Nonnas Chesterfield in Chesterfield

Not been to Nonna's for a few years but am still on the mailing list for offers. Received a 50% off food text message so decided to take advantage. Booked a table for 6.30 and there were two more tables of two in the restaurant. The goats cheese fritters for starters were very nice and I would order those again. The pollo pesto pasta for main I wouldn't order again, there was plenty of chicken (unlike some restaurants) but the pasta was overcooked and very soggy (definitely not cooked in an Italian way of al denté). The sauce was just pesto (like you have in a jar at home) and oil and the bowl was swimming in this runny basil liquid. I was expecting a creamy pesto sauce but maybe that was my mistake? It didn't seem to have had any seasoning so I had to add some salt. The waiter didn't ask if we wanted any pepper or parmesan until I requested some (which they usually do ask!). The gelato choices for dessert were very good (we had chocolate, vanilla and salted caramel because they didn't have any of the pistachio, unfortunately!) For the time we were there the two tables of two left and another two came in and a table of four. There were four staff that I could see. It's a shame because at that ratio I can't see it being open much longer (under this management anyway!) Would I go again? With a 50% off voucher? Most probably, at full price? probably not, sadly.

Decent panini. Nice vibe to the place too. Service slow sometimes.

Call yourselves an Italian restaurant… so disappointing we haven’t been for years but it’s changed so much….. food really gone downhill and not Italian at all… top tip when u have an open kitchen don’t we open packet ingredients in front of your customers! You could at least make your own focaccia as ours came straight out of the freezer Deffo won’t be back for food and the bar upstairs.. so downhill not classy, very young crowd and very loud music… and not even decent music!

Had a lovely experience. The food was really good and the customer service was excellent. Would definitely go back

This is only the second time I have been here: the first time was a number of years ago & portion sizes were meagre to say the least. This seems to have been rectified and portions were much more generous - a little over-generous for the pizzas, however, this does not make up for other factors. Despite pre-ordering, we waited quite a while for food to arrive. Most starters were satisfactory, but the calamari was very rubbery and had obviously been sat waiting as it was barely warm. Mains were variable - the pizzas were generous in size, but there was a curious after-taste to the cheese. A couple of diners that had pasta also said their food wasn't very tasty and the lasagne was totally unpalatable and did not seem to have any seasoning at all. The fries were pale, under-cooked & hard. We didn't complain at the time as in a large party, if the food is replaced, you end up with some diners having finished whilst others are still waiting. I cannot fault the staff who were very pleasant, but I will not be returning any time soon.

Went recently for first time, will definitely be going again.

Thank you for the Mother's Day dishes. Lovely menu

It depends a little on who is cooking and heading the front of house staff, it's always good sometimes excellent.

Food wasn’t amazing and overpriced, we had the steak which wasn’t cooked how we asked for and very small. The service was terrible, we was asked to move upstairs to have a drink as soon as we had finished our meals (very rudely) Not somewhere we would be visiting again.

Fantastic valentines night food was amazing like always 😋

The overall experience was disappointing. We had an offer that they wouldn't honour, and the food was quite poor. Staff were friendly, but wouldn't have left a £15.00 tip, which was the amount we were forced to leave. One of our group had a Caesar salad which had that much garlic in and no Caesar salad dressing it was overpowering and dry. Over priced and underwhelmed. Won't be going again!!

Good food, portion size, and value for money.

Lauren really was a great hostess, definitely coming back!

Great Baby Shower on a Sunday afternoon lovely experience. Xx

Quick service, nice pizza, good atmosphere.

I went with my two daughters Friday evening with a 50% off offer. Beautiful food, lovely atmosphere, very pleasant staff, and a very affordable bill too! Would highly recommend. Definitely returning. 🙂 Victoria.

