Pacentro’s

Had dinner there on Saturday ⁶⁄₁₁. I had veal Marsala which was pretty good overall although the veal could have been more tender. The smashed goat cheese potatoes were quite good despite there being no discernible taste of goat cheese. The vegetable side dish was devoid of any seasoning whatsoever.
My wife had veal with spinach and spaghetti. Again, no seasoning and borderline tough veal. With seasoning, a more present sauce, and maybe a few cherry tomatoes cut in half, maybe some parm, this dish might work. To sum it up, it was without flavor.
The bread with dipping oil was probably the best part of the meal.
We’ll give it another go sometime, but probably not real soon.

In response to Joe when asked about my meal I stated that it was not good. And when the waitress seems less than interested with the customer it doesn’t exactly make you want to stay. Bad food was not the emphasis, your bad waitress was.
I’m actually shocked by my experience here this morning. What is normally great food and service was the absolute worst service I’ve ever had. If the waitress would have at least acted like she cared in the slightest it would have made things better.
When you order a simple breakfast such as toast, eggs and home fries you think that it would be good but no. I paid $ 16.95 for two orders of toast because that’s all that was consumable from our meals. When we expressed this to our waitress she gave a very unconcerned «oh, I’ll let Anna know» and barely stopped as she walked by us. It’s not like the restaurant was busy, unless having three tables of two people each is overwhelming for her. She seemed more interested in hiding in the back then making sure your coffee was filled.
I will never come back and with a waitress like that don’t expect the business to grow for your breakfast crowd.

Never a bad experience here. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Valentine’s Day and Easter. Excellent food and warm, friendly staff.

Pleasant atmosphere, good menu variety, meal quality was beyond expectations, will definitely go back.

I keep trying but I’m struggling to find something that I like. The service is ok. You can BYOB w a small corkage fee. I’ve never had to wait for a table but I’m not thrilled with the food. Had the spicy chicken and shrimp pasta which was just ok. Tried the arrabiata and it was good the first time but the second and third time the quality appeared to decline. Pizza looks good so I guess ill change my choice the next time. On a better note, I have been there for lunch and think that their sandwiches are better than their pasta dishes.

Went on a Thursday night and there were only 3 other families there. The pizza tasted good but the toppings were thrown on hurriedly and 3 slices had no toppings at all. The large pizza was the size of a medium at most restaurants.
The veal was a bit tough, making me wonder if it was veal at all. It’s flavor was unremarkable.
The staff was nice, but not very attentive. We didn’t get drink refills until we were done.
Not worth a return trip when there are so many other restaurants (especially pizza) in the area.

Lousy service. Waitress was more interested in talking with her co-​worker than actually doing her job. She also stank of cigarette smoke. Kitchen staff used the bathroom (in the dining area) and failed to was their hands afterward. Gross. Food was subpar. Chicken was precooked. Cook failed make sure that the chicken was warm through out. When served the chicken was cold inside. Mushrooms were not fresh and had come out of a can. The red sauce was runny, and not cooked long enough. Large chunks of uncooked tomatoes. White sauces balance of butter and heavy cream was off. Too heavily sided on the butter side. White sauce was also not fresh and was clumpy. We will not be back or reccomnend it to anyone.

All I can say is, NEW OWNER and new food quality! Great job… ordered some great Italian food… new owner is doing great. When in Hopewell try out this restaurant. I would recommend either here or Harold’s Inn… other than that, no good choice. But these tow are really good.

This is by far the worst place I’ve ever dined. The food was made poorly and the chefs did not know what they were doing. I was told that my order could be made celiac friendly… Yay! When my food arrived, I noticed that my soup had wheat noodles in It and my salad had croutons on it… All of which have wheat! On top of that My chicken Marsala has a sauce that they said couldn’t be thickened with anything but flour. The obvious solution would be to use cornstarch or even just simply reduce the sauce till it thickens. My boyfriend was told that his meal would come out earlier then mine because the noodles were precooked in a container and all they had to do was slap on some sauce. Haha. What put me over the edge and made me never want to go back was the manager who used HEAVILY SENTED FLOOR CLEANER while people were dining at a usual dinner hour… The smell of fresh cut pine trees didn’t complement our dish at all. After enough patrons complained of the awful smell he finally gave us a solution. The manager opened up two doors… in the dead of winter!!! So now we were all freezing, gagging from the smell of cleaner, and regretting our spontaneous decision to try a new Italian place.

I ordered chicken parmesan which is my standard for Italian places. The chicken was prepared well, the sauce was ok, and came on a bed of overcooked spaghetti. I think chicken parmesan should be with a side of pasta like penne, not soaking chicken on bed of it. It does injustice to the chicken and the pasta.

The Spice Ravioli, Scarface pasta and Tiramiso were great! The kids had the Spegetti w meatballs and Macon — cheese with the said was awesome.

Under new ownership and management July 2014. Working to provide great food and a pleasant dining experience!

Wow. These other folks must have some feud going on. Great pizza. Usually get the special w capricolla Sooo good. Their fish is awesome but only served on Fridays. Not sure why the other reviewers came to an Italian joint and ordered a salad?!
Zucchini strips are the best around. Super thin slices w thin crispy batter.

Sorry to agree with all the other reviews. We have given them a few chances to out-​do their last try at offering a decent dining experience. Unfortunately they have failed every time. Do not bother. Go somewhere else. Not worth it, AT ALL.

We have been fans of Pacentro’s food for years and regularly ordered take out while they were located in Monaca. Now that they’ve moved to Hopewell, we still order when passing through the area as the pizza is excellent as well as reasonably priced. However, the actual service has always been lacking. We avoided the constantly annoyed waitresses by only ordering takeout but, after this evening’s ordering attempt, we decided we will not be returning. Wanting to place an order for wings, but knowing they wouldn’t be enjoyed by all if only the «inferno» variety were ordered, a question was asked as to if some of the dozen could be left plain. The answer to this was, «no, that’s too much of a hassle». A simple no woud have been fine rather than the implication that this request was too much to be bothered with. A shocked reply to cancel the wings but keep the pizza order was then met with the girl hanging up the phone! We won’t be bothering you anymore, Pacentro’s!

Pizza is good but salads are a waste of money.