Reviews for La Dolce Vita Ristorante in La Jolla, CA
Very friendly staff, super nice. Most staff was European; I did speak with the waitress and she mentioned the owners were... Italian. The location looks like you're in a little Italian town. We had the complimentary bread. I forget what the spread was,but I believe it's a mix of olive oil, red pepper and anchovies. The bread was fresh and the spread was good. I had the gnocchidella nonna. It was in a white gorgonzola sauce. Very good. Not your typical Olive Garden meal. The sauce is light and not thickyou can tell the cheese is not a fake cheese. Not overpowering. We were celebrating our anniversary and they gave us thetiramisu for dessert which was very nice of them. The tiramisu was delicious, very moist and a nice coffee flavor. Read more
We came first time dolce vita. Atmosphere is wonderful like small italy. The patio is very nice. It's so cool.we ordered... buruchetta and risotto with mushrooms. it's so delicious. All staff is so friendly and smiling. The town is so quiet and clean.You can park street parking.it was really good experience. If you visit this town absolutely you stop by here.I really stronglyrecommend this place. Read more
We had a family celebration here and we’re so happy with the care the staff showed us. Wonderful dining experience. The... lobster ravioli topped with shrimp; the calamari; penne a la vodka; capellini with fresh tomatoes and basil; roasted brusselsprouts; fresh bread with their own little jar of tomato topping; and spaghetti with meatballs were all perfect. The ambiancewas amazing! Read more
We managed to grab a last minute reservation at this place on a Sunday night. The host was very welcoming and friendly and got... us a good table inside. Our drinks and starters came out pretty quickly and were quite tasty. Unfortunately it all went downhillafter that. Probably because the restaurant was in its peak hours around 7/8pm and just overwhelmed. The main course tookforever to come out and when it did it wasn’t very tasty and someone’s pasta came out still crunchy. I got the vodka pastawhich was very bland and disappointing. The waiter also forgot someone’s dinner and had to rush order it and we had to ask forto go boxes three times before they finally came. The staff were nice and apologized with free dessert. I would recommend thisplace when they are less busy. Read more
Nice location and very good food. We wanted to celebrate my last evening with a group of 6 and made a reservation for 8 p.m.... Arrives in time but our table wasn’t ready. That nothing to complain about cause it can always happen. We ordered a bottle ofwine to enjoy while waiting. Ordered a second once cause we had to wait a little longer. After around 45 min of waiting we wereable to get seated and ordered straight away. Since the restaurant closes at 9:30 p.m on a Thursday our starters came quite fastand were very good. We ordert the Beef Carpaccio, Bruschetta Golosa, and Polpette. The food was amazing. Just finished ourplates when we noticed the restaurant was empty and the waiters sated to clean up the place.our mains where then served (stillhad our plates from the first course on the table). We were then told there is no rush for us, but they will start to clear upthe restaurant and Terrasse. We still enjoy our food, at some point the Musik got turned of and you could here the waiterstalking and complaining about us still being at the restaurant. We asked for the bill and paid around 400$. The waiter then cameand asked for more tip since it was not 10%. I then added more tip, and he walk away complaining in another language. The foodwas very nice and we had a very nice evening until that point. It is very rude to talk out guest or customers in any language,and also to ask for more it. I can also give no tip if I want to. At the end he had a discussion with our waiter about hisbehavior, where we were told that he did everything in his power so we would have a nice evening and we should appreciate whathe had done, since it’s not typical Tonart guest stay when the closes. But we had made a reservation with plenty of timebefore closing. Sadly the last 10 minutes of the evening ruined the hole experience we had, which was very said since the foodis very good. Being treated like this is a reason why non of us or our fiends will come around again. Read more
What a great meal! The pizza was amazing, We also had the fettuccine chicken Alfredo which was delicious also. Our server was... very prompt and attentive. He answered all of our questions and gave us some great recommendations of the food and some localsites to check out. Read more
I love the aesthetic????There are many stores around it, which I think is a perfect pastime for afterwards. The staff was very... polite and attentive. We made reservations, and were seated within seconds of getting there, which I appreciate very much ????We sat by a little water fountain, which I thought was the cutest thing ever! I tried the Fettuccine Alfredo, which wasdelicious and creamy. I also tried their Pepperoni pizza. This is one of the most delicious pepperoni pizza I’ve had in awhile. The crust is so crunchy on the outside and soft/chewy on the inside ???? The cheese has such a fresh and delicious taste.Now, if you’re into stretchy, delicious cheese like me, this one’s it! Read more
This place has a chic Italian feel. Loved their food. Their pesto fettuccine is so so delicious. We would love to try more from... their menu. They are pretty busy during weekends so make sure to reach early and make reservations. A very nice Italianrestaurant that I would highly recommend. Read more