Message from Piatti Santa Clara
With their open kitchens and stone pizza hearths, Piatti restaurants reflect the warmth, charm, and welcoming atmosphere of traditional Italian trattorias. Piatti Santa Clara is characterized by simple, unpretentious design, rustic yet flavorful cuisine and friendly service. Executive chef Wesley Shaw delights diners with his seasonally driven menu, offering classics from the perfect Caesar Salad to House-made Tagliatelle with Classic Bolognese Sauce. An extensive wine list, with an emphasis on Italian wines, provides a wine for every occasion. Piatti Santa Clara is a gathering place where friends, family and neighbors eat drink, and socialize while enjoying a sense of community.
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This place is a romantic place to go to with your significant other. Seriously!
My boyfriend and I came around 7:00PM on a Friday night and they and such great service help. They were well staffed and trained their servers really well.
I ate your typical clam speghetti with a side of salad and a glass of red wine, oh I would go here again definately.
Prices are a little high, but well worth it.
Posted 03/14/08 | Report Abuse
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Piatti is excellent for lunch. Superb wood-fired bread
by judynt
Piatti is a consistently-good dining experience - especially at lunch. Even the most basic items, like Caesar salad or eggplant parmigiana, are executed well. The service is excellent. The wood oven-baked bread with flavored olive-oil is superb. If the weather is decent, enjoy the outdoor seating area.
Posted 02/27/09
Food=Fresh!
by mtdezi
Ive been to Piatti a few times with my co-worker and never am I disappointed. Its busier during the weekdays/nights and slower on the weekend where they are only open for dinner, because of what my server told me, because it is in an industrial area. However, service is prompt and friendly. They start off by greeting you with a bottled Piatti water, free of charge, and then after they bring over the great bread of theirs with their DELICIOUS oil dipping sauce! I had the Ravioli and my friend had the Lamb. I must say, everything was top notch. We paired with with great Italian wines that our server helped us with. For desert, I had the Pana Cotta and my friend had the Tiramisu. Their deserts are the perfect touch for ending your meal. I must say, the chef does a great job with the menu and the food itself! Thanks to this restaurant, I will be here regularly!
Pros: Food, Wine, and Service
Cons: NA
Posted 10/17/08
Great pastas
by ppizza
I've been here a bunch of times for lunch with my co-workers and thought I'd give it a try on the weekend with the wife. It's not super fancy but it's warm, and feels good. We started with a great chianti and fried artichokes, and were very pleased with their fresh ravioli. We split their version of warm chocolate cake for dessert and walked away feeling like we had just been to a great spot in Italy.
Posted 06/29/08
romatic restaurant with good food
by ladywonderwall
This restaurant looks very nice and has wonderful choices on the menu. They serve this great dipping garlic sauce for their baked bread - free of charge, and I certainly think it's woth coming here just to try how good it is! Their service wasn't great, they were quite busy during the time we came - Saturday evening. I would recommend getting reservations if you're planning to come on a busy night. Their pasta and steak was great - definitely worth trying!
Pros: great menu choices and tasty food
Cons: a bit expensive, service is not prompt
Posted 08/18/07
What a disappointment
by SusieG63
Had a reservation for 7:00 p.m. Saturday, when our party of 6 arrived, the place was pretty empty, not a good sign. There was also some menu errors as we started asking questions about wine, salad, etc. (the wine one person chose was listed incorrectly on the menu, they were out of one type of lettuce, the gnocchi wasn't as described). Food was very disappointing, I had the Chicken Risotto, as did two others, it had no flavor, reminded me of instant rice with cream of chicken soup. Two others had the Penne Bolognese and said the flavor of the meat was terrible. Service was adequate, not great and not terrible. This was my first time dining here, but I will definately not return.
Pros: Ambience
Cons: Food not good
Posted 01/06/07
Always my favourite place for pasta
by brandon1111
When it first opened couple years ago, their Vongole was my favourite. The sauce was perfect and the clam were so delicious. However, they changed their menu later and this item is gone. The waiter told me that I can still order it, hoever, it doesn't tatse the same since then. I suspected that they had changed their chef. Anyway, this is still a cool hang out place after work, the staff are well trained and professional.
Pros: Location
Cons: Parking, kinda noisy when crowded
Posted 07/16/06
User review by shannonbean
by shannonbean
The casually elegant ambiance is perfect, the food is always excellent, the subtle changes to the menu for each season are interesting and innovative without being too obscure or outrageous, and even if you manage to find fault with the cuisine, the waitstaff and employees are the absolute MODELS of good service. Wonderful!
Pros: terrific service, good atmosphere, bar/wine list
Cons: parking iffy
Posted 12/04/05