Small restaurant with plenty of outdoor seating; 5 tables inside. The food was outstanding. The service was incredible and I loved being able to peek into the kitchen through the window to see your food being made right in front of you. I ordered Tricolore and it was penne pasta with spinach and tomatoes with a white sauce. It was good, but not 10/10. My husband ordered Gambrini (I might be spelling it wrong) and it was out of this world. The focaccia and the balsamic vinaigrette were also amazing, We will absolutely be back!
Vegetarian options: There were plenty of vegetarian options. I'm not vegetarian but I don't eat a lot of meat. I chose a vegetarian plate (Tricolore) and was happy with it. My husband ordered a shrimp dish (Gambrini) and I didn't try the shrimp, but the pasta was out of this world on his plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Small House Salad
Brooke Blancato
I took my mom to dinner here last night. We had a fantastic experience. The bread had a perfect outer crisp while the inside was soft. Our entrees were delicious and the tiramisu for dessert really hit the spot. We enjoyed sitting on the patio and the service was friendly and fast. We will definitely be back when we are in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
Nathan Scaggs
I love this place. The most authentic Italian flavours in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Spinach Pasta with Cheese, Cornbread, Flatbread, Roasted Red Pepper Soup, Small House Salad, Veal Marsala with Risotto Funghi
Anthony Eichler
we love dotty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David M
This is the most lovely italian restaurant in all of Fort Worth. Very intimate interior seating and a nice patio for outside seating! If there’s a wait, it’s super convinient to walk to a nearby bar and grab a drink. The food is incredible, the arrabiata is a top notch tomato flavor and the homemade noodles are so delicious! The service is great and the BYOB helps out the wallet. Definitely a great date night spot and a place I love to go to ??
Dietary restrictions: They have gluten free pasta!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Lemon Spinach Pasta with Cheese, Lasagne Alle Bolognese, Spaghetti Carbonara
Jeff Graves
This was our first time visiting the BYOB, cash only, Nonna Tata's. It's a cute place in the popular Magnolia neighborhood. We chose to sit inside the small, quaint, 5 table dining room. We were greeted and seated immediately. The server/hostess was super friendly and efficient. She saw we had a bottle of wine (from Neighborhood Wine down the street) gave us an opener and glasses without us needing to ask. They have an eclectic selection of glasses so ask for the style you need. We started with the homade foccia, and that proved to be the highlight. We ordered 2 pasta dishes and they arrived at the perfect time. Long enough for a glass of wine and good conversation. Our server chatted with us a little and checked in on us. Timing of the pasta was perfect, I just wish the food was. The ricotta gnocchi was gummy, clumpy and served in a baked dish. 2nd reviewer: I agree with everything so far. I would suggest if you BYOB, you BYOG too (bring your own glasses). I really appreciate the service they offered, and I so wanted to love the food, but I didn't. I feel like they had the dishes pre-made and stuck them in the broiler to reheat. My house made pasta was delicious, but the overall dish was just meh. I'm glad we went, but probably will not go back. Last thing. When we paid, the change was 1 large bill and 4 ones. I wish it were different for tipping reasons.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Lori Jamison Northrop
Amazingly tasty, the ribbon pasta is to die for, all the pasta exquisite!!
Vegetarian options: Many dishes can be made without the meat!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pesto
Ariel
I think I had different expectations when the description on the menu. When I got my pasta the sauce was not how I imagined it. It is a very light pasta. The sauce is watery and does not stick to the pasta. It was not bad but not my favorite choice. However my partners pasta had so much flavor and my top choice next time.
Wheelchair accessibility: There is not a wheelchair accessibility inside the restaurant itself. However the outside seating you can remove a chair and fit a wheelchair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Cortney Caylor
This is such a sweet little intimate spot inside the big city. Spring for the hand made pasta, you won’t be disappointed. The atmosphere is relaxed and it’s BYOB. Parking can be tricky. Bring cash as it’s cash only and be prepared to be transported to another world of flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jordan Lamb
This was our first visit and we loved it!Upon arrival there was a little bit of a wait so we went next door for a couple of drinks. The hostess was very kind and held our bottle of wine for us while we waited on our table.Both of our dishes were delicious. We ordered the bruschetta as an appetizer as well as a Caesar salad. Loved the salad. Dressing was so light and fresh tasting. Would definitely eat here again and recommend to others.Do you research before hand and you won’t be surprised by the CASH ONLY, BYOB policy.Thank you for a great dining experience!
