Cafe Bella - Lafayette

From the moment u walk in, the pleasant atmosphere surround you. This place is simply precious…I'll give a complete review of the

I just had a terrible experience in there. I called to order for pick up and they rudely said that they couldn’t do that for me. I asked if I could go and get to go and they said “only if you arrive in like 5 minutes” and it was at 8pm. I went to the restaurante, the guy was nice at the beginning but when I said I wanted to order to go he started acting really rude and as people came in he started asking if they wanted to pick up to go orders, then why they couldn’t take mine? Things got worse, … – show

Nice comfortable atmosphere. Delicious Italian cuisine. Friendly efficient service. Highly recommend for a nice evening out.

Ordered the bolognese — while good, not worth the price. The texture of the meat was unpleasant and did not bring a pleasurable mouthful. The Caeser salad was plentiful yet did not have any of the traditional cheese. The crouton batch was quite spicy and did not elevate the flavors, thus taking away from the expected comfort flavors.

The atmosphere was nice and the service was great. Since I was a first time visitor and from out of town, I took the recommendation of the server: Seafood and Eggplant Sicilia. It tasted OKAY. The cream sauce didn't have very much jalepeno flavor. I appreciated the fried eggplant, and the copious amounts of shrimp and crab meat. But the dish was just a little bland, and almost had that “dish soap” taste, like the pans weren't rinsed well before cooking. I would be willing to visit again and try … – show