Cappella Restaurant — Restaurant in Needham

We would like to give a higher rating and hope to in the future but there were several areas that could be improved:

1. My husband and I sat on the patio next to the front door. We used to come here alot when it was Petit Robert. They have done a nice job of changing it from French country bistro to modern upscale Italian, still very cozy. It was a lovely evening but it was disrupted by 2 young boys running in and out of the restaurant yelling the score to some game. They continued to yell up and down the sidewalk and climbed the lamppost. It really ruined the vibe. It was surprising that their parents (inside) nor the staff said anything to them. We could over hear the table next to us also commenting about this raucous behavior.

The service, although super friendly was slow. We waited for quite some time to place our order and for the bill. I never got the ice that was requested. Perhaps this is because of thr busy crowd on a Friday night.

The majority of our dishes were outstanding. The grilled squid appetizer was the best we have had in awhile. The squid was very tender and went perfectly well with the sliced fennel and lemon vinaigrette. My husband's wagyu dish was also beautifully executed. It was cooked to the perfect medium rare and paired nicely with the garlic sauce. Sides included lightly seasoned crispy fingerling potatoes and broccolini also cooked to perfection. I ordered the house special, lobster in vodka sauce with house made pasta. This was the biggest disappointment when the other dishes were so well delivered. The pasta was over cooked and mushy. The sauce was a bit sweet and there were only a few small pieces of lobster claw meat. This was surprising since the dish was more expensive than the wagyu. When the hostess checked in on us, she was gracious in offering to get us something else. I went with the black truffle wheel since we had seen other tables ordering it and the waitress had said it was her favorite dish there. Indeed it was incredible and did not disappoint! The pasta was not overcooked and the sauce was to die for! I loved it and would come back just for that dish alone!

When the bill came out, we assumed that they would have comped us for the lobster dish since that was what we didn't like and had sent it back despite their offering us to take it home. But instead, they had comped us for the truffle dish ($26), which was just over half of the lobster dish ($44). Seemed like a strange unprofessional practice.

Overall we still loved 3 out of 4 dishes so would still come back. Hopefully there won't be screaming kids and perhaps the wait staff would...

Overview: Really good Italian Food

Meal/Time: Dinner/Wednesday/Party of 5 Seated: immediately 446PM for a 5PM reservation Ordered: 503PM First ordered item arrived: 513PM

Decor/Atmosphere: Nice classic Italian American Restaurant; high end casual

Service/ Front of the House: Very nice and accomdating.

Service/Serving Staff: Bread and water on the table within 1 minutes of seating.

Jen is friendly and personable. She checked back regularly.

Food: The Brussels & Buratta $16- appetizer... charred Brussel Sprouts served with a creamy mozzarella. You get a combination of flavors, nuttiness, sweetness and a bit of bitter. A really well balanced dish.

The Chicken Parmigiano $29- hearty breaded chicken served over a bed of gemelli well sauced with plum tomato sauce topped with fresh basil.

My wife had the Black Truffle Wheel $26. I had a few bites of this. The pasta is brought to the table in a wheel of Parmigiano. The heat from the pasta and truffle oil melts the cheese and in turns coats the pasta. If you like cheese, truffle and freshly cracked black pepper this dish is for you.

Value: Really good value to quality and quantity. We had leftovers.

Restroom: Men's Room single. Clean and well stocked. Bright with plenty of room.

Will I come back?: Yes, I would come back. Next time, I will order the...

We were visiting from out of town and just happen to find the beauty while searching for dinner and we are so glad we did. Our lives are now forever changed. Not only is the pricing really fair for the quality but the dishes were exquisite. We got the kids meatball and pasta, the gnocchi and the black truffle wheel pasta. Let me start off with the gnocchi, it was really good, fluffy and puffy and melt and in your mouth. The kids meatball and pasta was by the best kids meal we’ve ever had at any restaurant we’ve been too and I mean every single one. Now on the star of the show. The Black Truffle wheel pasta is brought to the table and mixed in a cheese wheel. Never in my life have I eaten something so complex in flavor, I felt like a kid at Willy Wonka’s and instead of eating candy that was a 5 course dinner I was eating the Italian pasta version instead. When you first bite into the creamy wheel your tastebuds and enthralled with the earthy, nutty burst of black truffle, this is followed up by a smooth Parmesan cheese following by a caressing of butter on the back of your tongue as you finish the one bite. Usually this Nirvana ends after the first bite. But for this dish it was like this with every piece of pasta. My wife and I will cherish this meal for the rest of...