Chic restaurant & cocktail bar for Italian dishes.
Sophie Jang
Overall have a classy, vintage Hollywood vibe. Need reservation. Have fun looking cocktails. Price is on par with typical sit in, nice Italian restaurants which was a pleasant surprise. Service was good and professional. A lot of older couples and locals, some families and tourists. Could see it being a nice date spot
… moreKathi Bacon
My new favorite! I love the old-world atmosphere. The lasagne and veal parmigiana are to die for, and we also loved the spumoni for dessert. The service was spectacular—can’t wait to go back!
… moreA Q
Food and drinks are always the best. Even the bread is great. Chris the manager really takes care of you. Bri is easily the kindest server of them all. There is a waitress woman with long brown hair who isn’t the nicest server at all, but, experience overall here is always very nice. Don’t let them put you in that random middle table though lol. Thanks LDV for a lovely experience every time. One of my top restaurants in Los Angeles hands down.
… moreEric
This is an LA staple that got revamped and missed. Thinnest / driest/ worst Veal Parmesan I’ve ever had that was $100. Service is not the best here at all. Not going to make you feel good or like family leaving here at all. Management nonexistent. Highly overpriced. Go anywhere else just close by there are amazing restaurants. Dan Tana’s, Funke LA, Jon & Vinny’s, Steak48, Honor Bar, Il Pastio, and so many actually amazing restaurants just walking distance. Save yourself the trip and money.
… moreAmber
Had a girls night out planned and La Dolce Vita was mentioned as a spot we should go for dinner. I’m really happy we ended up here! Reservations are required, make them plenty early as we were left with 5:30 as the only open time and we booked about a week ahead of time. The ambiance and decor are fantastic! It’s so homey, old school Hollywood vibes oozing from every corner. The waiters are dressed in suits and ours was fantastic. Extremely attentive, he suggested a great
wine, and overall made our experience so nice. The food was excellent. Spaghetti and meatballs worthy. Caesar salad was perfection, dressing was soooo good! My girlfriends loved the veal parm too, it’s just not my jam so can’t speak to it first hand but they did eat a ton . Dessert excellent too. I definitely recommend for a special evening out. It’s expensive so not somewhere I’ll frequent often. That said, if I could ( ), I totally would. Divertirsi!!
… moreStephen Rheem
In over 20 years of dining out, this is the first restaurant I’ve experienced that doesn’t offer even a small slice of cake for a birthday reservation. For a family celebration, this felt disappointing.
If the owner is reading this, I strongly recommend offering a simple dessert—even something under $5 with a candle. Small gestures like this go a long way in making customers feel valued. Unfortunately, due to this lack of attention to detail, I won’t be returning.
… moreDavid Kagel
We loved everything about our experience here. Definitely has old world charm and they do a great job in a very small and intimidate space. The Caesar is perfect and for those that don’t like anchovies the dish still works perfectly. We shared the pork chop which was huge and cooked rare enough to be the best temperature for pork. The Som Gabriel made excellent suggestions throughout our meal which ended magically with an Amaro and chocolate tart. We can’t wait to go back and taste the veal parm which looked incredible and already drawing me back.
… moreAdam
Ok so the food was actually delicious here! Was completely blown away by that as I didn’t know what to expect, but it was actually Michelin level nostalgic flavours. The service was very kind and attentive, and the decor has that cute old school Hollywood glam charm too. That said, some of the tables are quite cramped and you feel like you’re sitting with strangers. It is an old awkward building, but if they could make just a few tweaks to the setup and think about the customer experience at each table I think they it would really just take them to the next level of 5 star dining.
… moreJeanette G
I’ve been a patron of La Dolce Vita for a decade and I am loving what the new owners have done with it! They’ve brought a refreshed and vibrant glamour to a historic place that serves classic dishes.
I recommend you order a few apps to share and I am a fan of their fish—you can’t go wrong with a Branzino!
… moreLara Thybro
Pastry chef is Janet Jackson – Nasty with it. Cheesecake was really freaky. Service with Richie was insane (complimentary). Veal is pounded too thin. Will be back every week. Dinner went crazy. Service was immaculate. Richie for president
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