Cafe Trentuno — Restaurant in Pelham

We stopped by Cafe Trentuno on the way home after a long day. We were looking for nice pizza spot but didn’t want the “fast food” chain pizza stores.

Cafe Trentuno was recommended on Yelp. At first glance, we were not impressed. It dated decor and there were no customers in sight.

But the manager created us and took our order. He was very nice and informative of the menu. They do offer pizza by the slice at any time of the day. A plus if you just need a quick snack.

They appear to serve Napoleon style pizza, so it was looking up. We ordered a large olive oil based, cheese with pepperoni and pineapple. I know it sounds weird but it’s our favorite.

Each pizza is custom made to order so it took a few minutes to be served. But the advantage was it was piping hot straight to the table.

Olive oil was slightly sweet and tangy. Cheese was fresh and tasty. Toppings were perfect. Crust was crispy brown on undercarriage with nice crunch. Edges were crispy on outside and fluffy on inside.

Manager suggested their balsamic dressing to dip the crust in, so we gave it a try. Highly recommended! It was a great choice!

And of course, the Diet Coke was on point!

Great customer service! Good pizza! We will...

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