A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

Volturno has a cult following in Worcester, so I was excited to hear that they were coming to Framingham. Located right off Route 9 on Edgell Road, this Neopolitan pizza restaurant feels very spacious. Their pizzas are airy and have a bit of a chew to them, along with a nice char.

We started off with the fettunta ($8), a house made whipped ricotta served with saba and grilled local bread. This dish is just dreamy – you never want the ricotta to end. It is so smooth and creamy and just melts in your mouth. I could have had this as my main meal.

For our main course, of course I went with the bolognese ($19), made with tagliatelle pasta and a mixture of veal, beef and pork. It was topped off with a little bit more of that dreamy ricotta. The portions seemed a bit small, but this dish really fills you up. Other pasta dishes on the menu include items like garganielli with bleu cheese cream and pistachio, linguine with lump crab meat and caponata, crest de gallo with pancetta and spaghetti with egg, guanciale and a quail egg yolk.

For pizza, we went simple, but other options include choices like: lemone cured meyer lemon, smoked mozzarella, red onion, basil and agrumato, cavoletti  roasted Brussels spout, bacon, mozzarella, gorgonzola, and local maple syrup,  pistachio  house made pork sausage, pistachio pesto, mozzarella and pecorino romano, or vongole littleneck clams, bacon, garlic confit, mozzarella, ricotta and agrumato. Prices for pizzas range from $11-$18 and you can create your own pizza as well.

Did you know that they also have pasta making classes? For $60 per person tax and gratuity not included), you can spend the evening making pasta (at their Worcester location) and drinking wine. Head over to their Facebook page for details.

Volturno Pizza

1 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA

www.volturnopizza.com

Tags: casual dining, italian, pizza, restaurant