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Bella Sera Italian Restaurant

Restaurant Pizza restaurant Italian restaurant Pasta shop

Pizza, pasta & other familiar Italian favorites served in comfortable, spacious surroundings. People often mention good, Italian, pasta, restaurant, sauce, staff, pizza, great, husband, recommend,


Address

609 E US-190, Copperas Cove, TX 76522

Website

www.bellaseraitalianrestaurantmenu.com

Contact

(254) 542-2958

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (1.1K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: 11 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 9:30 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 9:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (18) Italian (10) pasta (8) restaurant (8) sauce (8) staff (7) pizza (6) great (6) husband (6) recommend (6)
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  • 3/5 Caleb M. 2 years ago on Google
    It's okay. They have serviceable food and reasonable prices. They don't make their own pasta and the Bella Sera Stromboli I had was pretty bland. It wasn't horrible food, but understand that it's not fresh. It is a good spot for Italian food on a budget. The staff was friendly and the restroom was clean.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Frank L. 2 years ago on Google
    Decided to check out this local Italian restaurant and was very pleased with the food and service. The tortellini was fresh made and delicious. We also had the personal pizza and the fried mushrooms both fresh and delicious as well. The server did a great job taking care of us also. Can't wait to come back again.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ashley W. 2 years ago on Google
    Our waiter was rude, the food was good until my husband found a long white hair in his food! My salad was a complete joke. I'll drive to Copperas Cove before I come back here!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sara Keysaw P. 1 year ago on Google
    Authentic Italian? Americanized but Better then Olive Garden ! Coming from my Italian husband, you may understand. Pizza here is very good. Great veal ! And Marcella is amazing. We will be going back to try other menu item on our date nights!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Alexander C. 10 months ago on Google
    It's a cozy restaurant with many decent food options. They have the best NY style pizza in the area. The desserts are top notch. I had experienced a few snafus with getting our meals in a timely fashion due to their small staff. Also, I had to return a plate twice because the waiter left my order unattended for too long. Overall, I would recommend it specially for their pizza which you can order ahead for take out. Finally, I would also recommend the place because they have capacity for large families and their food in general is alright.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Robert H. 5 months ago on Google
    I had spaghetti and meatballs. The meat balls had very little seasoning and a lot of breading. There were only 2. The sauce was average. Lots of noodles, though. We did a pick up. It went smoothly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Carlos T. 1 year ago on Google
    Other than served bread being a little blend and prices on the upper range for some items (soups), this is a favorite of ours. Love their pizza, and their pasta plates are really good. Sometimes there are specials that are really to die for, however, good luck trying to find it again. They used to have a pasta with chicken and some vodka sauce that was the bomb, but somehow their new creamy sauce doesn't quite measure up. Still if you're hungry and in need of decent Italian food, visit here. You won't regret it, oh, and don't eat anything before hand, portions are generous. Thanks
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 the N. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good food I like the pizza most times I visit The waitress had us wait for to long after we finished food . Only checked on us once . Everything else was as good as usual
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Marcy N. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff is friendly and helpful and my kids always love eating here! I personally usually get the Ziti Pomodoro, which is very good. The atmosphere is a bit on the dark side but does seem to feel cozy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 sherri b. 1 year ago on Google
    There was a group of us the waiter was really nice. He was active and kept checking on us. You couldn't ask for a better waiter. Its just the food was very bland. It had very little real flavor. My husband's spaghetti was actually angel hair. Then it was cold. My son said his pasta actually made him feel ill. So it will be a while before we go back sorry guys.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 BJ “Bountifuljoi” P. 1 year ago on Google
    The people were friendly and in my opinion the most remarkable thing about this place. The lights are low probably for atmosphere. I would like to try some other items. I got the chicken parmasan, but I didn't like it at all, to me it had very little flavor. I got the lasagna too I would recommend the lasagna as it was really good (Garfield would approve). My dining partner got fried mushrooms and some kind of pasta with spinach, mushrooms, and white wine sauce. He loved it. I would return to try something different, but only because the people who work there were nice and it would be worth it to me to find a favorite menu item and be a repeat customer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ashley L. 1 year ago on Google
    i had a wonderful time here tonight. very attentive and quick service, wonderful recommendations on dishes, and tasty food and wine. The atmosphere of the restaurant was charming and quaint. Definitely plan to come back!

  • 4/5 Dylan S. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff were extremely friendly and we were seated quickly. It's clear the typical clientele is older, so myself and my partner stuck out like a sore thumb. The bread was tasteless and chewy, and the drinks weren't very great due to the water. However, the food we had was extremely good and quickly brought out. The price was also good. If they just had better bread and better drinks this would be a 5/5 for us.

  • 5/5 Annerose R. 1 year ago on Google
    We like to pick up their XL Pizzas from time to time. It is tasty, the price is very reasonable, and perfect as a quick meal, especially when we have unexpected company. Sometimes it's a bit greasy on top, but we tap it off with a paper towel. It's a spacy nice and clean place. We don't dine out a lot, but from what I remember, their restaurant meals are also very good. Very much a true Italian restaurant.

