Located in Crystal City, it is walking distance to at least 5 hotels. The restaurant was quaint. The food was very good. Prices are very reasonable, and service was excellent. Would give it a 4.5 out of 5.

No where but DC would you find a 20 year old Italian restaurant with true Italian recipes, excellent preparation, outstanding service, and the best reasonable prices in town for any sit down restaurant. Of course, to get this, La Bottola has a Moroccan manager/server, a...More

Although the bread was the best part of the meal and the salad was okay, the main dish was really bad. In fact, this could be the worst veal parmigiana I ever had. Firstly it was not a piece of veal. You had to search...More

Took a large group here for a business dinner and had a great experience. Food was outstanding and prices were reasonable. Service was attentive.

I had a thin crust pizza and fried calamari. Both were very good although I wish they offered a non-fired version of calamari. Ample servings so left overs to take back to my hotel. If you're staying at one of the many nearby hotels and...More

It wasn't bad. We got the app that gives you a bunch of different things, it was pretty good. I ordered the Chicken Parm and it was decent. The chicken was cut into a bunch of peices, and then covered in a pool of sauce...More

The food was SO amazing here! Never ate here before and we wanted Italian that we could walk to- we're in Crystal City. SO walked by the first two Italian restaurants on 23rd street and no one was in either of them and the menus...More

Reading the other reviews for this place I think a lot of the problem with service stems for language and cultural barriers. The service is friendly and accommodating. The restaurant is quaint and cozy. If you are in a hurry or want something quick this...More

Placed an online order and didn't go through. Good thing I called them back 5 minutes after to double check on it. They told me it would take 60 to 90 minutes for delivery. When I'm less than 7 minutes away. After 1.5hrs of waiting...More

This place is located on restaurant row (23rd Street) in the Crystal City section of Arlington, so it's convenient to public transportation and usually, you can find street parking nearby. They have indoor and heated outdoor seating (there is a fireplace). La Bettola Italiano has...More