La Nonna Ristorante Vail

I did receive a confirmation text and also a call back in the early afternoon to confirm the reservation. The calamari is freshly crispy and tender inside. We ordered 4 different pastas to try out and share. The portion is great for my son and daughter after a long day’s skiing. The homemade pastas are really tasty in different shapes and sauces. Though the dishes are a bit pricy but the overall dining experience, service and atmosphere is excellent.

We really enjoyed our experience here. Our waitress Kaitlyn was very attentive to our needs and they even squeezed us in last minute even though we did not have a reservation for the evening. Our food came out fast and was incredibly tasty. I do think the wild boar pasta did taste just like beef stroganoff in a sense. My wife thoroughly enjoyed her meal.

We had an early dinner, 3rd week in June. Not crowded, good service, delicious pasta. The risotto took a LONG time to arrive. We ordered it with our meals. The meals came, we ate, plates cleared, waited, then the risotto came. Thought that was odd. Tiramisu was delicious!

We’ve dined at La Nonna twice before over the past couple of years and were always impressed with the fine Italian cuisine, so we were excited to return. The restaurant itself is stunning—cathedral ceilings, large picture windows, and a warm, inviting ambiance. The service remains impeccable, with friendly and attentive staff. However, what was seriously lacking this time was the food. Dishes that were once rich, flavorful, and indulgent felt underwhelming and uninspired. The wild boar pasta (Tagliatelle al Cinghiale), which used to be our favorite dish, was a major disappointment—dry, lacking sauce, and missing the depth of flavor that once made it a standout. The lamb ragu pasta, was decent but nowhere near the caliber you’d expect from a restaurant where reservations are nearly impossible to secure. The lobster risotto, a special of the night, barely had any lobster—just a few tiny pieces, making it feel like a regular risotto rather than something special. Overall, La Nonna still offers a beautiful setting and top-notch service, but the food has taken a noticeable step down. For a place with such a stellar reputation, we expected much more. Hopefully, this was just an off night, but given how difficult it is to get a table, it’s hard to justify the effort for a meal that felt so underwhelming.

Great place for your Italian fix! The evening started off a little rough - we were seated but after 30 minutes we finally asked someone walking by if they knew who our server was. Apparently there was a mixup on whose table it was so nobody came to check on us. A little frustrating since we were just sitting there looking around for 30 minutes but once our server came over, the night turned out fine. The menu had a lot of great options but the one dish I was most looking forward to was the short ribs. I’m a sucker for short ribs so naturally that’s what I ordered. My wife ordered one of their pastas and we both thoroughly enjoyed our meals. We didn’t partake in any drinks but they had a huge wine menu and other assorted cocktails. Even though the night started off a little rough, the food made up for it as it was delicious! We will certainly be back again.

Very busy and slightly understaffed, but did a great job with unique cocktails and good food. Accomodations were made for vegetarian cuisine requests.

I’ll start with the good: service, drinks and atmosphere. Our server was amazing, super attentive and very helpful. I ordered a house espresso martini and it was typical, nothing out of the ordinary. I also ordered the Lavender Dream and it was good. Atmosphere was a vibe, we were seated by a window and the views were enjoyable. The bad: food was mostly horrible. I ordered the Gnocchetti Sardi. My pasta had a weird texture and the flavors did not mesh good at all. The pesto flavor was non existent. I asked for no sundried tomato’s and refuse to think that this changed the complete structure of its flavor composition. The calamari was the only dish we enjoyed.

The food was incredible, the best dinner I have had in Vail. The atmosphere is lovely, we sat on the deck and it was beautiful. The service was excellent, they gave us great recommendations and wine pairings. I was there for a birthday celebration and I couldn’t have asked for a more fabulous evening