BellaVista

BellaVista reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. M

   Mille

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on December 1, 2018

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Made a reservation for 8:45 on open table and it was confirmed. On arrival restaurant closed!!!!! And then could not book a new reservation on open table!!!!! Not good !!!!
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Joaquin10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 9, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Seated and served quickly - a plus when you’re on your lunch hour. Food was served hot, and it was delicious! Loved the $9.99 lunch combo 😊
   

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   shoppingshy VIP

   San Francisco19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 3, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We have dined at Bella Vista twice now before attending the theater. The food has been delicious, the service excellent and the atmosphere fun. We would recommend this restaurant to our friends and family.
   

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   JENNC

   San Francisco1 review

   1.0

   Dined on October 6, 2018

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   if I could rate this a 0 I would. terrible food , service was horrible
   

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   HeatherP

   San Joaquin1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 23, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I was only sad that this restaurant was so empty! Its really great!
   

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   Jeff

   Sacramento2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on September 23, 2018

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Basic Italian food. Stale bread. Overpriced food,wine,and cocktails. Won't be back.
   

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   Victoria

   Sacramento11 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on September 15, 2018

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   I am always happy with the service and the food at Bella Vista. It is a lovely place to go for lunch, as well as dinner - either as a destination place to dine, or for dining before or after a movie. Cannot beat the convenience. In fact the only slightly discordant note we found was the light gray/white decor - rather than feeling warm and cozy, which is what I associate with an Italian restaurant, it felt a little cool with a Cape Cod sort of feeling, as opposed to the warmth I associate with Tuscany and northern Italy - but that is just a personal assessment and would not stop us for going again. The food is excellent and the service is always wonderful.
   

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   KraianneS

   San Joaquin1 review

   2.0

   Dined on September 1, 2018

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   There was a party upstairs that we were told moved into the dining area at 9:30 p.m. There was music blaring, people dancing in the dining area and not a nice dining experience.
   

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   Bravo

   Sacramento5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on August 26, 2018

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We were very disappointed in the new "all day" menu. We, along with another couple, were celebrating our 50th anniversaries and were looking forward to the fantastic Italian cuisine we've had at Bella Vista in the past. We thought we'd been given the lunch menus and inquired about getting dinner menus. We were told this is the menu now. Mostly sandwiches, salads, pastas and pizzas. Only 2 entrée items were offered....chicken Parmesan and baked salmon. No yummy veal scaloppini, picatta or saltimbocca. Not even chicken versions of these classic dishes. I settled for a past favorite, house made lasagna. Even it was a bit of a disappointment. The pasta noodles, which in the past were light and airy and most likely handmade fresh pasta sheets, were thick, ribbed, dried pasta. The filling was heavy on the béchamel sauce and light on the meat sauce. Half the restaurant area was closed off and we were seated in the area that accommodates large group dinners. There was one going on and it was very noisy. Very hard for us to carry on a conversation. The saving grace was our server, who we recognized from having worked at some of Stockton's finer restaurants. She was attentive and professional. Others have complained their wait was long and it took a while for their food to come out. I can't complain about that, it was not our experience. We were seated right away and our food was promptly served.
   

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    BeckyM

    San Joaquin1 review

    1.0

    Dined on August 24, 2018

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2

    The waitress, Susan, was GREAT!!! However, the wait time for our food was incredibly looooong!!!! We had a reservation for 11:30am. Our group only has an hour for lunch and we were told we would not be able to get them lunch special (it was Friday ) and never really got a clear answer as to why not. Our food took 40 minutes to be served! We also asked for separate checks and this created a problem although we all arrived separately and it was just a work day lunch of co-workers. We will not be returning for lunch but it seems like a nice enough place if you want a leisurely meal.
    

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