Puleo's Grille - Ooltewah - Knoxville

The menu described soup as “always hot”. Not so much. We have visited this restaurant several times and , sadly, watched its decline. We were a party of two. I ordered soup and a baked potato. My husband ordered a breakfast (eggs, biscuits, etc). Nothing arrived to our table hot. Soup was practically cold! Manager came by to comment on our wine, which we had always been told we could bring in with a zero corkage fee. He said “there is a corkage fee now”. We had never been charged a corkage fee before. We witnessed the manager making apologies to the patrons at 3 other tables around us. Needless to say, we will not be dining there again!

We met our son for lunch. The lunch menu was adequate for our needs. We had a memorable experience as the waitress had an accident beside our table. The poor dear was embarrassed, but all was well. We were not upset by it. She managed the event quite well.

The food quality seems to decrease during each visit. prime rib and skallops were average. spaghetti and meatballs were very popular. filet was ok and burger was good. the salates are fresh and the broth and the oil are excellent. our service was very good. is worth on the average price meal and sandwiches. steaks and seafood are overpriced for quality.

Our server was very kind. Overall the food was OK. The fried asparagus was very good. The wedge salad good . There were 4 of us. 2 of us had penne pasta that was served semi warm. Flavor was not awful. 2 had salmon and flavor good but temperature of food when served lukewarm at best. Probably won’t go back.

Second time eating here. Service and food first time was five star. This time between three and four star.