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CECCO Ristorante

CECCO Ristorante Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://www.ceccoristorante.com
  • Email: ciao@ceccoristorante.com
  • Phone: (805) 688-8880
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday: 11:30am - 3:00pm; Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Sunday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Italian, Pizzeria
  • Executive Chef: David Cecchini
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Catering: CECCO currently is available for all of your offsite catering needs throughout Santa Barbara, Ventura and Santa Maria County. Chef David Cecchini, along with respected caterer Jill Marut, have teamed up to offer exceptional cuisine, impeccable service and recognized professionalism. You are in capable hands through every aspect of the logistical planning, customized menu creation to the final carrying out of the event. Staffed by an experienced team of chefs and party planners we bring a feeling of assurance to you and your guests.
  • Private Party Facilities: Our private Enoteca room can accommodate up to 25 people for a seated luncheon, dinner, wine tasting or meetings. CECCO is also available for private buy-outs and can accommodate up to 60 people.

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Park Way
  • Parking: Public Lot
  • Parking Details: Some spots available on 1st Street in the front on the street. Public parking lot in the back of the restaurant between Copenhagen and Park.
A word from CECCO Ristorante
California native and Solvang resident, Chef David Cecchini combines fresh ingredients with diverse influences and years of experience to offer rustic Italian Cuisine in the heart of Santa Barbara Wine Country. The food is Italian in spirit, using local and seasonal ingredients.The menu features… Neapolitan inspired, thin crust pizzas baked in an Italian wood burning brick oven with two daily-changing special pies and a "piatto del giorno" from the oven. CECCO'S menu is country casual and friendly, featuring hand made fresh pasta, salumi, salads, grilled meats and seafood. Local wines served by the bottle, glass and quartino are some of CECCO'S other tasteful offerings. Four unique dining areas are offered at CECCO; the casual elegance of the main dining area, along with the convivial dining counter, window counter seating with courtyard views, and the comfort zone at the pizza counter.Continued
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Diner Reviews
  • "My wife and I had our Valentine's Dinner at Cecco. She loves raviolis and the ones we got were awesome. We split them, and that was a good thing. She, nor I, would have wanted to eat a full portion. In addition to tasting great, they are quite rich. And, we also had a pizza to eat, the Wild Boar Sausage. It too was great. The only downside was the noise, a bit loud for my taste. Other than that, we will be back."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "This time we had seven guests dinning with us and each walked away saying we shall return. There was a slight wine order mess up but it was corrected on the spot and made our outing a success?"
    Dined on 12/15/2013
  • "George and Heather came through again by providing us with outstanding service and several great tasting pizzas, they made mine gluten free and I loved it. The chef/owner and all the staff go out of there way to make your dining experience one to remember. They have great wine selection and allow you to taste it to see if you agree with there recommendations."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "This place rocks, this time I brought 7 guests and George was cooking that night. All the food came out at the same time and was hot and so darn good! Monique was the server and did a great job, we had several Columbian guests in our group and see explained everything in Spanish and made some great recommendations."
    Dined on 11/17/2013
  • "Again the crew at Cecco out did themselves by making gluten free flat bread, what a great place. Keep up the great job."
    Dined on 11/15/2013
  • "We love to split a salad and pizza on Friday night so this is our go to place. i love the decor and feel of italy. The wait staff is attentive and you do not feel as if you need to place a large order to get their attention. We will be back."
    Dined on 11/15/2013
  • "I must complrment the chief for making a pretty good Gluten Free Pizza, we gave him some hints on how to improve it and he was very understanding. We would like to thank George the manager and to Heather our server, they both did and outstanding job! We will definitely return with friends and clients in the future. Keep up the great job!"
    Dined on 11/8/2013
  • "Food very good as was service. Like most restaurants wine prices high. Drink beer or bring your own wine and pay corkage"
    Dined on 10/31/2013
  • "Nice wait staff hampered by mediocre food. Cecco's touts their "Italian wood-burning brick oven pizzas", but what we got was a soggy crimini mushroom pizza ($17). Sent it back to see if it could be crisped up, but it was a lost cause. The "Insalata Caesar" ($8) was romaine tossed with parmesan in a dressing devoid of anchovies, despite the description of "anchovy tapenade". The crostini was the size of a quarter. I asked for anchovies and they generously supplied them. We were overcharged for a beer, and that was corrected once we pointed it out. I would not recommend this place, although there are very few decent places to eat in Solvang."
