Skappo was such a great experience. My partner and I were here for date night and the place was busy but the staff was attentive and got us seated promptly (without a reservation). Now I will say to definitely call for a reservation beforehand. It can get really busy at dinner time here and there is limited seating.
My partner and I felt the atmosphere was very traditional. Like we were sitting and eating at someone’s dinner table.
The food was so good! The pasta is dense with so much flavor, I couldn’t stop eating. My partner got the Ricotta to start. Then she got the Rigatoni Con Coniglio and I had the Fettucini Carbonara as our meals. Ended it with the Cheesecake with Raspberry drizzle and Salted Caramel Gelato for dessert. All of it was absolutely amazing and could not have asked for a better dinner spot.
I highly recommend this place when you’re in the area. Support this wonderful family owned business! We need more places like it! Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kimberly Young
Fresh pasta and sauce. I’d go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
A Google User
Staff were friendly, attentive, and added a personal touch to the dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Boston Pruitt
Staff are attentive, smart, and smoothly professional
Rebecca Edwards
Really amazing experience! The family is so friendly and welcoming. We loved the service and the food was incredible!! Lots of vegetarian options. Would highly recommend! The restaurant is small so there are two family style tables and a few smaller tables. We ended up chatting with a group who was at the same table as us but there was no pressure to socialize.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karthik Sriram
Skappo is a favorite of mine in New Haven. I always have dinner here whenever I visit. Has a nice homely feeling, with authentic Italian taste and run by family. Don’t let its small size fool you; it’s the best Italian restaurant in the state.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Freebairn
Excellent food and excellent staff, completely family run. Fresh pasta and the porchetta is perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Rauber
Skappo is such a special place!! Our entire meal was so yummy, you can truly taste the love in every bite. The family who runs it was so attentive and welcoming, even on a busy night.
Yvette was incredibly helpful in guiding us through the menu, especially with all of my husband's dietary restrictions, she really made the whole process easy and stress-free. We also loved the surprise entertainment when her brother (the chef) came out to sing with their mom. That truly made it an unforgettable evening.
If you're looking for a cozy spot with great food, great people, and a lot of heart, Skappo is it. Highly recommend!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dom
Amazing service. Outstanding food. Absolutely loved this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shared
We appreciate the effort that went into our meal. We wanted to share some thoughts from our dinner in the spirit of constructive feedback.
Bread and Olive Oil: The bread served at the beginning was pleasant. We felt a higher quality olive oil would better complement it.
Spinach Croquettes: We were excited to try these, but found the portion size a bit small for the price. In terms of taste and texture, they were denser than expected, and the spinach flavor was difficult to discern.
Pasta alla Norma: The quality of the pasta was excellent and clearly fresh. However, we had trouble tasting the key ingredients of eggplant and basil mentioned in the description, as the tomato sauce was the dominant flavor.
Meatballs: The meatballs were seasoned nicely. From a textural standpoint, we personally prefer a softer meatball. The green beans served alongside were a bit chewier than we would have liked.
Had the most amazing dinner and night here. Feels like you walked off the streets in New Haven and stepped into a little part of Italy. The family that owns it is so sweet and really want you to enjoy your meal. The food was authentic Italian with Italian sized portions and totally worth your money. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Donlin
Best carbonara outside of Rome. Amazing cheesecake dessert. Treated us like family the minute we walked in the door.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathy D
I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this restaurant. It is very small with a few 2 and 4 tops and two large family style tables that seat about 16 people each. We were a party of 4 seated at one of the larger tables. The service was lovely. One of the owners was our server and she was extremely knowledgeable about her food and the Italian region it was from and very proud of her restaurant. Portions are not overly sized and service is not rushed. We started with the figs and the toasted ciabatta bread appetizer. Both were great. The figs were tender, the stuffing creamy and the balance of the two ate very savory, the appetizer was perfectly balanced and not sweet. The ciabatta appetizer also good but not memorable. The lasagna was probably the best I have ever had. It is vegetarian and changes daily. Ours was a broccoli lasagna but I didn’t really taste any broccoli, it was simply creamy flavorful and melted in your mouth . I will go back again just to try another version of this. We also had the pasta special. The pasta had a great chew to it. They serve wine and have several choices of white and red and the prices are very reasonable. They do not make their own pasta but we were told it is fresh and made locally. This restaurant is not in the little Italy section of the city but for me has much more authentic Italian food and was a lovely dining experience with traditional Italian food in a quaint atmosphere and definitely worth a trip to NH to try.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
anton neureiter
Another really nice discovery of a small Italian Restaurant. Excellent service by the owner and staff. Great pasta in really nice variations with a good bottle of light Italian wine. That’s exactly one enjoys for a nice Saturday evening. Another keeper for many more visits!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam Knight
Great family and a great place. Very elegant and relaxing atmosphere.
