verducci pizzeria & trattoria

we have been looking forgooditalian. from ri where they have best italian restaurants. this place was recommended. it was disappointing. nothing special. still looking forgooditalian here in st pete area.

arrived at verducci's on a thursday evening. even though, it was chilly out we sat outside because the seating indoors seemed very cramped. outdoor they had heaters and we were seated immediately. the server was friendly and took our drink orders right after we were seated. the house wine wasn't the best and the bread basket was stale. i ordered the bucatino alla carbonara and my friend ordered giovanni's lasagna. my pasta was homemade but the sauce was flavorless and heavy with oil. the lasagna wasgoodbut not great. the server forgot to bring us drink refills we requested and my coffee at the end of the meal. overall for the price the place was a disappointment. sorry verducci, i was looking for a neighborhood place forgooditalian and you just don't fit the bill.

we went for early bird special (many classics for $12). there was spaghetti and meatballs, chicken piccata, and polpetonne (italian meatloaf) for entrees on our table. the salad that came was fine, a creamy balsamic vinaigrette (not big on that) with mixed greens and a few vegetables. as for the spaghetti and meatballs it was pretty good! 2 huge meatballs on top of a mound of pasta, the sauce was a slight orangish color? it is probably due to cream or cheese. it was a tasty sauce-- not too salty, not too sweet. however, it wasn't as robust as my personal taste is into, but for $12 i would come again! the polpetonne was ok. a little hard the pieces that weren't hard were quite nice though. lots of flavor from the provolone, but too dry. then the chicken piccata was lovely agoodamount of capers, nice lemon flavor and the chicken tastedgoodand fresh. our server, brandy, was an absolute delight! she started out a little shy and as she became more comfortable she was very sweet and helpful! i hope to come here again and order off the regular menu, looks delicious!

wow!. stayed in st pete beach 4 days ate here twice! pizza very good. chicken piccata, grouper and tuna tartar excellent!! desert excellent as well. lived in boston have eaten in north end and many italian restaurants in boston area. this is asgoodor better than any italian food i have ever eaten. do not miss an opportunity to eat here . excellent service!

we decided to try this place out after reading online reviews and we were
so glad we went there. allisha waited our table and she was so pleasant and friendly. the food was reallygoodand the portions were huge. the freshly baked bread with olive tapenade was a
bonus. i wish we had more time to go back and try their pizza which looked great!!

i now know why some reviews are peppered with management or owner complaints. we read some of thegoodreviews here about verducci, and decided to try it yesterday for lunch. the door was open, we walked in, and a guy behind the counter said: "we open at 4". we walked out, and again looked at the lunch menu hours posted to the right of the door that said that they were supposed to be open for lunch that very day. the person behind the counter made no explanation, apology, nothing. so, we left, went somewhere down the road and spent way more than we would have there, as we have no budget, and there are plenty of options in st. petersburg as far asgoodrestaurants with full bars that serve lunch. we will not return to verducci. i spent a bit of time in my long career working in the food business training managers for a large restaurant chain. one of the biggest problems i taught them about was customer service, and/or their lack of it if it existed. lots of restaurants that getgoodreviews don't understand why their business drops. in my experience, most every time, it's because of dysfunctional people skills in how to treat customers. this restaurant, from what i hear, has italians who came here from italy not too long ago. having been raised in an italian family, myself, i've repeatedly seen old world italians either not know how to deal with people skills regarding their customers, or on the other hand, get a fewgoodreviews and over think their reputation to the point of being arrogant until they drive their customers away, as no one is that good, and then you see a sign outside one day that says; "under new management". ! this restaurant needs a 101 lesson in how to communicate with people who take time to choose to drive there to spend money, when they don't realize how many other choices there are out there, and how people come and go in the restaurant business in "dime a dozen" fashion. they need an attitude adjustment, as well as a manager who knows how to treat and appreciate customers, or potential customers.

