Most underrated restaurant in the area. Great pizza and great service. Consistently. Worth the stop.

They went off menu and made me Chicken Cordon Bleu. So good and soo nice of them. I call almost every week and they called me today to inform me that it was on the menu read more

This place is great, food & service is always on point. My wife and I have eaten here dowens of times. Turkey grinder is very good. Pizza is also very good. Thanks! read more

My best friend and I went to Apollo's pizza last night for the very first time. We will DEFINITELY be back, not so much for the food, which was excellent, but for the atmosphere. Their server, Kat, is really and genuinely sweet and kind, and look forward to going back read more

I love this restaurant. We had been eating there at least once a week. Dinners are great. I get that owners need to raise prices with costs going up..... so let's talk about their Pizza, which generally I've always liked ....but if you're going to charge by the topping. ..At least make sure you put said toppings on the pizza! ...so you can see it and taste it. I paid almost $34 for a pizza that had supposedly six toppings on it and you could barely see them! the skimpy toppings ... is really disappointing. I don't mind paying, but I like to get what I pay for.... read more

We found this place not far off 90. I ordered eggplant rolatini and my companion ordered stuffed shells. These dishes were delicious!Portions are generous. The service is prompt. read more

Amazing food and service, chicken parm calzone was fantastic , servers are great ! Highly recommend !

Walking into this place my first impression was it looks like a real pizzeria. The farmers pizza is really good and is a go to when I'm craving pizza, great ambiance. 3.8 so I'll give it 4 stars read more

My Sister purchased a Party size Pizza here yesterday. My Father is a Retired Veteran, my brother disabled. The dough was terrible the pepperoni was burnt, very little cheese. I was embarrassed to serve my Family THAT!! I get it times are tough. But taking advantage of your customers, is NOT Right!! read more

they must have used maple bacon cause my meat lovers pizza taste like syrup it was terrible, the buffalo chicken grinder was awful, mostly bread and half of the grinder was not edible, good news is my son ate and he never does, he liked the stuffed shells that looked like it had an entire can of sauce in it, he definitely likes sauce!! The waitress was the worst I've had in a long time, very rude and short with us , her facial expressions said it all, and the plate toss on the table was perfect. I don't remember her name cause she never introduced herself, short gray hair and if she waits on you the only smile you get is when she gives you your receipt cause now she wants something lol, party of 5 and bill was 111.00 so price was avg but definitely overpriced for the quality.We have never been before and stopped in cause it looked like a pretty busy place, and it was busy it must have been senior citizen night which is fine, im no spring chicken, maybe that's why she was mad all the 1.59 coffee shop tips ‍so unless your over 65 or have no taste buds stay away!! No goodif I could have I would have gave half a star for making it home without sh_tting my pants!! read more

High prices for the food just ok staff was friendly got turkey grinder was dry turkey. Pizza was ok not much cheese!

This was a complete rip off! Prices inflated from online menu! The food was horrible! I do not recommend!

Whether it is the soggy, 1-inch fries or the overcooked chicken in the salad Apollo 1 consistently sucks. Yet all my co-workers swear by them. Did the place used to be owned by someone else? Everything is OVERPRICED and under performed. Yet you seemed to have everyone in Palmer brainwashed into believing you are somehow great. read more

Great service and food is always good! Nice atmosphere for a quiet drink and appetizers or meal. Specials on IPA or drinks are great! Looking for something different for date night this is it! read more

Great little pizza place to get a hot pie. Pretty much run of the mill pizza but the service is great and fast and the prices are reasonable. read more

Food prices high. $3.50 fountain soda. Sausage grinder with peppers and onions had 2 tiny pieces of onion and no peppers, scant tomato sauce. Roll soggy not toasted. Turkey club expensive and not worth the price. Didn't cut it like a club sandwich. Won't be back. read more

