Nittolo's Seafood & Pizza — Restaurant in Leland Township

Made the mistake of having the 7 course tasting menu for $150. When I initially saw it on the website it said 7 course tasting with wine pairings, I went back to look closer after dinner and in fine print says can be paired with wine so slightly vague. When we sat down the waiter informed us that the wine was not included with the tasting. I didn't expect 7 glasses of wine or anything but my wife and I don't have wine often and thought it would be nice to have it matched. The waiter said most people would just get a red and white bottle cause all their food pairs with either, I don't know much about wine but I know specific dishes can work better with the right wines. This should have been the red flag but we rolled with it and had our normal craft beers cause after $150 didn't want to have a huge drink bill. The first dish was tuna sashimi and a small tuna roll. It wasn't bad but it went downhill from there. The mushroom bisque was rubbery mushrooms in cream, not the silky thickness of a bisque. Next was the scallop and goat cheese ravioli. My wife's ravioli was extra crispy on the bottom, either undercooked or in a pan too long. They also add smoked wagyu brisket, one bite that was served cold(probably meant to be that way) and just tasted like roast beef. The 4th was the duck confit. It ended up being shredded "duck" that was just put back in a fryer? It was weird crispy and dry, served with a few sauces but then just pecans and sliced strawberries. The 5th was a petite filet with potatoes, they never asked how we liked it cooked. My wife prefers a little more towards medium and it came out rare. Then they served it with just boiled potatoes, no seasoning or butter. The next was a cheese plate. It came with 4 pieces of cheese, the issue was served with some slightly stale baguette and sliced strawberries. No jams, nuts, mustard, crackers, or stuff you expect on a cheese plate. It was all small plates and we shared the cheese and dessert. The amount of food was enough, the issues were the dishes were sloppy and didn't make sense together.

Now the as far as the seating. It is all outside due to the private jazz club. Didn't know that going in and it was getting down to 50 degrees that night. All the tables were fighting for the few working heaters. Then near the end of the night 3 intoxicated guys came in and had a table near us to get pizza. One ended up throwing up in the bushes.

I can name you a dozen restaurants that my wife and I have been to in northern Michigan that are fine dining and great tasting menus. It has never cost us over $400 for mediocre food at best that we received here. Also they take a $100 deposit to hold the reservation. It doesn't come off your bill, they refunded it to you. Day 4 now and no refund it may end up costing me $500+. Skip if you are in the area and head to a Leeland or Suttons bay fine...

I am a working middle class father on my way to pick up a pizza for my wife that is pregnant with our second child and NEEDS pizza. I was delighted to see Nittolo’s is having their 12-inch pepperoni pizza deal again after recently evaluating our family’s budget and their pizza is well worth the price. I only order a single pizza, gambling that is all I need to feed the family for dinner tonight. We have some other things at home I can pull together for us if warranted. I know I can reach Nittolos using a short detour with enough time to pick up my first child from daycare because we are a modern family where both parents have full time jobs, so I schedule a pick-up order. I get there a few minutes before my order is ready, so I pay with a 30% tip and stand in the waiting area. After several minutes of observing the staff hustle and bustle my order is ready. I thank the staff and I proceed to walk out the door. I open the pizza box as I am about to exit to make sure everything is orderly and I see this hack job (image). I quickly process what is before me and proceed to my vehicle because I have priorities to be in the company my family instead of demanding answers as to why they felt the need to cut a pizza like this. I am in no way a pizza snob, but I know if a pizza looks like this from people who pride themselves on making them then that is a message of disrespect to the consumer. I don’t know why they felt I deserved this. I understand as a business that pizza deal is a “foot in the door” method to generate an order that adds additional items to it during the slower time of the year. I don’t have the financial flexibility to be frivolous with money at this point. I think it is the part of being a local to the area that bothers me the most about this service. Midwesterners generally share a neighborly kindness towards others and I certainly did not sense that feeling as I walked out your doors today. I have sparsely ventured to Nittolo's over the years and had usually enjoyable uneventful experiences. Recent events have certainly questioned my trust in the Nittolo's brand and I am not sure I would recommend their services to anyone I care about just to chance great food for an unwelcomed...

Is This The Best Restaurant In Northwest Michigan? If not, it's certainly one of the best! Nittolo's Seafood & Social has recently opened in Lake Leelanau and it is outstanding. You may recognize the name as it shares a hallway that connects it with Nittolo's Pizza, which is owned by the same person. However, this is fine dining at its best. I will describe some of the dishes we had, but the menu varies with the best local fare available. I was told that it will be updated frequently, on a 2 to 3 week basis. So, this description of particular dishes is more to explain the thinking and skill brought to the food, rather than promise that any particular recipe will be available on a given night. Attached are pictures of 4 items, a Morel Bisque, Chilean Sea Bass, Conoli and Oysters Rockefeller. Look at the Morel Bisque. It's packed with morels, which is a bit astounding in itself given how other restaurants portion them out more like precious jewels than mushrooms. The morels are complemented with portobello mushrooms and flavored with whisky, cream and truffle. The combination of flavors cause the morels to resonate with what I can only describe as a thick, creamy, succulence. The same with the Chilean Sea Bass, This fish is wonderful as is, but the chef has layered it with a large scallop, yams, a morel (more morels!) risotto, pieces of succulent oxtail, and a saffron vermouth cream sauce. These two dishes demonstrate skill rising to a level of pure culinary art! I have also included two pictures of more prosaic items simply because they are the best of these I have ever eaten - the Oysters Rockefeller and the Connoli. Both are examples of the best these dishes can be. The menu is a fixed price of $79 for three courses. Both the oysters and the connoli cost extra. So, is it this the best restaurant in Northwest Michigan? There are only a few competitors in its class, but without a doubt, you will not be...