La Viola 499 Chestnut St. (516) 569-6020 Cedarhurst, NY
JUST A FEW FACTS ABOUT LA VIOLA My wife Elsa and I opened in Cedarhurst in 1977 as a French continental restaurant - fancy and elegant (French and Italian dishes which was the format in vogue those days). As the years passed we moved away from the French and closer to the Italian. Ultimately in march 1990 we switched to family style - the present format. It is considered a fun way of going out to eat, attractive and flexible. We offer plenty of good food at moderate prices. All throughout the years we never lost focus of our aim to please and we still treat our fine clientele with that same white-glove type of respect and class. Eight years ago we opened up La Viola of Syosset. The following year we opened up in Boca Raton, and in November of 1999 we opened in West Palm Beach. At La Viola in Cedarhurst we have been featuring Opera since 1980.We call it "Opera/Broadway Nite Live". This exquisite evening encompasses beautiful music (two sets of opera arias and one set of popular Broadway tunes), sang by three internationally known professional singers. A superlative dinner consisting of house salad, a pasta course and a choice of veal chicken or fish as main course accompanied by a fresh vegetable and potato, along with house wine and dessert and coffee. All we charge for this wonderful evening is $40 per person. The reason for this entertaining night is that my wife and I are opera lovers which dates back to the opera houses in Europe. This turn of the century building that we occupy is very large (two floors) and affords as the possibility to hold banquets seven nights a week. Most of our banquets take place on the second floor. We also do a good amount of catering outside the restaurant. La Viola was the first Italian Restaurant in the five towns to offer our complete menu for free delivery service. We bottle our own dressings and sauces and customers buy them from us. Elsa and I are working on a cook book that would reflect our culinary experiences throughout the years. We are presently engaged with a franchise specialist to open up in some other locations in adjacent states. Many thanks for what you are doing for us and look forward to seeing you at our restaurant soon!
Make Your Next Special Occasion Even More Special At La Viola Where for over 26 years Quality Value and Service Has Distinguished Our fine family style, authentic Italian Cuisine Weekly & Nightly Entree Specials Live Opera/Broadway Nite Once a Month Rated by New York Times, Nov. 12, 2000 "Where dining is more than molto bene." Recipient of Zagat Award of Distinction - 2001/2002
