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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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elise h.'s profile image
17 years ago

Friendly Would give 5 stars but, there weren't too many styles to choose from, but still I found a few that I really liked. Ask for Saralynn she's really pleasant and nice. 

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17 years ago

My lawyer, Jeff L, kept telling me about this place so I had to check it out. I was very impressed. Bella Mia is probably one of the biggest restaurants in Downtown San Jose with a huge formal grand ballroom with private bar, two "very clubby" inter-connected fireside club rooms, (and thats just on the second floor). There's a hidden fountain garden patio as you enter from Second Street, you pass by a very open and "brassy" exhibition kitchen and casual style booth room section and then there's a formal tablecloth and white ... read more

chip h.'s profile image
17 years ago

This is a GREAT restaurant! My lawyer, Jeff L, kept telling me about this place so I had to check it out. I was very impressed. Bella Mia is probably one of the biggest restaurants in Downtown San Jose with a huge formal grand ballroom with private bar, two "very clubby" inter-connected fireside club rooms, (and thats just on the second floor). There's a hidden fountain garden patio as you enter from Second Street, you pass by a very open and "brassy" exhibition kitchen and casual style booth room section and then there's a ... read more

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hoodchips 
17 years ago

This is a great restaurant! – My lawyer, Jeff L, kept telling me about this place so I had to check it out. I was very impressed. Bella Mia is probably one of the biggest restaurants in Downtown San Jose. Who ever designed this restaurant had very good (and expensive) taste. Lots of mahogany stained solid woods accented by heavy brass . I used to be in the restaurant biz so I can appreciate the beauty in a well designed eatery. The menu is Italian and unlike most "cookie cutter" restaurants that are popular now, from what I ... read more

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18 years ago

Great place for truly bad Italian food – A few weeks ago, I tried out Bella Mia for a dinner with the family. I had heard good things about it and thought that it would be a sure winner. But, even with the receding weeks, my memories of that trauma is as fresh as ever. We arrived for a last minute 7pm reservation on Sat, which I found oddly convenient for a purportedly popular restaurant. We were made to wait a further 20 minutes before we were seated at a booth. Our accomodating and rather cheerful waiter quickly attended t... read more

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vparkett 
18 years ago

food was pretty good – the food was good but the service was not that great. and i also ordered to-go for lunch and it was NOT good. so only eat there don't order to-go 

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rbrock1225 
19 years ago

New owners = better service and food! – Chef Miles Neal ventually ended up at Bella Mia (from CA Cafe). He's kept some of the best of the old menu and added some major improvements. The servings were generous and we had good service. If you use the parking lot BEHIND the restaurant you can get 1 hour of free validated parking. I went with a friend and the vegetarian lasagna wasn't on the daily menu. I said something to the waiter and they made it any way. 

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19 years ago

Mama Mia Bella Mia! Avoid! – The new restaurant avdertises a new attitude! And the attitude is RUDE! The manager, John M. was down right hostile when we asked for help on speeding up our order. He actually attaacked us and told us it was our fault for the delays! The salads were limp and the soups were tepid or down right cold. My rissoto was greasy and the prawns were not grilled but boiled with no taste! 

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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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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 10:00 p.m.  

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