bella bella

bella bella salad is where it's at!. the best things about bella bella are the homemade sauces and salad dressings. the spaghetti and meatballs, bella bella salad, and bubble bread are family favorites. we avoid the baked dishes, because the quality has been really inconsistent over the years, but anything that is prepared fresh is guaranteed to make you smile!

my husband and i went on our first date here and go back for special occasions. the eggplant parm is soooo good! the hubs really loves the chicken parm. the pasta specials are always good too.

not impressed. i dont enjoy their bitter tomato sauce. as a cook it seems to me that they use ingredients of poor quality. make the trip out to mom and dad's italian restaurant out on apalachee parkway.

had a fantastic dinner here on our second night in tallahassee. restaurant had a great atmosphere inside with excellent service despite what others seem to have experienced. my chicken parmesan was excellent with a very large portion of chicken, and my wife really enjoyed her manicotti! highly recommend giving them a try if you get the chance!

bella bella is 100% tally cute, from the homemade sign and painted windows to the mismatch mix of tables and chairs.

while my dates food was rather good, i had the veggie lasagna and it was disappointing to say the least. the two pieces of pasta were over cooked to the point of resembling dumplings. the vegetables were so under cooked that most of them were still raw. lack luster amount of marinara compared to far too much cheese. the service was poor, i only received my drink after i tracked down the waitress and pointed out that she had delivered two other tables beverages that arrived after us. we also sat for 25 minutes waiting for her to check on how our meal was, i finally gave in and had to inform someone else that i was disappointed with the food. the hostess was the only enjoyable and pleasant part of the experience.

not so hot. prefer my italian food not frozen or microwaved

amazing food, great prices and great service! the wild mushroom ravioli was delicious as well as the chicken parm. will be back when i’m in town again!

we've all been there before. our toddler is doing really well in a restaurant and then all of the sudden she/he is having a meltdown. that happened to me today and the way i was treated at bella bella by the owners (marc and amy) still blows my mind! my 3 year old daughter (who is normally very good in a restaurant) was having a great time sitting next to her two 3 year old friends. the girls were all playing with slime that we gave them for entertainment while the three moms engaged with them and waited for our food to come. around the time our food came my daughter got upset and started to melt so my friend kim got up and took her outside to calm her down. while kim was outside i asked our waitress for my check and a box for my food and explained to her that my three year old is having a meltdown so i better take her home. the waitress was great and did what i asked. then kim came back in with my now much calmer daughter so i took her and she sat in my lap and seemed to be much calmer. she was great for a while but later something set my daughter off again and she started to cry so i tried to gather my things to leave and i was struggling but i managed to pick her and my bag up and start towards the exit. well as i walked i started to struggle to hold onto my daughter and my stuff (backpack and to-go box) because she was back to full meltdown mode, so i had to put her down for a moment to collect everything (she's 33 pounds) and she slipped away from me and ran back to the table where our party was still sitting. my friends saw me struggling so they told me to go put my stuff in my car and then come back to get her because it was clear that i was having a really hard time. so i did that. when i walked back into bella bella to collect my child a man who i would later learn was the owner, marc, walked up to me and got in my face and said very rudely "she's still crying" several times. i quickly got my little girl and headed toward the door. when i was almost to the door she again struggled out of my arms and started to have a tantrum on the floor. i picked her up again and the same man opened the door for me. i was grateful so i told him thank you. well he rudely told me that "you disrupted the whole restaurant."

bella bella lost my business today. be warned. they do not do well with handling family situations in their restaurant! i've never seen a situation handled so poorly.

my first experience with this restaurant in person was not a favourable one. i came in with two friends and our 3 yr old girls for lunch yesterday. one of our girls is sensitive and tends to have meltdowns when she's cranky (as do most children at this age tend to do). after our food came our little unicorn got upset and had a meltdown. after a few minutes i got up and took the little girl away from the table so mom could quickly eat and pay her check. i even went out onto the deck with her so she would stop disturbing the other guests. after she calmed down we came back in to our table. of course kids being kids she had another meltdown. meanwhile her mom is trying to pay her check and leave as quickly as possible while little miss is in full tantrum mood. to make a bad situation worse, the owner was very rude to the mother while she was trying to leave. i was not party to what was said, but it upset my friend enough that she couldn't drive away until she had calmed down. as her friend i went back into the restaurant to express my concern over her treatment and to let them know that his actions were not the way to conduct business. i tried explaining several times that his reaction made everything worse and to apologize. he didn't care that he made her feel worthless and cause her to have an anxiety attack in his parking lot, for this alone i will not return nor reccomend this place. i know in the heat of the moment tempers can flare especially if a kid is crying and making a scene, but if someone comes to you and expresses concerns with the way someone was treated perhaps it's best to apologize to the wronged party, especially since you are a customer based business. in this instance a failure from ownership to provide caring service will result in three customers who'll never patronize this establishment again.

chicken parmesan and eggplant parmesan were not just overcooked, but burned. quite noisy, unlike previous days when the restaurant had a cozy feel.

i came here under the recommendation of a friend. i do not regret it at all. the food and service are ready. nothing to complain about. - ansel ponce diama

visiting in town, was seeking a nice quiet italian meal. this spot ended up being more of a quasi-bar scene, quite loud, much more so than expected.
i had eggplant parmigiana, which proved to be several wafer thin slices of eggplant stacked with sauce and cheese. net result was 60% breading, 40% eggplant and sauce. hard to know the eggplant was there unless you really looked.
menu was very rigid, no room for sauce substitutions or the like. all very inflexible. that's atypical of most small italian restaurants, which pride themselves in accommodating guests. waitress was ok, but had too many tables to be truly focused.
last straw was i was seated by a door that let in tons of cigarette smoke every time it was opened; smoking obviously allowed in outside dining area.

i guess a good time could be had here with a group, but definitely not you typical quiet and authentic italian restaurant. rating was very misleading for me.

delicious italian food served by friendly staff in an artsy, cozy little restaurant.  kitchen makes substitutions if you like (marinara instead of alfredo on the cannelloni).  prices are on par with competing chain restaurants.  bread, pasta and salad were all very flavorful and fresh.  i would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone craving good italian food.

authentic home made food here. their pasta is made in house, and you can tell. the manicotti  is the best i've had at a restauraunt. their menu is variable and seasonal as well , which is nice.