La Bistecca Italian Grille

What a wonderful experience! The filet was butter knife tender and the veal was wonderful. If you are looking for a romantic date night this is your place. All of the staff will treat you like family while letting you enjoy a special night out. The piano bar is an added perk to the wonderful ambiance.

We visited La Bistecca for a family birthday dinner. We anticipated the meal to be upscale, but the only thing that seems to make this place upscale it the price. The service is really the only thing that gets this place stars for us, the staff were great and they were willing to make a special request happen that wasn't on their menu. The ambiance felt like they stopped caring in 1982. Our meal unnecessarily took over 2.5 hours and, in total, it cost nearly $500 for three adults and two kids. Yes we had some wine, but for the quality of the food, the price tags are shocking. The calamari appetizer was almost entirely bell pepper strips. The spaghetti and linguini noodles were like something you can purchase in a grocery store. The green beans were not cooked at all (and I understand the idea of having them be crisp still, but they were barely even warm.) The shrort rib was mostly fat. The sea bass and polenta were flavorless- the broth that it sat in tasted like someone put a cup of salt into a quarter cup of brown water. The only food that anyone at our table enjoyed were the few meager strips of actual calamari, the escargot, and that special request I mentioned earlier- an item that wasn't on the menu. There is something to be said when an item that is not on the menu is the best dish they make. I really wanted to like the place, and am grateful the staff made it a nice time, but I cannot in good conscience recommend the price tag of this place to anyone, unless throwing money around is your jam.

What a great place - my favorite We have been here many times and have always had awesome meals - you will not be disappointed. They have the best filet and great risotto and truffle mac & cheese. We really enjoy sitting in the bar area listening to Michael James on the piano on the weekends. Also Megan is a great bartender & server so we like sitting at the bar when she is working. I highly recommend you go here if you haven't already been here.

Disappointed this time but look forward to a better return next time. I probably should've said something to the owner at the end of the evening when he came by to see how everything was but at that point we just needed to leave and I didn't wanna make a big issue. As it was, my son had to leave after 2 hours and missed dessert. Service was friendly but slow and not attentive. In prior visits service has been so much better. The kitchen was even slower unfortunately. The escargot appetizer was exceptional. The premium shrimp appetizer was perfectly cooked. Wish they had a cold shrimp cocktail option. House salads were really bland this night and some salt would have helped. The special butternut squash soup was ok, but wasn't a hit. Entrees took a really long time to come out and the restaurant was not that crowded. The short rib was the best of the bunch. But it had been sitting under a warming area for a long time as the sauce on it had already developed a thin layer. The shrimp and scallop pasta dish had perfectly cooked seafood but a sweet taste to it that my wife did not care for. My daughter in law has a sweet tooth and loved it however. I ordered the 9 inch filet medium rare and it came out with no pink and dry. I considered sending it back, but it took so long to come out, I didn't want to make everybody wait as we had a place to go to after dinner. For $75 it should've been cooked perfectly. Very disappointed in the steak at any price.We sampled the lemon cello cake for dessert and it was very good. Good wine and cocktail selections at reasonable prices. Love the romantic Italian ambiance.

We found this restaurant while we were searching for a place to celebrate our anniversary. We are so glad that we found this great restaurant! We live in the neighborhood for many years without knowing this place. Everything, including the food, service, ambiance was perfect. We have visited various cities of Italy and go to Traverse City ("Trattoria Stella") every summer to enjoy Italian food. I am glad that we don't have to travel far to enjoy good Italian food. My husband and I arrived a little early before the door opens yesterday. The owner, Jerry, appeared and kindly let us in with a big smile. During the course of our dinner, he came to our table a few times to check in to see how things were going and told us stories behind the menus, which was great. The waitresses were very attentive and kind, and served us food and drink promptly, ensuring they were served in the best condition. We tried the Arrancini as an appetizer. It was the best Arranciti I ever had! Jerry told us that it was his family recipe with his grand father's name on it. The appetizer came with warm bread and beans salad, both tasted great. We did not have much room to eat the main dish, and decided to share the veal scallopini and loved it. The veal was flavorful and tender, potato was crispy and the green beans were fresh! We were almost full at that point, but enjoyed the dessert which they kindly offered to us. (The crème brûlée was also the best I ever had!)I don't write review so often but was very impressed with the restaurant, so would like to share my review with others. We will certainly visit La Bistecca again. The next time, I would like to try the beef steak. I should make myself hungry before heading to the restaurant. Thank you Jerry and all the staff at La Bistecca for letting us celebrate our anniversary with great food and services.

La Bistecca is excellent. Beautiful uoscale atmosphere, wonderful wine and cocktail selection and the food is excellent. For appetizers, try the escargot. The steaks are fantastic and so is the chicken parm. I was a little disappointed in the salmon, but that's not to say it wasn't good. Service is really good but almost a bit too attentive, meaning I felt like our server lingered a bit to close a bit too much. But that's certainly better than never coming around. It's pricy so be prepared for that All in all, a fantastic choice for a nice dinner out.

Outstanding restaurant all around! An 'old school' Italian restaurant feel that is anything from casual to swanky with knowledgeable waitstaff and phenomenal food! This is where I go for the best steak! All Piedmontese - and the filet is flavorful. And they have always been perfectly cooked. I brought 4 new friends with me a couple weeks ago and the bf. Six out of six positive reviews for everything we ordered! And also some live lounge music, at least on the weekends. I drive all the way from Royal Oak to this place!!

Well let me first off say that I've lived in the area my whole life and have known about this place but never went there for dinner. Decided to try it and let me say it's not most definitely my favorite Italian restaurant in the area by far. The atmosphere, service and food are all five star. I can't even begin to say how good the drive is and the live do playing music is also a very nice touch. If you get a chance definitely check this place out!

Took my mother out for a nice dinner, thought we would try this place after all these years. Our family always went to Station 885 and could have a good meal with reasonable prices. It was a sad day when it closed. The dinner at LA Bistecca was not good. My Mom order a pasta dish and it was tasteless. I ordered salmon which came out under cook and the veggies as well. I sent it back and the veggies were still not cook through and brought out the same piece of salmon cooked to death. The waitress was fantastic, very sweet, friendly working to make it right, just too bad the food was not great especially with the overwhelming prices. 19 dollars for a glass of wine. We also sat near the kitchen door and saw workers touching food without gloves on. I understand everyone needs to make a living, but there are alot of other places out where I live near where the food is upscale and wine at 9 to 11 dollars a glass not 19 dollars and up for good Italian wine. The desert and the cocktail were the only thing good beside the service.

We had a birthday party for my husband and his twin there yesterday. Thank you Gerry Costanza for the wonderful food and service. Everything was top notch! Looking forward to coming again. Carmen W.