Bella Italia

My husband and I decided to have dinner here and we were not disappointed. I grew up in Hopewell but we have lived in Alabama for years so this was a very nice choice in Italian food. We don't get good italian food much in the south. The service was excellent with our server making sure our glasses stayed full and that we had everything we needed. Very friendly staff. Food portions were more than enough and I actually needed a to go box for mine. We had a shrimp cocktail, which I forgot to take a picture of, and the shrimp were very large. Husband had the veal saltimbocca with a house salad and I had the cheese ravioli with a bowl of pasta fagoli. Everything, including the bread was served hot and fresh.

I've been getting emails from this restaurant and it's been on my list a while. I can never resist Mozzarella sticks and they were hefty and cheesy! I ordered the Farfalle Bella Italia which came with soup or salad. The soup was a broth with fresh tomato, carrots, green beans and tortellini... SO good. The bread was hot and fresh with a tomato based olive oil mixture which was a different twist. The pasta had med shrimp, fresh mushrooms and sundried tomatoes... very fresh. Service provided by Kayla was fantastic. The chef even cut the tails off the shrimp for me. It was worth the wait and the drive.

My husband and I went last night. I got the gluten free chicken Francese. It was fantastic. So nice that it’s listed on the menu and I can just point to it. My husband got the chicken parm and enjoyed his meal as well. Service was friendly and welcoming. This was our second time here. We will def be back again.