Nicola's Italian Wine & Fare

Pro tip: Make sure you get reservations for this place on the weekend because it gets packed very very quickly. This restaurant makes everything from scratch, so be prepared for a wait. The food when you do get it is great quality. Pro tip 2: sitting at the bar has its advantages, the owners work the restaurant and Nikola is exceptionally friendly. You get more of an experience if you get the chance to speak with her. Lemon cream al salmon Fettuccini 4 stars The Fettuccine was delicious, but the salmon was over cooked for me. My friend prefers the salmon overcooked like that though, so depending on your preference, this might be a five-star item. Lasagne Mediterranean 4 stars This was a very solid lasagna entree Spaghetti aglio plus olio 5 stars Nicola recommended we get it with the blue cheese and it absolutely enhanced the dish for me. All the meals come with bruschetta and salad. The bruschetta can be a skip. The pieces we had were kind of plain tasting. It's supposed to be fresh bu

Decided to try out this restaurant to celebrate our five year anniversary and we were very happy we did. It’s somewhere between fancy and casual, there is very limited indoor dining, and it’s very affordable for what you get. The food and service was outstanding and the best part was the dessert!

This well-loved Omaha establishment has been at the top of my list for quite some time and we finally got the experience it Friday night. They don’t accept reservations, so we arrived a little after 7:00pm and got our name on the list with a 45 minute wait. They said they’d call when they were ready for us, so we went down the street to Brickway Brewery & Distillery and had a couple drinks while we waited. They were right on the money when they called us, and we were seated on the patio with the rest of their guests (indoor dining wasn’t available). We ordered drinks and split the Panino alle Polpette to start (homemade meatballs topped with ragu sauce, parmesan, and fresh parsley). This panini was PHENOMENAL. Definitely a messy one but it was so worth it. Their meatballs and ragu are out if this world! We got house salads with our entrees. They were pretty average in my opinion. I’m more of a caesar salad girl if given the choice. For our entrees we got the Bianco Pizza (cream sauce,