Villa Dolce

It was Saturday, and a gorgeous spring day was beckoning. After being cooped up all winter, we were looking for any excuse to be outside. On the way to grab a cupcake from Bloom, we decided to stop for lunch at Villa Dolce next door.

Villa Dolce offers GF pasta substitutions and although the salads were not marked GF, I assume most, if not all their salads could be prepared gluten free as well. I believe they also had one GF appetizer on their lunch menu. The person at the counter was very friendly and helpful in answering questions to help with making a selection.

We ordered at the counter (they have counter service for lunch and table service for dinner) and sat outside to bask in the sunshine while we waited for our meal. Warm weather begs for sangrias and this was the perfect way to spend the short wait before our meal arrived.

Then on to the pasta "farfalle" which was a generous serving of pasta with shaved asparagus, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and chicken in a lemon marscapone sauce, with gluten free penne substituted for the bowtie. The chicken and pasta were perfectly cooked and the sauce was deliciously creamy. Yum!

I would definitely say that Villa Dolce merits a place in the regular restaurant rotation, particularly when we're looking for an outdoor location on those perfect sunny days. Now if only their pizzas were gluten free!

Enjoy!