La Dolce Vite

I had breakfast here on a Monday morning. I was the only person in the restaurant until just before I left, which was nice. I had the Chai and the weekday breakfast special with sausage. The chai was a bit heavy on the vanilla and very sweet - which is NOT a problem. It was quite pretty and very tasty. The eggs and sausage were pretty standard. The potatoes were amazing! Perfectly seasoned and fried. And the Italian bread toast was a nice departure from the usual white or wheat. Would absolutely eat there again.

Went there on Friday night, have never been there. had the 6 course meal. was skeptical, was seated and greeted by our waitress Rachel, very nice, very attentive, if it starts good it ends good! All the food and drinks paired were perfect. very nice date night out! Absolutely going back, thanx to all who prepared, cooked and plated. Happy Holidays Cafe Dolce Vita!

Went for dinner last night. Although the food was OK, we were extremely uncomfortable because they had freezing cold air blasting through the ceiling vents. (It's February!) We asked if they could please turn up the heat. They did. But unfortunately, it was only temporary. After a few minutes of heat, the vents were blowing freezing cold air again. Apparently the staff likes it cool, so customers must suffer. It was so bad we did not even finish our meals. We got the check, paid and left as quickly as possible. We won't return to this place again. I'd rather dine in a meat locker (would probably me warmer and cozier).

I have gone to Cafe Dolce Vita for a number of years now. Many great memories. They have some good food options, great sangria pitchers, and a nice location in Depasqual Square on Federal Hill. All at a very nice price compared to high end options on the hill. The decent but not great food would be just fine because of the price, but as of the last few years, the service has been far beyond awful. Long wait times to get your glass of water (25 minutes last time I went and that's after talking to the hostess about our waiter never showing up - twice). It doesn't get any better from there. If you have time to kill and just want to talk, on a sunny day, it's a very nice spot to sit outside. Just remember: never if you are just a bit in a hurry. It will be a long wait...

My husband and I recently went here for our anniversary. Not really knowing about many restaurants on Federal Hill, we looked to Groupon and Yelp to help us decide. When we first got there, the outside was nothing like the cute, romantic Italian restaurant I had first envisioned but it wasn't a dive either. The day before I had made reservations online, when we got there they had no record I had done so. They were very nice about it and still say us right away. The menu was very extensive and had I not reviewed it online before I would have had no idea what I wanted. Our waitress was friendly but understandably super busy because it was a Saturday night. We didn't mind having to wait for her because we were celebrating. We ordered pitcher of red Sangria which was amazing, tri colored tortellini Alfredo which was better than what I can make at home, but not the best I've had. And my husband had shrimp and pasta, which he enjoyed. For dessert we enjoyed a slice of Gregg's Death By Chocolate cake which was so moist and melted in your mouth! Overall it was a nice experience for a special date, we would come back here if we had a Groupon again.