Ciao Bella Restaurant Bloomsbury has served traditional Italian food on Lamb’s Conduit Street since 1983. Felice Pollano took over the restaurant in 1999 and shaped it around the warmth, generosity and sense of occasion associated with classic Italian hospitality.
The broad menu moves from antipasti and salads to pasta, risotto, pizza, meat and seafood. Familiar choices sit alongside dishes such as lamb ragù with pappardelle, grilled sea bass, veal saltimbocca and chicken parmigiana, giving both regulars and first time visitors plenty of variety.
Chef specials add seasonal ingredients and creative touches while staying rooted in Italian recipes. The wine list places particular emphasis on Italian bottles, helping diners match lighter seafood and pasta dishes with crisp whites or choose fuller reds for steak, lamb and slow cooked sauces.
A resident pianist plays Italian favourites each evening, contributing to the restaurant’s animated and convivial character. Two floors can also accommodate private and corporate gatherings, while the central Bloomsbury location is convenient for Russell Square, Holborn and the surrounding museums and theatres.
Address: 86–90 Lamb’s Conduit Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3LZ, United Kingdom
Ciao Bella Restaurant Bloomsbury Menu
Antipasti & Zuppe
Starters & Soups
Garlic Bred (VV)
Garlic Bread with tomato (VV)
Garlic Bread with mozzarella (V)
Garlic Bread Mozzarella cheese
Bruschetta (VV+)
Toasted Italian Bread topped with Olive Oil, Garlic, Fresh Tomatoes, Onions & Basil
Salmone Affumicato
Smoked Salmon
Bruschettone All’Nduja
Toasted Italian Bread with Goat Cheese, Cherry Tomatoes and Nduja Calabrese (spicy Salami)
Calamari Fritti
Fresh Crispy Fried Calamari
Bresaola Rucola & Parmigiano
Dried Italian Beef served with Rocket Salad & Parmesan
Tagliere Salumi & Parmigiano (Minimum 2 People)
Selection Cured Meats, Cheese and Olives
Funghi Dorati (V)
Deep fried Mushrooms in Breadcrumbs Stuffed with Spinach & Ricotta
Prosciutto e Melone
Parma Ham & Melon
Minestrone (VV)
Fresh Made Vegetable Soup
Bufala Ripiena (V)
Semi hot Buffalo Mozzarella in Breadcrumbs, Filled with Mushrooms & Garlic
Cozze a Piacere
Mussels, Provencale Style with Tomatoes or White Wine Sauce
Avocado e Gamberetti
Avocado Prawns served with Cocktail Sauce
Insalata Caprese (V)
Mozzarella, Tomato & Fresh Basil
Insalata Tricolore (V)
Mozzarella, Avocado & Tomato Salad
Insalata Tonno & Fagiolini
Tuna Fish, French Beans, Egg & Onion Salad
Insalata Mista o Verde (VV+)
Mixed Salad
Insalata di Rucola & Parmigiano
Rocket Salad with shaved Parmesan
Insalata Pomodori e Cipolle (VV)
Fresh Tomatoes and Onion Salad
Sardine Alla Griglia
Fresh Grilled Sardines
Melanzane Alla Parmigiana
Layer of Aubergine lightly buttered with Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Basil and Parmesan Cheese
Pizza
Our Pizza is 12” and One size only
Margherita (V)
With Tomato & Mozzarella Cheese
Napoletana
With Tomato, Anchovies, Capers, Olives & Mozzarella Cheese
Prosciutto Cotto
With Tomato, Ham & Mozzarella Cheese
Ai Funghi (V)
With Tomato, Mushrooms & Mozzarella Cheese
Capricciosa
With Tomato, Artichokes, Ham, Mushrooms & Mozzarella Cheese
4 Stagioni
With Tomato, Artichokes, Olives Peperoni Salami, Mushrooms & Mozzarella Cheese
Americana Hot
With Tomato, Peperoni Salami, Chilli, Peppers & Mozzarella Cheese
Al Prosciutto Crudo e Rucola
With Tomato, Mozzarella Cheese & Parma Ham
Del Pizzaiolo (V)
With Mozzarella Cheese, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Aubergine & Rocket Salad
Calzone
Folded Pizza with Tomato, Ham, Mushrooms & Mozzarella Cheese
Vesuvio
With Tomato, Italian Sausage, Chilli, Olives & Mozzarella Cheese
