Bella Cucina Italian Family Restaurant

Cute family owned restaurant with authentic tasting food and great service. Portions are generous and the quality of their food is reflected in the taste. The complementary garlic bread is amazing. I could eat that alone.

Hours, food, say they take reservations but just yell, Neeeext! lolMy chix parm was burned, hubby's ravioli, tasteless. Boxed wine and Bud Light is all they had for alcohol.

After 2 years living in the area we tried Bella Cucina for lunch. Service was great. The owner waited on us and she was the sweetest person. My wife got the layered eggplant and upon the recommendation of the owner I got the Philly Cheesesteak. The house salad was fresh and balsamic dressing was excellent. The garlic bread they bring out was great (maybe could have been warmed up more). The Philly was spot on with peppers, onions and chopped steak. My wife really enjoyed her eggplant. It was very tender and not bitter at all. We will be back.

If you are looking for an old school family run Italian restaurant then this could be for you. Wife and I went for late lunch/ early dinner today - if you like garlic you will love the garlic bread, I had the chicken parmigiana with side salad ,chicken was tender, hot and came with side of angel hair pasta . Wife had chicken bruschetta salad which she enjoyed very much. Gina and Carol did a great job as our servers. The place was clean but could use a little updating. Overall good experience

Just left this restaurant after a quick lunch. I cannot recommend it. My family, friends and I will stay away for the time being. First problem: The only beer this place sells is bud lite in a can. That's a non-starter and I should've just left right away. Next issue: The spaghetti and meatballs wasn't good. The sauce was bland and the meat was dry. Just no good. Lastly, the service is great. The blond waitress with the pretty smile could not have been nicer. Just skip this place for now.

BELLA CUCINAI consider myself somewhat of a Italian food connoisseur having served an eight year NATO tour of duty in Italy during my military career. Several months ago I returned on vacation for two weeks to Italy and not much had changed in the culinary field. As such, I am often disappointed when trying out a new Italian restaurant. From the spelling mistakes on the menu to the tasteless dishes I am served I often wonder if I expect too much. Such was not the case when a friend of mine invited me to dine at Bella Cucina Italian Family Restaurant in Sun City Center, FL. As we parked and approached the non pretentious restaurant entrance I was pleasantly surprised with the aroma that greeted me as we entered. A large crowd was already seated as we were escorted to our table. Written on the wall was the saying, "May all who enter as guests, leave as friends."We were no sooner seated when a basket of bread coated with olive oil and herbs was brought to the table. After the first bite I was trying to figure how I could take what would be left of the bread with me when I left. I ordered a salad and a plate of Rigatoni ala Vodka with Italian sausage and went back to the bread basket. I observed the family staff waiting on and serving each table in a real customer friendly way. At one point I observed an elderly veteran who was struggling to stand as he prepared to leave after finishing his meal. Our server Gino rushed to his assistance putting his arms around the veteran and helping him to his feet. I became distracted when my pasta arrived and saw the size of the serving. I now realized why so many of those leaving were carrying take out containers.The salad was so tasty I inquired about the dressing and Gino shared the ingredients with me. I was happy to see that I could take the almost full plate of Rigatoni and sausage with me when I left. It was truly an Italian serving. I was sorry to notice as I prepared to leave that there was no bread left to take. We had eaten it all. The family members, Gino, Dandan and Jamie learned well the secrets of excellent Italian culinary meals from their parents and I look forward to working my way through the menu.

This was a spurs of the moment late lunch/early dinner during a visit to Sun City Center, FL. Service was excellent. Quick and courteous. We ordered spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmigiana. Both came with a house salad (amazing balsamic vinaigrette) and the best garlic bread I've had in years.Our dinners were amazing! Homemade taste, so good. The only negative, and this is minor, they charged $2/each for a glass of water.Only reason I took off a star, was because the restrooms were not very nice.

We just moved to the area and were happy to see an Italian restaurant nearby. Got takeout for lunch yesterday as we did not want to chance eating in until we had tried the food. Ordered a cold sandwich, a hot sandwich, and a lobster ravioli entree. The cold Italian combo sandwich was not like anything we have encountered before. It was made with 2 slices of boiled ham, 2 slices of salami and some chopped lettuce and diced tomato. It was edible but not an Italian combo. The hot sandwich was chicken parm and it was not even edible. The chicken was diced in tiny pieces and cold but severely over cooked. The sauce was horrible. The frozen lobster ravioli probably did not contain any lobster, and the vodka sauce was from a jar but not edible. The shrimp was overcooked and chewy. The entree came with a house salad that consisted of slightly brown iceberg lettuce, one slice of cucumber, and a half slice of tomato. A slightly stale dinner roll was also included. We spend $60 and all but the cold sandwich went in the garbage. The worst dining experience we have had in Florida.

I loved this place! The owner was lovely! The food was great and the wine was exception!

They don't always do take out. Frequently out of menu items. It's an effort to deal with them. Mostly, the Italian food was just OK and over priced. Its not hard to find good Italian food reasonably priced nearby.