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| - Really expensive (especially if you also buy wine), but really good. One of those places in Toronto that I would recommend splurging on if you must. The sidewalk patio and inside are all super romantic at night, particularly with the little strings of lights on the trees and the candles. Also the place doesn't seem to get very packed, even at dinner time, so it is possible to converse with indoor voices here.
Vegetarians can survive here, yes! But I think the meats and fish here are what defines Donatello, so for the price it might not be worth it to come if you are vegetarian/vegan.
For apps- their grilled calamari I highly recommend! Super tender and flavorful! And not coated with annoying and unhealthy batter.
For mains- their pastas are very fresh... and possibly made in-house? I can't remember. I recommend any and all of their seafood dishes (squid, lots of squid!), but the veal dishes are also extremely tasty and tender (this meal occurred before I converted to pescatarianism). I never enjoyed red meats, even pre-pesco days, but the veal served here really did win me over with the flavors.
For desserts- it's really hard to ever go wrong with sweets, but compared to their savory foods I found the tiramisu and cakes here disappointingly generic. I would actually recommend skipping dessert here and walking a block or so to Yonge or Bay and Dundas to sample Toronto's ice cream scene instead.
As for dress code, not mandatory, but I found that customers tended to dress nicely and respectfully, but not suit-n-tie/cocktail-dress level of nice.
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