La Dolce Vita Pizza Restaurant — Restaurant in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

La Dolce Vita: From Italian Charm to Full-Blown Circus

Once upon a time, La Dolce Vita was one of my go-to spots — excellent food, great service, and a true taste of Italy. Fast forward to today, and I can only assume the original staff were abducted by aliens and replaced with a squad of confused teenagers in a group project gone horribly wrong.

Let’s start with the good: the food is still solid. The pizza? Tasty. But unfortunately, it’s served with a side of chaos, forgetfulness, and potential medical emergencies.

Our drinks didn’t arrive together — because why should people who came in together enjoy drinks together, right? We had to ask for one beer four times. FOUR. By the time it arrived, I was nearly done with my pizza — which, by then, had become an unintentional food pairing with frustration.

And then came the real kicker: a pizza ordered specifically without cheese — due to my sister’s cheese allergy — arrived with cheese. You know, just a little life-threatening touch to spice up dinner. Luckily, she caught it before eating. Because nothing says “authentic Italian experience” like a possible trip to the ER.

If she hadn’t noticed? We’re talking an ambulance, a hospital stay, and one very expensive lawsuit. That’s not a dining mishap — that’s straight-up negligence.

But wait, there’s more: we also had to beg (again, four times) for basic things like olive oil and oregano — which finally arrived clinging to that same cursed beer like the last survivors of the Titanic. The portion? Barely enough to season a mouse’s lunch.

La Dolce Vita used to mean “The Sweet Life.” Now it’s more like “The Stress Test.” Food’s good, sure — if you’re lucky enough to get what you actually ordered, and if it doesn’t try to kill you.

Avoid unless you’re feeling particularly adventurous… or are insured for accidental restaurant-induced disasters.

Bottom line? Do yourself a favor and order takeaway. The kitchen still knows what it’s doing — the floor staff, not so much. Unless you’re into roulette-style service and accidental allergy attacks, skip the dine-in chaos and enjoy your...

Can’t bare to even write this review as it forces me to relive my abhorrent experience. I fail to understand where this place finds staff so merciless , as to kill my only daughter. She asked to be sang happy birthday, i bit of a request but something most places would be willing to even try, especially for an 8 year old girl. Not the staff at La Dolce Vita Pizza, not at all. For when the last word left my daughters lips , the very last word she’d ever speak in her 8 years of life mind you, she was met with violence. Never before did i feel so helpless as i watched a staff member roll a pizza cutter across her small fingers before smashing her skull in with their fist. The doctors said she died instantly and didnt feel the pain. But call it mothers instinct or what you will, but those gurgles sounded painful to me. My baby died that day. The pizza was great I recommend the margarita. Very authentic...

I can't tell you what the food is like as we never got to experience it. My six year old and I were hungry and looking for somewhere to eat. A quick check on Google turned up this establishment, so we headed there. Walking in the door you're greeted with a 'Please Wait to be Seated' sign. So we waited and waited and waited some more. Eventually after really eyeballing a young waiter we got shown to our table and given a menu. We then waited an eternity with no sign of a waiter or waitress coming to take our order. The place wasn't even that busy. We put away our things, put on our jackets and walked out. Another Google search brought up Bellinis which was a 5 minute walk away. We walked through the door, shown to a table straight away and had our order taken very promptly.

It was a disappointing experience. We may try again...