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La Nonna Ristorante Vail Reviews
Great experience/environment/service.... average food
Food was kinda average. Service was awesome. The wife and I spent several days in Vail and we visited La Nonna for dinner one night. It is a competitive environment in the restaurant world, but if you are going to price a meal for two, approaching $200, you better deliver. Unfortunately, La Nonna didn't. The Mussels, the Pasta Dish and the Veal were simply just average. We had really hoped for more. The food seemed very "clean", but sacrificed that for bland. I am not writing to just slander and criticize the restaurant, but I hope they are listening. If you venture out to seriously awesome Italian joints, you will experience better than you serve. Please improve, as your environment and your service/employees are very, very good.
This place is AMAZING! It is so rare nowadays that a
This place is AMAZING! It is so rare nowadays that a restaurant checks all the boxes. The food was wonderful and came out quickly. Our server was kind, calm, and attentive. When it got cold outside they moved us into a table inside. This is one of the best dining experiences I've ever had in Colorado (have lived in denver 10 years). Will make an effort to come back whenever we are in vail.
Great experience! Our waiter was attentive, knowledgeable,
Great experience! Our waiter was attentive, knowledgeable, helpful with dietary restrictions (gluten and dairy), and kind. The zucchini noodles with chicken was good! If you don't like the pasta plain I would add a sauce, but I had it as is and it was a great dish! Inside was a little stuffy, but the weather being warmer than usual is hard to work with in a place like this! Still wonderful meal!
The food was incredible, the best dinner I have had in Vail.
The atmosphere is lovely, we sat on the deck and it was beautiful. The service was excellent, they gave us great recommendations and wine pairings. I was there for a birthday celebration and I couldn't have asked for a more fabulous evening
Best Italian in Vail
What more can you say when an entire restaurant experience was amazing; it was amazing? Well, the service, the food and the value were all as expected! The only hi-cup occurred with making our reservation, and that was on Amalfi Jets not on the restaurant!
Some hits and some misses The hits: my mushroom ravioli
Some hits and some misses The hits: my mushroom ravioli was orgasmic, especially if you like truffles. Also their focaccia was excellent however they charge for the bread. This should have been complimentary as virtually all restaurants do. The lavender dream cocktail was very good as well. - refreshing and not too sweet. The ambiance , bar and artwork were very nice. The misses: we ordered the special veal piccata and I'm still trying to figure what they were thinking. ( see picture ). It looked more like veal Marsala but with no flavor. We asked the waitress and she said oh they add a demi-glacé sauce - well that's not veal piccata which is typically nice and lemony. The Ceasar salad was marginal at best and we split it but they bought out a salad on one plate. Fortunately we asked them to cut it in half and they did. Another miss was our waitress - she never even came by and asked us how our meal was but she would come by and weirdly tuck the napkin in and around the remaining bread in the bread basket without saying a word and the. Just move on. Weird
Overrated
Nice seating, food is ok, not fantastic Very overrated Expensive Very good service Ver well located in vail They have much to learn on Italian cuisine
Love this place!! Great drinks and food Chicken parm and
Love this place!! Great drinks and food Chicken parm and lamb was amazing. Will definitely be going back!
Overpriced and not real Italian food.
I substituted ham with 5 shrimps and my food peice went from 35 to 50 . Makes no sense
Amazing! the best food and the best dining experience
Amazing! the best food and the best dining experience we've had in Vail! We will absolutely return, and we can't wait!
Ron & Kori.
These two went above and beyond to make us feel welcomed in this amazing restaurant. The food was so delicious and would recommend it to anyone. Thank you again with all the love from, The Jaffe's
Delicious food and drink, fungi ravioli is so good, leave
Delicious food and drink, fungi ravioli is so good, leave room for dessert! Great wine choices by glass or bottle.
