Nick’s Italian Kitchen

Reviews

• Theresa E.

  star star star star star_border 20 October 2026

  We drove past Nicks and almost went to some fast food place, but I read the reviews and we came back.  It was a good call.  The restaurant is dated in decor but clean and the staff are very welcoming.  I'm pretty sure it was Nick who served us and it was a good omen that his accent was italian!
  
  We ordered Lasagne and I ordered the Baked Ziti.  We got our salad and bread sticks and the lettuce was fresh.  I strongly recommend the homemade Italian dressing.  It's a winner! Just add some grated parmesan! Our meals were satisfying and we had no complaints.  I prefer my sauce a lite spicier and my Ziti  could have been baked longer but that is minor.   The lasagne was tasty and well made.
  
  We will definitely eat here when we return, as our son is in college here. For a small town, it's a good choice!

• Joshua E.

  star star star star_border star_border 14 October 2026

  Good pizza. Prices are a little high in my opinion. In need of a renovation! Awkward layout. Staff is friendly. If you call in an order, they don't automatically give you the total

• Mary Jane C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 2 October 2026

  We had the lasagne which was served warm, not hot. We were expecting traditional lasagne with ricotta (not just mozzarella) and thicker than the one inch this was. The salad was mainly iceberg and the Italian House dressing was mainly vinegar and tasteless. We ordered sodas and discovered that only one refill was allowed. The prices were too high for the low quality. Also the restaurant felt as though it was not heated and we
  weren't even near the windows, bring your hats and gloves. In addition The bathrooms were nasty, in dire need of restoration. We were passing through while traveling but if we lived in this town we wouldn't go to this restaurant again.

• Ambrosia S.

  star star star star_border star_border 30 September 2026

  Finding an authentic Italian restaurant in El Paso, TX is hard enough so we never figured we would find one in Buena Vista, VA of all places.
  
  We ending up heading over to Nick's with some family we were visiting and to be quite honest were a bit skeptical of how good an Italian restaurant in the small town of Buena Vista could be.  But we are not food snobs and love to try quirky and new places so away we went.  
  
  The service was good and the entree is just as good.  We got the lasagna and the egg plant parm.  They both came with a salad which consists of a bit of lettuce and some dressing splotched on.  So it's safe to say the salad is nothing to write home about.  Other than that we left happy and our stomachs full.
  
  Now if they can only learn to clean the seats.  My least favorite thing is to get back to where I am staying only to find tomato sauce on the back of my shorts from a chair that had not been cleaned properly.  And why must all restaurants find it necessary to put loud TVs everywhere.  If I want to eat and watch TV I'll get take out.

• Kirsten H.

  star star star star star_border 25 September 2026

  We had to go waaaay out of our way (from the highway) to get to Nick's - got a pizza to go. This pizza was GREAT. It was very greasy, but we sopped up the grease from the top and ate the whole thing in one sitting. Absolutely WONDERFUL pizza - even worth the extra driving time!
  
  They lost a star for less-than-friendly staff. We were in a hurry, and planned to eat in the car - but they had no paper plates and were a bit hesitant to allow us to use take-out containers. I felt like we were interrupting them by picking up our food. No one even smiled. Well worth it, though. Would get pizza there again in a heartbeat.