Nova Europa

Nova Europa reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Michael

   Houston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 4 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent value for top quality food in a great atmosphere.
   

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   Aaron VIP

   Washington DC8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 1 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Met friends for dinner, was a great time. Service was outstanding. Would not recommend fruto do mare—too much watery sauce and seafood had one flavor (salt). Red sauce pasta dishes are a win here—ravioli or manicotti. Skip the French onion soup, used to be a favorite but the broth lacked depth of flavor. The bread (gratis—increasingly rare today) was warm and had a nice balance of crustiness and chew. Ambiance is old world Europe, very cozy. Nice to have places like this still around where you can hear your dining companions and the owner takes time to talk with patrons.
   

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   John VIP

   Orlando5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Who would have guessed, fine dining hidden away in Nova Europa! From the menu through the service and dessert, excellence! Bonus if you speak Portuguese! You won’t be disappointed, don’t let the simple exterior detract, once you enter you know you’re in a special place!
   

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   JenniferB

   Washington DC2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing Birthday celebration. It was a blast from the past with great food fun craft cocktails and some of the best service in years. Highly recommend!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Baltimore1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 9 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Really cute restaurant. The restaurant wasn’t overly busy. But the waitress seemed uninterested to help us. We seemed to wait forever for her to come over to clear either salad plates or dinner plates. The food was ok. Veggies were kinda plain, just carrots and string beans with little seasoning. I see no reason to return.
   

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   AL VIP

   Washington DC19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 9 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   NEVER DISAPPOINTS. GREAT FOOD, AND GREAT SERVICE.
   

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   Rose

   Baltimore14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 3 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We always enjoy Nova Europa. While the outside is nothing special, inside the restaurant there is a great ambiance. The food is always good and the servers very friendly and agreeable.
   

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   Beth

   New York City12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 21 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service and a nice candle on dessert for a birthday
   

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   Craig

   Washington DC3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   We dined here for the first time for Valentine's Day. As such, the restaurant was busy and perhaps explains why everything wasn't as good as it could have been. TheRack of Lamb and Steak were both cooked very well and filling. The Potato Leek soup seemed watered down and bland to us and more could have been done with the seemingly boiled vegetables. What was most disappointing was the crab stuffed mushrooms which was actually very good except for the shells. This was crazy and included an almost 1" piece of claw shell in one of my wife's mushrooms. Of the six pieces of mushrooms she had, she pulled shell out of five. I only had two small pieces of shell in mine. When we showed the waitress, she did apologized but didn't seem all that interested in it and no member of management even stopped by. We went to Cafe Europa to try something new thanks to Open Table but pretty sure we won't be returning.
   

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    Harve

    Washington DC6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 14 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    We are frequent guests. The service and food are always excellent. We took advantage of the special Valentine Menu. We thought it offered a lot choices and was a great value.
    

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