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   christinam

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

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   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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   Pretty average food, grumpy service, and the restaurant had a weird new construction smell. Pasta was served almost at room temperature and over cooked. Will not go back.

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2. B

   Bloomingtonian

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 14, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   I had the tuna with greens and the squash ravioli appetizer as my main course and it was perfect. Very flavorful dishes and just the right amount for one person for a whole meal. It was a Tuesday night of spring break, so very quiet in the restaurant. Service was excellent. We will return.

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   Grit

   Denver

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 19, 2023

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   Bloomington has been looking for a great Italian restaurant, and Che Belo is the one.. We had four different meals and all were great. Give it a try, we need more good restaurants than Uptown Cafe.

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   St. Louis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 17, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Very good food and excellent service! We enjoyed our experience there very much!

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   Rick

   Denver

   13 reviews

   3.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2023

   overall3food4service2ambience3

   Che Bello is one of our favorite restaurants in Bloomington. Our service was less than stellar. Our salads and appetizers were delivered simultaneously, then it was almost an hour before the entrées arrived. Since it was Valentines Day and they had a Prix Fixe menu I would have expected the kitchen to be better prepared. The food was very good, but it would have been a better experience had it been delivered in a timelier manner.

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   ReedR

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 14, 2023

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   Was at dinner for over 2.5 hours. Have never been more ready to leave a restaurant. Food was great, but I think our waitress forgot about us. We waited about 40 minutes for our desert and the only reason we got it was because I asked for the check beforehand.

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   EricaP

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 11, 2023

   overall3food1service3ambience3

   The food was terrible - it was frustrating the Arancini was the best thing on the menu

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   MichaelM

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 10, 2023

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   Great good. Fantastic wine!

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   Danae

   St. Louis

   12 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on February 5, 2023

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   Pretty disappointed in the service (we waited for an hour for our food) and the quality - expected it to be much better. The wait staff was trying hard but clearly it wasn’t working well.

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 28, 2023

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    Outstanding Food and service.

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    AmandaB

    Indiana

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on January 27, 2023

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    We had a wonderful dinner at Che Bello on 1/27/23. We grabbed drinks at the bar before our party arrived. We met the bartender, Nick, who was super friendly and made some great drinks. Our server, Emma, was fantastic! She took great care of all us and laughed at our stupid jokes. The food was fantastic! However....we were all very sad to hear that the garlic mushrooms were removed from the menu. All six of us love the mushrooms...and I don't even like mushrooms! Wish they would put these back on the menu:-( As for our dinners, everything was outstanding! The charcuterie board had a lovely sampling of meats, cheeses, and olives. The bread was delicious and we loved the picked veggies and olives. We all had different entrees (salmon, lasagna, chicken parm, fettuccini alfredo, mushroom ravioli, and the chicken liguara. Everything was delicious! The chicken parm and the liguara were very generous portions...enough for leftovers. Emma was very kind to point out how the salmon was cooked. All in all a great time! Our past experience with Che Bello was hit and miss. The A-Team was definitely on tonight, and we will be back. Thank you for the great dining experience.

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    ThomasB

    Indiana

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on January 21, 2023

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    Our waiter Jesse W was perfect, wonderful experience

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    JenniferB

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 8, 2023

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    A great Sunday brunch! Ordered the Benedict with the pesto hollandaise which was deliciously seasoned and perfect consistency on the hollandaise. My daughter ordered the salmon hash, which was also very good! A variety of brunch cocktails, a great atmosphere, and with the Italian take on brunch it made for a fun experience!

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    Scott

    Indiana

    13 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on December 20, 2022

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    We were on our Holiday date night. We sat in the bar area, which was a bright an seemingly nice atmosphere, except there was a staff training/discussion going on at the bar right behind us. We overheard way to much about the food budget, actual spend and labor than we need to know, especially on our date night. Food was only okay. My wife was happy with her meal, mine was mediocre at best. Gwen Stefani - Last Christmas seemingly played over and over in the back ground. This restaurant is capable of a much better customer experience.

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    YvetteAl

    St. Louis

    4 reviews

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    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

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    The food was delectable. Service was superb. I would definitely return if I am ever in Bloomington IN again.

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    SteveO

    Indiana

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 6, 2022

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    We love the atmosphere, choice of background music is good. lots of floor space to spread out diners and good service. They've cut back on the menu in the past year but the food is still good. It is one of the top two Italian places in Bloomington. If you want a small table for two or a place for larger groups - it can handle both requests. I highly recommend it.

