Bella Via Banquet - Highland Park

Beautiful renovation!! The space is very elegant inside and lively outside. They were extremely busy so service was slow, but friendly. The beet salad was excellent however, the grilled calamari was chewy and certainly not as good as it has been in the past. The cocktails, however, were excellent. Will come back again and hopefully, the service and food will have improved a bit after they settled into their new location. Thank you.

Dined at Bella Via Ristorante last night. The food, service and ambiance was exceptional. My wife and I had the cioppino which was filled with fresh shellfish and exceptional flavor. We accompanied our dinner with an excellent red wine offered by the glass, and finished our dinner with a glass of Limoncello, which was a perfect ending to a great dining experience!

We always have the most personable and attentive servers here! They make us, including my teens, feel like true VIPs. Tonight out server was Deb. She went above and beyond to make our family feel loved and special. Even another server who wasn't assigned to our table stopped by to schmooze. It was truly a wonderful experience. And, the food is so fresh and delicious!!

Enjoyed a relaxed dinner with friends at the new location in Highwood. Staff were outstanding, atmosphere was very pleasant, food was delicious. They created an angel hair pasta Alfredo with shrimp for me, based on my description when I didn't see it on the menu. My only question: why don't restaurants remove the tails of shrimp when they are included in a pasta dish with sauce? Seems like all restaurants do (i.e. don't do) this. Not a big complaint; more a curiosity. I'm just sayin'.

My wife ordered Cacio e Pepe. They charge a premium price $32) and it was not even Cacio e Pepe. Where the sauce is supposed to thicken and stick to the pasta, this was drowning in a butterey oil tasting sauce. Very disappointing. If you want to charge a premium price for something, do it right and make it good. The service was great but the food is average at best. I doubt we will be going back.