We tried La Nonna for the first time during our 2014
We tried La Nonna for the first time during our 2014 Christmas ski trip. Definitely our favorite restaurant in Vail! The atmosphere, food and service is amazing
Nice ambiance
This was our second experience at La Nonna. We also tried it last year. Last year it was very good so we booked it for our son’s birthday this year. Last year the olive oil they served with the focaccia was excellent, grassy, fruity and buttery. This year it wasn’t anything special the focaccia was good, fresh and pillowy. Our waitress was attentive and very helpful. The restaurant was not full as we had the earlier seating at 5pm. My husband and I both had the Ruculo (arugula) salad for our appetizers. The only thing that saved these was the addition of excellent parmesan shavings otherwise I could have been eating grass as there was absolutely no flavor - which is normally nutty and peppery. Our son tried the carpaccio and enjoyed it. Next I had the special which was branzino with broccolini and roasted potatoes. The fillet was maybe at most 4 oz. We visits FL a lot and eating branzino whilst there is one of the joys of being close to the ocean. For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to have this in Vail almost 2,000 miles from the Atlantic. At $62 for a 4 oz piece of fish I expected it to be good nonetheless. It was at its very best passable. The roast potatoes were soft and not crispy and the broccoli was cooked to perfection. My husband had the rigatoni arrabbiata e Salsicca which was very good he didn’t love that the sausage was cut into cubes but it didn’t affect the flavor. Our son enjoyed the wild boar pasta but he wasn’t wowed by it. We shared a couple of desserts: the peach pie which consisted of a crispy thin crust with delicate slices of peaches and their rhubarb and passion fruit sorbets. The pie was scrumptious not overly sweetened which really showcased the stone fruit, the passion fruit sorbet was excellent and to be honest the rhubarb was just ok. I think it’s very hard to distill the delicate flavor of rhubarb, a fruit which I’ve adored since childhood especially its wonderful tanginess which is similar in many ways to passion fruit. This iteration just seemed sweet. All in all I thought our meal was good but not great. I would try La Nonna again and just see if it was this one experience. As I said in the beginning our experience last year was excellent. I know this is Vail so prices are exorbitant but $62 for a 4 ounce piece of fish seems high to me.
Fast service and great pasta.
We were a walk in with no reservation and the hostess was very nice and accommodating
Only So-So. Great food and inedible food at same table
Our experience was very mixed. Server explained all of the dishes and pointed out the calamari and wild boar pasta as two of the best dishes in the house. One couple ordered the Caesar salad which looked fresh and delicious, and the right size for a starter. We had the calamari and it was fried tough, almost burnt, rather than light, and fluffy. The fried squid looked like it came from a freezer bag, rather than made in-house. The gnocchi bolognese was heavenly; soft pillowy pasta in a very tasty bolognese sauce, not at all heavy. And the tagliatelle with lemon and fresh spring peas would bring you back on another visit for that dish alone. However, the wild boar tagliatelle was cold, did not melt the unnecessary grated mozzarella it comes with, and the pasta sat in an inch of grease that drained from the cold meat. It was inedible. So disappointing as the restaurant is lovely, the view of the ski runs is spectacular, and the pasta is homemade.
Hands down our favorite meal in Vail!! I don't even like
Hands down our favorite meal in Vail!! I don't even like pasta that much but loved this!! Small, cute, intimate restaurant so reservations are suggested ! We had an amazing experience! We began with cocktails and some appetizers! Octopus was excellent and tuna was one of the best presentations of tuna crudo o have ever had! Then we had the pasta course and this pasta hater finished her dish / maybe it was the 4 hour hike that preceded this - maybe it was the truffle as I love truffle anything - or maybe it was just that damn good! A spectacular meal in Vail and one that took the honor of best meal of this trip !!
Best Italian restaurant in Vail.
Fresh food & good options! Staff was nice (which is apparently hard to come by in Vail). Went in the summertime and it was super hot fyi.
We arrive at 5 pm on a Friday and it was already attracting
We arrive at 5 pm on a Friday and it was already attracting a crowd. We were offered a Splendid table on the 2nd floor patio overlooking the main drag (and beyond to the ski slopes) with most welcomed and precious shade. We were ably and courteously served by Max (who has an unmistakable laugh) who guided us along each step of a great meal without hurry. He recommended the split of a most pleasantly surprising Pinot Grigio (the one at the top of the list) that started us perfectly as we considered the menu. What was first served was the best octopus EVER! Tender, not chewy, in a splendid lightly spiced olive oil that we were encourage to sop up with the focaccia, which was lightly toasted. Entrees delivered included a veal scallopine that was topped with a thin slice of pancetta and a white very thin cheese slice. Creamed but stiff mashed potatoes and a garlic sautéed spinach were well matched to the veal. My wife had the Crevette pasta with a side of the same spinach which she enjoyed judged by the few remnants left of either. We spent with tip $100 each. Not bad for Vail Center! Google takes you to the front of another restaurant at street level. La Noona is on the second floor with it's entrance located back from the intersection 300' +/- up a wee bit off a wide pedestrian alley.
