The pizza was very good. We had the margherita pizza. The sauce had a nice San Marzano tomato flavor. The crust was perfectly cooked, had great flavor and a nice chew to it. It wasn't the best pizza I've had but it was a very good, solid pizza. I spent 10 days in Italy last year and I'd say it was as good as if not better than any pizza I had there.
The pizza is good, they have a style very similar to the pizza of the city of Naples, but there are better options in NYC. More than anything I went because it was one of the oldest pizzerias in the United States and I did not love it.
I'm from Italy and this pizza would be among the best ones even there. The staff is also awesome.
In the spirit of honesty, I can say we didn't actually eat here. We looked at the prices on the menu and went to another local place. We weren't about to pay $25 for a pizza with one topping. Save your money take a picture.
Very short waiting time (about 10 minutes), excellent pizza, ...
Perfect ! Nothing to say except go there with your eyes closed!
Beautiful place, but tourist trap. Extreme a/c to make you eat faster. Really poor and overpriced pizza.
Best pizza on the planet, I don't know what Grubhub reviewers are smoking, but they need to stop. Nothing comes close.
Always a good time at Lombardi's. Get there early gets crowded. Great pizza, great atmosphere. Always take my out of town friends there!
First, know it's cash only (it's posted clearly on the outside, which definitely helps). Me and my fiancee walk in and it's pretty crowded. We're given a buzzer and told it'll be 15-20 minutes. We sit down by the bar on a little bench, no problem. We wait about 3 minutes and our buzzer goes off. Strange but pleasant surprise! So we're led to the back area that's a pretty small "hallway" and take our seats. Above us was an autograph from Jack Nicholson which was pretty awesome. Also, know their pizzas are margherita style - a more traditional pizza with small circular cuts of mozzarella cheese placed around the pizza, leaving quite a few bites with only sauce. I highly recommend this type of pizza to many people who haven't tried it!
So we wait a handful of minutes before we can place our order - and yes, it was a noticeably long wait for our waiter to show up. We get two drinks ($3 each, NO REFILLS) and a small plain 6-slice pizza ($22, a large was $25). Alcoholic beverages were mostly $9, some beers were $6 if I recall correctly. Drinks took awhile to arrive and the pizza might've been another 15-20 minutes. About standard for a busy restaurant.
The soda was a good (some places get the syrup messed up, so figured I'd mention it). The pizza was good. It had a strong basil smell from the small seasoning/garnish leaves (which I loved). The sauce was good and the amount of cheese on the pizza was perfect for a margherita pizza. The pizza was quite thin, the crust was very crispy, and the actual slice was slightly flimsy (to give you an idea of how they'll probably come). While the pizza was pretty good, I do have to admit I still prefer the margherita pizza at my local mall pizzeria. It was slightly disappointing to not have this blow out the very short list of margherita pizzas I've had. Anyways, we finished it quickly and cleared off the pizza holder. It was immediately picked up by a friendly staff member.
This, however, leads into the most frustrating part of the experience, after the meal was finished. Despite immediately seeing the empty tray/holder and taking it, we waited for easily 15+ minutes to get the check. While we waited, another customer walked up to a staff member and had to ask for her check (I could hear a slight frustration in her voice). I'm not kidding, about 10 minutes goes by and she walks back up and had to hand the money/check to them because they still weren't coming to her table. He asked her if she needed change and she said "No." As she turned around and passed our table, she let out a slightly exaggerated annoyed sigh. I don't blame her. Eventually we got the check and paid. For us two, with two drinks and a small pizza, it came to $36 total ($30 + $6 tip).
3/5 for me. Pizza was good but didn't blow me away. Stunning that they were so slow to clear tables when it was obviously busy. If you want a cool experience in the city eating at a historic location (said to be the first pizzeria in America I believe), it's worth a shot. If you're in the city and want to grab a quick slice, you'll probably be able to find some slices that give this pizza a run for the money for cheaper - and you'll probably be more full too. Cash only wasn't a problem for us but could be for others. Overall a decent experience. But waiting for staff to notice you after you're done eating is quite annoying to me. Especially after being fairly spoiled by Ziosks where you can swipe your card and leave immediately after your last bite if you want.
