The Cellar at Bistro Bella Vita

Never been to the Bistro Bella Vita - got lost trying to find it once, but decided to hunt for it for my wife's birthday. (Did have three GPS working to find it - but rather easy). It was Restaurant Week in Grand Rapids, and after a quick scan of the menu - we went with the Restaurant Week special - figs stuffed with gorgonzola cheese, a delightful salad, and potato gnocchi with duck. Tiramisu for dessert. Service was great, as was the food. Glad we finally found this place! We will be back.

Sarah is an exceptional waitress. Food was fair. My bolognese was a bit cold and pasta overdone but it was fair. Wine was great.

When in Grand rapids, which is quite often, we always try to go to Bistro Bella Vita, at least once. This time we had a couple glasses of block nine Pinot noir, wife had the beet salad with salmon, and I had a margarita pizza. As it was lunchtime, so we sat at the bar. Our server was Jordan who did a great job. Food was excellent as always, as that is what we expect at Bistro Bella Vita.

First, our server Sarah was absolutely awesome. Great personality, easy-going, helpful, and made my daughter's birthday dinner even better. Meatball appetizer and bolognese were excellent. Night was made even better with the tiramisu. It was very light but still had the perfect combination of flavors. Terrific meal all the way around.

We had a very nice meal and great waitress (Mary R). We were seated outside which was great until the sun set (we didn't have an umbrella). But, the food was fantastic. Nice touch with the menu saying Happy Birthday at the top! They also included a dessert for my birthday that is impressive! I had the seafood couscous and my husband had the seafood with black spaghetti. We would come back when in the area.

Thank you so much for an amazing post wedding dinner! The food, drinks an service was perfect. Our server was awesome! So sorry did not get her name. The food was absolutely delicious! Extra special detail, like the menus had welcome to the bride & groom, along with complimentary champagne for them as well. Our server was so helpful with suggestions for my son who is vegan. I can’t thank you you all enough for a perfect meal and evening!

I can’t say enough good things about our server Nate, during a large (12 people) family get-together for our mothers birthday. He was so friendly and just really nice, with a great positive attitude. Even though he had other tables besides ours, he was on top of everything. I hope they appreciate him there as he really helped make our evening enjoyable! Thanks again Nate!

Lovely atmosphere, staff was very attentive and dinner was excellent. Highly recommend! The Rotini Con Pollo was amazing. Nice wine selection.

Private event. The food was excellent. Large portions and the wait staff was outstanding.

A really fine place that has it all. Good quality cuisine, good wine list. And , all three, bar, dining room and front terrace ( patio) have good service. Professional but also upbeat. So many good meals here and also good cocktails and also some good wine discoveries along the way. It's lively but acoustics are nicely done so not overly loud but not " dead " - sounding, either. Whether one does or doesn't feel like talking, both doable here. More than can be said of so many places now that haven't thought enough or at all about acoustics. Terrific Ownership and Crew; they always know what they're doing and the Owners have been very good to the City as Corporate Citizens. Some of GR's best food, drink, service, and atmosphere !

We were looking forward to trying this restaurant out while we were in town. The place had a great atmosphere walking in. First, it took 30 minutes from the time we sat down until we could get someone to stop by and. take our order. We waited in anticipation for our dinner selections to arrive. Unfortunately, they did not arrive for another hour and a half. When asking for a reason with the delay, we were told a large party arrived unexpectedly. The restaurant was busy but there were still tables available. I wonder - does this mean they cannot handle a full restaurant!?! The food was good; I’m not going to lie. I just don’t think any meal is worth waiting two hours. In addition, we had to flag someone down each time drink refills were needed.

Our family had a wonderful dinner at Bistro Bella Vita. We were considering a few places for dinner and settled on this one. So glad we did! We made a reservation and our table was ready when we arrived and they even had a booster seat in place. The food was really good. The black spaghetti was really unique and tasty (for seafood lovers). The pizza was also delicious. The food came out quickly, which made me wonder how fresh the food would be, but it tasted fresh and homemade. The best part of our experience, though, was the service. Ashley was our server and she was excellent! She was so friendly and helpful. Her timing was impeccable and I always appreciate when servers mention dessert quietly (instead of saying it to the kid(s)). Small thing but it just capped off a wonderful experience. Would definitely recommend and we will be back.

We visited on May 27 during happy hour for a few drinks and some small plates. We had a house martini and a Negroni, along with fried brassicas and pizza. Our server was fabulous, friendly, and very knowledgeable. She clearly enjoyed working there. The food was totally delicious and the atmosphere was great!

Although it is an Italian restaurant, I got the only steak entree and this was spectacular ! One of the most juicy and succulent (medium cooked) tenderloin I ever got ! Well recommended

We had a lovely meal with our son, his girlfriend, and her parents. Service and food were outstanding. We would return.