La Violetta Restaurant

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   William

   VIP

   New York State

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service with excellent food and ambience. Wonderful dining experience.
   

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   Bruce

   Tampa

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything about La Violette was great, great, great.
   

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   KarenO

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Amazing food and service as always. This place is an authentic gem.
   

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   robert

   New York City

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Italian Restaurant. Service and food were outstanding. We will return.
   

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   Siobhan

   Orlando

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was excellent as it always is - LaVioleta never disappoints.
   

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   Irene

   VIP

   Tampa

   88 reviews

   5.0

   88 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love this extraordinarily authentic Italian restaurant, and last night we introduced friends to the wonderful food and atmosphere. They loved it!
   

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   Gail

   VIP

   Tampa

   30 reviews

   5.0

   30 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   La Violetta is wonderful. If you haven’t been yet, we highly recommend it.
   

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   Thomas

   VIP

   Tampa

   15 reviews

   4.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Wonderful menu, excellent food, service was way too slow to get main courses, wine refills and check.
   

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   Debbie

   Tampa

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Our reservation was at 6:15, on Wednesday, February 19, we were seated and ordered glasses of wine. Within 5 minutes of being served our wine, the waiter came over and wanted to take our order. We said we needed more time and he rudely said that we had to order because they needed the table. He walked away after his rude comment so we drank our wine and when he came over again to ask what we wanted, we just said "the bill". We complained to the owner about the rude server and she said "well it is season and we encourage our servers to move tables". It's apparent that she does not care about the customer's dining experience, she just wants to push people in and out. She also commented that they have plenty of customers. We were shocked by her attitude. A rude server and an owner that is encouraging her staff to rush customers through the dinning experience is unacceptable. There are too many other good restaurants in Sarasota to choose this one. I won't go back.
   

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    Paige

    Tampa

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The sauces were excellent, though the pasta a little too “robust” (thick) compared to what we have been accustomed to have in Italy. Wine list very good. No deserts suitable for lactose intolerant diners, but the pistachio crème brûlée was declared the “best ever”, by the non lactose intolerant member of the party. Overall, however, a lovely dining experience…the atmosphere and service were perfect.
    

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