Absolutely fantastic in all aspects! Service, food and wine. I can not emphasize enough how great this place is! Totally lucky gem that we walked by and turned around for! Update: 2.12.19 - has the bolognese for the first time, absolutely blew my mind! Also I should mention that the house salad is just fabulous! Very well balanced. Updated: 10.6.2022 - tried some new dishes, spaghetti aglio & olio & pink lasagna. Still fab, no crumb left behind.

I travel to Omaha for work regularly but only just recently stumbled upon Nicola’s. This place will now be a staple everytime I visit. Incredible service, cool atmosphere, and amazing food. I cannot recommend it enough.

Went to dinner with a friend, this is one of her favorite places to dine. The establishment offers inside and patio dining. We opted to eat outside as it was a beautiful day. We had wine and brushetta to start. I ate Chicken Marsala, which was delicious. The sauce was amazing. My friend had a dish with olives, dried tomatoes, and lightly seasoned spaghetti noodles. Overall a great experience.

Good quality food with generous portions at a reasonable price. The service was friendly and fast. I recommend calling for reservations prior coming as this is a small venue. Unfortunately I had to mark them down one star for atmosphere. (it was 77 inside restaurant on a warm sunny day, when I asked my waiter about it, he said that it’s normally warmer when the patio doors open ) obviously this is an easy fix to get that extra star. On a whole, it was a great experience eating here and I would come back again.

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, pancetta bacon, grilled chicken breast, and shaved parmesan) and the Spaghetti alla Carbonara with Jumbo Shrimp (spaghetti with sautéed pancetta in a rich cream sauce with parsley and parmesan). The Bianco Pizza was so creamy and amazing. The crust was a bit thick and dense but the toppings were absolutely delicious! The pasta was definitely my favorite! The bruschetta was average (I would’ve picked a different bread option if I had the choice) but oh my gosh the creamy carbonara was heaven! I think they forgot about the jumbo shrimp I added to it bevause they came out several minutes later than the rest of our food but once added they were an excellent addition! I’d get that carbonara again and again! For dessert we ordered the lemon cake and the tiramisu. I’ve heard a lot about the lemon cake so that was a must. Plus I’m on a huge lemon dessert kick this summer so I was really looking forward to this one. The layered cake was incredibly moist and delicious. I was a little surprised that the lemon flavor was pretty subtle. Coneflower Creamery’s Grandma Minnie’s Lemon Bar ice cream and Mary's Mountain Cookies’ iced lemon cookie still rank above this as my top two lemon desserts in Omaha! But this was a delicious ending to our meal. Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts of all time, so anytime I’m visiting an Italian restaurant I have to try theirs. I’ll be honest though - we were kind of let down on this one. It wasn’t a traditional tiramisu. No lady fingers and pretty heavy on the whipped cream. We only took a few bites of it because the lemon cake was better by far. All in all we had amazing panini, pizza, and pasta choices here. That along with the great service and romantic vibe out on the old brick patio made for an incredible experience! Such a great date night spot. We’ll definitely be back again.

Such a nice place. Love the patio. The service is great and everyone working here is so friendly. The food….oh so so good. Raviolis are so well made and delicious. The pasta amazing. And the sauces, I’m obsessed with, I wanted to lick my plate. Good selection of wine and drinks. The cocktail menu is very fun and authentic. Worth a stop, great for a date night. Bruschetta is very delicious, great addition to any meal.

I ordered the “Spaghetti Bolognese” to go. The pasta sauce is delicious. Portion sizes leave you wanting more, but that can be good or bad. Would be a great spot to bring a date or meet with friends. Also the customer service is superb, it has that small business “we care” feel.

The Fettuccine al Salmone was cooked to perfection. The tomatoes on the house salad were filled with ripe fresh garden delicious.