Reviews - Osteria Nonna Cherubina

Maeve M. • 24 reviews

July 11, 2024

10/10

The food was delicious and the service impeccable. We recommend the starter of raw sea food and fish. Absolutely delicious!

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Karen B. • 1 review

May 1, 2024

4.5/10

The waiter confused our order so we did not get what we expected. The pasta was bland and the bread was stale. House wine was nice.

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Aaron X. • 32 reviews

September 9, 2023

7/10

Nice restaurant with tasty dishes. The cook surprised us with a tasty amuse and the staff was really kind.

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Victor M. • 2 reviews

April 28, 2023

7.5/10

Overall, one of the better restaurants in Pompeii and certainly the best one in this part of town. Two spaces: inside and outside veranda. Ate outside which had a very nice pergola. Deep gravel floor made seating uneven. No clear separation between smoking and non. Table clothes would better fit the style restaurant is going for. Perhaps because I came early (to be expected after 6+ hours in the scavi?) but the service was mediocre. Waitstaff spoke English and used English menus; however, having the original Italian on the menus and speaking Italian when the guest knows Italian avoids confusion. Food came before the wine (had to remind them that I ordered wine). Was brought the wrong wine or at least charged for the riserva rather than normal. Uncorked at table, but not asked to check cork. I also do not understand why so many Tuscan wines on the list when in great wine country. Was forgotten at times as I was the only person outside, despite a server coming out to bus the other tables outside. There was confusion with the only other table outside (left before my pasta). They were charged for my meal. Problem was clarified, but should not have happened in n uncrowded restaurant. Own it and the guests will thank you. Picky? Not if you want to pass as upscale. The food was good, but not for the price. The Amuse-bouche/canapé was a nice touch but hard bread. Clear it had been sitting around. Mussel appetizers were tepid and needed more spice, accompanying bread hard. Unclear if fresh. Pasta (mussels with beans) was quite good, hot and savory, nice for a cool evening. No Secondo. Contorno (veg. side; I had the grilled vegetables) was decent, nothing special. Dessert trio was ok, nothing special. Overall, very good for the location (there are better restaurants in town that cost less). I would like to have seen more truly seasonal and local dishes. As we have family near in the area of Pompeii and I have been coming to Italy for 25+ years, this is not a stretch.

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Richard T. • 4 reviews

September 26, 2022

7/10

The restaurant looked promising but the ambience was poor, with a big TV on all evening. The food was mixed, great tuna with seasonal vegetables, but very chewy squid with none. The service wasn't up to much - we had to ask for lemons for the fish, and the salad which was ordered didn't arrive at all. Nice wines but no wine cooler buckets. We felt it was overpriced at €170 for 3.

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Jean-jerome M. • 1 review

July 14, 2022

9/10

Excellent !!

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PASCAL G. • 2 reviews

April 25, 2022

10/10

excellent dinner with a very good wine list with reasonable prices both for wines and dishes. Staff very kind and skilled. a very good table ! a great experience indeed

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Kate D. • 1 review

June 3, 2022

9.5/10

Best restaurant meal we’ve eaten in the 3 days we’ve been in Italy. Worth the short walk to get away from the crowds in Pompeii. Delicious food served in a lovely cool garden

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