Bella's Restaurant & Lounge

Service.
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Fernando is awesome, but they need more waitstaff.
Atmosphere.
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Impeccable jazz on Wednesdays, but it gets really cold in there.
Food.
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well prepared, but nothing special. It will interesting to see if the owner can adapt to make the most of the increased traffic the jazz band is attracting.
Will the owner start turning on the heat? Hiring adequate waitstaff? Changing the menu strategically?

Perfect place to meet your friends.
Perfect for the slow dining experience.
If you're in a hurry, try sitting at the bar.
We were happy with our server, Fernando.
Bright, friendly and attentive to us.
He made sure we were watered, and served the guys fresh coffee.
I chose water.
They reported that the coffee was very good and accepted a refill when it was offered.
When asked, Fernando was quick to bring real milk instead of the creamers on the table. The food was excellent.
Our friend said his fish and chips were some of the best he'd had in a long time.
Fernando reported that the fish was fresh all the time as it is a dish they serve often.
Matey and I had the Cheeseburger.
Yum.
Mine, no bun.
Still both his and mine were very attractively presented and prepared as we liked with our burger medium, but still juicy.
The fries were tasty, shall I say perfect once again? Yes.
Perfect.
Even though they were waiting for my pleasure, while we chatted our way through our meal, it seemed like they never got limp or cold.
The plate all was presented on kept the food warm and I was happy with our time. We left remarking how we'd have to visit here again.
Fernando made us feel at home with the backstory of how his family has run the place for many years.
He chats on about how they love to do large parties for groups.
Special to hear was the part about how the restaurant carries his mother's name: Bella.
Beautiful!

Bad: could use some updating.
A little, or lot, run down in spots.
We honestly considered trying somewhere else. Good: everything else.
Food, although probably not scratch was absolutely excellent.
I don't really care if the veggies were chopped on sight, food was awsome! Real cream in the cream sauce! Bartender was fantastic, if stretched a bit thin.
Loved the family connection.
Will certainly go back.