Stunned. We tried a longtime Louisville pizza restaurant for the first time.
Saw the price of the small that we ordered. Knew it was hugely expensive but expected a topping full pizza. We ordered whichever one has everything on it.
First mistake. We didn't specify what kind of crust we like - we prefer thin - nor were we asked.
It was doughy and thick, undercooked. Yes there were alot of different toppings - maybe 10. But not the quantity we expected after eating Mama Bearnos for years or our most recent fav - the refrigerator at NABC.
$28!!! 3 times the cost of a comparable deli pizza.
And the place was packed.
I guess it is just us. We don't like underdone, skimpily topped $28 small pizzas.
When walking to our car, a pizza competitor drove up and asked us about our experience. He certainly picked the right couple to ask! He said he couldn't believe the business the place does and the prices they charge. We agreed. He assumed it was East Enders with too much money.
I expect people have gotten pizza mostly through delivery in the past decades so eating pizza out is a treat.
I will say we had very nice service. Good side salads. (Only 1 local beer. Skimpy beer list).
We might go back for sandwiches or pastas but never pizza.
AND, this is the stunner, they gave us $20 off our meal - we had a total of 3 beverages also. We left our server $10 and felt that was fair. We didn't expect that. Didn't ask for it. We just told our server that we were disappointed - we still would have tipped 20%. (The table next to us left without eating because the pizza took too long.)
So, I am not going to slam the restaurant. But does anyone else have a problem with the cost/quality of a pizza like this?
