La Bella Vita Ristorante Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was on top of it as well!"
• "The service was on point!"
• "The waitstaff was very patient and accommodating."
• "The service is incredible, the staff makes an excellent team and they are all very attentive, kind, warm and welcoming."
• "Service was exceptional and we were sat right away."
• "The service was the best I've seen."
• "The servers are very attentive to detail."

Cons:

• "Was ignored, food slow, requests for additional bread (at cost or not didn't care) was ignored."
• "Server was rude and said steak was fine!"
• "Tip was hidden in the bill and this was not obvious at first glance."
• "Service was a little low."
• "The wait staff was disinterested and did not ask if the food tasted."
• "Waiter didn’t check on us once until the appetizer came out."
• "Service was slow. We waited 20 minutes before appetizers came out."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing and very well priced."
• "The food was insane the most delicious food me & partner have ever had."
• "Totally recommend the linguini frutti de la mare and the carbonara."
• "The bruschetta was amazing. Had the chicken Alfredo 5* star!!!"
• "Food was amazing! Loved the ravioli and the bolognese."
• "The food is HOT, authentic, and delicious."
• "The food was delicious and the service and people wonderful."

Cons:

• "Pricey for not the best food."
• "The food is the definition of basic."
• "The bread wasn't my favorite, though, as it was mushy, weirdly sweet."
• "The chicken parm didn’t have much flavor. The cheese was not fresh."
• "Pizza is not the best and carbonara is not either."
• "The chicken parmigiana and chicken marsala were so tough that we could barely eat much of it."
• "The pasta was also horrible, I have no idea how you can mess up an easy shrimp pasta."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The ambiance is wonderful. We sat outside."
• "The atmosphere is welcome and cozy."
• "Atmosphere is a vibe!"
• "The place itself, had a great atmosphere and the music couldn’t have been better."
• "The atmosphere adds so much to the experience."
• "Very nice atmosphere and you can tell how homemade & authentic the food/restaurant is."
• "The atmosphere was very good."

Cons:

• "The decor is mediocre and tables are cramped."
• "It's a small place and it can get crowded quite easily so you might have to bear the noisy atmosphere."
• "Inside, it was fairly cramped with very small tables."
• "We ate outside, so the atmosphere wasn’t GREAT."
• "The place wasn’t big but it didn’t matter the atmosphere was great."
• "VERY tight quarters."
• "Service was good, kind of tourist trap-y."

Pricing

Pros:

• "The food was also one of the most reasonably priced meals we had on the trip."
• "Prices are on the lowest side compared to others Italian restaurants in the neighborhood."
• "Overall a good Italian spot that's reasonably priced."
• "They had good portions and reasonably priced!"
• "The food was delicious, they had good portions and reasonably priced!"

Cons:

• "SCAM, Very disappointed. To flee. No smile or even a 'hello' from the staff."
• "YES INFLATION. I get it. I’m fine with $12 for a dessert but not okay if the portions are kid size."
• "The pricing was high compared with the quality."
• "Way too overpriced for what we got."
• "The price was very high for some of the worst quality I’ve had in New York."
• "Everything is expensive in that area cause of tourist place."
• "High prices, NO FREE SOFT DRINK REFILLS."