La Dolce Vita

3 Reviews on “La Dolce Vita”

• Jacqui Dixon

  Very nice!! Would recommend!! We called ahead of arriving to the restaurant as we had a group of 9 (4 adults & 5 children – 2 in highchairs). They were very accommodating. Upon arrival we were seated straight away. It’s an intimate restaurant, catering for 20-25 people. There was a lot of choice on the menu, a nice variety on the children’s menu too. We all had something different off the menu & all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The price is very reasonable too!! It was nice to be 10 minutes drive from the promenade, eating freshly cooked food. The food was all served hot & with lots of garlic!! (A little too much for the children). Adults portions are perfect, however Children’s portions are a little big, definite value for money!! A little bit slow on service, however there was a constant flow of customers, all appearing to be happy with the level of service. There is free parking after 6pm a stones throw away from the restaurant.

  December 28, 2010, 11:15 am

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• Matt

  Worst customer service I’ve ever experienced!. I went for a meal with my girlfriend on Saturday night and we had booked a table for 8pm. We got there at about 7:55pm and we were just behind a couple that hadn’t booked however the restaurant seated them straight away. We were then told we’d have to wait because they were busy! After about an hour of waiting another couple walked in and again got seated straight away! After complaining about this we were then seated at 9:30pm! Once we had waited an hour and a half to get a table (even though we’d booked!!) we thought that they would try and serve us quickly, we were wrong! It then took half an hour to get any food! No apology was offered and no one who worked there seemed to care that we’d booked a table for 8pm and we hadn’t had any food until 10pm! The food was ok, nothing special, but after waiting that long to get served you’re past the point when you can eat much and you’re just left with indigestion! My advice is to avoid this place like the plague (especially when Pulcinella’s italian restaurant is a couple of minutes away and is very good). The staff at La Dolce Vita do not care about customers and have no idea about customer service.

  July 27, 2009, 10:49 am

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• The WD's

  We booked for 6.45pm and were pleased that there were only two other tables occupied when we arrived (it soon filled up though). The waitress was attentive and we were asked if everything was alright after each course and also just after our main course was served. I had the meatballs as a starter which were very good, followed by the pork (Maiale alla Crema) with garlic, cream and white wine. It was excellent and came with a good side selection of vegetables, cooked al dente not soft (thank goodness). Both of my family made their own pizzas up from the menu and were both happy with them, the base being fresh stone baked (which they prefer). I was a little disappointed that LdV had not updated their website as the early bird menu on it did have a few more choices for starters and main than were available on the night in the menu – I had really fancied trying the Chicken (Pollo alla Diavola). It might be worth checking with them when you book what is on the menu if you specifically want something. Similarly, the starter my wife had picked prior to us going was also not on the menu. The sweet menu is extensive, but for the early bird there is a choice of about four, we all opted for the tiramisu and it was light and refreshing, not stodgy. All in all, the early bird was good value for money, the food was all well prepared and presented. We will certainly go again and would recommend it to anyone.15 Apr, 2009We visited LdV at short notice on a Saturday evening. For those that remember it as Nutter’s Bistro, expect a huge change on the inside. They have done a fantastic job changing the interior to a lively modern, clean smart style. The toilets were extremely well maintained and time had been spent to make sure they were well decorated and clean, which is something that let’s many places down – not this one! It did take maybe fifteen minutes for our first drinks to arrive as we weren’t asked when sat in the waiting area and given menus. The food is well priced, not cheap (unless you go for the early bird) but certainly not expensive. Good value and plentiful would describe it. My only real gripe was the forty minute wait between our starters and main course, BUT there was a large table of maybe 25 people that they were trying to serve at the same time – I think they did a great job catering for such a large group for the size of the establishment. The garlic bread was great, the pate starter was huge. Three of us had pasta dishes (filet fettucini, seafood linguini, bolognaise linguini) and one the duck and plum sauce from the specials menu. All were excellent, a very good varied selection of seafood, my fillet strips were plentiful, the duck was cooked splendidly and the bolognese was also good. It was notable that all three of us having pasta failed to finish – testament to the portion size. Staff once we were seated were very attentive and pleasant. On the whole, an excellent meal and a fair price – what more can you ask for? We will certainly be returning, and most definitely trying the early bird now we have tried the full price menu. Well done LdV.

  July 15, 2009, 11:31 am

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