Tony & Penny’s Restaurant

Food is less than mediocre. The clams in my carne alentejana were full of sand. The pork swam In a soup of brown gravy. I could not eat it. The menu was uninspiring and had more Italian dishes than Portuguese dishes. Wine list only had two adequate Portuguese white wines.

I’ve been a customer here for quite a while. My girlfriend and I ordered take out right around closing and they got pissed off at us. When I got there to take the food, the girl working the counter said «have a good night hun» and the cooks started laughing in the back. I stood by the door before exiting and listened to the conversation in the back for a moment and they were talking about me. I checked the food when I got home and it didn’t look right. Fuck this place!

Ate here last night for a family birthdays celebration. Food was fabulous, staff was great very attentive. To start, we had a flaming sausage which was fun and tasty. For entrees a few of us had the «famous» seafood with rice in an iron bowl, this was tremendous. Portions are huge and delicious. Salads were fresh, even soup was great. Ended with some pie, cheesecake and a Kahlua parfait (fantastic!). This was our second visit, as good if not better than our visit last year. Well worth it.

Great place to go if you don’t want dinner. Went at 6 left at 7:35 without dinner being served. Avoid this place unless you are on a hunger strike

Very sad. We had our wedding reception here and many many dinners. Tonight was awful from beginning to end. The service the food. Everything.
Baked stuffed shrimp was small and flavorless my wife’s half baked chicken was all dark meat. Two hours for bad everything was ridiculous. We will not be back again.

Great food, good prices. Service was wicked slow! Don’t plan on eating there if you are in a rush. Wait staff was gracious and attentive.

Was here for a banquet so we ate the three choices offered. All three were very good. The server was very attentive. This place reminds me of the function halls of my childhood.

Restaurant was 25−30% full and there was nothing going on in the banquet hall. Despite that, EVERY table waited at least 1−½ hrs for their meals. Even the plain pasta and butter took at least that long. And to top it all off, the food was mediocre at best. The chicken Parmesan needed more seasoning. The supposedly spicy seafood dish was bland, although the seafood was cooked perfectly. The waitress said that they were down a cook but even so, it shouldn’t have taken so long. The staff was nice and sympathetic but it didn’t make up for a very disappointing meal.

Nice place I would go back… got my seafood fix by ordering Tony ’ s Special… lobster, clams, scallops and shrimp cooked in a pot with rice. yum…bread is served warm, chicken soup was good. wife ordered the chicken parm good portions but she said her linguine was too salty

I don’t know why this place is considered Portugeuse besides a small portion of the menu with some port. dishes. This honestly detered me — it should be advertised as a seafood place.
We were BLOWN away by a random location in a random location. Actually got right in on a Fri night but they recommend reservations.
The waitress was AMAZING. SUPER knowledgable, funny, and efficient. When you get there they ask what type of bread you want and they bake it there… or maybe they just heat it but we got wheat and onion — 2 diff kinds. HOLY AMAZING. This bread is soooo fresh and soft and melts in your mouth! Steaming hot out of the oven too.
We ordered a pitcher of sangria which wasn’t that good after the bartender (also very nice) mentioned it’s made w/​apple juice… that was all I could taste once I knew. But it was strong and yummy nonetheless.
For my entrée I had a salmon salad which was a very generous portion and for NINE DOLLARS… really shocked by the amazing deal on a HUGE piece of salmon. Any chain restaurant would have cost $ 14 – 16.
My husband got the stuffed lobster which was pretty good and equally as good of a deal. Mashed and gravy was so-​so… kind of box-​tasting.
Calamari app was fresh and good.
Ribe eye was HUGGGE and the whole table raved about it (I never tried it).
Oh AND you get a side salad that’s also huge with every entrée.
The ambiance left a bit to be desired — but I would eat here again! For all 4 of us and alcohal, steak, lobsters it was like $ 95. INSANE!

Wonderful option for very large groups,
With options for fresh meats, salads, and soups.
I came for a banquet and loved the fresh fish,
Along with every other single dish.
My family organized a banquet here recently and we loved the spread that was laid out for us. The Arroz Con Pollo was hot and cheesy. I went back for seconds… and thirds. The fried fish was perfectly battered and ridiculously fresh. The Portuguese rolls were HUGE! The roast beef was tender with a great au jus sauce.
We ordered a few drinks and the bartender was a nice guy. Beer selection was pretty bad in the banquet hall since I hate American macrobrews, but they had some draft beers in the regular bar so maybe the beer selection was better out there.
My brother missed out on cheesecake (there seemed to be a shortage). However, when one of the servers heard about this she had a piece prepared especially for him. Talk about service!
Plenty of parking and plenty of room inside no matter how large your group is. And the food is excellent, which is what matters when the rubber hits the road.

