Bella Italian Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Nile Plaza - Cairo, Egypt: The Bella Italian Restaurant at the upscale Four Seasons Hotel Nile Plaza in Cairo is a good choice for a light gourmet business lunch or get-together. Light colored wood chairs, tan upholstery, green patterned carpet, grand banquet décor, and glass table tops give it a clean, crisp and elegant feel, without being overly stiff and formal. Large windows look out to a stunning view of the Nile, and dim lighting and an open kitchen concept with two wood-burning stoves on either side make it conducive for open and relaxed conversations.

We had lunch at Bella on a weeknight and at the time we were there, the restaurant was only about 25% full. A surplus of waiters and mangers sharply dressed in black pants, white shirts, black vests and long aprons, walked back and forth, and roamed around the restaurant, giving it a busy and rushed atmosphere instead of a calm and relaxed feeling. It seemed as if there were more servers than there were guests.

For appetizer, we ordered a Lobster Linguini in a Spicy Red Sauce, which looked, smelled and tasted superb and authentically Italian. The Four Seasons is known for importing only the freshest ingredients from select international markets, and this dish alone proved this. For our main course, I had the Truffled Roast Rack of Lamb, flavored with Stout Beer, Potatoes and Onion Mille-Fueille with Chestnuts Sauce. It was rich and complex in flavor, and oh-so-delicious. My dining partner had the Traditional Osso Buco served with Saffron Risotto and Gremolata Veal Shank, which was equally lavish and mouth-watering.

While the main course was stellar, the dessert was a bit anticlimactic. I had the Blueberry Mousse while my partner had a Warm Hazelnut Cake, which lacked texture. Both were okay in taste, but short of perfect.

The service was topnotch, as can be expected from a Four Seasons restaurant. All throughout, the waiters were attentive and helpful, but I was still a bit annoyed by the fact that there were just too many people on the floor considering that there weren’t that many diners. All in all, I enjoyed dinner at the Bella Italian Restaurant Cairo and give it a rating of Bombastic!

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What I liked: Superb food, excellent ambiance

What I didn’t like: Surplus of waiters

Rating: Bombastic

Address and Telephone Number:
Bella Italian Restaurant
Address: Four Seasons Hotel Nile Plaza
1089 Corniche El Nil, P.O. Box 63 Maglis El Shaab,
Garden City 11519, Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: 20 (2) 2791-7000
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