La Dolce Vita in Swansea

Incredible service, makes you remember how excellent service can be, the food was delicious (I’d recommend the lasagne) and the wine was unforgettable! I will be returning again and again! Don’t be fooled by the slightly underwhelming exterior. A true gem!

Do not judge this restaurant by "its cover"- although it looks dowdy and unwelcoming on the outside, it is warm and atmospheric on the inside. The staff are great and the food and wine list are exceptional. Forget your "chain" Italian rubbish- this is the real thing.

The food and service were amazing. We were lucky as we hadn't booked and there was the last table available.

Great little restaurant! Food was amazing as well as the service couldn't do enough for us they were so polite. No long intervals between courses. Just excellent!

Really disappointed with this restaurant. Ordered ravioli as a main course, however the portion was so small that I finished my meal before my husband had only eaten half of his. I asked for a little more and the waitress decided that I’d need another starter portion (which I would be charged for!). Despite explaining that this wasn’t good enough there was no apology or any attempt to put it right. Not good enough for that amount of money. To add to the woes, the toilets were filthy & the restaurant smelled of damp.

A birthday meal for friends a great place to eat

The lamb was superb and I simply couldn’t resist the Affogato

We have dined at La Dolce Vita many times but the three of us were disappointed not to have saute potatoes. They were on the menu but when they arrived with the vegetables they weren't saute potatoes at all but new potatoes that had been fried - not great I'm afraid.

What a delightful little restaurant. We both ate the pasta, followed by a cheesecake with mango, and a creme broulle dessert, all delicious and of the highest standard. The staff could not have been more pleasant and attentive.

New to the area and tried this restaurant based on reviews. It did not disappoint for our last evening in the mumbles. Surprised it was fairly quiet for a Saturday evening although out of season. Therefore we were not rushed and service was excellent. We both had the ricotta ravioli with sage butter, which was light and delicious and perfect portion as a starter. My husband had the chicken and mushroom in the gorgonzola sauce, and I had the seabass and king prawn and sambuca sauce. I don’t like sambuca to drink but the sauce was incredible. Served with carrots and white cabbage. I guess the only feedback would be, it would be nice to have some green veg served with the mains. Again, due to someone else’s comment, we tried the tiramisu, which is home-made and gorgeous plus very light. Overall a fabulous evening & would return next time we are here.

Excellent lunch. Excellent service. Excellent setting. A lovely venue for a relaxed lunch. We will certainly visit again in the near future.

We visited on a Saturday evening, table for 2 booked at 7pm. The restaurant was quite busy, but still didn't feel overcrowded. My partner and I had 3 courses plus a bottle of house red and everything we ate and drink was beautiful. Special shout out to the pork belly starter which was unbelivable, and the rack of lamb main course - the sauce was just divine! The Tirimasu was also very, very good. Portion sizes were spot on, not too big, not too small. We definitely weren't hungry when we left. Service from Paulina and the other staff was brilliant. We will be back!

Excellent service. Very nice food 😋 xx

First time at La Dolce Vita, was told by a friend how nice it was. We went on a Saturday night, place was busy the Atmosphere was lovely and the Staff were very Attentive. The food was Excellent and very Tasty, we had three courses, as you do. The only Disappointing thing was the Toilets, they need to spend some Money on tidying up both Women and Gent's Toilet's, rusty radiator's, rusty Toilet roll holder's, sink plug missing from Gent's, we feel it takes the shine of this lovely place but we will return.

Six of us enjoyed a delicious meal, the cod was particularly good. The menu is not extensive but to me that’s a good sign. Service from the waitress was excellent.

Went for impromptu supper as driving past and on street parking available. Our waitress Paulina was very friendly and jolly. I loved the unusual Frangellico inclusion in my Espresso Martini. Our garlic prawn starters were superb, so tasty, no shells just tails to peel off, so not too fiddly. My husbands sea bass was as good as it gets, he was very happy. I was very disappointed W my gluten free carbonara, which was very sticky & no “spare” sauce at all. In their defence.. the non-GF pasta option was linguine, which would not have absorbed the sauce like my GF fusilli did. I thought this shouldn’t have been a surprise and I would have preferred this rectified W half the portion of fusilli GF pasta, or more sauce :) For dessert my husband had delicious home made Tiramasu. I had a shot of limoncello in a very attractive glass. Apart from my negatives about my GF pasta, all other food was so suberb and so authentically Italian. Loved the refreshingly different Italian wine list, we went for the Valpolicella Ripasso which we thought was fantastic. Decor is a bit tired, and the art on walls are an obscure choice of random pictures with no stylistic theme. The front door opens straight into the restaurant, shame there isn’t an internal buffering door, so quite a cold draught when the door opens on such a cold night. Despite these negatives of mine, We will def come back for the menu.

