Pazzo Italiano Destin

This place is just outstanding! Had a big party for a wedding reception dinner, and things were handled perfectly. My now wife and I are from Ohio, so we had to coordinate our reservations via email, and the staff was very professional and helpful. Our wedding reception dinner was amazing! The food is great, the service was impeccable, and the atmosphere was most enjoyable. I give this place 5 stars because I feel they deserve it. Thank you to all of you for making our wedding dinner special, and for treating our guests with such grace. Whenever we come back down to Destin, we will absolutely be coming back!!

I am leaving a 4 star review because I can’t review service or food, we were t able to make it that far. I am hopeful this will make it to the staff so they can prevent in the future. The atmosphere seemed great, food looked tasty and options were all appetizing. However, I called earlier in the day to reserve a table around 8 for my marriage anniversary. After being told that it was reserved and note made for a special occasion my wife and I proceeded with our celebration. Upon arriving, we were told that the reservation was not made and we wouldn’t be sat for at least an hour, understandably because of how busy it is. The reason I’m frustrated is because the gentleman at the door, remembered speaking with me about the reservation and yet still nothing could be done. Between now having to find somewhere else to eat, we were treated like we were at fault. I’m sure had the reservation been fulfilled I’m sure we would have enjoyed the evening. Just hate that we were shorted the chance and not even an apology was offered.

This place is wonderful. Authentic Italian, this could go to toe to toe with restaurants I’ve eaten at in Boston’s North End, New York’s Little Italy, and Rome. I had the dish (forgot name & couldn’t locate on the online menu) with truffle oil, Gouda, sausage, & egg noodles. It smelled just as good as it tasted. Eat inside instead of out if you can for better ambience. Even the pizza bar high table tops are fun. They take reservations on open table. Worth driving from the tourist areas.

Well made authentic Italian pizza. I got the Regina margarita and can confidently say it was quite good. The dough is very good but extremely chewy. The crust had no crunch at all but did have a nice amount of char on it. The sauce is tangy and naturally sweet, very good. Cheese was natural and original, I could tell from the burrata they made. Quality ingredients! A solid 7.7. Their crust needs work but they have the right ingredients. Probably the best pizza you can get in the area.