Bella
Ciao is that restaurant off the shores of Thiruvanmiyur beach which
serves authentic Italian food. This restaurant is unique in more than
one way… Thin crust pizza or cheesy pasta, ducks going just around your
table in the open garden, or the cozy eat area set in a large house and
most of all family pets allowed to be a part of your meal. A craving to
have genuine Italian food can be rightly satisfied with a visit to Bella
Ciao... an experience worth the search. To locate this restaurant for
the first time is quite a task. Going round and round near the beach
roads of Kottivakam and entering this land which is so peaceful!
Most of us in Chennai are quite used to the American style of pizza
served in joints like Pizza Hut and Dominos… With nothing more than the
usage of mozzarella cheese and farm fresh vegetables baked in the
traditional wooden oven gives the authenticity to the item served.
Connoisseur of Italian food will love this place for the variety of
pizza and Pastas served. Menu is excellent and varied, ingredients are
fresh.
Tomatoes and cheese dominate all the items. The cheese used has
unique fragrance and taste which adds on to the flavor of the food.
Almost all items in the menu start with a base rate of 250 rupees, but
the quantity is satisfying. The explanation provided in the menu card is
quite good. Apart from the regulars, the mock tails and starters are lip
smacking.
The service is average. But the servers are quite aware of the items
in the menu card and offer explanation when requested. The time taken of
a meal to reach your table after you order is close to twenty minutes...
So think about going to this place only when you want to spend time as
well as eat... Weather is one important aspect to be considered while
going there.
A suggestion to the restaurant operators: Mosquitoes in the open area
spoil the entire ambience created even after the measures taken to swat
these irritating insects. Bella Ciao also has a branch in Nungumbakkam
High Road.
#4, Sree Krishna Enclave
Waterland Drive, Valmiki Nagar, New
Beach
Kottivakkam
Chennai-600041
Phone:
044-24511130
Sowjanya S