Bella Sera Of Leander

Hello fellow, yelp foodies. I'm back again with another review. This time we're coming to you from Bella, Sara of Leander. LET ME TELL YOU THIS PLACE DID NOT DISAPPOINT.! From the moment we walked it was like being part of the family! The decor, the music the ambience was a perfect setting but nothing prepared us for how absolutely incredible this meal was going to be. We started with the mozzarella Caprese which she would think would just be your standard tomato, mozzarella, basil balsamic, yeah, now this place goes above and beyond, puts it on the bed of arugula with sweet red peppers and Kalamata olives. My family is Italian and I have never seen this before, but when I tell you that everything Paired so well together it was like a brand new dish. I brought the leftovers home to my mother, who was absolutely floored with how delicious it tasted.. This is something she's grown up eating and has made hundreds of thousands of times but never like this. This is exactly how we will make it at our home from here on out..The fresh rolls I can't even begin to tell you how mouthwatering these were ! It's almost like fresh garlic, not rolls, but just the flavor was absolutely insane!We ordered our entrées that are all served with Caesar salad or a house salad. I didn't see if that was an option, but Cesar comes with all of them. My wife ordered the fettuccine carbonara which is typically her go to dish at any Italian restaurant however this particular dish is in a category all by itself. Everything about this dish was amazing.I ordered the gnocchi Bolognese and added Italian sausage i took one bite and had to put my fork down because I was blown away by the exquisite flavor that this Bolognese flavor brought! The gnocchi was cooked perfect and the explosion of flavors will have me going back to this place time and time again!The service was fantastic and it seems like it's such a family setting ! We met a lovely couple that dies there 2 to 3 times a week! This place is absolutely amazing and we will definitely be back. The show stopper for the night was the limoncello they brought out. The dessert menu is absolutely insane.! Thank you so much for a memorable evening. They will most certainly be back 155,000%. !!!

The food is as good as it's always been! Problem being the big cut in portion size.We did a delivery. It's very easy to order online and you can choose your time whether it's ASAP or another time that you designate. The property is in a small strip mall right off of West Highway 183 in Leander. We did not dine in this time but we have in the past. We've always found this restaurant to be clean and comfortable. I definitely realize this issue with portion size could very well be related to inflation . I'm hoping perhaps there will be some movement in the opposite direction and that a $20 serving of spaghetti with meat sauce and meatballs or either one will feed two people again. We are seniors we definitely have smaller appetites and we found that in the past, we could share an entree-leaving us room in our budget to order either an appetizer or a dessert to share as well.They definitely supply plenty of warm rolls so I ended up eating the Caesar salad and a roll, and let my husband have the pasta. This truly is our favorite Italian restaurant in Leander area so we definitely plan to return, we just may not be able to enjoy it as often as we have in the past .

They make my favorite version of Frutti. De Mare! With a white wine sauce clam sauce instead of the tomato/marinara sauce! Flavor was on point, roll good as always! I ordered take out so I cant really comment on the staff, but the restaurant looked and snelled clean upon pickup!

Leander-Cute little Italian restaurant located in Leander. The food was pretty good and the owner even brought out an AMAZING tiramisu dessert for us to share!! Definitely will return! The bread knots were delicious and served hot out of the oven. My salmon dish had a huge portion. Everyone took home 1/2 of their meal because the portions were generous.

Don't forget about Bella Sera! This is very good food and the owner has tried to give the customer an Italian atmosphere to enjoy the food. I like a restaurant that wants to be unique and serve good food. Enjoy!

A mix of casual and fancy, it was the first time going and it won't be the last. Everything was piping hot and the bread was really good. Glad we stopped by.

A good Italian place in Leander. I wish I could separate out the take out score versus eating there. We have done takeout a few times and it has been inconsistent- like maybe there were a few different chefs. Never bad, just not always as great as we hoped.In person has always been exceptional. The waitstaff, the food, the decor. It's cute around the holidays too, although not a huge space so you may have to wait on a Fri or Sat night. The bread knots are a favorite of my kids, while I am a fan of the ziti!

Excellent the food was fresh service was great and prices were very affordable I will be back and I'll bring friends

I Love this place. Everything is great; Service, Food and ambiance. Been going here since a moved nearby and it never dissapoints.

The host was very welcoming and knowledgeable of special f items. The server was very friendly and patient as we made our selection. When asking about food allergies he was sure to note. Everything came out nicely. Topped off with a piece of cheese cake. Thank you for taking care of our special guests.