La PanetteriaA Long Time FavoriteHave been here many times over the years. Always excellent food, moderately priced, and warm, efficient service. Ambiance of a family run restaurant with Old World charm is hard to resist.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat TimeI took a big group to this restaurant after my wife's graduation and couldn't be more impressed with this restaurant. The staff was great, the food was delicious and portions were perfect. Will definitely go back again.5/11/2013 12:00:00 AMWe loved this place!Dined here for a graduation luncheon celebration. Party of 8. Found this place on Open Table as we are from out of town. It's on a side street so it was not crowded, no problem getting a reservation as a lot of other places were booked solid. I am so glad I found this. The service was wonderful, the full menu was delightful, everyone enjoyed their meal, wine list was good and reasonable. The only downside was finding a place to park. Two parking garages across the street that were full on Sat. afternoon. Kept driving around and around waiting for a spot to open up. But once you're inside it's worth it! Enjoy!5/11/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat foodGreat food, fabulous neighborhood ambience! The mushroom ravioli with crab and lobster was outstanding!5/10/2013 12:00:00 AMStupendous Italian CuisineWonderful, authentic Italian cuisine in an cozy setting!4/29/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat food. Great service.I rarely go to Bethesda for dinner, so I can't compare it to other Italian restaurants in the area, but I thought the food was excellent and the service outstanding. Great food. Great service. Great company.4/23/2013 12:00:00 AMThis is the second time weThis is the second time we have been to La Panetteria and the food was excellent both times. From the pizza, to the eggplant parm, to pasta and meat dishes, everyone enjoyed the food. The house wine was good as well, and, although they do have a good wine selection, it is slightly on the expensive side. The service was good, but a little slow (but not to the point of being annoying). Overall, we really like this restaurant and will definitely go back as soon as we can.4/21/2013 12:00:00 AMFantastic food and tremendousFantastic food and tremendous service. My waterglass never went below half. They didn't hover, but were always attentative to our needs. We live in Virginia and went to La Panetteria because it was convenient on the way back from a trip out with the kids. We will be driving back especially to go to the restaurant.4/13/2013 12:00:00 AMWe had brought my parentsWe had brought my parents there for their 60th wedding anniversary. I had made the reservation on line and made that as a comment. I never mentioned it to our waiters when we came in but sure enough after dinner they brought a couple cannollis out with candles for their anniversary. The food was very good and filling. No one left hungry, that's for sure. Thank you so much,4/7/2013 12:00:00 AMFood as always was very goodFood as always was very good with attentive service. Only downside was a very noisy nearby table of four that made conversation very difficult.4/6/2013 12:00:00 AMExcellent veal stuffed shellsExcellent veal stuffed shells and sauce, and rissoto and pork tenderloin. Only down side was bread.3/30/2013 12:00:00 AMThe food was excellent andThe food was excellent and our service was great considering that there were son many of us. Looking forward to going there again soon!3/23/2013 12:00:00 AMWe had a wonderful meal.We had a wonderful meal. The food was great and the service, without a doubt, the best we've experienced. The ambiance was perfect and we recommend it without reservation to anyone seeking a nice intimate yet inexpensive meal in the Bethesda area.3/17/2013 12:00:00 AMwe have always enjoyed diningwe have always enjoyed dining at this restaurant. The quality of the food is good as well as the service. Never disappointed.3/16/2013 12:00:00 AM