Bella Roma Cafe

So I am writing this as a warning, I haven't even tasted the food, I am sure it is good. I ordered by phone, and was told the price was around 55 dollars. It seemed strange to me that the price was so high, one dish the Rigatoni Contadina was $21.99, and the tortiliene boscaiola was $19.99, about $42.00 I arrived promptly, and was told the price would be $55.49. I didn't hesitate to pay, I know when something is fishy. The other waiter wouldn't even touch the order, or my money. I waited for my food and left. I figure even with taxes the meal should have been around $46.00. He didn't bother to check the menu for the prices, he just wrote them on the receipt, and when I asked he said one was $24.99 & the other was $25.99. Maybe he made a mistake, maybe he is skimming the till. I kept the receipt and will be calling the Manager asap. How many people has done this too?

This weeks „ #greatamericantakeout Tuesday “ was a pasta kind of day. Let me warn you beforehand: if you get the meatball fettuccine you better be REALLY hungry... 😁 The pickled garlic was delicious and so were the Gnocchi and the Spinach salad. We stayed very local again with this cute little Italian place. With places like this I really hope we can experience the amazing hospitality of the local gems soon again as this just seemed so inviting... 👍🏼😊

Absolutely stellar! We arrived without dinner reservations to find the restaurant bustling with busy tables. Even so, the hostess seated our party on the patio in the nice beach breeze. Service was excellent. The servers were attentive, and the food was delicious with generous portions. We had the fried zucchini to start. For our entrées we had the lamb ragu with ribbon noodles and a gnocchi dish. Despite the restaurant being packed and noisy indoors, we were treated to an intimate dining experience on the patio with exceptional food. Compliments to the staff who clearly made an exception to accommodate our party, and made for a wonderful evening!

I JUST HEARD BELLA ROMA IS CLOSED AND IT SADDENS ME!!!!! I hope this is not a permanent closure????!!!!! We LOVE Bella Roma! EVERY dish we have ever tried there has been delicious! We ate there 4 times on our summer vacation in Capitola because it was so good. The service too was excellent. Each person on the wait staff is friendly and personable. We recommend it to anyone who loves Italian food!

Second time I’ve eaten at Bella Roma, and both were great. Small, friendly place - menu has all the basics and a lot of dishes you do not always see at run of the mill Italian restaurants. Lot’s of gnocchi dishes, and all the pasta is fresh made. Good wine list, reasonably priced, great service, just off the village center.

We love the food, service and wine selection! They make most of the pasta in house...so many choices but I always go back to their filet mignon and special crab and shrimp ravioli with a cream sauce. The gnocchi is also excellent as well as eggplant parmesan appetizer. Really I don’t think you can go wrong...so good!

BEST Italian restaurant in the greater Santa Cruz area! This place has old world charm and a fantastic wine list. The service is always friendly and speedy, even when they are very busy, which is often. The lamb shank, when available is my favorite dish, and the pastas are hand made fresh every day. Take your family (kids welcome and encouraged), for a fancier night out. This is also the perfect restaurant to close a deal, go on a first or regular date.

My boyfriend and I came from out of town and wore sweatshirts (it was colder than expected) and felt incredibly judged by our clothing. The hostess sat us in the corner next to a table of 5 that was extremely loud and having conversations that weren't exactly meal friendly. Wine selection was small as was their main course menu. We ordered pastas and were both disappointed, especially considering that we ordered the specials. I ordered the mushroom and shrimp raviolis and I'm unsure what wasn't cleaned all the way, but every time I got a bite of shrimp and mushroom from the sauce, I bit into a piece of sand. The sauce on both of our pastas were incredibly soupy, which made our pasta noodles sauce-less. The quality of the food vs the 80$ spent on dinner was not worth it, and I unfortunately don't see myself ever returning to this restaurant when in town.