Excellent Italian restaurant with delicious food, friendly staff, and a relaxing atmosphere. The original owners are back, so the quality of food and service that was greatly missed has thankfully returned!! read more

We hosted a rehearsal dinner at Ciao Bella. I can't praise them enough! We had 20 people and everything was great. We all ordered different things and everyone's food was delicious. They got all our pizzas, sandwiches and dinners out in great time and everything was hot and delicious. The staff were all very friendly and attentive. Awesome place! Will definitely stop by when we're in the area again. read more

The food was AMAZING! I got a calzone and my fiancé got an Italian sub. We were both so happy with our food and would come back again. Our server was funny and well attentive. Everyone was very friendly there. We would recommend it to anyone! read more

Ciao Bella - Italian Near Me - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Delicious as always!! Best steak bolis ever and Italian boat. A must stop if you're in the area read more

Ciao Bella - a half eaten pizza on a plate - Italian Near Me - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

I'm surprised about the poor reviews here. Here's my experience from last weekend: came here after going to Mr. Ed's around maybe 1:30 PM on Saturday. It was pretty empty so our service was very attentive. The waitress was great! I ordered a cheese pizza and wings and my friends ordered wings, fries, and salad. Everything was great, which was why I'm surprised about all the other reviews. I really enjoyed the pizza and I wish I could have some right now (but I'm from out of town). The fries were really crisp and great and the wings were huge. I hate going out somewhere and the food is a disappointment and that's seemed to be my experience lately so I was taken aback that everything was so good. The only thing I didn't like was the iced tea, which tasted pretty strange. read more

Our first visit to this restaurant in about eight years... And very pleasantly surprised. New owners, better food, and excellent service. Everything was very good. The garden salad was extremely fresh and the large salad was more than enough to split between two people. The fried calamari with marinara sauce was excellent. And last but not least they make a wonderful delicious pizza. I can recommend this food with no reservations. Try it you'll like it. read more

Ciao Bella - a slice of pizza on a pizza pan - Italian Near Me - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Solid Italian restaurant for those traveling between the Gettysburg and Chambersburg areas. Decently priced food with fairly large portions. Pasta and pizza dishes are pretty tasty. Only downside was occasionally moody wait staff for dine-in and out-of-date bottled beverages for to-go orders. Recently received a 20oz soda that was over a year past expiry. read more

We hadn't been here for 3 years because the food was so bad then. So we tried to give it another chance. BIG MISTAKE. We had 5 different foods & they were all bad, bad, BAD. The bruschetta was bland, the onion soup was watery & totally lacking in flavor, the crabmeat ravioli was mediocre at best, & the cannoli was hard as a rock! We were so hoping the pepperoni pizza would be good, but it was so dull we only ate a couple pieces. On the bright side, our waitress was very pleasant & efficient. read more

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Well we wanted to give the new owners a chance. We've tried twice. Horrible service, out of our beer, no ginger ale or tonic for mixed drinks. Waited an hour for food Saturday night ended up getting it to go as it was so hot in the place. Tonight we ordered chicken got beef, cold fries. Asked for more marinara which we never got. Food was mediocre. What used to be a once a week for us will be a never. So sad. read more

I can't believe this place has bad reviews! Nice lil place and the food is good :) My kids love it! Good Italian food :) read more

Ciao Bella - a glass of wine and bread - Italian Near Me - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

New ownership food was horrible under cooked salmon and burnt mozzarella sticks charged $90 I wouldn't wast your money!!!!! You walk in they say grab menus decide and come up and order with what restaurant does that!! read more

My kids took me to this restaurant for Father's Day. There were four of us eating and each of us chose something different. We were all pleasantly surprised with the service and food, especially after reading some of the negative reviews. The waitress was upbeat and funny and couldn't have done more for us. We will definitely put this restaurant on our list of preferred places to eat and recommend it highly. read more

Although this restaurant has been there for years they are now open under new management & it's remarkably improved. The new owners greeted you and made you feel very welcomed. We were a group of 6 celebrating a birthday. Our server was extremely friendly and certainly gave us great service. The food was delicious -everyone loved their entrees. Portions were large and plated nicely. It's definitely worth the drive and we will be back soon! read more