Put me on hold for 8 min, and I couldn't call back. This has happened at least 3x. The owner should seriously look into her staff, as it's costing her valuable business. This issue happened tonight at 730 PM 5/31/24
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Jonathan Sietsema
** This restaurant is cash or check only **Leaving my review mainly to advise consumers of this. It was not posted visibly on the menu or on the website or anywhere that I saw in the establishment. Most people don't carry cash these days for safety reasons, and those who do rarely carry enough to cover a group meal of this sort. This is not the sort of thing you should have to discover as a surprise at the end of a meal, or by digging into Google reviews.In my case, I was parked nearby, and I had sufficient cash in my car. I'll never eat here again, though, because why would I eat somewhere that doesn't take credit card? I construe that policy as overly elitist, especially for a place peddling sub-par service and mid-range food. And it's disrespectful to one's customers. Especially when that critical detail isn't disclosed or explained up front. How many people must come here and be embarrassed when they either can't pay or have to ask their date to pitch in? I expect more from a place that bills itself as an upscale hole-in-the-wall.Fort Worth's food culture has declined substantially in the past decade, and this establishment is a prime example.The other big warning I have is that this place has barely any indoor seating. You will be outside among the Texas heat and copious flies. You expect this sort of thing from certain venues, like microbrews, or other patio-centric restaurants--but if you're trying to plan a romantic date between April and October or December and February, this isn't your spot.The food is OK. It was fresh and not unenjoyable, but a little bland and unremarkable. Pretty plating with minimal taste. Again, one of the standard hallmarks of the decline of FW food culture. I had the tenderloin, my date had the chicken with caper cream sauce. Both were B-.The pricing was fair.The service was slow.It's BYOB.They don't take reservations, but you won't need one because most of the seating is outside, and half of it is empty.There is only one toilet -_-Oh, and a footnote--the bruschetta was laughably disappointing. It was four of those tiny bread crackers, the ones that come in a bag of Chex Mix, along with maybe a quarter cup of balsamic chutney to scoop onto them. I'm still laughing about it. I just can't stop. Why put this on a menu, anywhere? Even Chili's would turn their nose at this. Seriously. If QuickTrip sold a bruschetta, this is what I would expect.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
lauren H
Lovely little place! We go all the time! Can’t go wrong with any of their dishesCash or check only and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maya Williams
This place seems to be a staple in Fort Worth! Im glad we were able to visit. The food was good. Focaccia was awesome! I didn’t know it was BYOB, which is good to know. It’s a very small establishment. The server was nice but it took a while to get service/things requested.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Gage Holloway
Pasta is over cooked. A bag salad from Walmart would be better. Not sure what the hype about this restaurant is because it was
Small restaurant with plenty of outdoor seating; 5 tables inside. The food was outstanding. The service was incredible and I loved being able to peek into the kitchen through the window to see your food being made right in front of you. I ordered Tricolore and it was penne pasta with spinach and tomatoes with a white sauce. It was good, but not 10/10. My husband ordered Gambrini (I might be spelling it wrong) and it was out of this world. The focaccia and the balsamic vinaigrette were also amazing, We will absolutely be back!
Vegetarian options: There were plenty of vegetarian options. I'm not vegetarian but I don't eat a lot of meat. I chose a vegetarian plate (Tricolore) and was happy with it. My husband ordered a shrimp dish (Gambrini) and I didn't try the shrimp, but the pasta was out of this world on his plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Small House Salad
I took my mom to dinner here last night. We had a fantastic experience. The bread had a perfect outer crisp while the inside was soft. Our entrees were delicious and the tiramisu for dessert really hit the spot. We enjoyed sitting on the patio and the service was friendly and fast. We will definitely be back when we are in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
I love this place. The most authentic Italian flavours in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Spinach Pasta with Cheese, Cornbread, Flatbread, Roasted Red Pepper Soup, Small House Salad, Veal Marsala with Risotto Funghi
we love dotty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the most lovely italian restaurant in all of Fort Worth. Very intimate interior seating and a nice patio for outside seating! If there’s a wait, it’s super convinient to walk to a nearby bar and grab a drink. The food is incredible, the arrabiata is a top notch tomato flavor and the homemade noodles are so delicious! The service is great and the BYOB helps out the wallet. Definitely a great date night spot and a place I love to go to ??
Dietary restrictions: They have gluten free pasta!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Lemon Spinach Pasta with Cheese, Lasagne Alle Bolognese, Spaghetti Carbonara
This was our first time visiting the BYOB, cash only, Nonna Tata's. It's a cute place in the popular Magnolia neighborhood. We chose to sit inside the small, quaint, 5 table dining room. We were greeted and seated immediately. The server/hostess was super friendly and efficient. She saw we had a bottle of wine (from Neighborhood Wine down the street) gave us an opener and glasses without us needing to ask. They have an eclectic selection of glasses so ask for the style you need. We started with the homade foccia, and that proved to be the highlight. We ordered 2 pasta dishes and they arrived at the perfect time. Long enough for a glass of wine and good conversation. Our server chatted with us a little and checked in on us. Timing of the pasta was perfect, I just wish the food was. The ricotta gnocchi was gummy, clumpy and served in a baked dish.
