I had been dying to try the herb ricotta cappelletti ever since I saw it on their Instagram and it absolutely lived up to the hype. I always order the fish when I come here and it's consistently cooked to perfection. Service always friendly and attentive. Definitely one of my favorite Italian spots on the north read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Cannoli - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

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Had the lost amazing time at thos restaurant while chaperoning this HOCO krewe. From the Italian margarita to the appetizer amd entree, everything was amazing. I'm assuming the teens loved their cause I didn't hear any complaints. Thank you for your hospitality in the red room and sitting us nearby to watch over them. read more

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Had an amazing dinner at Nuvolari's tonight! LOVED every dish and service and atmosphere was great. We had the stuffed artichoke, boudin "hot pocket", while mushroom and crab pasta, and short rib ravioli. Plus the pistachio gelato was delicious! Liam, our server was very nice and attentive too! 10/10!!! Plus, great new updates to the menu! read more

This was my third visit, and unfortunately, my third disappointment. I genuinely want to like this restaurant its location and ambiance are great, but that's not enough to justify a "fine dining" experience. We were seated at a table with a dirty linen and had to help replace it. After that, we waited about 20 minutes without any acknowledgment from a server. Throughout the evening, we repeatedly had to flag someone down just to order, request bread, and get refills. The hostesses were the only consistently attentive part of the experience. The food was mediocre at best. The meatballs were bland, the eggplant was decent but the shrimp had an off aftertaste, and the Caesar salad was average. The redfish entrée was the most concerning STRONG fishy smell and taste, and appeared improperly cleaned. It took over 1.5 hours just to receive it. Service recovery was minimal by the "manager" Our concerns were brushed off, and while the dish was removed from the bill, there was no real effort to address the experience. At this price point, both the food and service should meet a much higher standard. It feels like this restaurant is relying on its location and atmosphere rather than delivering a quality dining experience. Sad! read more

The bartender (Christine?) was delightful. The rigatoni was very good as well as the short rib bowties I'm planning to have again.

Meatballs and More! The food and service is friendly and quick, the management, chef and bartenders made my experience personal and fun! Nuvolari's is an all-around good place to grab dinner with family or friends. Definitely worth checking out for dinner and drinks! read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Wild mushroom angolotti - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

Our grandson from out of town requested an Italian restaurant for his birthday dinner. We found this gem and we will definitely be back. We decided to sit outside and our server was Tiffany. She was amazing. The cocktails, appetizers, entrees and desserts were fantastic. We are returning for the Wine Dinner. Whenever family is in town, we will make sure to eat here again. read more

Nuvo's is the go to bar and restaurant in Mandeville when you want to have a date or a good time with friends. A wonderful bar with a nostalgic atmosphere (Cheers meets fine dining)! So much fun and the food is definitely worth the trip. Love the portions and the meatballs as well as chicken Parmesan are our go-to! Do it! read more

In my opinion, this is the best Sunday Brunch on the Northshore. We ate here for my mom's birthday and we had such an amazing meal. We started with the Crispy Eggplant but it looked so good we ate half before I realized I forgot to take a picture. Our waiter was very attentive, food came pretty quickly. The restaurant is so pretty and there's a cute courtyard when the weather is nice. Highly recommend. read more

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SOO GOOD YALL! Service was amazing too. The server was nice enough to give us a complimentary champagne for my birthday. Also, Best fish I've ever had in my life!! read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

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Service? Wonderful. Food? Fantastic. Drinks? Delicious. I don't know what took us so long to make it here for brunch, but we will be back! read more

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Excellent service and delicious food. I was very impressed with the chicken Parmesan. It was the tasty I've had on the North Shore.

Went for our anniversary and had a nice dinner! The fresh baked bread was really good. The service was ok. Not amazing but not bad. The drinks were good and they give a nice pour. It was vet quiet in the restaurant.... Seemed odd for a Sunday but we did not mind. This is a classics Mandeville place and everyone should have a meal there. read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

One of the best meals I've had in a long time! Arrived a little later on a Thursday evening to be greeted by happy and welcoming FOH staff. The arancini was the best I've ever had. The "Taste of Tammany" (kinda like Coolinary in Nola) menu was very impressive for 3 courses and being only $42. Everything was EXCELLENT! I definitely recommend and Brooke our waitress was a ray of good energy. read more

This is our go to for dinner on Sunday evenings as a lot of restaurants are closed on Sunday's around Mandeville and Covington. Nuvolari's never disappoints, it's a crowd favorite too. Whenever family is in town, we make sure to eat here and everyone we bring leaves satisfied with fond memories, the prices are very reasonable as well. read more

Oh my gawd! Every thing we ate was SOOOO good. Better than I imagined. Hot Bread and butter to start. Wine was delicious. Every appetizer was better than the next. Our entrees were to die for. I got the veal with the lasagna which amazing!! So tasty! Melted in my mouth. Service was great. You can definitely tell they cared about their dishes and took great craft in making all their plates. Can't wait to go back. read more

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An old favorite in Mandeville. Good menu and service, decor could use a refresh as the layout is a bit divided. Overall a good experience.