Excellent food quality and services even compared with those having Michelin 5 stars in hk.

Very disappointing. Eaten here many times in the past, but sadly never again. Very little of the menu was available (less than half), we were a party of 12 and our reservation had been booked some weeks in advance. What little there was to choose from was just okay, and defiantly not to a quality standard. For what we were served the price was extortionate. Some examples, four very small parcels of plain ravioli pasta, hardly any (or no) filling and no dressing. A joke. A fish dish that smelt so strong of fish it could not be eaten and when questioned a waiter, was told that was the last of the fish but it was fresh and they would "tell chef. No apology, and such a small dollop of panna cotta. that it literally made other guests at the table laugh! Considering our bill came to well over £800 you would expect better. This place used to be good. In my opinion it is not any more.

Lovely food, lovely service and would definitely recommend for the area. The servers were very attentive and went above and beyond.

Brilliant authentic Italian. Seabass in Sambuca to die for and lasagne and salad as only Italians can cook it! Definitely worth a visit.

Didn’t plan to visit just fancied an Italian type meal after a mini pub crawl. Not cheap but you get what you pay for! Super service, very good food and nice ambiance (although toilet could be more ‘inviting’ - a member of our party, with expertise in this area, rated this at only 5.5 / 10

Nice atmosphere, service was little slow at points, food was disappointing tbh.

Excellent food, would recommend

Fantastic food. Great service. Friendly staff. We hadn’t booked a table but we’re welcomed and shown to a table. Nothing was too much trouble The best lasagne I have ever had, so tasty

Incredible steak!! I cannot fault the service nor the atmosphere. Great Italian restaurant in Mumbles.

Three courses, everyone exceptional👍👍👍

A pleasant restaurant with attentive staff. The food was great and plentiful and my mussels were the largest and juiciest that I have ever had.

Excellent food at reasonable prices

The food is delicious. The service is excellent. There is wide choice on the menu, without it being too much. The location of the restaurant is good. It is closet Mumbles seafront. Highly recommended.

Excellent value 3 course lunch with tasty and well presented dishes. The service was attentive but also relaxed. A really enjoyable luncheon.

A real Italian restaurant, as opposed to one of the big chains like Prezzo etc. Friendly and attentive service, and not much delay in serving the food/drinks. We both had seafood Linguine with the squid ink linguine ( had run out of plain linguini) ....

Very nice, clean place. Food and service was good.

Excellent, unpretentious little Italian restaurant set in a row of shops on the Mumbles seafront. Great food cooked to order. Chef/kitchen visible to diners which is a nice touch. Very tasty pork belly and carbonara. Delicious sea bass. Good wine selection and yummy gelato. Attentive...

Absolutely fabulous food and service.

A fabulous restaurant. Fabulous service and fantastic dining at a reasonable price if you enjoy fine dining. All portions were perfect to allow us manage three courses and the quality was fantastic. We had had to book at short notice due to being let down by a different restaurant and we ended up eating here two days in a row it us do good!!

Went here for a birthday lunch with my wife. Couldn’t fault the food or service. Staff very pleasant.

We went tonight. We were surprised about the quality of food. Staff friendly, small cosy restaurant, wine list is a bit limited but still OK, the food was excellent and fresh. It tasted home made. The red wine was a bit warm, but we got...

Great and amazing food and service

Lovely evening meal with friends, excellent food and service, located on the front facing the sea in the delightful Mumbles village.

An absolute gem of a restaurant! From the very first welcome the service was excellent. The food is fantastic: served beautifully and delicious. The wine was delicious and it was a wonderful evening. Highly recommend if you are looking for a quality experience!

An excellent restaurant, food & wine exceptional. Matched by the highest standards of service from staff. Absolutely worth a visit

Lovely place. Nice food, good service. Reasonable price.

We went as a family for my son's 18th. Food was delicious. Service was excellent. They were lovely with my young niece and nephews and made half portions for the kids.

Absolutely fabulous food I had the seafood linguine my brother in law the lamb our wives meals were also delicious. The service was brilliant it’s got to be the best restaurant I have visited in a long time. I can highly recommend this you won’t...