  • 1/5 Devan E. 10 months ago on Google
    I place an TO-GO order, super excited to enjoy the experience that I thought was perfect way to end the evening with my family. When I got home ready to eat every meal shortly portioned to the point where we questioned was it even worth the money spent. The food was leaking everywhere in the bag, as if the employees saw me as just a dollar sign over being a customer. I left a $10 tip to the cashier who took the order thinking the service was great only to be a nightmare when I arrived home. Thank you for such a lovely experience, I now know where not to eat and where not to send people who are in the mood for Italian food.

  • 5/5 Katie C. 1 year ago on Google
    My husband picked up our dinner from them last night, everything came out super hot and was still very hot when he got home. I got spaghetti with meat sauce and thought it was very good! Plenty of pasta and sauce 😊 my husband got chicken Alfredo and enjoyed his meal as well. Also ordered the garlic bread and was very tasty, not too soft or too hard. Had some leftovers of it today and was still very delicious! Thank you 💗 and your kitchen staff for a tasty dinner + leftovers

  • 5/5 Eric P. 1 year ago on Google
    Every Friendly staff. The prices are good. The atmosphere is great. The food is off the charts good. The chef could easily work for a 5 star restaurant. I strongly recommend trying this place.

  • 2/5 tiff m. 10 months ago on Google
    A party of 8 in which we were accommodated fairly quick. The appetizers were brought out quickly but very salty. The food took quite a bit to have it brought to the table, in which was just standard and again very salty and maybe too much soy sauce. Not sure if it's a standard to have 20% added for a bigger party automatically to the bill on top of a tip. Maybe that should be mentioned while bringing the bill. Pretty disappointed and won't be back.

  • 5/5 Kaotik W. 1 year ago on Google
    We found this spot after driving by another Italian restaurant down the road. That place was extremely packed and it didn't seem like it was worth the wait. I am extremely glad we stopped in here instead. The wait was not long, considering it was Valentine's day, and we were seated faster than at some locations we had reservations at. All in all, the food was good. The soup of the day tasted incredible. I am typically adamant about only ordering steak from a steakhouse, but I figured I'd give it a go. My wife had the eggplant parm. The steak came fully dressed with an arrangement of mushrooms and gravy. Different than what I am used to, but delicious, either way. The eggplant was noted as being some of best she has had. Would highly recommend the fried mushrooms, if you're into those sort of apps, but be careful because of they were extremely hot in the center. Obvious, yeah, but the marinara that came with it topped them off perfectly. Service was outstanding. It was a busy day and she was running around doing her best. Overall, I would recommend this location. I have eaten at most of the Italian spots between Killeen, HH and CC and this is one of the best ones.

  • 5/5 Toni M. 11 months ago on Google
    Great family atmosphere. Even a bit romantic if you're on a date. Food was excellent. Service extraordinary. The best part was the Cannoli with Coffee for dessert. Crisp shell. Not overly sweet cream. Hint of cinnamon in the shell that makes it a beautiful ending to a great dinner! Prices were commiserate with quantity and quality of food. Will be going again.

  • 2/5 M J. 7 months ago on Google
    We went there around 4 30 on a sat. There was no wait and no crowd. I ordered the lobster ravioli and the bf ordered the veal parmesan. The meal was barely hot. The server was good. Attentive and quick but had no knowledge of the wine. I ate 2 of the 4 ravioli and my stomach hurt. I cld barely eat for 2 days. And their bread rolls were dry and stale.

  • 2/5 Ana M. 7 months ago on Google
    I will give it a 2 because the eggplant wasnt terrible, but it wasnt homemade. The salad was very cold which is great but still wet from being washed. The minestrone soup should not have been called minestrone as the only veggies in the soup were tiny little pieces of broccoli and a few small tomato pieces. Other than that there were no beans in it either and what loomed like many different types of pasta scraps. The broth tasted like canned tomato sauce and knorr powdered chicken bouillon. The eggplant parm was ok, my husband ordered the cheese steak. It was SO SMALL there was hardly any meat in there and the staff, well, bless their hearts. they dont belong in the food industry, ill leave it at that. After finding the small hair in my salad, yeah, we wont be back. I hate to say, but olive garden would have been better

  • 5/5 Aquatic Rescue B. 5 months ago on Google
    I'm perplexed why anyone would eat at the "other Italian restaurant"in cove. This is a truly authentic place. Those who have traveled in Europe would agree the pasta and pizza is close if not the same. The atmosphere is cozy and refreshing. No out of can food here! Chef Lee

  • 2/5 Maria V. 7 months ago on Google
    Food was good. Service was lacking, I’d give it a zero if I could. The required gratuity of 20% was not earned for our party of 7. The server spent more time in the smaller party tables to make the tip. We had to request drink refills multiple times, which were not brought in a timely manner. The requested parmesan cheese was never brought. Our table was not cleared out of the dishes from the appetizer, my husband cleared our dishes for the server before she brought our main course. To top it off, the male bathroom was flooded. Our server didn't know if a manager was on duty for us to be able to air our dissatisfaction with service, so here I am, airing it on Google reviews.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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