Petrillo's Italian Kitchen

Um...This place is incredible! Really, it is. After finding Petrillo's, I've pretty much given up on other sit-down Italian restaurants. No one else can compare. They far exceed all competitors in terms of food quality, but also in regards to price!Let me run through my favorite dishes:1. Veal Saltimbocca: Best ever...by far! I strongly recommend opting for Potato/Veg rather than pasta - the sauce for this dish is gold and compliments the potato/veg far better than it does the pasta. Incredibly, this dish will run you less than $20.2. Spaghetti Carbonara: Best ever!3. Pasta Bolegnese / Eggplant Rolantini: These two separate dishes are my mother's all-time favorites. Trust her opinion in regards to the Bolegnese - she eats allot of it.The chicken parm sub is also fantastic - tons of chicken. Additionally, I love the rotating select of pizza slices available to go. My favorites are the chicken parm pizza and, especially, the Sicilian.So many of the dishes offered by Petrillo's are the best I've ever had. Furthermore, many of these dishes could easily sell for $10 more. I don't know how they do it, but I'm so thankful that they do. A gem!

Was looking through my Yelp reviews and saw that I gave Petrillo's in Peabody a great review and haven't been there in a while. A long while. I Had a great haddock dish and gave it 5 stars. We were seated at a table against the wall. Our waitress came over promptly and ask for our drink orders. We did not get any appetizers or salad because it was pretty late. The drinks came over. No bread was brought to the table so we figured the waitress forgot it. By the time I saw her to ask her for bread, the meals were in her hands. That has to be record in 5 minute time for delivery of our meals. We did ask for bread and she promptly brought it over.My husband got his usual Veal Parmesan and Ziti. He said the veal was barely warm and by the end of eating, was cold. The ziti was "severely" undercooked and I mean severely undercooked. The fish I got years before was no longer on the menu so I ordered Chicken Limone and was envisioning getting a chicken cutlet with a buttery lemon sauce. Instead, it was a bowl of chicken pieces, and that same undercooked ziti with mushrooms, capers and spinach in a watery lemon broth. What I got didn't even match the description on their website for Chicken Limon.And most importantly and most disappointingly....The veal cutlet was not freshly made and the chicken in the Chicken Limon was premade as well. That is why my husbands veal was cold and the texture of the chicken in my dish was that of premade chicken.I am pretty familiar with cooking as there is nothing I can't cook. I realize restaurants precook the pasta and then finish the cooking time when they get an order. But there is a vast difference when you try that with protein. It doesn't work. Not in a restaurant that boasts fine dining.This is a disappointment. With the many Italian restaurants around, you would think they would make fresh food to order.The up side...our server Nancy was awesome and very accommodating.

food was amazing, but easily some of the worst service ever encountered. just woof, calling it embarrassment is an understatement

Hidden gem. What a wonderful experience for lunch yesterday. Bread with butter or olive oil, and a beverage from the full service bar. The seafood over pasta was amazing! Plentiful amounts of clams, shrimp, sea scallops and muscles over aldente linguine with a rich red sauce - perfect. It was off dinner menu, nice they were flexible. Interior was bright and clean. Waitress was informative and friendly, can't wait to go back.

on a friday evening, Petrillo's was packed, and for good reason. we waited 45 minutes to be seated upstairs and i was looking forward to this meal as it came recommended to me. Nancy was our server and she was phenomenal the entire time. when we come back, we will be asking for her!we started with the bread and Eggplant Rollatini which was better than expected, highly recommended. we only wished it came with a bit more sauce, which might have made it soggy (it wasn't) but it was cooked perfectly. i tried one of their drinks, i don't remember the name, (sunset something?) and substituted tequila for the vodka which was perfect. i ordered the shrimp campanola: jumbo shrimp, asparagus, roasted red peppers, garlic wine sauce over linguini and added artichoke hearts, with a side of extra mixed vegetables. my date ordered the pollo caprese, and everything was absolutely delicious. i can't believe i hadn't heard of Petrillo's before. we ended with the Lemon Mascarpone Cake which couldn't have been better, it was the perfect flavor, texture, everything. eggplant rollatini: 5/5shrimp campanola: 5/5mixed vegetables: 5/5pollo caprese: 5/5lemon mascarpone cake: 5/5i appreciate that they did not rush us at the end, and i would highly recommend Petrillo's to anyone looking for amazing food + service, and will definitely return on a regular basis. ambiance: 5/5food: 5/5drinks: 5/5service: 5/5Petrillo's: 5/5

Driving through town stopped in for some Italian food. From the moment we walked in we felt we were in an authentic Italian restaurant. The older women working the hostess stand was so kind to find us a table and work her "magic" even though we didn't have a reservation. We were seated up stairs at a table. The bartender was bartending for the entire restaurant and serving all of upstairs (equivalent to 11 tables plus). Food was authentic Italian food to include homemade pasta. Ambiance was Italian all the way.

Quaint little place. Two servers, looks like a family member of the owners is the hostess kinda place. Clean, slightly classy and putting out some good food. Enough option on the menu and decent pricing. Soft bread slices delivered to the table. With oil and parmesan already on the table I made my own dip. I split fried ravioli in vodka sauce and chicken Parm with my daughter. Enough for us! The vodka sauce was good. The ravioli was my win here, I just want more! The chicken Parm was good. Nothing amazing but good. I would go back again if in the area again.

Very nice atmosphere,terrific service and most excellent Italian food served well prepared and most appetizing to the taste ,will return parking was no problem and we were seated promptly

We went for lunch today omg the subs are huge I was only able to eat half and am looking forward to the other half for tonight's dinner. We ordered the eggplant rolitini as an appetizer for the table it was amazing delicious tons of sauce and you could tell freshly over stuffed. Even as fill as I was I finished my fries they were crispy but soft in the middle totally addictive. I've been for both dinner and private events and would recommend it for all three I'll definitely will be back on a Wed so I can try the steak bomb that everyone's raving about.#lunch#Peabody #Massachusetts #5outof5stars#willflyforfood#chickenparmsub#petrillossub#eggplant

Petrillo's Italian Kitchen has become an indispensable part of our dining routine, with food so delicious it rivals Boston's North End. My girlfriend swears by their Carbonara, calling it the best she's ever had, while I alternate between the excellent Polo Piccata, Veal Saltimbocca, and Marsala. Truth be told, you can't go wrong with anything on their menu. The bread alone is worth the visit - it's so good you'll want to make a meal of it! What truly sets Petrillo's apart is their exceptional service; the staff's warmth and personal touch, like greeting regulars by name, elevate the entire experience. With such high-quality, authentic Italian cuisine right in our neighborhood, there's no need to venture into the city. Petrillo's Italian Kitchen isn't just a restaurant; it's a local gem that has become a cherished part of our lives.