La Bona Pasta
Italian
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Location and hours
Location
13321 W Indian School , Litchfield Park, AZ
(623) 935-2233
Hours
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Reviews
Overall rating
(148 reviews)
The bread was delicious, and the waitress was friendly.
One of the best Italian meals that I had in a restaurant in quite some time. Service was excellent, food was fresh and delicious.
Everything we ordered was delicious, staff was friendly and efficient.
Everything we ordered was delicious, staff was friendly and efficient.
The service was outstanding and the food was delicious!
Really love this family owned restaurant. Food is always good and a great atmosphere.
This is my favorite restaurant in the West Valley. Small and cozy. Excellent food. Only negative is the extremely slow service the last three visits. But that doesn’t keep me away.
Very good, tried the stuffed porkloin special. Yum.
Everything was average until I received my bill and I almost fell out of my chair. Overpriced for the quality of food.
The minestrone soup was really a vegetable soup. The bread was not fresh it w as frozen reheated, in my opinion. The eggplant parmesan was good.
I love this place the owner is a really good guy and the food is great. This is our go to Italian restaurant.
We love eating at Bona pasta. They have a very friendly staff and the food is always excellent.
The ambiance is wonderful and the s rvice was great!
Nice atmosphere, quick service and delicious food.
We are not used to fine dining with reasonable prices.
Small, quaint Italian restaurant with really yummy food and an above average selection of wines. Server was average (just not very chatty or over the top). Decor could use some updating and the music could be turned down a smidge.
The food was very good but they needed another server. There were only 2 people bringing the food to the table for the whole restaurant. If you have time, it's great.
Service was fine. Cream of broccoli soup was very good. Rest of meal was below par. Will not go back.
There was 4 of us and one ordered Lamb but didn't care for it. The rest of us loved our meals, the bread, wine, etc.
The food was excellent, and I have no issues with the service or any other aspects of the visit except that the lighting was so dim that we could not read our menus. Thought of pulling out the cell phones and usually the flashlight app but thought it would be very tacky.
i know the food isn't prepared until you order it. but to wait 25 minutes for the salad to come and to have to flag another waitress down to refill our drinks was ridiculous. too slow and not attentive.
Nice small restaurant with very good Italian food. I got the shrimp scampi in a champagne sauce with a side of linguini. The linguini was in a marinara sauce, but would have preferred it if it was all the same sauce. My wife got the veal parmesan which she said was good, but the breading on the veal was mushy and made the marinara sauce thick. It looks like only the owners (husband & wife) were there to cook and serve about 10 tables, so the service was slow which pushed our meal to 2 hours. Overall, very good.
Waited more than an hour for food. Need more staff.
it was really slow , it took almost 45 to get 2 pasta dishes
wonderful meal, nice setting
Expect to wait as it is all made from scratch!
Nice laid back atmosphere, great food. Did not feel hurried but was encouraged to enjoy the food.
We come especially for your wonderful soups. The mushroom soup has changed since we have been coming to this restaurant. It needs many more mushrooms and bigger sizes of mushrooms as used to be in the soup. Also way less or no celery at all. Ice tea tastes as if the water is mildewed. Not sure why but even smells as such.
Always 5 star!
My food was cold and it took forever to reach the table.
Be prepared to wait longer than most restaurants. Hostess doubled as the only waitress, but had help with the water, bread, etc. Cloth napkins and tablecloths.
Charming! Old fashioned "Italian" music, e.g., Sinatra, D. Martin, etc... Complimentary bread worth making a meal of itself! Husband RAVED over lasagna! Great service.
Fine setting - table clothes and cloth napkins. Good friendly service, excellent food
The fish special recommended by the waiter was fantastic. The fish was cooked perfect and the sauce was awesome.
They have wonderful soups. The service is excellant.
Apparently oven was malfunctioning a bit but the food was really good. The minor little complaint would be that I wish the bread was just a bit toastier but that's probably the oven issue.
Excellent food and service....we will definitely go out to dinner often at this beautiful, quiet and enjoyable hideaway!!
We have been here previously and like to support the local businesses. I had veal and it was very tasty. My husband had a seafood dish that he also enjoyed. Everyone was very attentive.
The food was really good and the server was very attentive and helpful
Great service
My daughters fav restaurant
very helpful with their menu. The food was delicious. Service excellent.
Nobly West Valley restaurant we have returned to!
The staff is always very pleasant and helpful and the food is excellent.
