This place defines a hidden secret. You could live next to Peabody and never know it there. Its half bar on one side, half comfortable family style rest. on the other. The prices are great, the food is fantastic, the specials are crazy. The cod cakes are out of this world, and the steaks done Portugese style are fantastic. This is a great place for a whacky, off beat "wow who would have guessed this hid here " kinda place. Fun. We go often. The service is fantastic as well! read more

Just sitting here writing this review based on all the 5 star reviews my hubby and I drove from North Andover to Peabody .... with high expectations when we pulled up I thought we were lost its alittle place in the corner. The owner George was nice but he was the waiter/ bartender/hostess... So please if your in a hurry this ain't the place for you . We ordered the seafood stew it was great. However my husband and I won't be returning to this place. Went in craving a margarita.......George made me something I can't really tell what it was it was terrible I had sips and couldn't tolerate it. We are actually just leaving to go to a normal bar for my much needed drink. Food was good... Service was meh! Overall not a 5star restaurant. read more

Trackside Bar & Grill - Portuguese Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

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I got a kick reading all these yelp reviews because I would never expect someone to go out of their way to eat here. It's a tiny, easily missed hole-in-the-wall with outdated decor. BUT, if you're Portuguese or like Portuguese food, it's a no brainer. My steak tips here are awesome. Calamari -- don't do the rings, do the regular calamari and it's great. Rings are blah. Salad is fine, nothing to write home about. The "fries" are sliced potato and they're really good. Bread is always soft and too yummy for my own good. I loved the soup I had here. My friends have had the house steak - yum, all kinds of seafood stuff - not my thing but they loved it, and everything in between. Tips: - Sit at the bar - Order a drink, they're good - Don't come if you're in a rush - Come with a Portuguese person - Don't expect white-glove service, but do expect good food read more

Very authentic Portuguese food for the price. However, the service was a bit slow due to short on staff/waitresses. Overall, I enjoyed the good food, ambience, decor. Would definitely come back again. read more

Trackside Bar & Grill - Portuguese Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

We were looking for a good place to eat in the area and came across this little gem. It's not a large place, so you might want to call ahead. Our kids kept to the sandwich menu, with one having a burger, one having a steak burger, and the third trying the linguisa burger. All came with beautiful homemade fries that were fried to perfection. The sandwiches were a huge hit. We tried the Shrimp San Miguel and the Salted Cod Stew, both amazing dishes. The sauces were delightful and the seafood cooked wonderfully. We sopped up the last of the dishes with the plentiful bread served by our very attentive servers. We will definitely be back for another enjoyable evening! read more

Old world Portuguese food in a very cozy old school neighborhood family restaurant, with a warm emphasis on family. This is definitely not a stuffy place that frowns on kids. The food is hearty wholesome, even rare, yet there is nothing trendy or derivative about the food or the setting. A real break from contrived novelty. The real thing. I had rabbit stew, steamers and some wonderful Portuguese wine that the owner himself recommended. I highly recommend this hidden gem. read more

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Decided to try this based on the Yelp reviews ...maybe we just don't "know" Portuguese fare? We arrived on Sat. mid-afternoon and there was one couple in the dining room and several people at the bar. A very dated restaurant but the bartender/waiter greeted us right away and was very friendly. Appeared to be all locals as this was an out of the way location. Hubby wanted haddock so the waiter pointed to the fish & chips and said it was haddock. It came with two sides so he chose the garden salad with the chips. I chose the paella based on a YELP review. I've only had paella one other time at the Latitude 43 in Gloucester, which was out of this world so wanted to try it here. The salads came pretty quickly, nothing to write home about. Dressing was served in a plastic "tartar sauce like" container. Our meals took a little while to arrive probably due to the paella. The bread (rolls) were light and delicious. When the fish & chips arrived, my husband had a inkling that the fish was not haddock. There was a seasoned breading on the haddock and he took one bite and was very disappointed, the fish wasn't flaky like haddock should be and it was fishy. I took a bite to confirm his judgement and he was right. Needless to say, he didn't enjoy his meal. My paella came with a 1/2 lobster in shell, shrimp, calamari, squid, clams, mussels, scallops, pork, chicken and sausage with rice in a mildly-spicy tomato based broth. I would have preferred the rice to be more mushy like risotto. The pork and chicken was a bit overcooked for my liking which made it somewhat tough. The seafood was good but it didn't compare to my one and only other paella experience. We're glad we tried it but sorry to say we wouldn't go out of our way again to return. Didn't understand all of the 5 star reviews? read more

