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“Such fantastic food. Loved, loved, loved it.”
Review of Bella Vita - CLOSED

Bella Vita
Price range: R 205 - R 821
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Reviewed 21 August 2016

From start to finish we had an amazing meal. Antipasti was fantastic! With the highlight of the meal being this amazing puff pastry, potato and cheese muffin........ Sounds unusual but it was to die for. Then we has tasting plates of pasta...... Then the calamari and fritto misto. So simple and so fresh. This place is a hidden gem!

Date of visit: August 2016
Thank Claire G
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Reviewed 17 September 2015

If you ever find yourself in Ostia I heartily recommend this jewel of a restaurant. It's a little of the beaten track but easy to get to( just a 10 minute walk from the Ostia Nord station)
It's only been opened a few months and fortunately follows the "Slow Food" tradition. If you're after a 10 page menu offering everything from pizza to spaghetti bolognese,then please don't come to this restaurant, his is not what slow food is about.
The beauty of Bella Vista is that it has a small select menu consisting of no more than 4 or 5 dishes in each of the antipasto, primo and secondo dishes but they are offered because of seasonal availability which guarantees freshness and excellent quality. I have never tried Pugliase cooking before and I can best describe it as a combination of delicate flavours, mainly of fish with exiting combinations of flavours. Your hostess is professional and well informed of every dish she explains to a standard you normally find in a 5 star restaurant. You can taste and feel the dedication the chef and owners put into every meal. I was a bit hesitant about writing this review as I so would love to keep it my little secret but I honestly wish them all the success to continue as to me it is the closet thing to visiting the beautiful Puglia itself.

Date of visit: September 2015
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Thank Tonia W
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Reviewed 25 August 2017 via mobile
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Date of visit: May 2017
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Reviewed 22 November 2016 via mobile
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Date of visit: November 2016
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Reviewed 22 October 2016 via mobile
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Date of visit: October 2016
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