La Dolce Vita - Detroit

La Dolce Vita - Detroit reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Derek

   Cleveland1 review

   1.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We've been here multiple times before and this was such a disappointment. I'm not sure if they have new owners in the last few years but the vibe was off, the ambiance was poor, the service was blah and the food was blah. I used to tell everyone this was one of our favorite Detroit restaurants but not anymore. The Italian aspect of it is completely gone its just a restaurant trying to be fancy.
   

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   Arthur

   Detroit3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Overall, our experience was awesome, as usual. I was worried because it was Mother's Day. But everything was on point.
   

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   Gary VIP

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Our waiter Devon was terrific considering the circumstances. Had. Reservation today for brunch for Mother's Day and they were out of almost everything; the items they were out of impacted almost everything on the brunch menu. No lobster, no chicken, no potatoes.
   

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   Daeauna

   Detroit7 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Made a long awaited return to a community staple, only to be humiliated by the manager/owner. It is my belief that the restaurant bit off more than they could chew with accepting too many reservations for Mother’s Day. My family paid the deposit for our party’s reservation only to arrive and not be able to order and of the items from the brunch menu. When we checked in for our reservation a party of 20 checked in ahead of us. That would have been the perfect time to inform us that due to venue being quite busy that they may run out of menu items and that there would be no substitutions. We were seated without this warning. The service was very slow but the waitress was very warm and polite when she did come to us. We placed a drink order that took a while to receive when there was no one at the bar and plenty of servers in the premises just standing around. Before ordering our entrees, we were told they were out of lobster and would add extra shrimp to the entree as a substitution. They were also out of the seasoned potatoes and would sub hah brown which was fine. When we order our items, the waitress returned in record time to inform us that they were out of the items that 3/4 of the items that my party ordered. We asked to speak to the manager and were told he claimed to be too busy. We insisted that the waitress go speak to the manager and have him come to our table as a courtesy. When he arrived, he was nothing but rude, condescending highly offensive and dismissive. He in no uncertain terms told us that there would be no substitutions and that “common sense should told us this. He then went on to say that if we “didn’t like it, we could leave”. This annoyed us even further and even annoyed the larger party that was also seated in our area. They even attempted to come to our defense. The owner did offer to refund our deposit which was great but he told us “ I said you can have your deposit and you leave, since you don’t like it”. Check Yelp & Google for more
   

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   John VIP

   Detroit60 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Drive an hour for Mother’s Day. Was never told when reservation was made it was brunch only till 3. Booked 1245. Was told brunch only well after we got there and waiting for drinks. Then we learn they were out of lobster till dinner, so any decent option is gone. Leaving the brunch menu options looking like a IHOP. Paid for the NA drinks and left. Sad experience. Last time couple years ago they were out of lasagna 3pm on a Sunday. Menu always looks great. To bad won’t ever bother again to try it and find out.
   

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   David T

   Detroit1 review

   2.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Went for Mother’s Day brunch. Our reservation was at 12:15. We were seated timely and our waiter was nice but they were basically out of everything on the brunch menu as it seems they were not prepared for the crowd. They had to know the crowd they were expecting as you needed a reservation and had to leave a deposit.
   

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   Anthony VIP

   Detroit7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   The food was amazing, rasta pasta, lobster pasta , lemon drop cocktails, and pistachio croissant. All food was good, we highly recommend.
   

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   Jackie VIP

   Detroit16 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on May 2, 2025

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

   We went for an early dinner. We were one of the first groups there so maybe that’s why the food wasn’t good. We ordered calamari which was very good. 3 of us order gnocchi with 4 cheese sauce. It came like soup. The sauce was liquid but had chunks of cheese in it when you ate it. I’m assuming it wasn’t cooked thoroughly. Huge disappointment that it was even allowed to leave the kitchen.
   

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   donyale

   Detroit7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

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

   We went for brunch to celebrate a birthday. It was a top notch h experience for the honoree. Ambiance was great for pics. Good and service were amazing.
   

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    Dwayne

    Chicago5 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

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

    It was an horrible experience for my 12 year anniversary. Nothing complimentary for such a celebration, bill was $400 steak was undercooked under request. No accommodation or consideration. Manager did not want to speak after spending so much in her establishment. Will not ever return.
    

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