La Vela Dining Bar - New York

This restaurant has everything! Quality food, amazing wait staff, a kind and personable owner, and an affordable fine dining experience. I can not recommend it... read more This restaurant has everything! Quality food, amazing wait staff, a kind and personable owner, and an affordable fine dining experience. I can not recommend it enough! and 100% try the calamari, gnocchi, and every desert!

We came for an early dinner while visiting in NYC. They checked for my allergies to ensure I wasn?t getting anything I shouldn?t (soy oregano). Staff was friend... read more We came for an early dinner while visiting in NYC. They checked for my allergies to ensure I wasn?t getting anything I shouldn?t (soy oregano). Staff was friendly and attentive without being obtrusive. We will definitely be back!

Server was very nice gentleman, maybe missing some proper protocols and made the mistake of asking how long we will be there to sit us, but I guess I understand... read more Server was very nice gentleman, maybe missing some proper protocols and made the mistake of asking how long we will be there to sit us, but I guess I understand you want to know if you are next to a theater you dont want to feel rush as soon as you walk in. He made up quickly by explaining there was a large party reservation for the area we chose to sit but our reservation was for that quiet area! the Bread was good just not hot nor warm. Pizza was delicious, more on the salty side which I loved, prosciutto and arugula and we ordered a special plain pizza with ham for our 3 yr old. Caesar salad and coffee over tiramisu. Tiramisu: the reviews for the tiramisu were so off, nothing special there. Milk options: surprisingly for a restaurant in the city, there are no soy, oat or almond options for your coffee so I had it black; it was good. Very convenient location, I wish I would have tried more options like their pastas or meats, so far I can only speak for a great pizza place for a quick grab before you continue to explore the city

I enjoyed La Vela for the second time since moving to New York City. Wonderful food, great ambiance! read more I enjoyed La Vela for the second time since moving to New York City. Wonderful food, great ambiance!

What a surprise! We've been living in the neighborhood for almost 3 years and always wondered about this place. Looked it up and saw good reviews, so decided to... read more What a surprise! We've been living in the neighborhood for almost 3 years and always wondered about this place. Looked it up and saw good reviews, so decided to try it. Really interesting and creative menu. We loved our food the Calamari A La Vela was an outstanding appetizer. Our entrees were prefect: the sacceti in a delicious and well balanced mushroom/truffle sauce. The chicken a la Paris was also super noteworthy. Appreciate the good martinis and good wine selection. We'll certainly be back. Great service team too. Thanks for a lovely dinner...