Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria St Pete

"Cozy Italian spot with good food and even better service. It was hard to choose what to order because there were such great options - we ended up each getting pasta and then a pizza to share. We’ll have to come back to try some other items too! I got the Strozzapretti Della Casa pasta because I had never had a pasta dish like that and it did not disappoint. I got to try a bite of the Alfredo with the eggplant and tomatoes and it was really good with a somewhat Smokey flavor in there. The Carnivora pizza was really good - I wasn’t sure at first because it was difficult to pick up as the dough was too thin but the flavor was there for sure. Shoutout to our server, she made great recommendations and was such a sweetheart. We loved talking with her. I cannot recall her name but she was from Albania. While the food was good, it was definitely the cozy vibe and the service that amplified the experience to five stars. We found this restaurant via Offline Tampa Bay."

"My friends and I had a terrible dining experience here in December 2023. We knew we were going to be a large group, 14 in total, so we called ahead to make a reservation. When we arrived we were informed that no one had been keeping track of how many reservations they had made so all of the tables were occupied. We were asked to wait over by the bar for space to become available. We waited about 50 minutes before a table was ready, but this table was only large enough for 6 of us. They made the other half of us continue waiting for the table next to it to become available despite there being other tables they could have sat them at. After an hour and a half of waiting that other table finally became available. One of our party members asked if they would be honoring their happy hour menu (because it was in the menu they gave him) since we would have been able to order from it if they had sat us at our reserved time. After 10-15 minutes of asking, the waiter informed us that there wasn’t a manager working to make a decision like that, but that the head chef had said we could have 2 appetizers and 3 pizzas at the happy hour price between the 14 of us, or some nonsense like that. After being there for about 2.5 hours the food finally arrived. It was fine, but not worth the wait and the pizzas we received were noticeably smaller and of a poorer quality than those we had seen other guest eating. The final issue we had was that the only person who knew how to apply the Offline discount (a subscription app for discounts at restaurants) was the manager, who wasn’t here… the discount was the only reason we had come to the restaurant and the only reason we had stayed. After another 10-15 minutes of discussion with the chef, the waitress finally decided to simply credit our checks for the amount. This was the closest we ever came to an apology or an attempt to compensate us for their mistake."

"Great service, delicious food... And the atmosphere reminded me of Italy itself. I really enjoyed it and recommend the fettuccine Alfredo (basic, but it was so, so good)"

"Super delicious and highly recommend! We had their chopped salad to start with as well as the calamari. The wine selection is great too! Ended up getting the sav blanc. For dinner I got the gnocchi with shaved truffles on top ( I absolutely love truffles, and this was the first time seeing the full sized truffle mushroom being shaved). Also ordered the lasagna and that was great! Only thing we wish we did different was sit inside for a more peaceful atmosphere. Don’t get me wrong, outside was lovely and had a lot of things going on so the people watching was great but the bar next door had loud music that got a bit distracting. All in all though, I highly recommend coming here for great pasta and wonderful service. Oh and the espresso martini was THE BOMB!"

"This place was delicious we had the meatballs to start then the gnocchi with the pink sauce and we also tried the pizza Carnivora. If you have to choose one I’d go with the gnocchi. It was honestly amazing. We will definitely come back."