This was some of THE BEST food my husband and I have EVER had! Huge portions, wonderful service and cozy atmosphere. We were not only greeted by the staff who graciously did their best to seat our group as soon as possible in a full restaurant, but we were also met by the friendly locals and regulars during our wait. Before we were even seated, our table was waiting with bread, butter, and a wonderful bowl of olives. My husband had the roasted pork with fava beans and I had the roasted goat. Let me repeat: This was some of the most wonderful fool we have ever had the pleasure of tasting. Everything was great: service, atmosphere, and food! This is a MUST VISIT! read more

Trackside Bar & Grill - Roasted pork and Fava beans...amazing! - Portuguese Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

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We had a great dinner here, and the lady who seated and served us (I gather she is the wife) was super helpful and friendly. We had an assortment of appetizers and dishes, and everything was great. I really love these types of family restaurants where you are made to feel welcome. read more

I've been to 100 Portuguese restaurants from Newark, Fall River, New Bedford, Cambridge, Hartford, as well as many trips to Portugal. This place has authentic, bold flavors, good prices, and a relaxed atmosphere. read more

Cozy atmosphere. Home style food. Good service. We started with the bread with fresh olives, ordered the octopus appetizer - delicious! Ordered the steak and shrimp with boiled potatoes and chicken soup as my main dish. The soup was better than my mom's! Husband had seafood stew and loved it! For dessert we had the flan and didn't regret it. All good! Thank you! read more

georgie is the man, hes so nice and friendly I love the food here, I wouldnt mind going every day I enjoy the mixture of wine and seafood they dont rush you like most restaurants do they give you authentic Portuguese olives the people who rated this place 1 star, good we dont want you anyways read more

The food is authentic and fantastic and earned a place on my shortlist of bookmarked sites on yelp! The seafood casserole is fresh and delicious. The Sagres was fresh as well which is very hard to find. Most places don't sell enough for it to be so good! read more

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An unexpected hole in a wall. Really like the food here, but ordering for take out can get lost in translation a little.

I've been here twice now and this place does not disappoint! My goal is to try everything on the menu. Place isn't huge but big enough and has a real cozy feel. Have tried the grouper, house steak, mussels, kale soup, pork with cubed potaotes (best ive had yet!). Just really wish this place was closer to me - I'd come once a week. read more

My friends and I went to Trackside the first time for lunch. Amazing food and customer service. We had the sausage, which was a bit dry but flavorful; the grilled octopus which was amazingly the best octopus I've ever had, tender yet remained that chewy texture, not too much seasoning so you can actually taste the sea; the seafood stew was significantly good, a lot of seafood in there but the broth was what impressed me. Nothing to complain about this place. Definitely coming back soon! read more

seafood amazing one of the best Place I've had ever been to I recommend this place good customer service

THE BEST FOOD EVER!!! The Freshest Seafood I ever had, Best kept secret Authentic Portuguese Food read more

We've traveled extensively & repeatedly to Portugal and the Azores and if you want to know what Portuguese cuisine & hospitality are, this is the place. Unpretentious, homey, and authentic. The servings are large, flavor is deep and the menu extensive. Try the grilled linquica or octopus. They aim to please. Numerous visits. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants on the North Shore. The food is incredible and authentic. The ambience is cozy and welcoming.

Oh what a find. Everything about this restaurant is authentic and true! Family operated and so the care they offer is real. The food is all homemade and has varying taste. We were a table for four. Three of us had the nightly special: A grilled swordfish steak, stuffed squid with cubes potatoes, and rabbit with a butter garlic and herb sauce. My dish, the surf and turf with steak tips were out of this world. It only were they tender and juicy but the marinade made them have a somewhat sweet taste. Will be back as you can't find these restaurants everyday read more

Trackside Bar & Grill - Flaming linguica Appetizer - Portuguese Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

Fantastic place! Every dish was delicious especially the grilled octopus. Our waitress was wonderful. The only downside with such awesome food...you have to get in when you can as it is a small restaurant. read more

My husband and I wanted a mom and pop local restaurant to eat. Plus, my husband wanted to try Portuguese food. There were extra parking in the back of the restaurant, which smelled so bad. The place had a small bar inside. When we came inside no one came to greet you, wasn't sure if we can just sit anywhere. After standing for a few mins, a guy from the bar came over. He sat us down and gave us the menu. Other customers starting to come in and they wanted to sit at the bar. The man that worked at the bar took the customers at the bar first. We thought oh maybe he's just the bartender and our waiter is in the back. We kept waiting for 8 mins and no one came by. My husband and I kept looking around. The bartender notice us and came over and took our drink and food order. I told my husband, they need server on the floor since he seems to like to be at the bar. Our foods were great. We ordered the little neck clams, pan fried pork medallion, and baked scallops. The food were so good... my husband waited for the bartender to come back to refill his water but no one came by he walked by us 4 times and nothing so my husband drank from my cup. When the bartender came by we just gave him our credit card because we knew it was going to be a long wait. Which we were right. He kept talking at the bar.. overall place has great food but slow service. They need extra help on the floor. read more

