Caffe Biu Bella

I love this family owned, casual atmosphere restaurant. I have come here several times for lunch and dinner. Prices are really reasonable and foods are great! I especially like spaghetti Bolognese here.

The pizza was among the best I’ve had with its rich fresh flavors and crisp crust. Three times now on the pizza and it maintains its exceptional quality. Chicken marsala was superb. It came with vegetables and fresh bread. Service was attentive and timely. Prices were reasonable, especially when you consider the high quality of the food. I’ll soon return.

While Biu Bella is still a strange little place — with odd rules (Bread not complementary, but if you want bread our waitress said she would bring some eventually, and there’s a $ 1.00 surcharge. Bread never came… was asked if I wanted it at dessert… strange isn’t it?) However, their brick oven pizzas are great. They also have a secret menu. Last visit, I went «off the board» with Eggplant Parmagiana. Not on the menu, but made to order… and very good. They have a nice selection of gelatto for dessert too.

I don’t know y this place is rated low but I had a good brunch here! To start off, first they served fresh (not store bought) orange juice in champagne glasses which I totally loved. Then they served coffee with warm milk which I really thought was a small detail which most of the diners miss. The waitress was quick n polite and she got our food as soon as we finished our juices. BTW you can also choose to have a fruit salad instead of a juice.
Moving on we had a healthy omelette (egg whites with peppers n onions) with hand cut fries and brown bread toast. Their hand cut fries are the best, yes the best fries I have had in a long time. They were crisp and nicely seasoned which I loved the most.
And the hit of cinnamon in the french toast was also something that popped my cherries. In total, I got more more from this place than I had expected!

Great place! Best pizza in Queens… if your seeking a nice restaurant and great ambience with eating indoor or outdoors, I highly recommend this eatery. Nice staff and food is fresh and the best! Try the Shrimp and Fresh Cheese dish… out of this world. Prices are moderate with great service… going back again real soon!
Howard

Tables were very sticky. Understandable that substitutions are extra… got a tex-​mex salad that they put PARMESAN CHEESE, asked for cheddar cheese which would make more sense… extra charge for that? Waited over ten minutes after being seated… had to ask for water… Hmmmm…no wonder the place is empty.
On top of that when I finally did receive the salad, it looked like a Caesar salad with Italian seasonings willed chicken with hot sauce thrown on top along with some canned beans and corn. There was no salad dressing which would sort of go along with the text Mex theme. I returned to the cell and back in its entirety and there was no accommodation made. The waitress did not ask me if she can get me anything else instead told me that the salad was exactly what I asked for. On the contrary it will not even close to what I asked for… if I wanted a Caesar salad I would have ordered that myself not Tex Mex. On top of that $ 15 for a fish and chips? one piece of fish with like 10 Belgian fries? The fish having a bone in there and again the management not really caring to do anything about it? I really question the prior positive reviews about this place I thought nothing positive about it. Again I reiterate now I understand why this place is always empty. on top of that they don’t tell you about the extra hidden charges until after your food arrives and you’re sort of embarrassed to send it back or question it

very good food and the friendly staff in a nice location. Nicely made inside with an option of sitting outside

This place is the best. always getting chicken club sandwich with curly fries. today i called at 10:40 pm thinking they would be closed but they still took my pick up order! thx guys for staying up late.

Do not order from this place. They are very disorganized and barely paid attention when I was ordering. They got the address wrong in a big way and my food ended up all the way across Queens. Of course, it was way over an hour by the time the food came and they forgot the dressing for both my sandwich and my salad. And, they charge too much for what you get.

We brunch here on weekends regularly. Spacious, never feels crowded, never a wait.
Good food and portions, reasonable prices.
With 2 kids, we don’t do crowded spaces and long waits, so this is a great spot for us. Also love that they got rid of the TV which used to distract our kids from their meals.
Last time there was a Unilocal coupon for a free gelato with our meal. Yay!

So here’s the story behind this place: There was a Più Bellos on the corner of Austin St. and 70^th Av. (That location is now Agora Tavern… one star… I don’t like it). I’m guessing Agora bought out Più Bellos and built their no good Greek restaurant with horrible service there. Now I don’t know if it was the owner or someone who worked at the original Più Bellos opened up the now Biu Bella’s Caffe oround the corner to what used to be an Italian restaurant. But it is essentially the same place which moved with the same menu and addictive curly fries I have enjoyed since I was a kid. This place is the best kept secret of the wine and dine scene of Austin St. Best place to have brunch or a cup of freshly brewed coffee for breakfast (around 11 for me). The previous Italian restaurant that used to be here had an open brick oven, where they made brick oven pizza to order. The new Bui Bella’s kept it and fires it up once in a while especially during the colder seasons to make pizza. It’s not the pizza I love so much, but the smell of the fire while I’m enjoying my meal that is just unique to this place. Same exact menu as the Più Bellos of the past if any one remembers it, so go ahead and order what you loved there 10 years a go and you’ll get the same thing. Good simple food, curly fries, brick oven pizzas (some times), fruit smoothies, and good service with plenty of room for large groups. I like it, and recommend it to every one.

