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    Pete's Trattoria

    4.2 (162 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
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    PETE'S TRATTORIA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Steak Frites
    Kevin M.

    After setting up camp at work, drum, my wife and I that our usual dinner out! After checking Yelp for a couple of different places, we decided on Petes. Very happy that we selected this wonderful restaurant! There seemed to be a party going on in the dining room so we sat at the bar, which was quite full due to the party. Her bartender dash server was terrific! She explained the menu and the different options. After ordering the adult beverages, we decided on their garlic knots that had cheese in them. Absolutely delicious! My wife decided on their Italian sausage lasagna all I tried a more familiar Steak frites. Our orders came out a little bit slower than normal but not mad and we were not complaining as we were at the bar enjoying ourselves. My steak was absolutely huge and delicious! The garlic truffle fries were delicious as well! My wife truly enjoyed her Italian sausage lasagna. Looks like we'll have dinner at home with leftovers! So happy we stopped here! Keep up the great work.

    Beet salad with pine nuts and a nice hunk of bread (cut into two).
    Patricia K.

    Visiting the area and Mom and I wanted something healthy--I know I said salads at restaurants are usually not up to my standards, but the Beet Salad we ordered was terrific! We loved it so much, it was our go-to evening meal--we added garbanzo beans for even more protein. Two of the three times during the week we ordered this, it had pine nuts instead of the walnuts the menu states, but neither of us are allergic to those either, and they tasted good as well. The balsamic vinaigrette dressing is so very good. Service from the bar for all of our to-go orders was excellent! While we didn't dine in, I noticed the place was generally full when we popped in, so it has to be good for dine in too?

    Sambuca!
    Angelo C.

    Watertown New York isn't exactly known as a destination for Italian food; however, this charming neighborhood gem does not disappoint! It's conveniently located off a main street and offers customer parking in an adjacent lot. The interior has a dimly lit ambiance that sets the stage as soon as you walk through the doors. I entered and sat down at the bar, which was located in the front. The bartender - a pretty gal with a smile - was very attentive and handed me a food menu. They have an array of classic Italian fare ranging from wings, pizza, soups, salads, steak, chicken, seafood, and of course spaghetti! With so many fabulous options, which one was I going to select? Well, craving carbs, I chose the Gnocci Marinara with added mushrooms! Complementary rolls were brought out. The rolls were warm and soft, and came with butter. When the main entree arrived, it was generously portioned and unbelieveably flavorful. The gnocci was remarkable as it was homemade, soft, and looked different than the variety purchased in most stores. For dessert, I got the tiramisu. It came in a layered glass with whipped topping and cocoa on top. It was deliciously gratifying and quite calorie dense - but so worth it! I finished everything off with a digestivo - dark sambuca! If you're a fan of Italian food and find yourself in the Watertown area, look no further than Pete's!

    Alfredo
    Bruce W.

    When you walk in you're greeted by a friendly reception. It has a date night ambience due to being dim inside and lit with wall sconce type lighting. Good is delicious and old school style of Italian where I felt like I was at home on a Saturday with my mom cooking all day. I had the Cavatelli and the sauce along with the slight spice of the pepperoni gave it a perfect balance. Pizza was also very good and we had the arancini for our appetizer. Can't miss with this Italian if you're in the mood for home style cooking.

    Fried goat cheese. Honey would be better than that raspberry glaze.

    Service was horrendous. We waited forever for our food. Waiter never came back to check on us. The food was mediocre. I wasn't impressed no seasoning. Bland. We had fried Brussels sprouts which was soaked in grease. Fried goat cheese needed honey not raspberry. Chicken parm needed seasoning. It was super bland and the sauce was as well. I won't be returning

    suitable beverages for gravy and afternoons
    Bob S.

