Nonna - San Diego

Busy on a Saturday night but somehow they still manage to provide quick service One of the best places to eat in San Diego and it’s in the heart of Little Italy

I am a repeat customer at Nonna's, I go about once a year. This year, Margaret waited on us again. She's wonderful, attentive, sweet, and makes great recommendations! The food was outstanding (as usual). We had Bolognese Nonna meatballs and the Antipasto Misto plus some drinks. Just perfect! It was busy and energetic because it was ArtWalk day, but we could still hold a conversation. We sat out on the patio which was perfect for people watching!

We had the grilled octopus.with caramelized onions. It was basically a dish of arugula with a few pieces of fish and hard to even find the onion. Oh and a few pieces of potato. The Gnocco app was wonderful. Melt in your mouth. I had the eggplant wrapped around bucatini topped with tomato and a few shavings of cheese our server told us it was a chef specialty. Eye appeal? It was a brown dish. The eggplant was cooked to death around overcooked bucatini. The worst were the tomatoes. There had to be 2 cups of cooked tomato pieces that drowned everything out. Our server offered us a new entree but by that time my partner was halfway through his so we turned it down. He did comp us on a glass of wine. My partner had a prosciutto topped pizza. It was really delicious. Lots of ham and topping and a nice thinner crust. I wanted to love the meal but was disappointed. Oh servers and rest of folks were very nice as well as the service.

1) Great Service. Efficient. 2) Great Service. Friendly. 3) Great Service. Bilingual : 4) Kitchen: Fast. 5) Food: Good, big dishes, kids love it. Try the pizza. 6) Location: Little Italy 7) Value. 8) Parking can be a challenge.

I enjoy eating here when I’m in town. The food is always fresh and the staff is great.