La Vela in New York City

The food is consistently well prepared and delicious, staff members hands out great customer service. I love the cleanliness and mood. Worth a try.

They were overall very tasty and worked us in after my daughter Amanda finished the marathon. There was only one blip, Amanda's sister Vanessa ordered marinara sauce instead of the cream sauce, she has UC and needs to be dairy and gluten free but the server told us the cook was too busy to change her order because of the marathon crowd. Then a manager or owner spotted this and was very helpful with correcting this error and Vanessa really enjoyed her replacement meal.

Just incredible food, great service and reasonably priced. Nice cozy space

Best pasta with spinach and sausage I have ever eaten, very tasty food and nice atmosphere! Recommend this place

We ordered cocktails that were very bad to taste . I only took one sip of my drink and my boyfriend just finished his drink somehow cause we were paying for it. The waitress had an attitude problem, maybe thought of herself as too good to be working as a waitress but wasn't qualified enough to find a better employment. The shrimps were rubbery and pasta was tasteless plus there was a hair at the bottom of the plates..yikes ! On a Thursday @ uppee west side this place was almost empty that should have been indicative of the how bad this place is. There are plenty other good Italians restaurants that are worthy of your money. Avoid this one !

Great atmosphere , pizza was delicious.Owners are awesome ... highly recommended.!!! Thank You ..

This place has first-rate service as well as enjoyable food. One of my favourite restaurants in the area. The food and drinks arrived quickly and the prices were inexpensive. Highly recommended.

The food is fine, but not especially unique. The atmosphere is equally enjoyable. If you'd like a tastier dish, I recommend Piccolo, just down the street.

Overall not BAD, but my pasta was dry.

Have walked past here countless times over the years and we finally visited. We've been missing out! Very tasty vegetarian dish of zucchini noodles and whole wheat pasta with garlic oil, spinach and pignoli nuts. My husband had the sausage and fettuccine dish and enjoyed it. Shared an app of asparagus and mushrooms, yum! Very reasonable prices, casual atmosphere, friendly service, live music. We'll definitely be back - he wants to try my dish and I saw half a dozen other things I'd like to try.

Bettola is a wonderful restaurant. My family has been enjoying the restaurant’s food, atmosphere and friendly staff for years. The owners are some of the best, hardest working people we’ve had the honor and pleasure of knowing. What some negative reviewers may not realize ... is how significantly projecting their own bad day or insecurities impacts small business owners. Please, think for a minute before you write a bad review. Two people gave a 1 star review to Bettola and accused them of being racist for being asked to return after the restaurant’s regularly scheduled ~4-5pm break. Did you consider that maybe the chef and staff who work very hard need a short break in their 12 hour work day —instead of focusing on the color of your skin? Do you realize the impact of your unfair, bad reviews on someone’s livelihood? Do you realize that they employ a multi-cultural staff and are themselves naturalized citizens?

Really good food and nice people.

This place calls itself a rock and roll Italian restaurant. I didn't know that until sitting down and looking at the menu but still don't know what that means.Walked in and they were playing some soft unobtrusive music.Waitress couldn't answer questions about menu ingredients without going back to kitchen.Pizza was fine, surf and turf was very good. Ordered the bolognese and it was just plain weird. Maybe had a big dose of cinnamon in the sauce? Don't order it if you are expecting a normal bolognese. Lasagna also had strange flavorings.When we were just about to leave at around 8pm they cranked up the music pretty loud and it was jazz - not rock and roll as you'd expect. Probably would have immediately walked out if music were playing that loud when we walked in.Also for winter time there isn't a good buffer between the outside air and the restaurant so if you are sitting near the doorway expect to get a blast of cold air every time the door opens or closes.

My pasta could be better because I cooked more than I was expecting. My friends dishes had no flavor, unfortunately.

The pizza here was really good! Came during happy hour and the price was amazing. The staff was attentive, but really quiet. I would recommend.

Great pizza. Fun, casual atmosphere. Affordable. Attentive but not annoying service. Live music at a pleasant volume.

Very friendly, funky, clean, excellent food, wonderful service!

Another Modan joint, fantastic ramenThanks for opening here. Much easier than going eagle rock or downtown for ramen

My new favorite restaurant. I had the fresh home made gnocchi with pesto sauce and it touched my soul. The service was great, the prices were modest and the food was fresh and served hot. So many delicious choices on menu made it difficult to choose. Will definitely be back to try other dishes for sure.

The food and service was great! I forgot to take a pic of the food. Lol

Awesome dishes mixed with a little rock music makes for a great evening!

I tried the lasagna and the shrimp diavolo pasta. I really enjoyed the lasagna. Service was very fast!

Great atmosphere and service. Food was authentic and tasty.

Great food. They would have gotten 5 stars if the waitress was courteous. Even my friend made a comment that she was not nice.

Great Neapolitan pizza and service. Always a good time.

A bit of old New York vibe, decor is rock n roll with guitars,, keyboards and other instruments hung on ceiling and walls. Food is very good, can't beat the pizza, good size and side salad make a perfect meal, staff is very attentive. Well priced too, great casual dining experience

Great little place all the musical instruments hanging warms up the decor. Food was excellent as well as the staff. I had the sausage fettuccini and was very flavorful and pasta cooked perfect. A great restaurant. The curly shrimp in the garlic chili sauce was heavenly

Excellent UWS spot with a tremendous happy hour for drinks and food. Super friendly staff and even live music on some nights.

Good food ,good prices.You should go to eat here.

Amazing chill and enjoyable atmosphere with live music from someone who truly enjoys what he does. Great for any kind of evening.