While staying in a campground just outside of Boone we decided to start our day in the Banner Elk area. After looking at our choices of restaurants for breakfast we chose Bella's, our wait was as long as it took to wipe down a table across from the side entrance. The hostess was very outgoing and struck up a conversation while leading us to our table, our server continued the hospitality as she took our drink order and made a few recommendations. The restaurant was busy being it was nearly filled but it appeared like us no one waited on anything the service here was outstanding. We both order different versions of the egg plate one with two eggs over medium, link sausage, creamy grits and an over-size biscuit, the other one egg scrambled, fresh made home fries, country ham and a biscuit. The food was outstanding and delivered to our table hot from the kitchen just waiting for a fresh pat of real butter for the grits and biscuits. I'm sure there are lots of breakfast options in the area but we loved our choice. This is definitely a restaurant I'd visit again when in the area... read more

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This was my second time visiting Bella's Breakfast & Lunch. We were able to seat our selves, and there was no wait. Autumn was our server. She was nice. The other server called out that morning, so Autumn was responsible for everyone there. It looked like the cook was also the food runner. Service was very slow as a result, which we did not blame on Autumn. She was working non-stop. I wonder if management could have helped them out. The food was decent. I would try it again. read more

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Let's touch on some of the positives first: (1) We were seated, assisted and served quickly. (2) For such a small facility there's quite a bit of seating. (3) The omelet I received was gratuitously sized and still steaming as I cut into it. (4) My dining companions were especially complimentary about the size and flavor of the sausage patties. (5) While there's not a ton of parking immediately outside, there's a very convenient parking lot within a very short walking distance of the restaurant. And now some of the less pleasing observations from our group. (6) The building exterior seemed a bit messy and unkept. (7) The omelet I ordered was the smoked salmon omelet, and it needs something. Capers, onions, hollandaise -- it needs some additional life and flavor put into it. Plenty to eat on the plate, but just a bit dull when it comes to truly enjoying the food. (8) Someone in our group ordered bacon, and they found it to be too thick for their liking. Personal preference, yes, but if you don't care for thick cut bacon perhaps you should order a different breakfast meat here. (9) Pancakes arrived to the table cold, completely incapable of melting butter. And who wants cold pancakes? So we found the visit to be hit-or-miss, and a fall from grace compared to my last visit here a few years ago. Your mileage may vary, of course, but I don't think we will be in any rush to return, which is especially a shame given how pleasant the staff members were. read more

French toast was edible. Breakfast burrito was egg with 2 crumbles of sausage. They forgot the guacamole and asked if it was still wanted to which my boyfriend replied "well yeah I'm paying for it!" Took 30 minutes to just waters, another 15 minutes for coffee... all while another table was sat and had their entrees before we could even order. Service was poor, food was mediocre at best. We will likely not be back. read more

Our visit was amazing! we were sat at the bar for a faster service and yes, exactly how it was, the food was great, order the beignets, very friendly staff, definitely recommend read more

cute little breakfast spot. it was graduation weekend so you would think they'd have more help but it was 1 waitress for the whole restaurant, so they were extremely busy.. the food was good. it's hard to mess up breakfast. 7 of us ate for 125$. average price for today's time. we will be back if we are ever in banner elk again. read more

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The service was great however the food was cold, instant grits and frozen home fries were not edible. The table and plates were dirty. Waitress was wonderful and efficient. Go to a nice restaurant, you'll make more and be appreciated for your hard work & friendly service. read more

There is no way this is Bella's, the sign states Bella's moved to the Bayou, but the menu we received was not Bella's menu, and the food was not good, and let's not get started on the service. I am sorry if Bella's is associated with the Bayou, because we didn't even eat our food. The food was like it's was from a buffet. And don't you dare ask for anything, as stated by the server, there not allowed to ask for things from the kitchen trust me do not waste your money. I am sorry Bella's, but get away from this place. read more

