Ciao Bella New Paltz

"We loved everything about this place. The food was delicious, the service was excellent and the atmosphere was upbeat and comfortable. We will definitely be back next time we are in the area."

"This place is such a gem! We were in the area for the sheep & wool festival. Stopped for dinner. Oh my my, totally exceeded every expectation!! Classy and beautiful, such a nice vibe, lovely music. The service was impeccable, the food AMAZING! I ordered the chicken martini…it quite possibly was the best chicken I’ve ever tasted! My hub had the spinach ravioli, he said it was very yummy. Family owned, it’s a breath of fresh air in today’s muddled world. You won’t ever be disappointed here"

"You've got to be kidding me. .....We stopped by on our way home, yes it was 10 minutes after their opening time and apparently none of the staff had shown up yet...but in that case don't open your doors if the service is going to be this bad...so we gave the one person there some slack. He appeared to be the owner, could have been the dishwasher for all we knew, he never even said, hello, just "are you all together" when we walked in. All two of us. Maybe he was hoping I was with miss LuLuLemon and Mr give her what she what she wants im just getting her a green card as they recieved far better service...gotta get me some lulus......Yes, I answered, I am together, Well as together as I get on a Saturday. We ordered the cold antipasti and the penne vodka to go, one with salmon and one with chicken. I was assuming the Penne was Penne and not Penna as written on the menu as that would have been a whole different story. We had 3 beers while we waited. 3 total, not each. While I am sure the Culinary Institue promotes putting ice into a glass and then water to cool the glass show, the planet is in fact running of of water and just putting the glasses in the fridge would have solved that problem. ....The total came to $115. The antipasti noted on the menu to be "Olives, Prosciutto, Mixed Cheese" was 6 green olives, 6 red olives, 4 small chunks of parmesan and 6 small slices of hot and sweet sausage. Ok, so we'll let that go, the proscuitto and the cheese men were obviously late also. Or stuck in the mens room which was locked or occupied for at least 15 minues so a quick trip to the ladies loo was necessary...We were taking the order to go, unbeknownst to us it arrived at the same time as the appy and was put on the bar, outside , in the sun, until we were done eating. We didn't even know that was our food until it was handed to us. Anyway, we arrived home, and didn't open the bag until a couple of hours later. And this is what we found. For the grand sum of $80 +/- not including drinks, we received $2 worth of pasta, mine had 4 or 5 small chunks of salmon mixed in with it, not sure why the salmon was not grilled and placed on top, and a flattened piece of chicken, also cut up. It was probably already hammered until an inch of its life to be used in some other dish. No salad? not even offered....oh thats right you are Al a Carte... that just a fancy word for we cant charge enough on our main course meal to justify the $2 we spend on the salad so we gonna charge you $10...All in all, won't be going back....and don't even reply and say "what do you expect from a fine dining experience" because my answer is "a fine dining experiance""

"Our first time to Ciao Bella and it was fabulous! Delicious drinks, the food was outstanding we had the beet salad and haddock! The service was top notch. A family run business and we will surely be back !"

"Stopped by for lunch, place was beautiful and the food is even more amazing. The workers/ owners were very kind and helpful with explaining food orders. If your in the New Platz area definitely don’t miss out on the great experience here at Ciao Bella!!"