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17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Indiana

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    We celebrated our anniversary I was quite surprised to see an additional 2.5% gratuity added to the bill for the kitchen staff. I’ve been in this industry for over 20 years and I have never seen a gratuity added to the bill for the employees who make the higher dollar per hour than the person who served us. It makes no sense for the diners who are already paying for service, food, wine and an experience to also be charged a fee for the kitchen especially with not being told. Our server was, good, the food was great and we enjoyed ourselves.

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    SuzanneD

    Milwaukee

    15 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

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    Really disappointed in our meal last night. Salad was wilted and looked like it had sat in a refrigerator prepared for days. Lasagna didn’t seem recently prepared either. Service was slow despite the place being half full. The best thing we had was the cannoli. Underwhelmed as we had heard good things. We won’t be back.

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19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 8, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    I appreciate the gluten free fired chicken. Good food, reliable overall. Repeat customer

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    JerryD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2022

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    Great experience. Food was very, very good. Servings were large. Server was very friendly and efficient.

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    SuzG

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2022

    overall2food1service2ambience3

    Service was very slow, friendly but we had to track her down to get a glass of wine. Food was a huge disappointment. Two of us had chicken that was burned black. Waitress had even asked the manager about it and was told " its just the oil". One of us had chicken Alfredo that came with no Alfredo sauce, dry and tasteless. Next time we'll just get a drink at the bar and eat elsewhere.

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    bloomingtonstudent

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2022

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    the food took much longer than expected and was not very good. not worth the price. the pizza was terrible.

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience4

    Limited menu. Ran out of basic pizza ingredients.

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    DanielK

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 13, 2022

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    Made a booking but when arrived the restaurant was closed

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    MNJC

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

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    We loved the atmosphere and paintings. The food was delicious and the service was great!

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26. FB

    FrenchBtown

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Nice feel as soon as you come in with great food and great service.

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    BiancaG

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 21, 2022

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    Loved everything about it - great vibes, delicious food!

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    Me123

    Indiana

    78 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    78 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2022

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    Love this place! A hidden gem

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    MarkW

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Nice upgrade from Grazie!

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    TaylorM

    Philadelphia

    15 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2022

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    I want to say that our waitress was amazing in spite of all the chaos going on. She was sweet, attentive and apologetic about the situation regarding dinner. We ordered drinks and my cosmo was about 1/3 filled in the glass. Very disappointed. We ordered wine and then some appetizers. The meatballs were amazing. Unfortunately our charcuterie meat tray had hair on it. The manager came over and apologized and took it off our bill. We waited over an hour for our waitress to come over and tell us the filet we ordered was unavailable as they only had 1 left. . So we ordered something else. Then the manager came over 25 min later to tell us that the other filet was not available. So we ordered something else. People all around us were complaining about the service and the food not being ready. The restaurant was not that busy, but they were clearly having kitchen issues. When the food finally came out, it was half hot and half cold. We think the manager walked out in the middle of all this. I Hope they can figure things out, but we will not be going back.

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    EmilyK

    Indiana

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 16, 2022

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    Didn’t know what to expect because it was our first time, but the restaurant was so cute and the food was amazing! Great place for my parents and I to have our last dinner before they left me at school :)

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    MarthaW

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2022

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    We ate outside so sirens and cars with loud exhaust were bothersome but other than that we enjoyed it.

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    DeborahZ

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2022

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    Loved this place! Very classy. The service was outstanding & the food was wonderful!

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    Margie21

    Indiana

    9 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on August 6, 2022

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    Food is heavy. Service was mediocre in a mostly empty restaurant.

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    josephm

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always have a great experience at Che Bello. One of my favorites in Bloomington

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36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Louisville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had a very sweet and attentive server, checked on us enough but didn’t bother and let us have a nice intimate dinner date. We got a charcuterie board and risotto balls to start, couldn’t have been better. I got the mushroom rottolo and my boyfriend got the seared tuna pasta, we both loved our dishes and finished with a perfectly portioned cannoli to share. worth the price, if you wanna be more casual it’s doable but just classy enough, we will be bavk

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    SandyL

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

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    Excellent meal!

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    JimW

    Indiana

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2022

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    My husband and I enjoyed our first visit to Che Bello, Friday evening. We were very happy with the entire experience! The food was delicious and the staff was very attentive. We’ll definitely be back!

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    AmandaS

    Indiana

    18 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Service was amazing, food creative, drinks were tasty.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Indiana

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Enjoyed food and service.

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