Ckn parm dinner for take out is gi-​normous! Could feed a family of four and its only like $ 10!!! And the ckn is delicious. Plenty of pasta and sauce as well. Must try!

I have only had the takeout from here (party platters) and I am quite pleased. The seafood rice is unbelievable. Succulent shrimp, fresh large tender melt-​in-​your-​mouth scallops, tasty littleneck clams, and luscious lobsters. It has a delicious sauce from all the shellfish, but does not smell or taste fishy. Also, the roasted chicken is extremely juicy and flavorful. The codfish cakes are crunchy-​fried on the outside, with semi moist cod inside, very good. And the oven roasted potatoes are delicious. I am not a huge seafood person, but everything was so good that I went back for 2 extra servings! Viva Portugal !!

Food was good and portions were reasonable for the price. The service was attentive, but our food took a long time (and the restaurant was not crowded).
However, it was worth the wait. Everything was really tasty, the portions were generous, and we enjoyed our meal.

I grew up on this place’s menu. Great Portuguese cuisine! Home style Shrimp and Rice is my favorite.

We recently (July 2010) went to Tony and Penny’s as part of an event and were blown away by both the food and the service. We have eaten at all major restaurants, both casual and fine dining, and are very picky. (I would classify Tony & Penny’s as a fine family restaurant; nice but not formal so relaxed, comfortable atmosphere; lovely for a date and enjoyable as a family) As an example, we have been disappointed by both RuthChris Steakhouse and Morton’s, both of which we paid hundreds for in which to dine. The filet I had at T&P blew away anything we had ever tried before; first of all, it was enormous! Secondly, but more importantly, it was seasoned and cooked to perfection! It was melt in your mouth! After traveling around the country trying various steakhouses in Boston, Hartford, Charlotte, etc. it was a shock and surprise to find the best steak we have ever eaten right on our own backyard. Compliments to the chef! Lastly, the charge was extremely fair, about $ 20. I would have paid three times that amount, as I have other places and have never felt it warranted; this was the only $ 60 steak I would consider worth it, but considering they only charged about $ 20, I was the winner here. What a value! It was the best steak I ever had in my life. They are a nice family restaurant that is fair and not looking to rip people off.
My husband had the grilled salmon and again, perfection! Portion size and grilling technique. Our son had the green bean soup, a specialty, (along with their kale soup) and NY strip, both excellent. The sides are all homemade and fresh and delicious. The Roast potatoes are a specialty, be sure to try those.
We topped it all off w/​desserts that are about half the price of other places with a greater variety (Grand slam pie, Crème brûlée, Strawberry shortcake, which had the freshest strawberries I had ever eaten at a restaurant). We were stuffed and satisfied!
Best of all the waitstaff was extremely attentive and solicitous. Water was refreshed constantly, fresh, piping hot bread refilled, etc. They were dealing with a larger group w/​us (altho we ordered a la carte off the regular restaurant menu so it wasn’t a banquet function, tho I have been to those here as well and those are equally well regarded about town) and were friendly and efficient, never distracting or intrusive.
I cannot say enough about our recent experience w/​Tony and Penny’s and how it blew away even the «fine dining» alternatives in Boston and Hartford we have tried. We were very pleased and will be making it a regular stop from now on and will be reccomending it to everyone with enthusiasm. Check their website for their extensive offerings, everything our group had, which varied across the menu from steaks to salmon to fishbowl and Portuguese specialties, was a hit. This chef/​family/​cooking crew (not sure how many are in the kitchen; side dishes are equally well prepared and delicious as main entrees) is tops, they master across the board.
We’ve found our new favorite restaurant and I bet you will too!

I’ve gone here for SEVERAL showers. Needless to say, the waitresses always seem like they have a bug up their ass, and I’m one of their kind (portuguese)! The food isn’t that great whether brunch services, or not. If you want to eat food at the restaurant, don’t bother ordering your meat how you like it, because you’ll just end up with well-​done beef made for said weddings above. That’s right folks, out of personal experience, as well as a friend having worked there, come to find out, you’re eating wedding left overs. MMMMM

Good Portuguese-​American food. One of a number of Portuguese restaurants in Ludlow, Tony & Penny’s has the best service and food.