Tio Pepe Restaurant & Bar Menu

  • Acepipes
  • Sopa
  • Salada
  • Massa
  • Frango
  • Peixe
  • Marisco
  • Carne
  • Porco
  • Kids Menu $5

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  • Acepipes
  • Sopa
  • Salada
  • Massa
  • Frango
  • Peixe
  • Marisco
  • Carne
  • Porco
  • Kids Menu $5

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  • Chaundra W.

    I adore Tio Pepe's. The restaurant itself is upstairs from from a dive bar that gets pretty loud. Once you go upstairs though you are transported to a whole new place. The restaurant is cute, quaint and feels like you are eating at someone's grandmother's home. Service was phenomenal and the food is out of this world. They give you warm bread and olives to start. I had bife a portuguesa and my boyfriend had the zarzuela. My steak was cooked perfectly. We also shared a delicious pitcher of sangria. The meal was excellent and prices were very affordable. I will definitely be back soon.

    (5)
  • Tiffany H.

    Very nice restaurant with great food. The bread is served warm, and the meat was flavored perfectly. My only issue was the side of vegetables -- they were completely tasteless. The staff were really friendly and helpful. We had a group of 14 there for family celebration, and the waitress was willing to do separate checks for each family party. Door to the restaurant is on the side street (Fanshawe)

    (4)
  • Luis F.

    It's a good place, but beware of the first floor has a bar with plenty of bad customers, good food and good service!!!!

    (3)
  • Vickie P.

    Best Spanish food in northeast philly. The restaurant itself has a separate entrance, you walk up these really sketchy steps and into a hallway where you turn left and boom you are greeted with a very nice welcoming atmosphere that is similar to Olive Garden. The food here is excellent the average price a person with drinks I'd say is around $30, which isn't bad for the quality of the food you're getting. I highly recommend the chicken with the cream sauce & the sangria.

    (5)
  • Ivonne D.

    OMG!!! The best pahella I've had in a while!!! Be warned, it's in a shitty location but don't let that scare you!! It's a bar on the first floor. Seems fun. On the side of the building though there's a separate entrance for upstairs, which is the actual restaurant. The restaurant is so quaint and cozy, it feels like I'm in my Portuguese mother's house. But oh my goodness, the pahella is to die for!! It's a HUGE portion. Enough to feed up to four people. They are generous with the seafood, the meats, and a serve you a chunk of lobster. LIke it's supposed to be! It's not over powered with veggies. The rice was soft and in a wonderful broth. Even better my food came out in a very reasonable time. Had a Portuguese soda, it was ehh. Def new favorite spot to eat. You have to go here if you want some great pahella. You wont regret it. Owner is nice too. I left my purse, picked it up next day, nothing was missing and he even remembered my fiancee and I. Just a wonderful atmosphere for dinner!

    (5)
  • Christopher F.

    Intimate, exquisite, and classy. Very nice spot for dinner...

    (5)
  • Melissa W.

    Oh holy paelha. This paelha (no, I didn't spell 'paella' wrong, 'paelha' is the Portuguese spelling) is gigantic and delicious. It could feed at least 3 people, maybe 4. And the $28 valenciana has half a lobster in it, plus all sorts of chicken, pork, sausage, and shellfish. I'm not sure money can buy better paelha, at least in Philadelphia. If you go to Tio Pepe's and order the paelha, you don't need to order anything else. But the octopus salad was good too. The Portuguese rolls were served nice and warm, and they also brought out a dish of black olives, Mediterranean-style. Just a tip, the restaurant is upstairs so don't walk into the bar on the corner downstairs. You have to walk a little bit away from Castor Ave (yeah, kind of a scary prospect, I know) and enter through the other door toward the back.

    (4)
  • Yo J.

    Not bad for a mom and pop restaurant . Our server was very nice and polite. Food is great it has that rustic really Portuguese aroma and taste on the food unlike the others. Not a fan of the ambience but the food compensates for it . I don't mind coming back here once in awhile.

    (4)
  • Abby I.

    Tio Pepe was recommended by a friend when I had really expressed interest in trying new foods. I came here with my family and good thing. Everything is family sized portions! There's a bar downstairs and a dining area upstairs. Definitely make reservations because the dining area is not very large. The day we went, there was some kind of Portugal Association party so we got to enjoy the festivities! Some musts. The Paelha a Valencia...saffron rice with seafood, chicken, and sausage. That was a clear winner. Try the potato chips! Never will I go back to store potato chips after trying Tio Pepe's! The Portuguese flan reminded me of Vietnamese flan crossed with Baklava. Definitely an interesting experience and one of the few Portuguese restaurants in Philly. (Sort of off topic but the restrooms are extremely small and very cold!! Something I can't seem to forget!!)

    (3)
  • Tony H.

    Bad bad start. They had no lime for my corona and the server was very short. The rolls were kaisers rolls cut in half. My medium rare steak came out rare and the waitress tried to tell me that it was medium rare when only one side was clearly cooked. The paella was cold and I felt it was cooked in another container and poured into the paella pan for serving since the pan itself was luke warm at best. Save yourself the money and have mcdonalds instead, you'll be way more satisfied. I don't ever do reviews on yelp but this experience was so poor that it compelled me to write this review from the point in which I sat down. The only way I can give thanks to tgi restaurant is compelling me to the point of writing my first yelp review.

    (1)
  • Nicole C.

    Tio Pepe is my Best Kept Secret!! I Love the food and the staff is Awesome!! I been coming here for numerous years and its alway Great!! Don't drink to much cause the stairs is scary when Drunk! Lol..