La Bona Pasta is a quaint, little Italian place we love to visit when we are craving good pasta. Everything is cooked to perfection and the servers are fantastic. The lasagna is delicious!
Excellent meals, outstanding service, quiet and romantic atmosphere to enjoy the experience with my wife
Wait staff very attentive. Nice atmosphere, small and quaint.
Good service and excellent fodd
Waiter advised us the soup of the day was excellent, it was. He also advised on the wine and dessert. He was spot on.
Delightful atmosphere, friendly service, and very hot food!
Very pleasant. Attentive waiter, very clean
Food is so fresh
We enjoyed the food and the ambiance.
Friendly staff, delicious food made fresh. Will definitely be a new favorite place
I will return to this restaurant often. It is immaculate, professional and wonderful home made food.I would have never found this restaurant if not for the restaurant.com. Very smart for the restaurants to participate in this deal.
Always wonderful!!
It was sooooooooooooo good as usual!
This restaurant is my all time favorite in the West Valley. The atmosphere is quaint. White tablecloths. Good service though most would consider it slow. Instead we look at it as a leisurely and thoroughly enjoyable dining experience.
Food was fresh, hot, and homemade.
white tablecloths, homemade soup and bread, great service
Everything as usual was perfect from the service to the food!
Pleasant atmosphere with Andre Bochelli singing in the background. Minestroni soup, brushetta, veal, risotto with chicken, shrimp and sausage,all rounded out the meal. We wiped our platters clean with delicious warm bread.
The place is small,but very quaint.The ambience was lovely.The service was great. The food was delicious. The bread was very good,a focaccia bread and a cibatta roll.We had 3 servings of the breads. For dessert we had the cannoli which was awesome. It was a wonderful dining experience.
Delightful small family dining place. Pleasant and fun staff. Great food!
Great food, wonderful service
The food and service were excellent!
Nice, clean, good services.
had the Italian sausage pasta, very good. still think they could make up a better wine list.
Delicious garlic bread and rolls. We got a second basket for free.
Very tasty Italian, run by family that seems to love what they are doing.
Hadn't been there in over a year. Ambiance is better now, same fantastic chef, new items on menu. All four of us had different dishes that were excellent!
Food was great, service was a little slow though.
The pasta took much too long to cook and was not told this for about 20 minutes; sauce and meat was way too salty and quite dry; sauce was not red but orange; clam chowder had no clams--not even tiny pieces; probably won't be back
Great food! Great service!
Wonderful staff.Hot,tasty food.White tablecloths,very nice !
Very slow service...Need another cook and waitress.
wonderful service and great food. Will definitely return.
The restaurant was quite nice and cozy. Very well maintained. The staff was attentive and the food was wonderful. Terrific menu. We weren't sure but we're guessing it was operated by family members.
Our server was friendly and our food was served in a timely manner. both of our meals were delicious and we will continue to go back to this restaurant.
The food was excellent. It was the best Italian food we have had around here (we eat out almost all the time) Will definitely come back.
very friendly personnel, excellent food
It was small, but clean and nice. Service was pretty quick, and very polite. Menu had great options and both items we ordered were fabulous. bread/rolls and salad were also good. Very fresh stuff. We may have found a new favorite restaurant. I highly recommend it!
Soups are always terrific. The pork tenderloin special was also great.
The food was great & hot also. Plus the atmosphere was perfect!
We both ordered different specials and they were delicious.
Great food!
Loved the food, service was excellent. Atmosphere was casual but friendly
Staff was not very feiendly. My chicken parm was not cooked very good and i love lasagna but not with spinach.
Little slow getting menus to us.
The Baked Brie was delicious. I had the Risotto and can't wait to go back again!
food was excellent, nice atmosphere, good and friendly service
It is a very nice quite restaurant with good tasting food, a friendly staff, and good service.
Good fast service and excellent food.
Food was fair at best. Smothered in tasteless gravy.
The food, atmosphere & the chef are absolutely excellent and delightful in this nice restaurant.
The food had a lot of flavor. We really enjoyed our meal.I don't understand why we were the only 2 people in the restaurant.
Attentive, pleasant, friendly service. pretty, quiet dining room. We were the only diners at 6PM. One other table taken when we left. Maybe it's just us but we didn't care for the food .
Atmosphere was very nice, the service was good. The food was no more than average. Portions were big but the food was just okay. We drove 35 minutes from our home because everything looked nice,doubt that would return or recommend.
Very low key, calm atmosphere
Great food and atmosphere
Food was very good.Service could be a little more attentive.
Fresh delicious food with personalized service! Excellent dining experience!