This place disappoints me more each time I have the misfortune of dining here. It is popular for local «Meet-​up» groups because there is room for large groups and the service itself is so slow and inattentive that you have the luxury of really holding meetings there without feeling rushed, but I feel sorry for actual customers who may have somewhere to be.
Last night a group I am a member of held a meeting there. It had been many months since my prior visit (and, in fact, in prior occasions other meet-​ups had to make last-​minute plan changes when thus place unexpectedly failed to open without notice or explanation on at least two prior occasions). I was looking at the menu and made my selection then picked up another menu to double-​check something. The second menu had stickers over the prices with new prices that were, in some instances, 100% higher than on the unaltered menu. I asked the waitress and was told «we changed our prices but did not have enough of the corrected ones» but she made it clear that even if one ordered from an unaltered menu, the old price would not be honored. I told her the increases were excessive. She responded «it is similarly priced to other restaurants in the neighborhood» to which I said «no, I live here and dine in the neighborhood regularly and can assure you it is not priced in keeping with comparable restaurants.» She then had the nerve to further justify it by saying «well our portions are huge.» They are, in fact, on the small side for the neighborhood and I pointed that out. She got dismissive and was unapologetic about deliberately and knowingly placing menus out with such different prices. I ordered a milkshake, and was charged almost $ 8 for a very small milkshake that was priced much lower even on the altered menu. We were a table of 5. After she took orders for two of us, she walked away as one of out party was ordering and did not return for almost 10 minutes. Another at our table made a request to not have a food she was allergic to used in the preparation of her meal. Of course it came out filled with that ingredient and had to be sent back and re-​cooked. Not only that, but because the waitress was nowhere to be found, one of the diners at our table had to bring the food back to the kitchen and search for her just to have it properly prepared (and we all heard the order specifying the reason to omit this food item).
NONE of the portions were «huge» as the waitress had previously tried to claim as justification for the substantial price increase on some of the menus, and in fact, they were considerably smaller sized portions than those other restaurants in the neighborhood that offer better prepared food at more reasonable prices.
As for quality, even that is lacking. Not one person at my table particularly enjoyed their meal and the best that could be said was that it was «edible.»
This place has it all… Sarcastic and inattentive staff, overpriced food, small portion sizes and at best, mediocre food.
Finally, While the lighting seemed to be brighter than it was at prior visits (where it had been so dim that it was hard to make out the menu) it flickered all night, so one wonders if they hired an unlicensed person to «upgrade» the lighting, and if it is even safe.

I ordered an individual pizza to go. What came in the box looked and tasted like one of those frozen pizzas that’s always on sale at Key Food – and I’m not talking about those surprisingly yummy deep-​dish DiGiorno’s either.

Honestly, when I first went into this café I thought it was Più Bella, a café that the hubby, my parents and I have gone to a million times in our years as Queens residents. We thought that Più Bella just relocated down the block. Their menu was almost identical to Più Bella’s but when I checked in on Unilocal,I saw it wasn’t Più Bella but Biu Bella. Oh well, C’est la vie.
The service was good, the waitress was helpful and patient. The gelato was tasty (like Più Bella’s) and crepes were very good — we got the plain crêpe with fruit and gelato and the nutella crêpe (it had strawberries and bananas). Più Bella had the same kind of crepes. The cappuccinos were delicious (reminiscent of Più Bella). They only thing Più Bella had that Biu Bella didn’t was an enormous assortment of cakes displayed in a showcase and artisanal lollypops. They had their cakes in a display unit normally used in diners. The selection was pretty small. C’est la vie.
When we left, I noticed that Biu Bella used the same font as Più Bella on it’s sign. The way «Biu» was printed blocked out the bottom part of the «B» so it looked like Più…
Hmmm, very strange…

Biu Bella is a family owned café style restaurant, conveniently located in Forest Hills. There are lots of windows, and it’s all opened up in the summer, which is really fun. I’m a weekly regular with a group of friends. It’s a great place to go, get a bite, and hang out for a while. We never feel rushed to leave, which is a perk for me.
Prices are very reasonable, and portions are large. I would highly recommend the pizza, which is hand made right where you can see and cooked in the brick pizza oven. The gelato and hot chocolate are very popular, too.
In response to some of the negative reviews, I’ll just say that it’s a casual environment. If you go there thinking you’re entering a swanky fine dining establishment, you’ll probably be disappointed.
If you live in the area, you should check it out sometime, and you may become a regular as well.

