Excellent and authentic Italian food. Spaghetti Vongole with…read morelocal palourdes as good as I've had in Venice. The Zabaglione was also one of the best I've ever had. Washed down with a Sicilian house wine. They work hard here and have a little trouble keeping up but it is well worth the wait.

It's just two doors down from the Hennessey building, with a great view of Pont Neuf over the…read moreCharante River. While you might not be craving Italian in the middle of the French countryside, sometimes hungry friends won't let you search further for food. :-) You'll do well here - good prices and food.

From the owner: Idéalement situé au bord de la charente, au pied du château et à quelque pats du centre ville , la…read morescala présente ses terrasses ombragées. La scala cognac nouvel esprit, nouvelle carte. La cuisine généreuse comme là-bas. Importateurs, nous proposons de superbes produits italiens, qui mettent du soleil dans nos vies. Les huiles d'olives première pression à froid, les charcuteries et fromages affinés, sélectionnés de première qualité chez les producteurs italiens répondant à nos aspirations. C'est dans cette démarche que nous travaillons avec de véritables passionnés pour nos approvisionnements quotidiens en fraîcheur et de produits spécifiques à notre région.

Bad customer service right from the start, I waited patiently for them to seat us but they just…read moreavoided eye contact and said something to me under their breath. We waited for our food for an hour just for them to come back and ask us what our order was. Half of their menu was unavailable. There are much better restaurants.

Hard to find an Italian Restaurant that serves great Italian food other than pizza in France . The…read morebruschetta With Parma ham was excellent. We tried the lasagna and the carbonara. Both were better than good. The lasagna was excellent. Nicely spiced. You will probably have a wait to get in but worth it. They don't take reservations. As you can see in the photo children are not encouraged.

I am an American that has spent some time in Niort for school, and every day that I passed La Dolce…read moreVita, it would always smell so beautiful. The last night before I left to go back to America I ate here and feel in love with both the food and the atmosphere. Beautiful restaurant, amazing food. Love it very much.

From the owner: Italia vera La Dolce Vita vous convie à un voyage au cœur de l'Italie. Joëlle Calvo et son équipe…read moreaccueillent les convives dans un cadre harmonieux et chaleureux empreint de camaieux rouge-orangés, rappelant l'Italie du sud et la Sicile. Le chef, Frédéric Calvo, concocte avec passion ses " créations maison ", à base de Coppa, Tortelloni et autres Spianata Calabrese. A la fin du repas, avec toute sa chaleur et son envie de partager sa passion, le Chef viendra recueillir vos impressions. Partez à la découverte de ces saveurs italiennes, A presto !

Restaurant / creperie ideally situated in Boyardville. I…read morewent there at the beginning of August, so right in the middle of the high season. At this time of the year I would have expected service to run smoothly. However it was very slow and disorganised. It wasn't due to high demands, there were a few tables free on the terrace and nobody inside. A family at a nearby table had been waiting for over half an hour for the last crepe to arrive whereas everybody else at their table had their food served and were getting quite annoyed (understandably). They barely got an apology and were charged for everything they had ordered (something free or a small discount would not have left customers so unhappy). It was 4 of us at our table. We ordered two salads and two crepes for mains. The crepes were ready first but not the salads. As a result, when they were finally brought to the table, the crepes were only lukewarm. It's a shame because they were quite nice! We decided to not have a dessert there because we didn't want to spend the whole afternoon there waiting for our food. They clearly need to review service efficiency for their next season because i am sure they have lost a lot of business this year whereas the food is good and reasonably priced. Hopefully i will be able to update this review next year and give it a better rating!