bella's bistro italiano

aaah bella's bistro! the only restaurant that has surpassed my expectations, time and time again. thanks again for agreatmeal.

bella's bistro is as fabulous and consistent as ever. we have been patrons of thisgreatfamily run bistro for 20 years. we have never had a bad experience. they were only open a week or two the first time we went to bella's and it has remained one of our favourites through the years. we were there this week to celebrate my husband's birthday. we had agreatwaitress, a wonderful meal and our evening was most enjoyable. our thanks to the chef and thegreatstaff. regards, patricia and shawn mcmahon

not agreatbella's bistro experience!. my two sons and i went to bella's for one of my son's birthdays, a few days ago (aug 22 to be precise). service was very slow; certainly in between courses, we got hungry. an order of veal turned into an order of chicken, and when the waiter admitted this, he didn't even suggest to take the cost off the final bill. only when i went to pay, and insisted that, "when i order veal , i expect veal" (i had to repeat this about 4 times before the ditzy, but admittedly friendly waitress, seem to understand what i was saying). when comprehension dawned on her, and one could see it slowly cross her blank face, she grabbed the bill and flounced off, saying she'd get the item taken off the bill. what a disappointment for me! did she think i was (a) too drunk -- yes, i had grappa and wine -- to notice that the food delivered was not what was ordered?, or (b) too stupid, complacent or compassionate of her life situation (whatever it was) to say anything (i.e., complain), or (c) something else entirely? restaurant managers, fyi, when you realize a wrong dish was served to a patron, you must at least offer some kind of compensation -- even if the delivered dish was good. do not pretend that all is well, and that no one will notice. we do notice!!! sincerely, anita, phd

incredible food and service. our table was waited on attentively and the food was top notch. it was a special get together for family and bella's made it agreatevent. highly recommend!

still magnificent. it has been a number of years since we dined at bella's in our neighbourhood. last night's meal made me question why we hadn't been back sooner. our party of 5 was very pleased with the quality of the service and all of our meals were absolutely excellent. the rack of lamb and lobster stuffed raviolis were especially sumptuous. bellas surpassed many of the upstarts that have popped up in westboro, in my opinion. it will be our new "go to" restaurant for agreatdining experience. laurie

great food, notgreatservice.. when i go out for dinner and when i am spending about $60-80.00 per person, sometimes more, my expectations are for excellent service and a nice experience.
bella's food is fabulous but thier service is lacking. if i was simply hungry and needed to eat, i would pick up a yummy sandwich or pizza, go home and eat. when i go to bella's or a nice restaurant, i am looking for a nice experence/a night out. i want my bread, butter, water, wine, etc. i do not want to continuously look for the waiter or waitress who is overworked, stressed and feeling pressured. i should not feel guilty for asking for my bread. i should not feel guilty for asking for more water, i should not feel like i am inconviencing my server if i ask for another drink. that is her job.
i feel that a restaurant like bella's should have busboys and waiters...this would ensure a nice experience for all and would allow the servers to do their job well and provide service.
also, servers should wear nametags.
bella's food is out of this world and i would recommend this restaurant...just be patient with the service. it's not great.