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Our bartender Luis was amazing. He went above and beyond to provide us with stellar service. We had a bottle of the Casal Garcia with our appetizer, great wine, better value. We had the Littlenecks to start, they were cooked just right, and of course dipped our bread in every last drop of broth! We then moved on the Carne Alentejana, pork was tender, potatoes were hot and once again more clams. Sauce was on point. We paired that with the house red, tasty and again value! Luis was right there to provide all we needed. We ended our meal with cappuccino and espresso that was extremely tasty! We ordered two desserts, Caramel pudding and the Passion Fruit, both were amazing! Great job guys, We'll be back read more

Fantastic food. Got the feel to a corner pub, so you can sit at the bar, or has approx 5-6 sit down tables. I had a shellfish broth, which was huge and included lobster, clams etc. That and 2 beers came to $40 including tip. And that meal was one of the pricier options. Most meals were $15ish. The broth i had was $28. Food was phenomenal, and parking easy. read more

The TRACKSIDE is for some reason not honoring gift certificates - ones that were just purchased before the holiday. Bad business practice and we will not be returning or gifting any more certificates. Our family loves this place, but they are upset and will also not be returning. read more

Won't Be Returning It had been a good while since we last ate here, and we had enjoyed our previous visits. Tonight was not a good visit. At six p.m. the restaurant was not too crowded: six diners at tables and six diners at the bar. Alyssa was the only one serving all diners. (I see from other reviews that has been a problem at other times, as well.) As the establishment became busier, so did Alyssa. When she finally took our orders, she NEVER mentioned the specials. After delivering or meals, she NEVER checked on us. Because we were in a rush to make the theater, my wife decided not to call out to our waitress to complain about the inedible pan fried chicken with mushrooms---there wasn't enough time to reorder and eat. In fairness, the charge for this dish was removed. The seafood was tasty, but the clams and mussels were overcooked to the point of being chewy and diminished in size. When I saw rabbit stew on the specials board I cancelled my octopus order. Rabbit had some tender pieces and some not so tender. I liked the stew and sauce, but it was extremely salty. ( Seems many of their dishes are) Overall, we were not pleased and most likely won't be returning, although I may go for the octopus to give Trackside one more chance. Please give a like if you like the pictures or find this helpful. Thanks. read more

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Review to come...in short, excellent food, prices and service. A more detailed review will replace this.

When I first found the Trackside in Peabody, I felt like I had made a great discovery. The place sits by itself over an abandoned rail bed and tucked on a residential street of houses and brick buildings. When you go inside it is clean and modern, although you can't tell that from the outside. There is a bar area on one side and a wall that divides the dining room side. You can see the chef cooking the food. And I will say the food is excellent. If you enjoy traditional European dining, that is a world away from the 99, Chilis, Friday's and all the rest, you will love the trackside. I had seafood stew with lobster, clams, calamari, and muscles in a white wine garlic sauce that was out of this world. I have been there several times for sandwiches, steaks and the specialty is the fish! The food is excellent. Check it out, discovering the trackside is definitely a find. read more

Trackside Bar & Grill - Steamed Little Necks - Portuguese Near Me - Peabody, Massachusetts

Never have I been to a restaurant where the food was so good i came back the very next night. My friends felt the same way and they came back as well. My Portuguese friend said the food reminded him of eating the home cooked meals he grew up with. Wednesday night and the place is packed. This place is a must try! I would suggest anything. We all had different meals each night and All was delicious. read more

doesn't look like much on the outside, but it's a classic and authentic portuguese restaurant. my family and i attend here often and are never disappointed. viva portugal!! read more

Authentic Portuguese food. I read though the reviews and my interest was peaked. I wouldn't call it quaint and it's not the best food I've ever had, but I'm glad we tried it. It is in the middle of nowhere, but as it's name implies, right next to the train tracks. Parking behind, enter on the corner. You do not go there for the ambience. There isn't much decor. Pretty much everyone else was a regular. The waiter asked us where we were from. I guess it was obvious that we were not local. We were 4 people. We had 2 appetisers, 4 salads, 4 main courses, 2 desserts, 1 glass of wine and 1 espresso all for $80. The fried calamari was decent, but the sauteed squid appetiser was excellent. The red fish special is a whole fish served with Portuguese fries which are kind of like homemade potato chips. The bacalau was so huge we took enough home for another meal. The grilled octopus was extraordinary. By far the best thing. The portion is 2 large tentacles, more than enough. We liked the almond tarts better than the flan. It is not large, maybe 8 tables. One waiter works the whole room. He is attentive and friendly, but busy. read more

