La Casa de Pedro, a popular Watertown café for more than 20 years, has closed.

The owners announced the closing on their Facebook page, on March 3, stating “Twenty-five years ago, we started a wonderful and fulfilling life adventure. We learned about you, we shared our table and were blessed to be the place you chose to come to. Today, the doors close to create a new adventure, for you! Stay tuned, watch closely, for we want you to be our first to share our table once again, friends of La Casa de Pedro.”

Julie O’Neil, licensing board clerk, said while she was aware the café had closed, she had not yet received official notification from the owners.

Dozens of comments on the announcement, both in English and Spanish, praised the restaurant for its hospitality, its delicious food and its joyous music. They shared memories of special events, including birthdays and anniversaries, celebrated at the restaurant. Posters wished the owners luck and said they looked forward to future endeavors.

In a 2016 Watertown Tab story, owner Pedro Alarcon reflected on the 20th anniversary of the opening of the restaurant, which he described as a “fun and familial dining destination,” that served simple, authentic, scratch-made dishes highlighting the traditions of his Venezuelan and Latin American heritage.

“Every guest who walks through La Case de Pedro’s doors may as well be walking through the entrance of my own home,” he said at the time.