Had gotten take out from them before and it was great so I decided to dine in. Exceeded my…read moreexpectations. Every person there seemed to be dedicated to enhancing to customer experience. Looking forward to making this a regular spot. Highly recommend.

Food, drinks and service was great! My fiancée and I went last night for Valentine's Day and it…read morewas just great. Very cozy

Bella's has been around for over 3 generations, serving traditional Italian meals and pizzas made…read morefrom fresh ingredients from local farms around the area. I drive past Bella every day and never had the chance to try their pizza . This is a local stop from where I live and I felt so guilty for not ever stopping here for a bite. I finally have, and I'm glad I did. I ordered my pizza via online, and their website was easy to navigate; I was able to look up the menu and order my pie with ease. Upon entering the premises, the restaurant was divided into 3 sections ; counter service with your typical pizza pies on display, dining tables, and a bar. I got there about an hour before closing time so it wasn't as busy. The servers behind the counter were polite and were quick to hand me my pizza. I ordered a larger pie with garlic. The topping was fresh and cut into tiny pieces so that you wouldn't get by the strong pungency right away. There is a reason Bella Italia has been around for so long and there is no stopping them from sticking around any time soon!

Absolutely love this place. AUTHENTIC Italian food and family owned and run. We love the personal…read morepies, and we are obsessed with the homemade chocolate cake. Raviolis are always a great choice and the chicken parm is always so outstanding. LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE!!

Great, attentive service from the bar to the dining room. Drinks were really well made and the food…read morewas delicious. Filet Mignon and stuffed salmon was excellent. For dessert we had the chocolate tartufo can't wait to come back.

The place overall is a little on the smaller side but there is bar seating high top bar seating and…read morea nice dining room. The look and decor are very nice. The service was terrific. Our server Juliana was both pleasant and attentive. The food overall was very good. We had calamari appetizers which was terrific. The buffalo wings were not so good but what was I thinking ordering buffalo wings in such a nice place. We had the seafood platter and a NY strip. Both were very good. The seafood platter was huge!!! Thanks.

Delicious food, excellent service, nice decor. Had lunch several times & never have been…read moredisappointed.

Stopped in for dinner and had the Linguini Vongole! The sauce was great, salty like the sea, and…read morethe clams were delicious. The bread they brought out for the table tasted good dipped in my leftover linguini sauce. Cute interior and was a nice place to grab dinner with friends!

Cannot speak highly enough of this wonderful restaurant. This is the type of establishment that…read morereminds you of the good old days. The customer service is a time capsule of an era where a business strived to make your visit special and memorable with quality food and great service and not by some trend or gimmick. One thing that is not in the past is their skilled ability to provide a safe meal for those who are vegan, gluten free and or dairy free. I've never been to a restaurant that can turnout amazing authentic Italian food made with regular flour while also being able to provide a safe gluten free and or dairy free alternative of the same caliber. They have an efficient system that makes it clear there are people with dietary restrictions at the table and they take it very seriously. With all those great things to say, the food is what is worth writing home about. A gluten free chicken Parmesan that no one would ever guess was gf! A delicious gf df chocolate lava cake to end the meal was such a treat and was delicious. The staff were so friendly and knowledgeable and attentive, they're a well oiled machine! And it was very nice for the grandson of the original founders to walk around and talk to us, not just a how is everything tonight kind of stop either, he really took the time to make pleasant conversation about the World Cup and ask how our son did at his soccer tournament. They have been around for 56 years and if our visit was anything to go off, they'll be around for another 100 years!

Another review from a poor man. I will give this to you…read moreas the good and the bad and the overall of Mama's. The good. The staff is as attentive as they have always been. The way they show pictures of "today's specials" on an iPad type device is a nice touch. The meatball app had good flavor as well as the ricotta that came with it. The fiancé had the pear purse which is always a very good. Also the Eggplant Pisa salad that came with my lunch paring was very very good and I would eat it again!!! The bad. The meatball app, although tasty, was only two small meatballs (basically the size of a soup spoon!!) for 15 bucks. So I don't care for the cost compared to the value you get for it. Also I am a snob for chicken parm and this chicken was overcooked and dry. The bread crumbs were soggy and would have been forgiven if the chicken itself wasn't so overcooked and dry!!!! My over all is this. Been to mamas many times before this review and I think they are worth your time (even more so during dinner time!). They do more things right than they ever do it wrong. So I would still recommend going. I just wouldn't recommend it to the New Jersey Chicken parm Facebook page........

