La Violetta

4837 Swift Rd, Sarasota - 34231
377 reviews
Italian
(941) 927-8716

Wonderful food, great service! Quaint place. Reserve ahead ? Closed next 3 weeks.

The mozzarella and speck appetizer was to die for. Snapper and duck stuffed ravioli were phenomenal. Stellar service from Carol and phenomenal food. Love this place!

Great experience, app with truffle and egg was over the top, homemade pasta primo, rock on.

This little spot has ten tables for dining. It is exquisite and fine dining. Felt like we stepped into Italy. Everyone had an excellent meal, and we chose a nice bottle of Italian Chianti from the wine list which was ample. The biggest challenge is leaving enough lead time to advanced book a reservation. If you like fine dining give them a try

First visit here. Wow! Small space, so reservations seem necessary. Food was amazing. It is somewhat dated, but I understand the space is about to get a facelift. Have already booked our next visit.

Creative, innovative, yet honors cultural tradition. Great service and ambiance.

This was our second visit to La Violetta and we were not disappointed. The food is delicious and the wine selection is very nice. Additionally, the attached Italian market is a great place to stock up on the way out so that you can try and re-create a homemade Italian meal at your own house. We will definitely return a third time!

Incredible food! A wonderful small restaurant with great service!

3 of 4 dinners were served…took too long for the 4th meal to arrive & waiting till all were served, meals got cold. Service was too slow…dinner for 4 over 3 hrs… Food was excellent but timing needs improvement

Sadly, our appetizer and pasta dishes were very unremarkable. This is an expensive restaurant and for the price we paid, we would have liked to be very excited to share our experience. We dined there for our wedding anniversary, and the evening was a let down. Specifically, the Pappardelle with Lamb Ragout might as well have been made with beef. The flavor not only did not taste of lamb, but was very bland. The pasta was nothing special either, depsite the "handmade" claims. The other entree, a ragout with beef tenderloin had absolutely no pieces of beef, you could have eaten this dish with no teeth! Just mushy brown meat sauce on green and tan pasta. Very unappealing visually and had none of the Chianti wine flavor that the meat was supposedly cooked in. We will not be back.