Settebello: a highly sought after Italian experience
We did a pre-check on Settebello one night after seeing him across the parking lot from our frequent coffee spot and children’s play spot, Kinderland. Its soft lighting and modern rustic style were just our taste. From the door, we saw a private liquor room and a fireplace lit just past a bar. We take your high-quality paper menu and business card to review until we return.
Matt, our server was friendly and knew what he was doing. He spoke all the Italian words eloquently and explained the basis of the restaurant, Napoletana, a unique type of pizza I had never heard of! It is a soft handmade dough that is cooked in a wood oven for 1 minute at 900 degrees. We asked for their recommendations for Romana Salad ($ 12) and Pizza Pere E Jalapeno ($ 14), a “white pizza”, which means that you exclude the usual tomato sauce and other toppings provide the “sauce.” We also ask for our own choice; Settebello pizza ($ 14) because it is the same name of the restaurant and because it has sausage. We drank delicious drinks and snapped pictures of the happy hour menu while we waited. My fiance took a sip from a “dark and orange” mule ($ 10) in his classic copper mug and I drank a red sangria on granulated ice with an orange slice ($ 8).
Our salad was the perfect precursor to our pizza heavy meal, a spring mix salad topped with goat cheese and pine nuts. It’s these great ingredients that justify the great prices on Settebello’s menu. I think I am getting good value here.
Our 11 “-13” pizzas (their only size) arrived shortly after we devoured our salad and the first round of drinks after our long day. The specialty crust, Napoletana, reminded me of naan or pita bread. It is best eaten with a fork or folded and it was very delicious just like the taste and smell of homemade breads. Despite having a bit of sauce on both pizzas, they were both satisfying.
After a trip to the bathroom, which had completely carried out the cool rustic style, I returned to my fiance’s dessert choice of a kind of mini donut filled with Nutella and rolled in cinnamon sugar. It was as good as it sounds. I chose a lemon flavor that Matt explained is from the lemon zest that was put into the batter before frying. This restaurant has no shortage of attention to detail in its food and that is what I love and look for in a restaurant. Our bill was $ 80.00 and we both looked at each one and at the same time said “it’s worth it”.