Listen to Yelp, guys, this place is a total gem. For one thing, they served me some of the best octopus that I've ever had - so tender, so flavorful, tossed in a deliciously tangy but not overbearing sauce. The seafood stew was such a shock-and-awe showstopper that everyone at our table burst into laughter when it arrived, but, that being said, for my money the carne de porco alentejana (with that sauce! that sauce!) simply can't be beat. One look at the prices on the menu will tell you that this place is probably a pretty good deal, but when you see the portions and quality of the food you'll agree that it is a PHENOMENAL deal. It's everything you want out of a low-key, no bullcrap, family restaurant. read more

The atmosphere is very simple but nice. When you first walk in they have a bar to the left full of Portuguese men drinking, haha. great bread, great kale soup, I got a cod salad which was very good as well. My boyfriend got a steak that was amazing. They did not have the 1 meal I wanted to get there from my childhood (Portuguese grandmother is the best cook) but there is plenty on the menu that I am sure is delicious. I might try out a few other Portuguese restaurants before coming back, just to experience other places. read more

Sooooo good! We were driving for 30 minutes to find a Portuguese restaurant when finally we stopped at a local store for a suggestion. They said Trackside and so we went there. The food was so delicious, the seafood stew is their specialty, though the sausage and bread were also excellent. Prices were also reasonable for the food we were getting. Also, the owner was super friendly and talked to us throughout our meal. He wasreally funny and cute. I would totally go here again if I'm ever in the area. read more

I actually found this place using the Yelp reviews:) This place is amazing, what a great hidden gem! Went with a small group, they were very accommodating. I had the garlic steak....it was so delicious, stuffed mushrooms were fantastic. The calamari was the best I have ever had! The prices are as good as the food - and the cocktails....where can you get a good class of wine w/dinner for $4.00!!! I can't wait to go back. Plenty of parking:) Staff is so friendly, by the time we left we felt like family:) read more

Place was crowded, but my wife and I were the only ones waiting to be seated. The bar was full, so they seated us on stools in front of the bar between the bar and the dining room to wait for a table. After about 15 minutes, a table opened up, and still we sat there waiting. Then another table opened up, and we waited. There was no communication from the hostess indicating how much longer we would wait.We were maybe 4 feet away from the front of the bar, yet the bartender never once asked us if we wanted a drink while we waited or look at the menu. It was as if we were invisible to the bartender and the hostess. 2 empty and cleaned tables in the dining room and still we sat there. After 45 minutes, we left. Place seems to be for locals only. Tourists are made to feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. read more

After reading the reviews on Yelp, I decided to give this a try. Quaint local place. I think we were the only table that wasn't speaking Portuguese. Drinks were ok, service was slow and the food was well below average. The 99 would have been an upgrade. read more

Wow! What a find. Tucked away, as it is, on a back street in Peabody, you might drive right by this world-class Portuguese restaurant and not realize it's there. But once you figure out how to park in a lot behind and walk around to the front entrance, you're in for a treat. The place isn't large and fancy...no linen or candles or trendy dacor. The dining area is simple and functional and friendly. There's a full bar and an interesting wine list -- heavily weighted, as you might imagine, to wines from Portugal. But foodies take note: the cooking is anything but pedestrian! I had the Caldeirada de Marisco (seafood stew) consisting of clams, lobster, shrimp, mussels, calamari, and white beans in a tomato base sauce. It came straight from the stove in the pan it was prepared in. If you order this dish, be prepared for a plentiful serving of Mediterranean goodness. The ingredients were fresh and the sauce was so tasty I just had to sop up the dregs with bread. This entree was one of the most expensive on the menu and it was only $18. There were many other interesting dishes I'll have to try on other occasions that were significantly less. I went against tradition and had a red wine with my meal instead of white. I splurged on a 2001 Herdade Perdigao Reserva and it was excellent...earthy full bodied complex and well within the window of readiness. Dessert consisted of a couple of to-die-for pastries -- a Pastel de Nata (from Lisbon) and a Vila Franca (from the Azores) -- accompanied by a spectacular glass of Madeira that the owner imports directly from his native island off the coast of Portugal. Our server, Anna, was great. She was attentive, and happily answered our questions and made worthy recommendations when asked. All in all, this was an excellent dining experience, made all the more memorable by the unlikely local and very reasonable prices. read more

Welcoming, friendly, with good, authentic Portuguese food. We stopped by on a hot afternoon, looking for a cool drink, and stayed for a perfect grilled octopus appetizer and tasty fish stew. Everything about this place says that the owner really cares. read more