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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   Mary Jo

   Detroit3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Wonderful dining experience, great Italian food, excellent service. Highly recommend for a special night out.
   

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   chyann

   Detroit1 review

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Celebrated my boyfriend birthday and he cleaned his plate the food was good and the ambience was perfect for date night our server ( Mario) was great and the staff was very accommodating! We will be back!
   

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   Natalie VIP

   Dallas7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   From the service, to the food, and the ambiance , everything was phenomenal.
   

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   Lesley

   Detroit6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   I’ve been dining at La Dolce Vita for about 30 years now. The current owners have really elevated the experience. The interior has been refreshed and the menu is more elegant than before.
   

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   Nick VIP

   Chicago9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

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

   The ambiance was amazing. The service was wonderful. Great server, great food and live entertainment.
   

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   Wallace

   Detroit3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

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

   We've been to LDV many times. The food was outstanding and we had very good service.
   

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   Mary Ann

   Detroit1 review

   2.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

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

   The service was very slow. It took a long time for the server to take our order, and then we had to wait a long time for the bill. Also, the chef is way too crazy about bell peppers. The potatoes that accompanied my omelet were overwhelmed by the amount of bell pepper, and there was a 2-inch piece of red bell pepper in my omelet that he hadn't bothered to cut up.
   

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   J

   Unspecified1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 30, 2025

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

   If you’re a man planning to visit La Dolce Vita in the summer, be aware: “Business Elegant” apparently means NO shorts, even if they’re nice dress shorts with a dressy shirt. Nowhere on their website does it clearly state this—just “Casual Elegance” on one page and “Business Elegant” on another, with the only explicit restriction being no hats. Meanwhile, women can walk in wearing barely-there skirts and thigh-high patent leather boots with no issue. To make it even more ridiculous, I watched a man be seated while wearing a T-shirt featuring a woman in a bikini on the back and velvet sweatpants. So much for dress code consistency. For an establishment trying so hard to be high-end, the manager was walking around in a crew-neck T-shirt, and the staff was all wearing sneakers. But somehow, nice dress shorts aren’t acceptable? Make it make sense. On top of that, valet parking is mandatory for $10, and if you don’t have cash, they’ll take your card—plus a sneaky processing fee they don’t mention upfront. The food is solid, but the place is wildly overpriced for what it is—an attempt at “high-end elegance” in the middle of 7 Mile. Drinks take forever, and the manager? Rude and entitled. Save your money and go somewhere that actually values its customers.
   

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   Shauna VIP

   Detroit6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 24, 2025

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

   My server name was Paige. Very warm and inviting & food was also very fresh. The only thing I didn’t like was the mandatory valet parking.
   

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    Preshous

    Northern MI1 review

    1.0

    Dined on March 23, 2025

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

    If I could give zero stars, I would. The second I stepped foot in this place, I was verbally harassed about my attire — meanwhile, people around me were in hoodies, sweaters, and women in short dresses without so much as a glance. The hypocrisy was laughable, but the incompetence was even worse. The food? Absolutely disgusting — I’ve had better meals at gas stations. The service? Nonexistent. The staff seemed more interested in playing dress code police than actually doing their jobs. This place is a masterclass in how to drive customers away. Save yourself the headache and avoid this sorry excuse for an establishment at all costs.
    

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