Bettola

I came here for a friend’s birthday one night. It was pretty busy, but we had reservations. There were a lot of tables in a tight area to the point where I was very cautious of bumping into people while they were seated. The waiter came to our table maybe three times. Once to take our drink orders and once to take our food orders. He came over one more time after we got his attention. He also did not know a lot about the menu. He didn’t really have recommendations. I’m pretty sure he thought we would tip him well regardless since the food and drinks were expensive, so he didn’t try at all. I got the Carbonara. It was not good. I knew it had mint added to it, but dang, it was like chewing a piece of Spearmint gum. I took a few bites and could not finish it. This is coming from a person part of the clean plate club. It did look beautiful inside though.

Too loud, too cramped! ZERO atmosphere! I will say the food was delicious. Our server (the guy with allllll the fancy ink pens in his apron) was friendly and knowledgeable, but you could barely hear him speaking over the tremendous amount of background noise. Dining in again is a "no, thanks" for me, but I'd be happy to order food to go.

An absolute gem in Birmingham! The food was amazing! They make a lot of their own ingredients like the house made pork sausage they use in the carbonara. The place is a really nice venue dressed up or down! Tons of parking right in front of the restaurant.