Matteo's Settle Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in England

First time at this place for me and my two children. Called first to make sure there was space for us as it was getting close to closing time, he politely reassured me he would be able to accommodate us.

First things first - THIS CHEF / OWNER CAN COOK !! The BEST pizza I’ve ever tried, my children want to go back tomorrow already (they are very fussy and I’ve ate at so many restaurants world wide).

Second - The owner was on his own - HE WORKS SO HARD !!! His helper was on holiday… he couldn’t do enough to help, he worked over time to serve us and the table next time us, he even made time to talk to customers and we all had such a laugh!! SO FRIENDLY ! He’s a top business owner doing his best.

I couldn’t ask for anymore. Fresh / quality ingredients, very tasty and pizza bases all home made, warm plates.

I know how hard it is running a small business in todays times as I have one.

I’ve just read through the 1 star reviews and am so disappointed by some peoples LACK OF UNDERSTANDING - some people expect 100% every day and it’s just not able when your running a business on your own… a little kindness goes along way, why not politely say there is a problem when your there - instead of going home and being a keyboard warrior!

Wine was nice - I left it to his choice.

I watched him cook for 20 minutes, he prepared fresh home made everything and we talked about our struggles of reaching VAT 85,000, card fees stealing our profits, government not raising VAT threshold since 2017 , suffocating small businesses. He said 3 local small businesses have just closed locally.

If you want to see lovely small businesses like this around towns - visit them - support them - understand them and be patient- we are just humans working hard to serve.

Unless you would think green king, Mc Donald’s, subway and papa johns or BIG VAT registered restaurants.

Keep up the great work Matteo 💪🏼 probably see you...

This place is definitely a one of a kind. We came here during our visit to settle, and this place alone will certainly make us come back to the town centre. It's among the best Italian food we've had (which is a lot). The king prawns starter had us shutting our eyes to savour it, because it were absolutely divine. The carbona that I had was faultless, the sauce was a little runnier than I'm used to, but it was still thick enough and very tasty. My partner's meatballs were devoured very quickly - the were amazing too, especially the sauce. The pasta on both dishes was cooked perfectly. Lovely fresh bread served with the starter and a main. The only small thing we have to say is that the meatballs were quite salty, however the very nice sauce made the salt a nice level.

The thing I find the most amazing, is that it was one man doing everything on his own - literally. The cooking, the waiting, the phone, everything. Kudos to him!! I'm absolutely amazed, and he was very friendly and on the ball with everything. Very inspiring.

The atmosphere was very genuine Italian. It was in a stone basement style room, very intimate. Very unique. Proper Italian music and lovely warm lighting, it was very relaxing.

I can't wait to...

I went to Matteo's about 2 months ago and every day without fail since I've thought about how INCREDIBLE the food was, in particular the best garlic bread I've ever had in my life (the garlic bread other garlic breads wish they were to be honest), the garlic dough balls with the mound of homemade garlic butter while the dough balls are still steaming from the oven and the baked cannelloni that has ruined all other cannelloni for me. Matteo is clearly so passionate about cooking and making the experience eating there the best he can, running the place with a small effortlessly friendly team and taking the time to check in. His hard work has paid off, its incredible! It's a very small place which would usually put me off but it feels cosy and warm, I live in Scotland and genuinely I'm trying to plan another trip down to Yorkshire so my family can experience the absolute magic that is this restaurant and see how pretty Settle and the surrounding area is. The only bad thing about Matteo's is that I'll never be able to enjoy Italian food the same (and I suppose also that it's not close enough for me to visit weekly but that's my fault). Hands down one of the best meals of my life! (And one more time, THAT BAKED...