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Nº 140 in 343 in West Oxfordshire

Nº 4 of 10 Italian in West Oxfordshire

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Nice place and excellent food. On the night we went there was just 2 staff in the restaurant. They pointed this out straight away so we knew the service would be slower than expected. But it was fine. The food quality made up for it and the 2 staff were great.

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R Harding . 2024-12-12

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I personally think ithe ginger salmon was bought from Aldi for £5 for 2 filitsl and i got changed £21 for 1 with a few baby roasted potatoes, aoverpriced faff a lot of money for very little portion size, I certainly wouldn't recommend it.

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john hughes . 2024-11-30

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Lovely food, fantastic staff and a really great atmosphere.

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Nikki Lane . 2024-11-11

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We had a lovely meal here today and our waitress Tia was welcoming and helpful. Will definitely be going again

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Ann Partlett . 2024-10-27

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Friendly and attentive staff and a cosy independent atmosphere. Large portions of veal milanese too!

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Miles Dyson . 2024-10-23

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Staff are nice and helpful. The portions are generous and food was very good! We had steak and the spaghetti lobster. We will be coming back.

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Anom Ahmad . 2024-10-03

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Great italian food. Tagliatelle dolce vita is wonderful

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Mark Harrington . 2024-10-02

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Delicious food, reasonably priced, friendly staff

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Victoria Harold . 2024-10-01

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It's a cheap Italian restaurant, blasting music no parmesan cheese to spread , bland food , young in-experianced servers , not a relaxing atmosphere, perfect for bar crawl or work get together

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Gareth Jones . 2024-09-20

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What a lovely restaurant! Staff attentive, reasonably priced, good portion size. Great tasting food. House red lovely 🍷

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Lisa Honychurch . 2024-09-15

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We took a party of 16 for a pre wedding meal all choosing different dishes. The waiters were excellent and the food delicious.

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graham sole . 2024-08-19

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I feel the staff need to be more attentive, four to five staff front of house should be enough but long waits in between courses wasn't asked if we require another drink and one person on our table had to wait for their food... Caesar salad!!! Food was brilliant

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P C . 2024-08-18

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What a gem. Staff are amazing. Food is out of this world. The best birthday dinner ever. Lobster cooked to perfection. Portions are massive. You must eat here you won't regret it. Oh and the Espresso Martini's are the best.

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Dena Bennett . 2024-08-14

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Fabulously friendly and great service from the team at Dolce Vita. Food exceptional. I would highly recommend a visit.

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Andy Battley . 2024-06-25

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Lunch at Dolce Vita was wonderful! Besides the regular menu, they have a 2 or 3 course pre-fix menu at lunch time, which is a great value. I had the calamari, carbonara, and tiramisu on the 3 course menu which were all good. The tiramisu is to die for. Absolutely amazing and will go here again.

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Marie . 2024-06-21

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Had the lunchtime menu. Incredible value, excellent quality and very friendly service. Best macchiato outside of Italy! This was my first visit to the Dolce Vita and it certainly won't be my last.

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Robert Ratto . 2024-05-16

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Such a lovely night. Great food and great company. Will definitely visit again. Thank u to the staff who were so pleasant and friendly

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jane harper . 2024-05-15

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It's a great looking place that serves nice food. However they struggle when they are busy to get the food out.

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Euan Kennedy . 2024-05-01

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Love it here. Amazing food and wonderful service

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choobz Chunks . 2024-04-30

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This is a nice place with great decor. We went in early March and it was great food, great service and a very pleasant experience. Not quite so this time. Everything seemed to take ages. We waited so long for the main course we asked for some bread and olive oil - this didn't come until we got the main course which defeated th object. I had a lasagne which was burned and they forgot the salad, when I complained that it was burned the manageress started laughing; she did ask if I wanted another one but I would have to wait so I declined opting to scrape off the burned top layer. The four waiting staff were pretty poor, very young and most probably untrained and just didn't seem to know what to do. The rest of the food was pretty good. This was birthday celebration but it turned into a damp squib due to the burned food, long wait and inattentive staff. We finished the main course and went elsewhere.