Omgeeeee food is to die for! Great service and hands down
Omgeeeee food is to die for! Great service and hands down best Italian restaurant in Vail!!
Great family dinner in Vail
Great reasonably priced family dinner in Vail. My family of five (2 adults, 3 teens) all loved what they ordered. Nice wine list by the glass. Casual Italian restaurant with very good food.
La Nonna is one of the best Italian restaurants I've ever
La Nonna is one of the best Italian restaurants I've ever been to, period. Everything we ordered was delicious and the service was on point. The restaurant has two dining areas and limited seating at the bar. Make reservations well in advance.
This place was recommended highly by everyone we asked.
Although it was summertime, we walked in and easily got a seat outside for two. I loved the look of outside and the decorations to go along with the Italian feel. Sean was our server and he was amazing! Gave many recommendations based off of things we liked and what went best together. The drinks were phenomenal, the calamari was delicious, and the view made it all the better! I would highly recommend this place to anyone and I know if I make it back to Vail again I will stop there!
Food was decent, but what really turned me off this
Food was decent, but what really turned me off this restaurant was the service. My boyfriend and I (21 & 22 years old) are visiting Vail as a last minute weekend getaway and decided to try this place. As soon as we walked up to the host stand we were told by the manager there were going to be no tables available and to find a seat at the bar. Originally not an issue, but we later overheard the same manager offering a couple sitting by us who also didn't have a reservation a table on the patio. When we sat down, we were approached by the bartender who was nice but definitely viewed us as college students. I ordered the Cacio e Pepe, however the bartender determined I didn't know what I was ordering and proceeded to ask me if I was sure with my decision then explained the dish to me. Not only is this strange but also partially offensive because the man next to me ordered it, but was not questioned. Once we got our food everything was fine, until we asked for our check. As soon as we made it known we were leaving, they began clearing everything from in front of us then proceeded to wipe down the bar while we were still sitting there. As a fellow employee in the hospitality industry, I find it completely unprofessional to wipe down a table when a guest is present unless there was a spill. The entire meal made us feel unwanted and uncomfortable. Although the food was good, I will not be returning to this restaurant.
Delicious.
I love the gnocchi, the best i have had. Nice service. Very busy make sure you make reservation in advance. Will come back again next time when I'm in town
This is my favorite high end establishment in Vail village.
The food is outstanding, the service top notch and the ambiance is very nice. I am a frequent patron and have never left a meal disappointed. I often get the Wild Boar entree and it is exceptional. On our last visit we shared the lemon pie and wish we ordered 2. Go. You will have a great meal!
Too expensive for the value and too loud to carry on a conversation
We went here for our wedding anniversary dinner with another couple. We got married in Vail , ski there all the time and wanted a special evening. We heard a lot of hype about La Nonna. We expected more, but, it was really just average , nothing to write home about in terms of superior food. The portions were smallish , the drinks were way overpriced , even for Vail. The music was obnoxiously loud Eurobeat. We were told we could not have a drink in the bar while we waited for our table even though we had a reservation and we were on time. La Nonna needs to get over itself and serve reasonably priced real food to real skiers. We have traveled all over the world. This year we had superb upscale Italian food in Thailand and Switzerland ,for a fraction of the price as La Nonna.
Great Italian meal in a nice setting
We had a fabulous meal at this restaurant. Highly recommend reservations a few days in advance. My wife and I shared an order of mussels and a dinner salad as starters and then we each had a pasta dish for our mains. We split a nice bottle of wine, suggested by the waitress, from a reasonable wine list. For reservations a deposit is required and also note that the restaurant may place a time limit on the seating, typically about 1-1/2 hours, which is adequate. Besides the great food, the staff, and especially our server, was excellent. The setting is also nice.
Not what is advertised
This is marketed on their website an an intimate spot, cozy and family oriented. It is a big restaurant playing club music at a very loud level. Almost surreal. Our server was great. Food was very good unti entree then failed. Worst part the owner or whoever he was held course in the corner ordering countless bottles of wine, visited by the chef for 40 minutes and the other co owner NEVER left his table. We are so sad how this turned out
Delicious food! Italian, cool ambience, cozy and romantic ,
Delicious food! Italian, cool ambience, cozy and romantic , love the menu! Lovely location and service
We got lucky and got a reservation last minute.