I'm always sceptical of places like this. Can it live up to its reputation? Well it was great. I left very pleased. Only problem was we got sat under the vent and it got pretty cold. On the way out we bumped into James Franco which was neat.
The worst pizza and waiter ever. Half hour wait, taken to the back area past the kitchen, dull and boring, breadsticks were nasty, no flavor, no butter or garlic, served with pizza sauce. Pizza was overdone and expensive as ever-$60 for a large pizza with pepperoni and onion, breadsticks and 2 ice teas. Biggest rip off ever. Waiter was rude, very rude.
Giving this place two stars because the service was really good. But if you want quality pizza don't go to this place. A small pizza which is only 6 slices was over $20 and it looked and tasted like a pizza you get as an appetizer at a dive bar. Then when you bite into it, its like biting into saw dust with cheese on it.They don't even give you free unlimited refills on soda! They should be paying its customers to eat there.
Small nice restaurant. Manageable map, but has everything popular and you can put everything together. Nice thin soil and tasty. A large reaches for two people.
A good pizza but expensive. Cash only but ATM on site.
We went on the recommendation of the tour guide. Promoted as the best and oldest pizza in New York. But I was not surprised by his pizza. The place is relatively picturesque but nothing to surprise.
It is the pizza place to start your pie eating journey..,.. and the pie is great
Fantastic pizza. Absolutely amazing. The sauce is killer. Would absolutely go back to. Very hard to find pizza like this outside of NY
Very good pizzas and good treatment. A good option in Little Italy
Very ordinary all the characters that serve that Italian pizza feeder.
They do not give invoice ... they are trout.
How is it possible that an Italian restaurant doesn't serve espresso? Pizzas were good though.
Excellent thin crust pizza. Friendly wait staff and affordable prices.
Not sure wha the hype is all about. Pizza was just average...
Not as good as people said. The pizza dough is overcooked. Some staffs are perfunctory.
Great classic thin crust pizza and the service is always fast and friendly. The clam pies are are really good.
Great atmosphere along with the best pizza you can ever find. What else can you ask for!
Awesome and delicious pizza. Good service only downside you must pay cash and only for that I give you 4 stars.
Bad food, long wait, plastic dishes, expensive. generally a trap for tourists.
Best pizza, lots of tourists, have to wait a bit time ...Ingredient are fresh and the photos on the wall are cool
Overrated. Good thing there was no line when we ate here. Ray's Pizza is way better!
nice spot it enjoyed it!! Added to my NYC trip!!! It's a Girl With a Passport score. #GWAP
I can see why this is popular. The crust texture is amazing and the flavor is simple and delicious. Big pizza for a good price.
Friendly staff and fairly decent sized restaurant.
The first pizza place in america. Coal oven which,means steam engine hot so the pizza comes out fast, slighly charred on the tips of the dough bubbles which means crunchy and tasty thin crust. The cheese is not the star but a balance of the dough, sauce and chunks of cheese that dont cover the entire pie (look at the pictures). A must for tourists.
Came all the way from Gainesville Florida on a family road trip. This place came highly recommended! Best pizza we had in NY!
Lombardi's is one of the most places that you need to go, visit and experience at least once. Please note that there is usually a wait especially during lunch and dinner hours. Pizza was great, but the service was just OK. Please note that they only accept cash.
I enjoyed very much great personal clean and quick.
It pretty good not great but pretty good. One thing I absolutely cannot stand is that they are cash only. Whether it s for tax evasion or they are just plain lazy I hate this. As usual I spend less money when such a restriction is placed. We came late in the day therefore there was no wait. I m glad I tried it but like much of New York s food it s quite overrated.
