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Ciao Bella Italian Grill - Steakhouse in Memphis, Tennessee

Ciao Bella Italian Grill

4.5 (724 reviews)

5101 Sanderlin Ave #100, Memphis, TN 38117

Italian restaurant
European restaurant
Pizza restaurant

About Ciao Bella Italian Grill - steak house in Memphis, Tennessee

Italian staples, including pasta & pizza, served alongside Greek specialties in an easygoing eatery.

Customer Review Summary

Ciao Bella Italian Grill offers an excellent dining experience with great food, service, and drinks. Signature dishes, such as Tostadi Ravioli and Beef Brisket Gnocchi, receive high praise, while the atmosphere is described as warm and inviting, ideal for special occasions. Some reviews note inconsistencies in service, including slow order taking during a busy evening and issues with specific dishes like overcooked spaghetti and bland sauces. Positive comments highlight friendly staff, quick service, and delicious food, particularly the lobster ravioli and smoked chicken ravioli. Overall, the restaurant is recommended for its cozy ambiance and is a solid choice for dinner dates or celebrations.

Key Features

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Curbside pickup
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Private dining room
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Pets

  • Dogs allowed outside

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.5 out of 5
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19
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25
Based on 724 reviews

Kirby Thornton

4 months ago

An excellent dining experience. Great food with good service and drinks. I highly recommend the Tostadi Ravioli and Beef Brisket Gnocchi. Both were amazing and the Apricot Daiquiri was excellent.

Karen Delgado Odeh

5 months ago

I recently dined at this Italian restaurant and had a great experience overall. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, perfect for a nice evening out or celebrating a special occasion. I ordered the lobster ravioli and came with a lobster tail, and it did not disappoint—the flavors were rich and delicious, cooked to perfection. However, the martini wasn’t quite what I was expecting, but it didn’t take away from the quality of the meal. If you’re looking for great Italian food with a cozy ambiance, this place is a solid choice!

Teyeona corbett

6 months ago

The food was pretty basic. Wasn’t bad but wasn’t mind blowing. I did enjoy our bruschetta. The atmosphere was quite a perfect for a nice dinner date for two. The host was very nice but our server was pretty nice but barely checked on us.

Venkat G

9 months ago

Great ambiance, great food and great service! But I prefer to have my soups to be very hot that was one thing they were lagging. Apart from that Smoked Chicken Ravioli was extraordinary!

R “R Y” Y

1 year ago

After our first experience, we were so excited to spend our second time here. And it was horrible. We sat and waited 10 minutes to have someone coming to take our order. The food came out slow and was not good as before. How could you messed up the spaghetti when you are an Italian restaurant? The spaghetti noodles were a mess, overcooked, all small pieces of noodles, the marinara sauce was bland, and the meatballs were dried. The lobster bisque was bland as well. Spinach Manicotti and Carciofi Romana were good. We only had couple bites and left because we felt heart broken. Everything was amazing. Beautiful atmosphere. Fast and friendly service. The food came out so fast, fresh, and hot. We had a great dinner time and definitely come back.

Brock Knutson

5 months ago

Our food was amazing. The staff was super friendly. I would not hesitate to come back here again.

Pragathi Ramanath

2 years ago

Had a wonderful time at a birthday party here. The food was delicious and the service even better. Kudos to Drake who was very courteous and gave us an awesome and prompt service in all the noise and celebration. Had dinner with fam again here and again was very happy with the service promptness. East to make reservations. Rae was very sweet kind and courteous. Everyone enjoyed their meal. The warm goat cheese dip and spinach manicotti were awesome.

Neecole Gregory

2 years ago

The atmosphere here gave me small reminders of Italy. We were seated almost immediately and ate on the patio. Our server was super helpful helping pick appetizers and meals. The food came out quickly and was delicious! Especially the mussels in white wine sauce! Would definitely recommend for a romantic date night ❤️

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 5–10 PM
Monday 5–9 PM
Saturday 5–10 PM
Sunday 5–9 PM
Thursday 5–9 PM
Tuesday 5–9 PM
Wednesday 5–9 PM

Price Range

$30–50