Bella Monica

One of my top Raleigh restaurants. They have an extensive gluten free menu and everything is good here. Love the cozy ambiance, grab an outdoor table by the heater and kick back, relax and enjoy.

Not much of a fan of Italian food. But this place was great. Great service even though they were quite busy. Excellent food. Eggplant dish worth a try. Didn't know eggplant could taste so good. Definitely will try again.

WOW!! I cannot explain how good the food is here. The flatbread was so freaking good!! Really some of the best. Perfect amount of crunch, pepperonis and sausage. One of the specials was a salad with pancetta, heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil and arugula. I could eat that salad every day 😂 It was so fresh and delicious. We also got mozzarella garlic bread and mushrooms (don’t recommend) it had a fried egg on top of sautéed mushrooms. Lasagna was superb and HUGE portions!! No leftovers after though 😀 Will definitely be back!!! The only suggestion I would add is turning down the fans inside. It really did get cold very quickly and it was a little unpleasant.

Went to Bella Monica tonight for my birthday & just WOW! Mussels in mushroom & leek sauce....to die for!
Eggplant Rollatini was delicious, but after the mussels was only able to eat a few bites. Tomorrows lunch will be Heavenly. Love this place!

Good food and you can customize (add/remove) things from your meal easily. Make sure to reserve a table beforehand because they can get really busy. At night, the lighting inside is really low/dim. If you’re looking for a romantic vibe or even if you just like dimmer lighting it’s great but personally it wasn’t for me so I’ll probably still to going during the day. If you’re looking for restaurant style sit and eat food but want to be served quickly, this is the place. We were seated, ordered, served our food, ate, and left within about an hour which was great. Definitely recommend!