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Nello's Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Italian Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Mediterranean Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean [Edit]
512 St. Albert TrlSte 4A
St Albert, AB T8N 5Z1
(780) 460-8505
- Hours:
Mon-Tue 5 pm - 10 pm
Wed-Fri 11:30 am - 2 pm
Wed-Sat 5 pm - 11 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Dogs Allowed:
- No
2 reviews for Nello's Restaurant
2 reviews in English
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Review from Kerri W.
Banff, AB
10/21/2008 2 photos
When I got to the door of this restaurant I was greeted by a couple of signs. One was a hand written note saying, "If you're in a hurry, you're in the wrong place." The other said no hats or muscle shirts. Well, considering the adverse reactions I've been having to my temporarily pink hair, I was wearing a hat. I contemplated whether to leave or just suck it up and walk in there with the pink hair and decided the latter.
It isn't especially clear whether you're supposed to seat yourself or wait - there are no signs about that. I waited and was escorted to the bar since I was alone. They had an impressive wine list including port wines anywhere from 10 to 40 years!
I was craving angel hair pasta and their cream sauce was good - it tasted like mushrooms a bit though I didn't see any. I decided to try a cappuccino for dessert. Trust me, anywhere that offers a cappuccino, I'm going to try it. Though it wasn't the best I've tasted, it wasn't horrible either. The poor waitress burned her hand making it. It was served in a Ferrari cup which sort of seemed childish in a way.
This isn't the place to go if you're looking for cheap eats, either. For my pasta, a beer and a cappuccino my bill came to about $30! -
Review from Jonny M.
Edmonton, AB
5/15/2012
Had a Teambuy coupon to use ($30 for $60) so took a friend on a Friday evening to check out the original location (other location is on South side). Took a few wrong turns to find the place but eventually found it. They don't let you make reservations (unless you are a group of 6 or larger) which is weird but when we arrived at 7:15pm, only had to wait a few minutes for them to get a table set up.
We decided to split three dishes:
1) Prawns alla Nello's ($21) - 8 prawns and their version of risotto. It's not the typical risotto that you expect but was still good. The prawns were cooked perfectly and presentation of the dish was excellent.
2) Gnocchi dish ($15) - stuffed with potatoes in a cream sauce. Could use something else in this dish to spice it up. A bit to plain.
3) Penne saporito ($22) - penne noodles in a tomato cream sauce with brocolli, chicken breast pieces and parmigiana.
4) Creme brulee ($9) - nice creamy, smooth texture and crunch on the top. Only weird thing is that we both tasted a bit of banana flavour in it. Not sure why they would have put this in - was it on purpose or accident? Anyways, luckily it wasn't overpowering but it was still there lingering in the background.
This place is definitely on the more expensive side (most pasta dishes were $20-30) but the amount of food that they give you is huge. We definitely had leftovers to bring back home. As other people have said, service is on the slower side - our waiter was a nice guy but kept on creeping up on us to talk to us/deliver dishes and then was chatting with two girls at another table when we wanted to get the bill. Not sure if their prices are worth what they serving up here but I'd say it's decent at best. Worth a try but not sure if I'll go back anytime soon.
Specialties
Nello's Restaurant is an authentic family owned Italian restaurant in St. Albert that offers flavorful Italian dining.
Dine with family and friends while enjoying the Italian traditions of food, friendship and hospitality. Come experience uforgettable appetizers, salads, pastas, entrees, desserts, beer and fine wine. We look forward to enjoying the experience with you.
History
Established in 2004
It's a famliy run business originally owned by Nello, and now his son Tony Saporito and his family have taken it over with his business parnter Harold Denny in March of 2010
Meet the Business Owner: Tony S.
Started working in a restaurant, la Pasta in Hub mall in 1990, and the rest is history!
