put each plate. We were told they came with mashed potatoes but instead they had some kind of potato wedges. My one guest said “Where’s my mashed potatoes?” and the waitress said “oh we were out of them”, but never asked us if we wanted a replacement of something different before she brought out what she did. My steak tasted like sawdust I couldn’t even cut it. The waitress came by and seemed angry that I wanted to send it back. I would have just said don’t make me another one but I was really looking forward to a good steak. Considering the steak is $75 I would think that it would’ve been right in the first place? They brought the steak back for a second time and it was rare. Almost **** rate, the manager stood over me while I cut it and I said that he could just take it back because the other three people had already almost finished their meal at this point.Gaga was our waitress, and she seemed very annoyed the whole time. My husband wanting to be taken care of gave her a $20 bill from the start. We never got an apology on our steaks and they had left it on the bill. She came over and brought us one piece of Tiramisu for the four of us to share which I guess she thought would make up for the $75 steak.Definitely won’t be recommending this place to anyone and I think their prices are out of line. I’m happy to pay for a good steak but with that kind of treatment and service it won’t be here. Very sad that a manager doesn’t even compensate someone back or even apologize.