Bella Mia in Barnet

top delivery driver, stayed with order while delayed

Service and food was immaculate. Food and atmosphere captures such Italian authenticity. Will definitely be returning - thank you!

We recently moved to the area and this one has become our favourite local Italian place. The place is very cozy and the food never disappoints

The best birthday party 🥳 we had! Thank you 🙏 to he staff we very appreciate 🎂🎂🎂😘

Loverly evening in a comfortable environment.

Although it is the best pizza experience in North Finchley it isn't a real Napoli pizza. The service and atmosphere tries very hard to suit a typical Italian restaurant, but there are a few things they missed. Most important pizza should be served along with a pizza slicer, so you can slice it by yourself. Apart from that I do strongly recommend.

Excellent food, friendly staff, intimate place. I recommend it

This was the worst and most hurtful dining experience I’ve ever had. I’m shocked by the racism and overall lack of humanity of the owner. When we walked past the restaurant the menu looked ok and the place looked authentically Italian. We’d also been fooled by the amazing reviews this place had(more the fool us!!!) The owner came out, did not greet us, smile or offer a warm welcome. We were surprised at this as other nearby restaurants operate very differently! His aggressive tone complete lack of customer service awareness as the lunch prevailed has left me with a bitter taste. Our food arrived there was no politeness or kindness in his service. Not even eye contact. Just silently put food on the table and removed it without even asking if we’d finished! My pasta dish was admittedly good(but not great and certainly not worth all this). When we paid, we were open about leaving this place a review(because it’s more honest to help a business grow through feedback which is was our sincere hope for this owner). This was met with aggression and rudeness and as we walked out of the door he said “I don’t know where you’re from but here in this country we don’t take two tables”. For context it was a very hot day, the inside of the restaurant felt hotter, we sat outside at 2/3 small tables facing away from the sun and instead of asking nicely he aggressively said “You’re taking two tables?! That’s how youre going to sit?!” We said we’re happy to move if anyone comes and that he could ask nicely (but the restaurant was COMPLETELY empty inside and out if anyone had stopped there was another table and we would have happily moved but he was VERY rude in the way he spoke with us). His service was abysmal no eye contact no manners no customer service…even AFTER we had moved for him taking plates away and putting food down without a word. This level of ‘customer service’ is unacceptable but the racist comment? And his reply to the other comment posted by my family member where he has reworded what he ACTUALLY said? Unforgivable and we, nor our friends or family will be returning. We suggest you really think about one of the other INCREDIBLE restaurants that are family owned, friendly, welcoming and refrain from ignorant offensive comments. Sub standard food, no customer service, with racism on the side? No thank you. Good luck to you Bella Mia. You’re going to need it.

rude, mildly racist waiters do not a good time make

Fui aquí el 14 de julio. Nos sentamos afuera ya que era un día soleado. Nos sentamos en dos mesas para poder mirar al sol. El propietario salió como nos pidió que ocupar una mesa. Cortésmente explicamos que ambos queríamos mirar al sol y preguntamos si estaba bien. El dueño dijo que sí. Cuando sacó nuestra comida nos dijo muy groseramente "necesitas moverte ahora". Pasamos a una mesa y cortésmente le dije al propietario que hay una manera educada de hablar con los clientes. El dueño siguió siendo grosero. A la pareja que se sentó a nuestro lado se les dio aceite de oliva y condimento sin que tuvieran que preguntar - no lo hicimos. El propietario también tomó mi plato sin preguntar si yo había terminado. La comida era buena y las porciones eran generosas. Fuimos dentro del restaurante a pagar. Después de que pagamos, el propietario nos siguió fuera, preguntándonos continuamente "¿de dónde eres?". Ignoramos los comentarios, y luego dijo "Quizás en su país, la gente se sienta en dos mesas". Señalamos el comentario racista y la pareja caucásica sentada a nuestro lado se mortificó visiblemente de que nos trataran de esta manera. Independientemente del hecho de que yo y la persona conmigo nacimos y crecimos en el Reino Unido y hablamos con acento inglés, el hecho de que un propietario de un establecimiento (ellos mismos un migrante al Reino Unido) considerara oportuno hacer comentarios racistas fue un comportamiento vergonzoso y repugnante. Finchley (y Londres en general) es un área diversa y debemos tratar a los demás seres humanos con respeto. Siempre estoy dispuesto a apoyar a las empresas locales e independientes (especialmente cuando son de propiedad familiar), pero no volveré a este establecimiento. Afortunadamente, a Finchley no le faltan restaurantes italianos y dueños de negocios amables y cálidos.

