Date Night at Nino’s: When One Table Just Isn’t Enough ❤️🍝
Sometimes date night calls for candlelight, quiet conversation, and splitting a plate of pasta.
And sometimes… you call the whole crew, take over a table, and order half the menu.
Our recent night out at Nino’s Italian in Baton Rouge was absolutely the latter — a big, beautiful spread of fresh pasta, perfect wine, and dishes you can’t help but pass around the table.
The Starters That Steal the Show
We kicked things off with Burrata ($15) — creamy, dreamy cheese paired with warm olives, sweet roasted garlic, fresh tomato, basil, peppers, and their perfectly grilled house bread.
Then came the House Made Ricotta ($14), whipped to perfection and drizzled with local honey, topped with fresh fruit, a hint of truffle, and served with more of that bread we couldn’t stop eating.
Pasta Goals Achieved
Nino’s takes pasta seriously, and it shows:
Lombardia ($26): Gulf shrimp sautéed with capers, cherry tomatoes, lemon garlic butter, fresh spaghetti, herbs, and parmesan.
Gnocchi ($26): Handmade, pillowy gnocchi swimming in a red pepper pesto cream with grilled onion and zucchini.
Carbonara ($27): House made guanciale, parmesan, farm egg, peas, cherry tomatoes, and fresh spaghetti — topped with panko-crusted chicken.
Bolognese ($26): A classic, done right. Oven roasted marinara, ground ribeye, basil, parmesan, and a dollop of green onion mascarpone.
Not Just Pasta
Because we couldn’t resist, we went big with the 35-Day Dry Aged Bone-In Pork Chop ($42) — glazed with BBQ sauce, topped with seasonal fruit chimichurri, and served alongside potato scaloppini and fresh seasonal vegetables.
Why Nino’s is Perfect for Date Night (or Friend Night)
Whether it’s two people or ten, Nino’s delivers that perfect blend of cozy, intimate ambiance and dishes designed to share. It’s the kind of place where you can linger over a bottle of wine, laugh a little too loudly, and still feel like you’re having the best date night ever.
For menus, specials, and reservations, visit their website or check them out on Instagram.
