Bella Sicilia Cafe
Review of Bella Sicilia Cafe
Bella Sicilia Cafe: A Hidden Gem for Authentic Italian Cuisine
Bella Sicilia Cafe is a family-owned Southern Italian restaurant, bakery, coffee shop, and Italian grocery store located in Merritt Island, Florida. The restaurant is situated next to Home Depot and is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The cafe offers a wide range of homemade Italian pastries, breakfast, lunch, and more.
The cafe's menu changes daily, and the lunch specials are created from scratch every morning. The sausage and potato entrée and pasta and meatballs special are some of the favorites among customers. The pastries, cakes, cookies, cannoli, and napoleon are all made on the premises and are a must-try. Antonella, the owner, can even create custom pastries for special occasions.
The cafe has both indoor and outdoor seating, and the outdoor area is spacious and charming. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the service is excellent. However, the prices are slightly higher than average, which may be a concern for some customers.
While some customers have had a negative experience with the cafe, most have praised the food and service. The cafe's pastries are a standout, and the croissants are buttery and delicious. The meatball sub and eggplant Parmesan entree are also highly recommended.
If you're looking for authentic Italian cuisine in Merritt Island, Bella Sicilia Cafe is a hidden gem that's worth checking out. The cafe's homemade Italian pastries, lunch specials, and friendly staff make it a must-visit for anyone who loves Italian food.
From the business
"The Bella Sicilian Cafe is a Sicilian Bakery, Breakfast and Lunch to go. An Italian homemade foods and retail store servicing Brevard County, Florida. Located at 85 E. Merritt Ave. Merritt Island, Florida next to the Home Depot. Open Tuesday to Saturday: 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM and Sunday: 11:00AM to 4:00PM. The BEST homemade ITALIAN PASTRIES, Breakfast, Lunch, and more!"
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Outdoor seating
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Kimi Dodd
Bella Sicilia cafe is amazing!! I've had several bakery items, and an eggplant Parm entree. Everything is freshly made and so delicious 🤤!! There's some indoor seating, and a spacious outdoor area that is charming. My new favorite place! You have to check them out! They're right next to home Depot. Oh and the staff is so helpful, and really nice!!
Scott Taylor
Breakfast is amazing, Lunch is amazing. Cakes & pastries are amazing. All fresh ingredients lovingly prepared daily. Authentic Sicilian absolutely the BEST. Friendly family owned restaurant. I drive from Orlando. Highly recommend to visit often.
sicdood
The croissant is far from the ordinary one you will get from a gas station, in taste and shape! It is super buttery and delicious plus the fact that they offer an EVERYTHING version is something I’ve never seen offered before! Definitely worth a stop!
Jeremy
Really neat vibe in the outdoor seating as well as inside. Authentic atmosphere. Absolutely a hidden gem I never knew existed! Amazing bakery, and a beast of an espresso machine to make coffee drinks. This new hole in the wall is now my #1 pick for a nice morning in all of Brevard.
Freddy Israwi
Nice Cafe with a variety of Italian pastries. Also serves breakfast and lunch. Offers indoor and outdoor seating. Hidden in the shopping strip, but well worth it if you look for them
Katarina roby
Great customer service. Full of beautiful treats and goodies. They also serve breakfast till 10:30 and a lunch special at noon.
Big Boy Dining Out
Bella Sicilia Café, 85 East Merritt Avenue, Merritt Island, Florida, – 5-stars
The Bella Sicilia Café is a very well-hidden gem in Merritt Island. I had to drive around the parking lot three times to find it. Thank goodness I did. This welcome newcomer to the Brevard restaurant scene is officially on the Big Boy’s Must Try List. I guess my faith in Italian food has been restored. Faced with all the faux Italian fodder in Brevard that is just an Anglicization of il mangiare, this is refreshing.
Antonella Bonventre is the owner/operator of this beautiful ristorante siciliano serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to hungry Space Coast denizens longing for the food that only mama used to make. Getting a meal from Bella Sicilia is to go back to a time when newly immigrated restaurant owners from the “Old Country” served up the authentic taste of Southern Italy.
Everything Bella Sicilia has to offer is lovingly made right on the premises. The menu changes every day with Antonella’s lunch specials created from scratch every morning. The day I visited, she was serving up a delicious sausage and potato entrée as well as a pasta and meatballs special. These hand-rolled diamonds were exquisite, and the accompanying penne pasta was cooked perfectly al dente.
Mmm…That’s Italian!
In the crystal-clear cases, Antonella presented a dazzling array of pies, cakes, pastries, cookies, cannoli, and napoleon. The parade of baked goods was endless, and I confess I tried every single one. Antonella can even whip up a custom creation for your event or special occasion if you call her in advance. For good measure, she also maintains a tiny grocery on the property.
The Big Boy says, “There is ZERO processed food at the Bella Sicilia Café. If there was a rating higher than 5-Stars, this place would get it!”
Deborah Barger
I am a Sicilian from New York and had Italian bakeries around every corner. After 20 years of living here we finally have an AMAZING Authentic Italian Cafe <3.... Having grown up with an Italian culture background, this is a Cafe you must try if you have a love for REAL Sicilian Italian food and pastries. I have found my piece of paradise here in Merritt Island.
Marlene Radich
After reading all the great reviews my husband and I were underwhelmed. First, there were was no menu or prices posted other than the lunch menu. No prices for pastries or coffee. We ordered two cappuccinos and two pastries and the total was $25.00. I thought that was outrageous. Second, we told the gentleman that waited on us that we were eating there and he still put our pastries in a box. The pastries were very crunchy just not are liking. The cappuccinos were good. My husband’s Italian and he so wanted to like the cafe, but it’s not for us at those prices.
Stefania S
Absolutely delicious Italian pastries. I’m so happy to have found this place! I had the cannoli, the cream puffs, the almond and chocolate almond horns, and everything was delicious. Definitely recommend and will be back for sure!