We spent a week at the Westin Punta Cana Resort & Club and made a dinner reservation at La Cava to celebrate my birthday. We sat inside in a very comfortable booth. We had an excellent waiter, Ramon. We started with a Parmigiano cheese, prosciutto,...arugula, and tomato confit flatbread. It was excellent. I ordered the tagliatelle with cream, prosciutto, and white truffle oil. This is the only restaurant where I have ever been asked how I wanted my pasta cooked - impressive! I chose al dente, and it was one of the best pasta dishes I've ever eaten (better than some of the pasta I had in Rome a few months prior). Seriously, I would eat that over and over if given the opportunity. The other main dishes ordered by my husband and son were the Risotto Porcini and Penne Rustica - shrimp, porcini, emmental cheese, and truffle cream. Both excellent as well. For dessert we had the Brownie Chocolate Mousse - a brownie with ice cream and orange caramelized almonds - divine! and cappucinos. I had mentioned to Ramon that it was my birthday, and the wait staff brought out a giant sparkler and sang happy birthday to me.
By far, the best meal of our entire trip. The wait staff were all very attentive, observing the patrons to see if anything was needed. At the end of the meal one of the staff came around to ask how our dinner experience was. Excellent, five star quality, well worth a visit or two!More