I had high hopes for this restaurant due to its longevity in the neighborhood. I will start by saying the food & cocktails were very good. However, the service and ambiance left much to be desired, especially for the price ($100/ person). The restaurant decor is very dated, and there was an odd smell when being escorted to our table. The lady who brought our water spilled some on the carpet and it took 10 minutes for our waiter to introduce himself and get our drink order. In addition, he was not very friendly, had almost a depressed demeanor about him, and did not volunteer the fish or the soup of the day. I definitely expect more when paying what Nuvolari's charges. There are many restaurants in Old Mandeville w/much better service, prices, and atmosphere. read more

Bar is great. Good bartenders, drinks and atmosphere.. Unfortunately the food is now terrible. They used to have the best veal piccata in the New Orleans metro area but last night it was so bad, it was insulting. They should fire whomever considers capers in butter a piccata sauce. read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Veal Piccata, supposedly. - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

Ate at the bar for dinner and were served by great bartender Christina). Food was very good, service excellent. Only issue was the loud classic rock instead of maybe Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra (best for this dining setting) read more

We used to LOVE this place. We were HIGHLY disappointed when my husband and I had a MUCH needed and well planned date night. We had reservations this Friday 4/21/23 at 6:30pm and they sat us where we had requested, which was much appreciated!! They gave us our menus then we ordered drinks and appetizers . When the waitress came back over to take our orders I was super excited to get my favorite dish, the Spaghetti and meatballs. She takes our order and awhile later, comes back and tells me SORRY WE ARE OUT OF THE Spaghetti and Meatballs!!! What ??!!!!! It was only 6:30pm on a Friday night !!! I was sooo disappointed. I had to quickly pick something else on the menu . She recommended the Penne in Vodka sauce w/bacon. YUCK !!! I wasn't a fan AT ALL. It was lukewarm at best and the noodles were wayyyyy overcooked. It was like mush in my mouth and very salty. This experience really surprised us and we will definitely think of another place to go our next date night or special occasion unfortunately read more

My wife and I have been going to Nuvo's since we were children. 40 years of family dinners, dates, proms and events! We've always loved it and were heart broken when it changed ownership but, to our surprise we have found the menu changes refreshing and some we love even better. The steak tips are now in a light bed of Gorgonzola puree instead of a bowl of demiglace. And, the Bolognese....Superb! Paired with the best servers, staff and bartenders in Mandeville, we're happy to say it's still our place of choice for date night still to this day! I do still miss the oyster carbonara though and the wife misses a good cannoli Thank you for keeping this Old Mandeville institution alive! Sincerely, Kirk and Kristin White read more

Food Service Ambiance Lovely evening for a lovely birthday celebration; complimentary champagne on your birthday! read more

In my opinion, a lot has changed. I dont care for the food. The caesar salad dressing does not even taste like a caesar dressing. The couple next to me had to send their food back. Service is pretty good. Ambiance is meh. read more

Have always loved this restaurant but it is under new ownership now. The menu was excellent as was each and every dish we shared. Enjoyed liver pate, beet salad, Italian wedding soup and grilled redfish. Yum! Service also excellent. Very attentive and friendly. This will continue to be a go to place with friends and family. Couldn't have been happier. read more

Delicious food and great service! Perfect setting for Valentine's Day dinner with my wife.

Very nice place to eat for dinner. Not the best Italian on the Northshore but the restaurant is cozy and the staff is always kind and attentive. Great spot for a date night or for a celebratory dinner! Really nice atmosphere. Fish has always been great read more

The food was amazing. We had the fried oyster appetizers. Beets. Artichoke and eggplant. It was out of this world. I also had the crawfish seafood pasta. Literally the best pasta I have ever had. The ownership and wait staff were amazing. If you're looking for an upscale date night on the North shore, don't miss out on this place!!!!! read more

Dined last night for the first time. Atmosphere was inviting. Food was delicious. Had 2 appetizers. Tasted 3 main courses and 2 deserts. With a glass of red. Everything was great. But not as great as our server (Devon) who was, to say the least, very busy and still made time for our (the family's) questions regarding the menu. Keeping drinks filled and bread on the table. Devon was knowledgeable and courteous. Not to take away from the kitchen but between the 2 of them, this is a restaurant worth going out of your way for. read more

