On one of the first nights in Italy our host recommended Santa Lucia Pizzeria as a great authentic…read moreFamily 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 of 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, Ravioli Pasta, Penne Pasta, and a specialty pizza. 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 chocolate 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 Italian lifestyle for one last night.

We ordered a couple espressos and two items that were more similar to each other than we meant them…read moreto be. My wife ordered the Prosciutto e funghi (which we now know to be tomato, mozzarella, ham, mushrooms) and I ordered the Calzone farcito (which is tomato, mozzarella, ham, artichoke, mushrooms) We should mention that neither one of us are big fans of ham and thought it was going to be like American Prosciutto, so it was quite a surprise when we saw chunks of ham covering our plates. However, the crusts and sauce were very fresh and tasty and each had an enormous plate of food for about €6, leaving us very full and satisfied. We did end up going back a couple days later for a nice dinner, and were much more successful at ordering a 1/2 Litre of wine, Risotti frutti di mare, and a Diavola pizza with spicy sausage and salami... and little cut up pieces of hot dog, that part was a bit strange. They have a really nice location and the patio area is really great.

On our last trip into the town Center we stopped for a quick and slightly rushed lunch at the Capri…read morePizzeria. We ordered a 1/2 Litre of House Barbera Wine, Asparagus Pizza with an over-easy egg in the center, and a Spinach and Ricotta Calzone called Panzerotto. The wine tasted a bit off and had an odd spritzy taste. It was the first wine we encountered that we didn't enjoy and actually thought they might have just blended a couple wrong wines together in the back. The Asparagus pizza was.. interesting. The egg was a little too well done and the asparagus was limp which made the whole pizza kind of mush together. It was still good but not the best pizza we'd had on the trip. The calzone on the other hand was amazing. So much ricotta and spinach goodness rolled up into a thin and crispy shell made perfectly. Each item was €4-€6 plenty of food to share between two.. but of course we each had our own!