Friday 12 October 2012

Ciao Bella, Leeds


Hidden away on a little cobbled street in Brewery wharf, Ciao Bella is not an overly populated restaurant. The Dock street location provides a lovely setting for an Italian restaurant, and not a combination you would usually expect. The interior is just as charming, featuring stunning exposed brickwork within a large open plan space.

On arrival we were warmly welcomed by a charismatically witty man (seemingly the owner). He kept winding us up and cracking jokes throughout the evening. The service was excellent; they checked on us regularly and were very obliging to help us to choose our meals. Between the four of us we chose two meals from the extensive specials board and two from the main menu. One thing to note is the size of the calzone, it took two of us to finish it! It was very flavoursome and they skilfully avoided the horrible soggy dough you often get on badly baked Calzones.

The food was very traditionally Italian, homemade pasta with natural and fresh tomato sauces. Personally, I think I have become to prefer more British versions of Italian food, with thick creams and over-flavoring of herbs and spices, so the delicately flavoured sauce was perhaps a little too bland for my liking.

The best thing about Ciao Bella is the price. All Pizzas and pastas are between £8 to £10, Meat dishes are between £10 for chicken breast and £19 for a fillet steak. They are also one of the few non-chain restaurants that provide exceptionally good offers:

Special Lunch Menu
Pizza or pasta for £5.95 including a Soft Drink. A Small Glass of Wine for an extra £1. 
Available Mon-Sat 12pm-5pm


Early Bird Menu
1 Course £6.95
, 2 Courses £8.95 and 
3 Courses £10.95 from the set menu.
Available 12pm - 7.30pm.



Visit them and try out out one these amazing offers.





Veal tagliatelle

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