This is one of those places that you drive by a hundred times and think "I've got to try them one of these days" and then life gets busy and you forget until the next time you drive by. Well, we finally tried it and they did not disappoint. The food was great, the service was great, and the atmosphere was great. Reasonably priced and well worth the trip. Will definitely be back again and again.
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David Warner
Jun 28, 2026
Pestos Southington! This place should be packed!
Beautiful bar with 5 TV's!
Beautiful atmosphere!
A very clean place with clean bathrooms!
The music that was playing was delightful! (Summer Wind by Sinatra)
Met a young bartender named Dani who was super friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and very personable. You cannot find that these days! She was not a zombie, if you know what I mean?
I just went to have a couple beers and told Dani that I was not starving but a little hungry and she told me that the quesadillas would be a great choice she was right! Very tasty!
I cannot wait to try a full meal here next time. I hear the paella is fantastic.
If anyone's looking for a spot, please give Pesto's a try!
Let's support these awesome restaurant people!
Hang in there Pesto's and definitely hang on to Dani!
Sorry no picture. I was too hungry and ate too fast LOL.
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Rich Maindon
Jun 28, 2026
We had a fantastic experience at Pesto’s! The penne vodka, spaghetti & meatballs, pepperoni pizza were all great! The fried calamari and fried mozzarella as appetizers were both very tasty! The staff and owner went above and beyond to make our birthday celebration something to remember.
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Linda Ribeiro
Jun 26, 2026
OMG this is the best kept secret in the Hartford/New Haven/Fairfield County areas! It's beautiful inside, absolutely charming outside where you can listen to music on the center green and the food is incredible!! The owner, Paulo, is a master chef! I went with a party of 5 and we ordered just about everything on the menu - absolutely everything was amazing! We will make this a staple in our restaurant choices from now on!
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Chase Anderson
Jun 11, 2026
I can't rate the food because I never got to eat it. When we walked in a man asked us if we wanted a table for two. I explained we were waiting for take out. He turned and left. Never another word. He returned to seat other customers, still not a word from him about our take out. We sat on the couch patiently waiting with a one man band blasting in our ear drums. We were sitting right next to each other and couldn't even talk to each other the "music" was so loud. We were told 25 minutes on the phone which was the time line we arrived on. After 20 minutes of starting at each other (couldn't talk because of the blasting harmonica/guitar) still not a single word from any one regarding our food, we decided to cut our losses and left. DEFINITELY not on the list of recommendations to family and friends.
On the good side, the woman that answered the phone when we placed our order was very polite.