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La Bella Vita Menu

September 9, 2026
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La Bella Vita is an Italian and Mediterranean restaurant at 853 High Road Leytonstone. The dining room offers a relaxed local setting for couples, families and groups, with a menu that moves comfortably between pizza, pasta, grills and seafood.

Stone baked pizzas form one of the menu’s main sections, using familiar Italian combinations as well as house toppings. Pasta dishes provide another broad choice, with tomato, cream and meat based sauces represented across traditional shapes and baked preparations.

Diners looking beyond pizza and pasta can choose chicken, meat and fish mains, supported by salads, vegetables and other sides. Starters are suited to sharing, allowing a table to begin with several small tastes before moving to individual courses.

Classic desserts and a full drinks selection complete the meal. The variety makes La Bella Vita useful for diners with different preferences, while its neighbourhood service style keeps the experience approachable for both an everyday supper and a more leisurely occasion.

Address: 853 High Road Leytonstone, London E11 1HH, England

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La Bella Vita Menu

Stone Baked Pizza

All our pizzas & calzones with classic tomato sauce & pure 100% mozzarella. You can also Create your own pizza speak to your waiter

Margherita (v)
£8.95

Classic tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese

Contadino (Pepperoni)
£11.95

Classic tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese & pepperoni

Maialona
£13.95

Italian sausage, ham, pepperoni

4 Stagioni
£13.95

Pepperoni, italian ham, mushrooms & peppers

Florentina (v)
£11.95

Baby spinach, free-range egg & parmesan cheese

American Hot
£12.95

Jalapeños, olives, pepperoni, cherry tomatoes & chilli

Prosciuto Funghi
£11.95

Cooked ham and mushrooms

Salmone Affunicato
£14.95

Smoked salmon, mascarpone cheese, rocket

4 For magi (4 cheese)
£14.95

Goat cheese, tallegio cheese, parmesan & mozzarella white base

Capricciosa
£13.95

Artichokes, mushrooms, italian ham & black Olives

Alle Verdure (v)
£11.45

Artichokes, mushrooms, olives, asparagus, baby spinach

Italia Pizza
£13.95

Parma ham, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, rocket & parmesan shavings Pizza

Meat Feast
£13.95

Roast chicken meat balls, mushrooms onions, cherry tomatoes

Alla Grigliata
£12.95

Grilled aubergine, courgette, sun dried tomato, scamorza cheese

Pollo Picante
£12.95

Roasted chicken, jalapenos, mix peppers, & olives

Calabrese
£11.95

Spicy nduja sausage, olives & red onions

Pizza La Bella
£13.95

Capocollo italian cured meat, mushrooms, taleggio cheese rocket & truffle oil (white base)

Calzone Italian Folded Pizza

All our pizzas & calzones with classic tomato sauce & pure 100% mozzarella. You can also Create your own pizza speak to your waiter

Calzone Alle Verdure
£12.95

Mozzarella cheese, pizza tomato sauce, artichokes, olives, asparagus & baby spinach

Calzone La Bella
£14.95

Mozzarella cheese, Napoli pizza sauce, sliced chicken, mix peppers, mushrooms & chillies

Calzone Farcito
£14.95

Mozzarella cheese, pizza tomato sauce, ham, pepperoni, olives, mushrooms & mix peppers

Pasta

Linguine Gamberoni
£15.95

Cooked with pan fried with shell off prawns, garlic butter, asparagus, courgettes & chilli

Spaghetti Bolognese
£12.95

Traditional italian meat sauce with parmesan cheese

Spaghetti Carbonara
£12.95

Crispy guanciale with creamy pecorino cheese sauce

Tagliatelle Polpettine
£14.95

Homemade prime beef meatballs with tomato sauce & basil

Tagliatelle Salmone
£14.95

Creamy tomato sauce, smoked salmon with basil broccoli asparagus

Seafood Linguine
£15.95

Tiger king prawn, mussels, mixed seafood, squids in creamy tomato basil sauce

Wild Octopus & Prawns Linguine
£20.95

Pan seared prawns & octopus with wine, garlic butter baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, fine beans and chilli

