I recently coordinated the food for our company's annual summit. We have staff from across the country come to New Bern to work together in person to brainstorm, socialize, and engage in professional development. This year, there were 13 of us, sharing multiple meals together. We've ordered lunch for our smaller staff on multiple occasions, always for take-out. Organizing the buffet-style dinner for the team was a wonderful experience. I went into the restaurant to meet with Francesco to go over the menu. He made recommendations on what would work best with the buffet style, and we came up with a wonderful selection. The entire process was well organized and simple. The staff on the night of our event was fabulous. We sat in the semi-private space. Our server and the bar staff were all on top of their game. As always, the food was phenomenal! Our food allergies were accommodated well (Tree Nuts and Strawberries). The staff even provided some takeout containers for some of our staff to take home leftovers to family. Soup-to-nuts, this was a fantastic experience and we will definitely consider La Casetta for our events in the future. read more

Bestie and I swung by for an impromptu lunch of Italian food on a weekday, as she had been here once before and raved about it. We were promptly seated after ogling the dessert case (next time I'm taking something sweet to go) and our server brought out 2 slices of bread. No silverware or napkins. Just bread. I mean I could've easily licked my fingers clean after tasting that pillowy soft bread but still. The bread had was warm and flavored with a little olive oil and Italian seasonings, and was phenomenal. I mean I honestly don't know how they got a crispy yet soft crust, along with a soft pillowy inside. I probably could've wolfed down at least 4 slices had I not ordered pasta. Bestie and I both ordered what she had had previously, the three four cheese tortellini add meatballs. The tortellini and the white sauce were so delicious that I couldn't wait to cut into the meatballs! Unfortunately the meatballs were cold in the middle so I had to cut them up into small pieces in order to let the hot pasta and Alfredo sauce warm them up. Hey we all make mistakes right? The flavor and texture of the meatballs were pretty good tho once they were heated through. As I finished up my meal I bit into something hard and when I took it out of my mouth it looked like a small piece of wood. I wasn't going to complain but my bestie called the server over to alert her, who said it was a pine nut. I'm not sure why there was one random supposed pine nut in my dish but whatever. Maybe they were just having an off day. I'll give them another try next time we are back in New Bern. read more

La Casetta - Tortellini Four Cheese - Italian Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

Had a fiftieth wedding anniversary there and celebrated Father's Day here. Homemade pasta is fantastic. Every part of our meals was great, atmosphere, cleanliness, service, and the food. Try it, you will walk away full and happy. read more

Delicious! Had the chicken piccata substituted the side pesto pasta for more piccata sauce. I initially thought the portion was small but could only eat half and took the other half home. My friend had the fettuccine Alfredo and enjoyed it. The side salad was fresh and the Italian dressing was very good as well as the bread that came out with the meal. Topped with a delicious glass of the Sauvignon blanc. Atmosphere, service and decor was nice. Can't wait to try the patio dining when it warms up. Will definitely return to try other dishes. Highly recommend. read more

La Casetta - Chicken Piccata - Italian Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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Nice to find a restaurant that serves excellent classic Italian dishes. The pasta and sauces were excellent and nice proportions. Service was spot on, friendly and attentive. The wine choices were excellent. Definitely will continue to return to try more selections of both dinners and wine. read more

Amazing food, the handmade pasta is always the way to go! All waiters we've had have been great, and the food is always timely. Beautiful place and sitting outside is nice as well. read more

The man course and dessert were amazing. The calamari appetizer was not hot when it was brought to our table. I mentioned it to our waitress and she removed it from the bill. I think they may have been short staffed. I will go again. You can tell it's a local favorite!! read more

La Casetta catered our Christmas Eve,Eve dinner for 14 family members on December 23, 2025. Everything was perfect! We ordered Lasagna, Salad, Dressing, Home made Bread, 2 Large pizza's, cannoli's and Iced Tea. All the food was hot and delicious and the sauce was wonderful! Definitely Italian authentic taste of Sicily, and was a big hit with our family of adults and children! Francisco, one of the owners, and his staff, Sheena and Steve were very helpful and professional! We look forward to having dinner at La Casetta again ,in the near future! Thank you! David Brown read more

Sooo good please come I love it here and they have beautiful desserts!! Servers are so nice and will give you lots of home made bread. The chef is wonderful and put his love for cooking right into his dishes. It's a nice fancy vibe but also so chill, theres also a cool bar. read more

Great food and service. Quality Italian food in the New Bern area. Highly recommend to anyone looking for great Italian food!

