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Nauna's Bella Casa

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148 Valley Rd (at Van Vieck Street)
Montclair, NJ 07042

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(973) 744-3232
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Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
Nauna's Bella Casa - Montclair, NJ
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I'm so glad Nauna's is in Montclair! Where I used to live there was also a place that it seemed everybody went to and you would always see friends at a nearby table when you were ...

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Ordered a pizza from here couple of times based on great reviews. Lets just say he pizza is very lacking a quality crust and their food could be more flavorful. Great food for p...

Food was amazing at Naunas!! Montclair best Italian YUM 2/14/2009

First off, I'd like to say that we found this wonderful restaurant online. I saw rave reviews about it & decided to give it a try...boy, we sure made the right choice that night!! When we arrived we were greeted by someone who actually cared which table she was placing us at (A lot of restaurants don't, they just say ""Follow me"") We sat in the Piazza room which was just beautiful. Nice & clean with pretty decor & all of the staff working seemed to be doing such a good job. Fast paced yet accurate....everyone was so polite as well!! We ordered two house salads which came with the most amazing Italian dressing I think I've ever had!!! Everything we ordered was amazing...From the stuffed mushrooms down to the Eggplant Parm ;) YUM. You can tell that the food is fresh and they take pride in the business they own. Even the friggin soda's taste clean & fresh (Which we all know some places they come flat sometimes) Everything & I mean everything was more than we expected that night. Raymond came over to greet us & ask how everything was and we couldn't of been happier. We came back a week later (I didn't know it would be that busy so we showed without a reservation.....OUR fault, and they still treated us great) I think we may have found a new favorite restaurant!!! ;) Thanks Naunas! Pros: pretty much everything, great food, great people & service Cons: seem to be always super busy, okay if you don't mind crowds more
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Good food, but horrible service for delivery 2/11/2009

Ordered a pizza from here couple of times based on great reviews. Lets just say he pizza is very lacking a quality crust and their food could be more flavorful. Great food for people with no sense of taste and want o be lulled to sleep with mediocre quality. Both times it was cold and flavor was lacking. The male who sometimes answers the phone is quite rude and needs a lesson in professionalism and manners. Hopefully heis proactive about reading his reviews, but then again, this seems like a place that might build up their own hype. If they were a bit nicer, the delivery guys would make out better for tips. Cons: pricey, poor quality and bad service more
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The best pizza & pasta in the area 8/20/2008

Nauna's is one of those places that when you go there, you see 4 or 5 other families that you know in the dining room. It's like a meeting place for local families. We go there at least once a week and love the pasta and fresh salads. The mandarin orange salad with grilled shrimp and raspberry vinegarette dressing is the best salad I have ever had anywhere! The waitresses are always freindly and do mostly a good job and the management is always responsive if is there is a problem. They have two dining rooms, one that is casual and filled with families and the back room is more formal where they only serve entrees and daily specials. Nauna's is a great example of how independant restaurants can compete with the big chains that are opening up everywhere. Pros: Mostly everything about the place Cons: sometimes they are so busy it's hard to get served qiuclky more
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Nauna's rules! 8/18/2008

Nauna's in Montclair is a really great place for casual Italian cuisine. They have great pizza, but we mostly order one of the many pasta dishes they have or we order off the daily specials menu. The stuffed rigatoni and the cappellini portofino are our favorite pasta dishes, and when they have the seafood lasagna on special we always order it, they should put it on the everyday menu it's so good. Besides pasta I would recommend the Hotsy Totsy Shrimp and the calamari balsamico for seafood and the chicken salminbocca is my favorite chicken entree. The service is always friendly and competent (although not top notch). Overall I find Nauna's to be above average in food, service and value. No wonder they have been in business 30 years, they do a great job there. Pros: High quality food, good service, fair pricing, ample parking, open 7 days Cons: Always busy, sometimes you can't get a table without a reservation. more
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Overrated 7/31/2008

Are you kidding me? The pizza is an undercooked mess. It tastes like someone slapped some Ragu and Velvetta on a slice of Wonder Bread and threw it in a microwave for 30 seconds. The service is good -- I'll give them that. Pros: Good Service Cons: Gross Pizza more
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Nauna's is the Best! 2/14/2007

Nauna's has great pizza, pasta and entrees. They have very reasonable prices and great, friendly service. Their specials are very good(the gnocchi with fresh mozz is my favorite). Overall a very good neighborhood restaurant. Pros: Friendly service, big menu, homemade pasta's, private parking lot Cons: Weekends are VERY busy. Must call for reservations. more
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Best Family Restaurant in the area! 9/2/2006

Nauna's is a great family restaurant. Everything from the daily specials to the homemade pasta dishes are top notch. Pros: Food quality, good service & big parking lot. Cons: Very busy, need reservations to get a table on weekends more
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Best ""family Italian"" around 6/1/2006