Rigatoni All Amatricciana
£12.95

Crispy guanciale, onions, basil, chilli & parmesan cheese

Rigatoni All’arrabbiata (v)
£12.95

Olive oil, green chillies, garlic, black olives, capers & tomato sauce

Tagliatelle Con Carne Di Manzo E Funghi
£14.95

Seared beef steak strips with mushrooms,smoked scamorza cheese cooked with red wine jus & napoli sauce

Ravioli Di Granchio
£14.95

Pasta, filled with crab meat served with creamy tomato sauce

Wild Octopus Risotto
£17.95

Wild octopus cooked with garlic butter cream sauce & chopped asparagus

Seafood Risotto
£16.95

Tiger king prawn, mussels, mixed seafood, squids in creamy tomato basil sauce

Mascarpone Truffle Risotto Porcini (v)
£12.95

Porcini mushrooms, chopped shallots & truffle creamy cheesy sauce

Lasagne La Bella
£14.95

Proper traditional Italian Beef Lasagne with layers of ricotta & mozzarella cheese baked in with melted mozzarella cheese

Ravioli Di Spinachi (v)
£12.95

Pasta filled with ricotta cheese and spinach cooked with creamy tomato, pesto sauce and parmesan shavings

Lobster Ravioli
£14.95

Fresh pasta filled with lobster meat served in creamy truffle parmesan cheese sauce

Rigatoni Ala Norma (v)
£12.95

Diced aubergine, garlic, basil, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella & napoli

Gnocchi Al Pollo E Pesto
£12.95

Roasted chicken with creamy pesto and parmesan sauce

Tagliatelle Con Funghi Pollo E Talegio
£14.95

Roasted chicken, mushrooms in creamy talegio sauce with grated parmesan sauce

Lobster Linguini
£19.95

Lollypop lobster served with herbs, garlic butter, asparagus, beans in spicy fish broth and wine sauce

Sides

Truffle Creamy Mash Potato
£4.95
House Rice
£3.95
French Fries
£4.45
Truffle Fries
£5.95
Garlic Mushrooms
£4.95
Roast Potato
£4.95
Mixed Salad
£4.95
Garden Vegetables
£4.95
Rocket and Parmesan Salad
£4.95
Creamy Mash Potato
£4.95
Red Onion Tomato Salad with balsamico
£4.95

Antipasta-Starters

Soup of the Day
£6.95

Served with warm bread

Bruschetta Toscana (v)
£6.45

Garlic bread topped with finely chopped red onions, chopped cherry tomato & fresh basil green pesto.

Crochette Di Taleggio (v)
£8.95

Panko breaded italian fried soft cheese served with fig jam

Bruschetta Con Coppa Stagionata
£8.95

Garlic bread with mascarpone cheese, italian cured meat & fig jam

Bruschetta Al Salmone E Mascarpone
£8.95

Garlic bread with mascarpone cheese & smoked salmon

Pizza Garlic Bread with Napoli Sauce (v)
£6.95 / Add mozzarella £2
Italian Meat Selections (to share)
£13.95

Selections are : Coppacola cured meat, italian ham, Parma ham, salami Milano served on a bed of baby rocket leaves with fresh mozzarella, artichokes & focaccia bread.

Insalata Tricolore (v)
£7.95

Vine tomato, fresh mozzarella, avocado & basil pesto, balsamic dressing.

Insalata Salmone
£8.95

Smoked salmon, avocado & fresh mozzarella on a bed of rocket salad, with basil pesto & reduced balsamic vinegar.

Beetroot Tartar (v)
£6.95

Oven roasted beetroot. Mixed with natural yoghurt tahini, virgin olive oil, topped with caramelized walnuts served with pitta bread.

Honey Glazed Goat Cheese (v)
£7.95

Served on a bed of mixed leafs beetroot tartar & caramelized walnut Char grilled.

Halloumi (v)
£6.95

Served on roasted peppers, sun dried tomatoes & fig jam.

