Pepe’s Restaurant & Lounge

Love this place! Such a fun atmosphere! They offer the both of best worlds, the bar and of course the restaurant with a great patio during the summer! They have the best and biggest salads around!

Food is not particularly good, the service is TERRIBLE. Bartender was completely inattentive when I finally managed to pry her off her phone she acted like pouring me a beer was the biggest favor ever done me. I sat down and waited for quick waitress. .and waited… and waited, and waited… either an establishment wants business or it doesn’t. .pepe’s seems to be the latter.

Horrible… I did take-​out and ordered an antipasto salad that was loaded with lettuce. Not even the good lettuce. It was the cheap lettuce. Loaded with Croutons, one olive, one small slice of salami, little pieces of ham and cheese rolled and sliced. It look like they took a slice of ham and a slice of check, rolled it and cut it into tiny pieces, cheap pepperoni, No artichokes, no red onions, no red peppers, I got instead green peppers, and big chunks on cucumbers. I didn’t even know cucumbers came on an antipasto salad. Needless to say I will NEVER-​EVER-​EVER buy another thing from the overpriced fake Italian restaurant. True talk! You’ve been warned!!! I gave one star because the place is clean.

The food is excellent, staff is always friendly. Prices are reasonable. The atmosphere is fun, great music in the bar. The restaurant is warm and welcoming.

Beers always cold, staff is always friendly and food is always good. The pizza and wraps/​sandwiches are good but I recommend getting the wings if you want some bar food. They’re way better than BWW and Hooters (what a sham). The portions are always a good size especially the salads (the bbq chicken salad is a favorite).

Give em a chance. :) they are not so bad for a local non/​chain restaurant.
Been coming here all my life, good for simple food. Order the basics and you should be satisfied.
Nice bar area to hang out in

I thought that Pepe’s should have a review reflecting the excellent service and experience we had there this weekend. I looked up Unilocal reviews of the restaurant and they were not so good– specifically I wanted pizza reviews because we wanted a nice, crunchy pizza pie– and there weren’t too many to be found– so here is a review of the pizza at Pepe’s:
They have small and large pizzas and one-​size calzones. The pizza crust is a non-​greasy deep dish style, very high and crunchy with a pillowy-​bite. It comes out very crispy, especially when you eat in-​house rather than carry out. The tomato sauce is a generous helping, lightly sweet and not heavily spiced. Toppings are piled HIGH — we got a «supreme» pizza with beef, sausage, pepperoni, onions, mushrooms and peppers. They seriously load up the toppings and throw an extra bit of cheese on top for that gooey finish. They have all the classic topping combos and a few specialty pizzas.
We have NEVER been disappointed by this pizza. It tastes great and is not a bit greasy. They have great beer specials and a chill, friendly atmosphere. If you are looking for relaxed place for a decent pizza and a beer, I couldn’t think of a better choice.

Never eat here… EVER. Went in 2012 and they served us wraps with quarter-​sized rocks in them. Went again last night to try again… got served a steak sandwich which included a nice 3-​inch piece of Saran Wrap. That should be all you need to know about the standards at this dump.
Both times I was chewing these objects. Eating here could literally lead to your death.
I gave this one star because Unilocal won’t let you put zero. I feel like I’m giving them more credit than they deserve.

Went here for lunch today. Figured I would venture in and try it out having driven by it many times. Looked up the reviews online to be surprised it was over 4 stars. Come to find out, those ratings were for Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria located in manchester as well. The problem was, they were under this address and very misleading. Upon coming in, they give you a list of lunch specials with none of them being remotely appeasing and all of them being overpriced. After looking through the menu, I settled on the bone in wings as they were labeled «Award Winning.» Upon getting my water, I soon realized it was undrinkable. When receiving the wings, found the sauce to be super bland and piled on. The two flavors I got were mustard horseradish and golden honey, solid options I thought. Trying each wing, I couldn’t distinguish the flavors from one another. The wings were the worst I have ever had and not only that, but the most expensive I have ever ordered. A large order came to a price tag of over 18 bucks. Without a doubt, the worst experience I have had in awhile. Never ever ever going back and telling everyone I know the same.

I really like their pizza. Atmosphere and service is always good (lounge). I haven’t really had anything else from the menu.

Very disappointed during our visit yesterday. My boyfriend and I stopped in for lunch and sat in the bar area. I ordered clam chowder and chicken caesar salad. Boyfriend ordered french onion soup and a chef salad. I could only eat a few bites of the chowder because 1) it was waaay to salty and thick and 2) my last almost bite contained a very long hair. What is it with Manchester restaurants and hair lately??? Anyway, the salads took almost 45 minutes to come out and when we asked our waitress (Dana) what was taking so long she seemed annoyed we were even asking since the chicken had to be cooked. Ok, fair enough, but 35 minutes. Really? Moving on. The salads came out and the chicken was so overcooked it was sharp and hard to eat. The chef salad, whose description in the menu included boiled eggs came out with no eggs and an obnoxious amount of meat. Just to get to the greens required moving half of the meat right off of the plate. Although the waitress removed the hairy clam chowder off the bill, this lunch could not be saved.
Will not be coming back.

Came here for drinks and quesadillas. Pretty nice inside, pretty clean. They have a very limited line of draft and bottle beer; more domestic commercial beer, with a Two Road’s White IPA. The quesadillas sucked — kinda something I could have made except stale tasting flour tortilla and cheap cheese and frozen chicken.
I just see this place as a place to get drunk and meet friends.

This place is not bad. They will cater to your liking and have no problem customizing your meal. The staff is great and everyone is friendly.

Place is fantastic and so are the staff!

We recently went here for dinner and we were disappointed. I got the chicken tenders and they definitely had way too much sauce. It was overpowering and too sweet. My husband had some pasta with sausage and peppers. I was just ok. We will give it another try eventually, but definitely try other things.

Overall average or just above average at most… tried a bunch of different things in 1 visit… fries were very good but not great… wings were up there, but missing something to call them amazing… after that, definitely just average… tried the mashed potato, bacon, broccoli pizza, which was good flavor-​wise, but definitely needed improvement for the crust… was too soft… burgers were average… the patty itself was pretty bland but with the toppings we got, was decent overall… very nice wait staff… good prices

Don’t waste your time or money here. My friends and I used to go here all the time. The place has gone downhill terribly. This used to be a great place.
I will suggest Corey’s. Catsup an mustard instead. All the good staff from pepes now works at C&M.

To start off — no, this is not the Pepe’s that you’ve heard so much about. That’s a pizza place in New Haven (and more recently also in Manchester near the Buckland Mall).
Pepe’s is OK. Probably been there a dozen or so times. Some of their food is pretty good, some of it is just OK. The salads tend to be good. The wraps are hit or miss (Buffalo was OK, but didn’t care for their rendition of a Cuban sandwich).
The portions tend to be huge. I’ve had a few things that I thought could have used a little more flavor, but others that were good. There’s a small bar area too that has some nice happy hour specials and a good number of TV’s for its size.
Service is usually pretty good, at a minimum always friendly, and there’s never a wait for a table.
Pricing is very reasonable.
All in all not a bad place, but not somewhere to bring a date.
Parking is good — usually plenty comfortably sized spaced available.