Bella California — Restaurant in El Tezal

Bella California is a restaurant that belongs to the 3 property Villa Group. It's located in the Palmar property near the beautiful ocean view. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dinner required reservations. We had an all inclusive deal, so pricing will not be considered in this review.

Breakfast:

We visited Bella California for breakfast every morning while staying there. The view is beautiful, the coffee is strong, and the food was delicious. A few of the main menu items change daily, so you may get something one day that you REALLY like, and not see it again. But they do offer many stations with deliciousness. The pancakes, waffles, french toast station was a little out of the way and I didn't realize it was there until our last day. I never tried the omelette station but looked promising. Fruits were always fresh.

The morning staff was always courteous, and made sure we were taken care of. Zero complaints about breakfast at Bella California.

Dinner:

We visited Bella California twice during our 4 night stay. It just seemed like the better candidate for a romantic dinner. Our dinner experiences varied for us. One being amazing, and the other just being "okay".

Our first night we went for my wife's birthday. The place was pretty busy, but we got lucky and were sat ocean view as the sun went down. Our appetizers, and main course were hot, seasoned correctly, and delicious. The plate presentation/arrangement was done pretty good. The soft Italian music and ocean waves in the background (and the wine), hit just right. And at the end my wife was brought out birthday cake and had the pleasure of the staff singing to her. It was a great night to say the least.

Two nights later we went back for our 25th wedding anniversary. They took note of this when I made reservations. But we were seated next to a big column obstructing our view of the beach. Not a big problem. We ordered some of the same appetizers since we enjoyed them so much a few nights before. This time, the calamari was chewy and super salty. Main courses were not arranged as nicely as before, and they were also too salty. My wife had ordered the lasagna, which was a bit dry on the edges. They should serve it in a small deep dish and pop it in the oven instead of on a plate, and possibly microwaving it.

They were not as busy as they had been a few nights before, but our waitress was very hard to find at times. I had to ask other waiters/waitresses for items. (BTW two of the waitresses looked very similar, same height, build, wore glasses, and of course they wore face coverings. It was hard to tell them apart at times). When dessert came, I got the Canoli, which came on a huge plate. It looked like a fried burrito on a big plate... That's it. Zero presentation. I wasn't expecting much, but they knew it was our 25th anniversary. Again, no problem... I was there with the important part of my life and we made the best of it. I didn't take pictures of our second night.

Just wanted anyone reading this, that Bella California dinner could be a "hit or miss" situation. It's still a very good place to visit though.

Breakfast 5/5 Dinner 4/5 Service - Depends Food - Depends View -...

If I had negative stars to give I would! My husband and I went for a nice vacation and made the reservation for this restaurant at 6 (when they opened) first ones there. As we ordered, our food never arrived. We ordered a risotto to share (that made it in after an hour) and a fetucinni and a lasagna. Only the risotto came out after an hour. I asked about 4 times where my food was and always oh its coming out. Everyone else including walk-ins but us got their food before us. Talked to the supervisor on sight all she said was she was sorry. Not once did she offer to send us our food (we would have still paid, as we were hungry) nothin. Never again. We felt discriminated by our own kind! All the american tourists got their food except the latinos. Do not go here....

This gem has got to be the best beachfront restaurant in this strip of San Lucas. First off, it’s raised up a bit affording a spectacular view of the bay and rock formations. I found myself going back every day. The food exceeded all of my expectations, something that’s a difficult accomplishment in the world of Italian eats. You can tell the staff if treated really well and love their jobs, because there is an authentic feeling of the service they provide. It’s really top notch, and priced very fairly. I highly recommend their breakfast buffet, everything is fresh and they will go out of their way to make specialty foods or modifications if there’s something not quite to taste. They also have a really nice wood fired oven right on the beach for fantastic pizzas....