Bellini Italian Bistro

4.1 (11)

$30 and under

Italian

2302 1St Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

About this restaurant

Bellini Italian Bistro provides customers with filling, palate-pleasing Italian food in Seattle. This restaurant offers a curated selection of starters, including Vongole e Cozze, featuring clams and mussels drenched in a delicate tomato sauce with crunchy crostini – great for sharing. Diners who want to stay on the lighter side will enjoy the selection of salads at Bellini Italian Bistro, as well. The caprese salad is especially popular. Of course, if you want to really get the Italian dining experience, you won’t want to miss the entrées, with several pasta options, Alaskan cod, veal piccata and even some gluten-free dishes.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 3:00pm Dinner: Tuesday - Sunday: 3:00pm - 10:00pm.
Website
http://m.belliniseattle.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
2302 1St Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Neighborhood
Downtown
Cross street
Bell St.
Parking details
A public pay parking lot is also located adjacent to the restaurant.
Entertainment
Acoustic guitarist provides background Jazz, Latin, Pop, and Flamenco styles on most Friday and Saturday evenings.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wine

What 11 people are saying

Bellini Italian Bistro reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.2Service
3.8Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

11 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
Seattle3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 4, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great bellini during hh, and meatball sliders. Pizza was good, and the beer. Wish we had not been too full so we could have tried the cannolli
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karsea Gold
Seattle3 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 15, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Sunday, we had happy hour menu for drinks and appetizers, and lunch menu for entrees. Everything we had in this lively neighborhood place was delicious and affordable. Personable, friendly and otherwise-prompt waitstaff forgot to bring out the nice bread and spiced olive oil until the entree. Bread would have been great with the delicious sauces in the appetizers. Recommend!
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Bellini
Seattle7 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 8, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great spot in a charming neighborhood in Seattle. Food was good, not over the top good, but tasty and in line with southern Italian cooking. Wine list by the glass was limited, but we enjoyed the Italian red we ordered all the same. The tiramisu is a must try! Definitely the highlight of our dinner.
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OpenTable Diner
Tulsa3 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 6, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Good Fruiti de Mare and four cheese pizza. Very friendly wait staff.
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KG21
Greater Boston8 reviews
2.0
Dined on October 31, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
My husband and I went here for dinner on a Friday and the place didn't have very many people which should have been our first clue. The staff was very friendly but unorganized. (One example was we got our bread during dinner instead of before. ) we started with a meat and cheese plate which consisted of thin slices of 3 cured meats flakes of parmasian cheese (like you get on a ceaser salad) and some olives. I don't consider flakes of cheese appropriate for a cheese plate. My husband had the salmon which was cooked well but had no flavor at all and was over steamed broccoli, which was also bland. I had a pasta dish and from what I could tell homemade pasta was good but the dish was so spicy it was difficult to enjoy. I really wanted a glass of red wine with dinner. the waitress was nice and let me taste the three they had but they were so sweet that they wouldn't be good with dinner. Which they would have had a nice house chianti like the restaurants in Italy do. I opted to have a Bellini...it was SO sweet that it wasn't very good. I wanted to like this place but is was not meant to be. Maybe they just need more time to figure things out.
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wyatt
Seattle5 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 15, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
For some reason the restaurant didn't receive our OpenTable reservation and it was a little awkward since it was for 10 people. When we first got there our waitress seemed irritated to be waiting on us, however she warmed up and turned out to be very nice. For the most part everyone liked their food. One problem was having our drinks take quite a while to be served and they came out spaced two every five minutes with other people's drinks served before ours. The biggest problem was that after ordering, many smaller parties that came in and ordered after us were served and were gone before we got our food. We were the first customers there and it took an hour and a half to get our food. Also, I know that 10 people triggers a single check but we needed three separate checks and was told that she would help separate who owed what when we got the bill. The bill was dropped off and that was it. It was not an overall pleasant experience (but I have to admit some people in our party contributed to that). It just seemed the restaurant was not equipped to handle a large group. Maybe the experience would have been better with a table for two.
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sfref Gold
San Francisco40 reviews
2.0
Dined on March 29, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
If you are a fan of Italian food, it would be best to skip this place. They're trying, and they are nice people, but are way short of the mark. The vegetables were overcooked, as was the pasta. The meat was not tender. The menu as a whole is not inspiring or particularly appetizing. Not much of a wine list, either. In retrospect, there were only two bright spots during dinner that evening: 1.) the dessert (a fairly decent tiramisu); and 2.) the entertainment, a guy playing the guitar and singing - he wasn't half bad!
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Jewels
Seattle44 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 14, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Being a native New Yorker I was skeptical, but si, the pizza is very good! The owner is from New York; the chef from Italy. This is an unpretentious place with "Italian American" food. Our group was very happy with it. Warning: they don't cook pizza to order; you either have what they've made or not. OR you could order a whole pie in advance. The pie is about 23 inches across. This place is a real find.
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DRector
Seattle1 review
5.0
Dined on March 14, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
From the first step through the door until our final goodbye 2 hours later the passion for good food, great wine and a fine dining experience were evident. Will definitely return when in town again.
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Leighann
Seattle1 review
5.0
Dined on February 22, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The server accommodated us very well with adding 2 extra seats at last minute. The chef also made a special dinner for me because I didn't like one of the sauces. Also, if you haven't already tried the house wine, make sure you try it! It's amazing!
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 3:00pm Dinner: Tuesday - Sunday: 3:00pm - 10:00pm.
Website
http://m.belliniseattle.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
2302 1St Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Neighborhood
Downtown
Cross street
Bell St.
Parking details
A public pay parking lot is also located adjacent to the restaurant.
Entertainment
Acoustic guitarist provides background Jazz, Latin, Pop, and Flamenco styles on most Friday and Saturday evenings.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wine

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