Attending a formal dinner or going to an exquisite fine dining restaurant, one always comes across a full course meal.

A full course dinner is one that features multiple courses, usually starting with precursors to a main dish, such as an amuse-bouche, followed by the main course and finished off with sweets, coffee or tea.

The basic full course meal has three or four courses.

Recently, award-winning Chef Alessandro Miceli rolled out an eight-course Italian feast, the idea of which, he said, was “to showcase the best of Bella Restaurant & Lounge in smaller portions, so guests can experience the best our brigade has to offer.” 

The feast started with the homemade bread and grissini “Pane e Burro”, followed by a collection of Stuzzichini, from the beetroot-marinated salmon to the fried calamari and prawns, the signature “Insalata Bella”, comforting bruschetta and “Cripyzza Burrata”. 

Guests then chose from Bella’s hand-made pastas of “Ravioli di Scarmorza” or “Strozzapreti” with swordfish and a main of sea bream or slow-braised oyster blade with a vegetarian option of king oyster mushroom with topinambur, kale and radish.

For the finish and those with a sweet tooth, the creamy chocolate “Sorpresa di Cioccolato” with hazelnut ice cream will seal off the dinner.

Preparing for a full course meal can be daunting, especially if it’s for a big crowd attending a special occasion like a wedding reception. But one need only to follow a central theme to make it easy.

Bella Restaurant & Lounge is located on the rooftop of the Grand Millennium Hotel Business Bay.