Bella Vita Restaurant

Reviews about Bella Vita Restaurant

• 5 / 5

  By Julia Greene
  Great food & service!
  June 06, 2017
• 1 / 5

  By Laura Kerr
  We went to Bella Vita for a surprise birthday party. The reservations had been made in advance. We had the back room and there were 44 of us. We were here at 6:00pm, didn't have a drink order taken until 7:05pm and our dinner order was taken at 7:45pm. They only provided 12 menus to go around the room and when asked for more "we are limited".
  
  During our time there we had 1 waitress for such a large group and only were offered a drink once. The service was so slow people were walking across the street to Dairy Queen for snacks.
  
  I strongly urge you to not support this establishment as there are other great restaurants in the area.
  
  If I could select no stars I would.
  September 30, 2016
• 5 / 5

  By cole Icycheese
  Was amazing and don't listen to the comment about 47 people's night out, I was there that Night and the 47 were being very rude to the staff and making hard.
  September 19, 2016
• 1 / 5

  By Nichola Leggett
  I have to say this was one of the worst restaurant experiences I have ever had!
  
  I planned a surprise party 3 weeks in advance and explained that there would be 44 people there. I also confirmed the menu and they said that we could choose between the bistro menu, an open menu or a set menu. I mentioned that there would be vegetarians there so maybe the open menu would be the best way to go and they agreed to that and said it would be no problem. I also mentioned that my Dad needed to be able to go in and out of the restaurant easily as he is in a scooter and they reassured me that there would be a clear path to both the side entrance and the washroom in the room.
  
  When we arrived the doorway was blocked by two large chairs so my Dad and I never got to see my Moms face as she walked in to the surprise., we were too busy moving chairs to get inside. Also there were chairs blocking the entrance to the washroom which had to be moved in order for my Dad to get to them. This really bothered me because I clarified how important it was that my Dad have a path and I was reassured over and over that it would be just fine.
  
  This was only the beginning of what came to be a terrible night! We were all seated and the poor waitress (yes there was only 1 assigned for 44 people) had to try and shuffle from table to table taking drink orders, this took an insane amount of time and no one saw their first drink until they had been there for at least an hour. We then waited forever for bread and were not asked if we wanted another drink for about another 45 minutes.
  
  After already being at the restaurant for 1.5 hours we finally had our orders taken and this was an absolute nightmare. They literally gave us 12 menus to pass around between all of us and when asked they told us they were limited. We had family and friends pulling up the menu on their phones to try and place an order.
  
  When the food came it was not great, we understand that things are made fresh and there were a lot of us but saying that, I booked 3 weeks in advance and this should have been better organized. Some orders were forgotten and some were not appetizing at all. Some of the prime rib came out and literally looked like you should be checking it for a heartbeat to see if was still alive (extremely raw).
  
  When I spoke to the manager/owner I was told that this is not something that usually happens and they have a great reputation, he also mentioned that they had a party of 100 that they served no problem. I don't see how this was supposed to make us feel better about our experience. He then told me he could put 50% off of each meal on gift cards which was a nice offer but it is kind of hard to get 44 people to go in and pick up these cards or have me distribute them.
  
  The last and final offer he gave me was putting $150 on a gift card which again does not really help us out being that we cant take that many people out for this cost. It was a nice offer but just doesn't fly with me due to the experience.
  
  Overall this was not a pleasant experience and I would not recommend planning an event here.
  September 13, 2016
• 4 / 5

  By Brian Smeding
  I found that the food was quite good, it's really the atmosphere that makes it. Service was good, and pricing was what I expected. If you want the decent food with the upper end kind of atmosphere, this is a good choice. Another place I'm going to review in town with the same kind/quality of food is a bit cheaper, but a more casual atmosphere. It just depends what you want. I'd take a date or a business guest here, I'd take my kids or friends to the other place.
  July 19, 2016