Reviews for Nonna Rosa's Ristorante Italiano in Minneapolis, MN

This place is so unbelievably disappointing that for the price, I would recommend going nearly anywhere else if you can for... Italian food. I ordered delivery from the restaurant and the pastas were the smallest portion I’ve ever seen for $20, and thesalad for $9 was also tiny and didn’t come with croutons or anything. The taste of the food was fine, but overall nowhere nearwhat they charge for each dish. Read more

The food was excellent. The waiter was awesome, but it was obvious he was being run ragged; they are very under staffed. The... salmon was done very well. The risotto with portobello mushroom was excellent; very flavorful. The margarita pizza was prettygood. Their wine selection is pretty good too. We'll definitely be back. Read more

Appetizers were awesome. Rice ball the dip and sweet and spicy shrimp. Yum. When dinner came on the menu it sounded so good.... Unfortunately we had to ask for more sauce because everything was dry. Ended up taking home the entree to doctor up. I will trythem again maybe for meatballs and spaghetti Read more

We have enjoyed this restaurant since they opened their doors over 10 years ago. We've appreciated how they accommodate our... needs; as when we were on a carb restricted diet - substituting two green veg and no potatoes... They wait staff is friendly. Wealways feel welcome. My husband enjoys their gnocchi, which they make on site. I enjoy their salmon. My favorite salmon is theirgrilled salmon. I also enjoy it on one of their dinner or lunch salads; and their stuffed salmon is delicious as well. Inaddition to the meal we've enjoyed their Happy Hour special when they offer 1/2 price wine bottles... - in the Summer -cocktails on the patio are a delight. Read more

You find the main entrance in a back parking lot. It's by a McDonald's, Metro by T-Mobile, and a laundromat so it's odd to see... back there. The entrance was fancy once but a bit worn now, and behind clutter. Inside it's a narrow little restaurant with atiny bar but nice. Food was good. Read more

Visited on a Friday about 5pm. Restaurant had a dozen or so patrons at the time. There was only one server, who was pleasant... enough but clearly overwhelmed. She said the dinner rush was starting early, but it really didn't seem like much of a rush. Thisshould be a one star review, but I'm awarding one extra star to the server for her yeoman's work. I ordered veal parmesan andmy wife had spaghetti and meatballs. The veal was tough and dry and the meatballs were dry. Come to think about it the bread wasdry/stale also! The tomato sauce on my entree had a watery consistency - thin even for soup, let alone sauce. Noodles werecooked ok, and the flavor was acceptable, but the textures overall were abominable. No complaints about the cocktails andsalads. One more thing: None of the staff were wearing COVID masks. Our visit was on 2/4/22, right in the middle of the 4thwave. This shows a very poor attitude, IMO. We won't be back. Read more

Went there on a Friday night for a birthday celebration. All the food was good! I had the Cioppino with mussels, calamari,... shrimp, scallops and salmon steamed in a white wine tomato herb broth. It had really good flavor and looked like the lighterside of their menu vs. pasta and bread. I would order that spicy if I went there again. The look of the calamari definitelyturned some people off at the table - tasted decent! I did try someone's gnocchi and that was really good as well. Overall, afun place to go. Read more

Great food and service. I was there with a party of 4. Everything was amazing. I Kept it simple and went with the spaghetti and... meatballs. It did not disappoint. Loved it! They have a lot of drink specials and happy hour specials. Give them a try. Read more