Stopped here when camping at the state park. The waitress was wonderful. Great selection of bottled beer. Had some pasta dishes and pizza. Everything was very good. The stuffed pizza was amazing. read more

Grant it that they are short on help. But to wait 20 minutes and still not be recognized. Got our own menu's and flatware. Other tables get drinks after we ordered and still waited. Left after 40 mins. read more

They should really consider changing the name of this place to just "Ciao" because the management appears to be quite adept at saying goodbye to quite a few things - including palatable food, competent service, and repeat customers. As others have already alluded to, this place is amateur hour at its finest, and I wouldn't recommend venturing here for anything more than a bathroom break or a celebratory meal with someone you don't really like. Food: Ciao Bella is a casual Italian restaurant in a neighboring town of Gettysburg - and by casual Italian I mean borderline American and my restaurant I mean pizza joint with some appetizers. The menu consists of standard and unimaginative "red sauce" fare, including pizza, baked ziti, chicken parmesan, and spaghetti and meat balls. During my visit, I opted for the manicotti, which was bland, meagerly portioned, and among the worst renditions of the entree that I've ever ingested. In keeping with this theme, the meal was preceded by a complimentary basket of stale and underseasoned bread sticks that were mildly reminiscent of toasted Wonder bread cut into rectangles and sprinkled with garlic. We opted to forego dessert, but I'm fairly confident that it would have been equally as horrifying. Service: Incredibly inexperienced. Our waitress was not familiar with the menu, spilled sauce all over one of the members of our party, and wasn't even able to identify the entrees when delivering them to the table. By the end of the meal, I felt sorry for the girl because the management had clearly thrown her to the wolves with absolutely no training whatsoever. The wait time was also excruciatingly long considering that we were essentially the only occupied table in the place. Atmosphere: Very casual and no-frills. The interior is closer to what you'd expect from a take-out pizza place than a sit-down restaurant. Also, I'm not sure if it was due to lack of air conditioning or the pizza ovens being in such close proximity to the main dining room, but the inside of this place was hotter than satan's lair. The restaurant does have a very small outdoor patio, which would be my recommendation if the weather cooperates. Cost: Inexpensive, but still not worth the price. Most appetizers are $5-$7, while entrees are $10-$15. The wines are not particularly impressive, but quite cheap - most offerings are between $5-$7 a glass. Other: Hours of operation are Tuesday-Thursday, 11AM-9:30PM, Friday-Saturday, 11AM-10:30PM, and Sunday, noon-9PM. Both dine-in and takeout service are available. The restaurant has a large and free private parking lot. Reservations are accepted. read more

We were visiting Gettysburg and needed something for dinner.. it was kind of late we thought we would stop someplace and grab a pizza... We were suggested Bela Italian. The food was delicious great prices, fast services... we ordered a large plain pie and the calamari... delicious.. we also tried two of the local beers... We will add this to our list of places to come back to...! read more

Great place to eat Italian food. Pizza is always hot and fresh. They have beer for dine in or to go for take out orders.

Ordered bruschetta, a cheesesteak, a cheeseburger sub and fries and we all got sick! Cramps, diarrhea, sour stomach within the hour of eating it! Myself, my pregnant daughter, and her husband, we all got sick. First and LAST time we will ever eat Caio Bella in Fayetteville, Pa. It didnt taste that great to boot! read more

Rude,nasty environment. Horrible food. Was not even cooked. I will never waste my time or money here again.

