Dolce Enoteca e Ristorante

07/21/2008 Posted by takarasake

This was my first time to visit Dolce and I brought a long 3 friends so we could try out the 50% dinner promotion on Monday. We started off with the antipasto and bread which were both very good. My boyfriend ordered the strip steak. I ordered the scallops originally. I had stressed to the server that I was extremely allergic to tree nuts and to please not include the pine nuts in the arugula salad. Instead my salad comes out covered in walnuts. To add to the chaos we had two servers, each who had no clue what was going on. I told them to just get me the lobster pappardelle instead. So upon waiting almost 20 mins for my food while everyone else was eating, I was beginning to be a little irritated. The pasta was nothing special, mixed in a watered down tomato/cream sauce, bland and had little lobster meat. We decided to all order dessert (the lava cake and gelato). I again, stressed I was extremely allergic to nuts and to please not put them on the dessert. The cake came out covered in them! The server was very embarrassed and angry because she said she even wrote a note to the chef. So they took up our desserts and brought out new ones. The server said the chef said they were not nuts and instead "candied orange," which was a lie because all 3 of my guests my original dessert and said they were definitely chunks of walnuts. I didn't even bother to complain about not recieving any type of discounts for our messed up food, I just wanted to get out of there. This place is neglectful, over rated, and definitely not friendly to customers with food allergies! Don't waste your money! I have had the opportunity to dine there again and have everything free, but I do not know if I will give Dolce another chance after how I was treated.

Pros: Beautiful interior, 50% off food on Mondays

Cons: Still expensive, over rated, quality of food lacking, NOT food allergy friendly, terrible service

07/14/2008 Posted by jemax76

My husband and I dined at Dolce on a Friday night, when just about every other restaurant in Atlantic Station appeared to be overflowing with customers. Strangely, there was no wait at Dolce. We were seated immediately and very impressed with the ambiance and look of the restaurant. It is terribly chic; however, it is also terribly overpriced for what you get. There were perhaps 6 other tables of customers. It was eerily quiet inside. Right away, I realized what the issue was when I looked at the drink menu. $12 for cocktails and $15 for a glass of wine is what is killing this restaurant. This ain't LA folks; people in Atlanta will not pay that much for drinks. The meals were largely unmemorable; my lobster ravioli at first glance seemed to be chocked full of lobster. Upon closer inspection, I realized that most of what looked like lobster was in fact red bell pepper. My husband enjoyed his mushroom ravioli, but for $16 per plate, it was overpriced and under-flavored. Our server was delightful and enthusiastic; but the whole meal took us nearly an hour and forty-five minutes, which is insane when you are dining at an almost-empty restaurant. How long does it take to boil ravioli? I don't believe Dolce will be around this time next year, unless they are willing to drop the prices and increase the quality of the food.

Pros: Attractive restaurant

Cons: Overpriced; Poor quality food; very slow service

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05/30/2008 Posted by CReShell

I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. The atmosphere was beautiful but the service was horrible and so was the food. Upon arrival, our server promptly greeted us and went on and on about how great the chef was and how lamb was one of his specialties. She described the lamb dish so eloquently that I decided that I just had to try it. We began enjoying our appetizers and thhe ambience and 15 minutes later, when we should have been receiving our food, our server returns to tell us that the lamb was extremely popular that night and that they were out of it. I had several problems with this: why advertise something before making sure that it is actually available, and why was it a full 15 minutes before she returned to let me know that they did not have it. People who had arrived after us were receiving their entrees and I was looking at a menu again. I was so distraught over not receiving what I wanted that I don't think I even gave my food much of a chance, but my sister was not satisified with her food either. I think the servers need to be a little more attentive and a little more competent. Needless to say, I left highly disappointed.

Pros: Superb atmosphere

Cons: Horrible service

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05/18/2008 Posted by nfraser1

This is Ashton Kutcher's restaurant so I thought that he may have come running out sometime during our meal to say that we've been Punk'd. Unfortunately, this was not a joke. I went with a large group (8 of us) for a friend's birthday. Both service and food were subpar. The food was way overcooked or cold. I ordered gnocci which had obviously been frozen and then reheated since one of my gnoccis was ice cold. I guess they missed that one! Others who ordered meat complained that their order was not cooked as asked. Medium rare became medium and medium became medium well and so on. You'd think that with these prices that they'd get it right. The clencher was the end of the night when the server took an hour to process our check which she was unable to split. Our table split the check and wrote the amounts we owed on the back of the check along with the corresponding credit card number. This apparently was too complicated for our server and she managed to mix up all the credit cards. It took her 45 minutes to fix it (and 2 managers). We spent 2 hours on the bill. By then it was 11pm (we got there at 7pm) and we all had to be at work early the next morning. Saying we were "annoyed" wouldn't even begin to cover it. Since the server held us up for 2 hours, we asked if the restaurant could cover our parking fee and she gave a resounding "no!" and walked away. Too bad tip was included because it certainly wasn't deserved. I will never be back.

Pros: Location

Cons: Everything else

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04/16/2008 Posted by ashthompson

I love going to Dolce... Its so beautiful and i love the atmosphere... My boyfriend and I always have a wonderful bottle of wine and a romantic dinner. The food is fabulous and the service is great... I have read some of the other reviews and i have never experienced anything like that, and i have been going there for almost a year! I recommend all 3 concepts... They are wonderful!

Pros: Decor and Service

Cons: nothing

04/08/2008 Posted by icymimosa

We had a party of 7 people. The fact they cannot spilt the check for us was hugely inconvenient. It took us forever to figure out how to split the bill ourselves because the tips are calculated base on full price instead of after the 50% off Monday discount. We ended up having the waitress sit down and split the bill by hand. The whole process took forever, not to mention the service was extremely slow to start with. Our dinner took about 4 hours and all of us were exhausted! We will not go back again. The mediocre food does not justify the bad service and horrifying experience with the bill overall.

Pros: Beautiful and romantic

Cons: Horrible service and bad for larger groups

04/01/2008 Posted by jhonnyb4

I haven't read such a large group of fake reviews for any serious restarant in Atlanta before. I've been dining out 3-4 days a week for a number of years now and was quite disappointed with my visit last week. I used to like coming here, but the food & service has changed. We were brought our dinners before our appetizers, i guess that explained the long wait. It wasn't all bad though, we decided to go next door to Geisha House and had a great time, obviously the real restarant of the two.

Pros: Nice, safe location. Great dining room

Cons: General apathy towards service

04/01/2008 Posted by Pirate4hire

I took a date there last night and was suprised to find out the entire menu was half price. I loved the place the service was great and food was above avarage.

Pros: 1/2 price menu on monday nights

03/11/2008 Posted by llswans

I went to dinner last night at Dolce and had the most amazing time. The food and service were OUTSTANDING!!! Not to mention on Monday nights all food is 50% off! There was a good crowd gathered at the bar and the restaurant was pretty full. I had an overall very pleasant dining experience and it was primarily due to the attentive and friendly staff. This was my first time dining at Dolce and I cannot wait to go back!!

Pros: Excellent Service and Delicious Food

02/29/2008 Posted by murdockme

7pm Friday @ Dolce equals an empty restaurant, a bartender w/ no knowledge of drinks beyond the basics, average food, average service and a lofty bill. For good Italian dining try Sotto Sotto or Alfredo's. Atlanta doesn't need these types of chains.

Pros: It was empty enough so that I left my wallet in the bathroom for 45 minutes and it didn't get stolen!

Cons: Too many to list.