The food was pretty good aside from the lobster truffle pasta and the drinks were decent. I loved the vibe at the restaurant. Definitely coming back!
Despite the fact it's still hard to get a table, it's weird
Despite the fact it's still hard to get a table, it's weird to say the quality really went down in 23/24. Four meals here have all been bad this season. Gluey, overcooked, cold pastas. Bad attitude at the hostess stand upon arrival. Lackluster table service. It's vail and I'm ok spending a small fortune on a decent dinner, but they were 0-4 this winter/spring season. Hopefully next year they manage to retain some better staff and improve the food quality and I'll be able to edit this review.
We had such a great time eating here last night! We were
We had such a great time eating here last night! We were staying at beaver creek but my girlfriend loves Italian food and has been wanting to come here for a really long time so we drove the short 20 mins to Vail. The village has a free parking garage (after 4pm) and it's only a 3 min walk to the restaurant. As soon as you walk into La Nonna there's a coat check. From there you walk upstairs and you're greeted by what seems like your family. Everyone is so friendly and ready to make your experience amazing. Our servers name was Alena and let me tell you something... she was THE nicest, MOST helpful, MOST cheerful person you've ever met! She really did do everything she could to make sure our dinner was the best it could be. Now for dinner. To start.. for someone who's not super familiar with Italian, this menu was stressful.. You basically need a translator just to figure out what's what.. Though I can see how it would be fun and part of the experience for most people. We started off with some bread and oil (FOCACCIA del GIORNO). For my meal I ordered the TAGLIATELLE VERDI al CINGHIALE. It was really good but personally not one of my favorite dishes. I think I would have really enjoyed the GNOCCHI alla BOLOGNESE, It looked amazing! My girlfriend got the RAVIOLI TRE FUNGHI which was soooo good. For dessert we got the the chocolate mousse and the tiramisu. Both were absolutely amazing. One very important tip if you're wanting to try this restaurant.. Make reservations way ahead of time. We called a month before and they only had two times available for that day. I'm not sure if it's always like that but I can definitely see this place staying booked. The service was great, food was great, atmosphere was great, and we really enjoyed our time eating here:)
simply the best!
this spot was a cut above every other italian restaurant in Vail Valley, in every way. From the service to the food, it was excellent! After introducing herself, our server asked if we had any dietary allergies. It was so nice to be asked, instead of having to remember to mention it. and...the calamari was, hands down, the best ive ever had.
it is 100% worth making a reservation a month in advance to
it is 100% worth making a reservation a month in advance to the day! great food, would eat here multiple times during a four day trip if possible!
The ambiance had a cozy feeling.
More of a date night than a family night vibe. Love the fresh made daily pasta. I loved all the pastas I've tried. Large wine selection. Service was great but you can tell it was a busy night. The restaurant was packed for a weekday. I would make your reservations early! I also loved that they had a coat check since it was nice and warm inside.
La Nonna = La Don't
Wow! What a colossal disappointment. Olive Garden would have been so much better. It was our 33rd anniversary. The lady that took our reservations was super nice. We arrived about 30 minutes before our reservation and had a nice Manhattan and glass of chardonnay in the bar. Then we were seated at a nice table in the upper room. So far, so good. Our waitress was a bit gruff, especially when she dumped our $18 pichet of wine into our glasses, but OK. Kind of like Berta on Two and a Half Men. Our calamari was good and well-seasoned. So far, so good. But then the train went off the track. My wife had the gnocchetti with sun dried tomatoes and I had the gnocchi with Bolognese sauce. Bolognese is never really deep in flavor but this was just on this side of OK. The gnocci was OK because it wasn’t too dense. The dish was a 3 out of five. However, the gnocchetti was a different matter. It was just a big bowl of glommy, sticky pasta in a salty goo of pesto-ish sauce. As stated above, Olive Garden would never serve such a heaping bowl. Home-made? When and in whose home? When we declined dessert, Berta (the waitress) seemed to take it personally. Then, then worst moment arrived. Along with our bill, Berta put down a votive candle cup (think Dollar Store), filled with little glass beads, a birthday candle, and a Party City Happy Anniversary thing onto our table. Geez! If that is what you are going to do, just don’t do anything. Cheesy doesn’t even begin to describe this. Even the people at the next table were laughing. When we have celebrated our anniversary in Vail the last six years at other restaurants, they not only served up some good food, but also some recognition that they appreciated us spending our special night (and some bucks) at their establishment. As we were leaving, the manager (?) asked if everything was fine, my wife (as she is wanted to do) let her know what a joke the meal and the anniversary thing was. Of course, no apology was forthcoming. The bottom line – there are much better restaurants in Vail, especially for the price that you will pay. If you are out for a special occasion, you can do much better that La Nonna.
