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La Violetta Restaurant, Sarasota, FL

La Violetta Restaurant

4.8
4.8
1124 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 28 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Neighborhood gem
Intimate and designed to provide a rustic Italian experience. Buonissimo!
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Sat 4:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (941) 927-8716
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 1,124 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Sarasota / Bradenton

    Best Ambiance

  • Sarasota / Bradenton

    Romantic

  • Sarasota / Bradenton

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
La Violetta Restaurant in Sarasota offers a "fabulous dining experience" with an authentic Italian menu that transports diners to Italy. Glowing reviews highlight "amazing food, service, and ambiance" with dishes like homemade pasta and unique specials. The staff is praised as "friendly and attentive," making it a "gem" in the area.

1,124 Reviews
  1. Pamela

    New York City31 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My favorite restaurant and a new favorite restaurant for our guests. Everything was such a pleasure—from the bustling warm and welcome atmosphere, to the absolutely stupendous meal. It was a pleasure from start to finish!

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  2. Customer

    Tampa3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always delicious! We had a brand new waiter last night, Stephan, and he was FABULOUS… he knew about the menu, the food, and wine. We are always impressed when we dine here!

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  3. Richard

    Tampa17 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service food outstanding and good prices! Osso bucco fantastic

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  4. sandra VIP

    Chicago17 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything superb. A perfect dining experience. If I worked for Michelin, I would surely award 2 or 3 stars!

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  5. Judy VIP

    Denver10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything about La Violetta was outstanding. Service was attentive and genuine. Onion focaccia bread with the eggplant compote is heavenly. The tuna carpaccio with burrata and blueberry compote appetizer special was creative and delicious. Fresh pastas and raviolis were perfectly al dente. We will be back!

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  6. Clare VIP

    Greater Boston14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love this restaurant. The food is consistently good and the menu is very varied. Staff and owner are very welcoming and helpful when asking for information on a menu item.

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  7. Joan VIP

    Washington DC15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    All was going great until the end when we were waiting a very long time for the check. We ordfered several specials which ended up costing a bundle! Bur very inventive food- smoked tuna carpaccio was not like anything Ive experienced before- the homemade ravioli with veal osso buco filling was super render. I will be back!

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  8. Nadia VIP

    Tampa4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always fantastic and fresh homemade food. Hands down the best Italian food in Sarasota.

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  9. Kent VIP

    Tampa12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding in every way!! We are so lucky to have this gem in our community.

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  10. Kris

    Tampa166 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love La Violetta. The menu is really fabulous...so many choices and things that are unusual on the menus of other Italian restaurants. The wine list is also very good. I also love that there are quite a few nightly specials. I never make up my mind until I hear about the specials. There are too many favorites to mention, but the pasta is freshly made and always good. Their meat aging cabinet is also very tempting. They have quite a few separate dining areas which does cut down on the noise level, but it's still loud. That's not the restaurants fault. People just tend to talk loudly in American restaurants. We highly recommend La Violetta and we will be back.

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La Violetta Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 1124 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 28 times today
Google Map for La Violetta Restaurant

4837 Swift Rd Sarasota, Sarasota, FL 34231

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Sarasota
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Sat 4:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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