I love Nauna's! I've been going there for about five years now and I always get great food and service. The family that runs Nauna's are all very gratious and willing to please. The pizza is very good but I really like the pasta and dinner specials, they are always delicious. From the looks outside you may think it is just a pizzeria, but their dinners are better than anything I've had at Marzulo's or Leone's. Their specials are on par with Giotto's and Fasino's, both highly acclaimed local restaurants. Pros: Great dinners, very good service, moderately priced more
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Great find! 2/25/2006

I was looking for a place like this for a while since moving to Montclair. I used to go to Leone's on South Park Street but the service and food was hit or miss. Nauna's is such a great place, the people are so nice, the food is consistantly good and the atmosphere is perfect. I sit in the front room when I'm with the kids, and the back dining room when it's me and my husband on ""date nights"". The specials are as good as any I've had at Palazzo or Giotto (which are both good restaurants) but they are much less expensive at Nauna's. I've been there dozens of times and they never disappoint. Make sure you try the blackboard specials, they are always great. Pros: Great food, Friendly service, Two dining rooms more
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Great Italian Fare! 9/22/2005

Try the Brocoli Rabe - It is superb! The food is so freshly prepared, and tastes great. Highly would recommend this restaurant to family. No alcohol is served, but you can bring your own wine. The back is for more quieter dining, and the front is for pizza and kids. I have only been there twice, but I am going to go back again. Pros: Great Food, Family Oriented, Reasonable more
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Great Casual Italian! 8/20/2005

Nauna's is great! lots of pasta choices & a very large selection of dinners. Good service and a real ""family atmosphere"" make you fell at home there. We go there 2 or 3 times a week. The dining room in the back is much less noisy then the front, ask to be seated there for a quiet night out. Pros: Parking Lot, Lots of chioces, Friendly service more
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Cindy Ippolito 8/18/2005

Excellent ""family style"" Italian restaurant. Casual, yet you can still get a great pasta dish or entree. Prices are remarkably reasonable. It's not the Manor, but for affordable Italian, you can't beat Nauna's. We've been going there for over four years regularly. Pros: Private parking lot, Reasonable prices, Good service Cons: Sometimes crowded more
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Decent food, decent service, good price 8/7/2005

I took my girlfriend here based on some favorable reviews found on this web site. Our appetizers consisted of the pasta fagioli and new zealand mussels, which were excellent. My girlfiend had the ziti, which was excellent, and I had the angel hair pasta with shrimp, crab, and clams, which wasn't so good -- it was soupy and very overpowering with the fishy smell. After our initial order, the waitress wasn't very attentive (we had to wait 15 minutes at a time to get her attention to refill drinks, order desert, etc). I would probably have enjoyed a non seafood entree or another special (they had many). They have a pretty good sized menu, and the prices are really rather good. The front room is indeed family and kid friendly, and they have a pretty good take-out business, from the bustle at the register. The back room looked much quieter.. Pros: Parking, Nice neighborhood, Price Cons: Noisy front area, Crowded more
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Montclair Jem! 3/5/2005

My family and I love Nauna's. We have been going there since we moved to Montclair from NYC in 1998. Montclair has so many restaurants and we try many of them, but we keep going back to Nauna's. The specials are the best around (try the surf & turf and the grilled shrimp tower) as well as priced reasonably. Another HUGE plus is they have a parking lot. I think they are the only restaurant in the town that has a parking lot and on a rainy night I don't feel like walking three or more blocks on Bloomfield Ave to get to some place that is higher priced than Nauna's and not even as good. Go there, you'll see! Pros: Reasonable prices, Great Specials, Parking lot more
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Great Family Restaurant! 12/28/2004

My Family has been going to Nauna's for over ten years and they have never disapointed. They now have a seperate formal dining room (the Piazza room) in the back that is perfect for a quiet night out. The specials are always great, my favorite is the clams in garlic sauce, but there are always many choices it's hard to choose! Happy dining! Pros: Super Specials, Warm "family" feel more
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Jerry 12/27/2004

Try the back dining room for a more intimate night out. The specials are the best in the Montclair area. (I had the grilled swordfish and it was the best swordfish I've ever eaten!) I think the front dining room is more suited for pizza and pasta, but the back dining room is definately a serious restaurant - try it, you'll be pleasantly suprised! Pros: Parking lot, Great specials, Warm service more
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The area's first choice for family Italian dining. Recently voted the best pasta & sauce in NJ by the Star Ledger's Munchmoblie.

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  • Nauna's has been a Montclair favorite for over twenty years, serving the area's best pizza, homemade pasta and a wide variety of dinner entrees. With two dining rooms, one casual and one formal, Nauna's is perfect for dinner with the kids as well as a romantic night out. Nauna's is also available for private parties for up to 70 guests as well as for of site catering for all events. You can view all our menus as well as the daily specials on our website, www.naunas.com.

Editorial

  • Homemade Italian favorites served with a small at this cozy spot.

  • 5/11/2007 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Mon - Thu, 11am - 10pm; Fri, Sat, 11am - 11pm; Sun, noon - 10pm
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