Nonnas Trattoria

Not authentic or high quality. Fast food American version of Italian food. I’m sorry this isn’t real Italian food. I’m guessing the five stars are all from tourists a who have never been to Italy and/or never had authentic Italian food. The menu is very small and high priced. I was thinking that maybe they really focus on a few dishes to make them spectacular and that’s why they have such few items. No not the case. The highlight is the location on an old street, but we were very disappointed with the lack of flavors in the dishes. The first sign of failure was the out of stock Pellegrino. How can an Italian restaurant not have any sparkling water? Instead we had still water served in the plastic bottles, no glasses. The food was very plain. My shrimp scampi tasting nothing of the ocean or sea. It was very bland and the pasta needed salt. The sauce was probably all butter or maybe some vegetable oil blend. Definitely not any EV olive oil. The bread was the classic American high gluten rolls bathed in a garlic oil and Parmesan powder. The spaghetti meatballs were heavy and the spaghetti again lacking any depth of flavors. No fresh grated Parmesan, just the powder style served in plastic containers. 20% tip will be included so don’t count on getting great service. To eat like this in such a beautiful charming historic town is a mistake. Save yourself the trouble and try another spot.

Nonna's is a quaint, small, out of the way restaurant with a limited menu. We were with a party of 7, and we were seated outside. It was a lovely night, and everyone enjoyed the evening and raved about the food. Both food and service were excellent. The only negatives are that they do not offer gluten-free pasta, but they have several entrees that can be prepared GF. My husband was a little disappointed with his Caesar salad - iceberg lettuce instead of ronaine. But the bread and entrees were delicious!