    Unless you're one of the thousands of my rabidly regular followers, the only reason you're gonna want to read this particular review is if you like to visit places typically regarded as "the most..." about some or another regard in life. you know like what place makes "the most" unusual pasta sauce (cincinnatti "chili") or has "the most" sweltering summer (houston, ok I know it has a lot of competition in this but no matter anyway, just believe what i tell you. or don't just go see for yourself in mid-summer and enjoy miserable). But on the other hand if you want to visit the place that has "the most" snow in winter you'll have to put Watertown, NY on your bucket list. As you might have guessed already, that is not how I happened to stop here. How it happened is that usually once a year for a couple of weeks during summer I visit friends who live in the thousand islands, a string of overgrown rocky outcroppings, perhaps an acre or two in size, that are cruising downstream, ever so slowly mind you, in the st lawrence river a few hundred miles from niagara falls. I've promised not to say too much more here as these islanders aren't keen about their summer houses getting more famous or otherwise visited upon by today's burgeoning overload of would-be summer house residents to the east. Let's just say that once upon a time and far far away, people of some means who lived in the tonier galaxies of manhattan, southern connecticut and boston, realizing there were plenty too many people discovering their traditionally precious hidey holes in the hamptons and martha's and nantucket, headed west where they could own their very own small island, or at least part of a larger one, then cause a house to be erected, and spend their gravy and afternoon vacations there during months when the st lawrence is still liquid. And that's exactly what some did, as they or more likely their heirs still do to this very day. Considering their private and secluded beauty, not many locations can be had that rival the area (just in case you're wondering, yes this is where that famous salad dressing of the same name was created by some nameless cook who figured out how to mix mayo, ketchup and pickle relish on that day when she ran out of vinaigrette with a largish dinner party arriving less than an hour from now. This is KNOWN FACT!). To get down to my visit to Watertown, as it happened one of my friends developed an annoying bit of urinary blockage during my recent stay, thus requiring prompt medical attention at the VA hospital in Syracuse so he could finally relieve himself (I know some may say this is "tmi" about this situation and maybe so, but that's what you get when you read my stuff, crass crude philistine, at times deranged. All this due to whatever affliction it was one could get while cramming 4 years of first class draft dodging into 6 in Austin when living there was seriously good). (On the other hand, sometimes my 10 second review of a hamburger is just that, because sometimes a hamburger is just a hamburger...really you never can tell about a guy like me.) Now quit interrupting willya?... get back to the 1,000 islands. Being the ever-so-helpful-out-of-towner I volunteered to drive my friend to Syracuse, in itself not so onerous a task. But as it turned out, finding a proper place to eat afterward was. in quick disgust we gave up finding anything good in Syracuse, so headed north and stopped at a friendly wine store in Watertown to grab a few roadies for our jangled nerves. Then, in addition to those ever-popular, easily concealed bottles, I also scored half a case of fine though overpriced bottles for later. But for our patronage we did receive from the store owner an immediate return: her most enthusiastic endorsement for Pete's as, without doubt "the (most) best" Italian restaurant in Watertown. Without going into the usual needless details about its various qualities, I will venture to say that Pete's is likely "the best restaurant" in this town, which as I mentioned also happens to get "the most snowfall every winter". So tell me how much more can you get in a Yelp review? Here's what amounts to a two-fer word to the wise (best restaurant in snowiest winter town) delivered in the kind of hipshot, gut-reaction synchromeshed prose that you simply won't find anywhere else (albeit due less to exclusivity than to its being frankly unpublishable in any other venue). I suppose I may as well add that my vote for best item on Pete's menu was the osso buco, but then that's because it's the only thing I ate. And the reason I went to so much trouble writing this is that the osso buco was 100% terriffic.

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    Food was amazing !! Goat cheese app is a must!! Only thing missing was some butter for the fresh bread.

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    10 months ago

    Excellent food and service!!! You need to make reservations as they are always packed!!!

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    1 year ago

    Absolutely outstanding food here. All in house too!!! If you love Italian, then Pete's is your go to restaurant in the city!!!

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    Great atmosphere, great service, Good cocktails . A Beautiful meal ! Everything was delicious. A definite winner!!

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    They brought out he wrong order on my boyfriends birthday. It was just a disappointing visit

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    Food and service excellent. Ate here two times on a short visit to The Thousand Islands.

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    Outstanding service, quite cozy ambiance and very good food (loved the arancini)! Definitely will go back!

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    Great food and service! First time going there and can't wait to go again! Maybe this week?

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