Bella Maca — Restaurant in Corinth

TL;DR - Chef-owned, chef-run with an intriguing Argentinian / Italian fusion cuisine that's expertly executed in an open kitchen. Highly recommended!

Bar: We had a table for four on a recent Friday night but started by arriving a bit early for drinks at the bar. The bar has a solid selection of craft beers, cocktails and wine from Italy, Argentina, and Chile. Beers were large, cocktails were all well-made. All were reasonably priced.

Appetizers: We ordered the empanadas and the charcuterie board. Unfortunately, my photo of the empanadas only shows half of an empanada. There were 3 and they were great. We ate them quickly. Then we remembered the camera. The charcuterie board was unique in that it contained a very nice portion of expertly cooked steak, cut into pieces for easy sharing. I also was particularly fond of the house-picked vegetables and the sausages. My thought after sharing it was "if I come back, this is could easily be my meal."

Mains: I had the short rib. Get the short rib. It was truly one of the best I've ever had anywhere. The only other dish I tasted was the "grandma's ragu" that my wife had. If you like pasta, this is your dish as it was also wonderful. Our guests also greatly enjoyed their shrimp risotto and neopolitan milanese.

Desserts: Yes, we also ate dessert. The cheesecake was competently made but was not the New York style that I prefer (and it wasn't listed as such). However, the tres leches cake was a masterwork. When it was brought to the table I thought it was a mistake as it was 3 layers tall. I've never seen a layered tres leches. And I didn't think one was possible due to the liquid content. Well, apparently if you do it just right, it is indeed possible and it's magnificent. I regret they were out of the tiramisu as that plus the tres leches was our first pick.

If you've read to here you'll see we had a great time and will surely be back if for no other reason than to taste the tiramisu. In the meantime, go support Bella Maca as Corinth needs...

We tried so hard to love this place. First, we were seated promptly with wonderful service and smiles. The atmosphere was nice. Our waitress came to take our drink orders. We asked to see a drink menu - there isn’t one. She says but we have sangria. I ask, what red wine is the base of your red sangria? She answers, oh, it’s whatever leftover wine we have at the end of the night. Ummm, ok. Pass. Then we wanted to order an appetizer and the one we wanted they were out of. So we ordered the bruschetta. It’s 4 toasted crustinis with arugula, maybe 2 small pieces of Buffalo mozzarella and a tiny tomato drizzled with balsamic vinegar and evoo. Eh. My friend is gluten free. So she asks about the options. Long story short, we’re told - look if you’re REALLY GF, don’t order cause the GF pasta is cooked in the same water as the regular pasta. Huh??? They were out of the braised short ribs, out of 2 other items that she has to keep coming back to tell us. 2 of us ordered risotto and it was so mushy but hard on the inside and barely warm. :( which might have been because my friend didn’t get her plate until 6 minutes after the rest of us and out of courtesy we waited. Our other friend had the fettuccine Alfredo and she said it was delicious. Then we thought we’d try to salvage the dinner with a glass of wine. Ask for wine list to see the Pinot noirs. Oh, I’m sorry we don’t have any Pinot noirs. What?!?

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We echo the previous 5-star reviews!! For a late lunch, we had the calamari/shrimp appetizer. Tender calamari lightly coated with a seasoned breading came with two sauces, tartar and delicious tomato. The side salads were amazing. Perfect Caesar with polenta croutons. Yum!! But the house garden salad…omg. The tender spring lettuces with avocado, yellow grape tomatoes, goat cheese, purple onion, olives, fried artichoke hearts all cut into small pieces, all blending together so well with the house dressing. The lasagna was excellent, just like the perfect one we once had in France. The gluten free shrimp Alfredo pasta was amazing. Best gf noodle I’ve ever had. Cannoli with espresso ended our great meal. Then to top it off, we had a really enjoyable conversation with Walter, the chef. We’re so fortunate to have a high quality restaurant in our area. Bella Maca is a hidden gem and definitely...