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Bella Mia

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For more than 20 years, Bella Mia restaurant and banquet has been offering Californian and Italian cuisine in San Jose, Calif. It offers soups, appetizers, salads, pastas, pizzas, sandwiches and main courses. These include garden salad, baby spinach and beet, golden apple and gorgonzola, crab cakes, chicken and walnut, chilled shellfish, grilled salmon, roast turkey cob, grilled steak, pepperoni pizza, club sandwich, chicken breast parmesan, oven baked lasagna and lemon and herb roasted chicken. Bella Mia s banquet hall is a... read more

Location details

58 S 1st St, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tue11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wed11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thu11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fri11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sat4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sun4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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lalamonkey 
19 years ago

Was better a few years ago – I have been going here occasionally for the past 4 years and the food is getting worse each time I go back. The owners and menu keep changing! I can't find my favorite dishes anymore. I wouldn't mind so much if the food quality and taste remained good, but it has not! The last time I went, my roasted chicken dish was cold and bland. The only things I like to eat here are the chicken marsala and linguine with seafood in cream sauce. The staff has always been nice and helpful. 

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la_petite_moi 
20 years ago

Great tasting food! – My fiance and I went out to Bella Mia and the food was AWESOME! Not only that, but we paid only a little more than we would pay at Denny's for a meal. And it was so much! He got the lemon and herb chicken with polenta and braised spinach. I DIED and went to HEAVEN when I ate the spinach! Also, the polenta was delicious. I tried the veggie lasagna for a second time ( I got the half serving), and it was even better than the first time he and I went. Awesome. There were candles lit and it was cozy. The onl... read more

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21 years ago

Great Experience – I recently took a date to the restaurant and overall we had a wonderful experience. The wait staff was extremely attentive and we felt well taken care of. Their fried calamari appetizer was some of the best fried calamari that I have tasted. The bartender did a great job on the drinks also. The food was great an neither of us had any complaints. In fact we had an appetizer, salads, our entree, drinks and dessert and bill was only $80 which to me is a value. I highly recommend Bella Mia!! 

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Contributor 
21 years ago

A casual yet sophisticated eatery, where even at the bar, dinner is served with a delicate orchid. – The Scene Plush leather couches rise luxuriously to meet the brick wall hung with black-and-white photos of old San Jose. Bella Mia is casual and sophisticated, beautiful and comfortable. The crowd is constantly changing, with business people, college students, or anyone else who wants to enjoy a drink somewhere with more class than the average pub. The bar can get a little loud between noise from the kitchen, music and TV, b... read more

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21 years ago

Unimpressed – The food was overpriced and the service was non existant! 

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22 years ago

Worst Experience EVER – Bella Mia has the WORST service. After waiting over 2 and half hours, never received food. Assistant manager and manager both VERY RUDE and NOT HELPFUL. Could care less about customer service. WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN!!!!! 

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bigrob2b 
22 years ago

Horrible Mother's Day – Mother's Day 2003. Made reservations at Bella Mia for a nice Mother's Day brunch. The restaurant was about 2/3 full and we were seated promptly. The waiter took our drink order and then our food order. Two hours later, we still had not received our food or any clear indication on when our food would arrive. The assistant manager was unfriendly and unhelpful. The general manager was rude and walked away from us. One table next to us took 1 1/2 hours to get their food and it was cold and another large p... read more

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rarakaki 
22 years ago

Disappointing service – While the food was admittedly very good, our service experience was terrible. One person in our party's meal came out so late, there was no time to eat it (we had to leave for the Cirque show), and everyone else had already finished eating. The restaurant offered the late meal complimentary, but the person wouldn't have had time to eat it anyway. I wrote to the restaurant after the experience hoping they would make amends ... never received a reply. 

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tabobaybee 
22 years ago

Yum – Been here on more than one occasion. I've never strayed from my usual dish, Linguini Tuttumare which is always great. Maybe that's why I don't have any horror stories about the food. But the appetizers and desserts I've tried, I don't remember too much. Maybe that's also a sign of...something, I don't know. But I'll continue to go back specifically for entree. Some may feel it's overpriced but SJ is lacking in good italian, what can you do? 

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How is Bella Mia rated?

Bella Mia has a 3.9 star rating with 58 reviews. 

When is Bella Mia open?

Bella Mia is open now. It will close at 9:00 p.m.  

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