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Peppercorns Grill, Hartford, CT

Peppercorns Grill

4.7
4.7
2824 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
10:30 p.m.
Booked 6 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for business meals
Peppercorn’s Grill is owned and operated by the Cialfi siblings, Sal and Dino, Brothers Sal and Dino purchased Peppercorn's Grill in 1989 and opened Piccolo Arancio in 1994. This generation of Cialfi's has added modern creativity and personality to traditional strengths of their Italian roots. Sal and Dino were trained in the art of Italian food at their uncle's restaurant in Rome. When the opportunity to open a restaurant arose, they jumped at the opportunity and opened the first Piccolo Arancio in Rome. Piccolo Arancio was internationally acclaimed within their first year. Now operated by their cousins, Piccolo Arancio remains near the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Peppercorn's Grill received the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 10 years.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri 11:45 am–3:30 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Free parking is available to the left of the restaurant from 12 pm until closing. Street parking is available at no after 5 pm. Free valet is also available in the evening.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Celestino (Dino) Cialfi

What 2,824 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Hartford

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Hartford

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Peppercorns Grill in Hartford consistently delights with "outstanding Italian cuisine" and "tremendous service." Patrons praise its "authentic Italian food" and "great atmosphere," making it a favorite for pre-theater dining. Although occasionally busy, the "friendly staff" and "delicious dishes" ensure a memorable dining experience. Highly recommended for special occasions.
2,824 Reviews
  1. Redon

    VIP

    New York City

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food great service as always! We will definitely go back

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Took awhile for our server to come to our table and even longer for our drinks to come out as she said the bar was very busy. No attempt to make anything a better experience for our table but put our food order in. Oysters came out with my meal and not as an app as she said they would. Wine stain on the linen tablecloth from the previous table. Very sub par experience for the price of everything.

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  3. Tina

    Greater Boston

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    We were seated without a wait. Food was delicious. Service was very slow. It took over 1/2 hour to get our drinks before dinner. (Maybe the server forgot to put the order in until we asked him to please check on them.)

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  4. Andrea

    VIP

    New York City

    59 reviews

    5.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Happy hour and then a wonderful dinner. Great service, food and drinks. Just disappointed that no carrot cake tonight.

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  5. Lisa

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    27 reviews

    4.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Hostess and serving staff were all friendly and welcoming. Free parking lot next to restaurant was convenient. Calamari, salmon and rigatoni w/vodka sauce were excellent. Portions were adequate but no leftovers to take home. Convenient location for a nice dinner before a UCONN basketball game at the XL Ctr.

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  6. Ira

    VIP

    New York City

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The best food and service. Extremely clean surroundings White tablecloth restaurant with an very creative menu with cutting edge items

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  7. Marcie

    Coastal Georgia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Staff was delighted and attentive. Absolutely will return.

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  8. Lynne

    New York City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely great food, service, atmosphere . Christine was spot in from wines to meals. Will go again !

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  9. Celeste

    Orlando

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    It was a fenomenal place, one of the best authentic pasta we ever had. Food was 100%, the only bad thing was the martini we got 2 different ones and we could not finish it, it was just too much alcohol and not fresh at all, overall a great place, we would come back and get wine next time lol

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  10. Kevin

    New York City

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food is as as usual expertly prepared On our visit so-called mission figs appetizer were not indeed mission figs (they’re black; this one was brown) and frankly a little stingy. There were four quarters of a tiny brown fig spread across a bed of about 10 arugula leaves, two large sugar encrusted walnut chunks and 3 large lumps of ricotta. Really. Just 1 fig cut into quarters. Not sure what the problem was, but if the kitchen stock was low, why not just take them off the menu until availability improved. Anyway, just a disappointment We had an early reservation since the noise level here can be problematic. Nevertheless the waitress seemed too tired to be at work that late afternoon. Normally we have great experiences here.

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FAQs

Peppercorns Grill offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (860) 547-1714.

Peppercorns Grill is rated 4.7 stars by 2824 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
10:30 p.m.
Booked 6 times today
Google Map for Peppercorns Grill

357 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Fri 11:45 am–3:30 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Free parking is available to the left of the restaurant from 12 pm until closing. Street parking is available at no after 5 pm. Free valet is also available in the evening.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Celestino (Dino) Cialfi
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