I had not been to Bella Saratoga for several years but had always enjoyed the ambiance and the food and had fond memories of both. I wanted to take my wife someplace nice to celebrate her birthday. She had never been to the Bella Saratoga so I decided to take her there.

The restaurant was just as I had remembered. It is a beautiful old converted house and has a lovely outside dining area. It was a beautiful evening so we decided to eat outside.

We were seated next to a long table but at the time we were seated it was empty. We enjoyed a nice drink before dinner a tasty salad and we both had the Chicken Marsala and Prawns entree and it was delicious.

We had finished our entrees and were planing on topping it off with coffee and dessert. Right as we were finishing a group of about ten people, who looked like they were in their mid to late twenties, were seated at the long table next to us. They were very loud, shouting to each other as they were being seated and rearranging the chairs. One of them placed a chair at the head of the long table that was only a few inches from our table but then moved it back to where it was originally.

They quieted down a bit when they were seated but then one of the party at one end of the table started shouting to someone at the other end -- the end close to our table. As politely as I could, I asked them to keep in mind that there were other diners at the restaurant and to please use their indoor voices. They did quiet down a bit at that point.

My wife and I decided to have dessert elsewhere. On the way out we mentioned to the hostess that we enjoyed the food but were disappointed at being seated right next to a large and loud party. The hostess said she was sorry but seem generally disinterested.

Overall --- nice ambiance, good food but an inattentive restaurant staff that allowed a large and loud party to ruin the dining experience.