Scarpetta's

"It's a nice place. The restaurant is shared with Elroys. The food itself feels more traditional Italian but I wasn't blown away that I have to come back again. Bread was okay, kind of hard to chew. Dessert just don't eat. We asked what was frozen and what was fresh. Cheesecake is not homemade. The chocolate cake has a texture like a brownie."

"Just passing through Fremont and decided to stop. What a great decision. Drinks were perfect. Service was outstanding. Noodles were amazing. Would highly recommend. Thank you."

"Had very high hopes. Atmosphere is very lovely and the menu looks fantastic. The food was below ordinary though. Pasta for one person was completely under seasoned and the sauce was not existent. The short ribs were actually horrible, but the pasta with it was decent. One person did love the salmon dish. Just really seemed like nobody tasted the food before serving and was very unders-seasoned. Another huge disappointment at a nicer restaurant is to find that they do not have a gluten-free pasta option. Would like to give it another shot but do not think I would get any takers from my group to try. Service was well above average as well as atmosphere."

"UPDATE: One year later. Many things have been fixed, some remain Improvement: Wine list now reads correctly. Salt and pepper shakers on tables Pasta was well drained Salad was beautiful and very good Still lacking: SALT - nothing had enough salt, not the pasta, not the sauce, not the shortrib The oil served with the bread was still a pomace or blend oil, definitely not EVOO No pizzeria items The menu calls out fresh pasta several times. Upon asking the server, all their pasta is dry. The stuffed banana peppers were just...wrong. Normally, these are filled with cheese, Italian sausage and baked until the peppers are cooked and served on a bed of sauce. These were served barely warmed, filled with cream cheese with various ground meat in them, with the appearance of cat vomit. In summary, it is better and worth the trip but still turning in "C+" work when it has the potential for "A+" Original Review: The restaurant is beautifully decorated and has great potential, but it seems to drop the ball on the one yard line. I was there during happy hour. I ordered the asparagus salad small plate. The asparagus had not been trimmed and was inedible at the base. The dressing was tasteless. Proper trimming and a sprinkle of sea salt, or better yet, a rosemary infused salt would have made the difference. For the record, there was no salt or pepper at the table, nor was it offered. The soups on offer that day were French onion, cream of tomato, or chili - not exactly Italian options; I opted for the French onion. The French onion was the high point of the meal. The base was beefy with a good onion flavor. The onions were caramalized but not broken down completely. The traditional croutons were not overpowering, and the provolone cheese made a nice topper. It was well melted but had obviously been torched, making the cheese more black than browned. The bread had the potential to be great! Connected to the restaurant is a take out only pizzeria. The bread was quite sweet and lacked flavor. The herbed olive oil was either a blend or pomace oil as it, too, had no flavor. A few grinds of salt would go a long way again. For my main, I ordered what was billed on the menu as fresh spaghetti, and I added a link of sausage. The spaghetti was thin spaghetti but was certainly dried pasta. The sauce tasted of nearly nothing, just a slight hint of flavor from the fresh basil garnish found its way through the tasteless tomato sauce. The pasta had not been adequately drained and made a wet mess in the bowl. The sausage link was cut in two pieces and boiled. It had not been browned at all and was a slimy cylinder in the dish. I ordered a glass of house wine. However, the menu was misprinted, and the wines annotated as house wines by stars weren't correct. I asked for a house wine list, and the server told me to just ask her if it was. As noted before in the room, next door is a takeout only pizzaria and Italian food shop; I was shocked to see not a single pizza, flatbread, or other item on the restaurant menu. I ate almost nothing as it wasn't worth wasting the calories. I might try the pizzeria one day, but I'll have to do it on a day when I plan to eat my dinner in the car."

"Great dinner and service - Thank you Brittany for such great service and for putting up with our shenanigans! Chicken marcella Steak scarpetta Brusetta Truffle chips house salad french onion soup fresh bread/dipping oil blueberry cobbler cheesecake tiramisu"