casa nostra

lovely italian restaurant.
went on a midweek evening for dinner and it was surprisingly full so i would definitely recommend booking to ensure you get anicetable.
food was great, especially the starters, plus the option for byo is very handy.
will definitely be back.

warm atmosphere and tasty pizza. enjoyed the rustic atmosphere in nostra with their tasty pizzas.niceto also have drinks from sprig and fern next door.

i heardnicethings about this place so my expectations were quite high. we went for dinner here, the place is really cozy and cute.
we ordered gamberoni imperiali which is tiger prawns wrapped with crispy pasta in tomato sauce. this wasnicebut i wouldn't say it was something i would die for! then we order zucchini pizza which was pretty average and also had some salmon risotto which i would say was the best out of the lot! we ended the meal with profiteroles which was nice.

not sure if it was my high expectation or an average delivery from the place i wasn't as satisfied as i would like to be. so would rate the place 3.5. and so my quest for a good italian restaurant continues..

thenicejuicy rib eye steak served here with porta bella mushroom and in red wine jus was "the best" l had in years!!

my five fellow diners also enjoyed their respective meals.

we visited the restaurant again two nights ago and again food was of an equally high standard. but this time the chef was fay. she and her kitchen team cooked us a beautiful chicken thigh encrusted with rosemary and mushroom dinner...... which could not be faulted.
molly our table waitress was excellent and looked after us well all evening.
we look forward to dining here again sometime soon.

i'll be coming back here! a very enjoyable meal, entrées, mains and desert were all very flavorsome, well presented, generous and thoroughly enjoyable. the service was great, very friendly and helpful with some clarification on some of the dishes on the menu. the wine selection was also excellent and the converted house made the surrounds interesting. a winner in my book,niceenough for a romantic meal or to impress visitors from out of town, without being snobby or pretentious.

this is another go to favourite in wellington.
go for the mussels (a few other chefs could take guidance on how to cook mussels to perfection from this chef), go for the mushroom entrée.
the pizzas are also really tasty. they also sell craft beers from a local bar.nicetouch.
the team at cosa nostra are always friendly, smiley and make you feel like you are their most important customer.

service: warm greeting to a waiting table for four which was pre-booked and luckily too as it didn't take long for the restaurant to fill up on a thursday night. initially we were sat in anicespot near the bar/counter but i noticed there was a spare table in the garden area which seemed to be reserved; as timing allowed, we were kindly moved to this even nicer spot with no fuss.

food: delicious. my wife is a person who follows a vegetarian diet with the exception of fish and all other sea foods and she was not limited at all for choice as cosa nostra provided several vegetarian pasta, risotto, pizza, gf and seafood options. the rest of us had chicken, pizza, pasta and all was enjoyed. my chicken was particularly amazing and cooked perfectly in my opinion.

atmosphere: rustic and clean, italian music in the background; the indoor/outdoor garden area was a fantastic place to sit. the main seating area isnicetoo and if you got a seat by the window its a good place to sit and people watch out the window. stylish but not pretentious, it was a great environment to trade stories, drink good wine and enjoy a delicious meal.

i'm lucky enough to live close to this place. have never actually eaten in it but have ordered pizzas for take away. lovely! (and the atmosphere in the restaurant always feelsnicewhen i'm there)...staff also seem great!