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When you sign up to the newsletter and purchase an adult main

If you sign up to Bella Italia's newsletter and purchase a main meal from the A La Carte menu, you can get a free main meal when dining in at a restaurant (find your nearest).

In other words, this offer works a bit like a 2for1 deal as you need to purchase one full-priced main meal in order to get the free one. Bella Italia told us this is an ongoing deal with no end date, although we'll update you here if that changes.

A main meal usually costs £10-£17, but this can differ depending on your location. 

How to claim the free main meal

Once you've signed up to the newsletter, you'll be sent a unique code which you'll need to quote to a member of staff when paying. The cheapest main of the two will be deducted from your bill. This deal is limited to a maximum of three codes per table. You'll only have 14 days after signing up to use your code before it expires. 

The offer can't be used alongside any other offer or discount, including Tesco Clubcard vouchers. It's not valid on delivery or takeaway. This is valid at most Bella Italia restaurants, but excludes Center Parcs sites and Milton Keynes on event day.

Hungry for more? See our full Restaurant deals round-up.

Sunday to Friday

Via Blue Light Card code

At most Bella Italia restaurants, customers who show a valid Blue Light Card code from Sunday to Friday will get 25% off their total bill.

To get the code, you need to hold a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for two years – see more info), and generate the code from its website or via the app – you can't just show the card.

It's only valid on the total bill for tables of up to six. It can't be used with any other offers, vouchers, or set menus. It's valid at all Bella Italia restaurants, except Center Parcs locations.

Ongoing

Including signing up for special email offers

There are always ways to save money at Bella Italia, so even if there isn’t a cracking deal out there that works for you, don’t assume you can’t cut your costs further.

Ways to save include:

  • Exclusive offers for email subscribers. If you sign up to the Bella Italia email newsletter you'll receive details of promotions direct to your inbox.

  • Tesco Clubcard. You can exchange £2.50 worth of Clubcard vouchers for a £10 Bella Italia token to spend on food (excl drinks).

  • Check out similar restaurant chains. If you’re not committed to eating at Bella Italia, see our Pizza ExpressPrezzoZizzi or Ask Italian pages, where you may find a better active deal.

  • Want more? Read our restaurant deals page for more dine-in and takeaway offers.

  • Had a problem with Bella Italia? There’s a free online tool you can use to complain – it helps draft, manage and if necessary escalate your complaint. It’s offered by a firm called Resolver, which we like so much we work with it to help people get complaints justice – you can use it to complain to Bella Italia*.



If you spot any hot deals out there we have missed (we are human after all!), please let us know in the MSE Forum, email us at msedeals@moneysavingexpert.com or via Twitter @MSE_Deals.

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Bella Italia 'free' pasta when you bring your own

When dining in and making a purchase

Save your pennes as we've got a pasta freebie you'll want to claim...

Head to a Bella Italia restaurant (find your nearest) and you can get any classic pasta dish from the main menu for free (normally £13-£18) when you dine-in on Wednesday 15 October... but there are two things you'll need to do:

  • Bring an in-date, unopened pack of pasta with you to exchange for the free pasta dish. Bella Italia will then donate this to local food banks on your behalf.

  • Make a purchase - there's no minimum spend with this, but the cheapest drink we could find was a small still or sparkling water for £2.99.

This offer is limited to one free pasta dish per person, with the donation of one unopened packet of dry pasta.

Bella Italia says tables of up to six people can take part. It's valid at most locations, but excludes Center Parcs, London Paddington and Edinburgh Northbridge.

See our Restaurant deals round-up for more tasty offers.

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Bella Italia £5 pasta

Valid every day on selected dishes. Normally about £15

If you dine in at Bella Italia (find your nearest), you can get a pasta dish for £5 when you order from the A La Carte menu every day from 12pm until restaurants close on Thursday 3 July. The deal's also valid on Father's Day (Sunday 15 June).

There's no need to sign up to the app or emails to claim this deal, you'll just need to mention the £5 offer to your server prior to paying your bill. This offer applies to pasta dishes on the A La Carte menu only. Some dishes, such as Gamberoni, Beef Tortellini and Marco Polo have a supplement cost of £2.

Pasta dishes usually cost about £15, but this can differ depending on your location – so this is a decent saving and almost half-price for some dishes.

There's no minimum spend, and up to 10 people can claim a £5 dish per table. Any extras or toppings must be paid in full.

This is valid at all Bella Italia restaurants, excluding Center Parc sites, Edinburgh Northbridge, Jersey, London Paddington, Leicester Wigston, Dover, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Blackpool, Liverpool, Inverness, London Wellington Street, and Darlington.

The offer is valid with the kids menu bundle, but can't be used alongside the set menu and any other offer or discount, including Tesco Clubcard vouchers. It's not valid on delivery, click and collect or take away.

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