Bella Cosa Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely amazing, the portions are quite big and the price is good."
• "Really amazing food. All flavour is just perfect as it is."
• "The food is incredible. Incredible, fresh ingredients, rich, balanced and delicate all at the same time."
• "Pizza and lasagna were amazing."
• "The food was fresh (we all found a few dishes we liked) & the wine was good."
• "The food was so delicious, we opted for the seafood, very flavoursome."
• "The food tasted amazing, the serving sizes were brilliant and the presentation was superb."

Cons:

• "If you are used to eating good Italian pizza or pasta do not go here! Total disgrace!"
• "But food was a huge let down. Even more so because it's expensive!"
• "Food was cold and had no flavour."
• "Avoid lasagna, not good."
• "The octopus seemed to have been dyed with a pink food colouring, which was quite off putting and the cavateli with mussels were without any flavour whatsoever, and the potatoes in the dish were undercooked."
• "Food was tasteless. Don't get me wrong, it was all VERY VERY FRESH TASTING, but healthy tasting and all tasted of tomatoes only!"
• "The pizza was the worst part - I've never felt this was for pizza cos I love the stuff! The chicken on the pizza tasted burnt bit didn't look it."

Service

Pros:

• "Narcisa did a great job and she help me choosing the dessert."
• "Sunil the manager was very onboard, and responsive to help decide a standardized menu for the large group."
• "Professional, friendly service."
• "Service is attentive and prompt."
• "The staff were so attentive and eager to make our experience the best it could possibly be."
• "Service was outstanding."
• "The staff were amazing, the decor inside the restaurant was tasteful and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming."

Cons:

• "The waitress, however, was awful. Supervisor or manager, who looked like she did not care less about our experience."
• "Service were horrible, we were waiting 5min next to to reception to be seated and then we called the waitress to sit us somewhere even though we had a booking there and we’ve arrived at the exact time."
• "Very poor service, as soon as walked in was ignored, while staff was having a chat."
• "Service was bad and slow while the restaurant was pretty empty."
• "Service poor, not offering tap water, no cheese with your spaghetti bolongnese??"
• "Waiters forgot that we ordered wine and we had to go there and ask for it."
• "Service were horrible, we were waiting 5min next to to reception to be seated."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "The view of the docks by the restaurant was beautiful."
• "Relaxed atmosphere with a beautiful view across the river."
• "the location is excellent, the structure of the restaurant is also excellent, which allows a beautiful view from the very large windows."
• "This is a wonderfully unique restaurant tucked away in a quiet corner of Canary Wharf with great views of the Thames."
• "The ambience and interior was beautiful."
• "The venue is beautiful and set in a lovely location and the food was delicious."
• "Accompanied with a fantastic view, overall a pleasant experience in a very calm part of London."

Cons:

• "The river view is overrated too as it’s pitch dark where you don’t get to see anything."
• "The restaurant is on the ground floor, so the view is not nice."
• "It’s not really a nice aesthetic."
• "In June 2023, there is a blue yacht directly outside, and there's building-work taking place on the other side of the dock."
• "Also from the ground floor there's an elevator to the first floor where you have a waterside view."
• "Quite hard to find and not really tempting from the outside."
• "Enjoy the views of the river and the O2 whiles having your food."