Bella Luna Downtown boasts Authentic Italian Cuisine, live entertainment & carefully selected beer & wine for quality and taste. Open since Oct. 2014, NYC born and raised Owner & Executive Chef Salvatore Colicci knows how food is supposed to taste, his family has been in the restaurant business for over 40 years.
Located on Schatzell St. across from Retama Park, Bella Luna Downtown is rapidly creating a following among South Texas residents who want delicious Italian food at reasonable prices. Bella Luna Downtown’s traditional Italian Cuisine is prepared using sauces made from scratch, nothing is pre-cooked with every dish made fresh to order.
Bella Luna Downtown has a full Italian entrée menu. Start the meal the Stuffed Mozzarella Bread
Modest spot with an urban vibe for traditional Italian cuisine & wine, plus weekly live jazz music. Based on 559 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
429 Schatzell St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 887-4777
Website: http://bellalunadowntown.com/
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday |
5–10 PM |
| Wednesday |
5–10 PM |
| Thursday |
5–10 PM |
| Friday |
5–11 PM |
| Saturday |
5–11 PM |
| Sunday |
12–8 PM |
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Reviews
Cora W
Bought their Living Social deal of a prix fixe dinner for 2, and I’m glad we did. Service was friendly. The place looks a little rough right now as someone recently drove through one of their walls, and it’s being fixed up. They have a stage for live music. The food was really good. Entree portions are large enough for 2. They serve warm bread with balsamic vinegar and oil. Delicious. The spinach and artichoke dip was very good. The ceasar salad was good with shaved parmesan. I had the lobster ravioli – delicious. My husband had their lasagna and said it was really good. Their tiramisu was delicious. We will definitely go back.
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Kim Gonzales (Kimmie)
This is my favorite Italian place in Corpus Christi! If you feel like authentic Italian this is the place to go. The Cavatelli Bolognese is my favorite dish! The toasted Ravioli is a great appetizer.. Their lasagna is delicious as well. Their deserts are to die for. Their flat breads remind me of Italy.
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Eileen Eiden
I wanted to do something different. And I found this little gem on the strip. It’s a little Italian restaurant. Don’t worry if he wants seafood it has it. But you can also get the traditional Italian food. Why not You’re on vacation! Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of my main dish. But I was able to get the Caesar salad and the wonderful bread. Overall I had a good experience and the service was wonderful on a Wednesday night. Also it is walking distance for some of the hotels in the area.
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Joseph Wilson
The service was top notch and the atmosphere was lively. I highly recommend calling ahead to make a reservation.
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Heather Johnson
This is an amazing and quaint little place. Found it here on Yelp! Food is outstanding, server was fabulous, atmosphere was out of this world. Do not come here for anything fast. Take your time, relax, have a glass of wine and enjoy your evening and the company you are with…this is a very laid back place. They do not rush people, thus it means that they might turn people away and if they have a party already coming, they will not seat the empty table. Reservations were taken as well. We ended up sharing and entree and had some to take home! The server we had was Jessica and she was absolutely super! We will be back next time we come to Corpus.
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Oralia Villarreal
Wonderful dinner. A little pricey but worth it as everything is made in house from scratch. My compliments to the chef/chefs. Everything was delicious. Waitress did an excellent job of taking care of all our needs. Wait time for food was a little long but worth the wait. We had a large party of 18 so that may be why it took a while aside from it being made from scratch so that wasn’t a real problem. I gave the atmosphere a 4 only because there was no live music as they’d had it before. It, however, did allow us to visit with each other which was nice. Excellent place to eat. We will return.
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Diane Olivares
My husband and I went last night for our anniversary. The atmosphere wasn’t quite what we were expecting, there were lots of large tables with teenagers for birthday parties. Since the dining area is just one big room there wasn’t much privacy and we were put at a very small table. Now…the food was really good. I had the shrimp and crab ravioli and it was absolutely delicious. They were out of lasagna (at 6:30pm) so they made something similar for my husband with penne pasta. The spinach and artichoke appetizer was really good, garlicy and a slight spice. The breadsticks with olive oil and balsamic were good as well. All in all, it was a pleasant experience but would like more ambiance for a special occasion like our anniversary.
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Trey Haltom
Wow, best batch of fries I ever ate: smothered with creamy cheese and jalapeno peppers. Too good to describe. I found this place looking for a restaurant near the Corpus Christi Greyhound. Glad I did!!!
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Susan Andersen
Drove in from Port A (family vacay) to celebrate some family birthdays. The restaurant we had reservations at could not seat us. We called over to Bella Luna and went there for dinner. Wow!! What a fantastic surprise. Must have been meant to be! Great Italian food. Great service.
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Amanda Haven
Wow. It’s a contender for the best Italian food in Corpus for sure. I literally closed my eyes to enjoy my first taste of the Sacchetti alla Gorgonzola. Divine. Perfect consistency and flavor. I like a good tomato based sauce, but if you are a lover of cheese & garlicy white sauces like myself, you need to try this. Great service as well thanks to Toni! Will be back.
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