What a great little hole in the wall Italian place. There are a wide variety of options for just about anyone. The food is authentically Italian and delicious. The wait staff was super attentive. We had several appetizers including the fried mozzarella, the mussels marinara, and the baked meatballs. The meatballs were truly exceptional, but all three were great. The Caesar salad is quite large, and can easily be shared with two or three people. Their lasagna is a signature item and did not disappoint - it was super hot with molten mozzarella and absolutely divine. There are several unique chicken options, and I chose the Limonata. It is stuffed with cheese, almonds, artichokes, capers, and sun-dried tomatoes and served with angel hair pasta in a lemon wine sauce. Excellent. There are so many other items on the menu, that we will be returning soon. It is BYOB, and there is an Albertson's across the parking lot where you can pick up some wine if you forget. read more

Cafe Bella - Mussels Marinara are excellent. - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

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Birthday dinners for April!! Very romantic restaurant if you are looking for a place. Food was really good. Sat out big group right away. They had tons of regulars too. Might be the new bday spot. read more

Stopped in because we had driven by a few times. A Monday night and it was packed. Had no idea it was BYOB so good thing Albertsons was across the parking lot for a bottle of wine. Service and food were amazing! Can't wait to go back. read more

Always delicious! Love that you can bring your own wine. It is always busy so plane on a little wait. We use that time to go buy wine next door read more

The ambience is great.I love the quaintness of this place.The food was delicious. I ordered the chicken Parmesan with a side of meatballs. Don't forget BYOB. read more

Cafe Bella - tables and chairs with white tablecloths - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Such sadness here. Came for a family dinner and the service was so kind and nice it breaks my heart to say the food is awful....but it is. This is below mediocre Americanized Italian that would best be topped by a jar of Ragu. If that's your idea of acceptable quality, you'll be ok. For the rest of us? Not so much. Overcooked pasta (definitely not al dente, and definitely not freshly made) and bland, flavorless sauces are the rule, along with weird ingredients. WTF is Canadian Bacon doing in Italian food? Too cheap for guanciale? Prosciutto? Salad was sad - looked like pre aged Sysco romaine with an odd amount of shredded carrot and a few red cabbage shreds. Also, what kind of a reputable restaurant other than fast food is BYOB without a wine list and a somm? Our food for a large group came out one by one over more than half an hour. Kitchen competence at pacing and firing was very very substandard. I'm amazed this place is in business...whose standards are so low they'd come back when dried store-bought pasta and Ragu outperforms the entrees? read more

Always pleasant, even when quite busy. People friendly, many families and groups as well as a few 2- tops. Staff works well together for all desires. Interesting location near TCU, Trinity Episcopal, and St Andrews church, in a neighborhood. Inside refurbished 2024, outside shopping center now underway. Lots of parking, way lot in the shopping center attached lot. They will get back the patio tables for nearly 100 once finished. But without encouragement, tables cycle to keep the wait line moving. *Byob, they pop the cork at seating and already have the table set for wine glasses, about 20% bring a bottle or 2. Great specials, house specials, variety. Good lemon, fish, chicken and baked items. Buns with good basil garlic oil dipping sauce, plate servings good sized, over half of tables take some take home packs. Kiddie section on menu, they seat family style often in one of the rooms. Loudness is of course different for kids than adult seating, but neither prevents usual conversation. Flavor sauces just right, not making entries swim, nor bring dry. Good for the buns to drip. *Salads on the menu to add chicken or such to make it a light meal are great! Not highly mentioned a side salad for $3 is quite good, with homemade sauces. *Grocery store on the block if wanting to pick up a bottle of wine. Orders brought at a good tempo for a relaxing meal. I've come to Cafe Bella about once a year for the past 30 years, when wanting a great meal and a bit less noise than many other Italians in Fort Worth. So a cut above even if a few minutes farther drive. Will be nicer when the sidewalk and patio construction complete, but don't let that stop you even now. Saturday about 6pm it filled up, but not too long a wait for a table of 2-5 people. Go for it! read more

Wonderful food and great ambiance! We sat outside on the covered porch for a quiet lunch at 11:00-11:30 and thoroughly enjoyed our lunch meals. read more

