Sgt Peffer's Cafe Italian

This was near where our business today is, so here we are for testing. Having a variety of pasta options. Wonderful bread rolls. Chili real good. Meatballs and pasta real good. Quick to our table. No complaints.

There are two Sgt Peffer's locations, one off Saddle Creek and one in Millard. We have been to both and both are excellent. Last week, we ate at the Millard location. We were promptly greeted when we arrived, and asked to order at the counter when we were ready. I ordered the seafood lasagna and my husband ordered the meat tortellini with Alfredo sauce. All meals come with Italian rolls and choice of soup or salad. We both chose soup--I got the minestrone, and my husband got the chili. Our server loaded a tray for us with the soups and rolls and told us our pastas would be brought out to our seats. We chose a booth, but there are tables as well. All are covered in cute checkered tablecloths. I loved my minestrone and my husband enjoyed his chili as well. The rolls are rather large and dense, good for dipping in soup. When our entrees came, they were still bubbling, fresh from the oven. The seafood lasagna was rich and creamy. I planned to eat half and take half home, but it was so good, I wound up eating all of it! My husband did the same with his tortellini. A couple days later, we called the restaurant and put in an order for catering for Christmas Eve. You can order half pans or full pans of their dishes. We got half pans of lasagna, cheese ravioli in Alfredo, and meat tortellini in Alfredo. We easily fed our 16 guests, and had leftovers for a few days as well!

Sgt Peffer's has been a staple in my family for Italian food. It is quick and affordable and a good local spot. I almost always get the chicken artichoke lasagna with alfredo. Best alfredo sauce in town in my opinion!

Freshly made Italian food, family owned - best meatballs. You will not be disappointed! Pizza and pasta dishes are delish! And don't forget their famous chicken salad! We picked up an order for Christmas Eve and everyone loved it !

The food here is delicious, at an affordable rate with great portion sizes for you to fill up on. Sgt. Peffer's has been in Omaha longer than I have and the service and food seems to always stay great!

Ordered a few pizzas as a starter to an early Thanksgiving gathering - Ground beef and the white cheese speciality. The white cheese blew everyone away. It was gone before everyone even had a chance to sit down after grabbing a slice! Placed the order earlier in the day for pick up at a certain time, and it was ready at the right time, piping hot.

We got our food to go and we both were seriously disappointed. My wife's lasagna was totally smothered in tomato sauce, no cheese on top and very, very little cheese in the middle very tasteless. My spaghetti with meat balls was totally tasteless also, the sauce was very thick and dried out and the meatballs were more tasteless than the sauce. I think the meatballs may have been reheated way too many times. The honey rolls were very stale also.

Ordered the large combination pizza through delivery. Sadly, was a bit disappointed. I think the pizza tasted relatively average. I felt like the only thing I could taste were the onions. Maybe because I ordered delivery, but the base of the pizza was a bit soft/soggy.

Tried to give this place a try again tonight. Still very underwhelming. Last time I tried the chicken parm.... the chicken was not crusted, just sliced up chicken on pasta no cheese melted on top and red sauce very acidic tasting like it was tomato past thinned out with no seasoning. Tonight thought I'd try lasagna. Before ordering I asked the employee at the counter if you used full sheets of lasagna making the dish, she said yes. I thought ok, great. Got the dish, no meat in it as described on the menu, no cheese, purely just the sheets broken into pieces probably about 8-10 chunks drenched in the same acidic unseasoned sauce with no cheese in the dish to be found. Last time I checked lasagna is layered not tossed in with a 1/2 full bowl of sauce. No mozzarella on top as the employee stated there was.Another item to not was the roll that comes with the soup / or salad. Another employee who got that part of the order together asked if we wanted a warm roll, yes please! He grabbed a roll out of the warmer where they are typically warmed to perfection and squeezed the roll and it appeared hard. He then grabbed a different roll from a tub full of rolls on the bottom shelf of a stainless steel work table. Warmed it in the microwave and brought it to the table. Roll had a tough crust to it as you get from only warming breads in a microwave. I will not be back to try this another time. Perhaps you could get some recipe help from Romas in Bellevue, where the food is great. Chicken parm is the best.

I've always liked this place and it's always a nice spot to go to relax and get something local.