5 Best Italian Restaurants in Nanaimo

“Simply the best! Every pizza, dish, or entree seems impossibly better than your last visit. Authentic, delicious, great atmosphere, excellent servers! Awesome.“

“Finally tried tonight and so glad we did!! Wood fired pizza was Amazing. Will definitely be back“

“great food, large portions and friendly staff!“

“Best in the West“

“Yes, it was a Tuesday. Pasta night, although that wasn't deliberate, it was a birthday. There was one waitress, and she was incredible, but woefully incapable of handling a whole restaurant (who could).
Whatever you do, don't have the carbonara. I could have used a straw to drink the sauce. Perhaps the kitchen watered it down, I have no idea, but I didn't have the heart to complain.
My fellow diners said the lasagna was very good. But still, it's a restaurant I've been visiting for years now, and standards were always very high.
Oh, and beware the rude man who answers the phone if you're trying to reserve a table in the morning. Apparently, he doesn't work there. You have to talk to the Host, if that person is available. If not, you're out of luck. Perhaps go elsewhere, I don't know. But frankly, he didn't seem to care one way or another.
Usually, I wouldn't complain. But it rather took the edge off an evening with a lady who had turned a tidy 77.“