Puleo's Grille Reviews

I was told that this particular one is the 'original". Atmosphere was great and the nachos could have fed 4 easily!!

I've died and gone to heaven!
Best ribey I've had

This place was great!!! The staff was friendly and our waiter, Mike, was awesome! And after ordering, it was only a few minutes before our food came out. The food was really good, but the staff was so polite and attentive, it was an excellent dining experience!

First time there, if at all possible will be back in the future... Had a wonderful server and the food was delicious!!!

Ahi tacos were excellent... Sat at the Bar for lunch service impeccable.. Sweet and friendly.. Miss Tessa... Was a pleasure to sit with

Extraordinary service, delicious food and comfortable atmosphere.

Best food and service ever. We were on the road heading home and I read reviews. Worth finding. We stayed at a hotel that was within walking distance. We would go back.

Food was great. Best prime rib, best Caesar, great sangria. Mike was awesome!!!

So tired of leaving a 20% tip at the bar and no thanks. Will never go back.

Wonderful server (John) fast and excellent food. All around great place to eat.

Affordable, especially delicious and the environment is warm, welcoming and satisfying. Love it!

From the moment we walked in, we received excellent service. The staff and servers were very attentive to our needs and the manager made sure we had a good experience. When one of our party sent back a steak to be cooked a little more, he came over to apologize and when it was brought back, he included a newly baked potato to go with it so it could be enjoyed warm with the steak. Very kind and considerate.
The food was also excellent. Steak, seafood, salads, pasta...all were delicious!
Highly recommended!

This was a slightly pleasant surprise, as I had expected I would have to eat dinner at the Cracker Barrel or Waffle House. I had the spaghetti with Italian sausage and sat at the bar nursing a Languinita's IPA while my wife dozed back at the motel. While I was there three people dropped in to buy $100 gift certificates...

Stopped by on our way back to Nashville and the food was GREAT!!

Attentive and friendly staff....food was excellent and you must try the chocolate hazelnut mousse cake.

Food was fresh and delicious. Had the chicken penne pasta. Sauce was clearly mad win house, and the chicken was marinated. Spinach was not overcooked, adding some texture to the dish. Not sure if the pasta water had salt in it. The whole dish needed salt, but hey... low sodium is probably better for me, or I can add my own salt. Stout on tap was from a local brewery. It was a little bright and crisp for being a stout, but still had that characteristic dark, burn the grain, flavor. All in all, if I'm cruising past Knoxville again, there's a good chance I'll want to eat here again.

Food was A++ and quick. However, Our server never asked if we needed anything prior to delivering our ticket 3 times , and we had to tell her we wanted something....she even tried to remove my salad while I was still eating.

Excellent service. I had the lobster ravioli. So good.

Great food, good service at reasonable price. Very consistant regardless of location

The food was excellent and our waitress was great. The fried green tomatoes can't be beat.

White Chili great! Lettuce in house salad needed replaced. Appeared yucky...They replaced but should not have been used. Blackberry cobbler fair.

Some restaurants have premium food, some have premium service. This one has both. Our entrees- Kale salad with salmon and Grilled Salmon with lobster ravioli were exceptionally delicious and satisfying. Our server, Connie, was an absolute pro- efficient and friendly. (noticed this in her dealing with others as well) But here's the amazing thing: 3 days later, we called and asked -on the very long shot- had we dropped keys in the bushes near our parking space? Manager Mike immediately went out and checked, AND called us back AND made arrangements to mail the keys. Fans for life here. In fact we will probably make up reasons to eat at Puleos whenever we are back in the area!

High price. Damned good food. Glad I'm not poor so price doesn't matter.

Always a great place! Reasonable prices, tasty food with sizable portiins friendly/helpful staff, clean dining and restrooms

Great place to eat and good food. Rick is the best bar tender

What an amazing place. Forest was a great server suggest the best appetizers and meal for us to have. Big portions for a great price. Picture above is . Ribeye steak with loaded baked potato and some pasta with shrimp..

