The food is excellent. No doubt this goes a long way and if this review was only about the food Nove Ristorante would get 4 or 5 stars. Unfortunately the space itself leaves a lot to be desired. First impression is that the transition from outside to inside is not welcoming nor entrancing nor awe-inspiring. Instead it is a bit disorienting due to the curves, angles and sight-lines. That first impression can be compensated for with a really great second impression... which was not forthcoming. Bottom line, the worst part and the cause of the loss of at least one star is the terrible acoustics. Noise travels and is echoed and amplified. The relatively large and open space is completely lacking in sound absorbing surfaces. Everything is hard. And being in the space is, therefore, hard. I was in a rush to leave. That's fine for fast food. It's not so good for a nice Italian place.