SabahBah went to Bella Italia Pizzeria & Ristorante the other Monday to sample the all-you-can-eat Monday Pasta Madness promo. At RM30 it really is madness.

SabahBah got there nice and early with the eye on eating plenty and although Bella Italia was fairly busy event though it was early, we managed to get table close to the bar.

The Monday Pasta Madness deal is that you pay RM30 and you can order as much as you can eat from the special menu created for this promotion.

The catch is, you have to finish your plate before you can order the next dish. This is all good and well, but the drawback is that you have to wait a while for the next dish, which could take some time if the restaurant is busy.

Moving on, the Monday Pasta Madness menu is fairly concise with 3 choices each across 4 sections, which are Soups & Salads, Tomato Based Pastas, Dry Style Pastas and Cream Based Pastas.

A quick bit of math and you’ll notice you have a choice of 12 dishes in total.

In the time we were there, between 2 people, we managed to have a soup, a garden salad, and 3 pasta dishes.

The soup was Minestrone, which came out nice and hot and was quite tasty. We also had the Garden Salad, which was crisp and fresh, although the dressing was a tad too tangy for our palates.

A must-have pasta dish for SabahBah is always going to be the Aglio e Olio, which is a fairly basic pasta dish with lots of olive oil, garlic and chili. Bella Italia’s version didn’t disappoint, although they were careful with the chili, perhaps because a large portion of their clientele is westerners, who don’t always appreciate chili as much.

The 2nd pasta dish was the Marina; a pasta with mixed seafood & chili. Again the chili was light and the tomato was prominent, but overall not bad.

The final pasta dish, by which time we were already filling up, was chosen from the cream-based section. For the sake of a balanced review, you see? We chose the Salmone, a rich dish with homemade smoked Salmon and parsley. If you’re a fan of smoked Salmon, you’ll love this dish, but beware, it’s quite heavy, so perhaps not on a nearly-full stomach.

Between the laid back pace of us eating, and having to wait in between courses for the next, we actually filled up good, and positively struggled to finish the last dish.

Bella Italia’s Monday Pasta Madness is value for money and compliments their regular menu, which is well worth checking out.

Little Italy is certainly Kota Kinabalu’s favourite Italian restaurant. And it’s no accident, because they just do so much right.

Situated opposite Wisma Sabah tucked in under the Capitol Hotel, Little Italy provides great Italian food with very efficient service.

Hardly ever will you see this quaint little restaurant less than brimming with punters basking in the warm glow of Little Italy’s Italian kitchen.

Little Italy’s secret is no secret at all: great food, good price, excellent service. That people simply love Italian food helps, of course, and at Little Italy they are ever willing to oblige.

The menu of classic pizzas and pasta dishes is complemented by a variety of innovative variations on the theme. Soups, salads, pastas, pizzas and even chicken and beef dishes flesh out the substantial menu.

Highlights on the Starters section include Little Italy’s bread basket, the talk of the town, a variety of Bruschetta, and the Soup of the Day, which is usually one of the first things the waiters will highlight for you.

From the mains menu everything has the potential to be a favourite, but as we favour pizza here at sabahbah.com, the pizza pollo e funghi comes highly recommended and features chicken and mushrooms smothered in a generous layer of mozzarella cheese.

From the dessert menu it would be wrong not to highlight the Tiramisu, as of the many places in KK where this traditional dessert can be sampled, it is arguably the most outstanding at Little Italy.

The Wine List features a selection of Italian wines and is supported by a beverage menu that includes soft drinks, juices and a generous selection of Aperitivi, gourmet and imported coffees.

A good meal at Little Italy will cost around RM40, more if you choose an alcoholic drink. Dishes vary from RM9 for soups and starters through to RM26 for large pizzas or pastas, up to RM48 for the New Zealand steak. Do check the actual prices against menu.

Wine by the glass is RM18 or RM75 for a bottle of house wine, up to RM95 for a bottle of Italian wine.

For exquisite Italian food at a good price with great service, stop by and say ciao at KK’s Little Italy.