The eggplant rollatini was delicious. Great service and great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
stephanie bazylewicz
Food is delicious and the staff is great! Always have a great meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeff Rosenberg
The hot roast beef with the melted mozzarella is absolutely amazing ! This place is awesome .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurie Carty
It's bizarre to be at a place surrounded by wine but you can't drink it ?The stuffed flounder was excellent ??Eggplant rollatini was a disappointment.Service was good, but would not return as a group lunch again ? the website should say alcohol-free establishment
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Deborah-Anne Gentile
Everything is always delicious!!! I come all the way from Toms River to purchase trays for functions......Worth every penny.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susan Picillo
Vegetarian options: Delicious pasta and vegetable itemsDietary restrictions: Very accommodating with special requests, such as no added salt, for customers on restricted diets. They can do this because their food is prepared fresh And it’s always delicious!!Parking: Plenty of parking with good accessKid-friendliness: Very kid friendly and great selectionWheelchair accessibility: Easy access
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup, Beef Braciole, Pistachio Cheese Cake Slice, Cold Antipasto Salad, Broil Salmon over Spinach, Manhattan Truffle, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Pasta E Fagioli, Italian Wedding Soup, Grilled Chicken with Shrimp and Rice, Pistachio Ricotta Cheesecake Slice, Rice Ball, Cheese Steak Sandwich, Veal Saltimbocca, Buffalo Chicken, Fries, Steak Dinner, Grilled Chicken Salad, Sausage
(12 years since my original review... methinks it's long overdue for a sprucing up.) You ever just kinda forget about a place? Pietro's was in steady rotation for us years ago (their sandwich platters were more popular than the pizza, to be honest) and then... they fell off our radar. Located on the corner of a wickedly-busy intersection - across the street from A1 (a legit pizzeria in their own right, lemme tell you) - Pietro's having their own parking lot is a major score. How did our most recent visit end up shaking out? Pizza - comments around the dinner table consisted of, "Papa John's?" and, "reminds me of frozen". Underdone, a weak crust, a sweet sauce, there were no real positives unfortunately. Cavatelli and Broccoli - my official "go-to" pasta dish all of 2023 and for something so basic/simple you'd be surprised at how many local places can't really nail it. Here? Absolutely fantastic. The pasta and (generous portion of) broccoli were swimming in a garlicky broth that was just brilliantly executed. Mozz Sticks - overly oily and the side of marinara was deemed "too sweet" by the Mrs. My official "In-Town Pizzeria Ranking - Autumn 2023 Edition" looks something like: Top of the Charts: Josie's (their pizza and their cavatelli-and-broc remain unmatched). Dead-last: Lyndhurst Pizza. Pietro's is... mighty close to the bottom but that pasta dish saved them, for sure. (This one needs an asterisk since Pietro's is officially a 'trattoria' and we factored in their pasta in the grading.)
Skender Capani
Coming here for lunch in June 2018 was a blessing. I had mozzarella sticks as my appetizer and spinach raviolis as my lunch. I even ate a gyro which was for takeout back in June 2019. This restaurant is the perfect place for baptism and communion parties, along with Gelone and Lassoni. The workers are 5 star and the atmosphere is 5 star.Vegetarian options: Spinach raviolis are a good choice.Kid-friendliness: Kids are welcome.Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchairs are welcome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Sandwich, Fries
Paul M.
GARDEN FRESH TOMATO ON MY SANDWICH I have only had one of their sandwiches but is was really good. The bread was really fresh and nice and soft on the inside and crunchy in the outside. I took one bite and thought why does this taste so good and remind me of my childhood. The bread was really fresh, the meats tasted great but it was something else. I thought it might be the tomatoes. I asked if the tomatoes came from the store and they said that the owner has a garden in the back of the restaurant and when in season serves fresh home grown tomatoes (at least on the sandwiches as far as I know). Can not believe the difference this made, I knew it was something but crazy how a hyper local tomato can be SO good.
Luzia C.
We always order Pietros when we want a real good homemade Italian food and is always delicious they also have dessert tartufo is our favorite.
Steven Garcia
The food here is pleasing to the palate but I do have one question. I understand that inflation has had a negative impact on the restaurant business, but why are the chicken wings so incredibly smaller now, especially for the price?
