Dontino's La Vita Gardens

Only reason I'm giving it 4 instead of 5 is because there was no kids menu.. Absolutely stellar food and service will definitely be back

This was mine and my friend’s first time trying. From the moment we stepped in we felt welcome. The entire staff were attentive and so pleasant. Loved that they had beets on the house salad. The homemade noodles, Alfredo sauce, sausage, cannolis, everything we had was delicious! I will definitely be back, and will be telling everyone I know to try! Thank you for a wonderful dinner!

We have eaten there my entire life. Pizza is great. Always consistantly good.

Felt like a night at Nonna's!! Great staff, atmosphere, and food.

Soup was great! I will be back!!

Old school Italian Restaurant. Home made noodles. All as I remembered. Sace is excellent. Our server really was excellent. Table of 10. Update needed, maybe. I love the decor but maybe dated. Ill be back. Try it.

If you ever find yourself in Akron, Ohio and you're craving some amazing Italian food, you've got to check out Dontino's. It used to go by Lavita Gardens until the Dontino family took over in 1975, and it's as cozy and authentic as it gets. I just had their spaghetti special, and oh my, you're in for a treat! We're talking homemade meatballs to die for, sauce that tastes like it's straight from Italy, a super fresh garden salad, and bread that's so fresh it's practically singing. And guess what? It's only $7.95! I grabbed my food to go, but the place is so charming I'm planning to dine in next time. I think you should give it a try, too. Trust me, your tastebuds will thank you. Take care and happy eating!

Went last Saturday evening - they were hoppin’ but we were seated within 5 minutes (after being told it would be 15). I ordered the Eggplant Parm and my friend ordered the stuffed shrimp. We received our salads - cold and crisp greens with beets and tomatoes and their house dressing which we both love… then our server came over and very apologetically informed us that they were out of the stuffed shrimp - no problem- we like everything there so my friend chose the mixed ravioli- one of the nightly specials- the raviolis were filled with cheese, sausage, or spinach, and very good. My eggplant parm was exactly as I like it- sliced very thin and there were 2 HUGE cuts and a side of spaghetti. The Italian bread delivered was delicious- and our server was on top of things - timely on drink and bread refills and checked on us to see if everything was good. Her name was Nicole- ask for her if you love attentive but not intrusive service- she’s great. Still my favorite Italian food in Akron!