Ended up stopping in here on a business trip just by chance, given it's a little bit off the beaten…read morepath, but well worth it. The main guy Franco, was an excellent host and you can tell just by sitting there lots of regulars know him by name and he's extremely well-versed in options to suggest. As a result, I ended up getting the zuppa di mare and a Moscow mule, both of which were fantastic and will definitely be back!

My husband and I dine at Nonno's frequently and the food is fantastic…read more The service is top notch and very friendly. Enjoy Franco stopping by our table to check on everything.

I came back here for another party. I did have some different foods. Once again, the service was…read moretop-notch and friendly. We were served bruschetta first. I had this on a prior visit, and it was better. The bread was too soft and did not hold up well with the actual bruschetta, which was tasty once again, tons of freshness. The antipasto had fresh meats and cheeses, which were appetizing. I also tried the clams, mussels, stuffed mushrooms, and calamari. The clams and mussels appeared fresh and were pleasant while the stuffed mushrooms were small but packed with flavor. I am not usually a fan of them, but I really enjoyed these. The calamari was solid too, nice breading to fish ratio on most of them. The second course was penne vodka (similar thoughts from prior review apply). The next course was the house salad, which was better than I remember. For my main course this time, I had the salmon in a white wine garlic sauce with some vegetables. The salmon was a good-sized portion with plenty of the sauce. The sauce was a good balance and paired well with the appropriately sized salmon. For dessert, there was a white cake with a strawberry filling. They provided the cake, but not sure where it came from. It was not bad. The cake and strawberry filling was good, but the frosting as well as the icing was too sweet and had too thick of a layer.

The sauce was sensational on a veal dish I had last week…read more I don't eat too much bread, but polished off the loaf to get as much of the sauce as possible. My wife is a food snob and she liked it very much, which doesn't happen very often.

Everything was perfect for a business lunch! Quiet ambience,…read moreno music, which we love that gave us an opportunity to have our lunch meeting. Appetizers were a hit. My favorite was the steam muscles. I ordered the flounder with crab meat. It was light lots of flavor and perfect for lunch. This is a must try. I will definitely come back here again when I'm in town.

The service was good and the place inside was nice but the food was not good. The beet salad had 2…read moreslices of beets that were semi dry. There was no flavor. The eggplant rollatini had no herbs in the cheese and was tasteless. The chicken piccata had steamed chicken slices with mushrooms that were canned or jarred. The chicken parm was premade and heated up to melt the cheese. This is not authentic Italian cooking.

Always a pleasure to stop into Carlos Cucuna, today just a quick slice and meatball parm for lunch…read more The best employees, always so friendly and hard working. The dining area is always spotless and clean. Confidently located in the Shop Rite mall in Byram,NJ

Ordered lunch the other day, a personal pizza and appetizer combo for two for takeout. The pizza…read moreitself was hot when I picked it up, but the crust was a bit dry. The appetizer for two included fried mozzarella sticks, mushrooms, zucchini, and chicken tenders. Overall the fried vegetables and chicken were pretty oily, especially the zucchini which were basically oil filled pockets. However, the dish was filling and the oily-ness not unexpected considering the appetizer is fried. The mozzarella sticks had a different type of coating on it which made it more bland and oily than the rest of the appetizer, unfortunately. The pickup experience was quick and easy. Overall, I would order again due to the restaurant's convenience, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way.

We've been coming here for years. I just wanted to review it as it was even better last night!…read moreGreat service and amazing food yet again!

Solid, BYO Italian restaurant in this area with wonderful service and quaint atmosphere. My husband…read moreand I came here for an early dinner on Friday night and shared the Stuffed Artichoke appetizer (it was a special for the night). Soooooo good but it's not always available (so check before you go!). For dinner, I had the Veal Saltimboca alla Romano - perfectly thin and cooked and the cheese was deliciously melty (served with mashed potatoes and spinach with artichoke hearts). Hubby had the Chicken Gardina - wonderfully thin and fried to perfection. For desert, we had the Tartufo - obviously :)