Bella Italia

Absolutely loved our dining experience at Bella Italia, would highly recommend and will definitely be back again!

Lovely food and service our only complaint is that the meal sizes are enormous especially for the children so lots of waste.

Our food was very tasty and staff were friendly. However there was an Ironman event on the following day and the restaurant got very busy (including a large group) with people wanting to carb load before the event. There were not enough staff to cope with the amount of customers. The staff remained professional but were clearly under pressure.

2nd time we've been and as good as ever.Catered for my allergies and our granddaughter loved the childrens menu.Great value My husband would have liked some Italian wine though !

We had fast, friendly service and great food. Four of us went to dinner. We all had something different and we were all delighted with our choices. We're looking forward to going again. Thank you!

Food was awesome. Lovely friendly staff.

We had a lovely meal at Bella Italia. Italian cuisine is not usually our first choice so we enjoyed the different flavours and atmosphere for a change.

Thoroughly enjoyed our family meal at Bella Italia. Food and staff excellent.
Will be going back again +++++

We took our two grandchildren, 11 and 9, and found the extensive menu gave plenty of options even for a fussy eater.
The food was delicious and the service excellent. It was good for the children to hear our waiter speak a bit of French.
A great place to take the family for a casual meal.

we really enjoyed our Italian experience. The food was plentiful tasty and well ccooked. We didn't have to wait long

From the outside it doesn’t look much - but don’t be fooled. The food Is superb My Spaghetti Caban with prawns was delicious - lovely delicate sauce. Definitely recommend.

We have been to Bella Italia before and enjoyed the food. Good value for money and nice Italian food. We will definitely be back and would recommend this restaurant particularly for families.

Great meal and service. They even catered for my allergies and the childrens menu was very good. Highly recommended.

The food was amazing! My husband had chicken and mushroom pasta, he said it is the best meal he's ever had at a restaurant! I had the steak and it was delicious and perfectly cooked and seasoned. Our toddler had the chicken tenders kids meal which she loved. The Italian chocolate cake was delicious! We will definitely be going back to try other things from the menu! We were very satisfied when we left. Highly recommended!

Diner with my two sons and I. My youngest enjoyed his chicken tenders kiddie meal and my older son absolutely loved to Bolognaise and chicken salad. I ate the Shrimp salad and fettuccine both of which were divine. Would love to dine there again. Waiters were professional and polite.

Very good service and food was lovely

Brilliant family restaurant. Service was prompt, friendly and attentive. The food was delicious, both the pasta and the pizza. Desserts deserve special mention. Best tiramisu I have ever eaten and my family tell me the chocolate cake was just as good. Highly recommended for family’s. My son loved it, plenty he could eat. Would definitely eat here again.

Lovely food and friendly staff. Great for kids too

Very quick service!

Service was good meals were great portions definitely work what you pay drinks were bit pricey otherwise has a great experience.

Lovely meal very tasty thank you ☺️

Again a great meal, well presented. Have eaten here before and will come back.

the food was delicious the staff were nice and the service was prompt. Hands down the best garlic bread one ever had, thanks

Food was really good. We had a good time.

Had an amazing family night out. Diner was delicious and beautifully presented. The staff were super friendly and the service was super quick.
Love this place. The food is always fabulous.

Great little restaurant specialising in Italian food timing of food was perfect

We thoroughly enjoyed the food at Bella Italia, it was tasty, well presented and the portions were of good size both for the food and the wine. The waitress who looked after us, Lina, was professional, friendly, attentive and unobtrusive, which contributed highly to our positive experience. Restaurant ambience a bit severe, not inducing of the relaxed and colourful atmosphere one expects from Italian restaurants, though. Overall would highly recommend it and would go there again in the future.

