Bella Vita Bistro

I cannot say enough good things about this place, the staff, the atmosphere, and my God the food… on a whole different level! I had the tortellini ala vodka with crispy chicken for the first time and was blown away with the quality and flavor of everything. I also loved how they provided fresh baked bread, i used to dip in the vodka sauce. Never been so close to licking the plate clean! 😄 Just an outstanding restaurant/bistro. Highly recommend people come try this place out, I'm sure you will not be disappointed.

Drinks are inexpensive, mostly around $2. The crowd varies nightly and hourly between sedate, and all the way to noisy and boisterous. But just boisterous. Not angry. Its a happy and happening place, and I love the atmosphere, and the wide swath of types of humanity that passes thru the door ... for social times, for thirst, for pool, for automated gambling.. and the jukebox is amazing. The enclosed outdoor space is often the best place to socialize.. if you can handle some smoke. Its not "The Queens House" but once in a while you can see one there. (Its a gay bar, plz stay home if thats unsettling to you.) To me, its the clientele that makes the place, but its a small enuf place that some of the boozetenders "know my name". Not everybody knows my name, but thats actually ok. Iykwim.

We had to sit at bar because we didn't have a reservation. But Eva the bartender was very attentive. There were empty booths the whole time we were there. I had the cannoli crepes and they where exceptional. The building was clean and much more inviting than the West Street location.

This was a really great place to eat. We were pretty surprised over all. We walked inside and I loved the cozy yet some what intimate and relaxed atmosphere. We originally went here because we were under the impression that they had Beef Wellington, but apparently that is no longer on the menu. Which is why I did not give a complete 5 stars on the food category. It was a bit of a disappointment. Dispite that, we were really happy with the food we chose as it was nothing short of drool worthy. Our main waiter was very informative and pleasant making the experience all the more enjoyable. Also even with not having a reservation, which is recommended, we were able to get seated within minutes. So I do give it 5 stars over all for sure.

First time coming here. Me and my wife were very excited. They brought out bread and oil. I am gluten free and they also had gluten free bread. It was sooooooo good. Best bread I’ve ever had. We got the Bruschetta GF for appetizer. Super good. Then got the shrimp scampi GF and tortellini ala vodka. Wife loved hers. I thought my gluten free shrimp scampi was very flavorful. Dessert was a lemon cake and I had the ice cream since it was the only gluten free option. Would highly recommend. Service was one of the best I’ve ever had. Will definitely come back many times.