Staff was nice and friendly. Place was kind of small but most places are in a small town. Country fried steak was delicious. Coffee was lacking. Food was over all good and didn't take too long. Like that they served breakfast later than other places. Think it was 1 read more

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Great breakfast! Busy place but we were seated quickly and had fast service. Food tasted great! read more

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Do not eat here! Trust me! There are only a few breakfast options in banner elk, but don't go here. Dodd arrived at table and had an unpleasant odor. It also did not look appealing. We ordered an omelet and got nothing looking like an omelet. We ate the English muffin and left. Do. Not. Eat. Here. read more

We came here during our holiday weekend in Banner Elk. The staff was super friendly and the food was great. Super quick turn around time and accurate as you know how picky everyone is about their breakfast. I ordered the quiche which was to my surprise very fresh and warm. the cranberries were a nice refreshing to my usual morning breakfast. My wife had the biscuits and gravy which were her new favorite as the cheesy grits as her side made her morning. Over the weekend this little establishment always had a line out the door so be patient as they are short handed but this is definitely worth the wait. read more

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I guess they moved their location into the Bayou Steakhouse. we visited from out of town. food was absolutely incredible. I've never left a review before but had to give it a 5/5 read more

We decided to try out this place as they serve breakfast past the usual 11am cutoff. We did have to wait a bit as it was a pretty busy Sunday. Not much room inside so plan to hang on the front porch. I told the waitress we were parked out front and she came to our car when the table was ready. Menu has some good staples: pancakes, French toast, several omelettes, eggs, sausage, biscuits n gravy, burgers and several other hand-helds. We opted for an omelette and a Rueben and being nearly mid day decided to split the French toast. Everything was solid. The omelette was a hearty portion for sure. French toast was great and although the fries were crinkle cut and ho-hum, the sandwich was solid. Our server was happy to get refills despite this place being pretty busy. I thought the prices were fair and we enjoyed our cozy corner. read more

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Good breakfast in the high country. Lots of options. A little pricey but too be expected in Banner Elk. Customizable options are nice. Coffee had great rich flavor. Service was friendly even while pretty busy. My son's pancakes and bacon were delicious since he couldn't finish them all I got a taste. read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Corn beef Hash Skillet. A little heavy on the hills daises but tasty. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

Ran out of breakfast food at 11am. Staff couldn't have been nicer about it. We had to get up and leave after about 20 minutes after no server came by our table. The hostess could not have been nicer about the lack of breakfast. Still weird when food lion is 10 minutes away read more

*Trust the Reviews* Only one waitress, who's not the friendliest. Nothing we ordered was homemade. French toast sticks from a box, gravy from a packet, and corned beef hash from a can. Go to Banner elk Café for a decent breakfast! Avoid Bella's if you can. They don't have anything different on their menu, and it's really not worth it. I'm giving two stars because I feel bad. They're the only other breakfast spot in town. read more

There is a sign outside the door that at first turned me off. It tells you that you do not have to put your name on a list; you need to stand in a single file line and wait for a staff member to be called in and be seated. There were t o tables waiting to be seated before us and we only had to wait around 5 minutes. Not bad at all. As he was walking us in he was asking us if we wanted coffee (more points) which we both did. It took me a few minutes to figure out that the blue plastic cup on the table housed the creamers. Service and friendliness definitely an A*. Food tasted good but not very attractive. I had the quiche and my husband the three egg plate. My side of fruit was not fresh at all. read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Quiche with a side of fruit three egg plate with sausage patty, grits and toast. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

Long wait for breakfast with restaurant half full. Sausage links as well as omelet were extremely greasy. While there an employee dropped a basket with butter, jellies and sugar packets all over the floor. She picked them up and put them back on the table. The waitress did her best with what she had to work with. We will not visit there again! read more