Oh, wow! Just thinking back on my food from a few days ago makes my mouth water in anticipation of the next visit. I had lasagna, and it was some of the best I have had in years. My wife ordered ziti, she said the same. We had other guests with us and all said their food was exceptional. Service was top-level, responsive, and gracious. People make the difference in restaurants, and add another level of excellence here. My only issue, and it was minor, was the lighting was turned down so low most of us had to use our phone flashlights to read the menu! Minor inconvenience for amazing food! read more

Outstanding food, service, and ambiance. A wide variety of dishes to choose from. Go fairly early; it fills up quickly. No reservations, BYO Wine. read more

Really a great place. The atmosphere is wonderful. The decor is wonderful. All the staff was really working very hard and we had spinach lasagna and regular lasagna and the salads were really good. Can't wait to go back. read more

This place is excellent. It's tucked into a local neighborhood and it's always super busy. And possibly the best part... it's BYOB!! You just can't beat a local spot that has great food and you can bring your own wine! read more

Great food! My favorite is Chicken Baresa. Love the ambiance. Thrilled to patronize a local business.

Cafe Bella was SOO amazing!! The vibes are so cute and def mom and pop Italian place! Service was great, even for a busy night we got all of our food shortly after we ordered. I got the Fettucine Alfredo and it was delicious!! Def would recommend as a cute date night out!! It is BYOB/BYOW and they don't have a bottle fee either so bring your fave wines, beer, alcohol if you want something else with the food!! read more

Cafe Bella - Garlic rolls - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Ambiance was lovely - food delicious. Service was nice - we had to run out and grab some wine. Hadn't realized it was a dry restaurant but this made a very affordable dinner ticket. Overall- try it! read more

My husband and I ate there last night with our friends. We took A bottle of wine to drink. Each of us something different. It was all wonderful. I ordered chicken piccata, my friend got chicken Marsala, my husband got spaghetti and my friends husband got penne vodka. We all ordered salad to go with our dinner. They served delicious hot fresh bread with oil. After dinner we shared tiramisu and a cannoli. Our bill with tip was $102. Great atmosphere and our waitress was very attentive. We will be back. read more

This is such a shame to write because I used to absolutely love this place before I had this experience. I went here with a group of friends and we waited about 30 minutes before anyone came over to help us. We finally got bread but once our server came over, she asked if we could order, yet we hadn't even received menus. She then informed us that because our party was big, that it was a select menu, which was fine with us. She told us that there was penne vodka pasta and most of us ordered that. When our food came, there was a large amount of thinly sliced ham, which we were not informed of prior. Unfortunately most of the people at the table do not eat pork so were slightly confused as we wouldn't have ordered that if we were told. The waitress never checked on us once until we had to ask another worker if we could receive our check. We then saw another large table next to us get handed menus by her which was definitely confusing to us. We would've spent a lot more money there if that was the case, which would've resulted in a higher tip for her with the added gratuity. I would say for the future, just make sure the servers inform every guest properly so that the kitchen doesn't have to fix their mistakes in the future. read more

Cafe Bella is one of the cutest restaurants in Fort Worth! It's one of FTX's hidden gems! The food is delicious and cheap for an italian restaurant. The vibes are so cozy and perfect for a night out with friends, dinner with family or even a date. I love coming to Cafe Bella! read more

Awesome food at a good price. Great service, friendly staff. Food is awesome, and you can bring your own wine .

The food was great, loved the ambiance but service could Use improvement. I was given a dish I didn't order and eas not Able to tell the server until The end of the meal When he reappeared. Would Still go back but be certain upon delivery the order is correct. read more

If you are a TCU student, do not come to this establishment! They are extremely rude (wait staff/host/hostesses/etc.) to students or young people that they assume are students. Food takes ridiculously long to come out, they sometimes won't even give us menus and they will just tell us what we are allowed to order. Additionally, the main hostess (I assume the owner) was being extremely rude to us and made us feel unwelcome. Don't open a BYOB restaurant next to a college campus if you don't want college student business:) read more

I love cafe bella and it's one of the only good Italian places in FW that I know of. They have good bread, pretty good food overall and especially for the price you're getting it, and really pretty scenery and ambiance. I love that it's BYOB and it's a great place for a date to drink wine and have a nice dinner at reasonable price. The only thing I'll say is that 90% of the time the service sucks. Just be prepared to wait 15 minutes to get water and wine glasses once you're seated. The staff is very friendly and I still enjoy going, but you just have to be aware going into it that the service will most likely be slow. read more

