Bona Cucina

Philadelphia spoils me. Italian is a whole different animal there--adventurous, charismatic, but still very palatable. Bona Cucina? Plays it safe, does it pretty well, at a good price. If you are in Lansdown, this place passes--but not worth travelling to.

I love the family feel of the joint, but the food just isn't dynamite. My crab and lobster bisque was good, my veal was oddly breaded and a bit too lemony (lump crabmeat on top was good). Long wait for food is OK because we are forewarned about it in the menu.

This classic establishment has room for improvement, but doesn't need to do it. Regulars love it and it has a reputation that precedes it; just not the spot for me.

Food was great.  Slow service was expected going in and the reviews were spot on.

This was my first visit to Bona. Lately we have been going to many Italian restaurants in the area:
Portabello's
Fellini's
Guiseppes
etc...
The write ups on Bona are very good so we gave it a try. This is a quaint little neighborhood Italian restaurant...which I like. The main room as some ambiance while the upstairs room is just a plain room.
We shared an appetizer special of Portabello mushroom with crab. It was VERY big but the flavor was lacking. No big deal.
My friend had a special called Chicken Genovese which was also bland in flavor. It looked good but taste was mediocre.
I had the Seafood Pasquale which was very good. It had the largest shrimp I had ever seen...and lots of it.
All in all it was good but not great. I will definitely give it another try since it just could have been an off night.