Vivace

Jessica Byerly 2 months ago

We had a lovely meal there to celebrate my aunt’s birthday. I enjoyed the fried green tomatoes and fettuccine alfredo with mushrooms. They put us in a really nice room to give us a little privacy for our large party and we received excellent service. My second time there and I would definitely return.

Ruby 2 months ago

Vivace is worth every penny. Our party of five made reservations (a must) for a busy Saturday night. The service was great and the food was delicious. I has gazpacho and fried oysters. 3 people got pasta and loved their meal. One of us just started a vegan diet and the waitress recommended at least three great options to choose from. She also surprised my friend with the absolute best tasting caramel gelato for her birthday. I highly recommend this restaurant

Amy Wagner 4 months ago

The food, service, and atmosphere was fantastic! Dreama was very helpful with getting everything set up beautifully for my son and daughter-in-law's rehearsal dinner. The upstairs area was very charming and perfect for our party of 18. Our two servers were absolutely amazing and the food was delicious! The whole staff was incredible. My son and daughter-in-law had their rehearsal dinner in August 2025. Thanks for making the celebration even more special!

Dave Camp 5 months ago

This was my first time here. We went for my mother's birthday. The service was amazing. The atmosphere was great but a bit noisy. I can understand that as there were almost no empty tables but it did make my family feel like we had to shout at each to carry on a conversation. The service was fantastic. Every staff member I saw was courteous and professional. Our server checked on us regularly and followed up after bringing anything new to the table. The food was fantastic overall. Our table started with a wedge salad and arancini. My brother had the wedge salad and he said it was great. We split the arancini. They didnt taste that great to me. I have had them at several places and they never seem to deliver on my expectations. Maybe I just dont like the dish in general. Take that as you may. The marinara sauce they were served on was terrific. Our entrees consisted of spaghetti carbonate with chicken, eggplant parmesan, and their oreganata. My brother had the carbonara. It was fantastic. He said adding the chicken was a great choice. He ate as much as he could and still has enough for a meal tomorrow. We all do actually. You definitely get your money's worth. My mom had the eggplan

Andrew Fraher 9 months ago

I was looking for a place to celebrate my 23rd wedding anniversary, and as we both love Italian food, this seemed to fit the bill. Our introduction to the business was the strange parking, as I drove around the building twice and settled on parking near the street. I walked up the hill to the not entrance, and there was a sign on the not entrance door that said not to park in the spots for the shops or the Sentara lot, as you would be towed. Given there was no parking available in the back of the restaurant, I parked in Sentara and was later told by our server that parking in Sentara was okay. Nothing confusing about that. Perhaps some signage would help. We were quickly seated, and our server came and took our drink order. It is a cozy restaurant with open seating, and the noise levels were reasonable. We had an early reservation at 5:30 (that's early to us), and as the night went on and it got busier, we noticed the two servers were a bit overwhelmed. The table next to ours asked rather curtly if one of them would take our order. Our server was trying to keep up, and when I asked her if they were understaffed, she said no. Hmmm. Okay, the food. We started with wdge sald for me an