Ortolana (V)
With Tomato, Mozzarella Cheese & Mixed Vegetable
4 Cheese
Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Parmigiano & Ricotta
Favolosa
With Parma Ham, Burrata and Cherry Tomatoes
Pere & Gorgonzola
With Tomato, Mozarella Cheese, Gorgonzolla & Pear
Primi
Pasta
Spaghetti alle Vongole
With Fresh Clams in White Wine or Tomato Sauce
Spaghetti alla Tarantina
With Fresh Mussels in White Wine or Tomato Sauce
Spaghetti al Cartoccio
With Seafood in White Wine or Tomato Sauce served in a Greaseproof Paper Bag
Tagliatelle al Salmone
With Salmon and aurora sauce
Spaghetti all’ Aragosta
With Half Lobster in Fresh Tomato Sauce
Spaghetti al Pomodoro (VV+)
With Fresh Tomato Sauce
Spaghetti alla Bolognese
With Meat Beef Sauce
Spaghetti ai Broccoli
With Broccoli, Garlic, Chilli, Anchovies & Olive Oil
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
With Black Olives, Anchovies, Capers & Tomato Sauce
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
With Bacon, Egg, Cream & Parmesan Cheese
Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino (VV+)
With Garlic, Olive Oil & Chilli
Spaghetti con Polpette
Veal Meatballs, Onion & Tomato Sauce
Penne all’ Arrabbiata (VV+)
With Chilli, Garlic, Parsley & Tomato Sauce
Penne alla Siciliana (V)
With Mozzarella Cheese, Aubergines & Tomato Sauce
Penne all’ Amatriciana
With Onions, Bacon & Tomato Sauce
Linguine al Pesto
With Basil, Parmesan & Cashew Pine Nuts and Cream Sauce
Lasagna alla Bolognese
With Beef & Aurora Sauce
Cannelloni con Spinaci e Ricotta (V)
Filled with Spinach & Ricotta in Aurora Sauce
Linguine ai Gamberoni
King Prawns Linguine Pasta in garlic , chilly Tomato sauce
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina (V)
With Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce & Basil
Risotto All’Ortolana (VV+)
Italian Rice with mixed Vegetables
Risotto di Mare
Italian Rice with Seafood
Ravioli Burro & Salvia o al Pomodoro
Fresh Pasta Filled with Veal & Beef Meat in Butter & sage or Tomato and Basil Sauce
Secondi
Meat & Fish. All main courses are served with Vegetables of the Day
Filetti di Spigola alla Griglia
Grilled Seabass
Filetto alla Griglia
Grilled Fillet Steak
Scampi Fritti
Deep-Fried Scampi
Gamberoni al Vino Bianco
King Prawns with Garlic, Chilli & White wine Sauce
Bistecca alla Griglia
Grilled Scottish Sirloin Steak
Costolette di Agnello alla Griglia
Grilled Lamb Chops
Fegato Burro & Salvia
Fried Calves Liver with Butter & Sage
Pollo alla Parmigiana
Chicken Breast with Aubergine, Mozzarella & Tomato Sauce
Bocconcini di Pollo alla Diavola
Chopped Chicken Breast with Garlic, Chilli & Tomato Sauce
Saltimbocca alla Romana
Veal Escalopes topped with Parma Ham, Sage & White Wine
Scaloppa Milanese
Veal Escalope in Breadcrumbs
Vitello al Limone
Veal Escalope with Lemon Sauce
Omelette a Piacere (V)
As you wish
Contorni
Extras
Zucchine Fritte
Bowl of Olives (Olives contain Stones)
Spinach Sautee in Garlic
Beans
Broccoli
Bread (Portion of Bread in Basket)
Potatoes
Chips
Sautee
1/2 Portions of Pasta
½ Portion of pasta
½ Portion of pasta with Meats
½ Portion of pasta with Shellfish
Starters
Insalata di Finocchi, Arancia e Alici
Fennel and Orange Salad with Marinated Anchovies
Fiori Zucca Ripieni
Battered Courgette Flowers Stuffed with Ricotta and Italian Salami.
Carpaccio di Polpa
Octopus Carpaccio Dressed with Organic Olive Oil and Chilli Herbs.
Main Courses
Pappardelle al Ragu’ d’Agnallo
Ribbon Egg Pasta in a Slow cooked Lamb Ragu’ sauce.
Tagliata di Manzo
Sliced Sirlion Steak and served in a bed of Rocket Salad, dressed with Balsamic Vinegar and Shaved Parmesan
Filetti di Orata all’Acqua Pazza
Sea Bream Fillets cooked with Cherry Tomatoes, Lemon, Herbs & White Wine.
