Trattoria San Nicola

We were a party of 10 so our expectations were set accordingly.... meaning it may take a while to receive food and drink. But that wasn't the case as everything came out at a wonderful pace. We had a couple appetizers including the peppers and the calamari, both of which were very good. Our entrees all came out within moments of each other and were very hot and delicious. We finished with coffees and desserts, which were also excellent. Despite being a large party they did not automatically include the gratuity, and were happy to tip higher than normal. Very wonderful evening and I'm looking forward to our next visit.

Went here on the recommendation of my hotel. Arrived at 7:00 on a Wednesday night and it was slammed. My group waited a bit and was able to secure a table at the bar after about 10-15 minutes. Once seated we were promptly waited on. The service was awesome! When asking for recommendations, the waiter was able to explain all the dishes expertly. Each person got a different digs and all of us were blown away at the quality of the food. I highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely be eating here the next time I am in town!

How the mighty have fallen. We'd been coming here for years, always experiencing good service and delicious meals. I was surprised at how bad our most recent visit was. 15 minute wait after seating to get water. Then another 10 minutes until oil was put into the dipping dish (the waiter hastily--and unnervingly-- borrowing the oil bottle from another table of guests). Sat there with water and oil for another 15 minutes until some VERY stale bread was delivered. The table was full of crumbs because of how stale the bread was. Waiter came back and told us about the specials and took our drink order. Waiter came back after 5 minutes or so to deliver the drinks (iced teas). We placed our order for two soups and two entrees. We then proceeded to wait another 20 minutes for the soups to arrive and then only because we asked. The bowls for soup arrived and then we waited another 10 minutes for the soups. At this point, we had been seated for over 75 minutes. Another server arrived mere moments after the soups with our entrees, saying out loud, "Oh no. This is too early." The entrees were taken away (we didn't ask them to do this) and we then rushed through the soups because the entrees were sitting somewhere waiting for us. After eating the soup, we sat with empty bowls for another 10 minutes until these were taken away with the table behind us--who had been seated 30-40 minutes AFTER us--receiving their entrees. We then waited another 5 or so minutes until our entrees were re-delivered. After eating our entrees for 15 minutes or so, we were well past two hours from seating. Possibly owing to our disappointed mindset from the exceptionally long wait times, the food was underwhelming. Beyond the stale bread, one soup was served freakishly hot, while the other was more watery than it should have been. Entrees were OK. The staff seemed unconcerned with the service, though our waiter did apologize for the issue with the soups, saying he didn't know why they took so long. Overall, a bad, bad experience. Not sure if we'll come back. Years of great meals and service shouldn't be affected by one bad visit but, whew...this one was pretty darn lousy.