The burger was so thin that all I could taste was the onion that was bigger than the burger. Too much bun. I added bacon but wasn't on it The bread knots that came with my Caesar salad were uncooked dough. Couldn't chew or swallow. read more

I really enjoy eating here, nice environment, friendly people and great food, I enjoy the steak and cheese subs and my girlfriend enjoys stuffed shells The Pizza is far superior to the box pizza places! I can say I've been enjoying Bella Italia for 30+ years and highly recommend, hope you enjoy as well read more

I found the food bland and overpriced. The staff was nice, but the kitchen was very slow.

This place has been an amazing find! Our family of 6 loves pizza and we've tried probably over 100 places and this is our favorite pizza. The Sicilian pizza is our families go to and everyone likes it. The little boys ask for the square pizza, my wife's loves the sour dough crust, perfectly cooked! I love the heavy mozzarella cheese which taste like straight mix and not a jack mix, the sauce is flavorful and perfectly balanced, the tops taste great! Their pasta is fantastic as well btw. read more

Bella Italia - Cheese Pizza - Italian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I can't for the life of me understand the less than perfect reviews for Bella Italia. I order from here almost daily. I get huge, well seasoned, perfectly crafted, hot, fresh steak and cheese subs delivered EVERY SINGLE TIME! Antonio, the manager, is amazing and always stands behind his business, service, amd food. I couldn't say enough great things to describe this awesome restaurant! read more

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The food is simply delicious and awesome. Service was excellent. The ambiance was perfect for a lunchtime meeting with my co-workers. Oh, and did I mention the wonderful bread they bring out? Great place to go. read more

Pizza had the perfect amount of cheese, thin crust, but not stiff. Italian sub was on special & full of meat/cheese/toppings. The ranch is homemade & I asked for seconds. The fries are thick cut which I prefer shoestring, but that's hard to find. Overall it's your standard strip mall, family owned Italian joint. Clean & customer service was great. If you're in the area, stop in. read more

Eh! No photos of this visit and for the best. First time and last. If your only reading the first paragraph I'm comfortable with a 2.5 overall, but do not feel rounding up to a 3 is appropriate. The dishes ordered was a grilled chicken salad and chicken parmesan. Bread was served before and burned on the bottom. Service was slow and unfriendly. The restaurant was clean. Although the business was dead it took over 25 minutes for food to hit the table. The salad had plenty of chicken and lettuce was crisp. But the chicken was chewy. The pasta was served on a 2000 degree plate, I have no idea why. This was my sons dish. He ate half, but did not care for. If your looking for sub par Italian with slow service this would be the place. read more

They have some good Italian food haven't been there in a while but the food is definitely delicious. Over the years they've shifted the restaurant some but that doesn't matter as long as is the food is on point. read more

Excellent food & service Customer service - A+ Polite, professional & prompt Detail oriented, always done with complete care! read more

I went and ordered a hot Italian hoagie, no onions. For$9 I received a soggy sandwich full of onions. I'm trying to eat it, but it seems to be all bread and little else. I'm very disappointed and feel ripped off. It's hardly edible. I'd ordered a salad before to go and it was ok. This is far from even ok. Go further if you want an Italian sub.I've added photos twice, but they keep disappearing read more

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I love the Greek salad here was the best in the area so much so I bypassed most Italian restaurants near me to go here

Very cordial wait staff and the sub sandwich was really very good at a good value. It's a bit out of my way but worth the trip.

The pizza was decent. I was looking for a New York style pizza and this was the closest that I could find through third party delivery. I also ordered a chicken parmigiana sandwich but it wasn't very good. I would order the pizza again but not the ss which. read more

Bella Italia - XL pizza - Italian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I have enjoyed this restaurant for a number of years. What I truly enjoy is not being able to visit for a couple of years (Covid), and when I got to return, nothing had changed. Their sauce is phenomenal! The rolls are absolutely amazing. A perfect balance of better, yeast, and batter. Family restaurant feel. Good staff. read more

I have eaten here before. I had Pizza. This time I ordered spaghetti with meat sauce. It was awful. No flavor. Will not be going back. A waste of money. read more