Great little pizza venue. Italian, Greek & American Cuisine. We had the Apollo Special pizza delicious. It had pepperoni, sausage, hamburger, mushrooms, onions, peppers and mozzarella cheese. Excellent choice. Lots of beer choices. Favorite was the Wormtown - Be Hoppy on draft. My drink of choice tonight was the Amaretto Sour. Absolutely delicious!! The staff was so personable and fun. I definitely recommend you go try a pizza and a drink. I am posting the drink specials and the menu. They have a huge menu of choices so if not everyone wants pizza well there are so many other things to choose from. Enjoy my friends. read more

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This place has gone downhill fast. Food has no taste. Very blah. The prices are outrageous especially for the quality. The service is horrible. The food has never been great but we always loved our server but they now have left and the servers that they have now are extremely rude if your not one of their "regulars". They make you feel very uncomfortable and not welcome and that your are interrupting their conversations by asking for something. I was also very disappointed with the language that was so freely being used throughout a family restaurant. F bombs getting tossed around so freely that you would think you were in a dive bar. I asked our server to speak to the owner and she came back and told us that he didn't want to talk to me and he told her to tell me that if I was unhappy that I didn't have to come back. So I will be doing exactly that! NOT RETURNING! read more

Today I went to order Calzone wow they were so good very delicious and meaty nice atmosphere in Restaurant friendly servers took my order quickly and it was ready in less than 15 minutes I'm impressed I will definitely stop by again and order pizzas or other items in menu I suggest you to stop by and order their pizza read more

Great food. Atmosphere is exactly what you would want to see walking into a Pizza place. Clean, friendly, pizza always tastes like it was made with fresh ingredients, and a good choice of beverages as well. Overall a great pizza place! read more

I don't know why I went back to this place after having had blah meals there in the past. Was next door doing some business and against my better judgement went here for lunch. Salad that came with the meal wasn't too bad, other than they put it on a plate so small you can't help but knock half your croutons and salad bits onto the table top - thereby losing them. The veal parm dinner however was disgusting. Clearly frozen veal patties topped with a very flavorless sauce. I will never understand why places like this don't use better ingredients, especially since they charge like they are. My meal was so flavorless I just got up, paid and left after eating barely anything. Come on Apollo - its not that hard! And please work on your pizza flavor while you are at it! BETTER QUALITY INGREDIENTS=GOOD FOOD=MORE BUSINESS read more

I get that in times like this people need to up there prices to offset the cost of cleaning supplies an stuff like that although what I paid at this store is out of control. I paid 32.75 for a pizza an chicken fingers. An also if I mite add we asked for mild an my mouth is on fire so thanks for that also. I have no idea how someone could charge that much for such a small amount of food. The counter girl who told me she was going to get the manager an brought me out a cook which no idea why she would think I was going to explain 3 times how bad of service this is because this cook told me the same thing she said like I dont know how to add or something that he would get his boss..... that is a very bad experience for way to much money. 0 stars on this read more

We stopped in one night on our way by. It was not too busy. We were seated and then completely ignored. We watched others get seated after us and waitress's giving them service but it was amazing how we were ignored. My husband got up and went to the counter to tell someone there we were being ignored and she said she would send someone over and we continued to be ignored so we told the male host seating others that we had been completely ignored and we were leaving. Unreal!! I will never step foot back in here and I will tell others. Terrible!! read more

A quick stop in the town of Palmer, MA on our way to the Berkshires revealed (and sorry to any who live/grew up in this town) a pretty lowbrow hodgepodge of sketchy bars, sketchy taverns and sketchy pubs. About the only place that looked like it didn't come with a side of tomaine was Apollo I Pizza (suggesting that the intrepid owners had established a sequel somewhere) next to the Hometown Video in a small strip mall. Inside, it looked as if everything was ordered straight out of the Greek Motifs In Bad Taste catalog. I did, however, give them respect for having the old school jukeboxes in the booths, a la Papa Gino's of yore in the Harborblight Mall. The visibly witless server who lurked at a table perusing some local stab at journalism looked less than thrilled to see us. In fact, she looked downright upset. We seated ourselves, and ordered a couple of drinks. Sam on draft for me (kudos) and a glass of red for the fiancee. Glass of wine was bloody huge. We split a small pizza and a salad since we didn't want to load up and fall asleep at the wheel. The pizza is Greek. Surprise. Greasy, thick crust, though the toppings were fairly fresh. The salad was a predictable pile of iceberg lettuce, two cucumber slices and some mushy tomatoes. When we finished, the fiancee summed it up for both of us: "Let us leave this place and never return." read more

