Bella Bimba - Bibi Johns

Advantages: Good food reasonably priced
Disadvantages: Some tables are a little cramped

... BELLA ITALIA Formerly known as Bella Pasta My first visit to a Bella Italia was a couple of weeks after returning from a holiday at Lake Como. My 10 year old son was very impressed that he could use his newly aquired snatches of Italian as the waitress greeted us in Italian, he spent the meal throwing in what few words and phrases he had picked up in Italy!! The restaurant we visited was in Lancaster, our home town, and at that time I didn't realise that it was part of a chain. I must say that we enjoyed our meal and found the prices reasonable, consequently we have returned several times since. It is on all of these visits that I base this review. RESTAURANT.......Our local Bella Italia is on the corner of Church Street, Lancaster, and is like a little piece of Italy in the midst of Lancashire. It... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent food, pleasant staff and atmosphere, not overly pricey
Disadvantages: Long waiting time at busy periods.

...Bibi's is not easy to find. Perhaps that's why it is so busy all the time; it's almost like being invited into some sort of club once you know where it is. Located down a side street, just off one of the main city centre roads, Bibi's is a wonderfully relaxed restaurant, which has a fabulous atmosphere. It's one of those places where, despite the fact that the noise level is always hovering somewhere between "hubbub" and "din", every table seems to be a world of it's own, and it is easy to share a quiet romantic night with the lucky person of your choice. Before I first went there, I had heard that the waiter's were not especially helpful or friendly, and that the food wasn't great. I can only assume that my friend had either a) gone when everyone was having a particularly bad night, b) had gone to an entirely different restaurant... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of info, advice, tips. Easy to read.
Disadvantages: None

...Now, before all the men out there move onto the next review, remember that it is a well known fact that you love reading ' women's' magazines. Forget FHM, Loaded and the rest. If a copy of Bella, Woman, Chat etc is lying on a coffee table, my husband will always pick it up and have a good read. Having said all that , it's not often that I read them myself ! However, I have read the last few issues of Bella. We have been away over Easter to my Mum and Dad's caravan, and my Mum left the latest issues behind for some holiday reading. Of course, as soon as I got home, I felt a review coming on, and so checked out the magazine categories. And there it was ! So, here is my review of Bella. Aimed at women, but read by men as well ! What is Bella ? Bella is a weekly magazine that averages about 60 pages per issue. As... Read review

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