Bella Vita Ristorante

This little Italian joint in Elkhorn is a nice surprise for those looking for good food off the beaten path. Like me, you'll probably want 75% of the items on the menu -- pizza, pasta, salad -- but you'll have to narrow it down. Luckily you'll have bread, water, wine, and some time to mull it over! In the end I went with the Parmagiano with Veal and she got the classic Lasagna. Both were excellent. Their red sauce is tangy, sweet, and lightens up your taste buds. I have no doubt that the sauce of contender options - like the Lemon Orzo's basil pesto, or the Tortellini di Manzo's black peppercorn brandy cream sauce - would be just as excellent. It was busy on the patio at 7 o clock (one hour to close) on a Wednesday. Though our waitress was quite busy and took a while to get to us, we didn't mind. They gave us everything we wanted (you want some space at a place like this). I was impressed that she went table to table taking orders without writing a single order down. Somehow she managed to get everything out perfectly. So yes, I would absolutely recommend this restaurant for a casual evening out with your spouse or a few close friends. I myself will be returning to try the other 70%...

Do yourself a favor and visit this hidden gem! The place is amazingly creative! They have outside patio seating, which is always nice. Atmosphere is chill and cool, but the staff is also really friendly. You can tell making the customers happy is their main priority. Michaela was my server and she went above and beyond to make sure I had a good experience. She's awesome! Give her a raise! 💲💲Food is really good, some italian classics and some twists, and for their prices it’s 100% worth it. I ordered the Lemon Orzo with shrimp and was licking my plate at the end! 😹

3 stars only because our server was nice. Food is ok. Wouldn't go back. They messed up my order. Waited for so long, to have a wrong food prepared. Ended up eating my daughter's meal and didn't wanted to wait another 30, 40 minutes. Server was nice and offered complimentary dessert. Atmosphere is nice. The only downside was my food. Everything else was good. After all food is the most important for me to be back to this restaurant though ;)

Tonight we found a quaint Italian place on a brick main street in Elkhorn. We tried a Sicilian appetizer dish for the first time - Arancini Balls. We ate our weight in pasta, had some wine, and even finished with a piece of chocolate cake. (I still can’t believe how much we ate lol). I guess what I’m trying to say, you should definitely try this place out ☺️. It was absolutely amazing. Thank you for the experience

Arrived at 5:15 with our party of 8. With one being my 83 yo dad. We have a very good understanding that everyone is short help. However, it took 2 hours to get our food. We were never approached by waitress to see if we needed anything or to explain the wait. After one hour, we had to flag down the waitress to ask an eta. We hadn't even received our salads. BTW, upon arrival, we were approached by waitress and we ordered a $40 bottle of wine. She never came back to see if we wanted more. My husband repeatedly tried to flag down someone just to get a beer and finally had to go up to bar and file a complaint. We finally got our food, got boxes to go because now Dad is ready to go home. The entire mediocre meal was $210. Everyone at our table told me not to leave a tip, but I went ahead and left her $40. I physically took her the check because she was very aloof. I told her that I went ahead and gave her a 20% tip even though service was horrible. Her response? Yeah, well, we're hiring if you think you can do better! Not thank you or I'm sorry. What a snotty, disrespectful young lady you are, Callie. Have regrets I left her anything. We were not rude or demanding, but we were very disappointed and will not go back.