Lovely Italian restaurant, food is nicely cooked and good selection on menu reasonable prices nice staff

Outstanding!! Such a lovely restaurant! The food was just.... incredible! The Pasta was cooked to perfection. Partner had the Carbonara (which she absolutely loved) and I had the Swordfish and Aubergine, which was also fabulous. The waitress was very friendly and attentive, without being intrusive in any way. Checked that our meal was to our satisfaction, which it absolutely was. Now we get to the Desserts... I'm a BIG Cheesecake fan and it takes alot to impress me (Cheesecake wise) and I gotta say that I was definitely impressed! Mascapone and Wild Berry sauce, incredible!! My girlfriend is the same with Tiramisu, she was equally impressed with her dessert too (we of course tried each others lol). The restaurant itself is really nice, open and airy. Portion sizes for main courses and desserts were just right. We both cleared our plates with the Garlic Bread at the end and were perfectly stuffed, with just enough room left for dessert 😉 Great selection of Wines, nice selection of Beer, Cider and Liqueurs too. Prices for the food and the alcohol were also just right. This was a date night and our first time visiting the restaurant and it couldn't have been more enjoyable. We will definitely be visiting again soon. Highly recommended A++

In and around Swansea, if you like cardboard based pizzas or rubbery pasta you are spoilt for choice. However if you want to enjoy genuine Italian cooking, then this restaurant is for you. All courses, my wife and my own, were top grade, as was...

For our first night of our short break in Mumbles, we had chosen to, based on reviews, dine at the best restaurant in town. We were not to be disappointed. We had reserved our table weeks in advance, which was a good move, because we...

Great food and atmosphere. We really enjoyed our evening there.

Very imaginative menu and great service. Before dinner try their espresso martini, excellent.

Lovely atmosphere with excellent hosts. Excellent food with some unusual combinations. We really enjoyed it and would thoroughly recommend it. Pam Sears

Excellent food and service. Highly recommend the scallops as a starter. If in the area again would definitely return

Delicious meal. Well presented. Very attentive considerate staff. Waiter even came back and forth to pour our wine. Sone may consider it a little pricey - I say you get what you pay for and with exceptional service coupled with exceptional food I certainly didn’t...

Delicious food and excellent service for a family evening meal. Some portions smaller than expected but the quality and taste outweighed this and they were filling. Would definitely recommend

Staff excellent, made the evening. Food also very, very good. Beautifully cooked, my fish was perfect. Popular starter I ordered not available, so an alternative was cooked there and then. Look forward to next visit.

Excellent welcome and great food. Good value for money, excellent lunchtime deal. We will most certainly be visiting again.

Wonderful ambience. Great food. Friendly helpful staff. Highly recommended!

The food was very tasty. Portions weren't very large but I wasn't hungry when I finished. It wasn't the quickest service but it was a busy evening.

Went to the restaurant today. No heating. The temperature was freezing. The vegetables were greasy and whilst my main meal was OK it was not as hot as it should have been. I have been to the restaurant a number of times but not sure I'll visit again. A big disappointment.

Visited after not having been for some months and immediately booked again as it was so good! The quality of the food was excellent, and the flavour and presentation first class. I had the fish for both starter and mains and my partner had the...

Had the new year's eve tasting menu one word......stunning

This is our favourite restaurant in Mumbles and every time we've been the food has been excellent as has the service.

Really poor. Overpriced frozen fish and not much of it either. Avoid like the plague

A disappointing experience in spite of a very pleasant and helpful waitress. I chose not to have a starter as I usually find it too filling but unfortunately my main course, rack of lamb, was meagre - particularly the small portion of vegetables. Everyone in...

Enjoyed a great lunch with friends visiting from Lancashire, excellent authentic Italian and the same high standard of service from staff who clearly care for their customers 😀

Brought my two aunt's for their joint birthday treats in Sept 2022. Fantastic welcome, even though we were running late!. Super clean, friendly and the service from the staff was outstanding. Food is absolutely to die for....best Italian restaurant in town...and Mumbles! Thank u to u all for a extremely enjoyable evening! We shall be back! Big thanks for the help in enabling me to pay for their meals secretly. It made their birthdays and look forward to coming back for mine in November!

Wow! Amazing - genuine Sicilian excellence in the wine, food and hospitality on offer ... that we couldn't refuse :-)! Possibly the best UK based Italian restaurant we have visited.

Another wonderful meal here at La Dolce Vita. The food is simply superb, my cod dish was cooked to perfection. Excellent service and wines. Highly recommend the crème brulé dessert!

A beautifully intimate little restaurant on the front with natural light. Wonderfully clean with a relaxing ambience. Service was attentive but unobtrusive and the food was excellent as were the drinks. Had the local mussels with linguine and the chicken supreme with mushrooms sauce. Both...

Fabulous food and service. Would have been nice to have a few veggie options

This is a wonderful restaurant with excellent food & wine. Our waitress was very charming & efficient. We really enjoyed our evening & would happily recommend it to others.

