Bella Saratoga

This is a really nice Italian restaurant in an old Victorian home. We've eaten here several times over the years. The food is very good! They have an outdoor dining area, and I believe that they still have live music during weekend brunch and weekend evenings. I usually have Italian entrées but this time for lunch we had the Bella burger which was really big and tasty with fries that were very good. I was really full after lunch. Also posted a few pics of more food that we've eaten. Latest update: Sat at the bar yesterday, and Wendy and Ben, the bartenders were really nice and made really good drinks! Started with a Negroni and then some wine. To eat, we started with the crab cakes, then for entrees, Eggplant Parmesan and Linguine Bolognese. For dessert we shared the Pecan Turtle pie. Everything was delicious! With dessert, also had an Expresso martini and Expresso.

Seated upstairs. Great service. Tried the mussels and clams appetizer with olive oil instead of butter and the pasta primavera with a red sauce. The bread is homemade and also very good. My wife tried the Halibut special and my son the fettuccine Bolognese. The appetizer was excellent, the wine sauce was delicious. My pasta was OK, a little over done even for fresh pasta. The red sauce was good. The Bolognese was also excellent and the pasta was better. The Halibut was yummy.

Italian food as you always cherished it -- freah pasta and superb sauces Wide selection of wines and savory specialty cocktails. Oddly missing non-alcoholic Italian sodas, offering only lemonade or carbonated drink upon request since they are not listed in the menu Service can be slow upstairs, especially if it is hopping outside -- had to skip dessert to make our event on time

What a wonderful place. Superb pasta dishes, fresh salads, fantastic appetizers. Do order the pomegranate margarita and linguine with clams. If you're lucky, Marco will be there as your host and server. He's too notch and knows the menu. Thank you Marco for an exceptional experience.

My wife and I had lunch there, a Tuesday in late June. Had never been there before and was actually headed somewhere else when we walked by. Their patio was so inviting that we turned on our heels and ate here instead. We were seated right away. Service was excellent. Cocktail (Saratoga Mule) and house red wine were excellent. Food was exceptional! I had a taste of my wife's Veal Piccata -- it was the best I can remember! My Wagyu Bella Burger also set a new standard in my book. Prices are consistent with other restaurants and the food was better. I would go back at any opportunity.

Stopped in here with a party of 6 for dinner on a Thursday night at around 7pmish and got seated immediately. Ben was our server and he was fantastic. Gave us great and honest recommendations and terrific service. He also made our cocktails and they were delicious- highly recommend the espresso martini!!!! All of us thoroughly enjoyed our food which was served fairly quickly after ordering. We started with apps: calamari, burrata and beef carpaccio. Our entrees were: braised short ribs, lasagna, chicken piccata, bolognese, veal piccata and an apple walnut salad. We sat outdoors and the weather was cool and perfect. Definitely recommend !