Nauna's Bella Casa

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Homemade Italian favorites served with a small at this cozy spot.
  • Delicious gourmet pizza
  • Fresh seafood daily specials
  • Variety of homemade pasta dishes

Nauna's has been a Montclair favorite for over twenty years, serving the area's best pizza, homemade pasta and a wide variety of dinner entrees. With two dining rooms, one casual and one formal, Nauna's is perfect for dinner with the kids as well as a romantic night out. Nauna's is also available for private parties for up to 70 guests as well as for of site catering for all events. You can view all our menus as well as the daily specials on our website, www.naunas.com.

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(973) 744-3232

148 Valley Rd Montclair, NJ 07042
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Homemade Italian favorites served with a small at this cozy spot.

34 Reviews of Nauna's Bella Casa in Montclair

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Amazing Service!  5 Star Rating - World class

By Jennifer H.

I went to Nauna's last week to meet up with an old family friend. The experience was great and so was the food. Raymond was very helpful and funny. I had the Chicken Cacciatore; very good!!! For dessert I had the melt-in-your-mouth New York Cheesecake. I would recommend them to anyone who loves good Italian food and great service.

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Excellent!  5 Star Rating - World class

By Jimmy S.

I visited Nauna's last week for a retirement party. We had about 25 guests and most of them were lawyers so you know it was a difficult crowd to please! Everyone had a great time and left raving about the whole night. The food was very well prepared (especially the chicken francese) and the service was excellent. I have never been there for dinner but I will definitely return with my family sometime.

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Delicious dinners & pasta  5 Star Rating - World class

By Theresa M.

I first tried Nauna's the night we moved to Montclair because a neighbor stopped by to welcome us and we asked where to go locally for good Italian. It was the best advice we've had! It wasn't long before we were regulars and got to know the whole wait staff. We still eat there at least two or three times a month and we've now lived in Montclair for over eight years. The food is always fresh and well prepared and the service is attentive and friendly. Most dinners are in the $12 to $17 range but some of the daily specials can creep up to $20 to $25. They give good portions (especially the pasta dishes) and they are a BYOB. Nauna's is really a great place for casual Italian and pizza, I'm so happy we were sent there right from the beginning, too bad it took us 3 years to get a good plumbing recommendation!

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Nauseous  1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

By Doug W.

I met with 5 old friends from Montclair High School (class of '69) for a mini reunion. The food was excellent. Delicious. What came later, not so great. I started puking my guts around 11:00 PM after I got home. I learned that everybody had the same experience. Diarrhea too. Just thinking of the place makes me nauseous to this day.

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Nice place  5 Star Rating - World class

By TIm M.

I attended a 40th anniversary party at Nauna's last year and everything was so good that I've been back for dinner a few times since. I always thought Nauna's was basically a pizzeria but I was wrong. They have a really nice dining room in the back where they just serve dinners. My favorite there is the chicken saltimbocca but the linguine with fresh clams is also really well prepared. They have good service and decent prices. It's just an overall nice place to go for good Italian food in a casual atmosphere.

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Never been here  3 Star Rating - Satisfactory

By Mike M.

I have heard nice things and I plan to go. I have heard nice things and I plan to go. I have heard nice things and I plan to go. I have heard nice things and I plan to go.

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Nauna's is Great!  5 Star Rating - World class

By John W.

Nauna's is a great place for pizza and pasta. They have a really big menu with all the usual dishes plus some great house specials. Try the stuffed rigatoni or the fusilli e pesce, buth are great pasta's. The panini sandwiches are the best around especially the chicken pesto. I have been there about 20 times and I have never had a bad experience with the food or the service.

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Love  4 Star Rating - Very good

By Erika A. | insider_expert Insider Expert | Rank: 1,808

I love naunas pizza, and have been ordering there for a long time. Delivery can be slow on weekend nights, but the pizza is realllllyyy great. My only complaint is that recently the prices seem to have gone up a bit, and they charge for delivery.

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Excellent Casual Italian  5 Star Rating - World class

By Jen C.

I have been going to Nauna's for over eight years now and love the place! They have the great (and rare) combination of really good food, pleasant staff and reasonable prices. We go there some nights for pizza and other nights we will make a reservation for the back dining room and have dinner. I recommend trying the blackboard specials especially the seafood dishes as they are as good as in places that charge twice as much. You can BYOB and have a outstanding dinner for two for under $50 with appetizers and dessert. Nauna's is one of the best finds in the area!

