Public Pizza Italian Restaurant & Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The wait staff was very friendly."
• "Our server ( Victoria) is awesome!! Very attentive and made sure we were comfortable, food wasn't cold, and our drinks were filled."
• "Service was really good."
• "The staff are super friendly, can't wait to go back."
• "Although Our Server (Gio) appeared to be busy with other Customers, he continued to check up on how things were for us, and also apologized for the mishap with my meal."
• "The service was impeccable, staff was friendly and courteous."
• "Service was amazing from the minute we sat down."

Cons:

• "She was rude and you can tell she didn't want to be there on a Sunday night."
• "Once seated, we waited over 30 minutes and no one took our order."
• "Horrible service! Stood in front of the host desk for 10 min while she had a private conversation with the manager before being even addressed."
• "The waitress wasn't the friendliest and tipped herself more than I gave her permission to on my card."
• "We asked her about a drink that came out not mixed and messy and she replied 'well what do you want me to do'."
• "The guys who takes orders the older one. He has the worst attitude ever."
• "Service was the worst service i have ever received in all my dining experiences."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The sauce is to die for."
• "The creamy and rich mushroom tortellini I had."
• "Everything tasted fresh!"
• "Their chicken was charred perfectly and salad was fresh."
• "The pizza was hot and cheesy the mozzarella sticks were top tear."
• "The food was delicious - pizza dough was light and airy and flavorful."
• "Awesome food selection with great taste."

Cons:

• "The arugula salad that had too little walnuts and left us wanting for more garnish."
• "The penne a vodka was undercooked, the burger was at the wrong temperature, the creme brulee was burnt."
• "The chicken alfredo was bland and the chicken was not worth paying extra for, unfortunately."
• "The pie barely had a hint of sauce and cheese. It was tasteless and flavorless… was just eating a piece of plain bread."
• "Bland, boring pizza. Shockingly bad pizza this close to NYC."
• "The sauce is very bland & no flavor."
• "The first pizza came was for my son off the kids menu. The pizza was soggy and not very appealing."

Wait Time

Pros:

• "Food was served within 15-20min (kiddos pizza was greasy out the oven). Food was so good I forgot to take pictures."

Cons:

• "Food was not on time."
• "It took 45 minutes to receive our pizza and salad."
• "Waited a 1/2 hour."
• "Service was slow."
• "It took over an hour to get the second drink and it was $40 for 3 mimosas mostly OJ."
• "The food took 90 minutes and was cold."
• "Took 30 minutes just for water, got our calamari with still no drinks."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Nice space...some outdoor seating. Indoors space was neat and very clean."
• "Outside dining is available, with plenty of tables, and oddly ... very Pleasant, as there weren't any loud guest sitting outside."
• "Great bar setup to meet up for a date or catch up with friends."
• "Great atmosphere, you can usually see sports on."
• "The atmosphere is very nice."
• "Very nice restaurant, well lit with amazing decor."
• "Lovely ambiance and music as well."

Cons:

• "Customers were sitting back to back instead of every other booth."
• "This restaurant is not practicing social distancing."
• "I was surprised they weren't taking temperatures, or at least getting your contact information in case they needed to contact you at a later time."
• "The music was so loud I had to raise my voice to talk to my friends."
• "Hispanic music playing was terrible for an Italian place atmosphere and it was blaring."
• "Inside Dining on a Friday night after 8pm WAS LOUD!!"
• "Their lack of consideration for others dining around them caused everyone else to have to speak louder just to hear whomever you were dining with."