I judge Italian restaurants by their marinara sauce and their eggplant dishes, such Rollatini or…read moreParmesan. Their gravy is what a good marinara should be; not over spiced, with the tomato taste bursting through. They nail it. Their eggplant is well prepared; never greasy, and obviously salted and soaked to get the bitters out. It shines through in any eggplant dish they serve. Over the years I've probably tried two dozen dishes, including fra diavlo. All were great. In New Jersey, no matter where you live. You likely have multiple choices nearby for Italian food. La Bella Villa is a shoulder above the rest. Sal aims to please, and he will often trek out of the kitchen and visit your table with a hearty greeting. And, the restaurant is lively, but never too noisy. The ambience adds to the restaurant. Many restaurants, for some reason, insist on playing loud music, often with a strong beat. It's impossible to carry on a conversation in these restaurants. We've crossed many restaurants off of our list that were otherwise very good due to loud music.

1st time in - was not impressed at all - probably never going back. The soup was lukewarm and was…read moremore like broth; light on the contents that make the soup great - "homemade Italian Wedding Soup" - don't think so. I ordered cavatelli with "meat sauce".....received what was called Bolognese sauce. The dish was swimming in a pink-colored "vodka" like sauce with ground meat in it. Again more of a vodka sauce - not really a good hearty Bolognese - not good at all. My son ordered veal Milanese. The veal cutlet again was swimming in sauce and rather soggy. The marinara sauce on the side of pasta was way too acidic.....it drives me crazy how many "Italian" restaurants get the sauce completely wrong. My wife got a pizza - equally terrible. The sauce again was way too acidic, way too salty and bland. I would also say that all of our dishes were rather bland on top of everything else.

The food was so delicious!!! I had the meatball soup and chicken Parmesan. I grew up eating Italian…read morefood and this was true Italian!

Last looks Dolce Mamma!! On a last minute decision to get…read moretakeout for dinner we decided to go with this restaurant. We've tried this place a few times and never really liked it. Thought we'd give it another try since we were hungry and it's in the neighborhood. What a mistake ...it was worse than ever, we totally regretted it before the first bite. The Chicken Milanese resembled a flat piece of cardboard pounded so thin it was barely noticeable between the over cooked hard greasy breading ...the chicken parm wasn't much better. Garlic knots were also hard and dried out. Didn't even bother with the salad after a few bites I was so disgusted and threw it all in the trash. What a waste of money!!!

Great place lots of TVs and home to Catasaqua's only 89in TV. Had the Bruchster Burger w/ crispy…read morefries which was enjoyable, garlic parm (amazing) and mild wings, I recommend to get well done which is the best! A cheesesteak with pizza sauce on top which I actually liked. Great spot!

I have been to the Nazareth location, but this is a first here while in the area. Service was fast…read moreand friendly. We had a chicken cheesesteak California style in a wrap and a bacon chicken ranch personal pizza. Large portions at a great price. The menu had a great variety.

Hidden gem unless you are visiting Martin guitars which is located just across the parking lot!…read more Great pub atmosphere with a welcoming staff and good looking bar. The food was delicious, priced really reasonably, and the portion sizes were huge. We ordered their chicken wings, chicken club, turkey sandwich, and small Stromboli, which was humongous! All of us really enjoyed our lunch, and the service.

I've given this place multiple chances, and this visit officially ends it. The food is overpriced…read morefor what they serve. My Reuben was small, greasy, and completely flavorless -- the kind of sandwich you regret ordering halfway through. But the real disaster was the so‑called "homemade chips." Easily the worst chips I've ever been served. Some were burnt into charcoal, others were undercooked. When I mentioned it to the waitress, she just shrugged like it was normal. And somehow I was upcharged for that garbage. The place is obnoxiously loud, uncomfortable, and absolutely not worth driving to from anywhere. I rarely hand out one‑star reviews, but this place earned every bit of it.

Amazing service and a fun atmosphere, also a good beer selection…read more Michelle is amazing!

Great atmosphere, consistently good food. Friendly servers and good prices. Good wings, good fries,…read moregood all around bar food. We love Red Wolf !

Yes!!! I actually have been here three times in 60 days and every meal was terrificread more

Stopped in for a dinner last night. Awesome new addition to Easton downtown. Very accommodating…read morehours. I would go here for a casual dinner or lunch... or a night out pregame/pre dinner to going out. Tried the apps: calamari, Sundried Tomato Tartare, & Croquettes. Calamari was average 6/10... nothing super unique; Croquettes were at 4/10 (I do not recommended these very bland); Sundried Tomato Tartare 10/10... best thing we ate all night... this Tartare is a MUST TRY! The Pizza: The Bushwick without Speck... 7/10... I would order this again... super simple and cheese pizza with jalpeño & hot honey. The crust was just perfect not overdone or burnt! I would want to try other pizzas as well. I will definitely be recommending this to friends & family to try... and I will be back again!

Horrible service! We had the worst experience! First of all, the waitress took over 20 minutes to…read moreattend to our table, but the worst part was that she never brought my child's food. When I asked about it, she took more than 15 minutes to return and said they were preparing it--by then, we had all finished eating, and my child started crying because his food never arrived. The waitress didn't apologize, took no responsibility, and was rude! Terrible service.

We just tried this place 2 weeks ago for the first time and ordered again tonight . First time was…read moreeat in . We had the garlic knot sandwich , it was absolutely delicious , only thing I would suggest different for that sandwich is toast or warm the garlic knot . We also split cheese fries they were nice and hot . Our waitress was super sweet . I don't recall her name but very nice . The place wasn't fancy by any means but I mean that in a good way . It was perfect . The drink I got was really good too . Tonight we got take out . Cheese steaks and boneless wings . Once again everything was great . Will def order again .

We went for brunch on a sleepy Monday morning. First off the restaurant is gorgeous inside. The…read moredecor is just beautiful. The brunch food was great! I had the sunny side up chicken and waffle. The syrup was different and quite good. The food around the table looked good too! The general consensus though was that the coffee was not good. The lattes and cappuccinos looked similar, and to be honest the bean itself wasn't very good. Service was stellar! Overall I'd say go for the food, and do a pit stop on the way there for coffee!

We had a reservation to celebrate a graduation and new job tonight. While the graduate picked this…read morerestaurant due to the menu choices I have to say I was very displeased. We ordered the Caribbean conch fritters that were so small. You could barely see them. The gnocchi however, was very good. The two of us that ordered the filet mignon's were very disappointed. The server told us that we should order them medium rare because the medium would be not cooked to our satisfaction. The medium rare came out overdone. When my friend asked for another steak, they brought her a new one that was completely raw in the center. It's clear to me. They don't know how to cook according to temperature. The pan sear deck duck breast was not cooked to perfection either. In between each course, we had to keep asking for silverware because they served us food with no silverware. You should never have to ask in a restaurant of this magnitude to be given silverware with your meal. When we got there, I had brought in a cake for dessert and the guy at the hostess stand said let me take that for you and bring it to the table. I said no it's a surprise. When it came time for dessert, the waitress came over and brought menus for dessert and I clearly said to her we have a cake in the back and she said oh I didn't realize it was for you. Our server was.Danieliz A. I would think when your bill is $500 you would get a little better service than what we were given. I personally owned a fine dining restaurant and to say this experience was subpar is an understatement. The other part that really upset me was when my friend had to send her steak back we were all completely finished eating by the time her meal came out to me. This was a disaster.