Bella Italia

I wanted this to be better than 3.5 star it is but unfortunately it is not. The menu looked promising but that's the problem with it. The pasta Primera had lots of veggies but sauce felt like someone poured some liquidy soup. We asked for replacement of some veggies with zucchini and they instead cut up pieces of leftover zucchini breaded appetizer into the pasta. No one ever does this. The side salad wasn't much more than what a fast food place like macdonalds might service. So while the food was barely acceptable.

We couldn't have had a better Saturday night experience/meal here. Service and food were absolutely terrific.The freshly baked complimentary rolls are destination worthy alone, but add in some perfectly cooked pasta and we were happy as could be! Husband had good old spaghetti and meatballs and was given a choice between smooth or chunky marinara. He chose chunky and loved it. I tried their Penne Bella Italia and have to say it's a WOW dish. Chicken, Shrimp, Fresh Mozzarella & Spinach in a pink sauce. What really made the chicken in the dish was the seasoning, a nice touch of rosemary. Yum!Both of our pastas came with a simple salad. Blue Cheese for him, and Balsamic for me. Nice light way to start the meal, along with those fabulous rolls.Loved our friendly delightful Server as well. It was such a good experience, we left wondering why it had been so long since we'd been.

Pizza review time:Cheese pizza review I tried the lunch cheese pizza deal and a deal it is! So nice to see a bargain these days. 2 slices of pizza that are gigantic! And a drink for $7.00 AWESOME!Know the flavor breakdown.Crust- 5 stars here. Undercarriage was perfect nice and crunchy not overdone at all and had a great flavor.Sauce- 3.5 stars, it was pretty good but not awesome. The sauce was a little boring but not bad at all. For reference Difara,s in Cary has exceptional pizza sauce. Cheese. The cheese was fine not to much just the right amount. However it seemed to be a little greasy for a cheese pizza. Not sure if olive oil was out on the slice after it was cooked. Overall I highly recommend this place for pizza in the North Raleigh area. I would vote this as my number 5 pizza joint in North Carolina so far, but many many more to go.

Great Italian food at a fair price. I had Zuppa de Pesce which is a little of everything in a Marinara broth. Wife had Italian wedding soup which she said was super. We definitely will return.

Met cousins for dinner at Bella. The oldest has eaten there quite a bit. The orders of fried mozzarella and fried zucchini were good portion sizes and very good. The pizza rolls and Stromboli are gigantic and enough for 2 unless you are super hungry. I got the gourmet tortellini, which was very good and I enjoyed the Ceasar salad. The husband got the broccoli and sausage cavatelli, which was very flavorful. The cup said they haven't had anything bad and have tried several dishes and the pizza. The server was a little scattered and seemed rushed and busy. Chalking it up to a busy night. I would definitely go back.

We arrived 30 minutes before closing but the server was still very accommodating and friendly. There is a special on Wednesdays where you can get 2 entrees (each comes with a house or Caesar salad) and a bottle of house wine for $47!! Of course we got that and also got the fried zucchini. Everything was DELICIOUS. They also serve the freshest bread rolls that were soft and super tasty which we did not expect since it was so close to closing time. Highly recommend! The dishes we tried were the Tuscan salmon, Penne Bella Italia, and Rigatoni Fiorentino. Highly recommend!!

I've been craving a good Fettuccini Alfredo and was thrilled when I saw that they delivered via Postmates all the way to us! I know this place has been around for YEARS, as it's located near where I used to live. I am glad I didn't go by some of the reviews, because my experience was great! Four stars because well, I've been to Italy. I ordered a small house salad, Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo, and a slice of Sicilian cheese pizza. The salad was fresh and they added shredded cheese per the request in my notes. I took a bite of the pizza and this was really good, although could have used a bit more sauce. The pasta was the winner! Fresh, flavorful, and creamy but not too rich. This definitely satisfied my craving for Fettuccini Alfredo! The portion was generous and it's less than $15 for the dish. Surprisingly, it didn't even have to be reheated upon arrival, as it was still hot. I will definitely order from this spot again and highly recommend it for a tasty Italian spot.

Excellent, authentic Italian cuisine. Never had trouble with service. The lighting sets the mood.

I have been going to Bella for over 2 years now, but that stopped last night. The spaghetti and meatball had an odd taste, so we asked for a replacement. The manager, Suraj (apology if misspelled), rather rudely confronted us and attempted to explain how the never get complaints for this food. He expected us to pay half cost for a kids meal, that was inedible. Pay half for food that we could not eat? Rather than allowing his server to switch it out, they wanted to charge half cost. Sure, I could pay $4.00, but it was inedible, so that was not going to happen. I explained to him that when he makes his servers do this in the end, they suffer. He claimed I threatened him and the server. No sir its basic logic. In the end, the half cost kids meal was not on our tab, and the manager said, "We'll get you your tab so you can leave promptly." Well sir, you have cost the owners a customer who ate there once a week as a family of four, over a kids meal. A $4.00 charge lost the establishment $350-400 a month. If I were the owner, I would be hiring a new manager. I was flabbergasted by the lack of decent customer service. Drive past Bella Italia. There are many more Italian places to choose from! Places that will treat you with a bit of respect.

Walked in at noon of a Saturday and was seated immediately. Ordered the chicken parm lunch special. It was a large plated portion with pasta. My guest had an Italian sub. Taste wise, both dishes were underwhelming. I would consider returning to try the pizza. Service was pleasant.