Reviews of Bella Restaurant

Amazing staff, food, drink and service. I had dined last year and was pleased with mostly the food which lived up to expectations. I hired the restaurant for my birthday celebrations on 8th January 2023. The communication from start to finish was excellent with responses within a reasonable timeframe. All information requested was clear for me to organise my private dining experience. The presentation of the welcome drinks was creative as I had no idea what non-alcohol alternative to the Prosecco Bellini’s would look like. I put my trust in the staff and was not disappointed. The feedback from my 35 invited guest, including the children is a 5 star, thumps up. Thank you Nadia and all the staff who made my kick off birthday celebration for 2023 memorable.

Lovely food, good service and a nice place to visit. A little pricey and no draught beers, so only bottles on sale and the downside to this, is that can make it expensive. They're not charging anymore than you would pay anywhere else (£4) for birra moretti or peroni, but that makes it £8 a pint! Overall excellent though and will definitely return

We didn't have a reservation and we were given a table without any issue (the place was nearly full when we arrived!). The food was brilliant, we ordered arancini and fried calamari as starter followed by fegato (liver) and pesce spada (sword fish). Millefoglie was the special dessert of the night. Everything was cooked to perfection and, being Italian, we are very picky with food. Great service, lovely atmosphere, this restaurant was an amazing discovery! Highly recommended! Thanks for the lovely dinner and for the limoncello!

Have been wanting to try this place for some time based on reviews and driving past often especially with it being an independent restaurant rather than part of a chain which I would always choose. Initially the welcome and seating we couldn't complain. Following Covid guidelines again excellent. The service from the waitress and the knowledge about the food again we have no complaints it was all very pleasant and we were made to feel welcome. But where this place disappointed was the food. My wife's soup of the day was she said excellent and no complaints but my calamari was clearly overcooked and very rubbery in texture. When it came to mains my wife ordered the chicken escalope and I had the duck, we ordered some potatoes as a side. When it came the the accompaniments there were no complaints but the chicken escalope my wife found dry and my duck, the skin was not crispy, not rendered properly, the meat was fine but unrendered duck fat/skin is not pleasant to eat. I recommend this restaurant for it's decor, service and friendly, knowledgeable staff who look after you very well. But the food was not to the standard you expect from what you would hope are professional chefs. A bit of a mixed review. Service, decor, ambience can't complain, food could be better.

THE FOOD HERE WAS AMAZING. I’ve never tasted such great Italian food. My only gripe was that even though we booked we still had wait quite some time. They did make sure we were good for drinks and regularly updated us. You must go if you’ve not been before. They even got my wife extra virgin olive oil

Tried the fizz menu which was 2 courses and a glass of either prosecco/wine/soft drink. The arancine for starters was nice but lacked in salt and size. For mains was the pizza caprese, which had a nice crispy base and was seasoned well. Dessert was an extra £4 so tried the tirasmu. The portion was generous but lacked flavour from the coffee, it was more creamy than anything. The staff were friendly throughout the service so no issues there. Room for improvement but I'd maybe visit again to try their a la carte menu, as other diners had meals which looked decent!