Matteo's in Settle

Restaurants there are aplenty in Settle.  Only one Italian - Matteo's located below street level underneath The Shambles in the Market Place.  It is tiny and has a splendid stone vaulted ceiling.   Probably an ice store originally.  Even if it was allowed to open social distancing is out of the question at Matteo's.

Matteo himself is a workaholic proprietor / chef and entertainer.  But, looking financial ruin like many others as he had to close.  Resourceful though he switched to take-aways and deliveries in a big way.  Not just that he has established his own market stall every Tuesday.

We had a bit of good news yesterday on the new metal staircase's final flight up to the Wendy House.   As we left it, weeks ago, John and Shane of JRFabs Ltd at Keighley had measured up on site and left for Keighley to begin construction.  Since then silence as JRFabs, like most of British industry had to close.

Yesterday, thanks to Facebook Messenger I was able to contact Shane for news.  Fear not, we're closed but re-opening a.s.a.p. and we shall be back onto it.

Meantime the Wendy House balcony provides occupational therapy for me and will very soon be complete in readiness for the stairs.

I look forward to some of Matteo's enterprising spare ribs in the evening sunshine on the balcony eh?  Soon.