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Steve R . 2024-04-21

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Incredible service and the food was absolutely incredible. Recommend the charcuterie board for a sharing starter. Big portions, incredible for value for money. Aperol Spritz was 10/10. Highly recommend.

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Lucy H . 2024-04-16

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Amazing food. Great service. Nice decor. Easy to get to. Highly recommend. We will definitely be returning and telling family and friends about it!

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CarlyJayBee . 2024-04-15

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We had a delicious lunch here yesterday. The staff were very attentive and the food was amazing. The Sunday deal was very good value too! We would definitely return. Thank you! 😀

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Zoe Masters . 2024-04-08

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Great service and really good value delicious food. My son says “good for hungry children!” The pizzas and fish were great and really nice quality ice cream

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Nicola K . 2024-04-06

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Called in as a casual chance to dine and had no problem being seated Food choice was good and was service too so would recommend to anyone

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Jo S . 2024-04-05

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We visited The Cotswolds for a wedding, Easter weekend we were staying near Dolce Vita and thought we would give it a visit. We were made very welcome from the start all staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was amazing and really good value for money. Would definitely visit again if we ever came to The Cotswolds again.

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tinab986 . 2024-03-30

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Food fantastic and authentic, The staff were tremendous, friendly and helpful a really great night out. Cannot recommend it enough, we were visiting from Cornwall and will revisit the next time we are here. Have a great meal in friendly atmosphere and treat yourself.

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363davef . 2024-03-30

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It was very busy and noisy on a Saturday night - not suitable for a romantic evening. Nevertheless we enjoyed good food (huge portions) and attentive service. All in all friendly and good value for money.

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Judy B . 2024-03-24

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Everything was perfect from start to finish. We walked in had choice of where to sit . Started with garlic bread each big enough for 2 people just one . Mains were perfect cooked exactly as we want . Couldn’t fault anything and service was first class.

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rob l . 2024-03-23

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Fantastic food and service. Carolyn served us and delivered nothing short of first-class service. Carolyn and team were attentive, professional and personable. I would absolutely recommend to both couples and families.

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Char_grant0 . 2024-03-22

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Had a lovely celebration meal with the family and was made very welcome. Excellent food with dishes to suit every taste.

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Darren Palmer . 2024-03-18

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My favourite Italian restaurant in Oxfordshire! Delicious food, great service and lovely atmosphere! The food was beautifully prepared, tasty and generous portions. The staff were very pleasant and helpful would highly recommend it to anyone Thank you so much see. See you very soon.

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Lia Alves . 2024-03-15

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Been a few times and the food is so nice and is a fair priced

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alan whieldon . 2024-03-14

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Really good food and service and we will definitely be back again

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Laura Goodacre . 2024-02-25

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Lovely meal and brilliant service tonight. Enjoyed meeting our host. Very tasty food indeed, I had beautiful duck and my partner had pizza. Incredible starter and tiramisu too.

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Christian Sheer . 2024-02-23

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Went there for my birthday and I was treated like a princess. The food and atmosphere was great. My family and I enjoyed. Thank you.

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Nomacebo Moyo . 2024-02-22

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This place is amazing I went there with my family for my mums 40th birthday ,the staff was so nice but watch what you buy because our total was about £150

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nadira m . 2024-02-21

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Steak was massively overpriced and overcooked. Pasta was just ok. Chips were really good. I asked for no veggies with the steak and it came with veggies. Overall not a great experience

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Jake Holder . 2024-02-18

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I have been here a few times - admittedly not for evening meal, but for lunch. My wife and I like to come here with our 10 year old Grandson who loves the place. The set price lunch (for Mon-Fri) is incredible value, particularly as the quality of the food and the portion sizes are excellent, and a a decent range on the menu. I cannot imagine that the set price menu is very profitable for the proprietor but hopefully is gets people to experience the restautant and return for an eveining meal. Every time we've been there for lucnh it's been very quiet. I think the owner needs to find ways of promoting the lunch deal as it is a real bargain and will no doubt be attractive to more mature potential customers who have the time to lunch midweek.

