Bella Pasta

Advantages: Consistently good
Disadvantages: None really

Bella Pasta has got to be one of the most consistently good restaurant chain I've visited in recent years. Despite being part of a large chain, the food tends to be less 'plastic' tasting than most similar outlets, and seems to be freshly prepared. The lasagna (vegetarian or meat) is excellent and well worth a try as are the pizzas (although these are very thin, so steer clear of these if you like a thick crust base). Prices are moderate - a little ... Read review

Advantages: Italian food at reasonable price
Disadvantages: Poor service

Situated at the city centre opposite the Piccadilly Garden. It offers a selection of Italian food which includes pastas, spaghettis and other Italian cuisines. The meals are priced on the average, but in my opinion, it wasnt as good and as genuine as what you can get in Italy. Dont take the seafood pasta, they are horrible. And the portion is little. You probably need to order two main courses to get a full stomach. Try the spaghettis, they are good. ... Read review

Advantages: excellent service, gorgeous food, variety of vegetarian options, yummy desserts!
Disadvantages: rather pricey for regular meals, we can only afford this occasionally!

...To celebrate a few child-free hours over the Bank Holiday weekend, my partner and I had a rare trip out to the cinema, followed by a meal afterwards. The cinema we went to (Warner Village, Bristol) is surrounded by restaurants, but after a recent meal at Pizza Hut, I quite fancied pizza. So we decided to eat at Bella Pasta, an Italian place neither of us had tried before. Eating out is often a traumatic experience for me, as I have problems eating in public, with stress meaning I physically cannot swallow. Therefore, it is quite difficult dining out, but we managed to have a nice time and things went well. For starters, we ate between 6 and 7pm, when it was quiet, with those that were there nicely spaced out. It is a well sized restaurant with reasonably sized gaps between tables, which gives you some privacy. We also managed... Read review

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Advantages: good price, good food
Disadvantages: not suitable if you don't like chains

...My husband regularly goes out for lunch with his Mum (‘Mum and Son’ days as they are known) and although they talk about new and exciting places, they always seem to end up at the area about 2 minutes drive away called ‘Centre 27’. There are about 10 restaurants altogether in this area, and yet every time they go, they end up in Bella Pasta. Calling him a boring git the last time he did it, he explained that they think about going to other places, but end up at BP as it’s reasonably priced, near to home, always pretty empty, good car parking and most importantly the food is always nice. Last Bank Holiday, Ian wanted to treat me to a meal somewhere, despite me being on a diet, so he suggested going there. I’d been before, and to the Bella Pasta in Liverpool, but not for a long time, usually preferring Mexican if offered a meal out... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant all over
Disadvantages: none

...I recently visited Bella Pasta with my friend and her parents when we went up to Birmingham to see Westlife. We were wondering around Birmngham city centre and we decided to grab something to eat. So we found Bella Pasta and went in. When we entered the premises we were greeted by a member of staff who showed us to our table and she handed our menu's to us. The staff weren't pushy and gave us plenty of time to read the menu's and they let us make up our minds without having to be hurried. The menu had a wide range of different italian dishes like pizza's, pasta in sauces, seafood etc. The prices were reasonable but I thought they were high but that's exceptable because Bella Pasta isn't a restaurant like Pizza Hut, it is a proper restaurant. The menu was very well set out and was clear to read, the only problem was that the names... Read review

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