Siena - Wilmington

Nicola's Italian is a Wilmington gem! Real NY Italian food. Everything was so good we bought extra to bring home and have over the weekend! Arrincini, eggplant parm, eggplant rollatini were to die for. And the pasta dishes are big enough to feed 2 or 3 people. We were too full for dessert, but next we will try the cream puffs and chocolate bread pudding. Or maybe the zeppoles!

Wonderful restaurant. Jazzy background music. Great ambiance. Great service. Delicious food.... We had the fried calamari which was perfect! For dinner I ordered the chicken Saltinbocca which was good but missing the sage, spinach and white wine. The Mrs. had the gorgonzola risotto with filet tips and it was outstanding! My Saltinbocca came with spaghetti and the sauce was just perfect. The spaghetti had been sautéed in the sauce and then they added a nice ladle of sauce on the bottom of the spaghetti and on the top. I had them put a ton of grated parmigiano cheese.... And I was in heaven. Would we return..... absolutely! The red sauce was way better than most other Italian places I have tried in the Wilmington area. Their sauce is the real deal. Well done guys!

Ate here as a party of six at 7 PM on a Friday. Our table wasn't ready immediately since they were still cleaning it, but it didn't take that much longer. The whole restaurant was full and loud, but we were still able to hear each other. Our waitress was busy, so took her a few minutes to finally take our order for the entrées, but she did get our drink and appetizer orders put in pretty quickly. It took forever to get our entrées. Understandably, they were busy with a full house. The food was worth waiting for! Can't beat homemade pasta. Everyone liked their food, including bruschetta appetizer, Bucatini All'Amatriciana, Dolce Piccante, butternut squash, ravioli, creamy pesto ravioli, and Parmesan chicken substituted with pappardelle instead of spaghetti. I got the Pappardelle with meat sauce and meatballs, the meat sauce was a little bit on the sweeter side. They gave a good portion of meat for the entrées that came with meat. Most of us couldn't finish our entrées and most of them were enough for a second meal. The bruschetta was a little different than the typical, with basil pesto, sliced tomatoes, smothered with melted mozzarella cheese, and a balsamic reduction drizzle. I thought it was good, but I was hungry too. Received complementary bread, a small French bread with a mixture of olive oil and balsamic vinegar with fried garlic slices. Don't know if the bread was warm since we didn't eat it right away and the bread was not covered. Eventually, around half of the restaurant emptied out during the time we were there. The staff didn't mind that we were still at our table socializing until after 9 PM. Not a super fancy restaurant, but a nice place to eat for homemade Italian food at not so bad prices.

10/10! Absolutely loved everything about this place. Ambience, food, service- all incredible! I am already planning my next trip back! Make a reservation!

Twelve of us dined here for my birthday in July. Been meaning to post my review and photos. It was our first time here and we really enjoyed the food!! DH and I shared the calamari with others. I had the butternut ravioli with chicken and DH had the linguini with clams. Everything was well prepared. The ravioli tasted fresh made and the chicken was tender. Busy place with a nice atmosphere; and you need to call for reservations.