MaBella Restaurant

Zuppa di pesce teems with plump calamari, shrimp, mussels and clams, and comes with either marinara or a white-wine sauce at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

The cozy MaBella Restaurant in Commack offers authentic Italian food in a welcoming, sometimes boisterous dining room.

Tuscan hues and an enormous photo mural of wine barrels help set the mood at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

Bartender Sean Brady chats with patrons at the bar at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

Server Denise Ravella brings red wine to patrons in the dining room of MaBella Restaurant, which opened in Commack in September 2016.

Chef and owner Frank Algieri plates zuppe di pesce in the kitchen of MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

Chef and owners Frank Algieri and his wife, Maria, pose in the dining room of MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

Spaghetti with fork-tender meatballs are served with a racy red marinara sauce at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

Scarpariello is a generous portion of sausage, potato wedges, and spicy, vinegary peppers in a white wine sauce at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

Chef Frank Algieri sources his fish from Jeff's Seafood in Huntington, and the diligence shows in dishes such as fillet of sole oreganata at MaBella Restaurant in Commack. 

Affogato, or espresso drizzled over vanilla ice cream and topped with whipped cream and hazelnuts, is a glorious clash of temperatures and textures at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.

A tall cappuccino is served with a minature biscotti cookie and a dusting of chocolate at MaBella Restaurant in Commack.