La Bocca is located toward the middle of the Village Stroll (in the Village Square), near the grocery store and the liquor store. We did not see any stand-up propane heaters present, although the restaurant must have them. (Even though it was summertime, it was cool at night, and we would have welcomed the warmth.) The interior of the bar features red walls with a stone floor and contains seating at regular tables as well as at the bar; however, terrace seating is highly desired. Bright yellow umbrellas cover tables that line the patio; colorful planters filled with flowers surround the tables.
We shared an appetizer of duck drumettes (duck legs served with a glaze, an upscale version of chicken wings), followed by entrees of seafood risotto and a beef soba noodle bowl. The duck drumettes and beef soba noodles were tasty, but the seafood risotto was disappointing because it contained mostly rice and mussels, but not other kinds of seafood.
Service was painfully slow on the evening that we dined. We like to take our time when we eat, and we were not in a hurry as we sat on the patio watching the parade of foot traffic, but our dinner lasted nearly three hours for two courses, which was too long!
Although our dinner was fine, we will try another restaurant in Whistler before we return to La Bocca.
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