Sal E Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro

It is a lovely, peaceful dining room. The service is always excellent, efficient, friendly, on point (especially Shannon). The food is always well prepared and there are always many good choices.

Restaurant is located in a strip mall in Newtown, CT. Our party of 9 people enjoyed the food and beverages with no notable complaints. The salad was super fresh and excellent. Food plating was pedestrian and the portions were modest. Service was excellent but the restaurant was eerily empty, even for a Wednesday evening. Seating was comfortable and uncrowded. The restaurant is divided into two sections with one section for large groups and the other with smaller tables and the bar. The sirloin tips and lasagna were excellent, but overall, I would not go out of my way to dine here since there are some many other options.

Ate here many times in the past and was always pleased with the food quality, this time the food quality was not on point, ordered two different calamari dishes that were tough(overcooked) and the main entrees have become small almost children sized dishes. Best part of the meal was the desserts. Waitress was attentive and polite on an evening the restaurant was fairly quiet I expected a better meal for the price point.

Amazing food! Run don’t walk here! Delicious fresh, well cooked, quality entrees and good home made warm bread served with dinner. Quiet calm ambience and seems a ton of regulars dine here. Chicken dish had a very scrumptious sauce. Salmon was cooked perfectly and the accommodate whatever way you prefer your fish cooked. It was delightful and everyone left full and happy. Easy parking lot and nice environment! We will be back! 5 stars and above!

The food is okay at best. We started with the calamari(which cane out very quickly after ordering) and it was chewy and parts of it were not even hot which was odd that one plate of food was two temperatures. We had one dish from the pastapalooza option. Its a cool idea but the execution fell short. The homemade pappardelle was good but again the food was barely warm. We also ordered the rigatoni which was just lacking in flavor. We decided to go there because that day I saw them post on FB about pistachio cream puffs which sounded great, unfortunately when we went we were told they were no longer on the menu but they had pistachio cream pie. The pie was good but nothing I would rush back for. The bar seating is comfortable and they have a nice cocktail menu.