La Bella Style Shredded Steak
£9.95

Thin cut tender beef steak cooked with a garlic, butter and ea salt. Served with red seasoned onions

Zucchini Fritters (v)
£6.95

Shredded halloumi mixed with courgettes with fresh dill and herbs slightly pan fried served with minted greek yoghurt.

Beef Meatballs
£10.95

Prime beef meatballs in italian napoli sauce served with focaccia bread

North Atlantic Octopus
£12.95

Served with spicy arabiata sauce & focaccia bred

Calamari Fritti
£9.95

Crispy squid marinated in fresh lime served with tartar sauce & rocket salad

Seafood Plate (good to share for 2-3 pp)
£26.95

2 pan seared tiger prawns, crispy calamari,butterfly prawns, grilled octopus & crispy seabass served with chopped tartar sauce & sweet chilli

Crispy Fried Seabass
£9.95

Sliced seabass crispy fried served with tartar sauce

Spanish Prawn Pil Pil
£10.95

Pan-seared shell off king prawns with garlic butter, chillies, mixed peppers cooked in spicy tomato sauce, served with focaccia bread

Shetland Mussels Mariniere
£8.95

White wine, herbs, chopped garlic & creamy tomato sauce.

Pan Seared Spanish Scallops
£9.95

chopped tomatoes, onion and moon beans salasa

Pacific Ocean Lobster
£13.95

with spicy arabiata sauce and pitta bread slice

Grills – Steaks – Premium Burgers

Mixed Grill
£26.95

2 Lamb chops, 3 cubes of chicken brochette and beef steak. Served with rice and salad

Chicken Brochette
£15.95

Grilled tender fillet cubes of chicken. Served on a bed of Napoli sauce, rice and mixed leaf salad

Lamb Cutlets (4 pieces)
£27.95

Served with roast potatoes & seasoned veg, veal jus

La Bella Steak (280gr)
£22.95

Best cut flank steak served with saute spinach, creamy mash & veal jus

Angus Burger
£15.95

Lemon Tarragon mayo mature cheddar cheese, served in a brioche bum, dill, pickles, vine tomatoes, red onions & French fries

Grilled Chicken
£16.95

Grilled chicken breast, served with creamy mash & seasoned veg

Rib Eye Steak (320gr)
£29.95

With creamy mushroom sauce & French fries

Truffle Veggie Burger
£13.95

Black truffle mayo, avocado, zucchini fritters and halloumi. Served in a brioche bum, dill, pickles, vine tomatoes, red onions & French fries

Chicken Burger (Grill/Scollapa)
£15.95

Grilled chicken / scallopa milanese served on brioche bun with spicy mayo and fries

Chicken & Veg Lovers

Scallopa Milanese
£18.95

Chicken escalope in breadcrumbs served with spaghetti Bolognese

Polo Ala Milanese
£16.95

Breaded Chicken breast with mix veg & roast potatoes

Pollo Alla Crema
£16.95

Pan-fried chicken breast in creamy mushroom sauce served with French fries & seasoned veg

Cotoletta Di Melanzane All Milanese (v)
£11.95

Oven roasted & panko breaded whole aubergine on bed of napoli sauce parmesan cheese served with fries

Seafood

Grilled Trout Fillets
£22.95

Creamy mash, mix veg, white wine sauce

Grilled Mixed Seafood
£27.95

Grilled tiger prawns, fillet of sea bass & trout served with fries white wine sauce

Grilled Octopus
£24.95

Served with arrabiata sauce, roast potatoes

Grilled Sea Bass Fillets
£22.95

Creamy mash, mix veg, white wine sauce

House Mix Fish Stew
£24.95

Shell off prawns, sliced fillet of seabss, trout, chopped asparagus, roasted peppers cooked in spicy fish bone broth, with fries

Main Salads

Chicken Caesar Salad
£15.95

Sliced grilled Chicken on a bed of mixed iceberg lettuce, crispy croutons, served with parmesan shaving & Caesar dressing

Grilled Seabass Fillet Salad
£15.95

Fine beans, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, pomegranates, boiled eggs, anchovies on a bed of mixed salad with house dressing

Tricolour Quinoa Aubergine Salad (v)
£14.95

with chickpeas, pomegranate, diced cucumbers, tomatoes, olive oil, pickled fenne

Halloumi Avocado Salad (v)
£13.95

mix leaf salad roasted peppers, sun dry tomatoes, avocado, artichokes, vinaigrette and balsamic dressing

Goat’s Cheese Salad (v)
£13.95

Honey Glazed Goat Cheese avocado sun dried tomatoes, peppers caramelized walnuts & beetroot, mixed salad, french dressing.

