Restaurants near Wood Lake Nature Center

From service (Katie) to food…everything was great.

This was our first time dining at Ciao Bella, my brother gave me a gift certificate for Christmas this year and my husband and I had a hard week so we decided to take advantage. Our server, Melissa, was absolutely delightful. She knew it was our first visit somehow and told us all about the fact that the restaurant makes all the food from scratch daily and that we were in store for a wonderful experience, it was so exciting. We both ordered small salads to start and they were fresh and perfectly delicious. My husband ordered the daily special, trout - arugula - fingerling potatoes and lemon caper sauce and it was divine. I ordered the small serving of spaghetti and meatballs and it was perfection. We finished with two espressos and a small serving of vanilla gelato to share and our server was like "are you making your own affogatos? We could have made that for you!" and yes, we were but I truly loved the idea of that being served to our table in the future. Five stars out of five - we will be back for all special occasions and those times when we just need to be pampered fabulously.

The restaurant is gorgeous - especially on a sunny day. Our staff were delightful and had wonderful suggestions. The food was top notch. Definitely will be back soon!

I think the waiter pays attention to social cues well. Simple things like giving us 3 minutes extra to look at the menu. To asking if we need a refill on drinks. The server felt presence but never overstepping. I can appreciate that skill especially in a busy and vibrant establishment.

I enjoyed the Mediterranean Salad with Chicken. It was great. One friend ordered the Green Goddess Salad and liked it very much. Another friend ordered the Stir Fry Bowl and liked it very much. The 4th friend ordered a Spicy Shrimp entree and liked it very much.