Santa Lucia Brunch
On one of the first nights in Italy our host recommended Santa Lucia Pizzeria as a great authentic Family Style Restaurant. We had an entire afternoon open and ventured down the street to the big yellow Pizzeria sign and gave it a try.
All the staff was very friendly and laughed with us at our lack of Italian but helped us pick a few items off the menu.
We ordered a 1/2 Litre of Vino Blanco (which is custom at every meal and we quicky adapted to), Ravioli Pasta, Penne Pasta, and a specialty pizza (we also took to eating multiple meals multiple times a day). The dishes were proportioned well and full of flavor, and each was priced between €4-€7 with some easily being shared between two.
We had a great experience and on our last night in Italy went back late at night for dessert and a full Litre of wine to share. The staff remembered us from the previous night and welcomed us back like family. I had a delicious ricotta cheesecake that was so fluffy and full of flavor I just savored it for an hour, and Nathan enjoyed a Tirolese; a cholate layer cake similar to Tiramasu. We stayed there for a good amount of time just enjoying wine, dessert, and company with no rush just enjoying the European lifestyle for one last night.
Flavor: 4.5/5
Value: 5/5
Service: 5/5