Always reliable service, food, ambience. One our favorite places!

Always love Bm!!

Cozy spot with excellent food and atmosphere. Service was a bit slow, but understandable with only one waitress.

Been a while since I dined with them. I won't wait as long for my next visit. Love it.

Food was good but not over the top. Can speak first-hand on the spaghetti and shrimp scampi...all ingredients were good but the pasta was tasteless. House salad was good but the only dressing option is balsamic vinaigrette...ok but wouldn't be my first choice. Service was excellent, very attentive. Wine was good and there is a zillion (more or less) to choose from. Flat bread pizzas were rated good at our table but maybe too much cheese. Lasagna was rated highly at the table and the portion was enough for lunch the next day. All in all, a good spot but maybe a bit pricey for what you get. Yes, I'd try it again.

Bella Monica was great for me as a person with celiac disease. They have a full gluten free menu, and all gluten free food comes out on a separate colored plate.

Intimate setting, great food from pizza to pasta, wonderful wine selection keeps us coming back.

Fantastic food and service!!! Always a fave

Great food! Prompt service. Have been dining here for years and love it!

Was very happy with the Gluten Free menu - the focaccia was delicious!

We had patio reservations for 7 because I’d heard this was the best Italian food around and no indoor reservations were available. It was 32 degrees. Previous reviews said patio is enclosed and heated. It is not. There was canvas on one side of us and one small heater above us. We asked for them to turn on the two portable patio heaters we saw being unused but they first claimed they had no propane and later claimed they didn’t have lighters long enough to light them. It was irresponsible to seat people outside on such a cold night. We were freezing cold throughout dinner.
The eggplant rollatini and baked ziti were good. The kids’ spaghetti and meatballs was the worst I’ve ever had. My kids wouldn’t eat it. I tried a meatball; it was soggy and flavorless. We waited 30 minutes for food to be brought out and then long waits for dessert and for the check to be brought out. My husband asked for coffee with dessert. His coffee wasn’t brought until after we finished dessert. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

It was busy yesterday but still wonderful service and beyond delicious food! Our new "date night" place!

Nice to take our daughters and friends out to eat

We sat outside with a heater on for lunch. Felt safe, service was great and we stayed at the table for over 2 hours! No one else ate outside, though it was a cool but gorgeous day! Glad Bella Monica has this option!

Bella Monica is our favorite restaurant in Raleigh (and we are foodies). High quality food, wine, service and atmosphere! Can’t wait to see you guys again soon!

Excellent service & food.

Bella Monica has been our favorite go to restaurant for a great dining experience for 21 yrs, casual, consistently good, love the menu, eggplant rollatini my fav! a glass of Montepuciano, and I am a happy lady....

Bella Monica is a staple in our go-to restaurant world. Their food is delightful and fresh. It could, however, try to reinvent itself a bit. Seems dated as nothing has changed.

The music was so bad we won’t return. That’s a shame A shame as the food and service was good. It was bad enough that I asked they change it - it was loud, completely ran over the conversation and fast paced. It was like a Cajun jazz selection - could not have been more wrong for an Italian restaurant. He did change it but frankly it did not get much better.

Good and wine very good. Service was slow and music loud. I would go back!

Food was excellent! Service was good, but a little slow. The music was extremely loud.

All of my food is great at Bella Monica. I especially love the Shrimp and Calamari pasta!

It was a lovely dining experience Service was great and food was delicious as normal.

Must have been a bad night that was the worst service I’ve ever had at Bella Monica in the many years I’ve been coming here. Bummer because we were celebrating a birthday too.

After this last experience I would only recommend Bella Monica for the excellent food and gluten free menu and great wine selection. The service was terrible so maybe takeout is a better choice here.

Bella Monica has been a Favorite for us for over 20 years! It remains a Special place for us for all occations. Flatbreads are a real treat. Wine selection is second to none.
Awesome Family owned restaurant that is worthy of our support. Highly recommended!

Great food, great staff. A little loud for our tastes on a busy evening, but still a great choice. Excellent gluten free menu!

Amazing as always!

We were seated with another table in the rear private dining room and our five entrees took over an hour and a half to arrive, arriving only after a member of our party went to find a staff member and inquire. Someone we presume was a manager came back to advise us that the kitchen was backed up and said, “maybe we can get you a free dessert or something”… we received no sort of discount and the poor service and turnaround time continued. Of our five dishes that came out, three were lukewarm and two were piping hot. We are barely received drink refills. For $200 for five guests, it left a lot to be desired. As we watched a table of 10 who arrived after us receive three courses and their check before we received our only course, this was clearly service and kitchen timing. All in all, we have been longtime diners here but won’t be rushing to return again.

Such great and the gluten free options are much better than the majority of restaurants in Raleigh/Durham

The service was very timely and we were checked on multiple times during the meal. The food was delicious with a good wine selection. The booths were a little uncomfortable but would still recommend this restaurant.

Everthing was wonderful. Wish the music wasn't so loud

Food was average. Service started slow but fine once they finally came to the table.

What a great time experience!! We were treated so special. The owner was attentive and even sent us home with a special treat!

During a busy time of year and also with most restaurants being short staffed, Bella Monica was amazing! Service, food, atmosphere was all just wonderful and put us all in the Holiday spirit! Thank you Bella Monica for a fantastic evening!

I know people are having a hard time finding employees now so we did not complain. In one of our dishes, the chicken was too tough to eat. The service was very slow. The waiter did not bring my drink and we had to put the dishes at the edge of the table before he would clear them. He walked by them 3 times & another person picked them up on her way by. This was a Christmas lunch with friends and the music overpowered our conversation. The restaurant was not crowded. My rating is gracious compared to actual. This has been a fairly regular place to eat in the past.

I would definitely recommend it. The flatbread was awesome.

We had a reservation at 8:00. However we were not seated till 8:45. Multiple parties that arrived after us were seated before us. The hostess did not communicate well with us how long the wait time would be. Once we were seated the food and service was very good. However, there was very poor communication about the wait time, and it was very unprofessional to have a party wait 45 mins after they had a reservation.

Delicious that’s it! Just delicious.

Absolutely a fantastic experience. May be the best Italian in Raleigh. Excellent food and service. Greet outdoor seating. Will definitely go back!

Love this place !!