I love this place! I am in town for a wedding and wanted to find a brunch spot neat places I can walk around before I get ready for the wedding. This apot is pretty popular as there was a bit of a wait. You do not put your name down, but you just wait in line until there is room for your group. While the wait was a bit long, it was totaply worth it for the meal! I got the Steak and Eggs and my fiancé and my friend both got the Hugry Rooster. There was so much food! And everything tasted great. My steak was cooked medium rare as I requested and had a good amount of tendons which I prefer (may not be everyone's cup of tea but it is mine). And the caramel cappuccino was delicious! If you have a swert tooth I hoghly recommend. I was jealous that my fiancé ans friend had waffles that come woth their already filled plate but thankfully they let me try their waffles and I also liked it a lot! Very fluffy, not overly crunchy. And the bathroom was super clean! Love it!!! Come here for a hearty breakfast that is great value! read more

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This is probably not going to be a 5 star experience for you if you order anything other than eggs on a biscuit. Not that it will be bad... I suspect your breakfast will be fine. However, they are putting some pure freak'n magic into these biscuits. I typically get two eggs (scrambled or over easy) with cheese on a biscuit ....and let the endorphins fly. Enjoy!!! read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Egg biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

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Food was great service was excellent!! Fantastic find in downtown Banner Elk. Would definitely go again.

I was visiting Beech Mountain with my siblings, there were 10 of us. We went for breakfast on a Monday morning, we were there at 9a. The restaurant is very cute, clean and the food was good.....BUT... 1st....We were greeted by a very grumpy young lady. I asked for a table for 10 she said they would have to split us...I understand that when it's busy and you don't want to wait for a table but there were 2 tables that seat 8 available, I asked if we could just put two chairs at the ends and she said that would block the flow....I totally understand that so we split our group. 6 of us sat at a table for 8 and 4 of us sat at a table for 4, all fine except for the fact that when you sat at the table for 4 you were, and I am not kidding, blocking 1/2 the front door to come into the restaurant, talk about messing up the flow. 2nd....we tried to order our food but they were out of...biscuits and potatoes, keep in mind that this is a breakfast restaurant and it's 9am. We orders our food...my sister order a fried bologna sandwich and my husband order a egg and cheese sandwich. When the order came out Ms Grumpy put the plate in front of my sister and said "out of bologna" and plopped a plate in front of her with some random sandwich on it...,didn't come back out and ask if she wanted something else, they just fixed her a random sandwich. My husbands sandwich had a 1/4 of a slice of cheese on it and 1/2 the amount of eggs on it them my sister, who didn't even want a egg sandwich. He asked if he could get some mayo, she said "yes", what he should of asked was could you bring me some mayo, cuz he is still waiting on his mayo. Truthfully I would try the restaurant again but don't claim to be a breakfast place that serves breakfast all day long if you going to run out of biscuits by 9am when it's on a slow day of the week.....AND JUST BE NICE. read more

We got to the restaurant about 35 minutes before they closed. The staff wasn't too friendly at first but eventually came around. We all ordered and they came back out to tell us they were out of a few items to make some of the meals. They offered some substitutions. The food was not terrible, but not super great either, it didn't seem very fresh. We all left with full bellies. read more

Horrible! The restaurant was dirty (ex. trash on the floor). The hostess was rude. Our waitress laughed as we requested napkins. The restaurant was out of a variety of items on the menu. Our food arrived... WRONG. No cheese in the scrambled eggs. We were overcharged for beverages. There was a surcharge for the use of a debit card. We will not return. SO disappointing! read more

A cute little local Cafe, loved the ambiance of the place and the Christmas decorations. The food was good, it was too much food we actually couldn't finish it. The staff was friendly. The only reason they are getting 4 starts not 5 is because I couldn't get the steak and eggs order I wanted because the waitress said the eggs and side will come out before the eggs because the steak takes longer to make and when I asked can you wait to make the eggs till the steak is ready? She said this is how we make it, so I was bummed about that and ended up getting the veggie omelette which was good. read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Veggie omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

