la bella restaurant and catering

la bella is a BYOB establishment. You are welcome to bring any wine, beer or alcohol you like.

We have all the necessary glassware ice and mixers that you will need and will be glad to uncork your wine and serve it to you. There is simply a $1 per person corkage fee, so that I can continue to replace glassware, but please remember the extra bar service your server gives you when tipping...

All of our appetizers are intended to be shared and are large enough to do so. Order a couple for your table then nosh, laugh and relax. Just don't share your soup...

Flash Fried Spinach $6

Fresh curly leaf spinach is fried to a cellophane finish and simply sprinkled with sea salt.

Chevre` Goat Cheese Dip $9

Warm Chevre` Goat Cheese Dip is topped with caramelized onions and served with Granny Smith apple slices and grilled baguette bread.

Parmesan Artichoke Dip $8

Creamy warm artichoke, Parmesan and cream cheese dip is served with tortilla chips.

Huge Crab Rangoon $8

Two enormous lump crab and cream cheese filled fried won tons are served with Caramel Apple and Pomegranate Merlot glazes.

Poached Figs and Sausage Dip $10

Sauteed Sweet Italian sausage is blended with poached figs, dates and dried cherries and served with grilled baguette bread.

Crab Almond Dip $9

A warm dip of lump crab, scallions, red peppers and cream cheese dip topped with sliced almonds and served with Water Table Wafers.

Soup d' Jour $4

Your server will inform you of today's delicious offering that will be sure to please. This one you may not want to share - make them get their own!

Classic Pastas and Italian Specialties and maybe one Asian...

Pasta dishes come with your choice of a Caesar salad or house Spring Mix salad with your choice of our homemade unique salad dressings, fresh Italian bread from International Bakery and our house special Herb Dipping Oil. Your choice of fettuccine or ziti noodles - or let us decide. We also have Gluten-Free noodles as well as fresh vegetable noodles "Voodles"

Fettuccine Alfredo $17

The lightest sauce you'll ever have. Our sauce is simply a reduction of Parmesan cheese and heavy cream with a touch of white wine made in the skillet to order - no heavy flour rue.

Ragu Bolognese $19

The classic tomato and ground meats sauce with a little wine, heavy cream, garlic and a hint of nutmeg. Ours is one of the best you'll ever have, according to some local connoisseurs.

Portabella Bolognese $19

A classic bolognese sauce made with minced baby portabella mushrooms instead of ground meats for the vegetarian in you. Deliciously different.

Marinara / Margherita / Arrabiatta $15

Your Choice of Pasta Noodles with: Marinara - our traditional savory slow cooked Italian red sauce Margherita - roasted grape tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil in olive oil with a touch of Marinara Arrabiatta - a spicier Marinara, order your heat level from 1 - 5

Pesto and Goat Cheese Pasta $22

Our basil pesto is lightly sauteed with heavy cream, Chevre` goat cheese, seared grape tomatoes and a hint of white wine. We recommend ziti with this one - but, hey, you know what you want.

Rustic Pasta Primavera $19

Rustic cut fresh sauteed garden vegetables are tossed with your choice of either Marinara or Alfredo sauce. Again here, ziti pairs better with the larger vegetables.

Asian Stir Fry $15

Fresh quick fried garden vegetables in our Chinese Ginger Soy sauce served with your choice of either Jasmine Rice or tossed with fettuccine noodles.

ENHANCE YOUR PASTA DISH WITH:

*Two homemade Italian meatballs $5 *Sweet Italian rope sausage chunks $5 *Grilled fresh chicken breast strips $5 *Eight sauteed shrimp scampi $8 *Seared Filet Mignon cubes $10 *Eight steamed mussels in garlic butter $6 *Fresh vegetable noodles - "Voodles" $5

Eggplant Parmesan $20

Breaded eggplant medallions baked with Mozzarella and Marinara then topped with sauteed mushrooms and baby spinach. Served with your choice of sauteed vegetables or Pasta Marinara.

