Reviews for La Bella in Erie, PA
Great chef and waitstaff. The food is excellent and prepared for each person. I love the atmosphere. One of those out of the... way places that only the locals know about. Read more
The website was misleading showing a highly organized establishment with beautiful serve ware and neatness and beautiful food... preparations. It was not. Our silverware was dirty, we were not offered water and when we finally did get water some old fooditem was stuck in the glass. flies were all over the place and one ultimately ended up in my food and could not escape. Uponleaving we noticed a door to the kitchen from the street had no screen on it nor window - allowing bugs to fly into the kitchen.The food was very good though despite the surroundings. Clean it up and you?ll make money Read more
Worst dining experience I have EVER had. Our servers got into an argument amidst the dinner and they were arguing within earshot... of our table. Everyone in our party was served separately and some didn?t even receive a dinner until half of the table wasfinished eating. The server was intoxicated and clearly running around to accommodate a 12 top table, after getting into anargument with another server who walked out due to the woman?s intoxicated mannerisms. We began with 2 servers and one walkedout of her shift. After waiting for another hour for our bills we choose not to leave a tip due to poor service, and theextremely unprofessional server. While the server was trying to accommodate for the other server who walked out half way throughher shift, she noticed that we hadn?t left a tip and began swearing at us for not leaving a tip, then threw the bill at myboyfriend and I. I will never return to this establishment nor will I tell anyone else to dine here. Throughout the entiredinner the woman serving us was arguing and making this establishment look absolutely TERRIBLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. I am beyondwords as an individual who has worked in the service industry. Honestly appalled at this establishment. I would never treatcustomers the way I was treated tonight. Why would I leave a tip after an experience as such? Read more
The food may be good because the reviews says that it?s good, but it is not up to my clean standards at all. Outside needs to be... groomed and landscaping taken care of, inside really needs a deep clean especially the bathrooms and back rooms, too muchclutter everywhere. I was concerned about food poisoning because If the bathrooms are dirty and dusty, who knows what thekitchen looks like? I feel bad but at the same time they need to brush up on their cleaning. Read more
What a pleasurable experience! Harry outdoes himself! The quality of the food is outstanding, from appetizer to dessert, with so... many interesting options, from Italian to traditional American fare but with an upbeat twist. Our server, Heather, was adelight?personable, knowledgeable, made our experience even more special. The ambience is fun, a little SoHo, a real gem forErie! Read more
I really wanted to love this place. Upon walking in it was ?..weird. Random decor everywhere with no cohesiveness. There was a... dog walking around and barking. I know that that?s not up to health code. We weren?t brought water til 20 minutes after weordered upon which the waitress also complained to us about the customer next to us. Weird. We got there at 5:15, ordered at5:20 or so and got our food after 630. It was us and one other table. In the meantime we were brought salad w homemade dressingwhich consisted mostly of Mayo. Gross. We were brought bread, sliced, white, microwaved bread. What? The owner was walkingaround and no one acknowledged that our food was taking forever. The cook came strolling out to grab stuff from the cooler whichwas behind the bar. The whole set up was weird. The back room where they apparently hold parties was packed with stuff and justa mess. That?s where the server and owner were sitting and chatting 45 minutes after we ordered. When the food did come themaple glaze on the salmon clearly needed to be reduced. Idk if it was lack of technique or time or both but it was all over theplate like water. Mashed potatoes were not fresh. They were dry and bland. The steak risotto has steak in it, somewhere, but notcooked to the temp we asked, and it was hidden. So why bother asking how we want it cooked? Overall I could?ve cooked a bettermeal at home. The paint was severely peeling, the place was a mess, service was completely lackluster and the food was mediocreat best. Don?t waste your time trying to find a nice experience here. I?m thinking since it?s BYOB people are tipsy and happy bythe time the food comes so it seems better than it is. Never one apology about wait time from anyone. We will not be back andplan on discouraging others from trying it either. Read more
Nice dinner. Quaint decor, very friendly staff Appetizers all look great, we had the warm goat cheese appetizer that was yummy.... Salad dressings all homeade. We had the fred and ginger, so tasty! Read more
We had our rehearsal dinner here earlier this month and it was lovely! Harry and Heather went above and beyond to make this... evening so nice for us. This establishment is BYOB, which is a plus. They have gluten-free pasta! You heard me GLUTEN-FREE andit's delicious. They are also able to make other dishes gluten-free which is really considerate. We have never had a dish herewe didn't like. Their flash-fried spinach and artichoke dip are great apps! An Erie Gem for sure!! Highly recommend!! Read more