La Viola Bistro

great, family owned place by amazing family. food was really good, big portions. prices were the most reasonable in CC ($35 for set menu and you will be so full). BYOB. you should come here. ambiance was great, too.

This is the worst restaurant in Philadelphia by quite some distance. The food is so beyond bad, it is criminal what they charge you for what you are eating.

Please stop going here and giving this place business. The pasta is over-cooked. Sauces are splitting. The seafood isn’t fresh. The plates aren’t authentic. There is so much better Italian food in this great city. All of the desserts taste like they have been refrigerated for weeks. None of the salad are fresh. Seriously, do not go! Cancel your reservation. This place stinks.

The hostess rudely asked us to leave only 5 minutes after we received our check, because there were other guests waiting. We still were finishing our glasses of wine. At that point it was 6:28 PM, less than one hour after our 5:30 PM reservation time. I could understand if we had been there for a long time (90+ minutes) but one hour is reasonable. It was very frustrating to feel rushed and unwelcome. The food was just ok - nothing spectacular and not worth the loud atmosphere or poor service. I won’t be back.

They charge $24 for TWO pieces of ravioli, couple pieces of gnocchi and couples pieces of pasta …. What a disgrace , stealing money from the people AND the food is very mediocre, nothing special. Portions are TINY and when you bring it up all they say is “want to add a side” … which is $8 by the way. I would NEVER come back . Service is good though.

Checked out this cozy BYOB for the first time. I immediately felt right at home. Our server Anthony was knowledgeable about the menu and was appropriately engaging. It was clear that each dish was made with fresh ingredients and great attention to detail. This restaurant is added to my short list of Philly favorites.

FANTASTIC- this was the experience I’ve been looking for in Philly. Quaint restaurant with fantastic food, excellent service- owner came over to us multiple times to personally offer us help- and they let us hang out and talk at our table as long as we pleased. Did not feel rushed at all. BYOB!! We got the squid ink pasta with calamari and the NY strip steak special. Fantastic home cooked Italian meal. Adding this place to my list of favorites!!!

Terrible experience, with racial and religious discrimination! I went with a group of my friends (all hijabis) and we were placed in a separate room, that was closed off from the rest of the restaurant. I specifically had booked a reservation for La Viola West, but only after we had all finished our meal, we were told that we were in La Viola East, which only accepted cash. We were not informed of this beforehand. Additionally, the food did not taste good (except for the dessert) and we felt very hurt by the entire experience. Do better!!!