My husband and I were on a date night for a Friday night after a long day of work. We decided to go downtown Monterey and search for a nice glass of wine. I found Bella Viva on the internet and we were so amazed at how this place looked so sophisticated, fancy and inviting. The reviews were great. Richard the owner had great customer service skills. We decided to first try their flight sample of the set of 3 red wines called the Call A Cali Cab which were all delicious. The Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon CA was our favorite so we decided to buy a bottle of this to take home. We also decided to open one of their bottles of their sparkling wine there and drink it while we devoured their exquisite Bella Panzanella salad which was made fresh with their very own homemade dressing. The sparkling wine we chose was the Campo Viejo Cava Brut and it was very delicious. I definitely recommend this place for a nice date night for couples. This is going to be our anniversary tradition.
Great place to mix and meet
The wine as great, I had a flight of both red and white. The setting was a nice rustic feel, great patrons and friendly staff. The food selection was not that robust or tasty, thus I'd say go for the wine.
The have some wine flights you can try and salad and pizza entrees
Excellent Wine, atmosphere, service, & extremely great people!
Good food and really good live music
My favorite place to grab wine and a new York Pizza!
Nice tastings. Friendly staff.
Highly recommend. Great good. Solid service. Clean and welcoming dining area. Treat yourself!
Great place to have some wine or flights. I usually get the champagne flight. My favorite ?