Dolce Vita
➤ 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Seafood, Italian, Pizza, Pasta, Fish
"La Dolce Vita! The restaurant of the experienced Italian gastronomy is located in the Göttschied district. It is considered a ‘higher’ of the local Italians. The owner Giovanni can experience gastronomy with decades. The restaurant has 30 – 40 seats and is always well visited. We've been here a long time. Reserves should be served better on weekdays, as we noticed during our visit. At the end of our evening, all places were occupied. Service In the service nothing has changed, and this is probably the reason why we are not really “warm” here. Short reception by the boss. Yeah, here's another table. You can call the service target, not unfriendly. A new customer acquisition is not necessary here. Only regularity is free, and so you will not be regular customers. The cards were handed over. Classic antipasti, soups, salads, pasta, meat and fish dishes. The pizza on the last page means for me: if it must be, we also make pizza. The map is very well compiled, not too big. We were surprised that all fish dishes had only Scampi as a fish ingredient. After choosing aperitif and food, we asked the boss to serve aperitif whether it is fresh fish outside the map, possibly on weekends. Answer: “Yes, almost always! Today there are fresh seaweed and ... I think the second fish was wolf bass, also a meat dish! You just have to ask.” Since she did not make the offer that we could reorder the food, I thought: Well, save money! Later I heard a gentleman on the side table asking for the daily offers. He knew the habits of the house. There are also no tables with daily recommendations. After drinking our aperitif, the empty glasses were cleaned. Don't ask if we want to drink. Since I wanted to spend the evening not only with Schwollener Gourmet, tasteless in finish, vintage 2015, quickly asked for a dry white wine. A wine card was not served, Frascati or Pinot Grigio was offered to me. During the meal there is no question whether everything is okay. The question whether I want to add an additional parmesan. I'd like to accept that. After I ordered the bill, we were asked if she was supposed to drink. We were surprised to refuse, we had just ordered the bill. A drink outside the invoice was meant as a supplement. Holprige invitation. Since we had already rejected, we stayed there. I cannot say whether the invitation to a drink is in principle customary here. Maybe it was also the reaction to my little complaint from my pasta. Pistachios in this shell were replaced by sunflower seeds. No worthy replacement! After I kindly started serving, was the question whether the part was too small??? But now finally to food and drinks: 1 bottle of 0.75 l swollen mineral water € 4.25 Aperol Sprizz € 4.95 Pils5 l á € 2.00 As a greeting from the kitchen there were fresh white bread and pizza bread. On the tables were already bowls with pepper oil. I find it if the food is not already open on the tables before the guests arrive. Appetizers: Artichokes in olive oil with fennel, pumpkin seed oil and ground pumpkin seed to € 8.25 for me. A very interesting combination and a very aromatic and tasty. The cold appetizer was dressed on large head salad leaves unfortunately with the hard middle trunk and some field salad. The very good oils already had a good scent. Artichoke hearts and brushed fennel beautifully marinated, the ground pumpkin seeds present in homoopathic dosage. Parmesan plant and freshly ground pepper above. A really good appetizer. My husband chose who asked himself? Beef Carpaccio with Parmesan parsley lemon garlic at € 13.25. The carpaccio was fresh at the table. So you can take a look at the thin meat before decoration. The boss finished this appetizer with a handy hand, additionally not mentioned on the map, even thin fresh mushroom strips were added. Up! To the appetizers the bread basket was filled again. Main food: Lack of knowledge about the existing fresh fish... I chose the penne with vegetables, pine nuts and pistachios mild parmesans sauce to € 9,50. Perfectly al dente these were served. The vegetables, consisting of carrots and beans, broccoli, fennel, also with bite. Pistachios were replaced by sunflower seeds. Nuts are not cheap, there was a saving of equipment and quantity. The mild Parmesan sauce was so mild that it was not necessarily recognizable as such. Nevertheless, I was glad that the pasta was not drowned in a sauce. On Parmesanhobel. Later, not required, a shell of grated parmesan was added. The section is not lush but sufficient. Without an appetizer it would have been too little. Tastefully there was nothing to complain, mild but good spices. Besides, after the torment of choice, a Pinot Grigio. A quick and good choice! My husband chose the small pizza Buongusto with Mozzarella, Parmaschinken and Rucola to € 9,75. The pizza with crispy dough was well suspected of the finished dough blank, without essential heights and depths. The rocket could have been a bit more abundant. For the dishes, extra garlic was calculated with 1.00 € for 2 servings. Small and unnecessary in the otherwise not so favorable pricing. Ambience Cleanliness: The tables are very clean and well thought out. Tablecloths and fabric napkins in apricots, fresh tulips, small candle. The pictures on the walls... my husband definitely looked at me tonight instead of the picture behind me. Spinning webs on the ceiling can also be discovered by raising the view as owner. The seat could use new covers. Otherwise everything nice, well maintained and not decorated. The room layout is pleasant, the lighting also. In summer you can sit outside. Among the plates where the pizza was served. An original 70s model with brown pattern on the edge, the color partially scratched and the edge of the plate pushed at 2 points. I don't know which private kitchen today gives such plates, except for retrofans! Here more than inappropriate, especially since the plates of the other dishes were absolutely tasteful. Perhaps the dish also expresses the value of pizza and its desserts in the house. Why 8 clean tablespoons lay on our table all night, I didn't catch up. I was hoping that all the time there were test tips from the kitchen. Conclusion on the overall impression: We had increased our expectations. With only € 60,00 we were here tonight. Then I don't know why I gave a tip. But for the first new pizza plate it will be enough! 3 when it comes back at some point. 1 – certainly not again, 2 – hardly again, 3 – when it comes back, 4 – again happy, 5 – necessarily back to the kitchen trip."
