La Bocca 8 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601

"Where to begin. When we cane in the owner, or maybe he was an older waiter, was not happy to see 3 kids. He even said the other patrons were looking for a quieter time. He changed his mind when he saw the shocked look on our faces and sat us. Wish we had left though, when we found three hairs in one of our pasta dishes, and a fish bone in one the beef ravioli dishes (I hope it was a fish bone anyway). Avoid."

"Our server was amazing, dedicated, kind and on top of everything. The staff in general were committed to give us a wonderful New Year’s Eve experience and I commend them for that. However, the food was terrible. Overcooked pasta (so much, you couldn’t eat it with a fork), Cesar salad from a salad bag from the grocery store, tasteless dressing, beef carpaccio with half of an arugula bag and three very thin pieces of beef, and the kick of all, there’s no drink menu, so we end up paying for a rosé the same price I paid for a prepared cocktail in a fancy bar last week in NYC. The only food worth eating was the canoli at the end, but the final tab didn’t reflect the quality of food or drinks. I’d only come back for coffee and dessert."

"AWFUL experience. We had a reservation for 4 adults and 3 kids and as soon as we walked in, we were told that they might have to put our table in a cold corner by the door because the people near our original table “wanted quiet.” We should’ve walked out right there and nearly did, but were convinced to stay and be served at our original table. The food was terrible. My mom’s pasta had not one, not two but three hairs in it. The waiter (who looked like he hated his job and/or life) couldn’t care less when we told him. We finally got the check which had both 20% gratuity AND an 18% service fee. I brought this to the person who wanted to reseat us in the first place, who apologized and said that he’d take one of them off the bill, and then didn’t. Charged my card for the full amount. Which I didn’t see after the fact because we were so desperate to leave. Still no apologies for the hair in the food. Horrible from beginning to end. Run the other way!"

"La Bocca was a pleasant surprise while traveling with my wife and two young children. A fancy, yet semi casual atmosphere. Service was impeccable and nothing short of the best service we have received in a long time. The servers were attentive and always made sure we had our glasses filled, if we dropped a napkin, it felt like they were on it before it hit the floor. The appetizers were delicious, we had the fried calamari and buffalo mozz, definitely fresh and done right. Our meals were all excellent and the homemade pasta was incredible. My only complaint was our martinis were only 3/4 filled in a small glass and mine had bits of ice in it. The food and service over shadowed the drinks, I would definitely return and I can’t wait to!"

"A great mid-week night out! Food was excellent and - shall we say - quite abundant. Service very attentive-- never an empty glass nor dirty plate on the table. "Old School"... no iPads, no QR codes, no 'get it yourself'. An excellent evening out on all counts. Many thanks to the team for helping make our visit to White Plains memorable!"