Sandwiches

Choice of Breads (Italian Olive Foccacia Or Granary Brown Bread)

CHICKEN ESCALOPE
£10.95

Toasted focaccia bread,Breaded chicken breast with melted mozzarella cheese fresh basil and tomato

CAPACOLLO
£9.95

Italian cured meat, ricotta cheese, sun dry tomato, rocket and basil pesto

TOSCANA
£8.95

Toasted focaccia bread with melted fresh mozzarella marinated aubergine, courgette and artichoke

TRICOLORE
£8.95

Toasted focaccia bread with melted mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, avocado and fresh basil pesto sauce

Breakfast Menu

BREAKFAST ITEMS CAN’T BE CHANGED OR REPLACED.

SUN RISE BREAKFAST
£10.95

2 Scrambled eggs, Scottish smoked salmon, avocado, soft cream cheese and toast

BUNNY BREAKFAST
£8.95

2 Crispy fried bacon, spinach, fried egg, matured melted cheddar in Brioche bun

LUX BUN BREAKFAST
£8.45

Scottish smoked salmon, spinach, matured melted cheddar, fried egg in Brioche bun

HANGOVER BREAKFAST
£11.95

2 bacon, 2 fried eggs, 2 buttermilk pancakes, 1 sausage, beans, hash brown and maple syrup

EGG ROYAL
£10.95

Smoked Scottish salmon, 2 poached eggs Avocado, hollandaise sauce served with brioche bun

EGG FLORENTINE (V)
£8.95

2 poached eggs,smoked scarmorza cheese, spinach, hollandaise sauce served with brioche bun

FRENCH OMELETTE (V)
£9.95

made with 3 eggs served with avocado on granary toasted bread

VEGETARIAN ENGLISH (V)
£10.45

2 eggs, 1 halloumi, 1 courgette cake, hashbrown, avocado, beans, tomato, mushroom and toast

AVOCADO ON TOAST (V)
£8.95

served with 2 poached eggs, chives & super seed and cherry tomatoes

Hot Pan Breakfast

served in a hot pan directly from oven

SHAKSHUKA BREAKFAST (V)
£9.95

Pan fried Spanish onion, bell pepper, chestnut mushrooms, baby spinach cooked in crushed tomato, cracked 2 Range eggs and finished with crumbled feta cheese served with toasted bread

LA BELLA STYLE HOT PAN
£10.95

Pan fried diced pepperoni, halloumi, red pepper & mushroom cooked in crushed tomato and finished with 2 range eggs served with toasted bread

Create Your Omelette

All our omelettes made with 3 free range eggs served with fries and salad

PLAIN OMELETTE
£5.95

Lunch Menu

SERVED MON – FRI 12pm – 5pm. 2 courses £14.95. 1 Glass of Red or White Wine £4.00

Soup of the Day

Served with warm bread

Bruchetta Toscana

Garlic Bread topped with finely chopped red onions, chopped tomato & fresh basil green pesto

Pizza Garlic Bread

With mozzarella cheese

Zucchini Fritters (V)

Shredded halloumi mixed with courgettes with fresh dill and herbs slightly pan fried served with minted greek yoghurt

Polpetto Al Sugo

Premium meat beef meatballs prepared with red onions, fresh herbs & parsley, melted cheese cooked in tomato sauce served with ciabatta bread

Beetroot Tartar (V)

Oven roasted beetroot, mixed with natural yoghurt, tahini, virgin olive oil, topped with caramelized walnuts served with pitta bread

Filo Parcels (V)

Puff pastry stuffed with Greek feta & ricotta cheese, finely chopped fresh mint & baby spinach with Ben’s sweet chilli tartar

