Reviews for Bellanico Restaurant and Wine Bar in Oakland, CA

staff very friendly and patient, food was very tasty, variety was lovely and the drinks were wonderful. two seating options,... indoors, outdoors and by the street, all very accommodating. can get very crowded, not a lot of vegetarian/vegan options,understandable however. not sure if you can modify dishes, didn't ask Read more

Excellent friendly service and awesome food. Loved my juicy pork chop along with the mussels and sausage appetizer. My wife’s... risotto was also tasty along with the swordfish. Will come back for sure. Read more

Excellent restaurant, with delicious Italian starters, entree and dessert. The dishes are all reasonably priced. Also, the... servers are amazing and knowledgeable. They were able to help us decide our dinner menu items based on our allergies etc. Itemsordered include, burrata salad, butter squash frittata, beet ravioli, swiss chard pasta, cheesecake, souffle cake. Alldelicious, our favorite was the beet ravioli. Read more

This place may have been the deciding factor in our move to this neighborhood. That's how great it is. We came on a random... Thursday night not expecting a ton. We had just seen a new place to possibly move to, we were hungry and came here. First off,it was Covid. Outdoor dining or not, the place is romantic. Wine and food selection is decadent. Smaller portions but reallyit's all you need. We ordered so much and loved every bite. Appetizers, to entrées to dessert, everything was divine. Roastedpotatoes, rosemary roasted chicken, lamb paired with a Malbec was heaven. The sauces were so good we wanted to lick them off ourplates. We definitely ordered more and took food to go. After the beautiful experience with such a knowledgeable kind waitress,we said this is our neighborhood, and have lived here ever since. Read more

Aperto was my favorite restaurant for so many years. I regret that it took me so long to get over here to Bellanico. The... tagliolini pepati is still absolutely amazing. The risotto was creative and spectacular with roasted corn, hazelnuts, and anherbed ricotta salata. The owners were friendly and provided great service. The space reminded me a lot of Aperto, too.Comfortable, cozy, relaxed, inviting. A perfect neighborhood restaurant and worth going out of your way to get to. Read more

Absolutely amazing. Starters were delicious. We shared between three people. Pasta was crazy good. Sorry for the photo. I had... already eaten most of it before I thought about a photo. The lamb sugo was fabulous. Dessert. Goat cheese cheesecake was off thehook! Molto delizioso Read more

I love this place. Like LOVE. The food I’ve gotten here has always been very flavorful, well cooked, and presented... beautifully. They also have a good selection of wine as well if you want to drink wine. Their desserts are also delicious, Ialways order the doughnuts which come with a dark chocolate sauce and this white sauce. They used to have these fish cannolisthat were heavenly but unfortunately, those aren’t on the menu anymore. Outdoor seating: yes Heat lamps: yes Nice owners andstaff: yes Price: it’s on the pricier side Wine price: ~ $11-16 per glass Read more

Visited at lunch time and was served right away. While sitting at the bar, you can see in the kitchen where your food is... prepared. It's a clean space, employees seem genuinely happy to be working there and they're quite knowledgeable. Ordered thesmoked trout pannini. Seasoned to perfection and oh so delicious. The negroni went along with it just fine. Read more