Skappo was such a great experience. My partner and I were here for date night and the place was busy but the staff was attentive and got us seated promptly (without a reservation). Now I will say to definitely call for a reservation beforehand. It can get really busy at dinner time here and there is limited seating.
My partner and I felt the atmosphere was very traditional. Like we were sitting and eating at someone’s dinner table.
The food was so good! The pasta is dense with so much flavor, I couldn’t stop eating. My partner got the Ricotta to start. Then she got the Rigatoni Con Coniglio and I had the Fettucini Carbonara as our meals. Ended it with the Cheesecake with Raspberry drizzle and Salted Caramel Gelato for dessert. All of it was absolutely amazing and could not have asked for a better dinner spot.
I highly recommend this place when you’re in the area. Support this wonderful family owned business! We need more places like it! Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fresh pasta and sauce. I’d go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Staff were friendly, attentive, and added a personal touch to the dining experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staff are attentive, smart, and smoothly professional
Really amazing experience! The family is so friendly and welcoming. We loved the service and the food was incredible!! Lots of vegetarian options. Would highly recommend!
The restaurant is small so there are two family style tables and a few smaller tables. We ended up chatting with a group who was at the same table as us but there was no pressure to socialize.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Skappo is a favorite of mine in New Haven. I always have dinner here whenever I visit.
Has a nice homely feeling, with authentic Italian taste and run by family. Don’t let its small size fool you; it’s the best Italian restaurant in the state.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food and excellent staff, completely family run. Fresh pasta and the porchetta is perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Skappo is such a special place!!
Our entire meal was so yummy, you can truly taste the love in every bite. The family who runs it was so attentive and welcoming, even on a busy night.
Yvette was incredibly helpful in guiding us through the menu, especially with all of my husband's dietary restrictions, she really made the whole process easy and stress-free. We also loved the surprise entertainment when her brother (the chef) came out to sing with their mom. That truly made it an unforgettable evening.
If you're looking for a cozy spot with great food, great people, and a lot of heart, Skappo is it. Highly recommend!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing service. Outstanding food. Absolutely loved this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We appreciate the effort that went into our meal. We wanted to share some thoughts from our dinner in the spirit of constructive feedback.
Bread and Olive Oil: The bread served at the beginning was pleasant. We felt a higher quality olive oil would better complement it.
Spinach Croquettes: We were excited to try these, but found the portion size a bit small for the price. In terms of taste and texture, they were denser than expected, and the spinach flavor was difficult to discern.
Pasta alla Norma: The quality of the pasta was excellent and clearly fresh. However, we had trouble tasting the key ingredients of eggplant and basil mentioned in the description, as the tomato sauce was the dominant flavor.
Meatballs: The meatballs were seasoned nicely. From a textural standpoint, we personally prefer a softer meatball. The green beans served alongside were a bit chewier than we would have liked.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Had the most amazing dinner and night here. Feels like you walked off the streets in New Haven and stepped into a little part of Italy. The family that owns it is so sweet and really want you to enjoy your meal.
The food was authentic Italian with Italian sized portions and totally worth your money.
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best carbonara outside of Rome. Amazing cheesecake dessert. Treated us like family the minute we walked in the door.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this restaurant. It is very small with a few 2 and 4 tops and two large family style tables that seat about 16 people each. We were a party of 4 seated at one of the larger tables. The service was lovely. One of the owners was our server and she was extremely knowledgeable about her food and the Italian region it was from and very proud of her restaurant. Portions are not overly sized and service is not rushed. We started with the figs and the toasted ciabatta bread appetizer. Both were great. The figs were tender, the stuffing creamy and the balance of the two ate very savory, the appetizer was perfectly balanced and not sweet. The ciabatta appetizer also good but not memorable. The lasagna was probably the best I have ever had. It is vegetarian and changes daily. Ours was a broccoli lasagna but I didn’t really taste any broccoli, it was simply creamy flavorful and melted in your mouth . I will go back again just to try another version of this. We also had the pasta special. The pasta had a great chew to it. They serve wine and have several choices of white and red and the prices are very reasonable. They do not make their own pasta but we were told it is fresh and made locally. This restaurant is not in the little Italy section of the city but for me has much more authentic Italian food and was a lovely dining experience with traditional Italian food in a quaint atmosphere and definitely worth a trip to NH to try.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Another really nice discovery of a small Italian Restaurant.
Excellent service by the owner and staff.
Great pasta in really nice variations with a good bottle of light Italian wine. That’s exactly one enjoys for a nice Saturday evening.
Another keeper for many more visits!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great family and a great place. Very elegant and relaxing atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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