Table for one in the Wellfield Road sun ☀️ I am in love with the new changes to Wellfield Road and their new pedestrian friendly pavements. There is nothing greater than finding Welsh pavements dotted with al fresco tables, filled with smiling families, friends and doggos, loving the weather and munching on local food. Yesterday, Cardiff’s gorgeous weather brought people out in their droves and I was lucky to grab a table at La Dolce Vita. Whilst listening to The Office girls podcast with sunglasses on, I elegantly gorged on the following: Caprese Salad: vibrant salad of hearty tomatoes, creamy mozzarella cheese, finished with olive oil and dried oregano. Bruschetta con Funghi: the most delicious sourdough bread, slathered in lashings of olive oil and topped high with sautéed mushrooms, garlic and goats cheese. Arancini Burro: my fave!! Italian ham and mozzarella risotto rolled into balls and deep fried! Served on a stunning tomato and garlic sauce, finished with crumbles of even more cheese! La Dolce Vita is open from 1200 till late. Perfect for nibbles in the day with a cheeky glass of Aperol spritz, or a hot date spot with hubby at night for pasta and pizzas!!

4 stars. Medium price range. Limited but varied menu for adults and a kids menu.food tasted great we all enjoyed every course. Clean tables, great atmosphere, warm welcome from staff. Well lit, great range of desserts with an inventive twist. Staff exceptionally nice and friendly. Would have been 5 stars but parking non existent and limited in surrounding streets. It was really loud in there, we found it difficult to hear each other talking. No vegan option, struggled to find milk free items. One table had a dog which was permitted to wander around, which as a non dog lover I found uncomfortable.

I love this place. Environment, service and food is amazing. I would specially recommend the puttanesca pasta, it’s absolutely delicious. The garlic bread is fantastic too.

Lovely little place! We had the sweetest little girl waiting on us who explained everything to us about the menu and also about her family who have the restaurant.It really shows too because everything was excellent!

Excellent service and cool venue. Great pizzas and pastas that clearly made from scratch useing the best Italian ingredients, must be real Italian owners? 🤷 Great menu selection with specials on offer, I had the calamari to start and it was light, yet crispy and not oily but so juicy still, very well cooked. Then Italian sausage pizza for main and honestly so many toppings, nice to have a pizza that's not stingy with my toppings. Cocktails made with love and happy hour on too 5-7, so cheaper than thought when bill came, luckily as the espresso martinis so tasty I had a few in end🤣. Highly recommend the espresso martini made by soph. 👍👍👍

Good food. Fantastic service + atmosphere. Great prices. Swordfish pasta in fish stock is a must-try. Great combination of seafood flavour and cherry tomatos. They have lunch hour specials on weekdays from 12-2pm. £10 for 2 course, £13 for 3 course.

Perfect spot in cardiff to satisfy your stomach and heart with best Italian dishes. It's open from 12 to 9.00 everyday except Monday.

Coming back to La Dolce Vita was like visiting an old friend. I moved away from Cardiff 6 years ago, La Vita, as it was then, had just been opened by Marco a couple of years earlier, & I remember thinking then it was a bit special, and it still is. It's a snug place with lively atmosphere, & I could believe again like I'm abroad in an authentic Italian. The portion sizes are really generous, Andy's calzone was huge as you can see, he had calamari to start with garlic aioli, which was soft and yummy. I had a single portion of the Zuppa di pesce to start, with a side of chips (fries) like Mum makes, which were lovely. The single portion Zuppa was full of seafood in a rich tomato sauce & big, I could have shared it. My Etna pizza was fab, lovely thin base, so moreish, despite the big starter, I couldn't stop eating it. Several glasses of wine & choc dessert later we left happily sated. The service was great, our waiter Tim was fab, as were the other two people serving, really responsive to requests for extras like vinegar. All reasonably priced, it was just lovely to go back. While I live in Swansea, I will definitely be taking my wife here when next in Cardiff, as it's better than any Italian in Swansea I've eaten in.

My little girl and I attended La Dolce Vita this afternoon and loved it, staff were brilliant and the food was lovely, they were very friendly and made myself and my 3 year old feel very welcome and looked after. I had a Pizza and my little one had the Children's deal, juice, pasta and ice cream brilliant value for £7.50. Will be back, thanks guys

Great restaurant! Food is high quality and you're greeted with great customer service! Definitely one of my favorite local places to go

First time attending Dolce La Vita. First, the atmosphere was phenomenal. Every member of staff was fantastic, warm and friendly. The chef as well as the waiting staff were all welcoming saying hello, taking pictures for guests. Could not ask for better service if you tried. Second.. the food. My goodness, I love Italian food and this exceeded. It’s beautiful food and not small portions by any means.. definitely Italian portions. Honestly, cannot wait to attend again. The atmosphere and food is perfect. Could not recommend more. Thank you all for such a lovely evening!!

