Reviews for La Novella in East Meadow, NY
Food, service and atmosphere were 4 stars but their $41.oo (their cheapest option) white wine was bad. I could get a $25.oo... bottle of wine in a different restaurant that would taste 100% much better. Read more
If you like very nice sounding live music (Italian songs) go here... otherwise they have let this place go a bit imo, kinda a... "hasbeen". Bread to table was stale, Mushroom app was soggy/ tough, veal was dry, brocolli was not fresh. We only had a fewitems so try it out for yourself for a better experience. Oh the owner and server were not receptive to our comments when wewere asked how the food was. It is customary to ask the customer how there meal is (which is nice that they asked) but when weexplained our dislike they went silent... no response, no apology, no offer to remake, or exchange for a different item and notremoved from our bill either! This is what led me to write this negative review, sorry. The customer comes first always! Read more
I planned a big milestone birthday party for 16 people for my husband. I met with Michael about two weeks before. I didn't want... people ordering individually. What a feast we had with antipasto, rigatoni vodka, salad, choice of veal or chicken marsala,Francese or Parmigiano, or red snapper, or filet of sole, or eggplant rollatine. I asked for wine on the table and a proseccotoast, and wanted them to get the cake. It was absolutely scrumptious. Everything down to the last detail was perfect, and ourwaiter, Salvatore, remarkable. He knew when to take time for pictures and even took some great ones for us. It has been over 2years since we have eaten out, but with a private room and guests who tested prior to attending, and a perfect outdoor eatingarea, we felt safe. Read more
Food is very good for what you?re paying for. Hostess was really nice and efficient. Super cute interior and exterior design.... The brownie you can order for desert is a must!!! Read more
Wow, we were looking for a restaurant on they final evening of our honeymoon. We discovered here and it was amazing, the staff... were very friendly and the portion sizes were very generous. We had artichoke stuffed to start and mains were seafood linguineand salmon fettuccine. We had two glasses of red wine also. We enjoyed the night as was music on and we sat outside undercanopy. The waiter was Italian and so is my wife so they spoke about where from and family. It was the best place for our lastnight. Shame as we would have gone back. I highly recommend this place for Italian food and great atmosphere. Thank you againand hopefully we can return again one day. Read more
La Novella throws amazing parties! The patio always looks gorgeous, the staff are top notch and the food is delicious. They... treat you like family and make sure your guests are enjoying themselves. We?ll continue to use them for parties. Read more
We were near here and decided to go for. a late dinner. It was empty inside and no one was around to initially greet us. Then we... realized they also had outside dining, which is where other people were sitting. We stayed inside and enjoyed the quiet. My songot the penne alla vodka which we had read about and it was not on the menu but they gladly made an order. It was very good withnot too much creame so not as sweet as some, which was a good thing. Aldonte pasta and came out nice and hot. My wife got thebronzino special over spinach which was two filets and very tender. Spinach was a bit oily. I had a lobster special which wasserved over a nice linguine in a white garlic sauce. It included clams, muscles, shrimp and calamari. A very nice dish. We splita tiramisu for dessert which was OK, but a small portion for the $9 price point. The cappachino was a better value, we justwish it was made with less milk and a larger shot of espresso. Overall a nice meal and great service. Read more
La Novella hosted our our Grandparents 75th Weeding Anniversary. They absolutely love this place and I agree. The food,... drinks and service is always the best. Thank you for making is a special evening with our family. Read more