Went for date night and it was lovely. Parking is for two hours free so when you arrive make sure you input your vrn. If you go over this time you will then need to pay outside on the machine. The staff were really helpful, friendly and professional. The food was delicious. We both had the mushroom bruschetta to start, I had the rigatoni pasta, with olives and anchovies it was lush! I am a meat eater but I didn’t miss the meat at all. Pudding was chocolate brownie as we usually have the tiramisu. I’d recommend either as they were delicious! The portions are good too. 10/10

absolutely brilliant, I love it good service nice tasty all time

Christmas eve did not allow walking,very rude not going back

Gone massively downhill under new management. Booked for a work meal, starters and mains were cold in the middle, mains were brought out before the starter plates were cleared away so we were eating with dirty plates on the table - surely this is basic! Had to ask for the sides we ordered to be brought out as they did not materialise - arrived when everyone had finished eating. The bill we were given was then incorrect and had items added to it which we had not ordered. To top it all off they now add a non-optional 10% service charge - for what service I'm not sure to be honest. There are plenty of nice Italian restaurants in Chesterfield - don't bother with Nonna's.

Had a pizza here on Christmas Eve which resulted in me getting food poisoning, ruining my Christmas. Won’t be eating here again!

Nicely decorated restaurant but the food took a good while to come out on a night which wasn’t too busy. Starter was nice but main was subpar, I ordered the chicken pesto pasta and it was severely lacking in flavour. Not great value for money either.

Came in yesterday for breakfast. Looks like things have gone downhill. Dirty table, cold meal, I think this was our last breakfast there for some time now.

Had our works Christmas evening buffet here, but to be honest, a few of us were quite disappointed in what was offered for the price. Not the best presentation. We had to ask for extra as their wasn't enough to go around for the numbers booked. We did complain, and each person received a £5 refund but would rather have had it right in the first place. We won't be booking again next Christmas.

Went to a baby shower.one Sunday afternoon very nice.

Booked for six people for the 3 course Christmas menu. All of us said it was one of the best Christmas meals we’d ever had (and we’ve been meeting up every year for decades). Very polite and friendly staff. Had also been for Sunday lunch previously which was also of excellent quality and value. Have no hesitation in recommending this place and will be back again soon myself. Forgot to take pics of starter and dessert as I had eaten them before remembering!

We went for the bottomless brunch. All was absolutely excellent... plenty of drinks and good selection, good food and a great atmosphere. Thank you to the hard working staff, as it was very busy but they kept their cool and were unflappable. The Bublé tribute singer was really good, got a real party atmosphere going. Would definitely go again.

We visit Chesterfield at least 5 times a year and always visit Nonnas for an evening meal. As other reviewers have said it used to be a fantastic experience- brilliant food and atmosphere. We visited this evening and the food was awful - goats cheese fritters to start which were undercooked - the cheese cold in the middle. We then had the chicken parmigiana which was dreadful - overcooked, tasteless, tough and accompanied by an oversized and overpowering portion of fries. It lacked any flair, attention to detail and was just awful. There were approximately 5 cooks (definitely not chefs) visible in the open plan kitchen and would have thought they would have been embarrassed to serve such an awful meal. Needless to say we will never visit again

Fabulous Bottomless brunch! We go to Nonnas whenever we are able to, restaurant is always lovely and welcoming … good always great! Decided to try the bottomless brunch with friends this Saturday, Absolutely amazing , food very different to the bog standard eggs on toast most places do! Cannot recommend enough 🤩🤩

It was such a shame as 12 months ago, I gave the restaurant a fantastic review. The meal and service were fantastic. Fast forward 12 months, and I see they are under new management, and its like a completely different restaurant. Firstly, we were right by the front door, and it was absolutely freezing. Secondly, the menu has reduced in size to only a few mains and pastas, of which they had run out of Lasagne! The meal came and most of it went back un eaten. Just tasted like cheap 'food service', which was flavourless and dry (Pollo Parmigiano) Service was good as it was the same waitress as last year (felt sorry for her) As I said, the new management has gotten it wrong and needs to be reverted back to the old menu. Unfortunately, we won't be going back until it does.