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Keith M . 2024-02-18

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Wonderful service from Jan and delicious pizza. My wife and I had a Hawaiian pizza, 2 lattes, a side salad and an Americano. The ambience here is something to look forward to.

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James B . 2024-02-17

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Really good food at reasonable prices. Would highly recommend the Tagliatelle Dolce Vita. Don’t be fooled by the exterior and location, the food is worth it.

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Curiosity32227791649 . 2024-02-15

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Splendid table and surroundings. The menu was well considered and took me a while to decide as there were quite a few dishes that took my eye. Was tasty! And service was attentive and friendly

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simon d . 2024-02-10

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Lovely food and great service. Didn’t like being placed by the door and asked to move, which was accommodated straightaway without any question

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Jenny P . 2024-02-04

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Had a lovely meal on Saturday. Food was excellent and it was nice to see it so busy.

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Debbie Smith . 2024-01-30

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The waiting staff are very attentive and helpful. Me and my wife usually get a pizza and pasta dish which we split in half so that we get the best of both worlds. Pizzas here always have lots of toppings and the tagliatelle dish was excellent.

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Robert Martin . 2024-01-28

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Food was so good, had lasagne and tiramisu for dessert. Service was a little bit slow but it was very busy and we didn't mind too much as was talking and the staff were so polite!

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Kirsty Ridley . 2024-01-21

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Highly recommend the duck. Fantastic food, excellent service and beautiful wine. We will be back. Looking forward to it

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Stuart S . 2024-01-20

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Very welcoming staff, lovely atmosphere in the restaurant! Food is amazing been multiple times now and always if not better than the time before!

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Chloe M . 2024-01-12

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Went on a Thursday night so not too busy, waitress Carolyn couldn't do enough for us, super friendly, helpful & polite

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Lorraine E . 2024-01-11

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Great food and friendly, helpful service… heartily recommended! Will definitely be returning for another meal here…

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Ivan L . 2024-01-06

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We came on the off chance as we were unable to get into anywhere to seat for my birthday! Lovely staff, Atmosphere was brilliant food was something to remember. Thank you guys.

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isabel c . 2024-01-03

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Christmas meal out with friends. Staff friendly. An amazing menu and great food.

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Tracey Cameron . 2023-12-27

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Great little Italian restaurant with attentive staff. Excellent food and good value for money. Recommended for a good quality reasonably-priced meal. Go early evening for the best seats of choice.

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Graham Russell . 2023-12-17

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Wow. Seriously wow. I've lived in the area for two years and only on my leaving party do I manage to come here. I'm gutted I didn't manage to come before. Being my party I managed to sample a lot of the dishes. My seafood risotto was delicious, but the winner of the evening was the walnut and pear risotto. I have never tried anything like it, it was truly special. I fully reccomend coming here. P.s. the guy who runs it is actually Italian 😉

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Daniel Fraser . 2023-12-13

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Wonderful food and service! Tiramisu was absolutely amazing!

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Jimmy Webb . 2023-12-04

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Great food. Friendly staff. Would definitely recommend and will be returning. Thanks for a lovely meal!

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josh t . 2023-12-04

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Wonderful food, lovely friendly family feel. Can’t wait to go back! Recommend the lasagna and tiramisu

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Emily K . 2023-12-04

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Food and service is always consistently great! Reasonably priced for good quality food and portions. Our last visit was with grandchildren and the children’s food was really high quality which makes a nice change from the usual offerings elsewhere.

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jthomson . 2023-12-03

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Had a lovely casual dinner with my daughters. Food was delicious, hot and the staff were friendly. We didn't wait for long either.

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Emma L . 2023-12-01

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Our second Sunday visit for an alternative to usual roast. Last weeks chicken in mushroom sauce was amazing. Today's seafood risotto was even better. One important point to take on board.......don't come here if you are not hungry....dishes are huge !!!

