Christmas at Bella Italia

CARMEN: I just got an email from Bella Italia, and I guess I better post this, for Marcello...

TESSY: Yupp, you better, Carmen. For the compli..., compli..., complimentary deserts the other night.

CARMEN: Well, check it out below and hope you'll make a date with Marcello this Christmas.

Christmas festive season is just around the corner… Why not spending your Christmas celebration with your family and loves one @ Bella Italia.. And make this season with a momentous, joyous and unforgettable event.

Chef Marcello also has created a few new dishes to introduce you especially for this season. There are also an amazing lucky draw prices to be won.

Come & Celebrate with us…

Ciao.

Christmas Eve Dinner

Veglione di Natale

RM120++per person

Starter

Medaglioni di polenta tarragnia

Yellow flour polenta served with cheese

Soup

Cremino di Funghi

Cream of mushroom soup topped with crispy crotons

Main Course

Agnelotto d’agnello e funghi

Homemade pasta filled with lamb meat and ricotta cheese

finished with gravy and mushroom sauce

Or

Bistecca di Salmone

Baked salmon steak

Served with a creamy mustard sauce

Dessert

Panna cotta

Vanilla flavored dome topped with baked almonds

and caramel sauce

Tea or coffee will be served at the end of your meal

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Christmas Day Lunch

Pranzo di Natale

RM60++per person

Starter

Funghi Trifolati

Sautéed Shitake mushrooms trifoliate with bacon

and accompanied with garlic bread

Soup

Passata di Verdure

Vegetable soup

Main Course

Bistecca di Salmone

Baked salmon steak

Served with a lemon and capers sauce

Or

Arrosto Natalizio

Roast beef served with beef juice

Dessert

Fantasia Marcello

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New Year’s Eve Dinner

Veglione di Capodanno

RM120++per person

Starter

Terrina di Capesante

Baked terrine escalope in light sauce tomato

Soup

Zuppetta alla Pugliese

Fresh clams with sea bass julienne in light

tomato broth

Pasta

Agnolotti d’Aaragosta

Home made pasta filled with lobster meat and ricotta cheese,

finished with a light tomato sauce

Main Course

Merluzzo alla meditterania

Baked cod fish served with capers and parsley sauce

Or

Agnello con funghi e spinaci

Braised boneless rack lamb with mushroom and beef jus

served with spinach and potato

Dessert

Tiramisu’

Soaked lady finger biscuit with espresso coffee topped

with creamy mascarpone cheese and cocoa

Tea or coffee will be served at the end of your meal

pn: All main courses are served with market vegetables and potatoes of the day.

*For more info,reservation & ticket purchase, please call to the restaurant @ 088-313366.

*All prices are quoted 5% government tax and 10% service charge.

* your truly Italian taste *

Tel: 088-313366 Fax: 088-240401

Boring Holidays

CARMEN: We are having our year-end school holidays now, and it had been real boring.

TESSY: Yeah..., didn't go to any vacation again this year.

CARMEN: Mom and dad are both real busy again during the end of the year. We suppose to go to Kuala Lumpur or Mulu, but now it doesn't look like it.

TESSY: How come mom and dad are always busy, Carmen?

CARMEN: Maybe, they are not? Maybe, it's my punishment for not doing so well in my final examination?

TESSY: But what about me? I got no. 4 in class...

CARMEN: I thought dad ever said that only if both of us did well in our studies then we can get a present or go on a vacation?

TESSY: That's not fair, you know.

CARMEN: Nahhh..., I'm just kidding Tessy. You've got your present already, right?

TESSY: Yeah..., that's true.

CARMEN: I guess they are "really" busy then.

TESSY: Bummer.....

Bella Italia Pizzeria Ristorante Cafe

CARMEN: Last night, we went for dinner at a new Italian restaurant called Bella Italia Pizzeria Ristorante Cafe to celebrate mom and dad's wedding anniversary.

TESSY: Yeah..., the ristorante or..., or..., restaurant, is at Jesselton Hotel at..., at..., Gaya Street, in downtown..., in downtown..., Kota Kinabalu.

CARMEN: I had the delicious Ravioli Lobster (or lasagna in lobster sauce).

TESSY: I'd the Costolette Di..., Di..., Agnello.

CARMEN: Sounds nice, right? But Tessy just had the lamp chop, Italian style.

TESSY: But it tasted very very nice.

CARMEN: Mom and dad shared Black Cod Fish dish together.

TESSY: And for desert..., we had..., we had..., the Tiramisu. I didn't like it a lot.

CARMEN: But I do. And Tess, do you know what's the best part of the dinner?

TESSY: Nope. What, Carmen?

CARMEN: The restaurant is owned by our cousin's Francesca's parents. Francesca's daddy, Marcello, an Italiano, is the chief chef of the place. And, when he saw us, he gave us two more complimentary deserts. I ate the Panna Cotta (don't ask me to describe it, ok?) and Tessy...,

TESSY: I..., I..., finally got the Fantasia Maria, a very sweet and..., and..., warm chocolate pudding.

CARMEN: Do they have a Fantasia Barino I wonder...

TESSY: Carmen..., no joking around. But..., but..., I saw that there is..., there is..., a Fantasia Marcello on the menu, you know?

CARMEN: Must be a cool desert like Francesca's dad I think. He looks so rugged and he has a great Italian accent.

TESSY: I think he looks a bit scary.

CARMEN: Why, Tess?

TESSY: Dunno. And he always say "Ciao", for some reason.

CARMEN: Is that hello in Italian, Tessy?

TESSY: Dunno. He said..., he said..., it could mean both hi and bye.

CARMEN: But I thought "hello" is Buon giorno in Italian.

TESSY: I guess both words also..., also..., can be used.

CARMEN: We all love the dishes, which are very well presented, and the service too. So, we would surely recommend to anyone who is looking for great Italian food in Kota Kinabalu.

TESSY: Mom and dad said it was very romantic too.

CARMEN: If you go dine there, just tell Marcello that you found his restaurant through our blog. Maybe, he'll give you a complimentary Fantasia Marcello. You'll never know.