5 family members of various ages and appetites had a lovely dinner at Pescatore BYOB. The Signature Flatbread is a Ceasar salad with shrimp and crab on a pita and was a great starter for the table. 1 salad fed all of us with some leftover. It could be a meal in itself. Nana's Sunday Gravy won for best dish among the 5 of us. All of the chicken dishes were a huge hit. My brother claimed the Gnocchi was a bit undercooked and yet he ate his entire plate. The restaurant is very clean and eye appealing, with an Italian, city vibe. The service was outstanding from the greeting to the table service. Our servers had smiles and personality plus. If we were locals, we would definitely return.
Eleni
We came back to Pescatore after a long time. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. The tables that are set up for six people are too small. Two people have to reach the table at an angle or be very intimate with the person sitting next to you. It took more that an hour to get the main course at the table and where we were sitting (near the bar area) there was a smelly trash bin. The scallops mediocre. Very oily. Clearly, the restaurant could not accommodate the number of people admitted for dining.
Bradley
We've been here a dozen times and this is the first we've had that left the experience lagging. It was a Saturday night, but kitchen was very slow leading to the waitress not coming around much. Took almost an hour to get our order taken. Food was excellent as usual.
Greig
The food was excellent, as was the service. The issue we had was that we were not in the main dining area. We were located in the newer extension of the restaurant, and the noise level was very high due to three large groups that were there with us. It was difficult for us to carry on a conversation at our table due to the noise.
eva
Excellent food, a menu that has something for everyone and lovely personable service! It was a bit loud and warm (on a busy Saturday night) so wear layers you can remove and enjoy a delicious dinner!
Gwen
Always a very satisfying dining experience! Wonderful menu plus there are always an array of tempting specials. Highly recommend!
myra
This popular byob Italian restaurant on the Mainline suburbs of Philadelphia offers delicious Italian dishes. Our waiter was fabulous, accommodating our special requests and even arranged for my mom's cravings for eggplant Parmesan which was not on the menu that night. Desserts were yummy. And a generous size. We had pumpkin cheesecake and tiramisu. Prices were on the higher end. Ambiance pretty basic.
Mayer
To many cream sauces. Petty to charge extra for spinach if you do not want mashed potatoes and only offer Brussels sprouts which were cold! Many items priced too high for what is presented. New owners. Not the quality of what original owners offered
Gerry
Pescatore used to be a wonderful spot to eat but under new ownership, it failed miserably. Vegetable platter was a disaster. Veggies were over cooked, under seasoned and swimming in oil. Farfalle Carbonara had shrimp mixed in with tail shells left on. The apricot salad had dressing that was pasty and non rescript. Veal Grand Marnier was just mediocre. We will not be returning
Donna
We had a great time at Pescatore. Food was great and our server was wonderful. First time there but not our last we will be back!!!
9.13.25 Thank you to our server, Gamze...It's a Saturday... and busy, but fast service... Hasan is the manager, and he is very nice and gentle with a sweet smile and diffused my being upset that when I called, we couldn't get through, instantly! We got a nice quiet table on the lower side and a lovely calm and sweet server and we ordered bottle of Stillwater because they don't have a liquor license, which was perfect for us because we really don't drink . My mother has had her birthday here and we wanted to try it out with my birthday. We ordered the stuff clams, which were very good and had no peppers in them which I'm allergic to, but the crabcake had peppers in it so we switched appetizers with each other. The crabcake came with a wonderful arugula salad with white raisins. That was delicious, they serve a thick pita bread, cut into four triangles with pesto sauce, which is absolutely a wonderful appetizer! we split the apricot salad and we also split the seafood gnocchi, cream sauce, lobster meat entrée... for my birthday, they put a candle on a cannoli, which was absolutely so cute, and we ordered the lemon cello cake, which was both delicious! Special thanks for a wonderful birthday, Pescatore, Hasan, and Gamze!
Robert
Food was good overall but needed a little more seasoning for one of our party the Risotto was undercooked. The service was excellent & our server was very attentive to all of our needs.
Nick
We were there with four people. The food was outstanding and the service was exceptional. Dominique. Our server did a fantastic job. We look forward to going back again.
Tosin
Such a great restaurant that's intimate and BYOB. The staff were wonderful, food remarkable, and overall experience was great. Definitely on my favorite list of places to dine moving forward.