Sat at the bar for a date night. We started with the pear cocktail & the Italian margarita. The pear cocktail was great but we weren't a fan of the margarita. However, the food was INCREDIBLE. First let's talk about the warm bread & butter. The bread had a little crunch on the outside & was soft and chewy on the inside. The butter was great as well. I loved that my husband and I both received our own butter dish so we had plenty! We started with the meatball appetizer. So flavorful and delicious. I'm not usually one to order meatballs as an app but I'm so glad we did! For our entrees, we ordered the lobster pasta and the redfish picatta. Both EXCELLENT. Plenty of huge chunks of lobster in the pasta. The redfish was topped with lots of crab and the sauce was to die for. Still dreaming about our meal and can't wait to go back! read more

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Let me preface this review with the fact that we have been supporting Nuvolari's since the shut down in March 2020 and we were one of the first to order takeout back then. We live five minutes away and are glad to support our local business. However.... Ordered Chicken Piccata with extra lemon on Thursday, 07/02/2020. As you can see, it is doused in heavy cream and no lemon. Called to speak to the manager and was told their piccata has a lot of cream in it and this is the way they serve it. This looks like Alfredo with capers thrown on top to me. I did not eat this as I wanted something light. I don't know what happened to Nuvolari's but I won't be going back any time soon. If you go don't order anything piccata-style as it will not be served the way you think; definitely will not be piccata-style, in a light broth with lemons and capers. read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Supposed to be Chicken Piccata. - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

Wife and I lived in Mandeville 20 years. Moved away 6 years ago and moved back a few months ago. Nuvolari's was always one of our favorites. Had the best veal dish in South LA. Couldn't wait to eat there again. Heard it had new owners but thought they would not mess with a great menu. Well they did. The bread and salads were outstanding but the main courses were not very good at all. The menu didn't have all the great dishes that Nuvolari's were known for. The food was cold, bland, and salty. We had the veal lasagna and the redfish. I really hate bashing a local restaurant, but it really was not good. I give the food 2 stars and the waiter 5+ stars. He was really nice and backed up the restaurant's menu regardless of what we thought of the food. read more

Group of ten. We had reservations and we were seated on time. We had great service and everything we ordered was amazing. We had heard it was a quiet place, but we were seated in a room with a private party of about 20 and they were a little loud. But they were friendly!! We joined in on the singing of "Happy Birthday " and toasted the bday girl. Lol. We will be back!! read more

Wonderful birthday meal for our niece and her date. The service was great and we had a great time!

Great food. New management. Little pricey. Good wine list. Been there like 100 years.

We've been looking for a place that has great food and a team of people. Go check out Nuvalari's, Chef Josh and Rene really have a warm welcoming establishment with a menu and cuisine that not only complement your taste buds with wine and food but also have a vision for success! read more

We are visiting family that live in Mandeville. We had eaten here several times in past years while visiting. This time was not up to past experiences. The service was very very slow and when she did come she was in a hurry. I think she must have had too many tables and a big table next to ours took up a lot of her time. The appetizers we ordered were good, we had 3 children and 2 ordered buttered noodles which were uneatable with half the bowl swimming in butter. The adult meals were for the most part good. Except the scallop potatoes were extremely salty. We did not eat them. The steaks were cooked to order and the fish dish was good. The lobster ravioli dish was not cooked enough and was hard. We sat down at 615pm and I think we finished around 830 or 845pm due to slow service. Thankfully we had well behaved children with that long of a meal time. Someone mentioned the chef was gone that night so not sure the backup staff has it all together. read more

Not impressive to us. We were walked to the rear of the restaurant to be seated, and when we passed a certain area all I could smell was a [feline] urine-like aroma. I noticed it right away, and when we sat, the other 3 accompanying me could also smell it. The calamari was bland. The shrimp and eggplant appetizer was good. We waited for around an hour for our entree's, but we needed to leave for an important matter. We took our plates to go instead of dining in like we were originally doing. When we got home, I opened my box of salmon and this is what was in there. We will most likely not visit this restaurant again any time soon. The portions, flavor of food, service, etc. are better elsewhere. I was excited to finally try Nuvolari's, but am very disappointed. You pay a good amount for food here, and it isn't worth this kind of experience. read more

Nuvolari's Ristorante - Char - Grilled Salmon - Italian Near Me - Mandeville, Louisiana

The food and atmosphere were fantastic. Everything from the appetizers to the dessert was exquisite. They serve fresh hot Italian twist bread that is delicious. The seafood dishes are fresh, unique and delicious. They have a nice variety of desserts and the bread pudding is "to die for". You must make a trip to Old Mandeville to taste this unique and delicious italian cuisine. read more

Always a very inviting staff and the food is never a disappointment, have been here multiple times and it is consistently great food and service. read more