I was have been here many times, and the food is mediocre at best.
However on Saturday October 12 I had an awful experience that made me never want to return!!! I ordered a cobb salad which was missing ingredients and had lettuce that tasted like it was washed in bleach (my boyfriend was with me and agreed that it tasted bleachy) The icing on the cake was the BROWN, ROTTEN avocado!!! I sent the salad back and when the waitress returned with the new salad the avocado was even more ROTTEN than the first avocado!!! So I sent it back AGAIN! When the waitress returned she insulted my intelligence and told me that the previous avocados were brown because thats what happens when they are placed on top of chicken. I was appalled that I was served a ROTTEN avocado twice and that my salad was missing ingredients that were listed on the menu.
When my avocado came out even more ROTTEN than the first one I told her I would like to just order something different. She said she would take care of it and went to the kitchen AGAIN and returned with my salad, this time with avocado that was not rotten. However, when I was FINALLY GIVEN A FRESH UNSPOILED AVOCADO THEY GAVE ME ONLY 4 PAPER THIN SLICES.
To make matters worse, the entire time the children of one of the staff members rode her scooter around the restaurant and screaming as though it was a playground.
I WILL NEVER RETURN HERE after this awful experience.

First and foremost, I just want to point out that this is a different establishment from what once was a really hip and happening spot on the corner of Austin Street down the block, PIU Bella. This establishment opened after PIU Bella closed its doors and you can tell that this is run by different management by the service and ambiance when you walk in. I’m not sure if there is any connection at all between the two restaurants but it does irk me that BIU Bella has played off of PIU Bella’s name.
In any case, I came here twice. Once for dessert in the evening and most recently for brunch. They offer a wide range of gelatos which are great but could be a tad too sweet depending on the flavor you order. The first time we stopped by, it was in the evening hours and there were no other customers aside from a table or two of elderly folks playing cards which seemed like they were maybe owners or in some way related to management. It seemed a bit sheisty and was very strange, though the gelatos we ordered were delicious.
The atmosphere during Brunch was much better (I suppose because it was during the day and there were other patrons dining there while we were there). They have a great Breakfast/​Brunch menu for $ 10 and the portions are quite generous. We had the BBQ Sunnyside Up wrap served with home-​fries and the Chicken Tamale which were both great. You also get your choice of a complimentary coffee, café au lait, or tea and fruit juice or fruit salad.
Would I come back? Perhaps for brunch but not so sure about the later hours.

Più Bella not only has a new park-​side view, but in addition to their usual fine cuisine, they also offer wood burning brick-​oven pizza. Mushrooms and black olives, artichoke hearts and broccoli, roasted peppers and more smother their fabulous veggie pie. Of course, not to go unmentioned, the delicious Chicken Francese and Marsala along with creamy squash, spinach or broccoli soup help offset the winter chill.
«Would you like chocolate or cinnamon with your cappuccino?» Whatever you crave; wraps, panini, pasta and salad, just follow the Gelato Road and maybe stop for a Bindi Black Forest or Five Berry Cake.

Ok, despite of me not being a huge fan of that type of food* I give this place my very enthusiastic YES for their location, open window seats, fresh squeezed orange juice, papaya heavy fruit salad, and their sweet heart of a service.
*Because I view all non-​organic eateries as primarily socializing spots, their menus have much lesser relevance than location, ambiance, service, and overall experience — CBB got those all up the speed for me. We had a great time catching up with a friend, no crowds and poor attitude servers like in Agora, nice relaxing natural shade, open window seats, and views of MacDonald Park — I didn’t want to leave. Will be back for sure.

107 – 02 Queens Boulevard is the graveyard of restaurants. The location isn’t that bad, really, on the service lane of the boulevard of death, across from McDonald Park. Rising from the ashes of previous restaurants Positano and Più Bello is now… Biu Bello.
On Super Bowl Sunday, before feasting on homemade fried chicken (yes, I do occasionally refrain from eating out and cook), we stopped by for a quick lunch after inspecting the sign that described a $ 9.50 special.
Soup or salad, an entrée and a side for only $ 9.50? Let’s try, what’s the worst that could happen, keeling over in instant abdominal pain?
I started with chicken soup and instead of a small cup I was given a hearty sized bowl with decent cuts of the bird, noodles, carrots and small potatoes. The jewish penicillin was just what the lunch doctor ordered.
Knowing that I’d be eating fried food later, I ordered a chicken caesar salad for my entrée. (No sides with the salad, which does make sense)
Once again, a pleasant surprise as the dressing wasn’t too strong nor was the salad drowning in it. Just enough flavor to dress up the lettuce and make it edible.
A few months ago I also had breakfast here and was again pleased by the price/​portion ratio.
Our waitress was friendly and extra points for having a TV showing displaying videos from the 80’s: I forgot how ridiculously bad «Hello» by Lionel Richie really is.