The Pelagia Trattoria restaurant in Tampa has been raved about since its grand unveiling in 2004. Nestled in the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza, the Pelagia Trattoria has continued to impress the critics.
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
BEST PLACE TO PUT THE FAB BACK INTO MEDITERRANEAN, STARTING WITH FRIED OLIVES
“That's Fabrizio Schenardi in the kitchen at the best restaurant Tampa has yet to discover. So what if it is in a hotel and in a mall? The decor is eye-popping, the service is smooth and the cooking is a fabulous rendition of Greek, Italian and Provencal we’ve barely tasted. Those tastes can be big—say, mussels with lamb sausage or exquisite squid ink risotto. Small details stun, too: flash-fried carrot garnish on roast chicken or stuzzichini of minted calamari or risotto croquettes.”
– Chris Sherman Jan. 12, 2006
WEEKLY PLANET
AWARDED 2005 “BEST OF THE BAY” FOR “BEST NEW RESTAURANT” AND CAESAR FONDUE FOR “BEST SALAD” BY FOOD CRITIC BRIAN RIES
“The food at Pelagia Trattoria is exceptional. Chef Fabrizio Schedardi’s cuisine doesn’t re-invent the wheel, but it doesn’t have to. He prepares pure Mediterranean cuisine that is just as it should be—a few simple ingredients brought into perfect balance, sometimes hearty, sometimes elegant, always with a comforting simplicity that allows the base flavors to shine through.”
FLORIDA TREND
NAMED ONE OF THE TWENTY BEST NEW RESTAURANTS
“From waker-uppers like rock shrimp hash and lemon soufflé pancakes to noontime posh panini and dinner racks of lamb encrusted with fig-flavored pistachio, this is big-time Northern Italian, inspired and perfectly executed by Fabrizio Schenardi.”
TAMPA TRIBUNE
“This new restaurant, at Renaissance Tampa Hotel in the International Plaza, pampers without pretense.”