Bella Monica Italian Restaurant
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 881-9778
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Duraleigh Road
- Best of Citysearch:
- Italian Food 2007, Pizza 2007, Romantic Dining 2007
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm, Fri 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Bella Monica Italian Restaurant – by Michael Alarcon
In Short
Holding true to Italian fashion, the close kinship between the staff and clientele is apparent. Families, friends and businesspeople sit booth to booth in a chic color scheme among art-speckled walls. The restaurant touts its entrees as "favorites from Nana's kitchen," which includes dishes like baked ziti and lasagna. The best bet is the pizza--delicate thin-crusted Neapolitan pizza topped with fabulously gourmet toppings. Build your own or try the signature Bella.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasEvery other Wednesday night from late spring to early fall, you can find live music out on the patio.
What to DrinkIf you like a wine on the specially selected weekly wine list, let your server know. The wine menu changes monthly, depending on which new wines garnered rave reviews.
User Reviews for Bella Monica Italian Restaurant
01/04/2009 Posted by milesnya
Bella Monica is an amazing Italian restaurant. Everything we have ever ordered there has been very good. Our favorite Italian restaraunt in Raleigh! Nice atmosphere, reasonably priced and great Italian food.
Pros: Very good Italian food, great atmosphere and well priced
12/22/2008 Posted by JayBee2009
The Edward's Mill Rd area is not my usual stomping ground. But today I just happened to be in the area at lunch time and drove through the shopping center at the corner of Edward's MIll and Duraleigh. I noticed at one corner of the building an inconspicuous little sign..."Italian". Hummm...now I could enjoy some good Italian fare...so a took a chance and went inside Bella Monica. Its a long narrow restaurant that probably seats ~60...maybe more. With a little smile I asked the hostess if this would be "the best Italian food I've ever eaten"...and she came right back with "absolutely". I've eaten at Patsy's in Manhatten which was ole "Blues Eyes" fave (that's Frank Sinatra for the uninitiated)...so I do have some idea what a great Italian Restaurant should be. The restaurant was quite busy, but I was seated right away. My server was named "Moment"...a bright, cheerful, "bubbly" young lady. My drink order was immediately taken, arriving back in only moments. I had been leaning towards ordering a calzone...but after hearing the description of one of the daily specials...a flatbread with creamy crab base, mozzarella, kalamata olives, and artichokes...I went with that since it really sounded quite different...I love new foods. Bread with a nice drizzle of EVO was served to kwell my appetite until the flatbread arrived. And arrive it did in only a few short minutes. The presentation included a really nice dipping sauce of mayo and diijon mustard with some other seasoning included. That first bite of crab flatbread!!!!! OMG...just incredible. You have to try it. The hostess and my server "Moment" came by often to make sure I had everything needed. Incredibly friendly and attentive service paired with perfect food that is so delizioso makes this "best kept Raleigh restaurant secret" a "MUST" on your next eating out excursion.
Pros: Incredibly friendly and attentive service. Food is delicious. Mangia !!!
Cons: Since seating is somewhat limited, there could be a wait...But worth the wait.
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