Amazing attention to detail and fabulous food

What a gem of a place this is! Wonderful staff, and delicious food. Everything we ordered was spot on, even the tomato sauce was freshly made. My husband had the lamb, which he said was amazing.

Had an early Saturday two course lunch. The service and food were excellent, and very good value.

food was amazing service great extremely over priced for tiny portion s

Lovely staff couldn't do enough for us food great great for families

We had an excellent 3 course lunch yesterday at this lovely restaurant. We ate from the set menu which had good choices and we enjoyed each course. Will definitely return soon.

Good ambience, excellent food, lovely staff, enjoyed a lovely evening with family. Would definitely recommend, you won’t be disappointed.

Wonderful food, fillet cooked to perfection and was a generous sized steak. Wine chosen was most enjoyable. Excellent service from polite and professional staff, if you're visiting The Mumbles, this restaurant is a must visit.

Can’t fault the service or food was an absolutely stunning night and good value for money. Will definitely be new regulars here wish I had tried it sooner

Lovely restaurant, great food, value for money is exceptional, friendly and very efficient staff. Our lunch was superb, will definitely go again.

My family and I enjoyed an absolutely gorgeous meal at La Dolce Vita. The service and food were excellent. All cooked fresh and you could definitely tell. Highly recommend.

Booked fairly last minute although it was early evening so could have risked a walk in, situated on the seafront at the Mumbles so parking was a little tricky but didn’t spoil the experience. Nice to find an Italian Restaurant that is run by Italian...

Beautiful meal , lovely welcome and attention ! Certainly worth a visit !!

Staff very efficient and attentive but far too formal and expensive for a relaxing lunchtime get-together with friends. OK food was tasty and well presented but my mushroom starter was tiny which was embarrassingly highlighted set in the well of an enormous plate. The policy...

We found the food to be of good quality but the portions were tiny and overpriced. My son had 3 courses including the fillet steak but this was a tiny piece of steak, he went home hungry. For the price we paid, £176 for 4...

Amazing food! Went last night abs was blown away, highly recommend ! We had a gorgeous time. Staff were really attentive to our needs too

I visited with my sister and we had the set lunch menu. There was a good choice and the food was excellent. The lady who served us was very welcoming and the service was first class. The evening menu looked very interesting and we would...

Booked a table for two for an early dinner and this restaurant didn’t disappoint us. I enjoyed sea bass followed by cheesecake and found the service good and the atmosphere pleasant. The dining area is reasonably spacious making for a relaxed feel. The bill at...

Fabulous night our in this lovely restaurant. It’s a while since I’ve had bresaola, and for a starter is was extremely good, and plentiful, served with leaves and marinated baby artichoke, my husband had Welsh beef wrapped around cooked ham with pine nuts, and he...

Wonderful food and service. Very warm accommodating welcome. Excellent choice. Presentation and quality of food outstanding. Best of our dining experience during our weeks stay on Gower.

The food is really lovely but the portion size is not. I had the linguine marinara which was really tasty but the amount of linguine was questionable - I left hungry which, with a bill of £70 for two people, shouldn’t happen. I go to Italy two or three times a year and have never been left hungry. I think the dish should be advertised as a prima piatto rather than a main meal. That way I would have known to order a main plate. Very disappointed. If I went again I would offer to pay a bit extra to have a decent main course.

We arrived in Mumbles, first time visit (for 60 years, for one of us), and after an uninspiring first night’s dinner, went to look at the restaurants that we saw recommended on Tripadvisor. Almost all were catering for large numbers, with menus with many familiar...

My wife and I had lunch here based on a recommendation from my Italian friend. Very good value set menu options for lunch and both the service and food were great. A great little find for when we’re in the area

Delicious food. I had the duck in a cranberry and cinnamon sauce - it was wonderful. Staff were helpful and friendly but not too overbearing. All in all, a really good evening.

We visited on the evening of 5th April 2022 and were able to park almost directly opposite in the car park. The staff were really welcoming and we were immediately seated at our pre-booked table. My wife enjoyed the sea bass and I had ravioli....

Amazing restaurant,food and staff.Perfect.

Five of us "ladies who lunch" went to La Dolce Vita for lunch this week and for some it was their first visit. We all enjoyed our meals and one of our number has already booked lunch again next week, this time with her husband....

Fantastic restaurant. We visited and had the set lunch. This was excellent value at £17 for 3 courses. The produce was fresh and excellent quality. This is an authentic Italian restaurant. My husband had the whitebait and I had the mushrooms in a cream sauce....

Tasty meal with a very decent house wine.