    (5)
  • Christine R.

    i came here with my boyfriend and his family, who are half Portuguese. AUTHENTIC and DELICIOUS. they served us fresh Portuguese rolls, hot and soft. so good! the fried calamari was amazing. the paella(sp?) was humongous, could def. feed four people. and they had sumal, which was good. the only thing that wasn't pleasent was that the server was real slow. we spent like about 2-3 hours there, im not even exaggerating.(all spent waiting for him to finally come over, him to take our order, and EVENTUALLY giving us our bill!)

    (4)
  • Keang H.

    Yes it is in a shady area, yes the music can be loud and distracting, competing with the various tvs, yes the service is always welcoming and friendly and yes the food is always soooo good. From the complementary olives and the bread and butter to the perfectly seasoned pork chop or seafood, I don't think you can go wrong ordering here. The food is well seasoned, never bland. I've never been to the dining area, only to the bar to eat during soccer games, but each time the food and service was excellent. It's a great place to watch a game or meet a diverse diners/drinkers with unique and friendly personalities.

    (4)
  • B P.

    Well, they certainly have increased their prices this year. I had a seafood salad, cheapest thing on the menu, for $13. Chocolate mousse for $4.95! 1/2 carafe of wine for $7. Espresso for 1.50. Too bad the whole fish (pargo) went for $20 or I would have had it. Anyway, a full-course salad meal for over $30 (including tip)? No thanks. Food was good. Service was good. Atmosphere was good. Neighborhood sucks.

    (4)
  • Kerry S.

    We found Tio Pepe's restaurant last Saturday night after a quick google search for Portuguese food in the Philly area. It was a bit of lark - I had a craving for Portuguese food and just happened to be in Philly, so we thought ' let's see if there anything around'. My love of Portuguese food is deep, and I have been lucky to have sampled Portuguese cuisine in Portugal, in the Azorean islands, and in emigrant communities, like Cambridge, MA, where a couple little excellent Portuguese restaurants exist! Anyway, Tio Pepe's did not disappoint (either in the way of taste or authenticity)- I know that I will be going to Philly just for Tio Pepe's bacalhau (salt cod, prepared 'a bras' was excellent ), acorda no marisco (a shellfish stew-like dish made with bread, a little hard to describe outside of Portuguese cuisine), salada do polvo (octopus salad, cold) and everything else that I did not get to try! In addition to the excellent food, the waitstaff were friendly and attentive, and the chef came out to ask us how we liked the food. At the time that we were there, a huge Portuguese family was celebrating a graduation. It was loud, so a bit hard to tell if the dining room is usually quiet, but it seemed that the bar downstairs from the restaurant might create some noise for diners on weekend nights - that aspect was hard to evaluate. And alas, we were too full from dinner - I can not report on dessert!

    (5)
  • Glenda C.

    im a fan of potuguese food. tio pepe is a place that i have been going to for years and i have never been disappointed . the portions of food are huge and the prices are great so come hungry and you will be leaving with a doggy bag . they specialize in seafood which is my favorite ! the bar down stair just got a make over which it was in bad need off! also the upstairs restaurant is really nice and welcoming staff is great . you will not be dissapointed i promise (;

    (4)
  • Dennis P F.

    Food was good. Big portions which is good if your hungry or would like to split a entree. Price is ok.Need more servers for busy days. Overall good place to try once.

    (3)
  • Arseny R.

    I love this place. Sometimes making a drive just to go there for some meat or fish. They are trully cooking, you can tell that by the way it tastes. We are not talking about tons of prepped stuff that gets cooked by someone who can only read directions on a package. Rolls are wonderful, the potato chips are to die for, safron rice is a must. Don't forget the sangria.

    (5)
  • Rubin T.

    This restaurant has absolutely amazing cooks! They are as good as it gets when it comes to making food that tastes fresh and homemade. I have tried their steak dishes along with their chicken dishes and their deserts and they were all delicious. This restaurant has never failed to give me quality food and the dishes are also very well priced. I recommend this place to everyone I know.

    (5)
  • Suzanne S.

    I am currently obsessed with Tio Pepes. Never mind that the area its in is a bit shady, or the fact that the first floor bar looks like jack in the box threw up in someones basement, the restaurant upstairs is pretty and will take you to another world. To start off, they give you crispy Portuguese rolls, butter, and olives. They make a mean margarita and delicious red sangria for those that need their liquor fix. For dinner, I have had the grilled salmon (outstanding) which is served with a salad, saffron rice and boiled vegetables; Grilled shrimp which is served in its shell with an AMAZING orange sauce on the side, and cut up homemade potato chips-Delicious. My husband usually has the Steak and Shrimp, or the Zarzuela which is the mixed seafood dish served in a white wine garlic sauce and shown in the picture above. I would definitely recommend this place if you want good authentic Portuguese food. Don't let the neighborhood stop you.

    (5)
  • Pam W.

    We went to check out the paella and to compare it to another place we've tried. Well Tio Pepe outdid the other place and was way cheaper. The rice was very flavorful and the seafood was fresh. We will be back.

    (5)

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Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : Yes
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Dinner
    Parking : Street
    Bike Parking : No
    Wheelchair Accessible : No
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Quiet
    Good For Dancing : No
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Happy Hour : No
    Best Nights : Thu, Fri, Sun
    Coat Check : No
    Smoking : No
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : No
    Waiter Service : Yes
    Caters : No

Tio Pepe Restaurant & Bar

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