Da Vincis Poole Quay
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Tuesday: 10:00 - 20:00
Wednesday: 22:00 - 21:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 22:00
Friday: 12:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 23:00
About Da Vincis Poole Quay
Welcome to Da Vinci’s, the best Italian restaurant on Poole Quay and only a stone’s throw away from the water’s edge. Established in 1993, Da Vinci’s is a family-run business, specialising in fresh, local ingredients, cooked in true Italian style.
Da Vincis Poole Quay Description
Meet your host
Born in Calabria in Italy to a large family of four brothers, Nicola De Paula learnt from an early age the importance of food and has brought this love, enthusiasm and passion to Da Vinci’s.
"Food has always been at the heart of my family and my mother was the finest cook you could meet. She would shop in local markets, buying the best quality regional food to cook for her family. Meal times were typically Italian with a plentiful supply of local, seasonal dishes all served up among the noise and chaos of children! At Da Vinci’s we apply the same values of quality and freshness for our diners to enjoy. "
Nicola left Italy in 1984 and came to catering college in Bournemouth. He then spent several years as a Maitre D on busy cruise liners, before returning to Poole to open Da Vinci’s Pizzeria in 1993. Since first seeing the historic buildings on the Quay front, which reminded him of his town in Italy, Nicola had dreamed of opening a restaurant in Poole. His natural flair as a host, coupled with his love and passion for food has guaranteed Da Vinci’s continued position as one of the most popular restaurants on Poole Quay.
In early 2006, he took over the Warehouse Restaurant above his own pizzeria, filled it with stunning Italian furniture and an extra dining room seating up to 90 people was added to Da Vinci's.
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Wonderful service and a great atmosphere! The staff were incredibly helpful and made us feel very welcome. The food was fresh, tasty and beautifully presented. My Pollo Calabrese was delicious and for desert the chef made us a perfect zabaione at the table even though it wasn't on the menu. Would highly recommend the restaurant, will definitely be back.
Thank you so much for a delicious meal - will def be returning � � �
On Sat 30th Sept 2017 together with a group of old school friends, we visited Da Vinci's in Poole, it was a special time for us to be spending the weekend together. We were made to feel very special, the food was delicious and atmosphere in Da Vinci's was amazing. Thank you so much, we will be back!!!
My favourite restaurant in Poole. Great food, lovely staff always very welcoming and friendly . The special seafood linguine was fabulous.
Just home from my daughter's 8th birthday party and the staff were amazing with the kids. Would recommend to anyone looking for a child's party.
I went there with my Wife, the welcome was great and the restaurant was nice and quaint but the best was to come.
We ordered crab linguini, probably the best we have ever tasted, it is clear that the food is cooked fresh it really was lovely. We had a tiramisu for sweet and once again it was superb.
It's a pity I don't live around Poole as I would be a regular.
Highly recommended
I was in with 2 friends sat 15/09/18,was wearing my Torino top.had a banter with the Staff.great atmosphere,food was fantastico.was that good that entered around 6.30 pm and left around 9 pm.highly recommend this restaurant.prices IMO were good.3 starters,main and sweet plus 2 drinks each was around £90 cant wait to visit from Scotland again.Grazie Da Vinci’s
Had our first meal here tonight and will not be the last. Food was great, service was brilliant and the staff had a laugh with my daughter. Best meal I've had in a long time, sea food was excellent scallops and king prawns.....
Had a very disappointing meals there today, not very good food and equally as good service
Had a great lunch there the staff were very welcoming the food was lovely and fresh just not enough muscles for the wife � they even went out of there way to create a light pasta lunch for me as i didn't want anything to heaving in the heat of the day would recommend and will return.
Friendly staff really working hard on a v busy Sat night to keep everyone happy, excellent quality proper Italian food, reasonably priced, felt v well looked after. Chose a dessert which was not at all what we expected & we didn't like & when we queried it waiter was v polite & removed it from the bill without prompting (still not sure if it was our mistake or theirs!) . Would definitely recommend.
Fantastic service food was amazing, not easy to cater for a table of 17 plus other tables on top of that!! We drive 70 miles to visit this restaurant! Fantastic ☺️
Ate Outside , food was excellent, staff was very helpful & friendly, will definitely be returning 😜
Table for 7 on a Friday night. The staff were wonderful. Very attentive and great customer service. They couldn't have been more friendly. My son had them running around for ketchup as well. Drinks were great and the food was really tasty. Would definitely recommend and go again. Birthday cake as well. Lovely
Service was fantastic as usual, despite being very busy, our starter and main course came in perfect timing , however I didn’t like being on the second floor with lots of families, which was fine , except two young child running around and being very loud an their parents did nothing! My husband and I were on a late Valentines meal and I do appreciate not everybody is lucky enough to have babysitters but they should of controlled the children! Will go again obviously , but would ask not to be sat upstairs .
