Nona Italian Restaurant Swiss Cottage

Such a cool Italian restaurant - quaint, charming, and cozy. The food here is delicious, and the service was impeccable. Castro the owner was super friendly and welcoming, and Leon offered great table service. I came here to suprise my gf, who's name is Nona also, and they could not have been more hospitable to us. Thank you for a lovely dinner, and we will back soon

This is a relaxed, comfortable Italian restaurant in a quiet part of south hampstead close to the overground and Swiss cottage tube. It has a nice street side ambience and is open until 11:30pm. We had the mussels starter, which was large enough to be a main, and a pizza - again large enough for 2 adults easily. Prices are reasonable and the service is prompt and courteous. There’s draft beer too 😁. We’ll be back.

What a lovely little place! Me and my partner live literally a minute walk away and never tried Nona. One night we just spontaneously decided to visit, and it was a great experience. The food was lovely, but the highlight was definitely the service. Our waiter, Leon, was the nicest guy. He let us know that the kitchen is backed up, apologised and then asked if we wouldn’t mind waiting. We were in no hurry so it was perfectly fine. He did everything to get our food out as soon as he could and we ended up not waiting long at all. Perfect customer service, thank you Leon!

Now, this place is a gem hidden in plain site. Well-cooked Italian food at prices you'll recall from a decade back, a proprietor who says he enjoys seeing plates emptied by happy customers, and means it, a good choice of drinks, the whole shebang 5 minutes walk from Swiss Cottage tube station... What's not to like!

I accidentally stumbled unto this restaurant and its the best food I've had in years (in the UK) Where do I start. As soon as you enter you feel like you've left the UK and entered Italy. The atmosphere is fantastic, staff are friendly and I believe the owner who greeted us was very welcoming. Now the food. Beautiful, authentic and delicious. We had a starter, it was a hot starter (I'll add the pics later). It was made with spinach, garlic, mushrooms and cheese. I should have known that everything would only get better from here. The mains, me and my daughter both opted for pasta dishes. Hers was a delicious tomato based spaghetti dish. It had such depth of flavour. Very authentic to what I'd expect had I taken a flight to Italy. I was also pleasantly surprised by how much seafood was included. She had lots of prawns, calamar and mussels and the serving size was adequate. I had a creamy tagliatelle dish with chicken, parmesan and cream. Very delicious. I also loved the decor and watching the other patrons food come out. Everything looked tasty and although I was nearly full, I could not resist trying the desserts. I was only in this area for one night so why not. I had the caramel cheesecake (whatever they put in the caramel sauce, they need to tell me). This was my dish of the night. My daughter had a chocolate cake and the serving size was huge and she enjoyed it. It was served with vanilla ice cream. Overall 10/10 recommend. If you're ever in South Hampstead, please give this place a try. It is only about 3 minutes walk from the train station. I hope your business thrives and remember to expand to Birmingham.