Ristorante Bella Roma — Restaurant in Helena

You never know where life will bring you but I am sure it brought me here. My tummy is quite happy as well.

The restaurant is located at the Double Tree hotel. Don't let it being attached to a hotel deter you from visiting. It's absolutely delicious and I would happily visit again.

The food is good and not just good in that there's not much else to choose from good. The chef should be very proud of his skills. Your mouth won't be able to stop from beginning to end. Each bite is a taste of fine Italian cuisine.

The menu is a four course meal for $50 but you can order a la carte as well. Just do the four course meal, you won't regret it. Your waist line might not appreciate it but treat yourself.

Before you start judging, I drove an hour and half so I wanted to try a little of everything. I ordered the price fixe and added a side order of burrata. I don't regret that decision for one minute. My choices include meatballs, argula with bresaola, gnocchi and lemon meringue.

The meatballs would make any Italian nonna proud. They are huge but they do pack some flavor. They have a nice crust that holds in some of the most tender beefy goodness you will taste. The tomato sauce is a nice blend of heat and tang. It adds another dimension of flavor to the balls. Arugula and bresaola makes you feel happy you include some greens in your meal. Burrata comes with a fennel salad, slices of oranges and olives. It might not seem to work but each element plays on the other ingredients' texture and flavor. The dish is such a delight. Meal finished with the dessert. It was airy and creamy. The tart was well made but just wished there was more lemon flavor.

I didn't forget about the entree. It deserved it's own space. Gnocchi most of the time is either gummy or mini potato bombs. Now, these gnocchi will leave you speechless. They are potato clouds that are fluffy and will just melt in your mouth. They just slip down your throat and help you enter potato bliss. By the way, I hope you had saved some of that fluffy foccacia to just wipe the plate clean of the sauce. It's a saffron creamy sauce that isn't as heavy as expected. It just adds to the luciousness of the dish. Arugula adds some color and let's not lie, I needed more green in this meal. Guanciale is chunky with a slight crisp and adds umami and earthiness to the dish. Try not to pick up the plate and lick it clean.

Service is absolutely lovely. Your are taken care from the minute you step in. It's attentive but not over bearing. You are able to converse and enjoy an absolutely...

For the first time my wife and I experienced the Italian ristorante Bella Roma, this last Valentine’s Day. We had searched hard for a place to go for a great steak, and the local steakhouses didn’t have great reviews, so we opted for Bella Roma, and chose the 4 course meal for two! It was in the building of a hotel, which was a little weird for such a fancy place, but I guess that doesn’t matter.

It stared with coffees and super soft focaccia bread with olive oil and vinegar to dip in. Very good! I loved that.

Then our first of 4 courses was an appetizer. Mine was a fancy salad and cheese with thin raw filet minion slices. I had to think twice about the raw meat but decided to go for it. (I’m not versed in fancy food and couldn’t rename those fancy food names if my life depended on it). It was very good though! My wife had some tomato soup type thing with breadsticks.

For the second course we both had salad. Hers was spinach with walnuts and blue cheese, and mine was Ceasers and came with a whole head of romaine lettuce still together! I’d never seen that before. It was okay but was my least favorite part of the meal.

The third course, was of course the steak and potatoes. I got the 16oz ribeye medium rare, and my wife got the 8oz filet medium rare. Hers was more medium and mine was more rare, and it was very soft and buttery, although I would have opted for a bit more cooked, but it was still delicious. The potatoes were very good too. I was approaching critical fullness and couldn’t finish the steak if I wanted to save room for the dessert.

For desert both my wife and I had the cannolis. They were very good and it took us about 30 minutes to stuff them in our tummies. I recommend the cannolis.

The service was also very good, we couldn’t take two sips from our water before they were there refilling the glasses. They were very attentive and our waiter was very nice.

This place was not cheap though! This dinner ended up being the most expensive dinner my wife and I had ever had in our lives, but thankfully we are blessed and can afford if for a special occasion like this, and for the first time in years we were able to dine free of our children! (Thanks to our amazing neighbors)! ❤️ love you guys!!

I recommend Bella Roma for fancy occasions, they do make delicious food and have...

I am not one to negatively review any one, but the way I was treated at this restaurant last night was absolutely horrible, not to mention I also became incredibly sick after eating the food. I showed up at about 8:45pm. The hours are clearly posted and they are open until 10pm. There was 1 table in the restaurant and they looked to be finishing up their meal when I arrived. The host took about ten minutes to come over to me and asked if I was there to sit at the bar. I explained that I was hoping to eat and was waiting for another person. Shortly after I was seated my girlfriend joined me. The server came by about 20 minutes later and stated "What would you like". I replied "Well a beverage would be nice". She curtly replied "Do you know what you want to order?". I went ahead and just picked something random off the menu that is also written in some Italian. I had some questions about the menu and thought about an appetizer but she didn't seem to be interested in serving me so I just picked something randomly. The food arrived fairly soon, however my beer was gone by the time it did and I was planning on ordering a glass of wine with my meal. The server however dropped my plate off and went directly back to the kitchen without asking if there was anything else that I needed. After I finished my meal, I sat there for 40 minutes with an empty plate in front of me and the server never once came back to ask me how it was, ask if I wanted dessert (which my girlfriend was joining me for), to take my plate, refill my water or drink. Nothing! I finally just left $40 dollars on the table and left hoping it was enough to cover my bill. As I walked out, I noticed my server was in the kitchen eating a plate of food. Her name I believe was Sam. It was by far the worst service and experience I've ever had at a restaurant in my life. I eat out probably 5 nights a week and wanted to try something new. I will never be going back and I will be telling everyone that I know about my experience as well. I think I'll stick with places like On Broadway and The Silverstar. Oh and did I mention that the food made me terribly sick? I would give this place negative stars...