Music was not right for venue. Food portions were extremely small. I ordered the pasta sampler. See pics. Bread had nothing to do with Italy. Service was outstanding. Food had good flavor except the lasagne had no ricotta in it and tasted like old meat in it and as a whole the restaurant smells of mold old dingy odor. Asked waitress if an Italian owns the place and it turns out NO. Then the last slap in the face is getting the final bill with an extra 3% added for credit cards. When will businesses learn! Just freaking increase your prices across the board and stop the hidden fees. It’s the cost of doing business.
Vegan Restaurant
Bella’s Italian Restaurant
· $$$$ · junctionCity · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
Editor synopsis · 0 reviews
Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.
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Music was not right for venue. Food portions were extremely small. I ordered the pasta sampler. See pics. Bread had nothing to do with Italy. Service was outstanding. Food had good flavor except the lasagne had no ricotta in it and tasted like old meat in it and as a whole the restaurant smells of mold old dingy odor. Asked waitress if an Italian owns the place and it turns out NO. Then the last slap in the face is getting the final bill with an extra 3% added for credit cards. When will businesses learn! Just freaking increase your prices across the board and stop the hidden fees. It’s the cost of doing business.
It was just so spacious, as if it was under-furnished. Staff were absolutely lovely. Prices were beyond reasonable. My Ham and Pineapple pizza was good, not great. Not enough sauce for me and not enough pineapple. My husband loved his baked rigatoni with meatballs, said it was delicious. The Parmesan dusted rolls were nice and warm. The music? Dreadful. And a bit distracting. Enjoyed our visit though. Prices are more than reasonable.
It was just so spacious, as if it was under-furnished. Staff were absolutely lovely. Prices were beyond reasonable. My Ham and Pineapple pizza was good, not great. Not enough sauce for me and not enough pineapple. My husband loved his baked rigatoni with meatballs, said it was delicious. The Parmesan dusted rolls were nice and warm. The music? Dreadful. And a bit distracting. Enjoyed our visit though. Prices are more than reasonable.
I’ve lived in Junction City for 20 years and had somehow never had Bella’s until tonight. I see some saying the music isn’t right for the atmosphere and my husband commented on it but to me it was coming across as having that sort of Europop sound to it. Think “On the Floor” by Jennifer Lopez sort of vibe. While unexpected, I feel like I understood what the vision was and found it fun and pleasant. The food was also lovely. The bread does remind me of like a nice soft roll from a cafeteria but that’s not a negative for me. We got an appetizer of stuffed mushrooms and we’ll be going back just for that, they were SO good. I had the lobster ravioli and it was also lovely. Our waitress tonight was also great. It appeared that she was the only one waiting tables and the main one running food and she managed that workload really well. She was attentive and pleasant, even while dealing with an incredibly rude table next to us. They were treating her poorly all throughout their time there, but she managed to not let that impact how she interacted with us and that is an impressive amount of keeping it together. She was pleasant anyway but that really impressed me.