Seafood Risotto
Ciao Bella

Ciao Bella

1514 US Hwy 41, Schererville, IN 46375, United States

Cafés • Pizza • Italian • Vegetarian


"Ciao Bella USED to be good. I used to enjoy it. However, they CANNOT handle holidays. I just left (without eating dinner!! the restaurant for Mother’s Day and I will never be back. Business lost forever. Now this is not my first rodeo with Ciao Bella for holidays. They’ve ruined a NYE and a Valentine’s Day on me. I have not been back since Valentine’s 2018. I thought we’d give them another whirl to redeem themselves and damnit was I wrong, big time. Mother’s Day at Ciao Bella was probably my worst experience in dining out in recent months. I knew it was going to go south when our reservation was running “a half hour late”. Well, an hour later we were seated. Took another 20 minutes for us to just get water. Another 10 for bread. Eventually the waitress came and took our order. Well. Took about 30 minutes to get our apps. No one was clearing plates. We had STACKS of them at our table. Eventually they came to tell us half of our entrees were out. Which means our order never even got put in. We gave up and asked for the bill. Everyone in our section was being treated poorly. No service, late food, messed up tickets, checks calculated wrong. This was a horrific dinner and I won’t be back. I literally took my family to McDonalds for dinner after this poor showing from Ciao Bella. DO NOT BOOK CIAO BELLA FOR HOLIDAYS. They simply are not equipped to handle it. Do yourselves a favor and go to Cafe Borgia instead, you’ll be happier."

Mare Monte

Mare Monte

1 Kings Hwy ENJ 08033, Haddonfield, United States

Pizza • Seafood • Italian • Chicken


"The first time here and it was great. Came at 4:30 and only one more couple came in until we were at 6. The tables are beautifully spaced and the decor is charming. Very clean. Our waiter Aldo was also very attentive and friendly. The bread that comes before the meal was warm fluffy goodness. The asparagus soup was so good! It looks rich, but it is light and only a touch creamy. Loved how good it was seasoned and asparagus taste was phenomenal. The best part was how hot the soup was. Usually go to restaurants, the soup is leached 2 seconds after the order and it is warm, but I loved how hot the soup was here. The shells were perfectly seasoned and the sauce was great. Didn't have a drink at dinner, but I'll say the shells were pretty tiny. Maybe only the batch they got this time since I saw the pictures of other people with much bigger shells. Tasteful but. The parpardelle was food for the soul. Cooked al Dente with a rich creamy sauce that is not too thick. Scallops, spinach, crab and sun-dried tomatoes came together wonderfully. The Strawberry Panna Citta was probably one of the best I had. Had beautiful crispy pieces almond top, the fantastic texture added. The strawberry flavor tasted fresh and the chocolate syrup to the side was a nice touch. The only rare was the regular cream brulee (they had also flavored a chocolate). It was a bit eggy and the comminuted sugar had a slight bitterness. I'm just gonna torment this because everything else tasted so good. Needless to say, I was still very happy with my meal and will be back."