Love having a local establishment with a family that knows Italian and really pours their heart and soul into every plate served. Unfortunately we did not experience this on December 28 when we made reservations for 6 people at 6 pm. We were seated promptly but from that point on it was disappointing. Drinks came out in spurts. Appetizer took about 30-minutes to arrive. Thankfully the meals did not immediately follow. But where was our dinner? About 50 minutes later dinner finally arrived - again in spurts. I think the restaurant may have been understaffed and still acclimating to an expansion they just finished. I guess we will let them work out the kinks and when we need a fix on Italian food, head to our other favorite place in MHC. read more

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Pasta was drown in sauce, and the waiter asked me why I needed a spoon. A pasta dish should always come with a spoon. I couldn't find the meatballs because they were buried in the sauce. read more

The food was at one time pretty good, but lately it's been disappointing. Alfredo was milky, not thick and creamy as it should be. The chicken piccata came out with rubbery chicken on a dry dish. No sauce to dip the chicken in. I mean bone dry. The spaghetti sauce tasted like chef boy-R-de sauce. Well over priced for the portions. Not worth it. read more

Food and service is absolutely amazing!!! We have lived here for 6 years and have never been until tonight! 10/10 recommended!!

Excellent food and service. What a wonderful experience. Thank you for the delicious pasta and the wonderful mocktail! Absolutely loved it all. read more

First time I've ever eaten there I heard it was pretty good I'm from New York so I went in and I had eggplant Parmesan with homemade fresh spaghetti horrible I don't know if the spaghetti was homemade it didn't look it it was yellow and not white and my eggplant was then and very very dark so it was not enjoyable out of the five star I give it a one read more

After one year of living in North Carolina, I am pleased to have accidentally found this authentic Italian restaurant in New Bern as I pass through to a work recruitment event. Upon doing some research, I learned this restaurant was established in 2001. Ever since the restaurant has been doing quite well with great reviews. The food was outstanding. Our waitress was friendly, attentive and very knowledgeable about each menu choice. After ordering our appetizer, Garlic Bread to go with our wine [I had Pinot Noir - Red Wine which was a great pairing with my entree]. As we waited for the Garlic Bread, another waitress brought out a warm loaf of delicious bread and a dish of dipping sauce made up of excellent olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano and parmesan. We ordered our entrees before starting to eat. I had the Chicken Parmigiana. It is served over Homemade Spaghetti and tomato sauce with mozzarella. As the entrees arrived, we soon realized that our eyes had overwhelmed our capacity. The portions were large. We had more food left than we ate [the garlic bread was delicious!] ... So, we ordered another loaf of the delightful bread to go with our leftovers. Our waitress also enclosed a container of dipping sauce and boxed and bagged all the leftovers. Everything was put into perfect carryout containers for reheating. I was very impressed with our first visit and look to repeated visits to this Italian restaurant. I am looking forward to trying the extensive expanded evening menu. The entrees include many personal Italian favourites. Our waitress, Rene is one of the perfect examples of what it takes to be a great waitress and one of the many reasons we want to return. The owner, Piero was wonderful as well. He came out to check on how the customers and ask how the food was. I appreciated seeing the owner being involved in his restaurant. He worked the cashier register, took orders, brought out food and so on. read more

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Excellent Italian. I had the chicken parm which was pan fried, not deep fried. I make this distinction because imho deep fried usually comes out tasteless and dry, while pan fried is normally moist and tasty. We sat outside which is always an added bonus. We didn't have a reservation, and although they were busy they were able to accommodate us. Overall this is a solid choice for authentic Italian. read more

Great Italian food with excellent service! Very pleasant atmosphere. Can't wait to go back and enjoy their food and homemade bread.

I've gone there many times and it's hit or miss. The reviewers on Yelp are a mix of good to bad or very bad. A lot of complaints about mediocre servers. The owner was at one time very much on top Of things but he's let important details slide and as a result there are a lot of bad reviews both here and in the local new Bern restaurant blog on FB. My all time favorite is Casa San Carlo in Morehead where the Italian owner does it right. La Casetta has the potential to be outstanding but as I say it's always a risk going there because you could end up just being terribly disappointed. read more

Food and service was AMAZING. I asked for a vodka sauce with my pasta that wasn't on the menu and they were so kind and made it for me! I loved the server ladies, they were so kind and friendly. It's not too fancy in here but it still gives off a really nice restaurant vibe with a more relaxed atmosphere. PLEASE COME HERE ITS SO GOOD read more

Nothing special. Watery spaghetti sauce. Overpriced. Didn't care for the atmosphere. read more

Fantastic meal tonight. Linguine Pescatore was delicious and the bruschetta appetizer is unmatched.

Recommend the homemade pasta dishes. Delicious fresh pasta - yes, they charge $3 extra for fresh pasta but so worth it. Tasty sauces and lots of options. Their homemade Italian dressing is excellent and fresh bread is served with your meal. Service was excellent with our waitress explaining dishes and making recommendations. read more

The food was amazing. The service was lacking. We were served our salads right as our meals were coming. We had to ask for refills. We had to ask for bread. Would visit again because the food was phenomenal. The service could have just been an off night. read more

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Totally over-rated and over-priced. Don't waste your money on mediocre food and pretentious owners. Go to McDonalds instead. Been there-done that read more

This was so bad, drowned in bland sauce and yes there is p in there somewhere, the meatballs had a funny taste to them and the pasta was like it sat somewhere because it was pasty. This should have come with a.spoon and when I asked for 1 the waiter wanted to know what size spoon. Your an Italian resturant!! My friends meal really fell short, he ordered sausage and pepper pannie and ended up with an Italian sub. Maybe their pizza is better. read more

