Dontino's Fine Italian Cusine - Akron

Dontinos La Vita Gardens The taste of Italy? Stop through this family-run gem that has been part of the Akron area for almost 100 years! From the...

Great staff. Great owners. White Clam sauce with homemade linguini noodles. Get one side olive oil to dive your bread... and some of the cheapest...

Always loved coming here. But today was rather disappointing. I always get the white shell sauce. They say it didn't change, but it's not at all...

Dontino’s La Vita Gardens Craving the taste of Italy? Stop by this family-owned gem that’s been a part of the Akron area for nearly 100 years! From the place mats and color schemes, to the vintage photographs and decor, Dontino’s La Vita Gardens serves something we think is super important in dining experiences: authenticity. We absolutely loved the style of this restaurant, and want to go back just to sit at the beautifully arranged bar (which we are SO sad we weren’t able to photograph). We didn’t get anything to drink, but were plenty satisfied with our pre-meal bread and salads. The house-made Italian dressing was absolutely wonderful, and the bread was fresh and refilled promptly upon our request! For our main courses, we got the baked manicotti and the spaghetti with mushrooms. The spaghetti dish was very average, and we weren’t too wowed by any uniqueness or flavors. But the manicotti dish was absolutely DELICIOUS, and was probably the freshest we’ve tasted. Additionally, Dontino’s menu is large, diverse, and filled with incredibly reasonably priced items. Overall, it’s likely in the cards for us to visit again and try something new!

Lovely experience, down to earth and quick service. Had the chicken Parm special which was delish. Salad with their house Italian was refreshing and tasty. Lemon Italian cake was a perfect ending. Took home this small.pizza for second dinner. I forgot to take pictures of everything else!