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Waldo's Ristorante

4.4
4.4
931 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for fine wines
Welcome to our home!
Waldo’s was founded by restaurateur Waldo Cesoni with the intention of becoming “the destination point” for a true Italian culinary experience.

The restaurant pays homage to the essence of the great Italian American restaurants of mid-20th century in New York, where delicious, exceptionally well-prepared food was served in settings that were simultaneously elegant, comfortable, and unpretentious.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian, American, Contemporary Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (760) 423-6061
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 931 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Waldo's Ristorante offers an inviting Italian dining experience with "excellent food and attentive staff." Diners rave about "outstanding" dishes like Osso Buco and "amazing" meatballs. The ambiance is warm and friendly, and the service is consistently praised. While some seating is cramped, overall it remains a "fantastic" choice.

931 Reviews
  1. Pat

    New Mexico

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our first visit, and the food and service were the best. Will be back!

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  2. Tom

    VIP

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Exceptional dining experience and very much enjoyed the energy in the restaurant by the patrons

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  3. Larry

    VIP

    New York City

    51 reviews

    1.0

    51 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Absolutely worst service I have experienced in a restaurant anywhere. The servers did not communicate at all well with the kitchen each other. We ordered just 3 simple 0 Pasta entree’s for a near hour wait. One was my daughter’s child pasta with butter. Multiple servers kept coming to us and asking if we were either done eating when our dinners never showed up and the other 2 servers kept telling us the food was on its way out, probably 5 or 6 times. Shocking. I would Avoid. Waldo’s making enough money and apparently does not care about patrons nor does he need your money. Should be renamed, Where’s Waldo!

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  4. Gregg

    VIP

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Seated over 30 minutes after our reservation time, food undercooked (some of the shrimp was raw), and the main courses did not arrive for over half an hour after we finished our salads. Not great by any means.

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  5. Nick

    VIP

    Palm Springs

    103 reviews

    5.0

    103 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great place, the staff is attentive and pleasant. a great place to dine. The atmosphere is perfect.

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  6. Craig

    Tampa

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Erica, our server, was amazing!! Food was excellent…the bruschetta was AMAZING! Only negative thing was that the silverware was rolled dirty, but they brought us a new one quickly!!! It was very noisy and crowded and I don’t think they were well organized for their reservations!! We decided to sit outside under the heaters due to the noise level! They didn’t even look ours up just asked us if we had reservations and were taking people before us that didn’t have reservations!! Overall food and service was excellent

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  7. Tonya

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Right away when arriving we were met at door , hostess was nice and had a smile , Ambience was appropriate for occasion, menus and food was amazing , best Tiramisu I have ever had .

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  8. Elaine

    Palm Springs

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    The service was very good and the food wonderful. We were seated in the bar area and found the noise level a bit high. Manager wa attentive and showed the he really wanted everyone's experience to be satisfactory We will surely return another time.

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  9. Simon

    Singapore

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food especially the ossobucco and cannolis

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  10. Dennis

    Hawaii

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent dining experience! Great food, service was top notch and super friendly, nothing to complain about!

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Waldo's Ristorante is rated 4.4 stars by 931 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 33 times today
Google Map for Waldo's Ristorante

74970 Country Club Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Palm Desert
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian, American, Contemporary Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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