My entree was absolutely delicious! This chef really knows his business. The place is very classy and everyone is so attentive to the diners.
Nice atmosphere and good menu..good prices..nice wine selection
The food was excellent and the service was grate.
Great chicken lasagna
VERY long wait for our food - over 45 minutes! Was not the waitress' fault.
Both the food and service were excellent!!!
Clean, quiet and friendly staff
Authentic Italian cuisine at great price.
The food was good. Service very slow but we were not in a hurry. Ate all our bread because of how long it took to get meal though so don't go thete too hungry!
The food was good but it took us over an hour and the place was slow. We missedOur movie that started at 850 when we got their at 715.
More than we expected!
No problems....we were the only customers @ 2 pm on Sunday.
This was a nice little place to eat at. The food was good and had an authentic appeal. The reason I didn't give it a five was that it was warm and a little stuffy in there. It was a warm day and even though it was Winter they should have turned the a/c on.
The food was excellent and when there was a problem it was resolved without any issues. Great customer service. We will definately be back
Food was excellent!
Everything was made fresh to order. Great service.
We had been to this resturant some years ago and it was packed. The food was excellent even though a bit slow. This time we were one of two tables and the food was still of excellent quality. I think the food was made to order.
Salad dressing could be improved. It was tasteless.
Good food. Good service. Good prices.
Food is delicious, quiet, and relaxing! Cook and server very nice!!
Very slow servers that mumble and don't speak clear enough to hear the answers to your questions. We had to ask about specials instead of being told about them
Food very salty
Excellent food and service!
Attentive wait staff Pleasant dining room
Service great. Presentation most pleasing. Quality and quantity more than ample. Great experience.
From the moment you walk in, the lighting, the smells, how the wait staff attends to you made for a most enjoyable evening.
food was great and service was fantastic. Only complaint I had was that the temperature in the restaurant was way too warm. (They had the doors open when we went in.)
Prompt, friendly service/servers.
Food was good. Service was excellent.
The food quality was amazing. I selected the soup for my apetizer and it was THE BEST claim chowder I have ever had. The waitress says all their soups are fabulous and I believe her. Both of the entrees were equally excellent.The dinning area and kitchen looked like an old fast food restaurant that they did their best to look decorate like a formal restaurant. I can deal with that. We relaxed and enjoyed the excellent food.We arrived before the busy dinner crowd and the food took longer than I would have liked to receive. It was about 30 minutes before receiving the soup/salad. I would be worried dinning during peak dinning hours because the wait could be very long, but well worth the wait.
the service was poor..had to wait a very long time for our drink..salad and entree..however the fooe was delicous..a small cocroach ran up my daughter's arm and we knowcke it to the floor and my son stepped on it..I mentioned it to the manager/cook and he did not really respond..I think he may have thought we made it up to get a free meal or something...Theserver was not friendly and attentive....food was worth the visit
Food and service is superior. Food presentation is A class at a reasonable price. The chef is extremely professional but very friendly as well as the server. If you want Italian food this is the place to go.
Pleasant place, server very friendly.
Great food, service, and atmosphere, we'll be back!
I will definitely make La Bona a destination for our family. The food was excellent and delicious.
The food was fantastic and very fresh!! Not greasy!!
The food was great even though it took a while in coming. It was worth the wait.
Food was good. Had a new server so service was slow. Help by a more experienced server made it more enjoyable.
Cozy ambiance and nice wait staff but the prices were a bit high for the product.
Food was wonderful; service was a bit slow but we chalked it up to the "European experience". Will definitely go back there again. House white wine was a wonderful blend - very unique. All in all, a great experience.
Chicken was tough.
The waiter was excellent. We were even welcomed by the Chef!Excellent food! I had the special which even included Spumoni for dessert.
Small, cafe style, quiet. Food was great, wine too. Service was excellent. Care put into every meal.
Nice quite location, attentive staff, good food, large menu
The food is amazing. The servers appear untrained. Didnt get drinks, soup/salad witout asking several times, received more beers than we ordered.
It was very slow, it appeared it was an issue of being understaffed. Our waitress attended to another table that came in after us first, and it was 15 minutes before we placed an order and 35 minutes before we received our salad/soup. My entree came much later and it was wrong, but I received my correct one shortly later. An assistant manager gave us a free dessert to go which was nice, the kitchen was working hard, but seemed also to be understaffed. The food was good, one table of 4 left and I think it was because they were there quite awhile without someone taking their order. food was good though, it was hot in the restaurant!