Bella Pizzeria & Restaurant

I have driven by this restaurant for years and always wondered how the food was… one night I decided to order their wings and was hoping that it was going to be a positive experience… they were terrible, the worst wings by far that I have ever had… ate some because I was hungry and threw the rest in the garbage. I dont enjoy cracking on someone’s livelihood but, working in retail, in the food business, our customers let us know when we don’t measure up. Maybe it was a fluke… but I won’t be back.

What an amazing restaurant !!!
First of all, special mention for our waiter. Great great service. Very friendly, patient and nice.
The food was great. I had a special Valentine’s dish, marinara linguine and shrimp, my boyfriend got as usual his buffalo chicken pizza. What a wonderful meal !
We are certainly coming back very soon !

I used to work here. The employers are abusive, and they illegally pay under the table.

Brought the kids here after a day at the beach. The bread was warm and delicious. The garlic bread was wonderful and had a great red sauce that you could eat on its own. We had a small cheese and a small ½ buffalo chicken and ½ tomato basil. All cooked perfectly and were very satisfying.
The atmosphere left a bit to be desired but with the kids after a day at the beach we were not looking for anything fancy. Highly recommended.

4 for décor, 5 for pie. The Italiano, the BBQ chicken pizza, and the tomato/​basil are all lovely. Decent pie! Best pie in town that I know of.

This is the second pizza restaurant we chose for the Great Pizza Review. We ordered a cheese, vegetarian, and a pesto pizza. We received the cheese and pesto but the vegetarian was an eggplant pizza. They use inferior mozzarella cheese and their tomatoes are beefsteak or big boys. They really should be using Roma tomatoes. The crust was ok but didn’t have much taste. When we pulled a piece of cheese all the cheese fell off. We gave this pizza a conservative ⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀.

Out of the 23,475 pizza places in a town of 20,467 residents, just get your pizza fix at Bella’s and ignore the other pizzerias. It will save you time and money.
Jason and I devoured a tomato basil pie last Friday night. The pizza was very yummy, but my nitpick criticism was that the tomatoes were not sliced thick enough. We ate it in front of the register. I believe it is a family run business and they were very nice to us. I looked on their menu and they have my favorite entrée, EGGPLANT ROLLATINI!!!
The man and I will be back, for sure. :)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen three distinct dining options like this in a single establishment.
— The old fashioned «grab a slice at the counter and park yourself at a plastic table.»
— Booth seating with waiter service in the dining room.
— The «Bella’Gio room,» with the full bar experience, televisions, bar stool seating, and lights turned low…
We opted for the first of the three, being super hungry and in need of a fast meal. The tomato-​basil pizza was very good, made better with the basil-​flavored olive oil on the table. Now there’s something proper to dip your pizza crust into [these gabbagools and their ranch dressing!]…
It’s Berlin, so one can’t reasonably expect the most delectable pizza one has ever had, but they clearly know what they’re doing here… it’s high quality for sure. In addition to the pizza, they serve some very nice looking Italian entrees and sandwiches, as one might expect.
Online and circular coupons will keep us coming back.

I always enjoy going to Bella. I give it four stars because I know what to expect when I come here and they deliver. They aren’t pretending to be anything other than a pizza restaurant with some pasta dishes and grinders thrown in. So you can’t go in expecting the décor to be top of the line or for your meal to be a 5 star dish. You’re coming to a neighborhood restaurant that does a large amount of take out and has been around for a while, so they must be doing something right. Typically we’ll stop in for a grinder on our way through. The grinders are a good deal and the other food is always reasonably priced.

Best pizza in the CCSU area.

I visited Bella for the second time. This week I was there for dinner with my uncle and cousin. In my previous visit I was there for lunch and had good food and good service. This time the food was still delicious but the service left a lot to be desired.
First when my uncle asked what kind of beer was on tap she listed them off and indicated they had Sam Adams Seasonal. We asked which one it was and she said ‘seasonal’. Yes, we get that. She apparently had no idea that the seasonal changes with the seasons. I will give her credit that she did go to find out what it was. Unfortunately, since she didn’t know much about beer, she wasn’t able to know that the beer she brought to the table was too warm. She did replace it with a bottled beer for my uncle though.
Her next mistake was forgetting to bring my uncle the correct salad dressing. Again, she did get it for him, but after we had to ask her to bring it.
Finally, when we ordered a salad to take home for my aunt, she failed to check that the dressing was in the bag. Thankfully we checked and got it before we left.
I would definitely return there the next time I’m in town, but hopefully our waitress will either learn how to do her job correctly or she will no longer be working there.

Their salads and subs are awesome. Very nice and clean place. I love how much of the crowd here are older people. Very loyal customer base.

My favorite pizza place in Connecticut. Every time I come back to Connecticut, I always make sure to stop by. I’ve had so many good memories and meals in this restaurant, never a bad experience.

Really the best pizza I’ve had. Plus nothing on this menu I’ve had is bad.

I don’t pretend to understand why people won’t drive a few miles for real Italian food and pizza. This place appears to do a nice luncheon business and so so at dinner. I just don’t know why. I have tried the pizza twice and the crust lacks chew and tastes like cardboard. The toppings are of obvious inferior quality from the mozzarella, to the tomatoes. I suggest people in search of real pizza make the drive to Meriden or, heaven forbid, New Haven for brick oven pizza.

Great local Italian. Bread is the best, with a nice olive oil on the table. There are about 5 different chicken salads that are full meals and are reasonably priced. Pasta sauces are very good as well. service can be at little slow on a busy night, but it is well worth the wait.

Went here yesterday for lunch with my Aunt. I had a meatball sub and she had a small salad with grilled chicken. Her salad was so large she had to take half of it home. The bread for my grinder was fresh and delicious as were the meatballs and sauce. All this for under $ 20 with tip!