Dalmare Italian Chophouse

Absolutely divine experience. Crystal is Amazing!!! My sister and I hadn't been out for a fine dining evening in a good minute! Not rushed,

My boyfriend and I were in Daytona for the day just over a year ago & happened to drive past this place. We were hungry, so we decided to stop in and try it out. We have now had our 4th visit, and not once have we been disappointed. Honestly I have had some of the best steak of my life here, but even if you don’t want steak there are so many amazing options. Most recently, my boyfriend saw another table being served the short ribs and he just had to have it. He said it had to have been one of the best meals he’s ever had. Comforting, tender, and so flavorful. I’ve eyeballed the cedar plank salmon a few times we have come in and decided to give it a try; so glad I did! The salmon was juicy, crispy, and cooked perfectly. I also think their lobster bisque is some of the best I’ve had. Not a big review person, but we just had to share about how great this meal was. Oh and the garlic & cheese loaf dipped in lobster bisque? Almost too good!

Can't really rate it, didn't get to eat. We were told 40 min wait which on a Saturday night was totally fine. The part that got me was after I gave her my name she said they would "come find us" when our table was ready. Like what? No pager or text message? It's 2024. You're telling me in 40 minutes you're gonna remember who I am? Gonna knock on my car door in the parking lot since it was in the 50s outside?

Absolutely horrible experience. 25-minute wait to get in the door. Another 10 minutes just to order our drinks. And then 20 minutes of being completely ignored. The server finally brings refills and takes our order. She spills my tea all over the table but only wipes up a small amount. It dripped off the table onto the bench seat. No extra napkins to clean it up with. We asked two other employees for help with the now very wet seat, and no one came back with more napkins or a bar towel, nothing. We got up and left. Never had any food. It was not a full house. It was simply a horrible experience.

They stop accepting people an hour before they close.

3/30/2024. Our 2nd visit and done. Four of us, tree different meals plus calamari appetizer. Calamari was very good. Crab stuffed grouper was excellent. Swordfish was dry. Lobster spaghetti was just ok. Several chunks of lobster meat plus one small claw meat; I estimate about 1/4 pound if lobster meat in my meal. Spaghetti was very good. Last of 4 meals was also the lobster spaghetti; nothing to rave about. Re Service. When we made reservations we asked for quietest section of restaurant away from music so we could carry on a conversation. This was written on our reservation when we arrived. We were seated at 2nd closest table to the music and beside a family with two screaming toddlers even though there was an empty table at the far side of the restaurant. We asked to be moved and manager moved us to a very nice table. Service was slow, but it was Saturday evening and they were very busy.

The food was just OK, the spaghetti came out cold. The waitress was slow. people that came in after us had their drinks in order in before we even had a waitress to our table. She was too busy, talking to other people, my short rib was way overdone, I think they even microwaved it because it had that dried chewy outside to it.but the sauce was good,took to long for everything….

Good food, nice ambiance, friendly staff, reasonable price! We had a great time. The bruschetta appetizer was nice and the mussels appetizer looked so good I almost ordered it for dessert. There was live music. The atmosphere of the restaurant and bar was lively and happy. The waiter was very likeable. The food was very good. I ordered something where I needed to replace the rice with vegetables and it was no problem at all. At one point one of the managers came over to apologize for something that was just fine, and he was very personable as well. I felt welcome and look forward to going back. Dietary restrictions: One of the seafood dishes only came with rice. They happily substituted in vegetables for the rice.