If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. From start to finish, our experience with Bella’s Catering was incredible, and that’s entirely thanks to Julie, the owner. You can tell immediately that she’s not only passionate about her business but about people and her community. She takes so much pride in representing Celina, Ohio, and it absolutely shows in everything she does.
The food was phenomenal, fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with love. But the carrot cake for dessert deserves its own shoutout—it was easily one of the best I’ve ever had.
Julie’s warmth and genuine care left a lasting impression on me. Because of her, I now have such a positive view of Celina as a whole.
If you’re local, this is your sign to book with Bella’s (though you probably already knew that, given her reputation). And if you’re from out of town, trust me, this is the place to support if you want the best possible representation of what Celina, OH is all about: great food, genuine people, and pride in community.
Sean Gibson
Where do I begin?! My wife and I just had our wedding reception there on 10/18/25. Julie was such a blessing and always so friendly and accommodating. We mainly communicated via text and she’s super quick to respond. She allowed our vendors to come set up and decorate the facility two days prior to eliminate additional stress. Her staff was incredibly friendly and proactive in offering assistance and catering to everyone’s needs. The food was phenomenal, both in taste and presentation. The restaurant was incredibly clean and well laid out and offers a beautiful view of the lake. Truly, words can’t come near to fully describe how happy and appreciative we were but I will tell you we’ve rented out a few restaurants and this was by far the absolute best experience ever. I wish they’d come to Florida so we could host events with them more often. YOU WILL NOT REGRET USIKG THEM SND ALLOW THEM TO BE A MAJOR OART OF YOUR EVENTS. Thank you so much!!!!!
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They seemed to be permanently closed now
Jason Puckett
Always closed. For private events.
David Rosado
So sad they closed at end of November.
MK Zelnik
It's a small town Italian place. The people were nice, but I didn't much care for the food or the variety. I did have a nice view of the lake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
candace pescosolido
Food was good. Kids' meals are VERY small. Wait staff was friendly but couldn't seem to get our order correct (not even the salads) but was nice when going back to fix things. Atmosphere is WONDERFUL views are delightful. Over all I'd go back again for the food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jerry Yoder
The service was not bad. Had shrimp that was spoiled and they were nice enough to give me $10 off of the bill. Never heard from management. Sucks to leave such a review, but their lack of response is the only reason I left one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Kelly Taylor
Chicken Parmesan was very good, so was the lasagna. Tiramasu and Cannolis were delicious.
had a group of 30. they were efficient and courteous
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brent Miller
Me and my wife loved coming here. Where we had our first date, just where we had our 3 year anniversary, but in the past 10 days since our anniversary (todays date of october 12th 2024) they have implemented a forced 18% gratuity on your bill. We usually always tipped and will tip well when we have above and beyond service. But last night the server kind of made a snarky attitude, the soup was luke warm at best and my wifes drink (made by the server) wasnt mixed right at all and we were only going to tip a low amount. Then saw the forced 18% tip on the bill which increased our bill by 7 dollars was enough for me to say we will most likely never ever eat in this establishment again except maybe our anniversary for tradition.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Marjorie Harris
Last Saturday October 5th us cousins met here as we did back in 2021. Everything was as promising as it was in 2021. The view, the atmosphere, the food was amazing. The weather was beautiful! We all enjoyed wine and laughter! Since we were all from far away, the waitress (I wish I could remember her name!) was so helpful with pictures of us. I wish I would have taken pictures of the food! We each had a pasta dish and the spinach salad was so good! This is definitely a place we will continue meeting at over years to come.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Theresa Bush
The spinach salad was great, and the chocolate cake was delicious. The ravioli was just ok. The waitress was very good dealing with our rowdy table of 8.
Vegetarian options: There were 2 vegetarian options: portobello ravioli and eggplant parmison.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Katie Keller
I do not appreciate a server messaging my significant other telling them the tip we gave her was not up to her standards. She then also told him if we can’t tip her good then we shouldn’t go out to eat. We have gone to Bella’s before and service was great but yesterday wasn’t the best.
To also add on our server didn’t come get our drink order and let us sit there for 10 minutes. The restaurant wasn’t busy, but I also get you get busy doing something.
