Lobster bisque made with imitation lobster tasted like fish and was way to thick, watery marinara sauce on cold overcooked pasta, dry wings with way too much sauce and tasted like burnt greese. Service was no better, our server sittin at the bar playin on her phone. Overpriced drinks and hip hop playing so loud we had to yell to hear each other. Never again.
Review Source:Met some friend for lunch here over the holidays. Â The decor leaves something to be desired, but the food was good enough that I plan to return. Â My husband got the meatball sub, which he said was probably the best he'd ever had. Â I got a half order of pasta with the "My Nani's Sauce," which was also really good. Â We had the brie appetizer, which was not great. Â The cheese was fine, but the fruit all looked way past its prime. Â I don't think anyone at the table was even brave enough to touch the grapes. Â While I am grateful that they have a website and their online menu lists prices, the website could really use a makeover.
Review Source:I was passing through town and needed a place to stop for lunch. Â It definitely looks like a hole from the outside but inside it's nicely decorated, clean and cozy. Â I ordered pasta with a side salad. Â My waitress was friendly and the food was very good; you could tell the ingredients were fresh. I'd definitely go back.
Review Source:The guy who runs this place knows what he's doing. He has been fine-tuning the menu and the interior since it reopened as the Peppermill and now it is really a good place to get a cheap dinner. From the outside it is just a storefront bar but the place has been fixed up and the tables aren't jammed together anymore. They have enough business that the Guinness tastes fresh and there's always somebody at the bar (if that's your thing) even if its an older middle-aged crowd.
The service always seems to be fine and because it is such a small place, you never get forgotten. If you want a refill, they're right there to sell it and your food gets there quickly because the kitchen can't get backed up when there's only a dozen or so tables.
The food is surprising because it clearly is not bar food. For instance, if you order hot wings, you don't get buffalo wings. The wings are batter-dipped and maybe even baked (couldn't tell) then drizzled with some hot sauce. It's not the standard fare. The fries are spot-on replicas of those Max and Erma's fries and the burgers are real and made from scratch- better than you'd think. The salads look okay and the perch fish fry looked impressive-like something you'd get in Port Clinton.
A lot of lousy restaurants don't seem to be tuned in to you as the customer but this place has been excellent all three times. Here's an example: I have ordered burgers there before and I get the standard burger which is darn good. This week I went in and mentioned to the waiter that I was hungry. I ordered a burger with everything just like before but this time he must have told the cook that I was looking for a monster burger and when it showed up, I had more fries than usual and the burger was so loaded with stuff I could barely pick it up in one piece. The guy didn't say a word, he just went on a hunch and I was happy. I got what I was looking for, he got a hefty tip and all is right with the world.
The Peppermill is a lot better than The Courtyard. You won't have to wait for a table, you'll pay about the same, and the food isn't from some food distributor.
What is the opposite of a bait-n-switch? That's what this place did for me, it was not compelling from the outside then blammo it turns out to be super cute and nice on the inside.
It appears to be recently redone in a nice neutral non-offensive way. The staff was really friendly and welcoming.
The food was outstanding and obviously homemade. I was craving meat after a long day of traveling so I decided to order the meatball sandwich. I now realize that I have never had a good meatball sandwich before this glorious treat. Homemade meatballs...HOMEMADE. They were totally a hybrid, probably pork and beef. So yummy on ciabatta bread. Accompanied by a hearty side dish of double fried french fries.
Heaven.
Had a meal and some drinks here while home for Christmas.
I would describe this place as a sort of hybrid neighborhood bar/gastro pub/italian restaurant. Â They have lots of different sorts of bar food, but the owner is from a very old-school family of Italian grocers from NE Ohio--not sure if it is still there but they use to have the Galluci grocery up in Cleveland
I had the chicken soup with shell pasta and it was very tasty. Â Also had the stuffed banana peppers which were really good stuffed with ricotta and italian sausage. Â Followed that up with a small serving of spaghetti with a meatball and the "nani's sauce" which was your real deal italian grandma sunday gravy with meat.
Other person at my table had an order of wings which also looked good. Â Not the standard buffalo style sauce but looked like an asian hot chile sauce. Â I didn't taste them but they looked and smelled good.
All of the food was obviously made in house. This is NOT some sysco truck garbage bar food.
The only dish that we did not like was the salmon which came in some sort of reduction sauce that was too sweet for our palates. Â The fish was good, just didn't pair well with the sweet sauce in our view. Â This may be a personal preference rather than an issue with the dish.
If I had to criticize the place I would say that the wait staff was a little slow to get new drink orders, fill water, etc. Â However, this is a bit par for the course when you are seated in the bar area rather than the tables in many places. Â Or maybe we were just drinking at a faster pace than they were used to--I was at a table of "pros."
I grew up in Brecksville and it was always lacking a local pub with good food so I was glad to find this place and will definitely go back whenever I am home visiting family.
The owner and his wife were present and it was obvious that they take pride in their place. Â I heard that there have been several failed bars/restaurants in this location so I hope that this place breaks the curse because I would definitely go back for some of the italian items. Â
I live in Philly and would say that Peppermill is serving the real deal as far as their gravy, the meatballs, stuffed peppers, etc.
Just be careful getting here and leaving! Â Brecksville cops are legendary a*&holes and you want to watch your speed coming down 82 or 21. Â I would suggest getting off 77 at Wallings Rd. and coming down Mill to avoid the speed traps!
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