Crispy Breaded Crab Claws (4pcs)

served with spicy mayo & baby rocket garnish

Spanish Prawn Pil Pil

Pan-seared shell off king prawns with garlic butter, fresh chillies, mixed peppers with spicy tomato sauce with crispy bread

Copaccola Italian Cured Meat

Traditional Italian cured meat served with baby rocket salad, sun dry tomatoes, parmesan shavings, basil pesto and foccacia bread

Insalata Caprese

On a bed of rocket salad, sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella basil pesto and balsamic dressing

Chargrilled Halloumi (V)

Served on roasted peppers, sliced cucumber, sun dried tomatoes & fig jam

Mozzarella Di Parma

Parma ham with fresh mozzarella cherry tomatoes and fig served with olive reduced balsamic dressing

Corn-fed Chicken Skewer

Grilled tender cubes of chicken served with rice and salad

Grilled Chicken

Seasoned chicken steak, served with roast potatoes & seasoned vegetables

Angus Burger

200gr minced beef, lemon tarragon mayo mature cheddar cheese

Margherita (V)

Classic tomato sauce & Mozzarella Cheese

Funghi Pizza (V)

Fresh Mushrooms

Contadino (Pepperoni)

Classic tomato sauce & Mozzarella Cheese and pepperoni

Rigatoni All’amatricciana

Smoked bacon, onions, basil, chilli & parmesan cheese

Tagliatelle Polpettine

Homemade prime lamb meatballs with tomato sauce & basil

Spaghetti Alla Ragu

Traditional Italian Meat sauce with grated Grana Padano Parmesan

Rigatoni All’arrabbiata (V)

Olive oil, green chillies, garlic, black olives, capers & tomato sauce

Spaghetti Carbonara

Crispy bacon with creamy parmesan cheesy sauce

Gnocchi Sorentino

Cooked in Napoli sauce and melted mozzarella

Chicken Caesar Salad

Sliced grilled Chicken on a bed of mixed iceberg lettuce, crispy croutons, served with parmean shaving & Caesar dressing

Gnocchi 4 Formaggi (4 cheese)

Italian potato pasta cooked in creamy sauce with 4 different type of cheese and baked in oven

Tagliatelle Salmone

Creamy tomato sauce, smoked salmon with basil broccoli aspargus

Milkshakes

Chocolate
£5.45
Strawberry
£5.45
Vanilla
£5.45

Soft Drinks

Apple Juice
£3.45
Pineapple Juice
£3.45
Cranberry Juice
£3.45
Orange Juice
£3.45
Appletiser
£3.45
Fever-Tree Tonic
£2.95
Fever-Tree Soda
£2.95

Homemade Lemonade

Classic
£4.95
Strawberry
£4.95
Passionfruit
£4.95

Hot Drinks

Cappuccino
£2.95
Americano
£2.95
Flat White
£2.95
Latte
£3.45
Hot Chocolate
£3.45
Mocha
£3.95
Single Espresso
£1.95

Cocktail Menu

La Bella Vita Italian Mediterranean

PORNSTAR MARTINI
£11.95

vanilla vodka, passion liquer, vanilla syrup, passion puree

STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI
£11.95

white rum, triple sec, strawberry syrup, strawberry puree, cranberry juice, lime puree

MARGARITA
£11.95

tequila, triple sec, lime puree, aquafaba

LYCHEE MARTINI
£11.95

vodka, malibu, lychee syrup, lychee puree, lychee juice, lemon puree, aquafaba

DRAGON FRUIT MARTINI
£11.95

Pink gin, dragon fruit liquer, dragon fruit syrup, aquafaa

OLD FASHION
£12.95

Bourbon whisky, Brown sugar, angostura bitters, slice of orange

WHISKY SOUR
£11.95

Bourbon whisky, sweet & sour sauce, angostura bitters, cocktail cherry, slice of orange

Moctails

Classic Virgin Mojito Mocktail
£6.95

Soda, sugar, lemon, lime, mint leaves

Pina Colada Mocktail
£7.95

Pineapple juice, double cream, coconut syrup and lime juice

Homemade Lemonade
£5.95

Soda, lemon, lime, orange