Pete & Sam’s Restaurant

Reviews

• Dennis B.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  Jubilant reopening after closure for fire. New decor and overwhelmingly busy bussame old wonderful food. Worth the wait. Will be excited when they resume taking reservations.
  
  Revisited. Too good to be true. Outstanding food and service. So much food had to bring much of it home. We need to go more often.

• Jeremy E.

  star star star star star 7 June 2026

  My parents used to go to Pete & Sam's all the time during the 70's.  Looking back, it had that vibe like it was straight out of "Goodfellas".  The last time I had actually eaten there was in 1984.  
  Well, my wife and I were trying to think of where to go to dinner one Friday night and I figured why not go back to Pete & Sam's?!?!
  I know they're popular, I know they get great reviews....here's to hoping it's not just my childhood memories that tell me the food was good.
  
  Well, I decided I wanted the ravioli.  I used to always get raviolis and I'd have a few bites of my dad's bacon pizza.
  So would the ravioli stack up to how I remembered it?  You betcha it did!!!!  It was like going back in time!  Take it from someone who hasn't eaten at a place in 35 years!  It was incredible.  Just as good as it was back then!  
  My biggest regret?  Not having gone back all these years!!!!!  We'll definitely be back.  Oh, and if you can, ask for Miranda!  She was a sweetheart of a waitress!  Took care of us the entire meal!  Five stars across the board!

• Salmo T.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  I have eaten at this restaurant for at least 40 years, and it used to be one of my favorite places in Memphis.  I was very disappointed when it caught on fire and closed, and I was very excited when they reopened.  I have tried to give them the benefit of the doubt for the extremely poor service I have received since they reopened, since I realize it can take awhile to work out the kinks, but they have been reopened for a long time now and tonight was the last straw.
  
  They did not take reservations before the fire but have started doing so since they reopened.  When we arrived at the time of our reservation, we were told that they were "running behind" on their reservations and that it would be about 30 minutes before we were seated.  Another customer came up to me and said he had been waiting 45 minutes since his reservation with no idea when he would actually get a table, so we left.  I asked the hostess what the point of having a reservation was if you had to wait at least 30 minutes for your table, and she shrugged her shoulders and said sometimes that "just happens."
  
  Considering our previous experience of waiting a very long time for our food after we ordered, we would have been there all night if we had not left.  If you have all the time in the world to kill while waiting for a table and then your food, this is your place.  It not, you might want to look elsewhere like we did.  It's clear now that the place I grew up with and loved was burned in the fire and is gone forever.  Very sad.

• Donna M.

  star star star star star 26 May 2026

  I tried to eat here last Summer when I was in the area, but it was closed due to a fire.  
  
  The rebuild took forever, since they had to take it down to the studs, replace plumbing, electrical, etc.  
  
  House Wine was Canyon Road ($6/$24).
  
  I felt the need to order outside the box ~ Fettucini Siciliano was a good-size portion & delicious ~ Shrimp & Fresh Spinach tossed in a light Tomato Cream Sauce (15.95).  
  
  The 5th * is for bringing back the familiar old-time Ambiance, Food, & Service.  Servers wore appropriate black ~ no tight tees & jeans here.

• Tom G.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 May 2026

  Not the same since the fire & rebuild. Tried several times to go orders. They forgot the dressing on 1. On the others, they forgot what made their gravy good evidently. Lasagna which used to have gravy on top when served, now has a layer of cheese. Flavor not nearly as good. Wife agreed, said probably not going back. What a shame. They did figure out one thing.. buy small pizza boxes for the sides of pizza vs. using the big boxes. About time.