If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. From start to finish, our experience with Bella’s Catering was incredible, and that’s entirely thanks to Julie, the owner. You can tell immediately that she’s not only passionate about her business but about people and her community. She takes so much pride in representing Celina, Ohio, and it absolutely shows in everything she does.
The food was phenomenal, fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with love. But the carrot cake for dessert deserves its own shoutout—it was easily one of the best I’ve ever had.
Julie’s warmth and genuine care left a lasting impression on me. Because of her, I now have such a positive view of Celina as a whole.
If you’re local, this is your sign to book with Bella’s (though you probably already knew that, given her reputation). And if you’re from out of town, trust me, this is the place to support if you want the best possible representation of what Celina, OH is all about: great food, genuine people, and pride in community.
Where do I begin?! My wife and I just had our wedding reception there on 10/18/25. Julie was such a blessing and always so friendly and accommodating. We mainly communicated via text and she’s super quick to respond. She allowed our vendors to come set up and decorate the facility two days prior to eliminate additional stress. Her staff was incredibly friendly and proactive in offering assistance and catering to everyone’s needs. The food was phenomenal, both in taste and presentation. The restaurant was incredibly clean and well laid out and offers a beautiful view of the lake. Truly, words can’t come near to fully describe how happy and appreciative we were but I will tell you we’ve rented out a few restaurants and this was by far the absolute best experience ever. I wish they’d come to Florida so we could host events with them more often. YOU WILL NOT REGRET USIKG THEM SND ALLOW THEM TO BE A MAJOR OART OF YOUR EVENTS. Thank you so much!!!!!
They seemed to be permanently closed now
Always closed. For private events.
So sad they closed at end of November.
It's a small town Italian place. The people were nice, but I didn't much care for the food or the variety. I did have a nice view of the lake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Food was good. Kids' meals are VERY small. Wait staff was friendly but couldn't seem to get our order correct (not even the salads) but was nice when going back to fix things. Atmosphere is WONDERFUL views are delightful. Over all I'd go back again for the food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The service was not bad.
Had shrimp that was spoiled and they were nice enough to give me $10 off of the bill.
Never heard from management.
Sucks to leave such a review, but their lack of response is the only reason I left one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Chicken Parmesan was very good, so was the lasagna. Tiramasu and Cannolis were delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms, Garlic Knots, Chicken Parmesan, Cannoli
Friday, mini class reunion, 25+ guests, pre-guessimate. Excellent preparation, great service, good prices. Pleasant experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Carbonara, Whiskey Pork Chops, Salad
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had a group of 30. they were efficient and courteous
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me and my wife loved coming here. Where we had our first date, just where we had our 3 year anniversary, but in the past 10 days since our anniversary (todays date of october 12th 2024) they have implemented a forced 18% gratuity on your bill. We usually always tipped and will tip well when we have above and beyond service. But last night the server kind of made a snarky attitude, the soup was luke warm at best and my wifes drink (made by the server) wasnt mixed right at all and we were only going to tip a low amount. Then saw the forced 18% tip on the bill which increased our bill by 7 dollars was enough for me to say we will most likely never ever eat in this establishment again except maybe our anniversary for tradition.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Last Saturday October 5th us cousins met here as we did back in 2021. Everything was as promising as it was in 2021. The view, the atmosphere, the food was amazing. The weather was beautiful! We all enjoyed wine and laughter! Since we were all from far away, the waitress (I wish I could remember her name!) was so helpful with pictures of us. I wish I would have taken pictures of the food! We each had a pasta dish and the spinach salad was so good! This is definitely a place we will continue meeting at over years to come.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The spinach salad was great, and the chocolate cake was delicious. The ravioli was just ok. The waitress was very good dealing with our rowdy table of 8.
Vegetarian options: There were 2 vegetarian options: portobello ravioli and eggplant parmison.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
I do not appreciate a server messaging my significant other telling them the tip we gave her was not up to her standards. She then also told him if we can’t tip her good then we shouldn’t go out to eat. We have gone to Bella’s before and service was great but yesterday wasn’t the best.
To also add on our server didn’t come get our drink order and let us sit there for 10 minutes. The restaurant wasn’t busy, but I also get you get busy doing something.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
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