Red-sauce dishes are the backbone of the menu at MaBella Restaurant, a comfortable, welcoming spot in Commack, but diners are wise to look beyond bolognese for their dinner.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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. 

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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.

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

 
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