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Nauna's is the best!  5 Star Rating - World class

By Jerry O.

My family and I have been going to Nauna's for years and we are always pleased. They have great pasta dishes and really good daily specials like grilled swordfish and filet mignon. They have a friendly staff and very reasonable prices. We had a retirement party there with 70 guests and it was absolutely perfect! They catered to our every need and our friends and family are still talking about how great the place was.

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Great for eating in or delivery  4 Star Rating - Very good

By Hilary D. | insider Insider | Rank: 18,436

Nauna's food is delicious and they have a wide selection. You can order a pizza for delivery or a wide variety of pasta at the restaurant. They have a very nice eat-in area, more like a traditional restaurant than a pizza place. They also have good desserts. Their prices are about average but their food is better than most.

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Fabulous time at Nauna's! 5 Star Rating - World class

By RangersFan31

I'm from South Jersey and went to Nauna's for a family members birthday party. There was about 60 of us and they took care of us like we were family! The food was delicious and plentiful and the wait staff was sooo nice I think we ended up leaving about a 40%tip! They deserved it because they took care of our every need. I just wanted to give a thumbs up for Nauna's. Anyone looking for a place to host a family gathering and live in the area should consider this place, they do a great job.

Pros: Great food and really nice staff.
Cons: I live an hour away!
Posted 06/17/09

The Food & Service is amazing! 5 Star Rating - World class

By Beaner17

I have been going to Nauna's for years and it never disappoints and keeps getting better. You can stop by for a slice of incredible pizza or a sandwich or choose to have a more formal dinner in the dining room area. Regardless, you will not be disappointed - the food is just delicious. Amazing food, friendly staff, BYOB, reasonable prices, PARKING, what more can you ask for! For anyone who has not been there, you need to try it... You'll thank me later!

Pros: Best Italian in North Jersey
Posted 06/13/09

Wow, great place! 5 Star Rating - World class

By LoveToFly

I've lived in Montclair for a few years but never tried Nauna's. I wasn't avoiding the place, I just had gotten into the habit of going to other Montclair restaurants because there are many good places. My friends wanted to go out and one of them recomended Nauna's so we had a table of 8 meet there on Wednesday. I'm soo happy I went there! The food was awesome (everyone agreed) and the prices were really resonable. We brought a couple of bottles of wine so we didn't order any drinks but $137.00 for 8 people and we all had appetizers, dinners & desserts? Awesome! It wouldn't be worth it if the food was bad, but that wasn't the case at all. I had stuffed rigatoni in vodka sauce with peas and fresh mozzarella for dinner, fried calamari for an appetizer and cheesecake for dessert and everything was wonderful. The dining room (in the back)is really well decorated and the tables aren't right on top of each other so you don't feel like the table next to you is listening to everything you say. Everthing about the night was really good, we'll be back for sure!

Pros: Great food, prices
Posted 06/10/09

Best Pizza Around! 5 Star Rating - World class

By SteveSutherland

Nauna's had the best sicillian pizza in town. They are also the only place that has whole wheat crust that actually tastes good and not like cardboard with sauce in it. I usually only get pizza there but the few times I ordered pasta it was very good also. The sauce wasn't watery and the pasta was firm and not overcooked. (Not like the pasta they sell at Enzo's next door to Nauna's, I made that mistake once!) The big parking lot is also a bonus when you want to make a quick pick up and not have to search for a parking space.

Pros: Awesome Sicillian Pie!
Posted 04/11/09

Nauna's is the BEST! 5 Star Rating - World class

By SurfingMom

I have been bringing the family to Nauna's for about 12 years (since they were at their previous location across the street) so I can speak with experience here. Nauna's has really good everyday food; pizza, pasta, salads, dinners etc. and they are all reasonably priced. The owner, Tommy is always gratious and seems to really care about his customers and that's important in any restaurant, but particularly in a local family-restaurant with lots of families and repeat customers like Nauna's has. So often my husband and I know half the patrons in the dining room when we get there and that's part of the atmosphere you get there, a real "family" feel to it. If you haven't been there you should at least give it a try, Nauna's does a really good job that's probably why they are so busy all the time.

Pros: Great pizza & pasta! Reasonable pricing & good service
Cons: Hard to get a table on weekends, wait staff can be slow.
Posted 03/26/09