Nina's Italian Ristorante
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: (919) 845-1122
Fax: (919) 845-0168
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- New World Circle
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm
Message from Nina's Italian Ristorante
Experience authentic Tuscan and Sicilian cuisines
- Antipasti and Salad
- Extensive Wine List
- Call for reservations
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Editorial Review for Nina's Italian Ristorante – by Rebecca Gunn
In Short
Nina's is housed in one of those shopping center eyesores. But step through the doors of this chic ristorante and you'll forget all about its banal locale. Walls washed in deep red, majolica ceramics and a sweeping green mural of old-country hills welcome diners straight into the heart of Tuscany. Tuscan bread and ripe salsa fresca. Canneloni filled with spinach ricotta. And fresh sea bass swimming in a caper marinara.
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User Reviews for Nina's Italian Ristorante
09/01/2008 Posted by Italiagreek
Nina's was a great find ... a friend had read in an airline magazine about the top 10 Italian restaurants and Nina's was one - we sought it out a couple of times (was closed on Mondays and once on vacation) but finally was able to dine there. It was superb! The atmosphere was quaint, the service was personalized and professional and the food and wine were excellent! Highly recommend!
04/23/2008 Posted by dray4244
Well - Nina's was a good restaurant years ago when it first opened.. then we moved away and I recently saw an ad in a magazine suggesting it had won some number 1 awards etc.. so we figured on a drive to try it again for a good sure thing meal. Wow! What a disapointment. First of all.. they have a very large wine list - most of which is all Italian, which could be a good thing - but not without descriptions or tasting notes. They mark up all of their wines over 50% which I think is ludicrous... AND - here's my peeve on paying that premium for the wines - they serve them at above room temps! they wines sit on a very nice looking wall with spot lights on them.. which heats up the wines.. and then they serve them.. overpriced.. warm wine. NOT my idea of a number 1 rated wine restaurant??? I think that ad was paid for. Ok.. so they'll make it up with the food. I ordered a chicken dish off of the main menu that was supposed to come with shrimp and spinach inside. Eventually.. the dish came and it was chicken with a scallop and asparagus ??? What the hell?? The waitress said the chef had to substitute because they were out of some ingredients. I HATE asapragus! (oh and the scallop was undercooked in my opinion). Call me a complainer.. (not usually) - but I did not find this place worthy of the ratings it has received. We did not have dessert, or coffee. We will not be going back. Too bad - it's a nice looking place - and it had great potential - it's obvious their previous success went to their heads and the quality has just gone down hill.
Pros: Conveniently located in a populated area of North Raleigh
Cons: Wine prices, wine temperatures, and food quality
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