Food, service, atmosphere and price is always great. It is newly redecorated and is lovely. Ellie and staff are so friendly and always ready to please. Great place to enjoy friends and neighbors you see each week. read more

My husband and I, along with his brother and wife, ate dinner last night at Cafe Bella. I had chicken Marsala, my husband had salmon in cream sauce. My sister in law had a mixed seafood dish. All of us shared a calamari appetizer and rolls with dipping sauce. We brought our own wine. I had creme brûlée for dessert and my husband had cheesecake. The service was excellent and the food was outstanding. We had gone early to eat, about 5:30 on a Tuesday. When we left, there were tons of diners waiting for a table. This is a local restaurant with a big following. I can't wait to return to Ft Worth to eat at Cafe Bella again. read more

Went here tonight as a walk-in. The visit started below par when we were all given water and weren't informed that there were absolutely no other drinks to offer. The restaurant was so dark, we had to use our phones to read the menu. When we went to order the large pizza and turns out, only personal pizzas will be made on Saturdays. Then, our waitress comes back to say NO pizzas will be made unless we ordered it for takeout. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. Will not be returning, had better lasagna at Olive Garden unfortunately. If you come here, be prepared with your own drinks and super sonic vision. read more

Love this little spot! Sat on the patio under the lights enjoying our food. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful! Our server was Connor and he was great! If you are in the neighborhood you must stop by and have some yummy legit Italian. read more

This place used to be one of my favorites! I live one block away and ate here weekly for years. I had read reviews of bad service and small portions, but had the opposite experience personally. However, I will not be back! We made a $50 to go order. I got home with my pasta combo and there was no food in the container. One flat noodle and some sauce. I'm not exaggerating in the least here. (The pasta combo is supposed to be a chunk of lasagna, a manicotti, and a cannelonni). (I wish i had taken a picture). When my fiancé took it back, they said that was the dish. He did not know, so he just got me something else, because he knew i was not happy with what i received. They did pack rolls, but no dipping sauce for them (which is the best thing they offer). In addition, they told him that he owed $1 for the spaghetti meatballs that he got for me instead. However, at least he refused. These are the same price on the menu. The worst thing is when we went to pour the packet of Parmesan on our food it smelled, tasted, and looked nothing like parm. Looks like coconut sugar. I'm not sure if it's old/bad or just some kind of cheap chemical. (See pic). This is my 3rd bad experience, so I will not be back. Olive Garden isn't that far... read more

Cafe Bella - Is this supposed to be Parmesan? Gross! - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Pleasant little surprise...sitting on a simple sun soaked evening enjoying the BYOW with family's .... while dining on dishes that were tantalizing, yet a little out of the ordinary... we indulged in it all with the consensus that it was above the ordinary and delicious! The owner is so very sweet every time we come in... and not to just us but everyone. She is a stickler for cleaning cleanest restaurant I have seen in the area really in DFW So this makes up so happy But the staff is always pleasant smiling and so very helpful and delightful I forgot the food really good as well Again we drove past four Italian restaurant that are good but this place is a a true hidden gem read more

Cafe Bella - The cleanest restaurant to me in the TCU area.... if not it...it top 3 no problem - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

We had the best New Year's Eve dinner here! Cafe Bella saved our night after our reservations were canceled. They were able to get us in and we had a fantastic meal! The baked ziti was delicious and my husband enjoyed his chicken parmesan! The marinara sauce was amazing, it paired well with the hand battered fried calamari we had for our appetizer. We shared two deserts and coffee was fresh, even came with a small pitcher of cream rather than those tiny individual packs. We will be back very soon! read more

Cafe Bella - Creme brulee and cannoli - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

I was craving pasta and this place came up as the best in the area according to Yelp so I decided to give them a try. There wasn't much to the building and the inside isn't anything to write home about either but the food was why you come here. I do wish they would update the decor of the place it's very dated and smells like old ppl house but besides that I loved the food. It was a while ago so I forgot what I ate but I do remember loving it and being full. I want to go back just gotta make the time to get here. read more

