Matteo Trattoria Pizzeria - Tampa

My daughter and I had a wonderful time eating dinner here. Staff was kind and helpful with picking out an entree for us. Food was fabulous. I was disappointed I wasn’t able to have the cheese wheel pasta dish (they were out of the cheese and truffle) but that only means that I will eat here again! Thanks again Mandi.

Something about their pizza. Carbonara was fabulous also. Caccio e pepe was will done. Star is amazing. Cute little place.

The food is amazing. We had the spaghetti carbonara, charcuterie plate, cocktails, and the flatbread with truffles (forgot the name). All of the food was fantastic. The atmosphere was great and the price point was good for the servings you get, I ate carbonara leftovers for days. Service was pretty slow, even when most of the other patrons cleared out and we were some of the last ones there. I didn't get the last drink I ordered and it took a while to get the check. Small price to pay for a lovely dinner though.Parking: They have a small number of free spots. They do offer valet on busy dinner nights. Most patrons parked in the neighborhood behind the restaurant.Wheelchair accessibility: They have a couple of handicap parking spaces to my recollection and there are plenty of low tables for which a wheelchair could access easily. That being said, I recommend calling ahead so they can keep one of those tables held as they're busy in general and there isn't much space to sit and wait for a table to open up.

Five of us went for dinner last night. On Mondays the menu is half off so we were there when they opened and were one of the first 2 3 tables sat. Upon arriving we were informed they would not be honoring the discount because it was a holiday, Juneteenth. No prior notice given and okayyyy but we were already there so we decided to stay. Should have followed the hoards of other diners and families who turned around, knowing the meal was not worth full price. In truth it was not worth any amount. It was 20 minutes before orders were taken and 35 before wine and bread arrived. Another 15 to summon someone for balsamic as the olive slurry in the oil was gross. Meals started showing up at the hour and fifteen minute mark. Rundown: 1) chicken Marsala boring but edible. 2) calamari so overcooked and rubbery it was inedible. She swore it came up the second she delivered it which if true is sad. Sent that back and didn’t want to try again. 3) chopped salad edible but anemic, basically lettuce without much “stuff” in it. Afterthought salad quality and would not order again. 4) salmon papardelle pasta dish — came out with the wrong sauce. they tried again with the right sauce and probably rushed it, the pasta was too undercooked to be remotely considered Al dente. 5) the salmon entree — paid extra for the option to sub the potatoes with “spaghetti pomodoro” and another upcharge for the pomodoro to be spicy. dish came out without the veggies and instead of spaghetti arrabbiata they sent a pathetic bit of cheap penne in what tasted like plain jarred sauce. Neither spaghetti nor arrabbiata and the girl had the audacity to argue the veggies weren’t part of the meal but wrong. Anyhow that dish was finally pieces together by snarling servers but in all it was a sub par meal that took over two hours for basic basic pasta. Our bill was over $100 for the salad and the salmon entree and a couple of glasses of house cab. Oh and she never brought the pepper we requested when the first attempt at the meal arrived. Nothing special, definitely not good or worth the price. Never again.

The food was absolutely delicious! And, the service was excellent. I've never been disappointed with anything I've ordered at Matteo's.