"Maybe in your country"-Racist comments directed at us. Went here on the 14 July. We sat outside as it was a sunny day. We sat on two tables so we could both face the sun. The owner came outside as asked us to occupy one table. We politely explained that we both wanted to face the sun and asked if that was okay. The owner said yes. When he brought our food out he told us very rudely "you need to move now". We moved to one table and i politely said to the owner that there is a polite way to talk to customers. The owner kept on being rude. The couple who sat next to us were given olive oil and seasoning without them having to ask-we were not. The owner also took my plate without asking if i was finished. The food was good and the portions were generous. We went inside the restaurant to pay. After we paid, the owner followed us outside, continually asking us "where are you from?". We ignored the comments, and he then said "Maybe in your country, people sit on two tables". We pointed out the racist comment and the caucasian couple sat next to us were visibly mortified that we were treated this way. Irrespective of the fact myself and the person with me were born and raised in the UK and speak with English accents, the fact that an owner of an establishment (themselves a migrant to the UK) saw fit to make racist comments was shameful, disgusting behaviour. Finchley (and London in general) is a diverse area and we should treat fellow human beings with respect. I am always keen to support local, independent businesses (especially when they are family owned) but I will not be coming to this establishment again. Thankfully, Finchley is not short of Italian restaurants and friendly, warm business owners.

One of the best Italian restaurants I've been to, ordered the seafood spaghetti topped up with parmesan cheese. Great food experience.

Lovely restaurant, friendly staff and delicious food xxx

The pizza was excellent, but you have to keep the table clean. The whole table was sticking and it was not a pretty sight.

Lovely staff and great food. It's one of our favourite places.

Amazing Itsluan food and great service Loved it❤️

Love love love! Regularly visit and love their food!

The most perfectly cooked pasta and deliciously light garlic bread we have had in a very long time. Wonderful service, chilled atmosphere. We had a late lunch/early dinner. Highly recommend the Penne Arrabbiata or the Spaghetti with roast veg and goats cheese. Wish we lived closer so we could go often.

This wonderful restaurant is just amazing; be it a celebration or just a cheeky pop in, you'll always be made welcome and looked after.

VERY RUDE OWNER / MANAGER Ordered via Uber Eats, and we had an issue with our address. Rang the restaurant to give them the correct address and said that they would let the driver know, and it would be fine. Food was delivered to the wrong address, got in contact with the restaurant again, and the lady on the phone was helpful and apologised and asked for us to contact Uber Eats. Which was fine with us and ended the conversation. The manager / owner then decided to ring me back to shout down the phone, telling us how it was all our fault. Was and very rude and showed a complete lack of respect to a customer. Will never order from here again.

Excellent restaurant. I can't fault it.

Great meal first time I've tried it despite leaving in area for years will definitely be going back

Brilliant Italian food. I've driven past this restaurant for many years and finally decided to book a table. We were not disappointed. The pasta was fresh and service was amazing. Also the tiramisu was incredible!!!! Looking forward to taking family there over the Christmas period.

Amazing. Best pasta for miles around. Loved it. Will be back!

Wow such tasty pizza! It was very late at night - the restaurant was about to close i think, but the very nice man said he could do us a pizza to take away. It was beautiful pizza. So very tasty and fresh. We will definitely come back again for a nice sit down meal 🥰

Last week me and my partner came to this restraunt for a late night pizza. We where sat in the back of the restraunt whilst there was a free table in the front. Which was slightly anoying as its not as nice in the back. The food was served fairly fast and was pretty good. The food didnt feel heavy.

Couldn’t ask for a better experience, not only is the food of the upmost quality but the staff are amazing and friendly, the setting is cosy & family friendly and my belly is never left disappointed.

The absolute best Italian restaurant in London. Period.

Really lovely, proper Italian food. Friendly staff, even when it's quiet or busy. There's the usual pictures of Gina, Frank and the Godfather everywhere, but it's homely rather than kitsch. Do visit.

