Bella Fiore Restaurante - Italian restaurant in Norwich - 543 W Thames St, USA

It's pretty obvious that when you go to a restaurant for Italian food and it's owned by people who live in the Mediterranean region, the food is going to be spectacular. It never fails. Montenegrans, Albanians, Italians, Greeks...what cooks! They really know how to run restaurants as well. This place is no exception and is among the best. The food was amazing. Nothing more needs to be said. Great service, and they even have happy hour! The owner and staff are all extremely friendly. Very nice interior and great ambiance as well, with a wonderful water feature on one of the walls and a nice fireplace in Modelo (which is the bar portion of the restaurant). It's one of our favorite go-to spots now for all types of italian food. Unbelievable pizza also. You have to give this place a try!

Thurs 1/25/2024 - My wife and I ate there last night and we brought friends. It was prime dinner time and yet their business was slow which is difficult to understand because the atmosphere, and service, and cuisine were all 5 star. I will admit that dinner here can be pricey especially when they charge $12.00 for a glass of wine but if you come in time for the early bird specials you get a delicious 3 course meal: salad or soup, main course, and dessert for $24.95 with many-many main courses to choose from. We have been coming here for years and always have been very happy with our dining experience. give it a try, you will be glad you did.

Bella Fiore is such a hidden gem! I’m 110% keeping this restaurant in mind when I’m in the area and especially before or after a trip to Mohegan! Every dish we had was fantastic, and the desserts were great too. I literally felt like I was dining in Vegas with the artwork and waterfall in the dining room, and I loved the sweetheart style seating. Our waitress was very attentive too. I think it’s great that they have the Modelo side of the restaurant too for when you’re ready to party!

Edit 4/3/21 I went back here on a double date, to my surprise the owners son remembered me (he has the memory of a computer) and brought lemons for our water without us even asking. Him and his staff checked up on our needs frequently. He recommended some dishes I tried such as the mussels and an amazing chicken special they were serving (I forgot the name). The mussels were fresh, cooked perfectly and in a delicious white garlic sauce. Sauce was so good I dipped my bread in. Presentation was beautiful! On to the entree, a chicken special. Unbelievably delicious. I ate it so fast I was the first one done out of the other 3. It was so good I will get it again next time I go. I will post pictures of the dish so you can ask for it. Amazing. The service and food was top notch. So happy I came back. They care about their customers and genuinely good people. This experience leaves me no choice but to leave 5 stars. The inside of this establishment is very nice. Beautiful wall painting and nice seating on the dining side with an elegant waterfall and on the bar side is a cool led lit up area. Very pleasant staff, they seemed to be short handed and service could have been a little bit better but understandable as there was only 3 wait staff. I had to ask a couple times for drinks and lemon for the water. I eventually went to the bar to get it myself. The appetizers weren't great, the calamari was all rings and no tentacles. Seemed to be breaded a little carelessly as some spots weren't breaded. I don't think they were strained properly because of lots of oil and not a very good crisp crust either. The mozzarella sticks tasted like they came from the frozen section of a grocery store. Their marinara sauce was actually pleasant. I am Italian and its very hard to come by a marinara sauce that's edible let alone good. As far as the entrees and dessert go, absolutely delicious. They cook their steak perfectly. Garnished for presentation and tasted great. I would like to rate 3.5 stars instead of 3 but no option to. If they had more staff this rating would have been a 4. And if their appetizers were a little bit of a higher quality I would have rated a 5. I would go there again. Delicious entrees and nice atmosphere with friendly staff.

For a fine dining restaurant, our group did not have a fine dining experience at fine dining prices. While the staff was very nice, it took at least a half hour after being seated to have our order taken and then longer to be served. They were very stingy with the bread, adding insult to injury. It was flat bread cut into small pieces, which was very good but only one piece per person. The refill was the same and took a long time to get. On the positive side, everyone in my party enjoyed their food, which is why I gave the restaurant 3 stars. Perhaps lack of staff was their problem. On the other hand, when paying top prices, I expect everything to be top-notch.

We had a great time here. The atmosphere in Belle's was amazing. It is very inviting and very comfortable. Our waitress Belle was also amazing. She was friendly and made sure we had everything we needed through the course of the night. We'll definitely be back next time I'm in the area.

Delicious food served in a lovely environment by especially friendly folks! I had pasta Primavera, my husband had risotto with steak, both very tasty. Bread was served repeatedly throughout our meal and no less than 5 people stopped by to make sure we were satisfied. We don't live nearby, but we will be back! Recommend highly.

Food was delicious. Ambience was very nice. Service was not good at all. Went at 800 on a Sunday night- no other customers other than people at the bar. Bartender and waitress kept taking turns coming to our table but weren’t communicating with each other- it made it really awkward as the customer. Took forever to get our check and boxes. Will probably return at some point and hopefully service will be better. Oh also instead of bread being given ahead of the meal- 4 small pieces of stale flatbread? Very odd.