The ambience is very nice with views of the malecon. Inside and outside seating. When ordering seafood they bring the fresh catches out on a trolley for you to choose. I tried the Lion Fish which was sautéed in butter and served with potatoes (a bit too crisp). Their dessert selection was very large (also brought out on a trolley),... More

I ate at Vesuvio on Saturday February 9, 2013. I was joined by a business associate. The restaurant is on the Malecon in Santo Domingo The outside is modern looking and has that clean stark look of a professional establishment. The interior is clean, neat and 5 star American Standard in presentation You enter through glass doors and past a... More

service was so-so and the terrace very noisy because of the traffic. I enjoyed a nice risotto with black ink and my colleague had a nice seafood dish prepared with tomotoes

On our last night in Santo Domingo,we decided to go to this restaurant primarily because we could walk there from the Hilton.We were not disappointed. We sat outside on their very pleasant patio.The waitstaff were all very polite and friendly. I had the Capri salad(which was delicious)and my husband had the Antipasto platter.He liked it very much.Real Italian cold cuts,olives,etc.... More

Used to be the top 3 restaurant in town. Not any more... Only rest the memories, bad service, high prices, only tourist visit now... Need to renovate concept and service.

Vesuvio Malecon Overall I wasn't too impressed with this place. The decoration inside and outside is very pretty and I did like that the tables had a good amount of space in between them. I went with a party of 7 and we were greeted at the door and decided to sit inside. The guests seemed like upper class folks,... More

Fine dining - excellent, friendly service - great food with excellent presentation. Definitely will return again and again!

This is a solid restaruant with a nice menu. It is very close to the Hilton. So if you are staying at the Hilton I would recommend going.

I have been to Vesuvio's on several occasions. I asked a friend who resides there, what is the best restaurant in Santo Domingo? And he said Vesuvio's, and he was right! The service was the best. So was the prosciutto, the steak, the seafood y todo! I loved it! It is expensive, but in this case you get what you... More