7. Le Latini

Although the restaurant is beautiful and the location (close to Place des Arts and many upscale hotels) convenient for tourists, this restaurant is overpriced and the food less than authentic. This restaurant caters to businesspeople more than gourmets. There is better Italian food in this city and this is a far cry from the quality you find in Italy. My pasta was insipid and the cake possibly stale. If you must go, the lunch special (all inclusive) is reasonable at $15-$30. Unfortunately, none of this place's 'famous' stuff like risotto or tiramisu (recipe featured on the internet prominently) seems to be part of that special.

Beautiful ambiance. Romantic decor. Food was very good, or at least my seafood risotto was. Service was average. We had to fill our own wine glasses. But despite the little nic nacs here and there my experience at Le Latini was indeed pleasurable and will be returning in the future.

The waiter chose a nice bottle and that's about it. The food was so sub-par that we ended up getting room service at the hotel afterwards.