Wow wow wow , the food here is out of this world , so authentic and a great dining experience , myself and the hubby decided to go out for our 23rd anniversary meal and chose here as been recommended by friends , we were not disappointed to say the least .

My wife and I, thought we would give the 'Bottomless Brunch' a go. Tapas, with a reasonable list of cocktails as opposed to the usual prosecco. So, hopes were high for a good afternoon. The cocktails were below average. I had seven, and walked out after 90 minutes totally sober. Not that my ecpectation was to be killed crossing Chatsworth Rd, but at least to have felt the results of the magnificent 7. The tapas was, well, not great. Mostly bread, tomatoes and some poorly constructed cold, tough chicken kebabs. Not great to be honest. We were however close enough to the kitchen to be afforded the pleasure of hearing the foul language of the staff, very clearly, so there's that..!! Not on the revisit list, that's for sure.

Nonas used to be fab 1st time many moons ago trio of pork to die for this is the 3rd time we have gave it the benefit of the doubt horrid greasy or dry food no more trying 🙈🙈

Was looking forward to a birthday meal here but the food was really poor and not worth the money. The chicken parmigiana was like trying to eat a leather shoe, tough, dry and old. Yuck ! The pollo pesto with pine nuts was swimming in oil and I think the pine nuts had escaped the oil as there wasn’t any. The twice fried frozen chips were ok and that was unfortunately probably the best part of what should of been a good meal. Paid high prices for a very poor, mediocre at very best meal, and certainly won’t be recommending or returning. Only time we saw staff was upon ordering and then again at the end when we got the bill. No, would you like another drink, or is the food ok. Nothing.. very poor all round and one to avoid.

I have been visiting Nonnas for 10+ years. Back in the day it was a bustling place with lovely staff, excellent food, and great coffee. But in the past few years it has been going downhill and my experience at Nonnas today cemented that sentiment. I walked in and sat at a table that needed cleaning (I sat there because it was the only one in the sun). I was not greeted upon entry and in fact heard the server go tell colleagues in the back 'shes sat at that table'. Two staff came out to clean the table and did not acknowledge me at all - no smile, no hello, no eye contact. A cold and offensive welcome to Nonnas. Once they took the plates away one of the same servers came back to clean the table and again - no hello, no greeting, no contact. No conversation about what I wanted to order but rather she was grimacing. I have never experienced such rude behaviour by servers in my life. This place is too mediocre for the service to be so obtuse and insultingly rude. I left and took my business elsewhere - where I was indeed greeted with a friendly hello and warm smile upon entering that specific premise. I do not recommend Nonnas and advise others to frequent some of the much friendlier and nicer places in the area.

Dined at nonnas Saturday night had excellent service & food ….after I had paid my bill …was informed by a member of staff I could go into the newly refurbished upstairs bar & enjoy 50% off drinks for the remainder of the night ….wow what a deal

Fabulous food said from a foodie, great place too. Highly recommended

We’ve been many times at Nonnas and is always good! Delicious food and great service! Friendly staff makes you feel comfortable! We highly recommend!

Me and my friends we came so many times and the food is good and staff very friendly On this occasion we came for breakfast and they have this offer where you get your coffee free with food We definitely recommend

We been here many times and the food is lovely,staff very friendly ,nice experience will recommend 👌

I came in with my brother a few days ago for a last minute meal, we had the garlic mushrooms and garlic bread, both were cooked to perfection! For mains we had the Romana pizza and the seafood pasta. I couldn’t recommend the seafood pasta enough!! So flavoursome and great portion sizes. Billy and Tom our waiters for the evening couldn’t do enough for us. Relaxed atmosphere, lovely Italian music. Will definitely be returning very soon

Me and my friends came in to nonna's last week for a overdue catch up. As soon as we had walked into the door we was welcomed and seated to our table. The service was quick with orders and the food arriving. I had the spaghetti carbonara which was lovely. We all had an amazing time and had left with a full stomach; I cannot recommend nonnas enough, definitely will be returning soon.