Dessert Menu
Tiramisu
(Homemade) Best traditional Italian coffee flavoured dessert, made with savoiardi biscuits dipped in espresso coffee & layered with a whipped mascarpone amaretto cream & cocoa
Panna Cotta
(Homemade) Popular creamy white dessert made with sugar, gelatine & vanilla pods, topped with a fruit coulis
Creme Caramel
(Homemade) Flan custard dessert infused with vanilla pods, topped with layer of clear caramel sauce
Profiteroles
Backed choux pastry filled with whipped cream and finished with chocolate sauce
Torta della Nonna
Short pastry cake filled with patisserie cream with a hint of lemon and pine nuts
Cassata Siciliana Gelato
A real Italian ice cream with candied fruit, chocolate and vanilla layers served with curls & wafer biscuit
Tartufo Nocciola e Cioccolato
ball comprising a gooey and indulgent dark chocolate centre covered in decadent hazelnuts and chocolate gelato, coated in a layer of fine chocolate powder
Tartufo al pistacchio
ball comprising and indulgent creamy pistachio centre, covered in delicious pistachio gelato ang coated with tasty white chocolate shavings
Sorbetto al Limone
Delightful and refreshing Lemon sorbet served in lemon shells
Mix Ice Cram (price per scoop)
Premium Italian artisanal vanilla, chocolate & strawberry ice cream from Primo Gelato Boutique
Kids ice cream
TOY -Strawberry Gelato TOY – Chocolate Gelato TOY – Vanilla Gelato
Beer
Italian Lager
Guinness Original
Alcohol Free Lager
Cider
Bar Service
Aperol Spritz
Campari Spritz
Limoncello Spritz
Spirits
Limoncello, Amaretto
Sambuca
House Grappa
SOFT DRINKS
Coca Cola or Diet Coke
Lemonade
Orange Juice or Apple Juice
Sparkling Water (750ml)
Still Water (750ml)
WHITE WINE
House White wine
Glass (125ml)
House White wine
Bottle (half)
House White wine
Bottle
Verdicchio dei Casrelli di Jesi DOC Classico’Le Vele’, Moncaro 2020/21
Frascati DOC Superiore , Villafranca 2018
Soave Classico DOC, ‘Vigneto Colombara’, Zenato 2020/21
Pinot Gricio DOC Collio, Livon 2019
Chardonnay IGT Salento,’Il Medaglione’, Leone De Castris 2019
Falanghina IGP, “Madonna delle Gavette, , Tenuta augustea 2023
House Rose Wine, Pinot Grigio DOC Delle Venezie ‘Blush’, Ardesia
Glass (125ml)
Bottle
Piemonte
Gavi di Gavi DOSG Gold, La Scolca 2020/21, Dry & Crisp
Gavi dei Gavi DOCG 2019, La Scolca, Black Label – Piemonte
Toscana
Vermentino Camigliano 2020, Gamal, Dry & Fruity – Toscana
Alto Adige
Gewurztraminer DOC 2017, San Michele Appiano, Aromatic Dry- Alto Adige
Sauvignon Blanc DOC, Sanct Valentin 2014, Aromatic Dry – Alto Adige
Friuli Venezia-Giulia
Friulano DOC Collio 2018, Livon, Aromatic Dry – Friuli Venezia Giulia
Sauvignon DOC Collio Valbuins 2017, Livon, Dry – Friuli Venezia Giulia
Veneto
Chardonnay DOC Garda, Santa Cristina, 2018, Aromatic Dry
Lombardy
Lugana DOC ‘Vigneto Massoni’, Santa Cristina, 2018 Aromatic Dry – Veneto
Sardenia
Iselis, Nasco di Cagliari DOC 2020, Argiolas
Campania
Falanghina IGP, “Madonna Delle Gavette“, Tenuta Augustea 2023
Vesuvio Lacryma Christi DOP “Era 79”, Tenuta Augustea 2023
Catalanesca, Del Monte Somma, “Cataluna”, IGP, Tenuta Augustea, 2023, ,
Greco di Tufo DOCG ‘Salvatore Molettieri, 2020, Aromatic Dry – Campania
Fiano di Avellino DOCG ‘Molettieri’, 2020 – Campania
Catalanesca Monte Somma IGT, “SommaVigna”, Tenuta Augustea 2022, Dry&Crisp
WHITE WINES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
Chile
France
SPARKLING & CHAMPAGNE
Prosecco DOC Treviso, extra dry – Italy
Bottle
Prosecco DOC Treviso, extra dry – Italy
Bottle (half)
Prosecco Rose’ DOC Brut, Soglio
CHAMPAGNE, France
Champagne Brut Linard Gontier NV – France
Moet & Chandon Imperial Champagne NV – France
Champagne Brut Ideale Cuvee, Abel Lepitre – France
Bollinger Champagne NV – France
Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne – France
Krug Champagne Brut – France
Cristal Champagne Brut, Luis Roederer 1999 – France
ROSE CHAMPAGNE, France
Champagne Brut Rose, Abel Lepitre NV – France
Champagne Laurent Perrier Rose NV – France
RED WINE
House Red Wine, Mareche Rosso IGT, Moncaro
Glass (125ml)
House Red Wine, Mareche Rosso IGT, Moncaro
Bottle (half)
House Red Wine, Mareche Rosso IGT, Moncaro
Bottle