Starter of bruschetta was just about passable, very basic at best, not particularly tasty either.
My main was awful, king prawn linguine with supposedly white wine, anchovies, chilli etc @£19 plus, was just totally over powered by being drenched in very very oily pesto, no taste other than the pesto, lukewarm at best, no finishing touches to the dish either, total waste of money.
Husband ordered the peppered steak with fries & veg, very mediocre, fries were just warm & soggy, veg warm dripping in oil - butter making them soggy, very disappointed... @£22
Tiramisu was bland bland & bland no taste at all other than cream & a chocolate sauce swirled on the actual plate, hardly any sponge in the tiramisu and what minuscule piece I did find, was tasteless no coffee or masala wine flavour to it at all.
Expensive for a below average meal.
Would never go again.
Popped in today and asked about lunch special because we have seen a little black board outside the restaurant, the waitress and A man at the bar who said he owns this place said that they don't do any special and the sign that we have seen it isn't belong to them also blamed next door to put that sign on. The man went out looked like he go to check the board but after we walked out we found that the board was disappeared, definitely he took it away!! What the___? I found photo of that board on your TripAdvisor anyway so that proof that they are liar. If you don't do offer just says not do. But Don't lie and blame someone else. Pathetic. Don't go here don't trust their food if they lie only a little thing like this.
Me and my wife and 2 children came in around 6pm 18th July. We where greeted and seated by a gentleman who soon left after taking our order
The problems we had might seem small but when paying the expensive prices it was disappointing.
Emailed the owner on the 18th July with my feedback and as of the 25th July I have not had a reply. This just shows the ignorance of the owner to feedback.
1-My wife’s pasta was dry
2-Garlic bread was plain sliced bread with cheese and garlic and hard sides
3-We were not offered any Parmesan cheese
4-My coke was flat
5-Not offered any deserts
6-Chocolate given out after my bill was out of date. Trust me my wife loves chocolate and she spat this out.
After a bill of £90 for 2 adults and 2 children and food served you certainly won’t see us again. This quality of food you would have expected from a big pub chain on 2meals for £10.
Been visiting this restaurant for the last 20 years -- but last night may be the last! A birthday meal that I had been looking forward to for a few weeks was ruined by the appalling service. The wait for the starter was 40 minutes then another long wait for our main course made us realise that we couldn't possibly be bothered with dessert. Such a disappointing evening
Wonderful service and a great atmosphere! The staff were incredibly helpful and made us feel very welcome. The food was fresh, tasty and beautifully presented. My Pollo Calabrese was delicious and for desert the chef made us a perfect zabaione at the table even though it wasn't on the menu. Would highly recommend the restaurant, will definitely be back.
Thank you so much for a delicious meal - will def be returning � � �
On Sat 30th Sept 2017 together with a group of old school friends, we visited Da Vinci's in Poole, it was a special time for us to be spending the weekend together. We were made to feel very special, the food was delicious and atmosphere in Da Vinci's was amazing. Thank you so much, we will be back!!!
My favourite restaurant in Poole. Great food, lovely staff always very welcoming and friendly . The special seafood linguine was fabulous.
Just home from my daughter's 8th birthday party and the staff were amazing with the kids. Would recommend to anyone looking for a child's party.
I went there with my Wife, the welcome was great and the restaurant was nice and quaint but the best was to come.
We ordered crab linguini, probably the best we have ever tasted, it is clear that the food is cooked fresh it really was lovely. We had a tiramisu for sweet and once again it was superb.
It's a pity I don't live around Poole as I would be a regular.
Highly recommended
I was in with 2 friends sat 15/09/18,was wearing my Torino top.had a banter with the Staff.great atmosphere,food was fantastico.was that good that entered around 6.30 pm and left around 9 pm.highly recommend this restaurant.prices IMO were good.3 starters,main and sweet plus 2 drinks each was around £90 cant wait to visit from Scotland again.Grazie Da Vinci’s
Had our first meal here tonight and will not be the last. Food was great, service was brilliant and the staff had a laugh with my daughter. Best meal I've had in a long time, sea food was excellent scallops and king prawns.....
Had a very disappointing meals there today, not very good food and equally as good service
Had a great lunch there the staff were very welcoming the food was lovely and fresh just not enough muscles for the wife � they even went out of there way to create a light pasta lunch for me as i didn't want anything to heaving in the heat of the day would recommend and will return.