Visit with the family Excellent as always , waitress was amazing and food outstanding!! We Will be back again! Booked again for Christmas

why is the place one out of 5? for food hygiene? Management of food safety System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence...

Went on a Thursday admittedly it was early and quiet but the food and service we received was first class. We both had the Sirloin steak which was cooked perfectly and the chips were perfect. We both had different desserts but were both lovely accompanied...

Went for Bottomless on Saturday for friends Birthday and it was great. We sat upstairs in the refurbed Bar. Lauren looked after us she was great and friendly as was Tom. They now offer a selection of prosecco and cocktails to choose from. Food was...

Lovely lunch with my friends from Italian class . Delicious food in lovely surrounding with great service. What’s not to like? We’ll be back 🥰

Took our grandchildren out for a meal and it was a disaster. Service was not good nor the price but the meals really let it down. My wife and I had Mar y monte , neither of us found a mushroom and my wife had...

Small lunch visit but enjoyable. I will return for an evening meal.

Minimum service, microwaved food, not my favourite. Sticky tables and condiment shakers. No salt in shaker, given knife and fork to eat spaghetti, no Parmesan cheese. No check back about food and most important tasteless. No return for us thank you.

Absolutely lovely meal. We were seated promptly, left to look at the menu and our order taken soon after. The staff were attentive, the food was beautiful and cooked to order, so was fresh and hot. A couple of us had the 3 courses for...

Food was pretty good, although menu has slimmed down from what it once was. On the whole staff were friendly but no food check on any course which I personally don't like, and see as bad training considering the food is not that cheap. Would I come back here again... maybe but would not rush back

Appalling ... nothing like an Italian Meal, had to leave most of it as inedible. What happened to Nonnas ?

Two of our party ordered sea bass on a 'vegetable stew' (aka ratatouille in this case). The sea bass was hot ( tasted as if it had been deep fried?!) but the ratatouille was luke warm at best. The pizza with mozzarella and ham had...

Not the same quality restaurant that it used to be! No individuality or personal touch, poor choice of menu and drinks. Overpriced for the lack of quality. Very poor, non existent service! Needs a big improvements if wish to survive!

Nonnas used to be my favourite restaurant in Chesterfield, authentic, well presented, tasty dishes. Now the menu is pared down to dishes one can get at the wholesalers presumably . The last twice I’ve been old favourites have been changed beyond recognition- tiramisu sloppy and...

Came to nonnas on the off chance, first time to visit this year, absolutely incredible! Food was amazing, my wife had the smoked mackerel pate to start, and I had the goats cheese fritters 10/10 for both! Mains arrived , Salsiccia pizza and an authentic...

I came with my niece for a late lunch we had the bruchett for starter the tomatoes were sweet nice dressing. For main I had the chicken and mushroom pizza great size, and the best taste my niece had spaghetti bologna she said it was...

Great pizza and pasta and service fab too would recommend to couples and families for lunch dinner ir just a coffee

Arrived to an almost empty restaurant but still staff were not interested in taking out drinks orders and stood around chatting. Our starters were sat there for at least 10 minutes being ignored by the waiters before one of the chefs eventually picked them up...

Nothing like it used to be (and that was only a few months ago) Cheap looking menu, poor and small choices. All the Sicilian favourites are gone, no specials, no seasonality. My meal came on a tea plate and the pasta in a cereal bowl....

I’ve long been a big fan of Nonnas ever since it opened in 2009. It used to be ‘special’ but now it is ‘average’. There has been a recent change of menu. No seasonal menu on offer just the A La Carte. The choices have...