My son had a nosebleed so we asked for our food to be
My son had a nosebleed so we asked for our food to be packed up so that we could leave. The server told us everything was in the bag but when we got back to our hotel, we had one entree completely missing and half the dessert was missing as well. Super ridiculous for a seven hundred dollar bill. No one picks up the phone either.
Sat at the bar, enjoyed delicious cocktails.
Calamari was fantastic, followed by the flavorful braised wild boar ragu and surprisingly amazing linguine with seafood. The pasta was a delightful surprise. Ended on a high note with a light and decadent crème brûlée. Ambiance was lovely too. Highly recommended
Definitely a go to in Vail.
Great food, and great service menu and wine list. All fantastic. Plus the most glamorous owner.
Very nice restaurant but overpriced and did not live up to
Very nice restaurant but overpriced and did not live up to expectations. Pasta was not what everyone said it would be. Guess they never had Italian food in NYC or NJ.
Homemade pasta.
The pasta is perfect. Excellent homemade soups. The specials are cooked perfectly. Whether it be halibut or veal scallopini gelato is homemade and super high delicious creamy flavor.
VERY DISAPPOINTED
We ordered Focacia, they don’t serve bread, they were out of focaccia!!! What!!! No offer to replace the focacia Servers were efficient but so fake. Not genuine. Wine expensive and only a 5 oz pour. Most places pour 6 oz Our entrees seemed skimpy. Seems they were trying to stretch the food in the dishes. 3 potatoes on our order of veal. Alex
Must go!
Wonderful restaurant! The staff is so nice and welcoming and the atmosphere is perfect. Food was phenomenal as well, so glad we found this place for dinner!
Best Italian meal ever
What a memorable night. This was the best restaurant we have eaten at in Vail. Mira, the owner and General Manager was as lovely as the food. She greeted the guests at all the tables and made everyone feel welcome. The service was impeccable. The food was outstanding. We cannot wait to eat there again.
Great restaurant
Great restaurant. We didn't have reservations but got a wonderful table on the patio. All the dishes and cocktails we ordered were excellent, but mushroom ravioli was excellent. The peach tart with homemade vanilla ice cream was the icing on the top.
Went two nights in a row!
Not your typical tourist restaurant. Outstanding food and service. Could be in NYC or LA. Front desk was awesome also
Best meal we had in Vail.
Outstanding meal. When we called to make a reservation, they responded that they didn't have any spots but one, and that normally folks 'book a month out.' At first blush, that sounded arrogant, but once we had dinner there, we understood why. The waitress had lived in the area for some time, had excellent recommendations from the wine list down to every entree and salad. Especially delicious were the Wild Boar Tagliatelle and the Salad with beets and artichoke hearts. Patio seating was gorgeous. Expensive, but worth the experience and the quality of the food was over the top; fresh. We will be back.
Always Good!
Excellent (and fun) service! We were seated in the area with the kitchen and it was very warm - we have been here during the fall and it was great. It just had a hard time cooling down after it got dark so dress accordingly!
My wife and I and our 2 adult children had a wonderful meal
My wife and I and our 2 adult children had a wonderful meal tonight at La Nonna. got a drink, did an appy and split a salad 4 ways, and were enjoying the vibe. then came my favorite part. with a big assist from our waitress, we ordered 4 different dishes to be served family style, with a bottle of wine of course! no problem for La Nonna. the 4 dishes were placed in the middle of the table, and we each had our own clean plate to load up as we chose. it took a while, but we finished it all off! so delicious and so many different flavors! i highly recommend La Nonna's, and get it family style for sure!
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