The restaurant has a few tables indoors, a few in a covered veranda, and a few outside in a paved courtyard. It's as beautiful indoors as it is outdoors. The ambiance is very Italian, and somehow the combination of Italian and Arab, is irresistibly enchanting, and quite, quite captivating... And what makes the meal a beautiful experience is the lady of La Dolce Vita herself. As she chats with you, putting you at your ease, you realize what an extraordinary lady she is; strong; knows her mind; knows how she wants to live, and actually lives the way she wants; loves what she is doing; enjoys the whole experience of ensuring that you relish your meal (after all food is very important in Italy). You can actually feel the vitality in her; the zest for life as it were. You go through the menu, and maybe even choose what you feel you are going to like eating. But, the final decision is only taken with Tatiana, as she instinctively helps you choose a good meal. She discusses each dish as if it had its own personality, its ingredients, and what it will go best with...you get the feeling that the food is being cooked just for you...and so it is not an assembly-line/pre-cooked/pre-arranged kind of food that is served, but something very caringly dished up... just for you...and then when you have had a very satisfying meal, and are ready to leave, she smiles her good-bye and hopes you will come again - and of course, if we ever go to Doha again, La Dolce Vita is definitely on the have-to-visit-list!!
...in any case we have to try the gelato...(we couldn't this time, 'cos we were so full, but next time, maybe we could do the gelato first?)