Always a decent experience here. I've never gone wrong with anything I've ordered off the menu. The Italian dishes are pretty good although, being a fan of Italian, I do love things overloaded with garlic and their dishes could use a bit more in my opinion. The portions are always very large and most meals come with a salad and bread. It's a nice casual relaxed atmosphere that I've frequented many times and will continue to do so!! read more

Apollo 1 Pizza - Eggplant rollantini was delicious (eggplant, marinara, ricotta, ham and mushrooms) Can't get this many places. - Pizza Near Me - Palmer, Massachusetts

Pizza is excellent: we ordered a buffalo chicken pizza, and it was absolutely perfect, with the taste of buffalo just right in the pizza. They also have excellent sides, like fried zucchini and mozzarella cheese sticks. Generally speaking, this is a great place to stop when you want to get some food in Palmer near the Mass Pike. read more

The pizza here was delicious. The sauce is slightly sweet and delicious. The calzone was enormous and full of meat and the bread wasn't soggy at all. The wine pour was more than generous. The service was slow drinks took awhile to come out. read more

Yumm yumm in the tummm tumm, this place is so good i enjoyed the fine pizza and the mild wings are SO GOOD YAYYY g#3tt0 4 lyf3 read more

I would probably ride 90 miles again for this pizza. Not a huge selection of toppings but great pizza. Quick and fresh. And an unlimited supply of diet coke. Or so it seemed. Our waitress was great - responsive and professional. And wasn't visibly alarmed at our leather pants as can sometimes be the case. Unanswered questions include - is the name inspired from the space program or Greek culture? The decor suggested a third possibility with which I was unfamiliar. Should we try the 32 slice party pizza next time? It looked good. And where is this jukebox? read more

Just okay. The food wasn't terrible but it wasn't worth raving about either. The alfredo sauce leaves much to be desired. It is very bland, like VERY bland. Entrees are said to come with bread and soup or salad, there was no bread to be found. My husband got a turkey club, there weren't very many French fries considering the price of the meal. Stick to pizza if you're going here. read more

Steak and cheese for lunch. Barely any steak. Cheese looked,tasted like kind you buy individually wrapped. Bad. Stay away. Soda,coffee log and small sub and 4 dollar dessert was 27$!!! read more

I ordered take-out and chose baked spaghetti & meatballs. I've had this in the past and it was not bad... Very disappointing--lots of pasta, bland sauce (soupy), crappy meatballs with absolutely no flavor (gave the two meatballs to my dogs). If you're going to run an Italian restaurant, make it worthwhile. Try making your own sauce and meatballs--I've had better frozen meatballs at cheap wedding receptions... read more

Always a great meal with wonderful service. Tonight we had Fish and Chips and Tortellini in red sauce. The fish was fresh and tasty, the chips were perfect and included a few juicy onion rings. Even the coleslaw was worth writing about. The tortellini was just like my Italian Nonny used to make. Portions are VERY generous. To top it off we shared an incredible carrot cake. Come hungry leave smiling. read more

