Il Pomodoro S-west - Stuttgart

Came in on a Tuesday for dinner with a colleague to a packed house. We were able to grab seats at the bar and were greeted and deutsch but asked if they spoke English. Thankfully, almost al of the staff spoke English! I ordered the Il Pomodoro salad as a starter and the linguini pesto was the weekly special on the card or menu. The drinks were great, the food was great but the staff here really made the place special. Unlike most other restaurants we 've eaten at the last two weeks in Stuttgart, the staff here is awesome. They are nice and super friendly whereas we 've had some real bad service in this city I guess bc we 're Americans. Overall I 'd definitely stop in to check this place out.

Solid choice for italian-style pizza. It won't quite scratch the itch for American (NY) style pizza, but it's far better than the kabob/pizza places all over Stuttgart. Definitely a great place to go when the weather is nice as it has a ton of outside seating. In fact, if it's cold or raining, you may have a more difficult time getting a table since there seems to be more seating outside than there is inside. I just camped out at the bar, and while it was a little tight with folks getting by behind me, it wasn't too bad. If you're dining by yourself or with just two people, it's not a bad option. The pizza was good, and came out quickly. They keep the oven pretty hot, and the crust had just that touch of charred flavor that makes an italian-style pie extra nice. The pizza salami was basically a pepperoni pizza, and tasted great. I can't say with confidence that this is the best pizza in Stuttgart (yet, I have more places to try), but it was quite good!

So last night, we decided to check out an Italian resto that was highly recommended by several Yelpers as having the best pizza in Stuttgart. Before I start the review, I have to confess that as a Canadian, my idea of an awesome pizza is a lot different than the pizza served in Germany as a rule. The main difference, I think, is that I like the ingredients on my pizza cut up small, and I like lots of cheese. That being said, I have eaten pizza in Venice, so I can appreciate pizza in Germany, which is much closer to Venetian pizza than Canadian. So here we go with the review ... First about the ambiance and the restaurant itself. We loved it! It was a lovely warm night, and the outdoor garden of Il Pomodoro (and the many other eateries beside it were spilling over with a fun crowd of people eating, drinking and generally having fun. Great atmosphere! I would rate the ambiance of the outdoor terrace as a 5/5. Inside the restaurant seems quite nice also (had to use the upstairs washroom which was nice and clean , so I snapped a pic of the wood burning oven in which the pizza is made. It looks awesome, doesn't it? One of the items on the menu was Dorado (a fish baked directly on the stone we didn't have that since we came specifically for the pizza, so we'll have to come back. By the way, the inside of the restaurant is air conditioned : Now about the pizza. My german husband loved his Al Capone large pizza, which had just the right number of shrimp for his taste, and looked really yummy. He rated his pizza as a 4/5. I had the Diavola pizza (salsiccia sausage, mushrooms and hot green peppers . I would rate my pizza as a 3/5, because on the whole pizza, there were only 2 slices of the salsiccia, about 4 slices of mushroom, and two whole, rather large peppers . Also, the pizza dough was quite wet in the centre, rather than crispy. The outer edge of the dough was really awesome though, crispy and very tasty. In conclusion, I will say that we will visit this location of Il Pomodoro again, and try some non pizza entrees.

Unfortunately, the pizza was almost cold and very soft. not as I used it from the il promodoro.

Food: as always, excellent. if too cold! delivery time: Wednesday 17 clock: delivery time 1std 15 min!? I would have known.