The eggplant rollatini was delicious. Great service and great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is delicious and the staff is great! Always have a great meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The hot roast beef with the melted mozzarella is absolutely amazing ! This place is awesome .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's bizarre to be at a place surrounded by wine but you can't drink it ?The stuffed flounder was excellent ??Eggplant rollatini was a disappointment.Service was good, but would not return as a group lunch again ? the website should say alcohol-free establishment
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Everything is always delicious!!! I come all the way from Toms River to purchase trays for functions......Worth every penny.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vegetarian options: Delicious pasta and vegetable itemsDietary restrictions: Very accommodating with special requests, such as no added salt, for customers on restricted diets. They can do this because their food is prepared fresh And it’s always delicious!!Parking: Plenty of parking with good accessKid-friendliness: Very kid friendly and great selectionWheelchair accessibility: Easy access
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lentil Soup, Beef Braciole, Pistachio Cheese Cake Slice, Cold Antipasto Salad, Broil Salmon over Spinach, Manhattan Truffle, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Pasta E Fagioli, Italian Wedding Soup, Grilled Chicken with Shrimp and Rice, Pistachio Ricotta Cheesecake Slice, Rice Ball, Cheese Steak Sandwich, Veal Saltimbocca, Buffalo Chicken, Fries, Steak Dinner, Grilled Chicken Salad, Sausage
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just a nice neighborhood fairly priced Italian
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great food and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything is DELICIOUS ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
(12 years since my original review... methinks it's long overdue for a sprucing up.) You ever just kinda forget about a place? Pietro's was in steady rotation for us years ago (their sandwich platters were more popular than the pizza, to be honest) and then... they fell off our radar. Located on the corner of a wickedly-busy intersection - across the street from A1 (a legit pizzeria in their own right, lemme tell you) - Pietro's having their own parking lot is a major score. How did our most recent visit end up shaking out? Pizza - comments around the dinner table consisted of, "Papa John's?" and, "reminds me of frozen". Underdone, a weak crust, a sweet sauce, there were no real positives unfortunately. Cavatelli and Broccoli - my official "go-to" pasta dish all of 2023 and for something so basic/simple you'd be surprised at how many local places can't really nail it. Here? Absolutely fantastic. The pasta and (generous portion of) broccoli were swimming in a garlicky broth that was just brilliantly executed. Mozz Sticks - overly oily and the side of marinara was deemed "too sweet" by the Mrs. My official "In-Town Pizzeria Ranking - Autumn 2023 Edition" looks something like: Top of the Charts: Josie's (their pizza and their cavatelli-and-broc remain unmatched). Dead-last: Lyndhurst Pizza. Pietro's is... mighty close to the bottom but that pasta dish saved them, for sure. (This one needs an asterisk since Pietro's is officially a 'trattoria' and we factored in their pasta in the grading.)
Coming here for lunch in June 2018 was a blessing. I had mozzarella sticks as my appetizer and spinach raviolis as my lunch. I even ate a gyro which was for takeout back in June 2019. This restaurant is the perfect place for baptism and communion parties, along with Gelone and Lassoni. The workers are 5 star and the atmosphere is 5 star.Vegetarian options: Spinach raviolis are a good choice.Kid-friendliness: Kids are welcome.Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchairs are welcome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Sandwich, Fries
GARDEN FRESH TOMATO ON MY SANDWICH I have only had one of their sandwiches but is was really good. The bread was really fresh and nice and soft on the inside and crunchy in the outside. I took one bite and thought why does this taste so good and remind me of my childhood. The bread was really fresh, the meats tasted great but it was something else. I thought it might be the tomatoes. I asked if the tomatoes came from the store and they said that the owner has a garden in the back of the restaurant and when in season serves fresh home grown tomatoes (at least on the sandwiches as far as I know). Can not believe the difference this made, I knew it was something but crazy how a hyper local tomato can be SO good.
We always order Pietros when we want a real good homemade Italian food and is always delicious they also have dessert tartufo is our favorite.
The food here is pleasing to the palate but I do have one question. I understand that inflation has had a negative impact on the restaurant business, but why are the chicken wings so incredibly smaller now, especially for the price?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4