Bettola

First, food: water was the best part of the meal. I ordered the margarita pizza and it was soggy and soupy. It had more water on it than the Smith Lake. Also ordered the calamari, unsure why it was in red sauce. Had a high dose of salt on the toast that came with it. Second, service: I had to ask one of the servers walking by if anyone was going to wait on us. Very impersonal. Third, atmosphere: My husband said it was ok. I however, couldn’t hear the waiter (if he said anything at all) because of how loud it was. No music. All in all, unsatisfied with our experience.

Pizza was amazing. Great waiters.

Great Italian restaurant. Smart casual atmosphere. Great food with scrumptious desserts. Highly recommend.

I got takeout and it was just okay and not worth the money. My pasta dish was placed in a cardboard sandwich box. It's probably better if you're dining int. Kid-friendliness: Not sure if its kid friendly.

Nice atmosphere/decor. Ordered Pizza and crust was tough but very tasty. Ask for Brandon for excellent service. He took very good care of two older ladies.

We went to lunch at 11:40 and were told there was an hour wait, so I left my phone number and never got a call. Finally at 1:20, we decided to walk back over where one host had no clue who we were. We were seated once another host had miraculously found my name on the list. We sat down and proceeded to wait about 20 minutes to be greeted by our waiter then an additional 10 minutes for some water. We put in our drink orders and an order of burratta. Fast forward 30 minutes and our server tells us the restaurant had run out of bread and pizza (during our extremely long wait 3 out of the 4 of us had decided on pizza, also still no drinks) which is conveniently 2 of the only three things that are served here during lunch. We opted to get the $40 charcuterie which is a hodgepodge of pickles, meat, cheese and sauces which was extremely lackluster. Once the meals came out, cold sandwiches and mediocre soup all wrapped up with a $50 bill per person. This restaurant is in a great area and has the appearance of being a great restaurant in Birmingham but from this first, and likely last, experience I will not be returning and will be letting everyone I know that there is much better Birmingham has to offer. These would be comments for the manager but he failed to speak to our table a single time, so we did not have the opportunity to voice our dissatisfaction.

Delicious house made pasta and spicy meat. I ate every bite. My brother in law said the prosciutto pizza he had was the best pizza he ate in years.