    Dined on 10/16/2013
  • "Loved this place. Was in salvang for a play at the outdoor play house. Easy walking distance to the play house. Food and service was great. Sat outside. Very nice. Loved the tortellini stuffed with short rib. Great time. We will go back."
    Dined on 9/15/2013
  • "Food tends to be a little heavy but very good. pasta itself is excellent. Good wine list. Very responsive service."
    Dined on 7/20/2013
  • "We were a party of four visiting CECCO for the first time. The room was charming, but the service and the meal left much to be desired. The waitstaff tried, but were not very attentive and seemed distracted. Our bread did not show up until midway through the main course. When my wife ordered a simple pasta pomodoro (not on the menu), our server asked what pasta pomodoro was. The food was (quite) average - CECCO's take on bruschetta was different to the point of being odd. The puttanesca was bland and fairly tasteless, except for the cured olives which were, of course, very salty (and I like salt). There were far too many of them in the pasta given their degree of saltiness. We're not likely to return the next time that we're in the area."
    Dined on 7/5/2013
  • "My guest and I shared a wonderful lunch at CECCO. Had been at wineries so only needed a light lunch. We sat outside, as did most other customers, due to the great weather. We shared the caprese salad and it was outstanding with perfectly ripened heirloom tomatoes, tasty cheese, fresh basil and high quality olive oil. We then shared the pizza pomodoro, and again were impressed by the quality of the tomatoes, as well as the very nicely done oven-baked thin crust. Didn't have enough servers, so some aspects of service were slow, but all in all, we enjoyed our experience."
    Dined on 6/24/2013
  • "We dined before Fiddler Friday night. Our service was excellent, the food was very good except that the half chicken was undercooked. I was tempted to keep eating it because it tasted great....but there were some undercooked areas. The chicken was sent back and was taken off the bill. This won't keep me from trying again as it has been perfect in the past."
    Dined on 6/15/2013
  • "This place was recommended by a nearby winery. The food was delicious! I had the chicken which was moist and tendet. I told the waitress it was the best chicken ive ever had! The clams were out of this world. If they would just add linguine to them it woukd make an outrageous white clam sauce! I will visit Cecco again my next time in Solvang."
    Dined on 5/22/2013
  • "There were a number of problems with this place. First - the $7 soup portion was very small. Second - the entrees were brought out after only 5 minutes into eating our soup and salad. Third - Gamberetti pizza was described as having carmelized onions, but the onions on the pizza were obviously raw slices that were placed on the pizza before baking. Fourth - When I asked the waitress for dinner plates for the pizza, she said the plates we had were meant for that. They were bread plates, too small to hold a slice of pizza. It's been a long time since I've had such a negative experience at a restaurant. Guess it's a typical tourist trap."
    Dined on 5/12/2013
  • "The bolognese was amazing - so, so good. We also tried a funghi pizza and it was excellent."
    Dined on 5/13/2013
  • "Yes! Everything we ordered was excellent, including the salads, calamari, steak, and chicken. The only possible problem was the height of the stool/chairs for three petite women. The one tall male had no problem and loved especially the red wine; even the house red was delicious."
    Dined on 4/30/2013
  • "Cecco's is an excellent restaurant with an experienced Italian chef! The service is perfect: warm and friendly yet efficient and discreet (they keep an eye on you but do not impose). The traditional Italian dishes are wonderfully made with fresh ingredients and there are special daily offerings as well. We started with tuna carpaccio, then a pizza from the wood burning oven..hot and beautifully puffed when it arrived at our table. The salad was fresh mesclun with cecci (garbanzo beans), onions and other veggies. The butterscotch panna cotta was a great variation on the traditional italian panna cotta. There is also outdoor dining under a lantern-lit pergola looking onto a charming courtyard."
    Dined on 4/13/2013
  • "The service was really good, but did not like the food much. We were expecting it to be an authentic Italian Restaurant based on yelp reviews, but were little disappointed with the food."
    Dined on 4/12/2013
  • "I've been to Cecco twice now and have been delighted by the food and service both times. The pizza is fantastic and the short rib raviolis nearly took my breath away. Fantastic food, wonderful service - this is going to end up being one of my favorite spots in the Santa Ynez Valley!"
    Dined on 3/30/2013
  • "This is a great Italian restaurant. The food is beautifully presented and as delicious as it is eye appealing. The service is warm and friendly, and the chef is very creative varying the menu regularly. We will return to this place whenever we are in the area."
    Dined on 3/19/2013
  • "Great restaurant overall, especially if you're looking for very tasty Italian food in Solvang."
    Dined on 3/16/2013
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