La Dolce Vita - Detroit

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   Zena

   VIP

   Detroit

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Omg! Don’t even waste your time or money. The soup was sour tasting, all the food was salty AF. The waitress was rude. The calamari had a fishy smell. When you tell the waitress the food is not edible from how salty it was and chicken being chewy her reply was sorry nothing I can do about it. That is not customer service. We will never be back!!
   

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   Wendy

   Detroit

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was wonderful, our server was delightful and responsive, music with the live saxophone player was fantastic. They should tell guests ahead of time that they are adding 20% gratuity to the bill automatically, even when there are just three people at the table. We almost tipped nearly 50% because we were adding gratuity on top of the mandatory 20%.
   

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   Michelle

   VIP

   Detroit

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Our party of four was seated in the small room that already had a table of seven occupied. It was so loud we couldn’t hear anything anyone in our group said. We inquired about moving to a quieter area (none of the restaurant is very quiet) and we were promptly moved to a table away from the large party. Our server Carlos was friendly without being obtrusive and the food was excellent as usual (love the lasagna). We miss the table side Caesar salad.
   

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   Brandi

   Detroit

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent Experience loved the customer service ambiance & live music .
   

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   Manpreet

   Detroit

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We were placed near the door and we asked to move away from the door due to the draft. The host moved us but we still felt the draft. The table next to us was loud. The bread was not warm. We ordered the Cajun pasta platter and Cajun shrimp pasta. The flavors were good but again the food was not hot. They charged gratuity upfront for a group of four, something I was not aware of, but was not an issue. The dessert was good.
   

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   Stacie

   Detroit

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 3 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a lovely time for our anniversary. Our server, Maddy, was excellent. Food was excellent and we can’t wait to go back!
   

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   DeLisa

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 3 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best experience I’ve had in a while. I can’t wait to return!
   

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   Debbie

   Detroit

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 2 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was excellent. Service from Carlos was excellent & didn't feel rushed. The volume was low so you could hear your conversations. They sat us at a table near the window with view of the patio which was nice. I'd say the only criticism where drinks are a little pricey and valet $ for being so close to the door.
   

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   robert

   Detroit

   6 reviews

   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   La Dolce Vita used to be our favorite Resturants but after our last 2 visits that has changed. We first noticed the change a few months ago during the summer. Al the old staff were gone replaced by a much younger staff who did a fine job but the food was not what we had come to expect but we chalked it up to even the best can have a bad day. We came back on New Year’s Eve and while the service was excellent the food was just bad. My wife’s Veal Scallopini was unrecognizable, the meat was tough and tasteless, the potatoes black and mush. My lasagna was terrible , drowned in a ton of bad sauce, a ton of tasteless ground meat set between a couple of soggy noodles. Very sad. We heard that ownership or management has changed but for sure something is Gonig on in the kitchen that needs attention
   

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    Laurie

    Detroit

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 30 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Excellent food, charming atmosphere, fantastic service! Will definitely go back!!
    

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