Classic Chicken Parmesan $22

Breaded chicken breast sauteed, then baked with Mozzarella and Marinara, topped with sauteed mushrooms and baby spinach. Served with your choice of sauteed vegetables or Pasta Marinara.

Three Meat Lasagna $24

A house specialty - a large slice of our mile high lasagna loaded with three meats ( ground beef, pork and sweet Italian sausage ), four cheeses ( ricotta, Parmesan, Mozzarella and Asiago ) and sauteed vegetables - peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach, all smothered with our house Marinara sauce.

Our Unique Seafood Dishes

Our seafood entrees come with a Caesar salad or house Spring Mix salad with your choice of our unusual homemade salad dressings, as well as fresh Italian bread from International Bakery and our house made Herb dipping Oil. The salmon entrees come with today's sauteed fresh vegetables and today's starch.

Pistachio Horseradish Salmon $23

A six ounce salmon fillet is baked with a crumb topping featuring crushed pistachios, lemon, sour cream, fresh parsley and horseradish.

Maple Soy Salmon $20

A traditional Pacific Northwestern glaze of maple syrup and soy sauce is brushed on a seared salmon fillet.

Basil Cream Salmon $22

An oven roasted salmon fillet is served with a reduction of pesto, heavy cream and shallots and garnished with seared grape tomatoes.

Cioppino ( San Francisco Fisherman's Stew ) $28

A clam infused tomato, garlic and herb broth loaded with shrimp, cod, bay scallops, lump crab and mussels. Served with your choice of fettuccine or Jasmine Rice and grilled ciabatta slices for sopping up the broth.

Artichoke Shrimp 'Carbonera' $25

Eight large shrimp are sauteed with bacon, onions, garlic, grape tomatoes, scallions, red pepper and artichokes, then the pan is deglazed with white wine, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese. Served over your choice of Jasmine Rice or fettuccine.

Lobster and Shrimp Macaroni and Cheese $28

A lobster infused Mascarpone cheese sauce is tossed with four ounces of lobster tail meat, eight shrimp scampi and ziti pasta. Decadence at it's finest...

Our Beef and Poultry Favorites...

All entrees come with your choice of a Caesar salad or a house Spring Mix salad with one of our unusual house made dressings, fesh Italian bread from International Bakery and our house Herb Dipping Oil. All of these entrees except the Uptown come with today's sauteed fresh vegetables and today's starch.

Pomegranate Brie Chicken $23

A panko breaded chicken breast is sauteed, then baked topped with Brie cheese and sauteed apples and onions. It is served topped with a sweet Pomegranate Merlot Sauce.

Chicken Piccata $20

A simple and classic dish - a floured breast of chicken is sauteed in a light Lemon Caper butter Sauce. A light dish perfect for the smaller appetites.

Parmesan Artichoke Chicken $22

Our parmesan artichoke dip and mozzarella cheese tops a panko breaded chicken breast topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.

Turf and Surf $32

An eight ounce filet mignon steak is pan fried to the doneness you prefer and is topped with four Shrimp Scampi, sauteed spinach and mushrooms and a velvety Lobster Sauce.

Wasabi Filet Mignon $26

Cooked to the doneness you prefer, an eight ounce filet is topped with sauteed mushrooms and baby spinach with an incredibly flavorful, not spicy, Wasabi Hotel Butter. This hotel butter really puts this steak over the top...

Uptown Filet Risotto $26

Our creamy Parmesan Risotto is topped with seared filet chunks, sauteed mushrooms, onion, grape tomatoes and baby spinach and finished with shredded Parmesan cheese. Meat not your thing? Enjoy the vegetarian version for only $19

Our Incredible House Dressings

All of our dressings are unique and made in house. Make your choice wisely... CREAMY DRESSINGS: ***Creamy Onion Fred *** Roasted Red Pepper ***Buttermilk Ranch ***Parmesan Peppercorn ***Classic Caesar (made with no anchovies ) ***Honey Pepper French ***Creamy Buttermilk Bleu Cheese ( $1 ) VINAIGRETTES: ***Italian Herb Vinaigrette ***Chinese Ginger Soy ***Cranberry Orange Vinaigrette ***Sweet and Sour ***Balsamic Vinaigrette ***Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette ( $1 ) Additions: *** Dry Bleu Cheese Crumbles ( $2 ) ***Anchovy Fillets ( $1 ) PLEASE NOTE: Salads come topped with our homemade garlic croutons. Gluten-free customers please let us know when you are ordering to leave these off...

a la carte House Spring Mix or Caesar Salad $5

Because of the large size of our entrees, customers have often opted to simply have a house salad paired with either an appetizer or dessert. Just as Good...

