My husband and I dined here the first time on a Friday night, and we were seated immediately. It decently busy for a Friday night, there were a lot of couples and families already enjoying their meals inside, as well as several people coming in and out for to go orders. Overall a wonderful ambience and polite staff. We had drinks (which admittedly took a little longer than expected to get to us but they were pretty busy and we weren't in a rush) an appetizer, main course and dessert (to go). Everything was seriously so delicious - the quality of ingredients and how nothing was rushed to get to our table was top notch. We really enjoyed our date night here, and told all of our friends to try this little Italian food restaurant in Leander. What a great way to unwind and enjoy a delicious dinner after a busy week. Portions were all generous sized, but not too heavy, you get what you pay for! We are looking forward to returning here for more wonderful food. read more

Food was very good! Had the lasagna and salad. We were able to bring in our own wine for a corking fee. Would recommend!

Their pasta easily out-classes Olive Garden. If you're looking for some authentic Italian food, this place is a must-visit! I can't praise their cream sauces enough and their dishes are quite large. You'll definitely leave with plenty of left overs for a second meal! read more

Picked up a to go from here...as luck would have it right next door to the hotel I am in. Ordered Lasagna which came with Chicken Soup. The soup was amazing with lots of chicken and an amazing flavor. The lasagna was classic with a thick sauce full of chunky tomato pieces. Will have to come back for the pizza! read more

Bella Sera - Lasagna from Bella Sera - Italian Near Me - Marble Falls, Texas

The service here is really good and they are very friendly, but honestly the food is so bland. We wanted to like it and the reviews online were really good but there's just no flavor in the food. read more

Service was terrible! When we walked in no one was there. Two tables came in after us and got their food before us, We waited 45 min. for our pizza and spaghetti. We asked for plates so we could split it when we ordered The waiter didn't bring them so we had to wait another 5 minutes for our plates! All this and they were busy! read more

Have been several times and each visit enjoyed real Italian dishes prepared by a family with a long history of caring about quality food. Lots of selections to suit your mood-of-the-day. Service is just the way I prefer, informative when asked, attentive to our needs. I always look forward to a great experience. read more

This was our first visit to this restaurant, overall, was pretty disappointed. The service was good, our waiter was friendly and he was good about refilling drinks and clearing dishes. The food can be summed in one word, bland. Everything we ate was under seasoned and forgettable. The bread was homemade, but is advertised as "garlic bread". You couldn't even taste the garlic. As a family, we tried the chicken fettuccine Alfredo, the spaghetti and meat sauce, and the chicken damabianca. All were very bland. I think the only thing that was well seasoned was the chicken soup. This is really the only Italian restaurant in the area. read more

I have no idea why this place has only 3.5 starts. We were seated promptly, and the food was great. The pizza was very thin and the crust was one I would actually eat. The salads were obviously not from a bag which was nice, and the rolls were freshly made. I had the cannelloni and it was perfect and not too big, the hubby had the baked ziti and was happy with it as well. Also had the chocolate cherry cake for dessert and it was brought out quickly and was just the right size for sharing. read more

Probably the best overall quality and tasting Pizza in Marble Falls! Service is decent, but to-go orders can get backed up with the busy dining room. read more

We had a party of six and we were seated on a Friday night within wait. That' a plus in my opinion. We had appetizers, fried cheese and Calamari both were served promptly were hot and good. We each had something different from the menu and all were pleased. All in all a very good experience. read more

The staff at Bella Sera made my birthday truly memorable and the food was delicious. We were not happy with the over-priced food at the Horseshoe Bay Resort and wanted another option in Marble Falls. Bella Sera more than fit the bill! Do not pass this wonderful place up. read more

We are regulars here, always excellent food service and reasonable prices, one of my favorites is Bella Sera Chicken but this visit had Chicken Marsala, excellent bread and deserts, a big menu with many choices and price ranges, highly recommend read more

Everyone really enjoyed their meals. They do a great Alfredo and the Parm was good too. Worth checking out if you're in the area!

Loved it! We placed an order to go and were very happy! Yummy New York style pizza and great prices. I highly recommend!

