2. Bella Villa Italian Restaurant

Not Impressed
Recently I went to dinner at Bella Villa with a friend. I had heard rave reviews about the food. Frankly, I was not impressed. The spaghetti sauce was watery and bland, hardly authentic Italian in my book. I had the veal picata which was nothing to write home about. To top it off I had the tiramisu which my friend's daughter raves about. It was okay, but again nothing extraordinary. The only thing Bella Villa really has going for it is the fact that their food is reasonably priced. I will not go back.

Ok first I walked in and thought I walked in to Mcdonalds. The place screamed, fast food joint. But I decided to give it a try. I looked at the menu and was pleased. I ordered Seafood over Linguini with White wine sauce and my boyfriend ordered Peppers and Sausage over Linguini. I asked the waitress if I could sample the lentil soup. She then replied, " its canned soup, progressive brand". Im like.. um okayyy..I still wanted to taste it. Our ordered arrived and mine tasted like noodles in water. NO flavor at all. My boyfriend's tasted like it was canned and the sausage was mushy like they were processed. Our waitress was extremely busy and we were unable to let her know. When we went up to pay for our food the other waitress asked us how our food was and we told her and she just said "Hmm usually the white wine gives a wonderful flavor, hmm" and then took our money and that was it. We then left our untouched food and went some place else. We still paid.

Bella Villa is a great little date place instead of a crowded restaurant with a corporate feel. Bella Villa is quite nice and small but that adds to it's ambiance. Not much room, but great food! The authentic Italian cuisine is fresh and the portions are large. The sauces are fresh and light and always just right. Extensive selection of beers and delightful staff make this one of the Fayetteville natives favorite little restaurants. Ask for Sabrina and she'll make sure your experience is perfect.