The food was incredible from starters to dessert. We went as a group of 5 and everyone enjoyed their dishes. I had a prawn spaghetti which was delicious. It’s gorgeous family run restaurant which is well worth a visit.

Amazing family restaurant, delicious food Gluten free pizza crispy no different taste as usual pizza i can recommend for 100% .My boyfriend had seafood pasta 6 stars from 5. Wine card was very impressive too. We will be definitely back again.

Had an amazing dinner. The owners are super nice and very friendly. The Caprese was amazing and fresh. The Spaghetti Bolugnese was amazing and it felt like I was back in Italy. Hope if you have time I would hope in and try it. Before I go home I want to try the pizza next. Update: I went back and and ate here another 4 times. I love this place and the people that run it are amazing.

The pasta lacked flavour . Is not worth the price a microwave meal tastes better .

Authentic and food was superb. Would highly recommend the seafood Risotto di Pesce and house red. Staff very friendly and accommodating

Staffs are welcoming as usual. Calamari is fresh! Last time I tried their pasta, lasagna was wonderful. This time I tried their pizzas, good varieties to choose from. Savoury ones are better than desserts in my opinion

Amazing restaurant lovely food always feel very welcome and brilliant service. One of our favourite restaurant, all the food is absolutely delicious.

Im from USA and was visiting London. I ordered spaghetti bolognese from Bella Mia...OMG, It was DELICIOUS 😋. I could taste the freshness. Not frozen ingredients and not greasy, just perfect 👌

Second visit here with my friend. Delicious wine, pizza and the salad was so good, my friend ordered a second!

Went yesterday evening with family and so enjoyed it I returned this evening with an old friend. Although from this area, I now live abroad and this restaurant is ideal for a relaxed place to enjoy good food, wine and relaxed atmosphere in which to catch up, enjoy freshly cooked and beautifully presented food in this friendly, family run restaurant. They are open also at lunchtime. Oh, almost forgot, the house wine is a delicious Montepulciano! Desserts looked good, but we were too full up.

Best Italian, like eating in Venice

Tasty food, and delivered on time.

After coming to England from Italy the food is 100% authentic ant Bella Mia, and I would recommend this to anyone for any occasion.

Had lunch today with friends. The food was delicious, well presented and good value. The service was good and friendly. Will definitely be returning

Great food very pleasant service...

Nice food but a bit pricey . The food is not worth the cash really good had a great meal last night. Great lunch time offer

Our favorite pizza place! We get it delivered and absolutely love it. Every pizza we’ve ordered has been so tasty and fresh.

The owner have a such bad energy if he prepared my food ill get cancer, saw him being disgusting disrespectful with riders from delivery companys, in average i got a bad experience.

Excellent food, promptly delivered/

Great to have this little local Italian banging out good food again, was genuinely concerned this place would close during the pandemic as standards slipped but it is back to its best and mile better than Sam giorgios on the other side of the road

So happy this place is back, it seemed to go really downhill during the pandemic, the standard of the food seemed to take a real hit but that is all in the past they seemed to have come back with a bang and are now producing superior food to their closest competitors

I use to be a regular takeaway customer, but in the last few times I was very disappointed, pizza margherita without Basil, risotto porcini mushrooms and tartufo came with out tartufo and with regular mushrooms I maybe found 3 or 4 porcini Mushrooms in the risotto

Good food, fair prices. nice home wine

missing an item and the restaurant wouldn't send out the missing item

Unfortunately my carbonara was awful (sauce tasted like the jar one and really strange 'pancetta') - had to bin it. It's a shame as my aunt really recommended this place.

Excellent food - was fresh and hot. If you want prawns shell-free, remember to ask in note to restaurant. Also if you want Parmesan - was the main thing missing. Would order again.

Had a lovely meal there. Service was impeccable, traditional menu, with a few nice twists. Delicious starters and mains. A very nice Italian restaurant in the heart of Finchley. Highly recommend.