Good spot for Italian food with a good wine list. Try the nicks dressing. Love the bread-oh YUM! read more

My in laws love this place. My boyfriend and I live in Colorado and his parents in Horseshoe Bay. The manager went above and beyond to help me purchase a gift card for them for Christmas. I am forever thankful for the manager. I can't wait to try this place out when we go to Texas for vacation. Thank you for beiing such an amazing place with an awesome staff and the manager. Thank you! read more

My first impression of this restaurant was very low. First, there was a bug in my water glass. Now on to the appetizer; in all of my years, I've never eaten calamari that tasted so bad. It was dry, flavorless, and lacked any redeeming qualities. For my main course, I ordered the Bella Sera plate, and it was actually a nice meal. The pizza was also palatable. Service was subpar, and our waiter clearly did not enjoy his job from his attitude. Overall, I do not recommend this place for the price that it demands. read more

Pizza was very good! We got a small one to share as an appetizer and it was probably the best pay of the meal. We all got some variant of a pasta dish and thought the noodle was a bit over cooked but the sauces were tasty enough to make up for it. We ordered a tiramisu and cannoli for dessert. The tiramisu was delicious and the cannolis were overflowing with filling. We will come back for pizza and dessert. Well worth it. read more

I was craving pasta and found this restaurant. Did not expect the food to be as good as it was! I got the shrimp alfredo was not disappointed. Definitely would recommend. read more

Top shelf... Jerry our server was personable and his demeanor a delight. The menu has all the perfect choices. We placed an order that encompassed a variety of choices giving a tee sampling of the food choices. Kudos to Bella Sera. The negative comments kill me here on yelp. I found this place a delight and the atmosphere profoundly fun. read more

My wife and I stopped at Bella Vista in marble Falls the other day do you have a late lunch early dinner. There was a rumor that Bella Vista is going to open a Location in Lago Vista. I found two different addresses on my phone, One at 12th St. and the other at seventh Street. We stopped at the one at seventh Street and went in. It's a small place with only two white persons one girl and one Hispanic gentleman. When I ask the Hispanic waiter why there were two addresses on my phone, in his Best English he said that one closed this one open. I asked to talk to the manager to confirm that they were going to put a location in Lago Vista but he said it was a managers day off, so I asked to talk to the chef, but I could never understand where he was telling me the chef was. I finally asked to talk to whoever was doing the cooking how do you said oh no speak English. so I guess I have to get this straight Italian restaurant, no manager, no head chef, only one person a young girl that spoke decent English. my wife and I ordered the calamari, fettuccine with shrimp and scallops, two iced teas, and olive oil with garlic. we ordered the calamari because the calamari that the Longhorn steakhouse used to serve would melt in your mouth. When we got our calamari it was very thin little round pieces it was like trying to chew a rubber band. I told our waiter that we didn't want them because they were tough and he said what do you mean you don't want them, I said I don't want them they're tough take them back and I'm not paying for them. The fettuccine with shrimp and scallops was pretty good. so, there's an order of two fettuccine with scallops and shrimp, two iced teas, one order of olive oil and garlic our bill came to $65, which was way overpriced in my opinion. if they put a location and Lago vista I don't think anyone would be willing to pay that price. so, my overall rating would be about a four if that much. We will never go back to that Italian restaurant ever again. read more

Cant imagine what everything else tastes like with a pizza like that. I'd rather throw my money in the garbage. The pizza is garbage. A retarded giraffe could make a better pizza. read more

We are so happy we stumbled into this place! Our party of 12 was sat right away, all staff were very nice, excellent waiter, and amazing food! Highly recommend! read more

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Had Mother's Day dinner here on our way through Marble Falls. The food was good but not great. I ate their Chicken Marsala with a side salad. The house dressing for the salad was a tomato basil based salad dressing. Tasted a bit like ketchup. I should have sent it back. The Chicken Marsala was good but couldn't really taste the Marsala wine part of the sauce. The chicken was tender and the mushrooms were perfectly cooked and tasty. My wife really liked the Eggplant Parmesan. The service was impeccable. read more

Food is decent but staff could be a little friendlier, guy working the door just walked us to table and set down menus then walked off never said a word... I'll stick with Olive Garden read more

