Dolce — Restaurant in Pavia

Went here today for breakfast. Had the following -

Brioche frutti di bosco con frutta disidratata ( dried orange slice ), Pera ( pear ) e kiwi - crisp and rather than injected the jam ( frutti di bosco ) it was well spread at the inner base.

Latte macchiato - i generally don't drink il caffè ( espresso ) so asked for chocolate milk , but they said this is the best that they give as per their menu, so I agreed. It was without sugar and coffee powder dusted on the top. It wasn't chocolate milk but not much of a difference either. One can give it a try and won't complain.

Grano Saraceno con marmellata al frutti di bosco - this wasn't planned but I was still hungry so went with this.

Coming to the cake, it was soft and sweet ( but not much and this is what I loved ) and as can be seen the jam has been sandwiched and also topped. Overall, it was a great thing to have, with the regret that, instead of brioche I could've ordered two of these 😂.

Total Cost - 6.50 Brioche - 1.50 euros Latte macchiato - 2 euros Grano saraceno - 3 euros

Thank you for your service.

Definitely...

Briefly: The staff at Dolce did their best to ruin my wife's birthday party.

In full: I booked a table at Dolce two weeks before my wife's birthday, at that time the staff seemed happy to help, and quoted me a certain price per bottle for the planned party.

The day before the party, I went by to ensure the reservation was still set and there were no problems. The staff responded that I had no booking, and told me they would be closing the day of the party just an hour after I had reserved the table. Only when I insisted that the reservation had been made and at that hour, did they bother to look, found it, and said they would remain open an hour later to honor the original booking.

The day of the party arrived and so did I, my wife, and our friends at Dolce. The staff served us bottles at DOUBLE the previously quoted price, were extremely rude (making it clear that the whole party was a big inconvenience for them), and then told us IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARTY to leave only half an hour after they were normally going to close.

Avoid this place if you can. If you cannot, expect unprofessionalism and half-truths...

I have been to this place 4 times already. The first two were amazing. As mentioned in other comments their pastry selection is great and delicious! The internal decoration is also comfy and welcoming. The two waiters were also very kind and attentive. In the last two times, though, I met a different waiter and my experience was completely the opposite. Suddenly , it was super hard and challenging to communicate and order. Apart from the unfriendly service I had (maybe unlucky), I still strongly recommend this place for its quality pastry, location and decoration, but my personal experience has not been the...