I started reading the reviews when I was already seated and had already ordered. I was afraid I would not like the food... But I was pleasantly surprised! My husband had shrimp scampi and I had eggplant parmigiana spaghetti! It was delicious! Both of us loved it! Service was fast amd we had no problems at all! I would come back and recommend it to friends! Nice place! Not fancy but great, clean, friendly. read more

Ciao Bella - Delicious Canolli - Italian Near Me - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Stopped in for dinner. Had the Lasagna. My dinner company had grinders. The lasagna was decent but certainly nothing notable. The bottom noodles were a bit undercooked making them difficult to cut and crunchy to the tooth. Not ideal execution of a staple dish. My companies' grinders were excellent. As some other reviews have mentioned, the entree prices are far too high. We live in a city and these prices are the same if not higher than most menu items. $14 for lasagna? Overpriced. Especially for the composition of the lasagna---most basic preparation and a rather small portion. That being said, I do think their sandwiches and pizza are worth buying. I was very pleased with both. read more

I had wanted to eat here for a while and finally went with my daughter and her boyfriend. We got an appetizer of $9 fried ravioli which was like cardboard. There was literally no filling in it. My daughter ordered chicken parm and French onion soup (instead of salad), I ordered fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp, and my daughter's boyfriend ordered a chicken cheese steak. Unfortunately none of it was very good. The French onion soup tasted like it came out of a can and had provolone cheese melted over the top. My daughter's spaghetti had very little sauce, the chicken had no sauce at all and was over cooked. My pasta and the shrimp were cooked okay, but several clumps of the pasta were stuck together and again, it hardly had any sauce. The chicken cheese steak was very wet, and the soaked bread wasn't a sub roll, it was wide and not very thick. When my daughter and I finally got our garlic bread - after we were finished eating - it looked good but had no taste whatsoever. The service was very slow, although they seemed to have ample help. At least the servers were friendly. Our bill was $67, which was outrageous for the quality of the food. I will not be returning. read more

I had the fortune of finding Ciao Bella by chance on Tuesday, October 28th, 2014. The food, service, ambiance, was nothing short of wonderful. The soup of the day (or del giorno as they might say in Roma), was a Tuscan sausage and mushroom affair that was absolutely delicious. Our lunch entrees were the eggplant and chicken parmigana lunch specials, both served over spaghetti. The garlic bread was made with a nice dough (pizza?) and complemented the meal well. Dessert was tira mi su and a freshly stuffed cannoli. A great ending to a great meal. I would recommend this restaurant to anybody within driving distance. A great find! read more

Advice for new owners. We know your building is a challenge and a bit run down but as new owners/management or whatever - you are not keeping up with cleanliness at all. Scrub everything. Your remote for I guess the fans on the porch section is filthily. The menus grimy. Every wall looks grimy and lots of smudges. The trim boards dusty. I know wait staff everywhere is much relaxed but for pete's sake this was just too relaxed, the clothing looked like what you slip into for your most comfy private at home attire - have a little pride in your appearance and perhaps an apron you can cycle out for cleanliness. Yes, everyone was super nice which helps. My spaghetti was lukewarm and the egg plant hot which to mean says you plated the spaghetti ahead of the egg plant - ruined my meal for me. The signature bread also room temp and needed a little more browning. I went to the bathroom and as I walked down the hall my open toe sandals became soaked with a leak from the Women's bathroom. When I looked at the hall half the carpet was drenched and the women's room closed but no warning that the carpet was wet. Uncomfortably although out of necessity I used the men's room. They say you should judge the cleanliness of a bathroom for the cleanliness of the rest of the restaurant well this would be a fail. Never having been in the men's room before lol I cannot say what it looked like before but the women's room used to be run down but clean - all nooks and crannies. The toilet was clean but the rest was making me lose my appetite. Then I attempted to open the door and it was jammed shut I pulled and pulled and then started banging on the door but no one heard me - too far from the rest of the facility I guess. I pulled and pulled and finally after a few minutes got out. I was too embarrassed to report and thought if I wrote a review would prefer to be anonymous as we frequent this restaurant. Also there was a dog outside visiting at the picnic table - I had no issue but the lady that was petting him walked back in the restaurant and started waiting on tables sort off to a bad start. Service was off to a good start then disappeared as other folks delivered the food and we had to ask for more water, it was like since we were the only ones on the porch section that we were forgotten, again super pleasant but just missed the mark on service. We will give you another shot in a month or so but right now just don't want to eat there. The draw is the great tasting food. We actually traveled 30 minutes on a regular basis at least once every six weeks because loved it so much. Little nervous about you changing the menu because what you had worked. But we shall see read more

