Ciao Bella

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   pierce

   VIP

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Tremendous food and service. We were served with attention to detail and expediency. Loved it.
   

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   Teresa

   Des Moines

   72 reviews

   5.0

   72 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   The food and service at Ciao Bella are consistently high quality. The red pepper linguini is one of our favorites, and it never disappoints. Be sure to try the pumpkin butter cake!!! Donny was our server and did a great job!
   

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   Joan

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   This was our first time dining at Ciao Bella, my brother gave me a gift certificate for Christmas this year and my husband and I had a hard week so we decided to take advantage. Our server, Melissa, was absolutely delightful. She knew it was our first visit somehow and told us all about the fact that the restaurant makes all the food from scratch daily and that we were in store for a wonderful experience, it was so exciting. We both ordered small salads to start and they were fresh and perfectly delicious. My husband ordered the daily special, trout - arugula - fingerling potatoes and lemon caper sauce and it was divine. I ordered the small serving of spaghetti and meatballs and it was perfection. We finished with two espressos and a small serving of vanilla gelato to share and our server was like "are you making your own affogatos? We could have made that for you!" and yes, we were but I truly loved the idea of that being served to our table in the future. Five stars out of five - we will be back for all special occasions and those times when we just need to be pampered fabulously.
   

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   kathleen

   VIP

   New York City

   55 reviews

   5.0

   55 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Outstanding food, exceptional service, great ambience and a great place to dine!
   

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   dave

   Minneapolis

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Excellent lunch options to choose from. We enjoyed the level of service and a great meal. Thank you.
   

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   Nina

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Went for my 21st birthday with some friends. Hands down the best food I’ve ever had and services was above and beyond amazing. Could not possibly recommend this place enough
   

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   Michelle

   VIP

   Minneapolis

   21 reviews

   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Ordered the trout special and was disappointed that it really wasn’t very much and found several bones in it, which made for an uncomfortable business lunch experience. Typically love the food, but this wasn’t quite what I expected. Service was amazing! As always.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Ciao Bella is a regular place for business meetings - food is great, the location is super accessible, and the service makes the experience. Jerome was the best - extremely attentive and knowledgeable.
   

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   Sandra

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Ciao Bella has become a regular lunch place and every time it is both satisfying and outstanding. Service is always just right without making us feeling hovered over or rushed. Food is always delicious.
   

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    Mickey

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

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

    Service was amazing, good wine pairing recommendations and general wine knowledge. Caesar was amazing, you could see the crystals in the Parmigiano reggiano, shaved nice and thin so not an overwhelming amount in any bite. Burrata was great, bread and butter is always nice to have. As for entrees we got the butternut squash ravioli and the herb linguini with braised lamb. All good flavors, I thought the ravioli needed some sort of acid to cut through all the richness. The lamb was pretty good, I thought it could do with less rosemary and maybe leave the stalk out of the plating as a whole. But it's all subjective isn't it? Overall great experience will definitely recommend and revisit.
    

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