2nd reviewer: I agree with everything so far. I would suggest if you BYOB, you BYOG too (bring your own glasses). I really appreciate the service they offered, and I so wanted to love the food, but I didn't. I feel like they had the dishes pre-made and stuck them in the broiler to reheat. My house made pasta was delicious, but the overall dish was just meh. I'm glad we went, but probably will not go back. Last thing. When we paid, the change was 1 large bill and 4 ones. I wish it were different for tipping reasons.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Amazingly tasty, the ribbon pasta is to die for, all the pasta exquisite!!
Vegetarian options: Many dishes can be made without the meat!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pesto
I think I had different expectations when the description on the menu. When I got my pasta the sauce was not how I imagined it. It is a very light pasta. The sauce is watery and does not stick to the pasta. It was not bad but not my favorite choice. However my partners pasta had so much flavor and my top choice next time.
Wheelchair accessibility: There is not a wheelchair accessibility inside the restaurant itself. However the outside seating you can remove a chair and fit a wheelchair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This is such a sweet little intimate spot inside the big city. Spring for the hand made pasta, you won’t be disappointed. The atmosphere is relaxed and it’s BYOB. Parking can be tricky. Bring cash as it’s cash only and be prepared to be transported to another world of flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was our first visit and we loved it!Upon arrival there was a little bit of a wait so we went next door for a couple of drinks. The hostess was very kind and held our bottle of wine for us while we waited on our table.Both of our dishes were delicious. We ordered the bruschetta as an appetizer as well as a Caesar salad. Loved the salad. Dressing was so light and fresh tasting. Would definitely eat here again and recommend to others.Do you research before hand and you won’t be surprised by the CASH ONLY, BYOB policy.Thank you for a great dining experience!
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Put me on hold for 8 min, and I couldn't call back. This has happened at least 3x. The owner should seriously look into her staff, as it's costing her valuable business. This issue happened tonight at 730 PM 5/31/24
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
** This restaurant is cash or check only **Leaving my review mainly to advise consumers of this. It was not posted visibly on the menu or on the website or anywhere that I saw in the establishment. Most people don't carry cash these days for safety reasons, and those who do rarely carry enough to cover a group meal of this sort. This is not the sort of thing you should have to discover as a surprise at the end of a meal, or by digging into Google reviews.In my case, I was parked nearby, and I had sufficient cash in my car. I'll never eat here again, though, because why would I eat somewhere that doesn't take credit card? I construe that policy as overly elitist, especially for a place peddling sub-par service and mid-range food. And it's disrespectful to one's customers. Especially when that critical detail isn't disclosed or explained up front. How many people must come here and be embarrassed when they either can't pay or have to ask their date to pitch in? I expect more from a place that bills itself as an upscale hole-in-the-wall.Fort Worth's food culture has declined substantially in the past decade, and this establishment is a prime example.The other big warning I have is that this place has barely any indoor seating. You will be outside among the Texas heat and copious flies. You expect this sort of thing from certain venues, like microbrews, or other patio-centric restaurants--but if you're trying to plan a romantic date between April and October or December and February, this isn't your spot.The food is OK. It was fresh and not unenjoyable, but a little bland and unremarkable. Pretty plating with minimal taste. Again, one of the standard hallmarks of the decline of FW food culture. I had the tenderloin, my date had the chicken with caper cream sauce. Both were B-.The pricing was fair.The service was slow.It's BYOB.They don't take reservations, but you won't need one because most of the seating is outside, and half of it is empty.There is only one toilet -_-Oh, and a footnote--the bruschetta was laughably disappointing. It was four of those tiny bread crackers, the ones that come in a bag of Chex Mix, along with maybe a quarter cup of balsamic chutney to scoop onto them. I'm still laughing about it. I just can't stop. Why put this on a menu, anywhere? Even Chili's would turn their nose at this. Seriously. If QuickTrip sold a bruschetta, this is what I would expect.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Lovely little place! We go all the time! Can’t go wrong with any of their dishesCash or check only and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place seems to be a staple in Fort Worth! Im glad we were able to visit. The food was good. Focaccia was awesome! I didn’t know it was BYOB, which is good to know. It’s a very small establishment. The server was nice but it took a while to get service/things requested.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Pasta is over cooked. A bag salad from Walmart would be better. Not sure what the hype about this restaurant is because it was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
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