Doesn't look like much from the outside, but Mama Mia!!!!! Are you looking for a real southern Italian Sunday style meal? This is a jewel. I can't believe how much better this is than the Italian joints here in Austin. Eggplant Parm ?... Awesome. Pasta ?.... Awesome? Thin crust Pizza?.... VERY similar to what I've eaten in Napoli. I'm an Italian guy originally from Manhattan. I'm a musician who's traveled all over the US and Europe , I can say this is the real deal. Dishes are usually under $10 , Fresh warm Italian bread, Carrafes of wine ..... Food tastes like it's from a mom and pop joint in Brooklyn. Even the parmesan and crushed red pepper packets for takeout pizza are imported from Italy. Some of the best Italian I've had outside of New Jersey & New York City. This restuarante could definitely cut it over there. In Marble falls? Go figure. read more

Great food and nice atmosphere. Friendly servers and clean environment. Great lunch specials too! Recommend for sure.

Sorry, this review is long. If you want the highlights: Bad service, bad food, they burned my six year old, no apologies. Wow. My first ever one star review. Let me start by saying that this meal was a perfectly awful end to a perfectly lovely day, and that makes it all the worse. We take our kids out to Sweet Berry Farm every fall for the pumpkin patch, and a day of fun. We usually end our day with dinner at the Bluebonnet Cafe, but because they are closed after 1pm on Sundays we had to choose somewhere new. Enter Bella Sera. We arrive at 4:30 so I'm not surprised that the place seems empty. We sit and order drinks, and right away the waiter seems totally unthrilled to be there. We order, and as my hubby orders his Lasagna I add, "And I'd like to start with the calamari", maybe a little louder than normal because I'm hungry and grumpy at having my favorite appetizer forgotten about by the hubs. I order for the kids and then ask the waiter what he likes because the menu is huge, and I can't decide. I get the "Oh, it is all good." I try again by jokingly saying, "Come on, don't lie. What's your favorite?" Blank stare. Oh-kaaay. I end up with Chicken Picatta. As we wait for our meal I mention that it seems like our waiter wants to be here as much as I want a root canal. He brings me the ugliest, saddest excuse for a salad I've ever seen. Pile of bagged lettuce, one tomato slice, and a big squeeze of thick, bottled Caesar dressing on top. Next comes the entrees. No calamari. I ask where it is, and he says "You didn't order that." Seriously? Yes, I did. "Do you still want it?" Yes!!! The worst part of the entrees however, is not their lack-luster flavor, or the microwaved appearance of my chicken, or the weird Campbell's soup thickness of the sauce. It is the fact that they served my kids their food in the searing hot dishes that they were baked in! I'm talking 400 plus degree dishes served to a four and a six year old. I warned the kids that the plates were very hot and to wait to eat. My daughter accidentally grazed the edge of her plate with a knuckle as she reached for something and it burned and blistered her hand! When I called over a nearby waitress and asked for a manager she tells me that our waiter IS the manager on duty. She fetches him, and I calmly tell him that I know this is the kitchen's fault, but that he should know as a server to never bring a dish that hot to a child. I stress that I remained calm. Didn't raise my voice, didn't demand anything. Just showed him my teary-eyed daughter and her hand, and said that there was no way this was safe. Did he apologize? Offer to replate the food? Offer us anything at all? No. His only response was, " I have been working here for ten years and that is how we always do it." We replated the kid's food ourselves, using doubled napkins to hold the edge of the still searing hot baking dishes, and then all he can manage is, "Excuse me, I need to tell the kitchen" as he takes the empty dish away. By now, I am being fake nice because it is clear to me that we will get nowhere with further discussion. We get the check and are, of course, charged full price for everything. This was like one of those ridiculous, over the top, save the failing restaurant TV shows. We will make sure to come out to the pumpkin patch on a Saturday next year, so we can enjoy the excellent service, solid food, and tasty pie at the Bluebonnet Cafe! Bella Sera, never again! read more

Bella Sera - This is the burn my daughter got at Bella Sera one day ago. - Italian Near Me - Marble Falls, Texas

They charged me for a drink refill the mushrooms were cold oh myThey don't know customer service! read more

