Dolce Riviera

Always an amazing experience, amazing service, food and ambience.

Excellent!

Pretty close, if not completely, authentic Italian experience from the wine to the delicious pasta. The gnocchi was amazing!

Great food and service

This restaurant is absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the mediocre food and really and service hasn’t changed since I last visited about two years ago.
Took us almost 25 mins to get a glass of Prosecco at brunch. And it wasn’t even busy as we were on the early side for brunch.

Slow lunch service and one order was late. Server only came to table a couple times. There two hours for lunch. but food was great.

The ambiance was excellent but the service was just so so. Our waitress had another large table. We didn’t initially get what we ordered and it wasn’t until we started eating that our waitress actually checked in us. She pointed out our order was wrong and asked if we wanted what we ordered then proceeded to take our already partially eaten food away. Weird since we had already eaten here art if it and they were just going to throw it away anyway. When our right order cane it was delicious. When it came time to pay, the waitress showed up with a tablet and a total amount but no detailed receipt so not really sure what we paid for. Would have like better service but the food was good.

We love this place!

We were not seated until 1:15 hour after our reservation. Waitress forgot multiple food orders. WAS A MESS!! But this is usually one of my favorite places to eat.

Great it was awesome
And tasted great

From the time we sat down, it took almost 3 hours to get one round of drinks, an appetizer and entrees. Our table was in the back corner, so it seemed like the staff would just forget about us.

Had to wait a long time for our table

The last 2 times I’ve been there have not been great. The food is still good, but you can tell they are understaffed because the service is nowhere near as good as it used to be (about 1 year ago). We were celebrating our anniversary and it made for a very unpleasant experience overall. On a positive note, Mario makes a really good old fashion with tequila and was the most pleasant part of our experience that night.

Really nice experience - great food, super service. Will def be back.

Fabulous as usual!

I have been here several times and always been impressed. This time I made the reservation for my parents for their anniversary. They absolutely LOVED it! I called the restaurant that evening to have champagne and dessert sent to their table but they had already served them both for their anniversary! Afterwards they said the service and food was impeccable. A must try in Dallas!

Generally love this restaurant but on this outing, service was uneven and not up to expectations. Waitstaff seemed new and not trained or professional. Timing of beverage and food delivery was terrible and a simple special order of pasta could not be executed. I expected better when entertaining out of town guests.

The food took a long time to get to us. To be fair the server was overwhelmed and I think they we’re understaffed. The server was very nice just slammed. The apps came out wrong and they corrected but it was just a little stressful.

The food was really great! The atmosphere is lovely, once you figure out where to park. Be aware that the valet is not on the street for the restaurant's address, and you have to drive around a bit to find it due to the one-way streets. The main issue we had was with the wine list. We ordered two different bottles of champagne from the menu that were not in stock, then they brought out a different bottle and quoted a price for a rose prosecco. When we got the bill, the price charged was $20 higher, and way over-priced for the bottle we received. It seemed a bit disorganized, but at the end of the evening, we enjoyed our meal!

Good food and atmosphere. Service was slow and price was high.

The food was great and the service from all the staff was AWESOME!

Awesome food and great wine list

Delicious food! Just walked over for a quick bite. Shared the burrata appetizer, mixed salad. Also shared the appetizer portion of the baked eggplant. The lemon olive oil cake was great! Service was great!

Very, very, very slow service. Food was ok but took an. Hour and a half to get. The the tuna was raw so they took it back and overcooked it. We’ll try again but tonight’s experience was a little disappointing.

I was in town for business and decided to treat myself to non hotel food so picked this place based on photos. Lovely! I would have preferred to have sat inside as it was cold and I was not near a heater. But Th e food made up for it and great Pinot noir.
Thank you!

It was my moms birthday and they did an amazing job making her feel special

Went for my 30th birthday. Service was great, food was exceptional and everyone had a great time. Highly recommend.

A disappointment for a Christmas Eve dinner. First - service. It was slow and just off kilter. Like missing drink orders at the beginning of our meal and taking forever to get them to us. Then waiting for a while to get our appetizer order. Then not getting our dinner order until after we were done with the appetizers. So we had to have menus on our lap while we ate. It was very awkward. Beyond that, it was clear there were issues at other tables since we could hear other diners complaining about slow service and mistakes.

Beyond the service, the food was mediocre at best. The tuna tartare was down right gross. The calamari seemed undercooked. The bolinaise meat seemed right out of a can. The eggplant appetizer was the best thing by far, but certainly not worth coming back for.

And we will not be back.

Food was mostly great. Service in the bar area on a Saturday night was extremely slow, although staff was friendly.

Our experience at Dolce Riviera was nothing short of outstanding. We are looking into booking for an important event next year, but we wanted to try it first. The food was delicious as we expected, but it was really the ambiance and the incredible service that won us over. Thank you for making us feel so welcome!

I won't be returning...not sure if this place changed management or what happened but I have no words. Food was gross both times that it came out. The manager did comp the bill. One person never even received dinner because the kitchen couldn't get it right three times. The menu has also changed and the selection is not as good. The prices went up a few dollars on each entree as well...probably to account for the decline in business.

This might have been the best overall dining experience I have ever had.

Dolce was definitely a hidden gem for my brunch party. We were all amazed by the beautiful decor, along with the stylish staff that catered to us. The food was good as were the mimosas. I was glad I picked a hit for my picky friends! We’re even thinking about hosting a bridal shower there.

Amazing food and great service

Great food. Better service.

We always enjoy dining at Dolce Riviera and especially inviting friends to come along who have never dined there before. We know that it will be a great experience and the food is always so wonderful.

Food was good and wonderful ambiance. Service was unacceptably slow. Restaurant was not even half full at lunch. This is twice I’ve had the same experience. I’ll be back for a drink on the beautiful porch but not the restaurant for a meal.

Holiday lunch

Loved the ambiance and our server was wonderful but I was so disappointed with the food. For the price point, I expected much more.
Appetizer - aranchini - the texture was perfect but it had an odd flavor, kind of tasted like freezer burn. I don’t think they were previously frozen but maybe the peas or meat had been? I had to ask for a side of marinara (it only comes with a tiny bit) to drown it in.
Salad - arugula salad was very good (best part of the meal). Nice and light with good flavor.
Entree - my husband had the lobster ravioli special. He liked the raviolis but the lobster tail was overcooked.
I had the cacio e pepe (added black truffles) and it was really bad. When it came out, the truffles were missing So I had to send it back. It took a good 7+ minutes to come back and when it did, all the cheese had hardened quite a bit. The truffles were flavorless (waste of $10), the pasta was mushy, and the congealed cheese was unappetizing. I ate a couple bites and that was enough. A box of Kraft Mac n cheese would’ve been more tasty. There are so many other good Italian spots in Dallas - don’t waste you money here.

Food and service both phenomenal