Misleading, incorrect menu. Poor variety and no basic dishes available

We booked here assuming it was related to the Sheffield restaurant but in this showing, I'm guessing it isn't. Mackerel pate was OK but the seafood pasta was very bland. All of my colleagues seemed to be of a similar opinion that the presentation was...

We had a table booked for a family birthday (6 of us) - when we arrived we waited over 10 minutes for someone to even come and greet us (or tell us our table wasn’t available). We ended up chatting with people who had booked...

I have visited many times but not for a number of month. Things have changed. The starters were tasteless and the service was slow considering the place was practically empty. The mains were the shocker! We actually thought they had sent starters by accident. The portion sizes were terrible. The manager advised me that was the right size for a main and the pasta is weighed out accordingly. I mean for a size 8 woman to moan about portion size on a moan you would top the pasta up for the sake of customer service. I have been told Lombardis is much better so will be taking my business there from now on. What a shame it won’t be long before this place has to close

Party of 15 visited for a hen party first time visited here don't think we will return. Lovely place , service bad had to ask three times for my side order when it arrived my main was cold (15 mins) . Sunday Roast it said...

Appalling service I have to say and average food when it did come , won't be going back there in a hurry

My wife and three friends enjoyed a lovely night out at the Chesterfield Nonnas the service, food and attitude of the staff were great and a good night was enjoyed by all. The only down side was the price of the drinks, 4 drinks for...

So, Unfortunately… Lombardis were closed for refurbishment, so I took my Italian fiancé and my visiting in laws for our last dinner together before going to the airport early in the morning.. It was 7 pm, weather was cold and miserable. We are tired and...

Fabulous front of house welcome, lovely atmosphere. Fabulous menu choices to cater for all dietary requirements. Great service. Fabulous food best salmon tagliatelle I've ever had 10/10

Went here for Mothers Day breakfast, the breakfast was ok , but the bread was like concrete which left me with a broken tooth and a dentist bill for £145.00 . Emailed the restaurant but got no response

Food was nice but service was slow and the staff were more interested in chatting to each other than serving you. Also a bit of a strange set up as we weren't seated in the restaurant bit but in a cafe area and then there...

Lovely place, full of lovely people with excellent customer service skills.

Good food as usual, great service and good atmosphere. Had the antipasti for two which is a generous selection. Pinot Grigio White wine was really good, slightly sweet and floral.

Poor service from the bar maid, she kept ignoring myself and my wife, ended up walking out after 10 minutes of waiting to be served.

Outstanding food. Brilliant service. Best lasagne I’ve had and I’ve had 100s Pizza delicious and girlfriend loved her prawns.

Husband had spaghetti carbonara which was dried up on the top like it had been sat on the side for ages. Daughter ordered lasagne, top layer was burnt and rock solid. Son in law had salmon, which was under cooked. Grandson had margarita pizza, you...

‘Great Restaurant’ review … are we talking about the same place? Food overpriced, staff rude and surly. Try Sicily restaurant in Chesterfield - it’s amazing!!

I read some of the previous reviews and was put off from eating here however we were pleasantly surprised. We had a lovely evening. The food was delicious and the service top class. The dishes weren’t particularly large but ample enough and very tasty. We...

Nonna parking rip off We arrived to see new parking in operation . . Advised we could check in on the iPad in store for 2 free hours. We were advised in an abrupt manner that the iPad was not working and it wasn’t their...

Pizza was good but do not order anything else. I doubt the chef even knows where Italy is. Over priced and no flavor. Go to lombardis instead

Came here for our Christmas meal last night. Firstly the staff were amazing but the place was so so noisy and busy we couldn't talk to eachother. There were 10 of us crammed around this table with no room to move, we struggled to get...

We are regular customers to Nonnas and over the past few months, we have noticed a change. There seems to have been a frequent change of staff and today the service was very slow. No one seemed to have an overall view of how the...

