Outstanding. Quite simply the best Italian meal we’ve had anywhere. Paolo clearly cares about the food and his passion comes through when he describes the menu. Highest quality ingredients treated with care and respect. Highly recommended!
Outstanding food. If you love italian food Pepenero is a must visit. My wife and I went tonight had the simple but amazing pasta with tomato and burrata followed by perfectly cooked duck and tiramisu. All super high quality. Warm welcome from all the team...there. We definitely recommend the specials . Super nice wines. 100% will go backMore
Vert good moment in family. It was a long time we didn’t eat such good Italian food!! We really enjoyed the dinner and the team is great!!
We began with a delicious drop of full-bodied red and a Campari Spritz and trusted the charming owner who recommended the gourmet bruschetta to start. Anchovies and wasabi are, it transpires, a match made in paradiso! We opted, for mains, for the seafood pasta and...the mushroom with truffle-cream fettuccini. Both were exceptional. The pasta was fresh and perfectly cooked and the flavours were rich and authentic, acompanied by an excellent bottle of Chilean cabernet sauvignon and we were delighted! It was great to eat to such a well chosen soundtrack too: emphasis was on the 80s, from italo-disco to British new-wave with a splash of funk and soul. The owner ended our perfect evening with a homemade limoncello; what a touch. The best place we ate on Samui by a distance. The food, the staff, the atmosphere and the tunes were exceptional. If you'd have told me we'd be eating authentic Italian cuisine on a Thai island talking about the pros and cons of George Lazenby and the state of international politics, I would've laughed. I'm not laughing anymore. We will be back. Thank you Pepenero.More
A safe haven with curated “home style” dishes. Every visit is for me pure joy as both owners Paolo and Alain delight me with courtesy and a friendly smile the first and delicacies reminding me my roots the second. Pasta specialities are definitely always a...surprise (I enjoyed a “trofie al pesto” on my recent visit that could have come out of a cöxina in Sampierdarena). Probably one of the must try is the cheese platter, were “raspadüra” is definitely a throwback into my childhood. Excellent wine selection (also by the glass) and for those into it, their selection of Gin is definitely worth a try.More
It's been a few years but we're finally back in Samui and enjoying dinner at Pepenero. My wife and I have travelled extensively and still find it amazing that some of the best Italian dishes we have tasted have been at Pepenero. Once again they...have delivered, the tomato & burrata fetachini was delicious and the rigatoni with tomahawk beef ragu WOW! Paulo the perfect host, like catching up with an old friend. Thank you for the perfect dinner, can't wait to visit again. P.S. We also used Paulo's new service of a free ride to the Fisherman's Village Market after dinner. A nice bonus.More
OMG we were recommended by friends who visited march 2023 so we visited in April and the food was SPECTACULAR the ATMOSPHERE was great and the wine perfect. The TRUE Italian cuisine was perfect a meal that I will remember forever. The second visit was...just as good but this time we drank Italian Sangria This is one of the BEST Italian restaurants we have ever eaten in. If you are on the island Koh Samui and like Italian food PLEASE book you will not be disappointed. Service, staff, and food unbeatableMore
Excellent food and very attentative service. The chef even prepares special surprise menues on request and it was a true delight to taste it! Can highly recommend the Pepenero.
Wow, what a great Italian restaurant it’s the one that you would like to meet while traveling the outskirts of Rome or Florence but then you meet it in the outskirts of Ko Samui what a catch. The owner itself came out to explain the...menu, and all his recommendation were superb pasta, freshly made Was one of the best we ate no less than that. The olive oil was best quality, smelling wonderful, and adding a Mediterranean touch to the whole experience. A very unexpected catch in a Thai island So…we are very grateful for the chance to meet the owner that treated us like we are guests in his own house thank you dear sir for a soul and heart cooking and whole experience. We do hope to come again.More
Dear Veredh and madame, Your visit was a great pleasure for us as well. As I always repeat, a pleasant night at the restaurant its a combo of what the restaurant offers and the attitude of the guests. The more the attitude is open, positive...More
The host explains each of the dishes with enthusiasm, authentic food with great service, one of the best Italian restaurants. We first visited this restaurant in 2018, 2019, 2020 and again in 2023 and are still amazed by the standard of food. We look forward...to revisiting, Koh Samui and particularly going back to Pepenero.More
Dear Tony, Thank you very much to remind me the calendar of your visits! Do you know, I was thinking even before the 2018, it seems to me we know each other since a life! And after Covid, seeing again people that we met before...More
Amazed by the excellent Italian cuisine. Don’t miss this restaurant if you come to Koh Samui. The best restaurant from far on the islandMore
Dear Jean Patrick, when the compliments are so big, it's even hard to find the right words to answer. I say to all my customers, especially the ones who appreciated so much our job, to remind me of your first visit when there will be...More
Been to this restaurant now two times and honestly the food, the cooking, the teams, the owners and the decors, everything is perfect. Highly recommend this restaurant. 🙏☺️More
Dear John. I would add something to the list of things that you mentioned to recommend us. The customers. An important part of the success of a restaurant are the customers that come with the right approach, that want enjoy, share passion for food and,...More
Excellent food with a variety of options on the menu. The staff here was warm, friendly, and welcoming. We loved the ambiance and decor of this quaint restaurant. We will definitely be back and also recommend it to our friends.More
Dear Ashley, Thank you so much for your beautiful words. Hard for me to remember every guest, especially in the very crowded nights, but I can try to say.... the super polite Canadian couple? I hope I guess, and if not, I'm still so happy...More
Excellent food and service. Very good selection of wines and spirits. Chef Paulo was extremely helpful in explaining the menu and his specials.More
Dear Neville, Thank you so much! Many reviewers mention the satisfaction for the service and the staff. I'm so proud of it, because all the island is in emergency about staff, there are not workers enough and myself I would like more for my restaurant....More
Our second time to the restaurant this trip and just wonderful. We went New Years Eve and as a couple the following week. Really super good Italian food. 5 stars !
Thank you very much guys and see you in your next visit to Koh Samui!
