Nico Ristorante - Windsor

My husband and I visited Windsor and while we were walking on Erie St. where most of the Italian restaurants are located we decided to go to NICO. Was not planned. It was 5:00 pm. Eric, who runs the front of the house was our waiter. What a delightful and personable person.I ordered an Old Fashioned...was tasty.We did not order an appetizer because we know we'd be ordering pasta.Eric brought sliced Italian bread with olive oil drizzled on it and more on the plate with spices to dip in. Yummy!I ordered a seafood dish...mussels, calamari, fish, shrimp with Risotto in a red sauce. My husband ordered the same only with spaghettini. Very large portion. The dish came with arugula on top. It was delicious! For dessert we had the ice cream...no room in our tummies for anything heavy.We would definitely go back and we will! Parking can be a challenge on Erie St., but there is a paid lot behind the buildings that takes a credit card. If you are from the US, don't forget your Canadian quarters for the meters (until 6:00 pm) directly on Erie).I have posted a couple photos.Oh...specials change often.

I had the best arancini ever. So good and so flavourful. I also really love their tri fromaggi gnocchi. It is the best...lightest gnocchi I have had. The reason for the 4 stars is that they have decreased the portion sizes.

We visited on Canada Day and were glad they took reservations. Our table was ready and waiting when we arrived. I had the pasta Alla Nonna, which is ravioli with meatballs and sausage. The meatballs were superb, the sausage very good. The ravioli was very good and there was plenty of it. I would have preferred fewer raviolis with more cheese in them, they were pretty thin. My wife had the Veal Scallpene and thought the veal was a little tough and the sauce a little heavy. I tasted it and liked it, maybe the veal was a little chewy, but I thought it was pretty good. I'll make a comment I rarely make, that the kitchen was a little too quick sending out the meal. Most of the time, it's the other way around, with food coming out slowly so I can't really complain but it would have been nice to have a little more time. Overall, the service is excellent. This is a family business and it shows, they care. We enjoyed ourselves, it was a good Italian dinner.

Wonderful food, great service, we did not have a reservation and stumbled in on our way out of Windsor after dropping our daughter at the airport. They kindly accommodated us at a table as long as we could be done within the next two hours since reservations are highly recommended and we did not have one but had no idea. We were lucky since food was great and service even better! I had the veal and the beat and goat salad which were delicious, and my husband had the gnocchi which were delightful The creme brulee and espresso with ice cream with shot of amaretto were a great way to end dinner! Would definitely recommend this restaurant!

Rob was our very delightful server. Not only did he make excellent recommendations but he took a few minutes between each course to have some pleasant discussion. Our meal started off with fresh bread in savory olive oil. Next came our appetizer of antipasto. For the main dishes, my husband and i shared the Tre Fromaggio Gnocchi and the Rib eye steak (medium rare) with Salsa Verde served with green beans and grilled asparagus. I've had my share of gnocchi in my years but Nico Restorante tops the list.