bella monica

There's a reason why you need a reservation almost every night of the week. This is our favorite restaurant in Raleigh. We had them cater our wedding and they did a wonderful job. They were very organized and everyone raved about the food and how they loved it. Great Food and Wonderful Service. If you are tired of the same appetizers at weddings (little chicken sandwiches, cheese displays, and cheese pasta) then this is the place for you. They are also very affordable for the quality of food they provide. We had around 150 people at our wedding. Great communication!!

This place has some of the best pizza in the area, and it's also very kid friendly. Because of the number of children under the age of 5 that are now a part of our family (between Jordan and I, we have seven nephews and neices) we decided that it would be good to have a family dinner/lunch before the wedding at a place that made simple but good food. Bella Monica has some of the best pizza and flatbreads in the area, and I think I could live off of the neopolitan pizza for the rest of my life. The sauce is good, and the cheese is of such a good quality. We made reservations, but I made them over the phone rather than through the computer. I explained that we would be a party of about twenty, and wanted to know if we could have the patio area. I think because we were aiming for a Saturday afternoon, the owner was really nice about letting us reserve the area. I would estimate that with drinks, it was about $15-20 per person. There's was lots of pizza ordering, zitiz, I really recommend the spiedino and the shrimp scampi. And order lots of pizza, it's really worth it because you can just bring the leftovers.