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Alan Bowles . 2023-11-19

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We called in for lunch yesterday having never been before as we were looking for somewhere nice to eat. Although the service was a little slow (to be fair, we hadn't booked and there were 7 of us!) the food was amazing! Freshly cooked, really delicious, beautifully presented and generous portion sizes. The desserts were also really good, again decent size portions and delicious! I also recommend the coffee! We will definitely be visiting again!

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J R . 2023-11-19

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Fantastic food, really tasty, plenty of it, and fantastic value for money. Will definitely be visiting again.

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Mandy D . 2023-11-19

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Looking for a light Sunday lunch. Having tried this restaurant on a week night a couple of weeks ago, we thought we would call back. We were surprised to find a fixed price menu for Sunday. Excellent choice on the menu (full menu available). The...

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Alan B . 2023-11-12

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Fantastic service and food the red wine was superb and the veal second to none. Would highly recommend to try this place. The risotto was also very very nice

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779iainh . 2023-11-10

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We had a fantastic dinner here. The food was amazing big thank you to the chef's behind the scenes you generally do not see but the way the food was presented and served was excellent. The staff were very helpful and always on hand for...

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Lee M . 2023-11-05

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First time here and we were not disappointed . Very cosy place, The food was exquisite and the service was superb! We will definitely come back.

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mabep61 . 2023-10-30

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Great restaurant, good food with decent sized portions. Staff are very polite and friendly. Reasonable prices.

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Paul_sissons1 . 2023-10-29

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Fantastic food, service was good and a great atmosphere.... lot's of happy birthday's!

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Paul Lucas . 2023-10-23

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Everything about the food, drinks, ambience and prompt service made this a great evening. Highly recommended

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sbalderston . 2023-10-22

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Under new management and a welcome change. I've visited twice recently and both times the food has been well prepared and tastes lovely. Only complaint would be that sometimes it can be a little slow, this is understandable when busy but it was quieter on one of the visits so would have expected quicker service. It was however worth the wait.

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Jason Hargrave . 2023-10-20

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The Service was excellent and the food delicious. Staff very friendly and attentive. Catered for both gluten and dairy free intolerance.

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SkyrosWoodnymph . 2023-10-19

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Brilliant service and great food. Couldn’t have asked for more. Would highly recommend and will certainly go again

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Scenic65379053620 . 2023-10-14

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It is good to have a quality Italian restaurant in the area. Overall, the food was very enjoyable and the sauces were delicious. Our only complaint would be that the portion sizes are very large but that is only because we have small appetites (and...

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Jacky H . 2023-10-05

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Visiting a friend who took me here for a meal one evening. The restaurant was busy , always a good sign. The staff were friendly and attentive and the food excellent. I had a Calzone which filled the plate and was delicious. To be recommended. Well done Dolce Vita and thankyou.

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Jan Sparks . 2023-10-02

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I visited the restaurant with my husband on 29th Sep as a celebration of our wedding anniversary. The decor has been updated since the new management took over and has a warm cosy feel. The ladies loo could do with a better paint job but...

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Mary C . 2023-09-30

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Wow wow wow - well what a turn up for the books from our last visit a couple of years ago - new management- fabulous food and service

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Claire D . 2023-09-29

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The food is very tasty and the staff very kind, l highly recommended it 💯💯💯😍😍😍

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Claudia Ciobanica . 2023-09-27

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Great wine selection at reasonable prices. Really good pizza, nice atmosphere, well worth a visit. .

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Gavin E . 2023-09-25

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Nice food but we were definitely forgotten. We were forgotten and our order had to be taken again. We had to ask for more drinks twice, table water twice and bill twice. Had a nice evening but alas no tip.

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Angela L . 2023-09-19

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Wow - absolutely delicious! On holiday for a special anniversary - if we lived closer this would be a regular eating place!

