Ciao amici miei!
Please join us as we travel to Italy this month. We will be dining at Matteo's Trattoria and Pizzeria downtown St Petersburg.
Kevin Godbee, columnist for the St Pete Foodies, says -
If You Don’t Go To Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria, It Will Be the Biggest Mistake of Your Life
Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria just brought the level of Italian cuisine in St. Pete to a whole new level. If you love Italian food, and especially if you want to be transported to your favorite Italian restaurant in New York City—that’s the quality level of both of these places. If you haven’t been, put them on your must-go-to list.
If you knew Sophia’s Cucina + Enoteca, that’s where Matteo is in The Grand Central District of St. Petersburg. (Keep in mind, just like we don’t say “St. Pete’s”, we also don’t say “Matteo’s”. No S.)
The restaurant is named after owner Nando Silvestri’s son. Silvestri started with his first restaurant in Los Angeles in 1992 when he was just 21. He has owned several eateries around the LA area, and still has one there—Tramonto Bistro Malibu.
This unstoppable restaurateur’s next move was to open Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria in Tampa in September 2020.
The St. Pete location at 2363 Central Ave had their soft opening on July 5, and is now in full operational mode.
To sum it up, as I said in the beginning, the quality of the food and service is right up there with a great NYC restaurant.
Sangria drinkers, and even those that don’t often sip sangria will love this one.
Dinner Reservation is for 6:00. Please cancel your registration if you can't make it so we can get an accurate headcount. You can cancel online or please contact Liz at 713-703-0529.
For restaurant menu and details:
Menu – Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria
Our typical outing is dinner starting at 6pm -6:30 pm with cocktails at the bar for those who want to go earlier; but of course this is subject to change depending upon available reservation times at each restaurant. We request separate checks and so far have not had any problems with restaurants accommodating this request.
Registration due by the Sunday before. Limited to 1 table of 20 people for now, we may add more tables; a waiting list will be established and you will be notified by email if someone cancels and you move up. After Sunday, Call Liz to see if there is room. Please cancel online by going to this event and choosing already registered, then select cancel or call Liz (713)-703-0529.
