Bella Sera Trattoria

  4.3 – 505 reviews   • Italian restaurant

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Pasta, pizza & other classic Italian fare served in a casual spot with an open kitchen & back patio.

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Reviews

Totally Te-see
“When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that’s amore..”.Yes, I love this place! We arrived around 6:30pm and were able to sit out back on the patio. Loved the fountain and trees hovering over us.

Stephanie was our server. She has been there for 2 years and was very attentive and helpful with our menu choices. My friend and I ordered the pomegranate martini which was okay. Took a while to feel the “Tito’s!” Lol.

My daughter & I shared Penne Vodka & the Serra Pizza. Both excellent but “lukewarm:(” If they were piping hot this review would be “5” stars. My friend’s Chicken Piccata was beautiful and served hot!

Definitely going back for a 5 star night. Loved the ambience, service was amazing, super friendly and the decor was appealing.

*Reservations CAN NOT be made for same day service.
*Ravioli is NO Longer on the menu

*Great for large groups
*Children are welcomed
*Back Patio can accommodate large parties
*Plenty of street parking
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Jay Singh
This place is great! The staff are lovely but the food is very good too. We’ve eaten here twice and not only does it have flavor, it’s fresh and very well portioned. I highly recommend trying this place! The pizza was a little disappointing as vegetables were simply piled on…that’s not a “pizza”.
Only other small recommendation, freshen and brighten the interior a bit.
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Rali Nikolova
Great ambience, nice interior. Staff was friendly and polite. Honestly, not impressed with the food. I had the Rib Ragu and it was lacking flavor. The meet was chewy. I def wished I had ordered something else. The carbonara was ok, definitely way better than the rib.
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Saz C-Bennett
First time visiting Bella Sera, I really enjoyed it. The bread was hot and full of flavor. The wait staff was kind and professional. The pasta was so fresh and light. I had the White Wine Shrimp Pasta is was delicious. It was my birthday so they brought me out some amazing tiramisu, it was not to sweet which I loved. When I come back to this area to visit, I’ll definitely be stopping back in to try something new.
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Genevieve Martinez
Hands down the best Trattoria in Monrovia!! Ordered some type of holiday apple martini and a Pear Ginger Snap specialty drinks, which are seasonal. They were tasty. Thank you to Sarah, who’s the master mind of the drinks. We ordered the carbonara, shrimp alfredo, and also prime rib steak medium rare. My plate came with garlic mash potatoes covered with portobello mushrooms. My eyes rolled to the back of my head when I tasted that combo. I heard locals talking saying that everything they’ve ordered off this menu has never been disappointed. So next time I come, I will be ordering the cioppino as well as the bacon wrapped dates.
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Janet R
I’ve been to this restaurant several times over the years and there lack of consistency keeps me from going more often or if ever now.
I ordered takeout spaghetti and meatballs and what was given to me was boiled noodles and meatballs. Considering the cost of the dish it baffled me how anyone could feel comfortable serving this to a customer. It was so disappointing.
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Carleen Dowling
Short rib pizza was decent. Ordered a Sicilian Sunrise but there was no mint and it tasted like grapefruit juice instead of pineapple. Service was great!
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Fred
I was a bit apprehensive at first because the pictures are very limited to the same plates, but I was pleasantly surprised at how good the food is at this place. You can’t go wrong visiting this place, the portions and prices are matched really well. I will define coming coming back for more.
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Daniel Yang
Read some good reviews, had to chime in. I like the vibe, I like the feel, but the food was very average. I had to wait quite a long time for the bread to come out. By then we had already finished our salad. The center of the bread was COLD. It just tasted like undercooked pizza dough quite honestly. It’s not Italian bread by any means, way too much yeast. Onto the pasta. I ordered penne with vodka sauce. A bit light on the creme, it wasn’t what I consider a vodka sauce (a really good example of correct vodka sauce is Il Fornaio). The pasta was cooked properly though (Al dente) and the sausage crumbles were nicely seasoned and added a lot to the dish. My wife got the carbonara, which ended up being cooked poorly (see pics). See all that oil? This is what happens when in culinary terms, the sauce “breaks”. Basically the oil and non oil liquids separate, so now my pasta is swimming in oil instead of being coated in a creamy sauce. My wife ate less than half of what she was served. I ate the rest but felt pretty grossed out from all the oil. Once again. Just look at the picture I posted. All oil. No repeat trip for me sorry. I think it’s a nice spot to grab a glass of wine, and enjoy some appetizers, but that really is about it.
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Melanie Hua
A good place to eat after the movie. With a party of 9, they couldn’t seat us right away. But after waited 10-15 minutes, we were told they can only seat us in split tables… two round tables next to each other.

The food was good for the most part, chicken for the salad was on the dry side. But the sandwiches and pasta were good!

A bit pricy for lunch but was expected with the inflation and everything.
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