Nome Italiano

I was so excited to try this place. I was sadly disappointed. I placed a take-out order to be ready 15 minutes after they opened. However, we did not enjoy either of the items we ordered. I ordered the Zonzona and my partner ordered the Bufalo pizza. I feel like the portion of pasta I received was pretty small for $24. My noodles were cold. They also were not cooked all the way and so they were gummy and stuck in my teeth. The pizza was also a little interesting. The crust was not for us and oil dripped off the slices we ate. Not a big deal but we also were given only one set of silverware, which was lacking a fork. Maybe we would have a better experience of we actually dined at the restaurant.

Amazing oysters. Food is excellent. Great service, very knowledgeable staff regarding wine selection. A little loud as the evening moved on. Veal Osso Bucco was excellent (special).

Best authentic Italy in Bend! We love coming to Nome and have a wonderful experience every single time. Nome is beautiful designed with a great ambience. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable on their wine selection. Food is just phenomenal every time. The pastas are cooked to perfection and explode with flavor. Do not forget to a slice of their delicious tiramisu and an espresso martini to finish it all off!

I ordered the vodka pasta and it was some of the worst pasta I’ve ever had. The sauce was sweet with chunks of chopped garlic that had a not so great flavor. Not even all the noodles were covered in the sauce. The cured spicy meat was spicy but had zero flavor. And for $25 I would’ve preferred pastini. Highly do not recommend at least the vodka pasta.

A complete waste of time and money. The service was abominable. It took about 25 minutes for them to bring us two glasses of wine and another 20 minutes after we ordered a second glass. The server said the bartender was having some 'issues.' We had finished the meal by the time the second glass of wine arrived. And you needed that wine to wash down the inedible food. We ordered two pastas, one was supposed to be carbonara, but it tasted like a jar of store bought white alfredo sauce poured over pasta. It had no flavour and the consistency of glue. The red sausage pasta was no better. The red sauce was gummy and seemed thickened with flour or corn starch. Frankly I wish we had sent everything back. Perhaps they'll hire a new chef before this restaurant goes completely belly up because I was told it was good at one time.

Loved everything about this place…attentive service, excellent food, & tasty craft cocktails (try the Meztrails)! The funghi pasta was incredible and best tiramisu!

We had a great anniversary dinner at Nome. The host and server made our dinner special. The food was delicious. The pork was very tender, though I didn't like the pickled watermelon rind. The cocktail menu had something for everyone.

Dinner for two: we ordered mushroom pizza, linguini with clams, hamachi and calamari appetizers. I rank them from best to worse in this order also. Pizza from 22-year-old starter was one of the best I ever had - would go back just for the pizza. Pasta was al dente and very nice, clams were bit on the smaller side. Hamachi was interesting cured in sugar and salt with sauce. A tad fishy. just a tad. Calamari was disappointing. Thin and small and just tow legs. Lightly breaded which is good. Personally I prefer meatier calamari. Wine by the glass selection was very nice. Somm did a good job. Service was great. Our server Hunter knows his food and was very attentive. The restaurant was very smoky tonight from the pizza oven. Bad enough that I would not return in that condition. Outdoor dining seems to be a good option also and they have live music on Friday nights. Last thing: they charge 3% wellness for employees' health insurance pool and would waive it upon request. I am not a fan for this policy personally as I feel the restaurant can up the price a bit and easily cover for insurance, and now patrons have one more things to contemplate - food price, surcharge and tips (at least not sales tax in Bend).