Donovans

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   Harald

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a great restaurant to go to. The food is great, the views are wonderfull, the crew is well trained and friendly and there is a great vibe. Wonderful place for a great meal!
   

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   Sophie

   Denver8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely the best! Great ambience, service, food and company. Cannot fault our delicious food.
   

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   Noel

   Melbourne1 review

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Family’s go too!! Biths , deaths! , marriages etc!!!!
   

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   FussyBrits VIP

   London10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely service from the moment we arrived and throughout. The food was delicious and the sommelier wine recommendation was spot on. The dining room is comfortable with a really nice ambience - and sunset was well managed given the windows all face due west over the water. Thanks for a lovely evening and we’d throughly recommend Donovans- well worth the trip out from a central Melbourne hotel.
   

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   RosieM

   Tropical QLD8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We were thrilled with our window table. Food & service were very good. We were very disappointed however when our waiter informed us at 2:13 that we needed to vacate our table by 2:20! At this point we had just received our desserts and were sipping a fortified wine. It was a case of bolting down our food so that we could ajourn to the sitting are area ie. One long couch for 4 ( not conducive to conversation) ! This aspect of the day totally marred our overall experience! Not good Donovan’s!
   

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   Ashley

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 19 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This place is always amazing. The staff are thoughtful and attentive without hovering over your table endlessly. The food was great as always and even being a mid night week it was a great atmosphere.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Key West1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 18 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were welcomed from the moment we stepped through the door. The wine and our meal were outstanding. We had a great evening. The location was stunning.
   

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   Qiong

   Melbourne1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 18 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Last night, I dined at this restaurant for the fourth time, and while the food quality was outstanding as usual, I was disheartened by the unprofessional attitude of the server. She displayed a noticeable difference in how she treated Western and Asian customers, which felt quite discriminatory. Unfortunately, her rude service detracted from the wonderful dining experience we had hoped to enjoy with our friends.
   

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   Brendan

   London10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 16 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service must go to restaurant for celebrations
   

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    Mahela

    Melbourne1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 15 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I went to Donovan's with my partner to celebrate my 30th birthday and was blown away. I love the concept behind the decor and the feeling of sitting in someone's living room, and were seated by the window with a view of the beach. For entrees, we ordered the chicken liver parfait and the beef tartare. The parfait was smooth and creamy and the addition of beetroot and radicchio perfectly balanced the dish. The tartare was finely diced and creamy as well. For mains, we enjoyed the seafood linguine and the duck gnocchi. Our server recommended entree sizes for the two of us and she was absolutely right. Both pastas were beautiful; the linguine al dente and the gnocchi soft and pillowy. For dessert, we ordered the bombe alaska as it is their signature. This is my only regret for the evening, not because it wasn't masterfully done but because it is huge (could easily serve four after a meal) and I'm not that interested in chocolate desserts. All of the other desserts on the menu looked amazing. I'll have to visit again soon to try them, as well as the spanner crab ravioli! The service was friendly, efficient and faultless.
    

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