Mushroom starter was a bowl of cream with halved button mushrooms floating in it. A chunk of dry bread and no flavour. Where was the garlic. Prawn cocktail acceptable. Bruscetta a dry piece of wholemeal soda bread with halved cherry tomatoes on top. A drizzle...

We've been for lunch at Nonnas today and and were delighted to find it as good, if not better, than thatit used to be. On our last visit a while ago we were somewhat disappointed in the service and menu, but a friend who has...

Really slow service. We were told someone would come take our order but staff were too busy chatting to themselves so we went up to order. Waited an hour for 2 full English’ bear in mind it was very quite, there was another couple who had ordered before we even turned up still waiting for food. We gave up and asked for a refund, we were refunded just for the breakfasts which I thought was poor! They did say sorry but we rent given an explanation. I think the staff didn’t really know what they’re doing because we’ve been before and the service was poor too which is a shame because the food is really nice.

We were staying in Chesterfield for the weekend and drove past Nonna's one morning and decided to book on Saturday evening. We had a lovely meal and service was excellent.

Awful service, awful food. Tried to book earlier in the week via website but no confirmation so had to call into the restaurant to book a table. On arrival we were seated in the deli part of the restaurant not the main restaurant. Three of...

We came here for my husband's birthday, our booking was at 6:30pm on a Friday for 2 guests. Thought it would be busy, there were 12 other guests over a 4 tables. We were seated and it took over 15 minutes for the hostess/waitress to...

My partner and I booked a table at Nonna’s Chesterfield at 8:15pm on a Wednesday, via their website. This was our first, but crucially, not final mistake. We arrived to an essentially empty restaurant (they close at 8:30pm we later found out) and while we...

Food was lovely .We both had the hake and it was gorgeous .Service was good Shame that they no longer serve the brûlée ..it was a real favourite ..but an excellent night

Online booking system was convenient. Friendly greeting upon arrival, attentive staff. The food was excellent, bruschetta starter - enough for two people to share, steak was cooked to perfection, prawn tagliatelle with extra chilli as requested was delicious, tiramasu was tasty too. Washed down with...

Excellent lunchtime venue to meet a friend. All the classic Italian dishes well presented and excellent service. I had pizza and delicious creamy Tiramisu. Friends had pasta and huge fruit/mascarpone cheese dessert. Good coffee. Be sure to ask about free parking (one hour) and charges...

Two of us attended on a Saturday night without a reservation. We had driven past the restaurant so many times without ever having been so looked forward to going. It was our first time at Nonnas and were thankful to be given a table. Everything went downhill from there. The staff were clearly stretched too thin and any request took absolutely ages to be completed. We didn't ask for much only basics eg we weren't given napkins or the right cutlery when we were seated and had to ask, or if we wanted to order drinks. We got the calamari and funghi alla crema as starters and both were disappointing. The calamari was rubbery and undercooked, and the cream with the mushrooms was watery. The Rigatoni was also undercooked and poorly seasoned, and the veal had 0 seasoning at all, it was just a collection of soft textures and we couldn't finish it. It seemed like the food was just rushed out so they could make service. I wish we hadn't wasted our Saturday night there the evening was so disappointing. Won't be going back unfortunately.

We visit from South Sheffield on a regular basis and last night was excellent. A busy restaurant but service was prompt and of a high quality. We both had a relaxed enjoyable evening with good food, wine and coffee, the discount was a bonus too....

It's always great. Nice environment and lovely food

Not massively impressed last time but we were tempted back by the 50% off food offer. Meal was excellent, very Italian and friendly efficient staff. Gelato best we’ve had out of Italy. Great evening out. We parked down the road where it was free.

We’ve had several lovely meals mid week at Nonna’s and decided to book Sunday lunch for a special family celebration. The Sunday roast was so disappointing in comparison and sadly looked nothing like the appearance of the meal on their web page. We had 2...

Ate on a Saturday night, food excellent & great service from the staff. Went into upstairs bar after where the cocktails were spot on !!!