I was quite unimpressed with this restaurant in Little Italy. We initially came to try Mia Bella across the street, but came as they were temporarily closed between lunch and dinner service, so we decided to try La Dolce as they were right across the street and still opened. I'm disappointed we did so.
We were in a bit of a rush as we needed to get to the airport so we quickly placed our order of the Venizia pizza and the Abruzze pasta with the server who was attentive and kind. A second server quickly did bring out the bread and butter as is pictured below, so we were off to a fairly good start.
However, when the food arrived, I was already quite displeased. For the price points of this establishment, this was nowhere near the quality I was expecting. The pizza was on uninspired dough with something I might compare with a lunchable. The pasta was in a relatively flavorless sauce with meager amounts of protein included in what I have to imagine is low quality boxed pasta.
If not for the friendly service, I would likely give this place 1 star for the food. If this place was priced more appropriately and set my expectations easier, I wouldn't have been this hard on them, but for the location and with so many other italian restuarants nearby, the friendly service alone is not enough to make up for the incredibly overpriced elementary school cafeteria food.