I write this review with a heavy heart because I love Bella mia. It was the first restaurant we ate at when we moved to the area 5 years ago and we were so delighted we'd found a really good local Italian. Over the course of the next few years the place started to make me feel sad, it's always near empty while most of the other local Italians are full, a big reason for this is the food, it's gone down hill rapidly and been eclipsed by others. The pizzas are ok but the pasta is the big issue, my carbonara just tasted like cream, none of the other flavours came through. The mozzarella balls were full of water/oil where the cheese had begun to separate. I will continue to support Bella Mia as they are our locals and much nicer people than at funghetto or San Giorgio but they need to arrest the slide in food quality and start caring ASAP before they lose my custom entirely

Best pizza it’s almost as good as being in Italy!

Food was prompt, hot, and the toppings were pretty generous/high quality. The base/crust was a bit of a let down, pretty chewy, took a bit of tearing to get into it. Maybe we ordered too early and got yesterdays cast offs? >.<

This Italian restaurant it by far the best place I've eaten in in a long time. Brought back so many happy memories of Finchley 60 to 70 years ago. Lovly young lady who served and took an interest in my story. Very well cooked and served lunch. I will be going back in the future, it's a real find!

Ordered a calzone and a vegetarian. Food arrive promptly and hot! Basically the only complaint is that the base of the calzone in the middle got hella soggy and the onion on the vegetable pizza was a little large. But we've had ice cold food from places much closer, so great experience overall.

Pizzas were as always absolutely delicious. So fresh and tasty and still roasting hot when they were delivered. The driver tracking is a great tool also

Arrived hot and was all very tastey.

Pedí comida para llevar, aunque he comido en el restaurante 3 veces desde que me mudé cerca. El ciclista de Deliveryoo se olvidó de incluir el Prosecco con mis artículos, así que llamé al restaurante directamente y pregunté qué había sucedido, y el restaurante fue tan comprensivo y se disculpó que me pidieron que pidiera algo pequeño y luego obtendrían las burbujas que faltaban y tirarían una botella de casa gratis para pedir un perdón extra. Pedí la pasta de hongos que necesitaba un toque más hierbas pero estaba delicioso y la bruschetta era simplemente perfecta. Estoy muy impresionado con tan buena comida italiana de degustación saludable a la antigua y con un gran servicio.

The pizzas were great - still steaming hot! And Bella Mia have always delivered well before the projected delivery time. Only issue was the gatto e volpe pizza was meant to have artichokes on it and there weren't any... hopefully next time we order they'll be back on!

Asistimos a Bella Mia para una fiesta de cumpleaños.El camarero fue brusco y polémico. . . todo lo contrario de lo que esperamos de un restaurante italiano "tradicional".La comida era mala. . . falta de frescura y sabor. . . y algunos artículos llegaron fríos a la mesa.El vino era excelente, pero el camarero sirvió cuatro copas y le dijo al quinto comensal "puedes servirte tú mismo". Ese no fue un buen comienzo para la noche.Fue una velada completamente decepcionante. Somos "locales" que hemos cenado en Bella Mia en varias ocasiones. . . pero, me temo, ¡nunca más!

En primer lugar, no saben cocinar italiano, ya que este NO ES UN auténtico restaurante ITALIANO. Sirven agua fría en platos fríos. Cuando devolví mi plato principal muy cortésmente, el jefe de camareros me reprendió públicamente y en profundidad. Decir que necesita capacitación en habilidades de servicio al cliente sería generoso con él, ya que la realidad es que está más allá de la ayuda. Verdaderamente pésimo servicio de un matón discutidor y abusivo y la comida estaba muy por debajo del promedio. Para agregar al ambiente general de una noche horrible, el chef estaba quemando aceite rancio que apestaba al restaurante y a nosotros. Luego, cuando el chef estaba quemando comida y el restaurante era una cortina de humo, el encantador jefe de camareros dijo que era nuestra culpa ya que estaba lidiando con nuestra queja. ! ! ! ! El mejor consejo: no VAYAS AQUÍ y Bella Mia despida al camarero / Gerente o pronto descubrirás que estás fuera del negocio.

