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    Nelly's Italian Cafe

    4.3 (259 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Italian, Sandwiches
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    Updated 1 month ago

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    NELLY'S ITALIAN CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Nelly Extra Large
    Ron Y.

    Great cheese pizza, ordered extra large for 3 of us, maybe next time order 2 Large. Customer service polite and fast, can't wait to order more!

    Garlic Knots Half (3)

    First time here yesterday(7/18/26). Drove over an hour after seeing on TikTok. Friendly greeters as soon as you enter the restaurant. The pizza was decent. The sausage link was covered in marinara sauce and was decent. The garlic knots were disgusting.... At least 3-5 bulbs of raw garlic covered 3 garlic knots. Pictures of everything below. However, the service was awful. When ordering our food, I had to repeat my order several times to the cashier. She was constantly looking off at coworkers, talking to coworkers or checking her cell phone. As she is talking, she also rubs her nose, twice that I counted and did not wash her hands or use sanitizer. My partner noticed and said, "she is only taking money and orders and not fixing our food."(Thankfully)! After paying and sitting to wait for our order, I noticed my order is wrong on my receipt. I ordered Italian sausage spaghetti and she rang me up for an Italian sausage link. When I asked her if the link was the spaghetti, she said "no." I said I ordered spaghetti not a sausage link. She replied " I heard what you said and that's not what you ordered." ( as if I don't know what I ordered). She then asked rudely if I want to change my order. I did not because I'm not going to argue with a cashier who has access to people fixing my food. We got our order and decided this was a one and done visit and will go elsewhere to spend our money and get nice customer service and food that we actually ordered.

    Pepperoni Stromboli
    Scott G.

    Walked in and greeted right away. Asked if we had any questions. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Runner was cleaning off tables. Place very clean. Bathrooms very clean and stocked, too.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Got the "moma Pizza" slice, pepperoni stromboli, 1/2 garlic knots and fountain drink all for $27.43. Pizza had pepperoni, jalapeño, Hoy-honey sauce. Pizza slice was huge, hot, too heavy to pick up at first bite. We give the Pizza rating a 9.5. also got a pepperoni Stromboli, which I would give a 9.4 as well, and the garlic knots were the best I ever had which I would give a 9.9 out of 10. wish Nelly's wasn't so far from Nashville. Will definitely make the drive again. It was well worth it. Food

    Dylan P.

    I finally was able to try and stop by Nellys. I like this place a lot even though I didn't get the full experience with trying the rest of the menu. I wanted to just try a slice of pizza and it didn't disappoint. I think as far as the Nashville area goes, nellys puts themselves as a top tier pizza joint. There isn't much competition out there for a classic any slice so Nellys by far takes the cake, they are top 3 in my opinion.

    Half cheese half pepperoni and mushroom. And a Stromboli.
    Steve S.

    We love this place. Hands down the best pizza in the area. And this time we tried a Stromboli. Fantastic! And if that isn't enough, Nelly and her staff are always welcoming and have great customer service. And the online ordering was easy and quick. I recommend putting this place in your regular rotation when dinning out or take out.

    Double crust slice
    Alex M.

    would definitely suggest nellys if you're looking for the taste of an authentic mom & pop pizza joint in NJ/NY. Portions are huge- really great value and tasty food. We got the last booth right before the dinner rush around 6:30. Ordered at the counter and the food was brought out piping hot a few minutes later. My favorite was the supreme slice, they are very generous with the toppings. My boyfriend's favorite was the double crust slice. The deep dish square pizza was awesome dipped in the marinara cup. Garlic knots were enormous! [[HIGHLIGHT]]It was so refreshing to see a small joint like this packed with happy people.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We also got 2 cannolis to go. Love this place. Staff was super friendly too!

    Chicken Parm
    Memphis M.

    I went there today to get the chicken Parm. The food was not very hot and served on a Styrofoam plate. Not a very good experience.

    Garlic Knots Half (3)Lasagna Buffalo chicken Stromboli

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    6 years ago

    Best NY style pizza in the area. Offer good pasta diahes and delicious cannoli's too! Think they offer delivery.we just always pickup.

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    Not the cheapest pizza in the world, but man do you get what you pay for. This is some of the best pizza I've had.

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    Danielle H.

    Thank you for the great review! We appreciate it !

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    7 years ago

    One of my favorite places to eat! I have introduced a number of people to Nelly's and always brag on the excellent food and service!

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    Thank you ! We are glad to hear you had a great experience.

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    Some of the best Italian food around. Bring an empty stomach or you'll be bringing home leftovers.

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    Danielle H.

    Thanks Doug ! We hope to see you again soon !

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    Thanks Janet !!! We appreciate all your business!

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    Best pizza in town! Great customer service and wonderful pepperoni pizza and garlic knots.

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    Thank you Joe !

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    6 years ago

    Meat Lover Slice, Italian Pizza, Chicken Parmesan Stromboli, Chocolate dipped cannoli - Limited seating

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    6 years ago

    Nelly's is the best! Friendly staff, great pizza and their caprese salad dressing is the best I've ever had!

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    Phenomenal food and the best pizza in town!

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    Women's restroom downstairs
    The Four-Cheese Ravioli comes with a strip of marinara, which I declined. It was pretty good.
    The Four-Cheese Ravioli comes with a strip of marinara, which I declined. It was pretty good.
    Downstairs entrance with restrooms

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    Downstairs entrance with restrooms

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