We came here last year and the pizza was incredible.
order the best pizza in the city ( enuf for two) bring cash they dont take american express...worth the wait but try to go on off hours
Great pizza. This place is a true gem. One of the few tourist spots I actually recommend in nyc
Had the margarita pizza with sausage and pepperoni, it was worth the wait and lived up to the hype 100%!
Great pizza but service was poor. Waitress never once checked on us and we waited over 30 mins just to receive our bill, and we had to be somewhere afterwards. Still 4 star because I understand that service depends on a lot of different scenarios.
I come to Lombardi s for more than 10 years. Always great....but now no more large pies and they just offer one 12 size at $30.....very disappointed....
Bread sticks we're totally uninspired, they give you plastic cups and paper plates, and the pizza was just decent.
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Everyone was very friendly and the pizza was delicious. Only down side is they're cash only.
Classic Lombardi pizza... Still great after all these years. The crust is still crispy and slightly chewy and hold up well to the slightly sweet sauce and pepperonis. And still cash only.
A New York institution but had become a bit of a factory. Still pretty good pizza and it's a good spot to take out if town visitors who want to visit a "famous" place but there is better pizza in the city.
Lombardi's is a popular nice pizzeria in the NYC East village. This place is claimed and famously known to be the first pizzeria in America and has often been featured to be the among the best pizzerias in NYC. They serve good pizzas of 3-4 basic types with a huge array of toppings choice. The place is vegetarian friendly too. It has good ambience and good rustic old school Italian sit down dine-in restaurant charm. Best time to visit the place is late afternoon to skip the long waits and the place is cash only.
Good pizza but nothing exceptional. Nice to know it was first pizzeria in the US
Very good pepople and very good pizza.
The Price is friendly and the decor is very nice. I like the all white pizza and i also really like that this location is very multi useful. You can go to this place on a date or you can go here for a quick bite to eat.
The pizza is so amazingly good you have to try it. Just go there you will not regret
Why do I feel like this place is overrated? It is an okay good pizza. Nothing really WOWS me. Just an ordinary pizza with good crispy thin crust.
Like the white pizza and the traditional pizza I had there. We came at a good time where there was a short wait. I would recommend this place to anyone.
HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! After a long day of walking around, I decided I wanted "NYC's #1 pizza" as we had previously heard. We were a few blocks away so decided to order a pizza to go so we could go back and watch our team's opening football night game. The online order said roughly 15 minutes. We walked as fast as we could and got there right on time, waited for the host and told him we were there to pick up a to go order. He never acknowledged us, whispered into his ear piece and completely dismissed us. After waiting 10 more minutes, I asked the host if we were in the correct place to pick up an online order, assuming that maybe he misunderstood us or there was some confusion. It had been 25 minutes since we ordered. He looked utterly annoyed by me and said yes, then whispered into his ear piece again and turned his back towards us. We waited yet another 15 minutes....this time I asked how much longer our online order would be, that it said 15 minutes online and it had now been close to 40 minutes. We were given another rude look and told probably about another 5 minutes and again, turned his back towards us. Never once did he even ask our name for the online order. At this point, I was about to ask for a manager, but a kind member of the waitstaff approached me and asked me why I wasn't watching the game (as I had on a shirt for our home team). I informed him that we ordered online 40 minutes ago and were still waiting. He immediately asked my name and went into the back. Just a couple moment later, he had our order (which was only a small pizza). Yes, after 40+ minutes, we finally got a lukewarm pizza that clearly had been sitting in the back for a while. I've never been treated with such disregard. I was completely offended. I can only assume this was because we were clearly tourists, but in no way deserved the sheet disrespect we were given by the host. I cannot even recommend or suggest that this place! This was definitely the low part of our trip. Feeling sad and rejected, I decided to just take the pizza and leave because no good would come from talking to anyone at that moment given my level of angry and hunger.
Italian soda to die for. Refreshing and no too sweet. Pizza amazing
They are able to prepare the very best of an original Italian pizza. The pick up service could work better. I was a bit lost trying to find a spot to wait for my pizza. But definitely I want to come back.
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