Nado Republic

“Pleasantly authentic! Classic Rome Italian dishes to choose from! I ordered the lasagna and have no regrets. The rest of our party ordered rigatoni, cacio e pepe, pizza and several appetizers. Everything tasted fresh and came out hot! So delicious! We ordered several mocktails as well and it really seems like you can’t go wrong whichever way you order! Absolutely will be back!”

“Fantastic restaurant, legit some of the best Italian food in all of San Diego. Absolutely recommend their pastas and pizzas. Craft cocktails are excellent. Impeccable service and ownership that cares about quality and value. A rare combination these days! A favorite for our family is the Rigatoni Boscaiola with pink sauce. Pizzas are perfect, and be sure to ask about any off menu creations that may be available.”

“The service here is excellent! I had the lasagna and also tried my husband’s rigatoni—both were good. Our bread arrived a little late, but the floor manager was very kind and offered us a tiramisu as a courtesy. The tiramisu was delicious. This is our second visit, and we really appreciate how consistent their service is.”

“Initially, the host refused to seat us although the restaurant was completely empty…. I booked on OpenTable for a reservation after 15 mins and was seated. Staff were snappy and not very welcoming. Food was below average - pizza dough was not great and the pasta was bland.”

“How to begin … well we walked into the restaurant around 4:30 pm, one table occupied and rest of the tables were empty, to have something to eat. The guy said sorry no chance we are fully booked. We said just a short bite and we are gone, less than an hour. Response, no chance, we are booked. Since I don’t beg to be served, I said to my family, let’s go. Now our youngster in the family went, while standing beside the guy, made a reservation online for 4:45 pm at this place. Showed the confirmation to him, and we got seated. When we left after an hour and a half the place was still 3/4 empty. So not sure if the guy doesn’t want to have guests or just no walk-in’s . Now, since we got a table, back to the food. We had a spinach salad as starter with feta, was good, and fine. Asked for some bread, this costs extra, we don’t serve bread on the side, paid for it. Main dish pasta with pesto, was ok. The pizza margarita we ordered with additional tomato’s, hmm, would say ok. Overall experience, won’t be back! if you don’t get to be served as a walk in, just don’t go online and get a table, rather go somewhere else.”