La Dolce Vita

Susan Alvarez

This is a find! Went for dinner, had the octopus special appetizer… the octopus very tender an sauce is to die for. Veal for dinner..also great. Friends has the chicken cacciatore and the clams pasta … all was great … if I lived here, this would be a go to place.

Carol Hoppe

Always a delightful time enjoying authentic cuisine and Tina's generous hospitality...

Kate Conforti

Cannot recommend this place enough. My family of 6 has very high standards for Italian food, and La Dolce Vita blew us away. We are from Rhode Island, which has calamari as its official state appetizer, so we have lofty expectations there as well. We got two orders of calamari for an appetizer, and it was delicious. It was very fresh, perfectly crisped, and had (to our delight) legs in addition to loops. Two of us ordered the Frutti de Mari; one had the Parpadelle alla Bolognese; one had the Linguini, Vongole, e Pomodorini; one had the Lasagna alla Bolognese; and one had the Saltimbocca di Vitello alla Romana. Everyone was very impressed with their meals. They tasted very authentic, and were clearly prepared with a great deal of care. We also had a lovely conversation with one of the owners, Tina, during our meal. She was very sweet and welcoming. She told us that she and her husband, who have lived in Italy most of their lives, visited Florida in 2015. Upon their visit her husband said, "this place needs a good Italian restaurant," and they certainly delivered!!! Later on we learned that Tina makes the restaurants' desserts herself, from scratch! We tried just about every dessert offered, as well as a latte and a cappuccino. Everything was incredible, and my whole family stated that they want to go back again, despite only having two more nights of vacation. Multiple servers attended to our table throughout the meal, and all of them were lovely. Zero complaints, and lots and lots of great things to say about La Dolce Vita. Definitely a must visit.

Cass Grandone

A hidden gem. Truly, Italian and outstanding food. I live in Sarasota, and would say Top 2 Italian restaurant in the area.