Bella Roma

On our first visit to Bella Roma, we had a five star experience. We arrived at early dinner time and helped ourselves to the soup and salad bar. Everything was hot, fresh and delicious. The cheerful waitress brought over a loaf of nice hot Italian ... more

On our first visit to Bella Roma, we had a five star experience. We arrived at early dinner time and helped ourselves to the soup and salad bar. Everything was hot, fresh and delicious. The cheerful waitress brought over a loaf of nice hot Italian bread to our table, which we throughly enjoyed with our soup and salad. The salad bar was tremendous; lots to choose from. For our entrees Laura had stuffed shells in broccoli alfredo sauce, which she declared to be delicious. I had angel hair pasta bolonase, which was also delicious. Both dishes were served hot and they were plentiful. We couldn't wait to go back. However, on our second visit, we were very disappointed. We arrived near closing time (which we didn't know they closed at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays) but were promptly seated and again took our place at the soup and salad bar and everything was delicious as usual. We ordered our entrees and we both had the Italian platter special ($10.95) which consisted of two manicotti, two stuffed shells, half dozen ravioli and two meatballs. It certainly was a bargain. Laura's food arrived and she found parts of it to be an uneven temperature. Parts were steaming; parts were luke warm/hot. My meal, however, was not even luke warm. It seemed to me that it has been put into the microwave to heat it up and it wasn't heated long enough. The meatballs in both our meals were ICE cold. We were very disappointed. Also, the strawberry shortcake that was supposed to be part of our meal was never given to us and we left a little disappointed. I would give Bella Roma another try because of our wonderful experience the first time. I'd definitely try not to go near closing time, but I think it deserves a second chance. less

Generaly a great Italian place to eat. the portions are generous and I love how they don't skimp on the garlic. The shrimp scampi and pasta abruzzi and great dishes. The shrimp are huge and tasty. They have a large salad bar with things on it ... more

Generaly a great Italian place to eat. the portions are generous and I love how they don't skimp on the garlic. The shrimp scampi and pasta abruzzi and great dishes. The shrimp are huge and tasty. They have a large salad bar with things on it like pasta, potatoes and the best croutons I have ever had. Their pizzas are huge too. Good deal for the money. They have prime rib on a few night and it's a great price for what you get. less