NONNA — Restaurant in Les Sables-d'Olonne

We walked in the rain for 2 miles because we heard this place was amazing, and it did not disappoint! We tried the risotto parma, the lasagna, and the truffle pizza. The artisanal pizza maker is from Sicily, and the dough had a great “chew” to it. The lasagna had deep flavors, and you could taste the beef throughout every bite. Often times the noodle and sauce is all you can taste. This lasagna was rich and flavorful. The risotto was light and perfectly creamy. We also ordered the burrata on arugula, which had a very strong citrus taste. It was different than what I was expecting, but a perfect light addition to start our meal. We finished with three desserts, the chocolate mousse torte (not on the menu), the hazelnut dessert, and the vanilla gelato with salted caramel (the winner!). The servers were so friendly and helpful, especially since we didn’t speak Français. The restaurant got REALLY busy, and even though the servers were actively (and quickly) attending to everyone, we saw the guests looked relaxed, happy, and everyone was having a wonderful evening dinner. We like to try different places on our travels, but we may have to visit this little gem again on this trip! At least we ordered an extra pizza to take away! Oh! The server brought us an extra treat, the Italian citrus cheesecake!! Normally I wouldn’t have ordered it because I’m not a huge lemon/lime fan, but this was actually REALLY good! Will have to have this also on...

Went to Nonna with high expectations after reading the reviews but we were extremely disappointed. We arrived at 7.15 wth a reservation and were seated outside in a empty terrace even though the restaurant was half empty inside at the time. Our server was very pleasant and helpful but as the restaurant became busier it was difficult to get service as she seemed to be the only one servicing our area. For starters we had bruschetta (good) but the arrancini was luke warm and not very tasty. All our mains were served luke warm. Rigatoni with pesto was bland. Pizza’s were undercooked and salty. Steak and mushroom pasta were better. Chicken was awful, served with soggy roast potatoes and under seasoned. Cannot recommend and would...

Est-ce l'effet Vendée Globe ou autre chose, mais clairement la qualité est en baisse par rapport à mes dernières expériences là- bas.

Le plus choquant a été le sujet des boissons. Je m'explique, le serveur nous demande si nous voulons de l'eau en plus de nos verres de vin, il nous propose carafe ou "minérale". N'appréciant guère l'eau du robinet, nous demandons une eau minérale, il nous demande alors "plate ou pétillante", nous répondons plate.

Les plats arrivent et il nous donne nos verres de vin déjà remplis (très peu rempli d'ailleurs, économies, économies), impossible de savoir si le vin dedans est celui commandé..., et une bouteille d'eau sur laquelle n'apparait aucune mention (pas de détails de sa composition, source, etc...). Seule indication, c'est une eau filtrée mise dans une bouteille indiquant "pétillante 77". Je lui en fait la remarque, d'autant que le bouchon est simplement vissé sans sertissage.

Il reconnait alors que c'est la même que celle en carafe à une différence prêt, elle est filtrée et réfrigérée, et que désormais, ils n'ont plus d'eau réellement minérale.

Après l'avoir terminée, nous redemandons une carafe d'eau, pourquoi payer alors que ce sont grosso modo les mêmes.

Côté plats: la garniture des pizzas ont baissé en quantité, et les pates et le risotto étaient très mal assaisonnés, notamment le risotto butternut.

Il nous ramène le même genre de bouteille mais avec la mention "plate 77" cette fois ci. Lors de l'addition, les 2 bouteilles d'eau du robinet apparaissent sur la note (1€ chaque)...

Ce n'est pas pour le prix, mais je trouve cette pratique, à proprement scandaleuse et trompeuse, tout comme celle des verres de vin, qui devrait être servi à table directement depuis la bouteille. Bref, très certainement notre dernière fois dans cet établissement, toujours aussi bien décoré...