Friendly staff really working hard on a v busy Sat night to keep everyone happy, excellent quality proper Italian food, reasonably priced, felt v well looked after. Chose a dessert which was not at all what we expected & we didn't like & when we queried it waiter was v polite & removed it from the bill without prompting (still not sure if it was our mistake or theirs!) . Would definitely recommend.
Fantastic service food was amazing, not easy to cater for a table of 17 plus other tables on top of that!! We drive 70 miles to visit this restaurant! Fantastic ☺️
Ate Outside , food was excellent, staff was very helpful & friendly, will definitely be returning 😜
Table for 7 on a Friday night. The staff were wonderful. Very attentive and great customer service. They couldn't have been more friendly. My son had them running around for ketchup as well. Drinks were great and the food was really tasty. Would definitely recommend and go again. Birthday cake as well. Lovely
Service was fantastic as usual, despite being very busy, our starter and main course came in perfect timing , however I didn’t like being on the second floor with lots of families, which was fine , except two young child running around and being very loud an their parents did nothing! My husband and I were on a late Valentines meal and I do appreciate not everybody is lucky enough to have babysitters but they should of controlled the children! Will go again obviously , but would ask not to be sat upstairs .
Starter of bruschetta was just about passable, very basic at best, not particularly tasty either.
My main was awful, king prawn linguine with supposedly white wine, anchovies, chilli etc @£19 plus, was just totally over powered by being drenched in very very oily pesto, no taste other than the pesto, lukewarm at best, no finishing touches to the dish either, total waste of money.
Husband ordered the peppered steak with fries & veg, very mediocre, fries were just warm & soggy, veg warm dripping in oil - butter making them soggy, very disappointed... @£22
Tiramisu was bland bland & bland no taste at all other than cream & a chocolate sauce swirled on the actual plate, hardly any sponge in the tiramisu and what minuscule piece I did find, was tasteless no coffee or masala wine flavour to it at all.
Expensive for a below average meal.
Would never go again.
Popped in today and asked about lunch special because we have seen a little black board outside the restaurant, the waitress and A man at the bar who said he owns this place said that they don't do any special and the sign that we have seen it isn't belong to them also blamed next door to put that sign on. The man went out looked like he go to check the board but after we walked out we found that the board was disappeared, definitely he took it away!! What the___? I found photo of that board on your TripAdvisor anyway so that proof that they are liar. If you don't do offer just says not do. But Don't lie and blame someone else. Pathetic. Don't go here don't trust their food if they lie only a little thing like this.
Me and my wife and 2 children came in around 6pm 18th July. We where greeted and seated by a gentleman who soon left after taking our order
The problems we had might seem small but when paying the expensive prices it was disappointing.
Emailed the owner on the 18th July with my feedback and as of the 25th July I have not had a reply. This just shows the ignorance of the owner to feedback.
1-My wife’s pasta was dry
2-Garlic bread was plain sliced bread with cheese and garlic and hard sides
3-We were not offered any Parmesan cheese
4-My coke was flat
5-Not offered any deserts
6-Chocolate given out after my bill was out of date. Trust me my wife loves chocolate and she spat this out.
After a bill of £90 for 2 adults and 2 children and food served you certainly won’t see us again. This quality of food you would have expected from a big pub chain on 2meals for £10.
Been visiting this restaurant for the last 20 years -- but last night may be the last! A birthday meal that I had been looking forward to for a few weeks was ruined by the appalling service. The wait for the starter was 40 minutes then another long wait for our main course made us realise that we couldn't possibly be bothered with dessert. Such a disappointing evening
Wonderful service and a great atmosphere! The staff were incredibly helpful and made us feel very welcome. The food was fresh, tasty and beautifully presented. My Pollo Calabrese was delicious and for desert the chef made us a perfect zabaione at the table even though it wasn't on the menu. Would highly recommend the restaurant, will definitely be back.
Thank you so much for a delicious meal - will def be returning � � �
On Sat 30th Sept 2017 together with a group of old school friends, we visited Da Vinci's in Poole, it was a special time for us to be spending the weekend together. We were made to feel very special, the food was delicious and atmosphere in Da Vinci's was amazing. Thank you so much, we will be back!!!
My favourite restaurant in Poole. Great food, lovely staff always very welcoming and friendly . The special seafood linguine was fabulous.
Just home from my daughter's 8th birthday party and the staff were amazing with the kids. Would recommend to anyone looking for a child's party.
I went there with my Wife, the welcome was great and the restaurant was nice and quaint but the best was to come.
We ordered crab linguini, probably the best we have ever tasted, it is clear that the food is cooked fresh it really was lovely. We had a tiramisu for sweet and once again it was superb.
