Bella Fortuna North

We recently dined here and had a really bad experience from start to finish.  Our drink order was screwed up.  The bread was stale.  The pizza was worse than frozen pizza.  All the appetizers were universally bad (almost everything was cold and the mussels tasted rancid).  The pasta was mushy.  The entrees were forgettable at best.  Lastly, the prices were through the roof!

Created an account to write this review.  Terrible food, terrible (young and inexperienced) service.  We came all the way from Glen Lake to give this restaurant a shot, while the drive is breathtakingly beautiful the experience was not worth the trip.  

Mussels were inedible, mozzarella al forno was small cold mozzarella balls in lukewarm subpar tomato sauce, pizza was cafeteriaesque at best.  Bunch of 'Italian" stuff for sale in the lobby--ugh, very Cracker Barrel.  Lights too bright, ambiance all wrong, drinks watery, prices sinful for the quality.  Clientele seems to be a much older crowd.  

IF you are considering making the trip to come here--in a word--don't.  There are way too many excellent restaurants on the peninsula to spend an evening here...alas, we wasted the last night of our vacation (and a bunch of money) in this dining room.

Their self-purported hype and pretension only add to the ridiculously bitter aftertaste of this place.  Bella Fortuna: no thanks.

We hosted the rehearsal dinner for our son's wedding here. I can't say enough about what a great experience it was. The manager, Vicki, accommodated us with only 3 weeks notice (another restaurant had inadvertently double booked us). She worked closely with the chef and me to come up with an awesome menu. We held a cocktail hour before dinner on the lovely patio (complete with a Bocce court), then a several-course dinner was served. The food was outstanding and was served with perfect timing. They even quickly whipped up a delicious alternative for a vegetarian guest of ours for whom I hadn't planned ahead. The wait staff was very prompt and gracious.  The "house" wine is their own label imported from Tuscany and was excellent. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the Leelanau Peninsula!