Bella Sera - Italian Near Me - Marble Falls, Texas

Wasn't expecting a whole lot but a few things surprised me. Not in a good way. Majority of the food was fair. The service, not so much. I believe the manager was assisting us which he was pleasant enough. The salads were horrible. We chose the house dressing. It's an Italian joint so you'd expect a house Italian, some vinaigrette. Instead our salad had what tasted like extra cold cocktail sauce. I kid you not. COLD COCKTAIL SAUCE. I'm Italian and I can tell you that wasn't normal. Gross, we didn't eat them. We ordered a cheese pie for the boys, Lobster Ravioli and Shrimp FraDiablo in red clam sauce. The server didn't speak English so when she dropped off the food she stood there like were were supposed to know which plate was ours. I've never dined there before and had no idea which was ours. Plus she held the plates above eye level. So awkward my finance rattles off his order...which she understood. So why not just ask which plate is ours? My fiancées meal was the Lobster one and it was tasty. Almost sweet even. Thick cream sauce that was slightly pink. Mine was the Shrimp FraDiablo. It had a lot if freeze dried clams and 6 large shrimp. The flavor was just enough spice. We ordered a bottle of Louis Martini Cab which was average price. The downfall beside the server and cocktail sauce salad was their credit card machine was down. Luckily they had an ATM. Ya, really convenient eh? read more

Great place for some nice Italian in Marble Falls. Great food, great staff and fast service, Johnny and his wife hail from northern Italy and pop out some delicious food. There's something for everyone on the menu. A nice wine selection and the owners stop by to say hello at your table. If your staying at the Horseshoe bay resort and want some quality food, make one of your dining choices here! read more

So I came into this establishment on a Wednesday night. It was slow. Waitress was friendly enough to go over her favorite menu items. That was nice. Ordered an entree with a sauce change other than what the normal sauce was offered. She failed to mention when I ordered that there was a $2 upcharge for any sauce modifications. My $14.99 CHICKEN entree turned into a $16.99 entree which would have been a good price for steak or seafood but this was chicken. Wouldn't have changed my sauce if I had known. The owner didn't seem to care when I let him know about how unclear the pricing was. Train your staff to educate their guests on certain upcharges to avoid a bad experience at the end of a meal please read more

On a recent girls weekend trip we stopped and tried to go to Russos but with the bad reviews we gave this place a shot. We were proptly seated. Our waiter took our wine order and it came quickly, which included water and tea as well and he was very fast. We ordered bruschetta balsamic which had wonderful tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olive oil and toasted perfectly and was a great choice with the wine. I ordered baked ziti and chose soup over salad which was a wise choice as it was homemade chicken noodle with large pieces of chicken and you could tell they made it fresh daily. The garlic knots they gave us were fantastic and fresh and perfectly seasoned. The ziti was hot, cheesy, well seasoned and a perfect portion for lunch. My friend got the salad with Caesar dressing with was wonderful, and the eggplant parmesan was breaded to perfection and had lots of mozzarella cheese. The wait staff were friendly and authentic and we will definately be back. read more

Delicious food, wonderful service! The staff went over and above to make sure our experience was amazing! They were so friendly and chatted with use! Will definitely be back. read more

I love Italian food and the food here is pretty good. Don't order the house dressing unless you like shrimp cocktail sauce on your salad. We had to ask for our bread. They forgot to bring it to us. They also overcharged us for our food. I had to talk to the manager about why I was being charged several dollars more. They also charged us for our water cups, stating that they were beverages. read more

We have lived in marble falls for about a year, and only recently tried Bella sera, I am so sorry we waited so long, it's become our new favorite restaurant in the area. Everything we've tried has been great, the service is consistently friendly, and fairly quick, and the food tastes fresh and authentic! We will continue to make this our spot and bring guests when the come into town! read more

We have mixed feelings about this place: they serve a decent soup and salad for lunch, and it is a good value, but the dinner entrees are mediocre on a good day. The service is efficient, but sometimes borderline rude. The pizza tends to be greasy and soggy, and some of the other "Italian" entrees are definitely not authentic Italian recipes. Recommended for a casual lunch, but don't look for a quality Italian cuisine dining experience. read more

I knew we were in trouble when we walked in the door, didn't get greeted, and were ignored by the 2 or 3 of the staff in the front. Service is slow and not friendly. Did was good for lunch, but horrible service. We love the location in Boerne, but this one is below par. read more

Delicious food and friendly staff! Fresh hot rolls are so good, Chicken Florentine is my fav and steak Marsala is my hubby's fav!