10/02/09

Calamari, Antipasto, Pasta Oh My!

by Love to Eat

Starting with a Pilgrims Passion cocktail and calamari, WOW! It only gets better, then we had bruschetta and a caprese. Ordered their house wine, Regaleali with our main meal which was "Crazy Alfredo" it had shrimp, sausage, chicken, roasted peppers, porcini mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, jalapenos in a cream sauce, that's a mouthful. Also the Pork Tenderloin alla Siciliana was incredible, it had roasted baby red potatos w/ garlic and a baby arugula salad. They both went very well with the wine we ordered. What an amazing experience! We go all the time now it's like Cheers, everyone knows your name.....

• Pros: great food, great atmosphere, great cocktails!
• Cons: make a reservation!

07/03/09

Bland Bland Bland

by VegasNK

I don't get what the hype is about. The food is horribly bland. The service is awful. I've been to Nora's 3 or 4 times and have never had a good meal.

Carluccio's on East Trop. is 10 million times better and even more reasonable of a price. Also- good luck trying to get a table even when you have a reservation.

• Pros: Fun bar scene
• Cons: Worst food ever

05/20/09

Has Nora's Changed?

by GreyGoose

Has Nora's Changed? Have they lost their attention to the details that made them great? I have been going to Nora's for years and I have always raved about their authentic Italian food, service and freshness. However, we went there May 14th, 2009 and it was an evening of disappointments and mishaps for us at Nora's. It started with the service as we had a reservation but it took them 20 minutes after our reservation time for our table to be available. Once seated, we were offered a beverage and then we were forgotten for 30 minutes, and this is not an exaggeration. The waiter returned and asked if we wanted any drinks??? Not at all wondering if we wanted to order our dinners or appetizers. After the meals came I noticed that the flavor of the shrimp scampi I ordered was not right, it just did not taste good, it was flat and boring and the shrimp did not taste fresh, they were chewy and had a smell. I also tried the Orange Roughy and I said this fish is awful. The fish was not fresh and it tasted really bad!! This is when the rest of the table began to complain that their dishes too were unsatisfactory, bland and very disappointing. We all were shocked that it could be so bad. One friend said this happened to him before here and that he was done with Nora's. The service continued to be terrible, as we had to flag down our waiter to get our bill.

Not sure if Nora's has lost its focus but if it continues to service its customers with no attention and to shovel unpalatable food it will sadly lose its place as one of the great restaurants in Las Vegas.

• Pros: Usually Great
• Cons: Totally Missed on Everthing Tonight