Cafe Pinoli - Pinetop-Lakeside

WOW. This place...had the best, freshest, generous portion food, presentation on the plate, crystal clean real rose in glass, soft love song music, attentive service...at 5:00...fresh bread made in their kitchen that morning, hard sweet cold butter, great special of the day cocktail, it was just WOW. Don't let the simple, modern exterior deter you. Wow.

The best calamari I’ve ever had. My friend from California is in town and she is also blown away. This is the best restaurant you’ll ever eat at. Hands down. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Wow, I have nothing but good things to say about this restaurant. We were able to be seated right away and had great service from our server. He was very informative for us as we had never been there before, and explained that they were a scratch kitchen, and things are made fresh daily with organic ingredients. Their menu is different everyday and they post it in the afternoon each day on their website. If you're familiar with the white mountains, it's definitely hard to find a restaurant like this with good healthy food but I think we have found our spot. They do have a bar area that you can sit at as well and a cute casual vibe inside. We ordered the baked feta appetizer, the fettuccine Alfredo, the pasta, Pomodoro, and a side of sautéed zucchini, which were all very flavorful and good. The owner spoke to us as well, and was very sweet and mentioned they also have a restaurant out in Chicago. They decided to open up this restaurant during covid cause they were not sure if their resident in Chicago would make it, but it did! They also make their desserts daily and an extra piece of Key lime pie to offer us on the house to try for our first time being there. It is a little hard to see the sign outside especially at night and parking lot from the street but a must try. We will definitely be back and they do offer takeout food and are open year-round!

Fantastic food. Everything was fresh and made to order. The cajun chicken penne was out of this world.

Consistently fresh, Cafe Pinoli serves the best calamari I've ever tasted. The seafood pasta is outstanding, and since this is a scratch kitchen, everything is prepared fresh each day. Their soups are also amazing. You absolutely have to try Cafe Pinoli—you won't regret it!