About Us

1981	Mazzotta's Italian Kitchen began with the vision of Seb & Cheryl Mazzotta on the corner of Broad & College Street in Middletown, CT. With no experience in the food service industry, the couple with the help of their immediate family began to piece together their idea of the best restaurant in Middletown. They opened up with a combined restaurant and pizza area., serving hot Italian dishes they created with Nuna's recipes.
1985	With the huge success of the restaurant and pizza business the Mazzotta owners decided to venture into the bakery business. The name was also changed to Mazzotta's Restaurant & Bakery to reflect the additional offering available. The most successful products are the cannolis, which are filled fresh when you arrive, and the breath-taking wedding cakes.
1986	With the growing public desire to sit in a non-smoking area, it was the proprietors decision to make the whole restaurant completely non-smoking. The owners even received an award later on by The American Cancer Society, Connecticut Division for being the first non-smoking restaurant in Connecticut. It many even be that Mazzotta's of Middletown is the first non-smoking restaurant in America. And in the October 12, 1986 issue of Record-Journal, Meriden CT, Mazzotta's had an wonderful article about the Restaurant & Bakery.
1991	Due to development in the down town area the restaurant was forced to close and relocate. Then the Mazzotta family began the construction of a new building to become the new home for the Mazzotta's Restaurant & Bakery.
1992	In the spring Mazzotta's opened its doors once again at its new location on 650 South Main Street. We advertised our grand reopening as "All new in '92". Go to the photo page to see the new facilities.
1993	The first year after we reopened Mazzotta's received their 1st three awards from the Hartford Courant Readers Choice. They were for "Best Italian Food", "Best Restaurant for Desserts" and "Best Bakery". In April 11, 1993 the Hartford Courant had a story about Mazzotta's for being a Triple Award winner.
1994	The Mazzotta's also received a "Hat Off" appreciation award for promoting a smoke-free environment from the Connecticut chapter of the American Lung Association.
1996	Mazzotta's received Three readers choice awards for it's Restaurant and Bakery from the Middletown Press readers. Another project that was complete in 1996 was the expansion of the facilities to include a new 70 person banquet room. Mazzotta's also obtained a full-service liquor license.
1997	Again in the Middletown Press Readers Choice Award, Mazzotta's received awards for it's Restaurant and Bakery.
1998	The Mazzotta's was happy to see it in the Dining Guide for area eateries for Canon GHO business. This article appeared in the June 1998 issues of Middlesex Magazine. Also, the Mazzotta's were very appreciative of a dining profile submitted by Bob Cumming in the October 29, 1998 issue of the Trumpeter.
1999	The Mazzotta's Restaurant & Bakery launch its Web site to enter the Web community.