Nicola Restaurant and Bar

Wow! Came here for the first time with friends and this place was gorgeous. The Italian music, the beautiful table setting and the atmosphere were perfect. Our waitress was super attentive and very kind. They had calamari which is my favorite so I was very happy! Plus a wonderful wine selection. Now I will say it was a bit pricey, so probably won't go often but it's great for a special night out.

Hubby and I had reservations at this restaurant for Valentine's Day. We always try a new restaurant in the area. The menu was limited as it was expected for V-Day. They had several good options and the food was delicious. However, the cost of the meals were overpriced (to me). The restaurant itself is cozy and spacious and the staff was polite. We probably wont dine here again.

The restaurant is cozy, dark walls and tables well spaced. They have an outside patio as well, surrounded by plants. The service was attentive and prompt. I enjoyed the calamari and flatbread. Both were delicious. They have a great wine list, including many varietals by the glass. I had the risotto with salmon and zucchini. It was cooked beautifully. The salmon melted in my mouth. I would have liked a bit more parm flavor. I would recommend this place and we will go back.

Our most recent visit here was on a Friday evening, and it seemed like they were very busy. Our reservation was for 7:15P and we didn't get seated for a while. What was worse was that it was almost 8:15P by the time we got drinks, water and bread. Same thing with the entrees, they did take a while to come and our friends got their entrees well before we did (so things were not synchronized well). Now regarding the food. The bread with the olive oil was solid. Nice and fresh. I thought the flat bread was excellent. Lovely flavors but a lot heavier than I expected. The pappardelle boar Raghu was the opposite -- lighter than I would have expected, and the flavors were not as deep as I would have liked. But the pappardelle was cooked perfectly. The ambiance is lovely. Large open main room and smaller cozier adjacent rooms.

The restaurant was okay......but pricey for Italian. I had the fettuccine ragu bolognese.....good taste but somehow it was on the dry side if that is possible.

Outstanding! Each visit gets better. We loved the patio. Service was spot on and food keeps us waddling back! So much flavor, pasta texture is perfection.

This place is great! Great food, great service, great drinks! Came in on a Thursday for dinner. Daughter had the Ravioli and I had the lasagna. Ravioli was unlike anything ever seen... one HUGE 12" Ravioli stuffed with ricotta, a poached egg, and a buttery lemon sauce. It was crazy good.Lasagna was 6 layers, a bit light on the sauce, but was brought a side when I asked. Really good!Sar outside. Waitress was very quick, attentive and knowledgeable. Specials sounded devine, but I was in the mood for pasta. Will return again and again to try more.

Just really good pasta. Clearly homemade, not over-sauced, and had a good bite (not mushy!)Prices were very reasonable as well. Highly recommend the fettuccine bolognese. Inside needs a bit of an update, and it was a bit warm. Those are my only complaints. Not sure why everyone recommends Tat or Moretti's. This place is light years better.

For the price point, I wanted to like the food more than I did. The bolognese was lacking flavor and had a strange almost farm like taste, and did not have much sauce. The acracini balls were also a bit flavorless. It was nice to sit out on the patio but it is by a very busy road so a lot of cars and sirens were going off. The server was very nice and knowledgeable. However there's so many places to eat in Columbus, I would ask to go somewhere else if this was suggested to me.

My wife and I came for our Valentine's Day Dinner. Nicola was incredible! We had a reservation set for 7. They accommodated us immediately and it appeared to be a full house. The hostess was very kind. Our server knew the menu inside and out. The wine menu had my wife overwhelmed - in a good way! So many choices. I took a look at the menu and thought you couldn't go wrong with anything. We couldn't agree on an appetizer so we got two- the arrancini and the Caesar. The only downside to splitting the Caesar is that after looking at the receipt, there was a $2 charge to split it. I would rather them build that into the price at that rate. The meals were out of this world. I will be thinking about that Rissoto for days to come.Cute atmosphere. There are certainly a lot of regulars that go there. We plan to come back soon!10/10