Sadly really gone downhill
I live in Blackpool and went to the one opposite the Winter Gardens today. Bella Italia used to be a favourite to go to - pasta was always lovely - but today I tried something else. Started with dough balls with garlic and mozzerella - when it first came it was unexpected - basically instead of the garlic being inside the balls - it was outside in the container and the cheese melted on top - but even though the cheese and oil was hot - the dough balls were still frozen. The waitress did take it away and got it cooked a little longer - but still not your standard dough ball - and this way is not a good way to cook them - as they are sat swimming in oil instead of a bit of oil in the middle of each ball. The next thing I had was the Christmas pizza - the waiter that brought this swore that the pizza dough was freshly made but it was thin and solid as cardboard - I couldn't eat all of it - it felt like the base had been made and frozen then heated up - and the underneath was also on the cold side. The latte and red wine was good though - and the staff was excellent - couldn't be any nicer or more helpful - its a shame though because bad food will reflect in the staff tips and that's not fair. As mentioned Bella Italia used to be one of my firm favourites - sadly no more.