Tried to steal $20 from me by giving me $20 change less and also got my order wrong instead of a steak and cheese they gave me a Italian sub also person taking my order over the phone was giving me attitude and you could hear the anger in her voice because I was having trouble ordering. read more

The food was very bland. I questioned if I had Covid because it was really bland. I added salt and still bland. My husband had my left overs and he said there was no flavor. That was the chicken and spinach Alfredo. It also has mushrooms and onions on it. That's not on the menu online. My daughter had the Alfredo. Also very bland. And she said the sauce was too thin. She liked the bread though. The side salad had too many white onions and it had green olives. I didn't like it. The cheesecake was ok but nothing special. It tastes like Walmart cheesecake. read more

Walked in, nobody came to seat us, had to ask where to sit, waited 5 minutes before they brought menus, waited 10 minutes after we got the menus and left because nobody even came to get our drink order. This was at 3:00 in the afternoon, not busy. Don't waste your time. read more

Great service and food! They follow COVID guidelines and were able to comfortably accommodate our party of 7. With apps, drinks, pizza, subs and pasta, the bill was $80! Not bad at all! read more

This place is right near my house so of course, it's convenient! I'm small so I tend to get the kids meals when I'm in a hurry.. and their cheese cake is great also! Very VERY fair prices! Good customer service! Family owned business.. very sweet. read more

The spaghetti with meat sauce was delish. Would've given 5 if they delivered. Yes, there are ways for delivery but you're charged a delivery fee plus a tip read more

A Southside staple! Their pizza and wings are INCREDIBLE. I've been coming here for years and always leave full and satisfied. They also have an extra room where they have parties during the weekend, it's lit! read more

Bella Italia - Supreme Italian pizza. Yum!!! - Italian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Exorbitant prices. Doesn't know what extra cheese looks like. 57 bucks for 2 pizzas. Bye bye.

Absolutely wonderful!!! The food is amazing and has so much flavor. The Bella Spinach Ravioli is untouched!!! We will be back MANY TIMES.

The dinners I've had here are always served piping hot! A common problem in Richmond area restaurants is that they often serve their food lukewarm or even cold. This has never been a problem at Bella Italia. My favorite dish here is not on the menu but they always make it for me: pizza pasta. It is a bowl of rigatoni pasta with all manner of pizza toppings (sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, etc.), tomato sauce, and cheese, where this whole thing is baked so that the cheese gets all melty. Literally, pizza pasta. Steaming hot and always satisfying. My other favorites here are chicken parmigiana, eggplant parmigiana, and stuffed shells. An outstanding dish is linguine red clam sauce with shrimp and mushrooms. Linguine with white clam sauce comes with a ton of clams. This restaurant is not pretentious haute cuisine, but a great value. read more

Must have changed ownership since I came two years ago. Bathrooms falling apart. My fiancé said there are holes in the men's room. Table tore the threads out of my shirt with its rough edges. The people who were eating there with us at the other tables were fun. Other than that I don't think we would have had a good time. The food at my first visit was so awesome. What happened? Can someone message me after they have the shrimp linguine and tell me there thoughts? Happy Eating! read more

It's not that there was anything egregiously wrong with Bella Italia, but there was nothing that made me really want to return. The main issue we had was that the menu was so broad (price-wise and entree-wise) that it was hard to narrow down what to order. My friend ordered pasta and I got a sub. My sub tasted just like the ones I've made at home and the pasta was fine. It's nice to have this option in the area, but I won't be going out of my way to eat here again. read more

The pizza is good. Not great, but good. The rest of the food is pretty awful. I had spaghetti - the sauce was thin, watery and very acidic. The portions were small but since the food was so bad, I was ok with that. The bread that accompanied the meal was burned, the salad was small and not very fresh and the dressing looked like it had been around awhile. If you eat here, stick to the pizza. read more

