Bella Vita Ristorante
Indianapolis, 46256-9423
Phone: (317) 598-9011
User Reviews for Bella Vita Ristorante
06/28/2008 Posted by Clint4815162342
Since the majority of this essay focuses on the actual service, I’ll drop my stabs at lofty prose and get down to a brief digression: The food wasn’t bad. But when contrasted with the prices, the cuisine sails into the realm of mediocrity. Our menus were spread across the table for nearly 30 minutes before we placed our dinner order; two from our party requested (which after a week of reliving the disappointing experience, has now become) the infamous Tortellini Michelangelo ($16). Only one of the tortellini arrived at the table, which—after being assured it was en route—seemed like no big deal. Alas, if ‘twere true. Again, our server was nowhere in sight, and most of us held off eating, anticipating the arrival of the pasta dish. This went on for an obscene amount of time. Eventually, we spotted someone making their rounds from table to table, chatting with guests, and who we assumed to be a manager. So we motioned him to our table. The dinner’s death knell came in the form of this manager—let’s call him “A”. At one point the manager, “A”, actually invoked a mind-numbing statistic about how much money the restaurant would rake in that evening, as if sharing this would somehow anesthetize our experience or impress us to the point of flattery. Neither transpired that night. Exit “A”, stage right. There’s a dodgy dissonance between quality and quantity at Bella Vita. The food was not remarkable, but the prices and service, sadly, were. Here’s the caveat: Don’t give in to induced delusions. If you do so, it might be too late before you realize you’ve wandered off the dock, left with nothing more than a Styrofoam box full of soggy food and an empty wallet.
06/27/2008 Posted by MikeInGeist
Today, my wife and I thought we would try something new, so we went across the bridge to the Bella Vita. Let me tell you about our experience: First, our waiter took our drink orders. When he returned with the drinks, he spilled an entire drink on my son. I went ahead and ordered for he and I and left my wife and daughter to run him home, bath him, and return. Coke was in his hair, completely soaking his shirt, pants, down to his undergarments. Then, upon returning, our drinks were not even right, we had diet coke and not regular. The server stated it was because the "machine was switched." He corrected this. Then, he brought our dinners. The cooks completely forgot the sauce on our pasta and to top things off, I had not yet received my salad. As my wife was completed with her salad and my children were now eating their food, I opted to eat my dinner. When I had completed everything from my dinner, my waiter finally brought my salad. Yes, he apologized, but that was it. I expected, when I received my ticket to see a substantial discount for all the trouble. The fact that our meal there even cost us an extra trip home, a bath for my son, and an extra load of laundry would have been substantial for this, not to mention the other problems we had! However, there was no discount. I asked about one and our waiter took the ticket, but came back stating conveniently, "I couldn't find my manager." He handed me change and we left. Wewill not be back to Bella Vita.
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Poor Service; Poor Food, Poor Value
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