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We stopped on our way out of town on Labor Day Monday. We expected it to be busy and it was. We were sat right away but there were only 2 waitresses and people were coming in all at one time. It took about 30 minutes after we ordered to get our food (understandable). However, the food was terrible. The waffle was horrid, it was made crispy (which I liked) but all I tasted was batter. When I spit it on to the napkin, that was all I saw, batter. My husbands eggs & sausage were not cooked and the grits were terrible. We were not going to send anything back because at this point there was now a 30 minute wait to be seated and they were slammed. Service was ok due to the crowd, they were doing the best they could. Very unfortunate, I was really looking forward to this breakfast. The hot chocolate was pretty good. read more

Great service. Food was really good: Ordered egg and cheese sandwiches, one with steak and other with French toast, delish. Ambience was quiet and we got seated right away. Happy overall read more

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We tried the two egg breakfast, breakfast burrito and kids pancakes...nothing was really all that great. But we were heading out of town and it was the closest best rated breakfast joint...thought maybe it would be just as good as the pizza place but nope. read more

Awful service and expensive. Needs better management. 3 people working on a Sunday?!?!

This place is special. They have a sign that says something to the effect of "due to the lack of people wanting to work, we are understaffed." The poor workers were deep in the weeds. I admire them for their hard work. The staff is friendly, genuine, and kind. The food was great! They also sell cool t-shirts! The coffee was excellent! read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Bacon biscuit with home fries and grits. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

Both the food and service was mediocre Asked for onions to be added to the homefries - cold raw onion was sprinkled on top - I shouldn't have to explain that they should be cooked and added Another member of our group got waffles and the frozen waffles were not cooked in the middle First time trying and were very disappointed read more

I normally don't post reviews without pictures but had to here. We were a party of 12, and they accommodated us without a problem. They only had one waitress on and she didn't miss a beat! So polite and on top of everything. The food was good, overall a friendly mom and pop breakfast joint. Everyone was happy with their food, and even more happy with the service. read more

Terrible food, slow service, horrible atmosphere. We paid way too much for our food, and it was quite literally some of the worst food that me and my party of 6 have experienced. How do you mess up bacon and toast?? read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Horrible biscuits and gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

Recently tried to go here on a Sunday - online it says they are open until 2 pm. When we arrived at 12:30 pm, we saw that the sign says that they were only open until 1 pm but they still refused to seat us saying they were closed... read more

Our first time here for breakfast. We loved the eggs, country ham, homemade grits and biscuits. The service was friendly, fast and food arrived hot. We had to wait a little longer for the biscuits as they were cooked to order. The only con I have is their selection of hot teas: earl grey, chamomile and another herb tea--nothing for a tea connoisseur like me! I ended up drinking only water. A breakfast place with no black tea? Not good! Hopefully this was just an ordering oversight for a new restaurant. Love the location! read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

Great breakfast place, consistent food and service. Great selection of breakfast meals and bacon cooked great read more

The service here was terrible. We got sat around 10:45am, ordered our food promptly, but didn't receive our food until 12:30pm. There was another table beside us whom I overheard had been waiting for over 2 hours. The food was not worth that wait. And I have never been to a restaurant that charged for refills. The waitress didn't come back to check up on us until the food was delivered. The waitress was overworked and overstressed, she was doing everything, bussing tables, hosting, taking orders, delivering food, and probably in the back cooking. This was overall a terrible experience. Never coming back. read more

A tiny place with awesome food!! We had a slight wait for a table, but it is a Sunday morning so I expected that. Hubby had classic omelet snd it was good! I had the Hungry Rooster-2eggs (over medium for me), 2 choices of meats (bacon snd link sausage), choice of bread, grits or home fries (I chose home fries-YUM), and a waffle!! It was all extremely tasty!! Our waitress, Hannah, was very friendly and answered all questions!! This was a clean place, yummmmy food, and friendly staff. read more

WORTH THE WAIT. We waited 1 hour approximately for a table and it is well worth the wait. The service was prompt and the employees were very kind. The food was delicious. You have to try the home fries! read more

Bella's Breakfast & Lunch - Entrance - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Banner Elk, North Carolina

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