We had a group of 16 people meet at Bella's last night and they were so accommodating. The food is always delicious and is why everyone was so looking forward to dining together there. We only had two couples that had never been there before and they will be back! Thank you to everyone who helped make our evening such a lovely one! read more

Don't judge a [restaurant] by its [location]. I live so close to Cafe Bella, and saw the cute patio, but it's in a shopping center, so I thought it wouldn't be good. I am so glad they proved me wrong! We went on a Saturday night and brought our bottle of wine. If you forget, you can always stop by Albertsons. The inside was dim so we opted for the patio that was surrounded by flowers. The waitress brought us an opener and wine glasses while we decided what to order. The complimentary bread was delicious and addicting. I didn't want to finish a whole roll, but my tastebuds wanted more of the warm bread with the herbed olive oil dip. I later took a roll for home and put the dip in the center for easy travels. We started off the meal with house salads with balsamic dressing. I haven't seen a house salad with baby corn in a long time and that's how cafe Bella serves them. Our main entrees were lasagna and seafood fettuccine with pink sauce. Both came out very hot! The lasagna ($7.95) was wonderfully creamy. If you're in the need for cheese, I recommend it! The seafood fettuccine ($14.95) was a very large portion, be prepared to share or have leftovers. Overall, it was tasty, but I have two minor complaints. I wish the kitchen had taken the tails off the shrimp for easier consumption, and I didn't expect to get real crab for $14.95, but if they are going to serve imitation crab, I think it should be listed as such. We stayed on the patio for awhile drinking our wine and enjoying the scenery. Patrons were very friendly making discussion with other tables. This is a place for everyone, couples, friends, and family. The food is tasty and affordable. Cafe Bella is my new go to for italian food! read more

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Seems to be a really fun place with good food! A shame, the owner/hostess was so overwhelmed and rude. Instead of politely explaining to a big party about their seating and wait time, she decided to overlook them and then proceeded to tell us that she has plenty of business and she doesn't need business like ours! Successful or not, I think a little common courtesy would go along way. read more

Called for a Reservation: "We don't take Reservations, only for parties of 10 or more, it's first come first serve." No questions asked. Disabled veterans can't stand in a line. We went elsewhere. read more

This is hands my favorite little Italian restaurant! Not only does it have a warm-romantic feel to it... The owner makes sure you have the best service. She is always there up front and center making sure all of her customers are happy with everything. A sweet fact about her... she planted all of the flowers herself right outside her restaurant! Seriously the sweetest lady ever. Thank you Ely for always being so sweet and loving to us every time we go! read more

Our table of 9 has a very good experience Friday night, 5/31. My order was for Salmon Picata, and it was delicious. Other orders included pizza, meatballs and various pasta dishes. Everyone said their food was excellent. Service, on a very busy night, was excellent. Can't wait to return! read more

This soup was awful and watery and should be free. There was absolutely no flavor. Waitress was nice but this soup was trash. read more

Cafe Bella - Soup of the Day - Italian Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

This was our first visit to Bella's. Friends drove us and we were anxious to try it based on what they'd said. Also, the BYOB is a plus. It was a very busy night with every table in the dining room taken. They have a patio, which looked inviting, but it was over 90 degrees so we opted for indoor seating and got the last table. The place is loud. On a night with fewer diners, it might be reasonable but a couple of us had problems hearing each other. The server was extremely sweet but terribly overstretched, having to run many tables with multiple diners. She set us up with water and wine glasses and we looked at the menu. And waited. Bread came up, a nice garlicky roll, a little overcooked but the EVO with herbs saved it. Salads were fine. I ordered mussels. Everyone else got pasta and were happy with their meal. The chef should never have allowed those mussels to be served. They were chewy, tiny, dry, and several shells had no meat at all. A large bowl of marinara came alongside and I made do with that and the roll. I complained and they reduced our bill. If you live nearby and like Italian food, I can see Bella's would be a good option. Just don't order the mussels!!! read more

Great service, delicious food, and BYOB! Great family owned neighborhood place that does a wonderful job!

Great neighborhood family-owned Italian. It's cozy and usually crowded...but it's worth it. The prices are very reasonable and everything is delicious. My go to meal is the eggplant parmigiana. Everything I've tried has been good. BYOB is nice. I'm going tonight. read more