One star Is a stretch. Aweful FOOD and Service below sub-par. The female owner criticized me for not liking sauce. Sauce was runny- Aweful. Worse place I have ever eaten. Did not know what balsamic vinegar was- Is It The pink or purple one? The Dont know italian but what they do know Is rude and over priced garbage. read more

This place needs negative stars.. their menu was online at urban spoon with different prices. Waitress said oh we never changed it. Manager said we ha v e no control. Neither really cared. The waitress was more angry i interrupte her conversation at the bar with her friends about natural or drug induced labor. Food was terribly expensive and even worse made. read more

One of the worst pizzas I've eaten in my entire life. Bought a large pie, took one bite and left the rest. If you have any sense of taste, stay away from this place. read more

Stopped in here after some hiking for a very pleasant lunch. Fairly extensive menu with some very good lunch specials. Had a combo cold italian sub with soup and the prices were low. Sub came on home made bread, which was excellent. Good selection of bottled beer. Bought a stromboli to take with me and it was very good. My only minor complaint was the french onion soup was a a little weak, but that may be just my personal taste. Service was great! I'll be back if in the area. read more

Would love to recommend this but cannot. Dined there last week. Very poor service. Two in our party had the pasta and meatballs. One asked for extra sauce and after trying to explain what he wanted several times was told he would have to pay extra which he assured the waitress would be fine. When the pasta came there was very little sauce, meatballs not at all tasty. I had a crabcake that I was not able to eat. All in all it was not a good experience. Maybe it would be ok for pizza but I don't think we will go back. read more

No clue where these negative reviews came from because this place is awesome! We had pizza (plain, pepperoni and supreme) and old bay wings. Everything was awesome. The management and service were beyond accommodating and treated us like family. I love it here! Thank you ciao bella! read more

eat there with my bf all the time! The service usually very good and the food is amazing! Perfect spot to quickly get a good meal on the road. read more

Pasta dishes are delicious. Their portabella and spinach raviolis are my favorite. I don't really mess with their pizza - it's not the style I prefer... Customer service on the other hand needs some serious support. From phone service to check out, they seem to be doing you a favor by waiting on you and make you feel like you are bothering them. Except for the delivery guy who is very nice. Being one of the only restaurants on the mountain I would frequent them much more often if they were more accommodating. read more

Service is terrible now. Use to dine here awhile ago when they had couple young lady's and they were excellent servers! But i recently have been waited on by the female owner and she is indeed very rude! i've also been told she was rude but now i experienced it. Food is decent but definitely overpriced. read more

Got food for Father's Day. The place put our order in one bag. The bag deteriorated in the car. When I pulled the bag out of car. The bag gave out and the food went on the driveway. When I contacted the restaurant the person on the phone said, What do you want me to do about it. I asked if they could replace it. I waited for a while and then hung up. I got food at another place. I will never buy food from them again. read more

I am very disappointed in this restaurant. We had a huge family gathering there tonight. I was unable to be there so my husband ordered me a salad to bring home. Well he forgot it and we live 25 minutes away. We called and talked to the owner about what could be done since he forgot it and we lived too far away to come get it. She was so ignorant! Basically told us too bad. Will NEVER go there again!! That is just bad business!!! read more

Because I was unable to drive this evening, I placed an order for delivery and was told that it would be 20 minutes (I live three miles away). I'm a pretty patient person, but after waiting ONE HOUR, I called back to check the status of my order. I was advised that the kitchen was very busy, but the delivery man would be here in 10-15 minutes. Thirty minutes later I called to cancel the order. The girl advised that the guy was out doing deliveries now and would be about 15 minutes. I said I've already waited an hour and a half for my food and I wasn't going to wait anymore....that an hour and 45 minutes was ridiculous! I told the girl if he wanted to deliver my order he could, but I was not paying for it. She said she'd call to tell him - I asked tell him what? That I'm not paying for it or the order was cancelled. She said she was going to tell him it was cancelled. I guess they'd rather throw the food away than attempt to remedy their poor customer service. I will never go there again, which is a shame, because I did really like their food. read more