Cafe Notte

The food was excellent. Service was odd. It started out great, but dinner took 2.5 hours. We were with a large group, but we had preordered apps, then she just took the soup and salad order. Then the main order. Initially, she dinked drinks. Then it seemed she forgot about us. I would have ordered another alcoholic beverage, but wasn't given the chance. I had to practically beg for kite water after I'd finished mine and my partner's. Tho everyone who got dessert but one person got it to go, she disappeared again for ages and didn't bring the checks. We had to go find her to ask for those too. Our party was large, but there were only 2, then later 3 people at a table in the bar. Should have been that difficult to get decent service. They were also out of a lot of menu items. My one friend ordered the last veal, so another gig something else. The friend who supposedly got the last veal was served chicken parm instead. Pretty odd for a Thursday night. I'll definitely return and hope for better service then.

Beautiful hidden gem in Pittsburgh !!Have gone multiple times and every time it's been a knockout. The owners are gems. Wife is a hostess and husband is chef who spent years in Italy working on his dishes. He comes out and talks to everyone each time.Always made a reservation because it's typically packed but wait time isn't longNot a big lasagna guy but they have a weekly lasagna and if it's ever the seafood I can't recommend it enough !! The gluten free pizza crust and pastas are in outstanding. I have friends who are celiac so I always try to find spots for them. Def have to try these. Best gluten free noodle I've ever had

This place has been on my list for awhile. After seeing them featured on Pittsburgh Today Live, we finally made a reservation. We went a few weeks ago on a snowy Friday night. When we got there, we requested to sit in the bar area. It was so cozy with a fireplace going. We started with the homemade bread, which is complimentary and came with a delicious dipping oil. We also had the fired zucchini and the beans and greens. They were both tasty but the greens and beans were out of this world delicious - they had a lemony flavor, so different but so good. I had the shrimp scampi. The shrimp were cooked to perfection and the pasta was so good. My husband had the eggplant parm and requested it with rigatoni with the vodka sauce, he said it was incredible. He also ordered the limoncello martini and loved it. My mom was with us and she has the pasta aglio e olio, she said it was some of the best she's ever had. For dessert we shared the bread pudding at the recommendation of our server, it was fantastic. The dessert line up was so good, I have to go back to try more! Our server was wonderful, kind, friendly, and knowledgeable about the menu. We really enjoyed it and will definitely be going back! We shared the

Food was good. Signature pasta dish had too much sauce not enough pasta. It was like pasta tomato soup. Their marinara is not too sweet, which we liked. Chicken parmesan was overcooked but well beaten. Negronis were nice. Bar does not have Mezcal, so he couldn't embellish the "Draco" with it, but was going to revamp his recipes he said. Menu was fairly simple, which was refreshing. Many italian places have a bajillion offerings (like Falsetti's) but not quality. This place was quality. Will try it again sometime with family (and reservations).Very busy. Had to sit at bar. She was fully booked otherwise. At 6:30pm on a Saturday night the bar was empty, but the bar area was full. Overheard Tuesdays and Wednesdays are fairly empty times for the restaurant.All in all a good experience with italian food that didn't taste like ketchup.

5/5 starsStopped in late and had an amazing dinner!Cute aesthetic, astrological/constellation theme, with stars on the ceiling (in a cute way not cheesy) Super friendly staff, and I got the French dip special sandwich, which was unbelievable. My husband got the vodka pasta sauce, which is also very good :)

Charming little restaurant for sure. Finally got to give it a try before a ball game. Service was friendly and tentative. We ordered the mussels which were good not great. Some were very strong. I guess i should start by giving my reason for my rating. My hubby was not a fan at all and really didn't enjoy what he ordered. Which was veal and pepper over pasta with aïoli sauce. He said it had no flavor and drowned it with salt and pepper. He also didn't care for their offering of bread. He has a tendency to be sensitive to particular seasonings. I one the other hand throughly enjoyed mine. I had the rigatoni vodka sauce with chicken and it was delicious. I also enjoyed the bread with the balsamic oil for dipping. It was something different than what you might find in other places. I do recommend what I had. However, it probably won't be a place we will ever go out of our way to try again.

We tried this place for restaurant week and it was delicious! The waitress was super friendly but they seemed a little short staffed. We had to wait a bit before we could get a second glass of wine and we didn't see the waitress often after she took our order. Also the bread came out with the salad (second course) which we would have preferred it come out with our appetizers first since we wanted to dip the bread in the sauce that came arancini. For the first course we got mini crab cakes and arancini. Both were delicious and had two of each. Second came the Caesar salad and the fresh bread. I got the salmon and my friend got the short ribs with home made pasta. My salmon was cooked perfect and the maple bourbon glaze was amazing!! My friend loved her short ribs and it complimented the pasta wonderfully! Then we both had tiramisu for dessert and it was one of the better ones I've had. The restaurant has an open patio and the front of the restaurant inside was quaint and cozy. But I believe the back is where they host private parties. I would come again if I was on that side of town!

Was very good. Service was top notch. Ambiance was homey. I would comeback again. It's a very nice place, the owner went around ensuring all was good.

Chicken was raw and had to be sent back. After they MICROWAVED it, the meal came back. Refused to eat it and decided to just enjoy the group. Another in the group ordered a gluten free meal. And when the meal was delivered, it wasn't gluten free. So they had to take it away and recook the pasta. Several people in the group had gastrointestinal issues the following day. All in all; NO WAY would I recommend dining here.

Our first time dining at Cafe Notte and it was a great experience. All of the staff were so nice and welcoming and the place was very charming. It was my husband's birthday and we had our 2 kids (9 and 11) so I needed to find a place to meet that criteria. He was craving a good chicken Parmesan.I usually use open table to find/book reservations but we had no luck so I googled best Italian restaurants in Pittsburgh. I'm glad we found this spot and bonus that they offered a kids menu. Our older son ordered the focaccia oven cheese pizza and he loved it! Our youngest stuck with the kids menu pizza and raved about it and the super long cheese pull. I ordered the lobster/crab Alfredo with their handmade pappardelle and hubs ordered the chicken parm. We tasted everything and loved it all. The service was super quick, too. We will definitely be back to try more of their dishes!