Just came back from Apollo. We have been going there since they were where the Cumby's in Palmer now is - many, many years. We have always enjoyed the food. Something went very wrong tonight. My veal parm was beyond horrible! The veal tasted as if it was fried in old oil which previously was used for fish.The sauce, which is usually fantastic was "dead" - absolutely no taste. My wife had stuffed peppers which were also covered with no taste sauce. I complained to our waiter who passed our displeasure on to the chef. The waiter came back and informed us that the chef told him that he didn't change anything, that he used the same recipe as always. Not a class answer! How about a personal visit to our table from the chef. I informed the waiter that I would be writing a critique of our visit and he told me twice that that was "not cool!" I am sad to write that my 30+ years of dining at Apollo has come to an end. I suggest that the chef reacquaint himself with proper and long-standing norms on the correct response to diners problems and concerns. Additionally, please instruct your wait staff to be a little more understanding and a little less rude to your loyal customers. read more

Have gone three times, twice in a row because of how good it was. Great portions with good prices and SO fresh. Marinara was delicious, seafood on point, sandwiches and wraps all fantastic, can't complain! Oh and their house dressing for the salad is my favorite thing ever. SO GOOD. can't wait to go back read more

Apollo 1 Pizza - Santa Fe pita was delicious - Pizza Near Me - Palmer, Massachusetts

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Never in my life have I ordered from here and gone "wow am I glad I ate there" food is average to disappointing ever time. Foolish me tried it again today; didn't receive a salad that was paid for, fried zucchini tasted freezer burnt, and got a freezing cold chewy chicken parm that I'm fairly certain wasn't even cooked all the way through. Absolutely NEVER AGAIN. read more

My wife and I traveled from NY recently, and while in town wanted to stop at an old favorite (Apollo 1 Pizzeria & Restaurant). Unfortunately, we will never be returning. The staff at the counter (Sunday night, with 45 minutes to go until closing), first asked us "What do you want?". We wished to place a small to go order, but were told no because they wanted to leave early due to the snow (had just started and had not accumulated). They gave us attitude, would not take an order, and we decided to walk out. This is NOT the first time staff has been rude, but this was the icing on the cake. You have officially lost our business, as well as our large social circles (we were from the area originally). Maybe management would do well to train their staff on proper etiquette in terms of customer treatment. I am a small business owner as well, and if someone in my company treated a customer that way they would be seeking new employment. If you need to close a business early, put up a sign, or at least address it when we first walk through the door instead of ignoring us up until we reach the counter and ask to be helped. R-U-D-E read more

This place deserves at least 7 stars but alas, can only give 5. My family was looking for somewhere to have dinner after attending my father's wake at Beers and Story in Palmer. There were a lot of us and none of the 'nice restaurants' could handle the crowd on a Friday night with no notice. So i told my brother, we (my part of the family, 9 of us) are just going to head over to Apollo because they have great food. Well, my brother decided that was a good idea and follow, but he called and warned them that about 25 of us were on the way. The staff at Apollo never missed a beat, when we arrived they had a section prepared for us and proceeded to provide a great experience. Our server, Linzee (sp?) was absolutely wonderful and with some help from the young man that seated us, made this a fantastic experience for the whole group, which ended up being about 30 of us ranging from 2 - 88 years of age. The kitchen staff prepared the normal wonderful food and never missed a beat even though we were all over the menu. We often stop at Apollo when we are in the area and have for years and that night just proves we were right all along. Final note, a "nice restaurant" is not only about the fancy table cloths and the pricy mine items, it's about the people, from the owners to the person who sweeps the floor and in my humble opinion, Apollo is the nicest restaurant in western Massachusetts! Thanks to the team there for making that evening a great experience for us. read more

This place has me hooked on the pasta and meatballs...when ever i'm in the area , i make it a point to stop in. If i lived closer , i would surely be there everyday ,,LOL.... I am also told they have the best pizza around, someday i will give that a try as well...very friendly folks.. :) 5 stars all the way around ! read more

First visit. Had the scampi and they were so generous to make it a chicken instead of a shrimp scampi. My husband had the chicken francés and my daughter had the chicken fingers. Everything was delicious and absolutely huge portions! I had left overs that I happily took to my job for lunch. I must also mention that the strawberry margarita was yummy read more