Reviews for La Dolce Vita Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor, MI
Delicious variety of desserts. My favorite was the banana pudding. Really warm center with an outstanding flavour. I would say... my second favorite was the creme brulee. Nice amount of sugar at the top and rich vanilla flavour. Read more
From a dessert review only. This is a consistent upscale location to enjoy wine, coffee, and/or a decadent dessert. Comfy... oversized chairs envelop you as reflect on your date and meal at a neighboring restaurant. They always go out of their way tomake our anniversary unique and memorable. Read more
The desert was great! I ordered a chocolate decadence. I like to make fancy deserts at home and it was awesome to see different... mousses and a ganache come together with a fudgey brownie. The textures were varied from fluffy to dense - and I loved it! Iwish there was a more substantial fruit pairing (I think they used to serve this desert with a blackberry sorbet, but now it isjust a berry coulis) because the flavors mixed so well. The atmosphere and the seating are also part of the experience. I cameearly and had my choice of couch, which had a nice view of the fireplace. The only thing that took away from the atmosphere wasthe manager was talking down to the wait staff right beside me for some time during my visit. Read more
This place is basically a cigar bar and it smells as such; if you can't stand the smell, you shouldn't come here. I actually... hate the smell of cigars, but I come back here once in a while because I love this hidden gem. I love its decor, atmosphere, andquietness. Sometimes, our party is the only customers; then it's nice and quiet and I can avoid the smell. My favorite isSpanish coffee. I am not a big fan of coffee liquor, but I keep ordering it because I love their fire performance (photo). Youshould try it at least once. Read more
My husband and I came here after dinner for something sweet and this place did not disappoint! I had the candy bar pie and he... had the German chocolate cake - both were delicious. Beautiful presentation. The service was good and the atmosphere was cozyand romantic. I would definitely recommend coming here for a sweet treat! Read more
This is a great looking place, and the abiance is very well manicured. The Spanish coffee was a great treat, and the table side... fire prep is always a show. However, the food quality doesn't meet the price. While the dishes look spectacular, they aren'tparticularly tasty. Take for example the chocolate overload cake. The chocolate coating isn't tempered correctly, so it'ssquishy, not crisp. The sorbet and middle layer were very tasty, but the top and bottom layers were not. The bottom later wasvery dense, and hard to eat. The creme brulee was actually burned on the top. Not a nice uniform carmelized later, but rather asplotchy thin layer with lots of burnt spots. The other chocolate cake was just bland- though the ice cream on the side wasgreat. We thought our server was very nice, though we're disappointed when we realized our 5 year old had been given an adultsoup spoon, and had a really hard time eating until we realized the mistake. The servers response was, well we just use whateverwe have lying around. The cigar smell while eating dessert wasn't nice, as we were seated just above the cigar lounge stairs.Not that I have a problem with cigars, but it really doesn't pair well with dessert. We had come in specifically for a sweetfamily treat on our anniversary. At around 50$ for dessert, we had anticipated a better experience. Read more
Great desserts, great drinks. Open later for the night owls. The staff is very attentive and kind. There is also a great cigar... lounge in the basement. The wife always gets the Spanish coffee. Try the bananas foster, its unbelievable. There are alwaysweekly rotating different cookie flavors that are unbelievable. Read more
Went in because we heard of the desserts. We ended up getting a glass of wine, the lobster bisque, and a dessert each. It was... super good! Read more