Too much food?

You are welcome to split entrees. There is a charge for splitting, for the additional salad, bread and side dishes, which are all served full size. Only the entree is split. Pasta dishes $5 Other entrees $8

Chicken Nuggets $7

Just like McDonalds makes for the younger ones... served with french fries and fresh seasonal fruit.

Macaroni and Cheese $6

Again, meant for the younger ones. Just like Kraft makes... served with a side of fresh seasonal fruit.

Buttered Noodles $7

Buttered fettuccine or ziti noodles, served simply with a side of fresh seasonal fruit.

Spaghetti with Meatball $8

Fettuccine pasta with our Marinara and a large homemade meatball. Served with either a small salad or fresh fruit.

Fettuccine Alfredo $9

A light Alfredo sauce with fettuccine noodles. Served with your choice of small green salad or fresh fruit.

Asian Stir Fry $8

A child size portion of our stir fried vegetables served over your choice of rice or pasta. Served with either a small green salad or fresh fruit.

Grilled Chicken Breast $8

A skinless boneless chicken breast is grilled and served with a side of barbecue sauce. Served with either sauteed fresh vegetables or french fries.

Panko Breaded Chicken Strips $9

Fresh chicken strips, panko breaded and fried, served with hand cut french fries or sauteed fresh vegetables.

Gluten-Free and Special Dietary Needs

Almost our whole menu can be made gluten-free. We have all the necessary gluten-free flours, pastas, soy and breading to produce almost every dish without flour. When busy, it may just take us a little more time. We also are sympathetic to food allergies and will do our best to satisfy your needs. Please inform your server.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Pie $10

First we bake a peanut butter cookie crust with a chocolate brownie layer, then load it with Paula Deen's recipe for the peanut butter filling. Served with Raspberry Merlot Sauce and chocolate drizzle, peanuts , whipped cream an a whole Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.

Decadent Chocolate Cupcake $8

A rich flourless dark chocolate cake, individually baked and served with swirls of Mocha Cream and chocolate drizzle, whipped cream and caramel popcorn garnish.

Strawberries in a Nutshell $10

A bed of Frangelica Sauce and chocolate drizzle topped with two sugared baked eggroll wrappers filled with chocolate mousse`, whipped cream and fresh sliced strawberries. This dessert was a finalist in a national professional dessert contest.

Cheesecake d' Jour priced daily

We just couldn't decide what flavor to feature, so we decided to rotate. From such rich cheesecakes such as Baklava with Honey Thyme Drizzle and Turtle with Salted Caramel Drizzle to lighter versions such as Lemon Blueberry and Raspberry Swirl, these New York Style cheesecakes will be sure to please...

Off Site Catering

We cater all types of private parties and corporate events. Showers, luncheons, bar mitzvahs, rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, picnics, cocktail parties... you name it we have done it, up to and including an upscale funeral wake for a horse complete with a bagpipe player. We make all of our dishes from scratch, no frozen entrees here. We even make all of our hors d' oeuvres in house. la bella is a full service caterer and we will be glad to help you coordinate services for your event. Harry Miller has been catering for almost forty years - let his experience assure you a smooth and relaxing party. We will be happy to email you menus specific to your event.

In House Parties

la bella has hosted many parties in house, usually in our private back room which seats up to 35 people. We will plan and print a special menu just for your event. We are ideal for rehearsal dinners - great food, prompt service, relaxing and fun atmosphere - and you save huge money by bringing in your own alcohol. Call today to see about our availability for your special event.