Dal Contadino Trattoria

4.5

1080 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

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2 people

Mar 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 40 times today

Experiences are available.

Charming
Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions

Welcome to our Home!
Located in the heart of Fort Lauderdale and walking distance from the beach shore, Dal Contadino Trattoria is a celebration of rustic homestyle Italian cuisine. Indulge in a relaxing ambiance while enjoying handmade pastas, a catch of the day, Tuscany steak and daily specials crafted by Chef Nuccio.

Live Music on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays.
Social Mondays: 1/2 OFF cocktails, $2 meatballs/each. Wine Tuesdays: 1/2 OFF bottles of wine up to $100.
Happy Hour: special menu offering select food and drinks, everyday from 4-6 pm at the bar and bar area only.
Reservations for the bar are not accepted.

Dining areas

Additional information

Location
2775 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306-1600
Phone number
(954) 900-2714
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:30 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Nuccio Giannino
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

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Experiences

Social Mondays
Multiple dates available
Social Mondays Join us for an amazing experience 1/2 Cocktails all night $2 meatballs/ea Live Entertainment
Wine Down Tuesdays
Multiple dates available
Wine Tuesdays Every Tuesday we have 50% off bottles of wine 100$ or less Daily Chef's Specials

Private dining

Offers

Why Limit Happy To One Hour
Multiple dates available
Tue - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM,Fri - Sat - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Happy hour is Tuesday - Sunday from 4pm to 6pm. We offer plenty of drinks/ cocktails and great food. Food from $6-8 Cocktails for $9 and wine by the glass for $6. Happy hour only at the bar and bar tables. First come, first serve. No reservations.

Popular dishes

Sicilian Caponata$4.00
Eggplant Parmigiana (with Meat)$4.00
Meatball & Ricotta Cheese$4.00
Broccoli Rabe & Sausage$4.00
Bruschetta with Burratina Cheese$4.00
Escarole & Beans Soup$4.00
Pasta & Fagioli$4.00
Caprese Salad$6.00
Zucchini Flower$6.00
Grilled Shrimp Pesto$6.00
Cheese of the Day$6.00
Mussels in Carlic & Lemon Sauce$6.00
Roasted Artichokes in Truffle Sauce$6.00
Tripe with White Cannellini Beans$6.00
Grilled Calamaro in Garlic & Lemon Sauce$6.00
Polenta Four Cheese with Porcini Mushrooms$6.00
Homemade Fettuccine al Pesto$6.00
Homemade Spaghetti al Pomodoro$6.00
Gnocchi Filled with Truffle Cheese$6.00
Handmade Gnocchi Four Cheese$6.00
Handmade Purse Pasta Filled with Pear in Gorgonzola Sauce$6.00

Drinks

Vodka

Tito's Handmade
Skyy Vodka
Absolut Vodka

Whiskey & Bourbon

Canadian Club
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Jim Beam

Tequila

Tres Agaves
Olmeca Silver

Rum

Real McCoy 3 Yr. Rum
Bacardi Light

Gin

Beefeater Gin$6.00

Wine

Red Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Sangiovese
Chianti
Pinot Noir
Malbec
Primitivo

White Wines

Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay

Beer

Dolomiti
Domestic

What 1,080 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.4Service
4.4Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Dal Contadino Trattoria offers a "wonderful atmosphere" with live music and attentive service. Diners rave about the "authentic Italian atmosphere" and "homemade pastas and sauces." Despite some noise concerns, the restaurant is favored for its "delicious food" and "excellent service." Tuesday's half-price wine is a highlight.

1,080 Reviews

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Cindy VIP
Chicago9 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Just wonderful. Server Kasim(?) was very, very good.
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Sue
Orlando109 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
wonderful food and outstanding service. branzino was amazing, short rib enormous and great and lasagne out of this world!
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Mark VIP
New York City33 reviews
3.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food was okay. The linguine with clams was good but way too few clams for the money. Overall the food was nothing special. The service was awful. Only three of four of us had silverware. I asked several times for silverware, including several after the food was delivered. We then ran out of water at the table again asked multiple times for water and were ignored. Finally got the manager walking by and he made sure we got water. I understand they were busy, but make sure you have the staff to take care of your customers.
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MichelleM
Miami4 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 7, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Great food and great service. Noise level was high inside. Outside great. .
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Rhonda VIP
West Palm Beach132 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 7, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food is over priced, small portions and ordinary. Heavy on the salt. Branzino was nothing special and spices did not flavor properly. Will not return
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Tanika
Miami1 review
5.0
Dined on March 4, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Pablo, our waiter was awesome...his recommendations were perfect.
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Frank VIP
West Palm Beach7 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 4, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
I've been here a few times. The food has been better on previous occasions. This was a slow night, and there were many tables available. Our server did his best to give us his attention despite having been seated in the remotest part of the dining room. At least the front of the house manager had the presence of mind to check in on us to see how we were doing. The food thar night did not have the same wow factor as compared to previous visits. Perhaps we were not very astute with our entrée selections. However, this begs the question of why any entrée selection would be less desirable than the others.
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jill VIP
New Mexico12 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 2, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
We have been twice and we enjoy everything about the restaurant except two things: The noise level was intolerable. This was due to the loud music all night long and singers. It was unreasonably loud and unpleasant for our guests. If you don’t mind screaming to talk, you wouldn’t mind it. The other thing is we were seated close to the restrooms and the smell of sewage was so bad. Made dinner unpleasant especially when the door opened it was awful. Like toilet smell from the pipes. Unfortunately these two things will may us think twice about going back any time soon. We asked for a different table when they first seated us (we had reservations which were delayed by about 20 minutes) but there was nothing else.
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KarenV
Fort Lauderdale1 review
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful atmosphere, service was excellent and the entertainment was great! Vocalist/keyboard, chef came out to sing and even a dinner guest did a number of Sinatra songs, the night couldn’t be a more enjoyable! Absolutely enjoyable night!
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Carole VIP
Miami3 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful meal Lots of atmosphere Additionally a singing chef with a great voice compounding the experience. Do not miss this gem in Ft. Lauderdale.
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FAQs

Dal Contadino Trattoria offers delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Dal Contadino Trattoria also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (954) 900-2714.

Dal Contadino Trattoria is rated 4.5 stars by 1080 OpenTable diners.

Dal Contadino Trattoria does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.