Great food in great atmosphere. Friendly staff make you feel so welcome. Well worth a visit.

Great little restaurant. Lovely food, and good service. Recommended.

Great food, friendly staff and good value. We’ve been many times and will definitely be going back.

The food is lovely the service is ok. The waitress Chloe was so lovely and so sweet! She apologised and sorted everything for us as there was a slight issue🤗 only losing a star as the manager is so rude and disrespectful, which is a shame as the food is great and our waitress was amazing 🤩

Staff were really friendly but service was slow. Waited an hour for food and it wasn't at full capacity. There was only one vegan option on the menu which was a very basic linguine and sadly was a bit bland, especially for £13. Whilst the portion sizes are good and my friend enjoyed her pizza, overall it was bit underwhelming.

Extremely long wait for food (almost 2 hours after being seated) and once served, they had missed one ordered meal so we had to wait another 15 mins. Staff seemed rushed and not the most service minded. No discount on bill despite long wait and missed meal. Food was ok once it finally arrived by no better than similar restaurants in Cardiff. Would sadly not recommend.

Staff are very friendly and helpful. The food is not fancy, but all the better for it. So, it's really good, freshly cooked Italian fare. Prices are reasonable, too, and it was a nice atmosphere in the small busy space. We will certainly return in the future. Thoroughly recommend.

I was fully impressed when I last came here. I don't think I use this place enough considering I live around the local area. Staff are friendly, and don't matter what you order, it's going to be good.

Really nice restaurant - food was incredible, the pasta fresh, and the gelato really luxurious. The staff on tonight we're also really lovely. Cannot fault it, will definitely go back again soon.

I am well overdue writing this review which has been hanging over me as Dolce Vita went the extra, extra mile for us and hosted the best hen party for my friend! I'm sure as many people planning hens have come across it is hard booking a private venue/area to have dinner for a price per head and this can get tricky if people understandably need to pull out etc and the price goes up for everyone (and so on and so on.) Also, a base cost to hire is often very expensive!! Anyway, I called Dolce Vita to enquire that if we were to arrive late enough on a Saturday, we might be able to hire an area of the restaurant, and also asked if we could bring a drag queen to host! I thought this was a massive long shot, but nothing ventured, nothing gained! To my surprise, the lady I spoke with was very open to the idea and also seemed excited by the prospect! She agreed to a set menu price per head which included a starter and main each and shot of lemoncello and this was very reasonable. She understood that our numbers may change slightly and within reason in the run up, and we locked it all in the week before. The food and drinks were DELICIOUS! Great portions and very reasonably priced, also lots of options for our vegan and gluten free guests. Our drag host then arrived (who was AMAZING) and we did a lot of terrible dancing and even worse singing. The staff not only tolerated us but also sang and danced along for some of it which was really fun! They were also very understanding when our 'one more song' turned into 3.... 🤦‍♀️😂😂 Basically, we can't thank Dolce Vita enough for hosting such an epic night. We were looking for a drag brunch initially and I'm glad we did this instead as it was SO much better and more intimate!! Dolce Vita's commitment to working with the customer and accomodating and fun nature are a credit to them. Thank you again Dolce Vita! 😊👍❤️🍕

Lovely atmosphere and great and friendly service from our waitress who made extra effort to show us the possible vegan options that could be made, and made our night lovely! Will definitely be back

Ask Tim to make you coconut gelato with amaretto biscuits and a shot of expresso coffee .... Thank me later 😉 ❤ ⚘

A real gem - great food, lovely, friendly service, and in a fun and convenient location. The open restaurant front was a boon on a hot day, and felt appropriately continental. Highly recommended.

All the food was delicious. Great value for money and fab location for people watching

Fabulous buffet and service provided by Marco and Sophie for our guests yet again. Everyone commented on the tastiness and quality of the food. Thoroughly recommended, excellent value.

Fabulous indie market in a Monday. Fabulous indie restaurant the rest of the week ...

Love this place, gorgeous food and lovely people.

Loved everything about this evening, I flew back from Spain today and went out for food with a friend and this was the perfect place. We shared bruschetta, got the two different prawn pasta dishes and then had an ice cream for the walk home. Everything tasted so good we had to get a cheesecake to take back to our roommate. You pay for what you get here with both portion and taste. Definitely going back for a pizza night!

Wow!! What a little gem. Staff fabulous & service excellent along with the food. Window seat for 6 was the icing on the cake after a 2 hour request for a possible table reservation … thank you