This review is only for Sunday night salsa last night. The salsa class began around 5:30pm, though I'm not sure what the usual start time is. There were about 15 people in the class. The instructor taught the basic steps and some turns and everyone was able to alternate partners a suficient amount of time to get in some practice. Then it was time to really dance! I always travel with my own dancing partner and we had a blast. Salsa started the night and then we got bachata and even a salsa version of a 50 Cent song! If you can't tell by now, the DJ was awesome. My husband and I danced for about an hour straight and we were soaking wet because we were constantly moving. The dance floor was just the floor of the restaurant, but they had sprinkled baby powder and it made for a great floor. I'm not exactly sure how late dancing goes, but when we left around 7:30 tons of people were still inside and six people walked in as we wakked out. With that being said, the chances of finding someone to dance with is high and you won't be disappointed. read more

My family and I went for dinner we were the only people sitting. They came by for a drink order and never returned. We sat and waited for 20 minutes and we left. They had one person working the front and kids working in the back. The waitress looked at us and went back into the kitchen. Very disappointed. Will not return. Do not reccomend. read more

I love their chicken wings but I mainly go for Club night on Fridays. It started getting out of hand because teenagers were getting in but they quickly fixed it by now checking IDs at the door and now it's back to a grown up, laid back atmosphere. read more

Bella Italia - On the dance floor! - Italian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I love bella Italia. It has such a nice atmosphere and you are made to feel very welcome when you walk in. They have lots of booths to sit at which is nice. I have ordered many dishes off their menu. My favorite is the ravioli spinaka. It comes with a white sauce but you can also get a red sauce. They are very generous with their homemade delicious bread and you get a nice salad with your entree. The staff are very pleasant and the manager is always friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

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i went on july 28 2020 most recently. the inside seems to have been renovated during the down time and looks so much better and nicer. the plants look healthy and the booths look nice and don't have holes, and the walls i believe have been painted. food was as tasty as ever but the new inside really made it really nice. as for safety, every other booth is taped off and the waitresses were wearing masks. there was a little sign on the front door saying to wear a mask and to distance yourself and to wash hands regularly, and there was a hand sanitizer on the counter right when you walk in. pretty good. read more

Great family owned restaurant! I've been coming here for years and my family and I have been beyond impressed with the service and the food every time! read more

servers were nice, food was terrible. stromboli was served so cold the cheese wasn't even melted all the way. salad was mediocre at best and soup was not good at all. read more

I've gone to Bella Italia for years with my extended family, and we've had consistently good experiences here. I'd take their Veal Parmesana or Lasagna over that at some more expensive restaurants in town. Their pizza is also very good. Not a fan of their Chicken Marsala, though. Service is always quick and attentive. It's not the trendiest of decor, but at least they got rid of their 80's chandeliers a while back. read more

I experienced lunch at this restaurant today. First. Service was good. This is why the rating is a 2, otherwise a 1 was in their future. The folks greeted my son and I quickly. Very nice staff who gave us time to make our selections. Food arrived fairly fast. That is where things went south. The mozzerella stick my son order were greasy without much flavor. The dipping marinara was good though. My son's pizza also was very greasy with little flavor. He ate 2 slices and would not eat more. I had an Italian sausage sub. It ranks a THE WORST sausage sub I have ever had (and I have had a few). The sausage had no flavor. Its texture indicated that it was way overcooked in some kind of liquid. Speaking of liquid, the sauce in the sub was so watery and thin that it destroyed the roll in the small amount of time between it arriving at the table and being picked up. The meat fell out of the bottom because the sauce had made the roll so soggy. The chips that came with the sub were stale. Even trying to put salt on them did not help, I was concerned when I left that I might not make it home and would have to stop by the side of the road. It is now a number of hours later and I am still experiencing after effects. Lunch for 2 was $ 35.00. A tad high read more

We went here for a birthday party. The music, food and atmosphere was awesome! We had so much fun. I would recommend here for any type of event. They have a dance floor, area for dj, an event room, a bar. They typically seem like the party of the bar stays open till 3am. read more

the pizza was not bad. The service was not good. The bread wasn't cooked through. Too much salt in the white sauce. Server did not know the difference between cheese and meat sauce. They lost our check and relied on me to remember what we had. I won't go back. read more