La Casetta - Really bad pasta. - Italian Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

La Casetta is a true gem in New Bern. We visited with a reservation (definitely recommended) on a Friday night and were seated right away. Both of our meals were fabulous (veal Marsala and Chicken Parm) and the marinara sauce was AMAZING! Staff is friendly and the family owned business makes you feel like guests in their own home! Will definitely be returning often. read more

Omgeeee... this place is slowwwwww.. I wish I could tell you what the food is like but it's been well over an hour

Super friendly family place, GIGANTIC portions of pasta, crisp salad, nice wine. Service is awesome. Classic Italian food, fresh pasta and caring people. read more

Today was our first wedding anniversary. We decided to try out a restaurant we hadn't tried before and chose La Casetta. The place is well appointed and we were greeted by smiles and a warm welcome. The service was timely and our orders arrived in good time. I ordered Eggplant Parmesan and my wife, Stromboli. My wife ordered a diet drink and I had water. My wife was happy with her meal with the exception of a cold tomato something dip. She said it tasted like canned tomato soup. Also, her empty glass of soda was never refilled. The Eggplant Parmesan was a disappointment as was the spaghetti. The sauce was similar to my wife's experience, it tasted like canned tomato soup. The spaghetti tasted bland and canned. Italian restaurants base their reputation on the quality of their sauce and this was a disappointment. We've dined at Paula's and our experience was excellent. Again, if I were to grade our dining experience it would be a C. read more

Excellent pizza. Consistent quality as you would expect for a family run business. Best in New Bern! read more

We have been to this restaurant several times and it continues to disappoint with barely warm food , portion size, and service. The last time which was the weekend before Christmas, a terrible toilet odor in the side room we were sitting in. Three times and I am out. We will never go back there again! Not a good value for the money AT ALL! read more

Wednesday night dinner and it was okay, Their new restaurant and renovation has really added to ambience. Service not great but okay. Our server was rather slow on bringing us basics, bread, oil for dipping etc. Was piqued at fact that they nickel and dime you for "dipping" oil ( would they charge for pats of butter?) and it displays cheapness on part of restaurant- very tacky on part of restaurant- really? Charge for oil? It was okay - not outstanding nor out of this world. It was okay. read more

Food is amazing. However we arrived at our reservation at 7 pm and didn't receive our meal until 845. They had overflow seating that they were not capable of handling the flow in a timely manner. Yes everything is made fresh, and tastes amazing, but if you can't keep up... don't do over flow and don't accept that many reservations. Owner was remorseful and took off our drinks. read more

The service was amazing with the owner coming out to talk with us! The food was delicious and the bread was.... Wow I bought 2 loves later on to bring home!! Wonderful all around experience read more

Got take out since I was staying with aomeone in the hospital down the street. Had lasagna and garlic bread. They give option of lasagna regular or with homemade pasta (as they do with their other pasta dishes). Seems odd to me to offer it this way, but opted for the homemade version. It was a really good size portion and I thought it was good, but think the homemade pasta made it mushy. I will definitely order this again sometime but will opt for regular version. The garlic bread was good ciabatta bread just thought it definitely could use a big punch up on the garlic butter - didn't have any garlic or flavor like herbs, salt, anything and could do to be toasted more - again big portion. I wpuld give a 3 based on the food today, but giving a 4 because one of the better italian places i have eaten at in New Bern and eager to back and eat in or on their patio. Recently looked at reviews and this place and La Rosa were about even so we went to La Rosa and severely regretted it - worst atmosyand worst food I have ever had - inedible. So based on the comparison - definitely this gets a 4. read more

La Casetta - Lasagna and garlic bread - Italian Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

Great Italian place that was very accommodating to our party which had gluten restrictions due to celiacs. They had both gluten free pastas and pizzas available. I got the vegetarian personal sized pizza whIch was 10 inches. The crust was thin and cooked so perfectly. The vegetables were fresh and there was extra cheese. The pizza was absolutely delicious, and the wait staff was very pleasant and attentive, constantly checking in to see if we needed anything else. I'd definitely eat here again if I were to go back to New Bern! read more

La Casetta - vegetarian personal sized pizza - Italian Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

I can't say enough great things about this restaurant. We ordered take out from La Casetta on Thursday night. We just moved back to New Bern and had a group to feed so we ordered the Margherita pizza, spaghetti and meatballs with meat sauce, lasagna, spaghetti ri cursa, and cannolis. Every bit was amazing down to the side of bread. The pasta was amazing, the sauce had so much flavor, the pizza was perfect, the cannolis were fresh and phenomenal and the service was even better! When I walked in, a young lady was training a young man and even though she was so busy, she was patient and kind towards him while quickly helping me check out. Then, the gentleman carried my entire order to my car for me. La Casetta, you're doing it RIGHT! 6 stars for you and I can promise you, we WILL be back! read more

Delicious food, Friendly staff, great atmosphere! We have enjoyed everything we've ordered. The Fagioli is awesome!