Mia Bella Restaurant

On a one night stopover I was steered to Mia Bella. The restaurant is in the Little Italy section of Cleveland, near Case Western and Cleveland Clinic. A nice casual place with a lively tone, I found the place much to my liking. The bar and wine list were fairly extensive with moderate pricing for most spirits.

I was forced to dine alone since my son was busy at another event. Unfortunately, my review is limited to just my selection, which I need to add was wonderful. I started with the roasted beet salad. It was centered around a fairly large number of red beets surrounded by arugula, goat cheese and honey glazed walnuts.

For the main course I chose (wisely) the chef's daily special. It was pan seared red grouper with a wonderful accompaniment of couscous along with a pineapple, carrot and spinach chutney. Also included were a large number of pearled onions that were so tender and sweet. The meal was great from all fronts. I would recommend it to anyone whenever available on the menu.

I could not leave without sampling the homemade tiramisu. Worth the calories? You bet!

Even the coffee was delightful. Smooth without bitterness, or any hint of acidity

Finally, kudos to the chef and to my server Amanda

I will be back.

What an amazing restaurant. If you want a palate pleaser with the perfect ambiance, do yourself a favor and make this your first choice for a night out. You will go back again and again. Ask for Elle, pleasant, always smiling and went above and beyond for us. Five stars is not enough!

A little too quick clearing the table, and we weren't asked if it was okay to remove things before they were taken. Service was otherwise wonderful as was the food. Or made for a lovely Mothers Day treat from my son.

Son’s surgery caused us to be in Cleveland. Great dinner starting with large beet salad which was excellent. Had the shrimp with goat cheese and a wonderful sauce as the appetizer. We each had the MIA Bella pasta one with sausage and one with meat balls. Both very tasty and very large. Enough leftover for 2 meals from each. Staff was efficient, helpful, and friendly.

This restaurant is awesome. Really great food. Probably some of the best Italian I’ve since getting back from a stay in Italy. They have valet which I suggest, because parking in that area is impossible. The only issue I had was when my friend and I were first seated, we were seated at a very small table to the left of the bar. This table was squeezed very tightly between the wall and another two top. Now I’m a bigger dude. 6’4” and 230 lbs. I could squeeze into me seat by the wall.