It's a pity I don't live around Poole as I would be a regular.
Highly recommended
I was in with 2 friends sat 15/09/18,was wearing my Torino top.had a banter with the Staff.great atmosphere,food was fantastico.was that good that entered around 6.30 pm and left around 9 pm.highly recommend this restaurant.prices IMO were good.3 starters,main and sweet plus 2 drinks each was around £90 cant wait to visit from Scotland again.Grazie Da Vinci’s
Had our first meal here tonight and will not be the last. Food was great, service was brilliant and the staff had a laugh with my daughter. Best meal I've had in a long time, sea food was excellent scallops and king prawns.....
Had a very disappointing meals there today, not very good food and equally as good service
Had a great lunch there the staff were very welcoming the food was lovely and fresh just not enough muscles for the wife � they even went out of there way to create a light pasta lunch for me as i didn't want anything to heaving in the heat of the day would recommend and will return.
Friendly staff really working hard on a v busy Sat night to keep everyone happy, excellent quality proper Italian food, reasonably priced, felt v well looked after. Chose a dessert which was not at all what we expected & we didn't like & when we queried it waiter was v polite & removed it from the bill without prompting (still not sure if it was our mistake or theirs!) . Would definitely recommend.
Fantastic service food was amazing, not easy to cater for a table of 17 plus other tables on top of that!! We drive 70 miles to visit this restaurant! Fantastic ☺️
Ate Outside , food was excellent, staff was very helpful & friendly, will definitely be returning 😜
Table for 7 on a Friday night. The staff were wonderful. Very attentive and great customer service. They couldn't have been more friendly. My son had them running around for ketchup as well. Drinks were great and the food was really tasty. Would definitely recommend and go again. Birthday cake as well. Lovely
Service was fantastic as usual, despite being very busy, our starter and main course came in perfect timing , however I didn’t like being on the second floor with lots of families, which was fine , except two young child running around and being very loud an their parents did nothing! My husband and I were on a late Valentines meal and I do appreciate not everybody is lucky enough to have babysitters but they should of controlled the children! Will go again obviously , but would ask not to be sat upstairs .
Starter of bruschetta was just about passable, very basic at best, not particularly tasty either.
My main was awful, king prawn linguine with supposedly white wine, anchovies, chilli etc @£19 plus, was just totally over powered by being drenched in very very oily pesto, no taste other than the pesto, lukewarm at best, no finishing touches to the dish either, total waste of money.
Husband ordered the peppered steak with fries & veg, very mediocre, fries were just warm & soggy, veg warm dripping in oil - butter making them soggy, very disappointed... @£22
Tiramisu was bland bland & bland no taste at all other than cream & a chocolate sauce swirled on the actual plate, hardly any sponge in the tiramisu and what minuscule piece I did find, was tasteless no coffee or masala wine flavour to it at all.
Expensive for a below average meal.
Would never go again.
Popped in today and asked about lunch special because we have seen a little black board outside the restaurant, the waitress and A man at the bar who said he owns this place said that they don't do any special and the sign that we have seen it isn't belong to them also blamed next door to put that sign on. The man went out looked like he go to check the board but after we walked out we found that the board was disappeared, definitely he took it away!! What the___? I found photo of that board on your TripAdvisor anyway so that proof that they are liar. If you don't do offer just says not do. But Don't lie and blame someone else. Pathetic. Don't go here don't trust their food if they lie only a little thing like this.
Me and my wife and 2 children came in around 6pm 18th July. We where greeted and seated by a gentleman who soon left after taking our order
The problems we had might seem small but when paying the expensive prices it was disappointing.
Emailed the owner on the 18th July with my feedback and as of the 25th July I have not had a reply. This just shows the ignorance of the owner to feedback.
1-My wife’s pasta was dry
2-Garlic bread was plain sliced bread with cheese and garlic and hard sides
3-We were not offered any Parmesan cheese
4-My coke was flat
5-Not offered any deserts
6-Chocolate given out after my bill was out of date. Trust me my wife loves chocolate and she spat this out.
After a bill of £90 for 2 adults and 2 children and food served you certainly won’t see us again. This quality of food you would have expected from a big pub chain on 2meals for £10.
Been visiting this restaurant for the last 20 years -- but last night may be the last! A birthday meal that I had been looking forward to for a few weeks was ruined by the appalling service. The wait for the starter was 40 minutes then another long wait for our main course made us realise that we couldn't possibly be bothered with dessert. Such a disappointing evening
More about Da Vincis Poole Quay
Tuesday: 10:00 - 20:00
Wednesday: 22:00 - 21:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 22:00
Friday: 12:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 23:00