Bella Pizza

Good Pizzas~

A girl friend picked this place for a night out for us 3 ladies; said they served nice pizzas. I've never seen this place although I used to frequent Robertson Quay, but later realised its nearer the Park Hotel side so you'll probably not walk past it unless its a deliberate attempt to eat there.

We walked pass Bella Pasta on our way there but it was empty. Bella Pizza was the opposite, with bustling tables and busy staff trying to manage the small-ish place.

Im guessing the indoor sits probably at most 25pax, with some alfresco tables outside but in no big numbers as well. Reservations are recommended because the place fills up quite quickly.

PORTOBELLO RIPIENO ($18) - Oven baked stuffed portobello mushroom, served with porcini mushroom sauce - this is our 2nd choice as the avocado salad was not available. And the staff could have informed us when he saw us discussing about it instead of telling us AFTER we told him. This came in 2 huge portobello drowned with diced porcini and its sauce. It's a basically a mushroom lover's delight as the 2 kinds of mushrooms blended really well and the fragrance really outstanding. But for some reason the presentation made it look like meat patties when it came.

PIZZA CON RUCOLA ($25) - Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, arugula, Parma ham and shavings of parmesan - This is near excellent, with just the right thickness of the pizza base. Everything else was in good proportion; my only gripe is that the arugula was too limp.

PIZZA MASCARPONE ($24) - Pizza with mozzarella, mascarpone, mushrooms and black truffle oil - the mix of mozzarella and mascarpone was too je lart for me. There could have been more mushrooms, and I was quite glad for the truffle as it lifted the whole dish.

Portions are huge, considering the 3 of us leaving behind 5 slices of pizzas even after sharing. So small eaters are better off sharing with at least 1 or 2 more persons.

Service was really basic, like taking orders and bringing the bill. Nothing above that. But perhaps they're just really busy running around.

And even if its a small place, I feel it is reasonable to at least ensure that there is enough space at the table for 1 main course per person, no? The 2 pizzas filled up our table for 3 too much; perhaps they can re-think that abit.