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Escape09113675147 . 2023-09-18

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Absolutely brilliant night. Great food and service. This restaurant has had a few up.and downs with some covid related staff issues. But it is 100% back. I had steak which was bloody marvellous. My fiancee had spaghetti with seafood and it was top notch. Great wine and negroni to finish. Thoroughly recommended. Updated July 2023. Menu revamp, new staff and owners. Still fab

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stu Wilkins . 2023-09-18

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Lovely, friendly staff and great food. What more could you want?

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Anthony Carter . 2023-09-16

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Just had a meal here for the first time. 55 minutes for our drinks to arrive, our sharing starter came before the drinks with no apology. The sharing platter was not very good at all. Mixture of fish which was really dry and tasteless on a bed a browning ice berg lettuce strips. Mains were much better but the poor and slow service and awful starter will mean I won't return. Silly things too like serving a 330ml bottle of beer in a pint glass. Simple hospitality things.

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bobo bobina . 2023-09-13

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Lovely food and really attentive service would definitely recommend and re-visit. Seafood pizza was amazing - and complimentary limoncello

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Rachel J . 2023-09-12

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Food was quite nice. Tried to take food away while still eating because we were talking and ignored for the most part. Failed to get waiter, forgot the pudding menus and then attempted to take food while we were eating it. Young waiters were messing...

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Jenny P . 2023-09-08

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Great meal with 3 friends. Beautiful calamari with prawns followed by gorgeous duck in orange sauce with mash. Staff v attentive a friendly. Nice atmosphere with Italian versions of well known songs playibç '

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Gary Millar . 2023-09-07

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The pasta and pizza were really good. Wonderful service and attentive staff. We love coming here and can’t wait to come again.

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Alaina T . 2023-09-03

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Great atmosphere. Professional and friendly staff. Gorgeous food. 100 % all round. One of our favourite places to eat.

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Angela Marie J . 2023-09-01

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We wanted to try ordering from somewhere different so we decided to order some pasta today for home delivery. The service given and the food was amazing, will definitely order again and recommend!

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Isa Filipa Morais Medeiros . 2023-08-31

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A lovely Italian restaurant. Great pizza and pasta dishes. The cheesecake was to die for!!

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John Sheridan . 2023-08-29

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We went here 2 times. I'm sorry but very bad food each time. It's just not tasty. They should change their cook immediately.

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Eylül Geldard . 2023-08-28

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Delicious fresh food, generous portions and very friendly staff. Definitely going to go again. Love it, love it, love it!

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Tammy C . 2023-08-24

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Wonderful food, service and amazing value. Highly recommended and I’ll look forward to coming back

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Mark Storey . 2023-08-23

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Food and staff were amazing can't fault anything, staff were absolutely fab with our granddaughters also, honestly can't recommend enough 🙋‍♀️

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Claire Freemantle . 2023-07-31

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I took a group of 21 people on a mid-week lunch and we had the special lunch menu. £12.95 for 2 courses and £15.95 for 3 course with service charge for a large group. The food was excellent, very good quality and huge portions. Very good value for money. Only downer was that we hadn't been told about the service charge beforehand. However, we will definitely go back again. The staff were very good.

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Val Thomas . 2023-07-24

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Had a lovely meal here with friends.. enjoyed the spicy pizza.. but wish I'd had the calzone... it was huge!

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jon gisicki . 2023-07-18

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This is a hidden gem. Don’t be scared by the large menu! The food was incredible. The calamari was top tier and the pizza (Lucifero) was perfect. I insist you have the Caesar Salad, it’s the best I’ve ever had! The staff were so polite and the atmosphere was great (for a Tuesday night). To top it off, the panna cotta and Cannolo Siciliano were great. Can’t recommended this place any more. IS & JH

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Isaac Smith . 2023-07-04

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First class experience all round. Would highly recommend.

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Phil Oates . 2023-06-29

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The service, the meal, the atmosphere and the professionalism was found to be absolutely superb.This venue cannot be faulted in any way at all as far as catering and hospitality is concerned.

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WAYNE HUTCHEON . 2023-06-24

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First time and very busy with two biggish parties in however they still looked after us and food was delish

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Gill Whieldon . 2023-06-07

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