wow - just wow!. verducci's is far and away the best italian place on the beach - and for my money, the best in st. pete. the menu items are varied and unique and the food is unbelievable! service is excellent. overall, a terrific dining experience. i take all of my out-of-town company there, and they can't say enoughgoodthings about the place - just like me!

i am going to admit i am a resturant snob. i am from st. louis mo where we have 100"s of excellant italian resturants. i have lived in florida for 10 years, and as far as i am concerned the entire state of florida has "no"gooditalian resturants. this past summer i discovered verducci's. with out a doubt the best italian resturant in florida. period bar none. i traveled internationaly for 25 years, and was always entertaining on an expense account, therefore i have had a "little" experience in dinning. nowhere in florida yes that includes tampa, orlando, naples, maimi.destin ect. his prices are so resonable, it is crazy. no he is not my best friend. only know him from the resturant. you will not be dissapointed. plus i do not have to fly back to st louis for my monthly italian food fix.enjoy. enjoy

homey and good. excellent servicegoodsized portions homemade bread and sometimes the pasta. linguine and white clam sauce or red was superb. moderately priced a realgoodchoice!!!

not like! love! if you're looking for authentic italian food, your search is over! it's a great place for tourists who want a better than home-cooked meal while away from home. and for locals, this place gives comfort food a whole new meaning! cozy, clean & comfortable, yet you get a taste of italy everytime you go! and the pizza!!! to say i knowgoodpizza is an understatement and this pizza, if you knowgoodpizza, hands down, the best! stay around for a long time, verducci trattoria!!

amazing!!!!. my dad was in town visiting and craving italian. i had just moved to st pete about a week earlier so i didn't know much. i do happen to work right near gigi's on 4th st and have not heardgoodthings about it (aka overpriced, so-so) so i asked a client if she knew a place and she said that we had to go to st pete beach and try it.
it was one of the best italian dinners either of us have ever had (and we are both italian and from new york). great little place with a lot of charm. bread was to die for. salad and dressing was tangy and yummy. and the dinners were huge and packed with flavor.

they told us everything is handmade daily from the bread to the dressing. and each dinner is made to order.

i had chicken francese which is my favorite thing in the world and can't make myself. a place at home in ny makes my favorite.... until last week. i'll be at verducci's weekly for theirs. soooo good.
definitely go!!!!

one evening, my family and i were venturing over to try ted peters, but discovered they were closed on tuesday's. undaunted, i pulled out my phone and did a quick search and found a pizzeria over on st pete beach that we hadn't tried, called verducci's. walking in the door, the delicious aroma of italian food hinted that we hadgoodfood in store for us. besides that, it was a cozy looking italian eatery and we felt right at home. we were quickly greeted at the door and given a table. after giving our drink orders, we took a minute to look over the menu. we already new we wanted the cheese pizza, but what to try along with it? we decided to try giovanni's signature lasagna, with beef. while waiting for our food, we were given a salad which was very nice and a bread basket with rolls and focaccia bread served with a olive tapenade in olive oil. the hot bread was very much appreciated and the tapenade very yummy. we thought the cheese pizza was one of the best we had in a long time and t

terrible pizza. several years ago i believed that this pizza place was the best in the area (formerly fortunatos pizza) i hadnt ordered from here for at least 6 months,( this place was just aliitle too far away from my house to come all the time) , the pizza i had 6 months ago was well below average quality, but i figured sometimes you can have a fluke, maybe they had a new pizza maker or something, anyways i ordered three pizzas for pick up to eat at my house with relatives from out of town who said they would really like to have somegoodpizza, so i tried verducci's again, boy was i embarassed, i had told my relatives howgoodthe pizza was from this place before i went to get it, my mistake but it will never happen again, they forgot the sausage and pepporonis on all the pizzas and all of them were way under cooked, the chesse hadnt even melted all the way on one pizza, these pizzas are actually very expensive when you look at other pizza places, ($58.00 for all three pies) my advice to anyone who wantsgoodpizza , avoid this place like the plague, the owner needs to wake up and get back to the basics instead of being a big resturant that does nothing well mark r from west st petersburg