Da Nicola — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

I went here mostly to escape the heat since my AC wasn't working. They had live music ⏯️ ng and the place was pretty full. Usually an indicator that they serve good food. Boy was I right. I had the bone in rib eye which was a little charred for me, but not enough to ruin it in anyway. The meat was tender and juicy. My wife's Bolognese was amazing. The biggest surprise was the mash potatoes.Jesus, best mash I've had in my life, I didn't expect them to be so good.

This was also the first time I had Italian cheesecake which was pretty good. It was light, and lightly sweetened with a taste of lemon. I enjoyed it, not as much as traditional cheesecake but not bad at all.

Service was good and prompt even though they had a pretty full house. The manager or owner came by and was very pleasant and warm.Overall I'll come back again, this place is a gem that I will add to my list of places to visit when I'm...

Our party of 11 came to dinner Saturday night November 30. We were greeted warmly and sat right away. We started by sharing a few appetizers. First was the calamari, which was crisp and flavorful, basically outstanding! We then had baked clams. These seemed a bit on the small side but none the less excellent in flavor. For my entree I had the eggplant parmigiana and my wife had the chicken parmigiana. When they arrived, we split our dishes in half so we each enjoyed both. When I say enjoyed, I mean these two dishes were some of the best I’ve ever had. The only change we made was to use the spicy sauce with cherry peppers in it. This added sweetness and heat, just as we both like it. Service was spot on perfect and when I return to Hewlett I will most definitely come back. Simply spectacular. I enjoyed the time I spent with family so I did not take any photos...

Hubby took me here for Valentine’s Day. I’m giving them a little grace on this review due to this.

Since it was an extremely busy night for them I’m certain this could be the reason it didn’t live up to the previous reviews. We had a reservation and still had to wait over 20 mins to be seated. It was Vday so I get it, they were packed to capacity so I tried not to let it annoy me too much.

Service was also pretty slow and not very attentive, our table barely got checked on. Again, extremely busy night so I get it.

Finally, the food and drinks were just ok. The best item we had for the night was their crab cake. Everything else we had left us underwhelmed. Again, I’m sure the kitchen was super busy and burnt out and it probably wasn’t their best work.

Not sure if I’ll be back, but if do return I’ll be sure to go on a less busy night to see if I have a...