My sister lives in Stuttgart. On our last evening there (Dec 29,2015) our family of 10 made reservations at Bella Itlaia. Two in our family are strictly vegetarians, and when we made the reservation, we told Maria this - she claimed that she noted "vegetarian" next to our party's reservation.
When we got there, only 2 other tables were used. No vegetarian dishes were available on the menu, which was rectified by the waiter who did come back after speaking to the chef and offered some dishes (kuddos for them). But, the absolute negative:
-we waited over an hour for our entrees (remeber, only 2 other tables were occupied. On a Tuesday evening)
-when they did come, the waiter had forgotten to put my entree order in. No apologies, nothing, made me wait another 20 minutes for the ravioli I had ordered.
Aside from this mishap, I will also note that the main dish that many in or party had (the duck) was NOT good. Fatty and hard. we expected better quality food at those prices.
Lastly, again no apologies for forgetting my meal, no overture made my the waiter or the owner by giving us a free espresso or dessert. No, Nothing.
For the prices you pay here, such behavior is truly unacceptable. We are happy to pay the price, but then it is the restaurant's responsibility to meet that standard. AND IT DID NOT.
DO NOT GO HERE. There are many other much better and friendlier Italian restaurants in Stuttgart read more