This was not our first visit to Bella Italia - each time we can choose different dishes that are well received by our family. At the same time we are building up a list of special dishes that we will come back for, time and again.
The waitstaff is friendly and helpful. Slight hiccup with ordering dessert this time, but we may just return for a session of desserts only as their descriptions do look appealing (and their main meals are filling enough that some of us didn't have room for dessert!)
Only detractor is that, at least at the First Table time, the restaurant is usually very quiet and looks a bit like a lunchroom after closing time.

What a lovely place to dine, food and service was excellent, highly recommend the Tiramisu and the Berry pizza for dessert. Best Cafe Latte in Taupo. Will be bringing my next lot of visitors here to experience fantastic dining.

Amazing food and great service

Great food, great service, fully recommended

We thoroughly enjoyed the meal we had at Bella Italia. We both had the squid which was excellent, and both risotto and pizza main courses were very good. I would unhesitatingly recommend this restaurant if you want good Italian food in Taupo.

The four of us had a very tasty dinner. Each had a starter and a main with very fancy drinks. The eye fillet was melting in the mouth and the spinach mash and veggies were also cooked to perfection. Pizzas are equally yummy, served on a wooden board to keep the crust crunchy. We were served by a very friendly lady who gave us enough time to choose from the extensive menu. We had a very enjoyable dinner at Bella Italia

Amazing friendly service.
Very family friendly, even without discount resemble prices.
Lovely tasty food/
Would recommend dining here to everyone.

Great food and service - highly recommended thanks Bella Italia

The food and service were both amazing. Thank you for the delicious dinner and a great night. Will be coming back to try the rest of the menu A++

We ate on a Sunday night. Only two tables in the restaurant so not much atmosphere. Thought it was strange that there were no Italian wines on the menu. Draft beer machine was broken so we had bottled Peroni which was fine. Food was tasty and hot and excellent value for money on the First Table deal. Asked for the antipasto platter to be adapted for a vegetarian - came with hot veg which was unusual we thought - tasty enough though. Would have preferred a bit more variety of cheeses (only feta was served) and perhaps some dips to share. Interested to read so many outstanding reviews as our experience was more average.

We had excellent service and the food was first class. A great Choice. Better chidren menu than most places.

Steak was impressive. Staff friendly

We all enjoyed a great dinner. Would definitely return

I'll start by saying that the service at this restaurant was very good. The food however was a bit of a let down, from reading reviews across the internet I was expecting some very traditional home style Italian. We all found things overly cheesy, the pizza soggy, the salad small and overpriced and just generally lacking any depth in the flavour.

Awesome dining experience. The service was fantastic, friendly and fast. The food was delicious, especially the seafood entree. Yum! Highly recommend.

Awesome dining experience. Service was great and the food was amazing! Would dine here again

We were greeted at the door by friendly wait-staff. Due to time constraints on our side, we only ordered mains (vegetarian cannelloni, duck leg and schnitzel) and desserts (chocolate cake and brandy snaps). Excellent food that we will come back for, with plenty of other items on the menu to explore!

We thoroughly enjoyed the time at Bella Italia. This was our first time here and it was a unique experience. Thank you very much to our waitress for being so attentive and helpful.

Service and food was excellent. Will dine there again. Thank you.

Service was brilliant.. Great views of the lake... We had the pasta dishes.. And they were excellent... The garlic bread antipasto starter was delicious.. We would certainly this gem to others wanting an enjoyable meal out...

Bella Italia is a nice casual restaurant with delicious food. It was perfect for a quick night out for me and my partner away from the kids :)

Warmly welcomed by staff, the food was beautiful. Started with bruschetta which was fresh and tasty, served two of us and then I had a seafood pasta which was loaded with shrimps, prawns and calamari. Our other main was the fillet steak which melted in the mouth. Overall a lovely meal.

We were blown away by the quality of the food - our cold starters had good selections of greens, meats, olives and feta. Our main meals were excellent, best cut of meat my daughter has had in a long time; she just doesn't like mashed potatoes, so she will next time ask for her main meal without the mash. We were quite full after starters and mains, but managed to all get a bite of the wonderful tiramisu! We will definitely come again :)