Food was very good, waitress was very pleasant and did a very good job. Food is a little pricey though. Food came very fast.

Always enjoyed stopping here when traveling. Now I have read that they are now closed permanently. Such a shame. Hoping someone else will take over with an equally good restaurant. It is so enjoyable not to have to eat at fast food or large chain restaurants.

It's just not worth the price. Food is ok at best along with the service. Not horrible, but be prepared to say it was not worth the price.

My wife could not get an alcoholic beverage because she did not have I.D., but our 49 year old daughter could have a wine. This seems a bit extreme to me. Also we did not enjoy the fish or crab cakes because the bredding was too spiced ( peppery) and killed the flavour of the seafood.

Always great. Rattlesnake prime rib is always the best. Turkey and dressing really good.

I had my favorite dish there...shrimp and grits. With a nice tasso sauce, plenty of sausage pieces, good cheese grits, almost embarrassing plentiful quantity of shrimp, it was pretty fantastatic. I've had shrimp and grits plenty of other places and they have ALL paled in comparison.
Service was good and I'm very pleased with my visit there.

A must stop if you are traveling through Knoxville!!!!

Very good food. I had the chicken penne pasta, my wife had egg plant parmesan no complaints on either. I was rather shocked at how reasonable the price was. I would have been willing to pay more for that quality of food.

Waitress was excellent and couldn't have been more professional but burgers was hideously overcooked and fries were chilly.

We had an amazing food amazing drinks the food at Puleo's is never bad if it is you can send it back Steve keeps the business running like a well-oiled machine the only thing I don't like is they took away the dipping oil for the bread but they changed bread from Pumpernickel and it's much better when you go if they have them try their fried oysters they are amazing

I ordered the lasagna today for lunch.

Tasty, fresh and simple exactly what Italian cooking should be.

The service was prompt and the prices were reasonable.

I was traveling through the area and decided to try this place. I was DEFINITELY not disappointed. The food, atmosphere, and service was great!!!
Every area I could see was clean too.
If you go for lunch, they have quite a few menu items that are very reasonable in price... if not downright cheap.
The menu is extensive and has some excellent choices. I will be going back to this restaurant when I am back in town. I would definitely recommend trying this place out.

Food and service that goes above and beyond today s standards.

Great surprise. Very clean, comfortable and great food. Recommended!

My husband's favorite place to eat. The food was delicious, and our waitress was excellent. Great dining experience.

Excellent Italian Cuisine. .. Food is great...
Nice atmosphere. ..nice people....full bar...

Great service. Food was great. Tasted like grandma used to make.

Alisha was our server and she took great care of us! The eggplant parmesan and chicken penne pasta were our main courses and they were delicious. Salad, bread and spinach and artichoke dip was great. Portion sizes were plentiful. Thanks for helping to make my annual visit with my long distance friend even better!

We enjoy eating at Puleo's. The food is consistently good as are the portions. The prices are reasonable as well.

Had a steak it was cooked nice but it wasn't worth $18.00 for a piece of meat and a baked potato

Good drinks terrible food very greasy and predictable would not go again

We absolutely love this restaurant, every year when we come down here, we stop here.

We had tuna tacos, chicken penne, and calamari. Food was pretty good & filling. The calamari sauteed mushrooms were the best part of the meal. Service was good. Prices are reasonable. Would go back again if in area.

My hubby and I were pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and the quality of food. We expected chain restaurant type food and it was better than that. If we're ever in the area again, we will dine here again.

Decent food. Close to interstate and lodging for the traveler.

This is the first time my friends and I have been to this restaurant in Tennessee. The food, atmosphere, and service was excellent. I had the calamari and prime rib and it was cooked perfectly. My friend had the ahi tuna and chicken parmesan. The food was fantastic and I will definitely be back here.

Great flavor, portions and service. Thank you, cheers.