OFM_DiningReview_8_19_SW_DiningReview 7 / 23 / 19 8 : 43 AM Page 1 DINING Settling IN With Italian - inspired dishes and a relaxed atmosphere , Sette is making itself at home here in Orlando . By Brittany Ann Morrisey Sette makes its noodles in - house . So , my friend ordered the Amatriciana Paccheri ( $ 15 ) , which consisted of rigatoni gigante , spicy tomatoes , roasted onions , pancetta and shaved parmesan . The noodles were beautiful and , as expected , giant but while the sauce was flavorsome , the pancetta seemed to get lost in it all and didn’t exactly lend anything to the dish . Meanwhile , I chose the Caponata Risotto ( $ 17 ) for my entree . The rice in this dish was creamy and melt - in - the - mouth soft . It was topped with cooked eggplant , zucchini , toma - toes , peppers , raisins , capers , olives and pine nuts . The acidic medley of veggies matched with the velvety rice was an excellent pairing and I Mussels especially enjoyed the chunks of eggplant and Appetizer zucchini that gave the dish a little more texture . For dessert , we chose the Lemon Olive Oil Cake ( $ 11 ) to share and I ordered an Espresso and a mint leaf garnish . The taste was refreshing ette ( pronounced Se - TAY ) opened in ( $ 5 ) . The cake was layered with rosemary lemon and bright . Ivanhoe Village in March , taking over curd , had a lemon mascarpone buttercream The second cocktail was creamy with a strong the space that formerly housed Stir and S frosting and came with fresh strawberries on the almond taste . It was made with Real McCoy before that Nova ; the former lasted for seven side . rum , almond syrup , Disaronno amaretto and months while the latter stuck it out for about a The espresso was rich and went well with our almond milk , with shaved almonds sprinkled year and a half . Suffice it to say , restaurants have cake that was moist and quite sweet due to the over top . not had much staying power in recent years at frosting . I couldn’t taste the rosemary but I didn’t For our appetizers , we chose the Bread Board this corner of Ivanhoe . think the cake needed it anyway . The serving size ( $ 11 ) and Mussels ( $ 15 ) . The bread board was an But Sette , which is Italian for seven , is led by of our dessert was more than generous and the excellent choice for something to snack on . In Orlando food veterans Va Propst and Trina two of us couldn’t have finished it even if we’d fact , I would come back just to order a few glasses Gregory - Propst , who run the successful Se7en had all night . of wine and snack on this starter that consisted of Bites eatery in the Milk District , so these two may In fact , we didn’t finish our entrees either , Sicilian focaccia , marcona truffled almonds , mar - just be the ones to make this space work . both of which were also large portions . It may inated olives , garlic confit and herbed creamed My friend and I arrived at the dinner - only behoove Sette to offer a half portion for some of olive oil . restaurant on a Sunday night , sans reservation , its entrees , which is something I’ve seen other The focaccia was sprinkled with rosemary and were seated right away inside the dining restaurants do with their pasta dishes . and the herbed creamed olive oil was so good that room where we had a full view of the open e Otherwise , it seems that Sette is settling into it wasn’t long before it was completely gone . kitchen . The decor was rustic chic and the atmo - ett the Ivanhoe community just fine . With the The mussels arrived at our table swimming in sphere was relaxed . If you’re looking to dine Sout - of restaurant’s Italian - inspired bites and large a lemon white wine sauce accented by Calabrian side , there is a patio , but on this particular night it esy serving sizes , my advice for those considering this chili and shaved fennel . The sauce was delicious . was too hot to consider . urt spot for dinner : Bring your appetite . It was lemony and creamy and had a nice kick of We ordered two drinks to start : the coZoo - Be - h spice at the end , with the fennel adding a sharp Zoo - Be - Zoo ( $ 13 ) and the That’s Amore - etti rap Sette anise flavor as well . ( $ 13 ) . I’m a sucker for lemon - flavored anything tog 1407 North Orange Ave . | Orlando When it came to choosing our entrees , we so the Zoo - Be - Zoo - Be - Zoo was right up my alley Pho ( 407 ) 704 - 7771 | SetteItalian.com knew pasta had to be a part of the equation as with Meyer lemon vodka , lemon sorbet , prosecco ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM august 2019 ORLANDO FAMILY 47