Every pasta dish is amazing! They make everything fresh and cook it to perfection. Fresh…read moreingredients and not overly seasoned. It's simply great! The salmon carpaccio is also recommended and at some point I will update this review to include the meat dishes and pizzas which look great but I never got to them since the pastas are all so good. One thing to note is this is a cash only restaurant and the tip is not included (but please take care of our waiter!)

Got to this Italian restaurant for dinner, we have got a great service and the food was amazing!…read moreHighly recommended

This is one of the best Kilo places in Niteroi. I have not eaten at every Kilo place in Niteroi…read morebut of the dozens I have.. Ativa is one of the best. It is consistently good.. There are lots of options. Every time I eat here it is a good meal.. Every time.!!!!!

I recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's classic movie "The Godfather" over again. If the story…read morefrom that movie had taken place in Rio, Coppola might have chosen Cantina Donanna in Copacabana as the place to assassinate the corrupt police captain Mark McCluskey. Thoughts of The Godfather instantly came into my head when I first saw this small family run restaurant. The look of it is just right, the way you'd expect an old-time authentic Italian restaurant to look. Handmade pasta is the bottom line for this place. If you choose the proper sauce to pair with it, you will be fine. I had spaghetti with ruccola and shrimps. They cooked the salad in the shrimp sauce; I had never seen it done that way before. My friend had a sauce made from catupiri, mushrooms nuts, and shrimps. It was totally awful; there was a lake of it, and it both completely drowned and overpowered the pasta.. If you dine here, stick to the Italian-style sauces and you'll be a happy camper. The quality of the pasta was good; it was al dente and well made, however it doesn't taste or look different from industrial pasta at all. The food not withstanding, what unquestionably brought my rating of this restaurant down to three stars was the service. The waiters were negligent. When asked for fresh ground pepper they simply put the pepper mill on the table. Menus were not brought until we had been sitting for 15 minutes, and it took three requests before we could get our check at the end of the meal.

Delicious homemade pasta and fresh, made from scratch sauces. Authentic Italian and highly…read morerecommend.

Amazing food! The best four cheese pasta dish I have ever had. Ask for them to add shrimp which was…read morenot a menu item and they did so with no issue. Beto our server was friendly and fast. It is now on my must forget time I return to Copa.

Food- above average Italian. Arrived at 6:30 pm and there were a lot of reserved tables. Ordered 2…read morepastas - shrimp and mushroom sauce pasta (too much mushroom brown sauce) and olive oil with garlic pasta - simple, satisfying. The shrimp and mushroom pasta was drowning in the brown sauce, a little too much. Ambiance-good, has the Italian trattoria vibe. Service - good, efficient.

Location is a little hidden, as its got a lot of tree coverage out in front. But its a lovely house…read moreon Lagoa, between Garcia D'Avila and Maria Quiteria. They offer valet parking and have two levels for seating. Italian cuisine - they have pasta, meats and fish. They pasta is freshly house made and great! Main note: Restaurant accepts only cash or cheque. So make sure you come prepared. No Debit or Credit cards. Price of each dish was R$40-75ish, depending on the dish. They have a large diveristy of types of pastas. Portion sizing is good too. I had a filet (beef) with pasta. Meat was good and pasta was al dente. Desserts were also good. I tried the Caramelo Mil Folhas and it was so light and crunchy and perfect! They are open daily for dinner, and lunch is only available on Sunday. Even though payment methods are limited, it is totally worth a try.

Amazing Italian restaurant! Classy decor but true Italian cuisine!…read moreService is great and very friendly too! Prices are great but be aware they only accept cash and cheques. No credit card!

Para mim, o melhor restaurante de massas do Rio de Janeiro. O cardápio é amplo e o serviço sempre…read moreimpecável. Os nhoques são os meus preferidos. Já viemos muitas vezes, por muitos anos, e com vários amigos e familiares e nunca nos desapontamos. Recomendo, mil e uma vezes

Um verdadeiro restaurante italiano escondido atrás de um mall na Barra. Romano, chef…read moreatenciosíssimo. Menu sem invenções, que infelizmente estão na moda. Nada de "revisita" da cozinha italiana. Comemos um "tagliolini ai funghi freschi" digno de aplausos.

Delicious food, impeccable service, great ambiance. Highly recommend. The restaurant is inside the…read moreMiramar Hotel on Copacabana beach, great location, easily accessible.

great experience on a rainy rio night! the seafood fruiti de mari was spectacular. the lasagna…read morewas good, but not over the top. great service and ambience.

I stopped be here tonight to grab dinner since I'm staying at the hotel right next door. I looked…read moreat their menu on their website first so I had an idea what I wanted. I walked to this place and there was a gentlemen at the tent waiting to greet people. Then a lady working the front desk open the door for me so I think she was the host. They let me choose where I wanted to sit so I chose the table next to the bar. The restaurant is very nicely decorated inside but kind of dim where the bar is. I got the 609 Medaglione with targone salsa, I asked for the targone salsa on the side and used a English to Translator app since the waiter couldn't understand me. He never asked how I wanted my steak cook so I was interested to see how it comes out. I also ordered a coke for my drink. The food did take a while to come out but it was worth it. The filet mignon was cooked to medium rare and I actually like the targone sauce. The bacon was in the sauce so be aware of that. The gratin potato I thought was decent, just needed salt and ketchup but my overall meal was delicious. The service here was fine for me and I'm pretty sure they knew I'm American. I paid with my credit card and there was no option to leave tip so maybe it's already included.

The food was incredible. No one spoke English other than the manager, so he came and took care of…read moreus personally. The outside isn't much to look at but the inside is beautiful and rustic. This was the best food experience we have had on our South America trip.