Gwen Polk
A lovely place to enjoy a very good Italian meal w. plenty of seafood and other meat, vegan choices, etc.
5 family members of various ages and appetites had a lovely dinner at Pescatore BYOB. The Signature Flatbread is a Ceasar salad with shrimp and crab on a pita and was a great starter for the table. 1 salad fed all of us with some leftover. It could be a meal in itself. Nana's Sunday Gravy won for best dish among the 5 of us. All of the chicken dishes were a huge hit. My brother claimed the Gnocchi was a bit undercooked and yet he ate his entire plate. The restaurant is very clean and eye appealing, with an Italian, city vibe. The service was outstanding from the greeting to the table service. Our servers had smiles and personality plus. If we were locals, we would definitely return.
We came back to Pescatore after a long time. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. The tables that are set up for six people are too small. Two people have to reach the table at an angle or be very intimate with the person sitting next to you. It took more that an hour to get the main course at the table and where we were sitting (near the bar area) there was a smelly trash bin. The scallops mediocre. Very oily. Clearly, the restaurant could not accommodate the number of people admitted for dining.
We've been here a dozen times and this is the first we've had that left the experience lagging. It was a Saturday night, but kitchen was very slow leading to the waitress not coming around much. Took almost an hour to get our order taken. Food was excellent as usual.
The food was excellent, as was the service. The issue we had was that we were not in the main dining area. We were located in the newer extension of the restaurant, and the noise level was very high due to three large groups that were there with us. It was difficult for us to carry on a conversation at our table due to the noise.
Excellent food, a menu that has something for everyone and lovely personable service! It was a bit loud and warm (on a busy Saturday night) so wear layers you can remove and enjoy a delicious dinner!
Always a very satisfying dining experience! Wonderful menu plus there are always an array of tempting specials. Highly recommend!
This popular byob Italian restaurant on the Mainline suburbs of Philadelphia offers delicious Italian dishes. Our waiter was fabulous, accommodating our special requests and even arranged for my mom's cravings for eggplant Parmesan which was not on the menu that night. Desserts were yummy. And a generous size. We had pumpkin cheesecake and tiramisu. Prices were on the higher end. Ambiance pretty basic.
To many cream sauces. Petty to charge extra for spinach if you do not want mashed potatoes and only offer Brussels sprouts which were cold! Many items priced too high for what is presented. New owners. Not the quality of what original owners offered
Pescatore used to be a wonderful spot to eat but under new ownership, it failed miserably. Vegetable platter was a disaster. Veggies were over cooked, under seasoned and swimming in oil. Farfalle Carbonara had shrimp mixed in with tail shells left on. The apricot salad had dressing that was pasty and non rescript. Veal Grand Marnier was just mediocre. We will not be returning
We had a great time at Pescatore. Food was great and our server was wonderful. First time there but not our last we will be back!!!
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9.13.25 Thank you to our server, Gamze...It's a Saturday... and busy, but fast service... Hasan is the manager, and he is very nice and gentle with a sweet smile and diffused my being upset that when I called, we couldn't get through, instantly! We got a nice quiet table on the lower side and a lovely calm and sweet server and we ordered bottle of Stillwater because they don't have a liquor license, which was perfect for us because we really don't drink . My mother has had her birthday here and we wanted to try it out with my birthday. We ordered the stuff clams, which were very good and had no peppers in them which I'm allergic to, but the crabcake had peppers in it so we switched appetizers with each other. The crabcake came with a wonderful arugula salad with white raisins. That was delicious, they serve a thick pita bread, cut into four triangles with pesto sauce, which is absolutely a wonderful appetizer! we split the apricot salad and we also split the seafood gnocchi, cream sauce, lobster meat entrée... for my birthday, they put a candle on a cannoli, which was absolutely so cute, and we ordered the lemon cello cake, which was both delicious! Special thanks for a wonderful birthday, Pescatore, Hasan, and Gamze!
Food was good overall but needed a little more seasoning for one of our party the Risotto was undercooked. The service was excellent & our server was very attentive to all of our needs.
We were there with four people. The food was outstanding and the service was exceptional. Dominique. Our server did a fantastic job. We look forward to going back again.
Such a great restaurant that's intimate and BYOB. The staff were wonderful, food remarkable, and overall experience was great. Definitely on my favorite list of places to dine moving forward.
A lovely place to enjoy a very good Italian meal w. plenty of seafood and other meat, vegan choices, etc.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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