Catullo's Italian Nocatee

Pear pasta is the best!

It's like a family dinner with friends & relatives in Italy. Fresh & tasty food !!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely amazing. I grew up in an Italian family, this food is authentic and full of flavor. Best Italian I’ve ever had in Florida. Will return over and over! Can’t wait to try more dishes. Service was phenomenal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

AMAZING Meatballs. Best I’ve had in a long time and great customer service. 😊

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing place. The food is delicious and the service is even better!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pear Fiocchi, Catullo's Sauce

Great food and service!! Got a chance to meet one of the owners. Amazing guy! Love their story and the great food they are doing in Jax!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loud and crowded. Bruschetta appetizer was mediocre- sauce with a few pieces of bread. Salad was excellent, but apparently they don't offer a Caesar Salad. Shrimp Rosato entree was excellent as well, and lasagna was very good. Did not like the feeling of being rushed- it seemed as if the food came out rapid-fire after ordering, not at the measured pace that a nice restaurant generally follows. Really felt they were just trying to turn tables. Not sure if I would go back...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great bartenders and wait staff. Food is consistently excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pear Fiocchi, Ravioli, Cannoli, Shrimp Fra Diavolo, Burrata, Mushroom Tortellini, Catullo's Sauce

As of July 2025, they charge an order processing fee for credit card payment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Good food good service

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Good was delicious and service was even better!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pear Fiocchi

Overall fantastic experience from food, service and atmosphere. We went early in the week so it was a little quieter than usual, which made it all the more better. Service was impeccable. Our meals were fantastic and I had the braised chicken thighs (new on the menu) and it's hard to describe the depth of flavor. This is exactly why I want to eat out... to experience tastes that I cannot reproduce at home.
My son finished his meal so quickly that the manager brought over some of their homemade meatballs on the house; just like eating in your Italian relatives kitchen!
I also had a glass of the Pinot Noir, which was outstanding for the price point.
Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tried it again for the second time since moving to Nocatee and unfortunately, the food wasn’t any better. The menu and decor just feels lost. It’s not traditional Italian food and it’s not upscale fancy Italian food. It just feels like they’re trying too hard and it just doesn’t have much flavor. For instance, why is the bruschetta a mixture of tapenade and Bruschetta? Pick one. And they’re always trying to upsell you by adding meats or seafood to dishes. Which brings your meals up significantly, especially if they suggest add the scallops. taste and atmosphere are just doesn’t warrant the prices.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Maybe the original location is better, but we had a poor experience at the Nocatee location. The atmosphere was not great, which can be overlooked if the food is good, but the food was severely disappointing. The service felt very rushed. We ordered the scallops and gnocchi. We took a few bites of both but couldn’t finish our plates. The scallops were very fishy and seemed undercooked. The gnocchi was swimming in oil and lacked flavor. I wish I had taken photos because you could tell the dishes lacked flavor just by looking at them. I really wish we had liked this place as we were looking for some great, authentic, local Italian. Unfortunately I don’t think we’ll be going back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Gnocchi

We’ve been here twice and the first time was amazing but the second time, the server rushed us even though we ordered 2 rounds of drinks. My husband was still eating and she asked to bag it up for us. We felt very rushed and it’s not a cheap restaurant by any means. The food was ok, not anything amazing which was disappointing since our first time was so much better. Also they charge you an “order processing fee” and don’t disclose that ahead of time. We likely won’t return! Such a bummer.