Bella Roma Cafe

Great Italian food and just the right size.

Awesome Food 🥘👍👍👍👍👍

Galletto indiavolato is a hidden gem of Bella Roma. It is by far the best Cornish hen I have had in decades. The sauce is simply the best. It has a full range of Italian wines that pair well with the food.

The food was fantastic!!!

Absolutely stellar! We arrived without dinner reservations to find the restaurant bustling with busy tables. Even so, the hostess seated our party on the patio in the nice beach breeze. Service was excellent. The servers were attentive, and the food was delicious with generous portions. We had the fried zucchini to start. For our entrées we had the lamb ragu with ribbon noodles and a gnocchi dish. Despite the restaurant being packed and noisy indoors, we were treated to an intimate dining experience on the patio with exceptional food. Compliments to the staff who clearly made an exception to accommodate our party, and made for a wonderful evening!

Great service, great food. Good experience

Excellent use of gorgonzola, rosemary, cream, walnuts, and ricotta for a perfectly balanced Tortelloni dish

We LOVE Bella Roma! EVERY dish we have ever tried there has been delicious! We ate there 4 times on our summer vacation in Capitola because it was so good. The service too was excellent. Each person on the wait staff is friendly and personable. We recommend it to anyone who loves Italian food!

Delicious food and great wine!

Formal, a bit pricey, friendly, but small portions for inexpensive Italian food.

I adore this place a lot. theres a friendly feeling. The meals are superb. the service is dynamic and the team is well trained. The pay is reasonable. truly recommend.

Super cute place, with excellent food and service. I would definitely come back!

Amazing food

My boyfriend and I came from out of town and wore sweatshirts (it was colder than expected) and felt incredibly judged by our clothing. The hostess sat us in the corner next to a table of 5 that was extremely loud and having conversations that weren't exactly meal friendly. Wine selection was small as was their main course menu. We ordered pastas and were both disappointed, especially considering that we ordered the specials. I ordered the mushroom and shrimp raviolis and I'm unsure what wasn't cleaned all the way, but every time I got a bite of shrimp and mushroom from the sauce, I bit into a piece of sand. The sauce on both of our pastas were incredibly soupy, which made our pasta noodles sauce-less. The quality of the food vs the 80$ spent on dinner was not worth it, and I unfortunately don't see myself ever returning to this restaurant when in town.

Easily the best Italian restaurant in Santa Cruz. It is on the pricier side so more of a special occasion thing, but the food is fantastic, staff is friendly, and you're right in the middle of Capitola village. Because it's in the village you'll need to pay for parking but it's a quick walk from the main lot, and if you're lucky you might find some parking out front.