High street Italian favourite Bella Italia has officially revealed its festive menu, serving up a decadent mix of classic winter comfort dishes and British holiday staples.
The seasonal line-up combines familiar Italian recipes with well-known Christmas dinner favourites, featuring standout creations alongside a range of festive sides, sweet treats, and holiday cocktails.
Leading the menu is the Christmas Camembert Pizza, which combines a classic tomato base and melted mozzarella with pulled chicken, pancetta, and cranberry sauce. The pizza is finished with crispy sage and crowned with an entire baked, gooey Camembert cheese at the centre.
Pasta fans are also catered for with the Christmas Carbonara. The dish takes the restaurant’s traditional creamy pasta recipe and tops it with crispy sage, whole pigs in blankets, and a sage and onion stuffing crumb. For diners looking for a richer alternative, the new Truffle and Pumpkin Ravioli features parcels filled with pumpkin tossed in a white wine, truffle oil, and cheese cream sauce, finished with roasted chestnut mushrooms and fresh rocket.
The sides selection leans heavily into seasonal trimmings, offering bowls of classic pigs in blankets alongside Christmas Loaded Fries, which arrive topped with rich gravy, pigs in blankets, and sage and onion stuffing. Diners can also choose to add pigs in blankets and stuffing directly onto any standard pasta order across the main menu.
For dessert, the chain has introduced a Mince Pie Cheesecake, combining baked vanilla cheesecake with crushed mince pie pieces, salted caramel drizzle, and a side of vanilla gelato.
The bar menu has also seen a festive update, introducing drinks such as the Mulled Spritz made with Malfy con Arancia gin, Aperol, Prosecco, and seasonal spices, alongside the Limoncello Cheesecake Spritz and the Snowman Lemon Float, which pairs lemon sorbet with Di Capri Limoncello Crema and Prosecco. A non-alcoholic Gingerbread Latte is also available for hot drink lovers.
A spokesperson for Bella Italia said: “Christmas is all about coming together, sharing delicious food and making special memories with the people you love, and that’s exactly what we wanted to celebrate with our new festive menu.
“We’ve taken some of our guests’ favourite Italian dishes and given them a playful Christmas twist, from our creamy Carbonara piled high with pigs in blankets to our indulgent Camembert Pizza and delicious Mince Pie Cheesecake.
“Whether you’re planning a festive catch-up with friends, a family celebration or simply fancy treating yourself to something special, we can’t wait to welcome guests in and share a little extra Christmas magic around the table.”
The festive menu is available across Bella Italia branches nationwide throughout the holiday season, with bookings open directly on the restaurant’s website.
