Translated from the Italian meaning Beautiful Light, this establishment opened in March 2015 and is located on a busy Franklin Avenue in Nutley. Bella Luce has a trendy yet casual vibe and serves authentic Italian cuisine. My partner, our friends and I came as first-timers for dinner tonight. Reservations were easily made via Open Table. Upon entering, we had to wait a few minutes for the host and got to look around the dark and classy interior, with a well-arranged bar area in the middle dividing the two dining rooms. We were promptly seated on the quieter side to the right and could hear the upbeat music playing throughout the restaurant. The menu comprised all of your typical Italian dish...
Translated from the Italian meaning Beautiful Light, this establishment opened in March 2015 and is located on a busy Franklin Avenue in Nutley. Bella Luce has a trendy yet casual vibe and serves authentic Italian cuisine. My partner, our friends and I came as first-timers for dinner tonight. Reservations were easily made via Open Table. Upon entering, we had to wait a few minutes for the host and got to look around the dark and classy interior, with a well-arranged bar area in the middle dividing the two dining rooms. We were promptly seated on the quieter side to the right and could hear the upbeat music playing throughout the restaurant. The menu comprised all of your typical Italian dish...
This is not my first Bella Luce review as I eat here often and including some holidays. As always, everything was perfect! I've never had a bad meal here!!! I adore the entire staff and the owner Joe. My family and I are treated like part of the Bella Luce family every time we walk through their door. It's usually all about the food when you choose a restaurant to eat at but here you get it all; phenominal, delicious, cooked perfectly, high quality cuisine, warm and relaxing atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff, stellar chef, great cocktails and a down to earth, fun and loving owner!!!!! If you haven't tried Bella Luce yet, you have definitely been missing out!
This was not my first time at Bella Luce. I am pretty much a regular. Their food and cocktails are outstanding. However, this was the first time I went out for a holiday dinner, Thanksgiving. Their 5 course TG dinner consisted of soup, salad, pasta, Turkey entree with all the fixings, pumpkin cheesecake and coffee. DELICIOUS!!!! Cocktails were on point as always and service was excellent. The owner welcomed us in with open arms and holiday greetings. He made us feel like family!
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Dined here with some friends and they had live music. It was too loud and honestly annoying. The food was good. Then the bill came, they are making customers pay for their taxes. Liquor tax, food tax, transaction fee, and gratuity was included (there were only four of us). I do not own this business and should not be paying for their taxes. I will not be back for reasons of the loud music and paying for the taxes, the restaurant needs to pay for.
My wife and I had a baptsim party at Bella Luce restaurant for 55 adults and 10 children, and right from the start the owner Joe was a pleasure to work with. The food and service we're both phenomenal. Joe worked with me to come up with a good menu variety for the event, and he really did a great job. Thank you to Joe and staff for doing such a great job.
This restaurant is OPEN FOR LUNCH! We had a reservation and google kept saying it was closed. Terrific restaurant and open for lunch and dinner.
The espresso martini was enjoyable, and the pasta was quite good. However, I wasn't really a fan of the calamari.
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This restaurant is a great spot—very clean and welcoming, with delicious food!
The food is always delicious, I have been enjoying the food for years.