Fui a pasar una buena noche con mis amigos. La actitud del camarero fue indignante. Me temo que tiene mucho que aprender sobre el servicio al cliente. El primer plato de calamares y calabacín frito era muy pobre. El plato principal fue aún peor. Mi comida era salada y la comida de mis amigos no era comestible.Mientras estaba allí, la cocinera quemó la comida y todos nos ahogamos con el humo de la cocina. Traté de entablar una conversación razonable con el camarero, pero fue imposible. Nos quedamos con un olor a humo quemado en la ropa y totalmente disgustados con el servicio y la comida.Fue excepcionalmente grosero.

Great pizza and lovely service . Definitely i will come back :)

Very bad service ! Received wrong pizza , I won’t use just eat or Bella Mia again . Ridiculous!!!! Learn some customer service

Food was delicious and tasty with good portion sizes. I would definitely use them again.

massively underrated local restaurant that makes really authentic and tasty Italian food. i'm always surprised that this place isn't heaving. up the road is a place called San giorgio that is always full and its rubbish and the staff are really unpleasant. Bella Mia sooooo Much better

It was delicious but I hoped for the usual rosemary roast potatoes.

Great pizza with a superb fresh salad. So much better than your average chain.

Quería una pizza takaway en este momento difícil. (COVID-19 ) . . Luchamos normalmente porque no podemos comer ajo. Afortunadamente, esto no fue un problema, ya que podrían vivir sin él. Tres pizzas para llevar por 30 y estaba lista en 10 minutos para su recogida. Claramente, esta no fue una noche ocupada para ellos, pero volvería en un instante. Buen servicio, puntual y educado en la recogida. Gran pizza también. Hemos comido en este restaurante antes y el servicio también fue bueno, pero no escribí una reseña en ese momento. ¡Fue entonces cuando nos dejaron salir! Bien hecho Bella Mia

Decidimos que necesitábamos algo durante el encierro, y toda la familia quería una auténtica pizza italiana. En la recolección, el personal fue amable y las pizzas estaban deliciosas. También recomiendo encarecidamente la guarnición de frijoles franceses: ¡encantador y con ajo!Volveré a usar, y espero visitar el restaurante cuando vuelva a abrir.

No issues. Good value for money.

amazing gluten free pizzas!! Thank you!!

The food was delicious and fresh, proper amount. It was delivered really fast. Probably will order again!

The food was delivered to the wrong address and then taken back to the restaurant. I never received my food

Food arrived quickly. I ordered a pasta dish which was supposed to be a mixture of seafood with pasta, but the seafood included barely 1 prawn, a handful of squid and the rest was mussels. I would have expected some fish, more than one prawn and a lot less mussels....

A really lovely restaurant for a traditional Italian meal. Family friendly. Delicious food. The garlic pizza bread with tomato & pesto is superb.

Ordered fresh chilli on my pizza, came with chilli flakes

Best restorant ever. I come back.

Really nice, just what I wanted.

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Fantastico! Great Italian food at great prices. Best garlic bread pizza! Friendly staff. Relaxing atmosphere.

ordered a risotto and some bread with olive oil. The risotto was so so so salted i could barely keep it down. The bread came without the oil.

Very rude people and poor customer service

They was very impolite and we was long time to collect order

Orden recibida literalmente. Piedra fría. Pedí una pizza Bella Mia que debería haber venido con jamón de Parma, rúcula y tomate seco. Llegó con salchichón y tomate seco. El conductor también dejó caer la orden en el piso.No volveré a ordenar, y no es frecuente que tenga que quejarme

The most weird orange lasagna I have eaten.. pizza was good but cold.

Came here with the family for a lunch as we all love Italian food, and Bella Mia didn't disappoint. Big portions of tasty food at reasonable prices, with lovely inside decor - simply can't complain!

Ham on pizza was quite fatty. 😐

Portion size for the price quite small, so food was tasty but not value for money. Wish they did more vegetarian/halal options. Food was ready at collection time.

The antipasti Misto was disgusting. For £8.95 I expected more than cheap meat, the tiniest piece of rubbery mozzarella and once slice of grilled courgette. The salad was tired iceberg lettuce which I didn’t eat. Pizza was good.

Very bad customer service, don’t recommend it to anyone

De retour dans le coin 3 ans après. 3e fois que nous venons. Le restaurant est recommander à nouveau.

Food was delicious. Unfortunately, the salad was delivered in the same bag as the hot meal so it arrived slightly warm

Lovely food and great value for money