06/23/09

What a place! I loved the soup, er, I mean pizza :(

by karrezza1

The Scene: A sparingly decorated building (the old Chili's) designed to maximize noise level to appear a hustling bustling place but with hard seats to hustle you out.

The Food:

House Salad, was great. So eat there if on a diet.

The Disaster:

We ordered the Antica for 12.50 which contained

Pomodoro San Marzano, Genoa salami, fresh mozzarella, roasted mushrooms, roasted peppers as defined in menu.

What we got:

Genoa Salami slivers, julienne style, like shoestring potatoes!

Pomodoro was pureed tomatoes with NO spices.

Mushrooms, not freshly roasted, but dry rubber

Roasted peppers? the canned kind, which to me isnt "roasted".

Mozzarella was sparing but too chunked that it left water everywhere.

2 inch FULL diameter crust with nothing on it.

Plain dried crust with burnt spots, and floppy sloppy microthin sogginess in the center under the water from the cheese and sauce.

So about 8 inch radius of food on a pizza of 10 inch that was supposed to be 12 inch approximately. Nope.

We gave our feedback and they comped our meal.

For that I forgive them, they wanted to do better and have their cooks learn. They opened too soon, because the manager came over and said "Soggy pizza?" So she knew.

So wait a month or so until they figure out how to properly run a wood oven. But good luck there all Tutta Bellas seem to have this issue

• Pros: House salad, seated promptly good waiter, manager
• Cons: Pizza, noise, no decore

11/11/08

Delicioso!

by martav

My husband and I were staying at the Pan Pacific Hotel. We got in about 7pm so by the time we got settled we were ready for dinner but didnt want to go far. We saw Tutta Bella in the courtyard and thought why not try it. I am so glad we did. We only had to wait about 10 minutes for a table to be ready which is no problem on a Friday night. The atmoshpere was cozy and welcoming and the smell was wonderful. Our waiter was so friendly and helpful. We never ran out of water or anything else we might have needed. We got a salad and a pizza. Both were so tasty, loved the basil. That 's how real pizza should taste. Our drinks were great also. I had one with lemoncello in it. Yum!! We decided to try two different desserts. The canolli was good but it paled in comparison to the tiramisu. I was in heaven. If we had had any room left I probably would have eaten another. I will be back in Seattle in 1 1/2 week and I plan on going back to Tutta Bella. I cant wait!

• Pros: Ambience and TIRAMISU!!
• Cons: none

10/22/08

Hot food, Cold temperatures.

by seattleperson

The food is good. The wine is good but the temperature in there drives me crazy because it is so cold!

TB Staff: I realize that the guys making Pizza's are hot but the ceilings are 30 feet high and the furniture in there isn't cozy so when you add a lack of thermostat use, you get a cold experience. Maybe this is strategic to turn more customers but I think you just need to dial up the heat a bit so the guests are warm while eating.

• Pros: Food, Wine
• Cons: Temperature of the dining area