The Back Room At Nick's - McMinnville

We walked in without reservations and we were able to sit in the bar area. I had a side dish, the cauliflower as an appetizer. It was uniquely delicious. My husband had the artichoke there wasn 't much to it, but tasty. Their olive oil is definitely one of a kind. The type of olive oil you 'd find in an Italian restuarant. Surprisingly, my husband had the burger. He enjoyed it. I had the pork dish which showcased three types of pork, all delicious. The star of the dinner was their Italian margarita. I only drink margaritas everywhere I go and this one was so good and not sweet even though they add a splash of amaretto. We all taste 'sweet ' a little differently,...I 'm not a sweet tooth and rarely eat sugar or desserts. Hope you enjoy!

We visited Nick 's based on the recommendation of our concierge. It may have been built up too much. Our experience was fine. They recommended the famous burger and crab lasagna. Both were fine but nothing extraordinary. It did seem like a good value $100 for our meals with a bottle of wine. After visiting with other locals they indicated this used to be a much better place so maybe adjust your expectations and it will be fine. It 's good but not great and there are a number of other local options in McMinnville we 'll try on our next visit.

Having been a little too preoccupied with the offerings of other establishments on 3rd street last Friday night like wine tasting and live piano for example, we popped into Nick's a little on the late side 20 minutes before closing. Upon entering we were immediately greeted by a very friendly hostess and I told her I understood that we had arrived a bit late and didn't want to put them out, given the proximity to closing time. She thought nothing of it and sat us right away with a smile. Shortly thereafter our waitress Johnna showed up at our table and pleasantly listed the night's specials and asked what we'd like to drink. We ordered a couple of Oregon microbrews as well as a Caesar salad, the spinach ravioli and their ostensibly famous crab lasagna. We were soon provided with some delectable homemade bread and perhaps the purest and tastiest extra virgin olive oil we've ever had. We felt bad for Johnna because we kept asking for more. And more. It was obvious she didn't mind in the slightest. Then our food came. Holy hell. How often have you all gone to a restaurant and been blown away by pasta dishes? We eat out a lot and have found it's challenging to have that experience. Not at Nick's. They've been open since 1977 and it's clear why that is the case. My wife's ravioli was beyond tasty, and that crab lasagna fuhgeddabout it. It was the most flavorful and memorable pasta dish I've had at a restaurant in I don't know how long I relished every, single, bite. Every last detail of our dining experience that night at Nick's was beyond reproach. The ambiance, the music, the help, the service and the swiftness, the quality of the food, all of it my wife and I can't for the life of us understand why this place has just 3 and a half stars...wtf??? We tried a couple other higher reviewed restaurants in this town and they simply don't compare. Like I said, we eat out a lot and at the risk of sounding like a know it all, we do know what we're talking about when it comes to quality restaurants. This place is the cat's pajamas. And a big shout out to our server Johnna, what a lovely lady and incredible server! We've already been recommending this place to our friends and family, and we can't wait to go back. Treat yo'self peeps!!!

We went to Nick's on a Thursday night (when 3rd street is completely closed to traffic, love it) and sat outside and enjoyed a wonderful meal. We started with a bottle of Loire Cab Franc and it was absolutely delicious with the entire meal. For appetizer, we got the steamed mussels and they were to die for. The mussels were one of the biggest I've ever seen and they tasted absolutely delicious in the well balanced tomato broth. For mains, I got the tortelli stuffed with mushrooms and ricotta and my husband ordered the pork and spinach ravioli and they were both extremely delicious. We had the hardest time choosing a dessert as they all sounded amazing, and ended up going with the creme brûlée (came highly recommended by the waiter and we had seen almost every table order that), and we were not disappointed. The sugar was caramelized sugar had a nice bitterness which worked very well with the smooth vanilla custard. Overall, we loved dining at Nick's and loved the people who work here for their very honest recommendations of both food and wine.

As of this week, the restaurant and deli are CLOSED. Thanks for the delicious meals, our family wishes you the best in your next venture.