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.

Very nice italian place by the beach. The service is a bit slow because it was pretty crowded. The…read morefood is quite good, a bit expensive though. Un lugar italiano muy agradable junto a la playa. El servicio es un poco lento porque estaba bastante lleno. La comida es bastante buena, aunque un poco cara.

Really good place! We had the salmon and the "dark beer" meat. It was so good!! And there is…read moresomething special with the salmon. if you order it you get a plate to bring home after. They change the style of the plate every year.

We stopped in for lunch. 4 of us shared a large pizza. For us 4 ladies it was the perfect size as a…read morelarge provided 3 pieces each. This pizza was ham and green olive, this is not a combination that's normally on the menus in Canada. It was delicious and is definitely one of my new favorites! The restaurant is a little expensive but the service and food quality are good.

The pizza is great but expensive. If you choose the buffet option, you can eat very well (salads,…read morepasta, meat and sea food) for an acceptable price (remember you are in Rio! Here almost everything is expensive!). Very tasty food and beautiful decoration.

I ate at La Bocca three times when I was in Rio during the Olympics. The food was delicious. I…read moreespecially enjoyed the risotto and the pizza. The service was prompt and friendly. The drinks from the bar were creative, and I enjoyed their juice selection. If you are looking for excellent Italian food in Santa Teresa, then go to La Bocca!

From the owner: Gastronomia italiana com massas frescas produzidas na casa e drinques italianos elaborados com as…read moremelhores bebidas do mercado