Italian restaurant

Bella Vita Ristorante Menu & Prices — Folkestone

Name: Bella Vita Ristorante
Address: 71 The Old High St, Folkestone, CT20 1RN, GB

71 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RN

Rating: 4.6 ★944 reviews
Price: £20–30per person

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About this menu

Bella Vita Ristorante is an Italian restaurant on The Old High St in Folkestone, serving pizza, pasta and risotto alongside smaller plates. The menu begins with appetisers and starters, including bruschetta and arancini, before moving on to pizza bread, pasta and risotto, mains and pizza. Sides and salads follow, and the children's menu comes last.

Visitors after a smaller order can put it together from the appetisers, starters and salads, then add sides such as french fries or tender stem broccoli. For a full meal, the pasta and risotto section has carbonara, the pizza section has Margherita, and the mains offer another route. Pizza bread is a separate section from the pizzas, for anyone wanting bread rather than a full pizza. Families are covered by the children's menu, which has its own pizzas, so younger diners can order separately from the main list.

Pane
Fresh homemade bread
Olives
Sicilian green olives marinated with jalapeño, mushrooms, mixed peppers, and parsley.
Bruschetta
Two slices of toasted sourdough topped with ricotta cheese, sautéed garlic, cherry tomatoes, and pepper sauce.
Zucchini Fritti
Deep-fried julienne-cut courgette, with garlic Greek yoghurt.

STARTERS7 dishes

Arancini
Filled with Fontal cheese and truffle fried rice balls, with a touch of truffle oil, and finished with rocket.
Burrata
Creamy Italian mozzarella served with marinated cherry tomatoes and fresh basil.
Calamari Fritti
Deep-fried calamari, served with lemon and tartar sauce.
Polpette
Fresh homemade meatballs in tomato sauce, served with bread
Cozze Alla Marinara
Local fresh mussels cooked in a house tomato with nduja and chilli sauce.
Gamberoni Al Limone
Shell-on king prawns cooked with garlic, fresh chilli, butter, and lemon sauce, topped with parsley.
Bresaola
Sliced beef fillet served with rocket, Parmesan shavings, and lemon.

PIZZA BREAD3 dishes

Al Formaggio
Pizza bread with mozzarella, garlic, Parmesan cheese and a pinch of rosemary.
'Nduja
Pizza bread topped with nduja, mozzarella, caramelised onion and green pesto.
Marinara
Garlic pizza bread with tomato sauce.

Pasta & Risotto12 dishes

Carbonara
Linguini with Italian pancetta, black pepper, egg yolk, cheese and double cream.
Bolognese
Spaghetti in a rich beef ragu.
Penne All'Arrabbiata
Penne pasta with cherry tomatoes, fresh garlic, chilli tomato sauce, basil, and extra-virgin olive oil.
Polpette Di Carne
Linguini pasta with beef meatballs, parsley, basil and house tomato sauce.
Ravioli Di Ricotta E Spinaci
Ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta cheese with cherry tomatoes in a tomato sauce topped with fresh rocket and shaved parmesan.
Ravioli Gamberi E Zucchine
Crab ravioli with peeled prawns and courgette in a lemon, butter and white wine sauce.
Fresh Linguine Al Nero Di Mare
Fresh squid ink pasta with local mixed seafood, calamari, mussels, clams, and prawns.
Ravioli All'Aragosta
Ravioli filled with lobster and ricotta, cooked with clams and mussels in a house tomato sauce and a touch of cream.
Gnocchi Al Pomodoro Con Buffalina
Potato gnocchi with house spicy tomato sauce, fresh garlic, and cherry tomatoes, topped with fresh buffalo mozzarella and pistachios.
Risotto Ai Frutti Di Mare
Carnaroli rice with local mixed seafood, calamari, mussels, clams, and prawns.
Lasagne Al Forno
Egg pasta layered with rich beef ragu, bechemel sauce, tomato and mozzarella.
Risotto Ai Funghi Porcini
Carnaroli rice with Porcini and mixed wild mushrooms, parmesan, green peas, saffron and a touch of truffle oil.

Mains3 dishes

Bistecca Salsa Ai Fungi
Pan-cooked rib-eye steak with onion, garlic, butter, cream, and chestnut mushroom sauce. With a side of tender stem broccoli and chips.
Spigola Al Limone
Two pan-seared fillets of seabass cooked in lemon, orange butter and white wine sauce with a touch of limoncello. Served with tender stem broccoli.
Pollo Alla Milanese
Breaded chicken breast served with a side of spaghetti Bolognese.

Pizza16 dishes

Margherita
House tomato sauce, mozzarella and fresh basil
Quattro Formaggi
Mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and gorgonzola.
Bella Vita
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, rocket, Parma ham and Parmesan shavings.
Crudo E Buratta
House tomato sauce, Parma ham, fresh cherry tomato, basil, and whole burrata.
Meatza Italiano
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, ham, spicy pepperoni, salami Napoli, nduja and jalapeno.
Pepperoni Di Mamma£17.00
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, and double pepperoni picante.
Zitella
House Tomato sauce, mozzarella, onion, mushroom, chicken, minced meat, paprika, spinach and parmesan cheese.
Biancaneve
Cream and parmesan cheese base, mozzarella, thinly sliced pancetta, marinated chicken, and a drizzle of hot honey.
Old High Street
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, sundried tomato, courgette, potato, and tenderstem broccoli with green pesto.
Calzone
Folded pizza with mozzarella, ham, pepperoni, mushrooms, and spinach, topped with tomato sauce (vegetarian and vegan options available)
Napoli
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy pepperoni, black olives, capers and anchovies.
Ortolana Vegan
House tomato sauce, Vegan cheese, aubergines, courgettes, peppers, black olives and oregano
Buratta E Diavola
House tomato sauce, spicy pepperoni, caramelised onion, fresh cherry tomato, and hot honey, finished with whole burrata.
La Vegetariana Classica
House tomato sauce, olives, mushrooms, red onion, peppers, and courgette.
Cotto E Funghi
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, prosciutto cotto, and olives.
Tonno E Cipolla
House tomato sauce, mozzarella, tuna, sweetcorn, red onion and oregano.

SIDES4 dishes

TENDER STEM BROCCOLI£6.00
FRENCH FRIES£4.90
OVEN-COOKED ITALIAN SPICY SAUSAGE£6.00
SPAGHETTI POMODORO£7.50
Spaghetti with house tomato sauce

SALADS3 dishes

CAPRESE£9.75
Buffalo mozzarella with heritage tomato, green pesto and fresh basil
TOMATO ONION SALAD£6.00
Wine tomato, onion, sumac and fresh basil, with balsamic glaze
INSALATA MISTA£7.90
Mixed leaf salad, tomato, red onion, pepper and cucumber