Bella Italia Restaurant - Italian restaurant in Wappingers Falls - 1605 US-9, USA

1st time visit here. We ordered pasta con vongole and a chicken dinner that was a special. Bread and soup were good and drinks nice and cold. Service great. Prices are pretty reasonable. Cheaper than most place for Italian dinners. Definitely will return.

I ordered through door dash for delivery. It's a little pricey, but it's authentic and the quality of the food is 5 stars. The best fettuccine Alfredo I've had, the salads were fresh and the complimentary bread rolls were a nice touch and fresh as well. And we also ordered for a side fried raviolis which were very good too. I would definitely come eat here in person for a special occasion or family dinner.

My husband and I decided to have dinner here and we were not disappointed. I grew up in Hopewell but we have lived in Alabama for years so this was a very nice choice in Italian food. We don't get good italian food much in the south. The service was excellent with our server making sure our glasses stayed full and that we had everything we needed. Very friendly staff. Food portions were more than enough and I actually needed a to go box for mine. We had a shrimp cocktail, which I forgot to take a picture of, and the shrimp were very large. Husband had the veal saltimbocca with a house salad and I had the cheese ravioli with a bowl of pasta fagoli. Everything, including the bread was served hot and fresh.

Conveniently located off Route 9, though narrow ingress therefrom. Family owned and operated. Tasteful decorations, full bar and three beers on tap. Delicious Italian cuisine. Clean bathroom but no wi-fi. In October 2022 the Dutchess County Libertarian Party convened at this location.

First let me say that our waitress was very good- this review is no reflection of her. Let me set the stage of our experience We were at the restaurant on a Tuesday night at 530 - we had reservations - we are the only patrons there - we ordered our meals around 5:50 - salads and drinks arrived pretty quickly- at 7PM we had to ask where were our meals ! It should not have taken over an hour for 4 pasta dishes to be prepared ! I had the Farfella Bella which had absolutely no flavor - very disappointing!

I've been getting emails from this restaurant and it's been on my list a while. I can never resist Mozzarella sticks and they were hefty and cheesy! I ordered the Farfalle Bella Italia which came with soup or salad. The soup was a broth with fresh tomato, carrots, green beans and tortellini... SO good. The bread was hot and fresh with a tomato based olive oil mixture which was a different twist. The pasta had med shrimp, fresh mushrooms and sundried tomatoes... very fresh. Service provided by Kayla was fantastic. The chef even cut the tails off the shrimp for me. It was worth the wait and the drive.

Service was terrific. Our waitress was kind and attentive. However, the food was mediocre at best. Skip the appetizers- the mozzarella sticks weren’t stringy and it seemed like they were cooked right out of the freezer. The caprese was flavorless and the tomatoes were gross. The pasta dishes were okay, pesto sauce was good. Chicken francese needed more seasoning. I’m not from around here but I would not return if given the opportunity.

A delightful and delicious dining experience. Service was awesome . We opted out of dessert, only because the main course was so good we got full. I did notice another tables dessert and it did look scrumptious as well. Definitely in the plans for a return visit the next time through.