Lacey hooked it up! She suggested a Strawberry banana lemonade drink that was super sweet and refreshing. Also, she sent us home with a few extra blue cheeses and was great to chat with. Thanks Lacey! Nestled on the outskirts of the downtown area. Small town charm inside. Felt like a typical New England breakfast place (the layout.) We went with the potato pie and the buffalo blue (of course laced and well done) Let me tell you- THE CRISP and flavor they get on their crust is what bad bar pie's dream to be! (Even as leftover's the crisp is where it's at.) Now I wish I had tried a traditional pie but I guess that's why we visit places we like twice! They serve hearty pies. Thick, filling. The potato pie... I like what's happening here but I feel like it needs some garlic in those potatoes and need to be mashed more. Kind of chunky. And a little cream helps. The Buffalo blue- this had to the best buffalo pizza I have ever had. Hear me out: I am not a huge buffalo sauce fan. Sometimes it can be too much for me. This was the perfect marriage of cheese to buffalo sauce that it's not overwhelming. Pro tip- dunk it in a little of their blue cheese. read more

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Terrible service, I went in on Monday for there $4 cheese pizza dine in deal sat down at 7pm to walk out and leave at 7:47 because 2 other groups that order after me was served 4+ pizzas and whatever else well me and my girlfriend waited basically a hour for a small cheese pizza which takes 20 mins, didn't come out to say anything about the long wait and walked around us like we was ghosts and it wasn't busy the restaurant had maybe 20% tables full and the rest was sitting at the bar real quality service if you ask me, I haven't been here in years won't be coming back again, I added the Life360 screenshot to show my wait read more

Central Cafe - This shows a rough estimate of how long I waited in the establishment and didn't get served, a small cheese pizza... - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

For decades my husband and his family were loyal patrons of Middleboro's, most popular pizza restaurant, Central Cafe. However, for the past 2 to 3 years, whenever we've visited my husband's hometown, Central Cafe has not lived up to those glorious memories of family dining. In the past year on at least five separate occasions, we have had one bad experience after another ordering from Central Cafe. We've experienced burnt pizzas, stale sub sandwich bread, Caesar salad with NO Caesar dressing available (???), and now the latest order with French fries that tasted as if they'd been sitting in the car for a week!! On top of the downhill trajectory of Central Cafe's food quality, in the past 5 years, their prices have skyrocketed, with some menu items, like their "Meat Lovers" pizza increasing more than 50% in price! On top of the price changes, for more than a year, with their new menu prices in full effect, Central Cafe refused to supply menus to customers that requested them. When my husband asked for a new menu, he was told that they only had the laminated ones available to those ordering from inside the restaurant. On this last occasion, my husband planned to take a picture of the menu when he went to pick up our order, but he was told that "so many people complained that [they] brought [the paper menus] back". As if the doubly-priced subpar food wasn't enough of an insult to its legacy, Central Cafe charges an additional $3.00 "takeout fee", a hidden fee added to all takeout orders that nobody mentions until you question why your total is so high. And if you order "plain chicken fingers", an employee will kindly ask "mild or hot?" in reference to the buffalo sauce (that you did not order) that they charge an extra 75¢ for. For a burnt meatball sub in stale bread comes with soggy fries, an order of chicken fingers, and 2 orders of soggy sweet potato fries, the total of our takeout order was $55 and some change. After calling to confirm the order was correct, that is when we were able to take the 75¢ sauce off of the order, and I decided that $9.00 was just too much for sweet potato fries, especially once we realized they were stale and l most ikely reheated in a microwave. Needless to say, today's visit to Central Cafe is our last. Our previous visit would have been our last, but because of our last visit's lousy food, we were given a gift certificate for the next. In the end, the food we received today wasn't worth the money we paid even with the $25 gift certificate reduction off the total. Longtime patrons of Central Cafe are aging and I would be surprised if they are gaining any new ones. It's time to make a change or they are doomed to fail. read more

Always close the kitchen way way earlier than advertised.. all the time.. so annoying. Just post the hours your truly open..

It is rare to find a good old school local place like this. Love it! Simple, good, and nice beers on tap! read more

Central Cafe - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

The pizza is good but terribly over priced. So the rating is for the pricing and the fact that they charge a $4 service fee to order on their app. read more

Always a good pizza. Linguica itself is delicious and a plentiful topping. Most of the time, no flop, cheese and topping hold up well. Will probably revisit. read more

We called in two pizzas and two Greek salads. It was a Wednesday night but this local "Cafe'" was buzzing. Lots of people enjoying delicious food and drinks. The pizzas were great thin and crispy real bar pizza. The salads were also large and tasty. I can only guess what this place is like on a busy weekend. A great local bar/restaurant with a lively atmosphere and quality food and beverages. If you're in the area stop in and join the crowd. read more

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To begin this review I would like to establish some credibility. I I'm 21 and have worked in the restaurant business for the last 7 years of my life, including 2 pizza restaurants. A friend and I came in around 12:30 on a Sunday, and the restaurant was mostly empty. We ordered our pizzas and waited just under 55 minutes until they came out. During this time no one apologized for the wait or even asked us if we were ok. When the pizzas came out they were lukewarm, to the point where the cheese solidified and there was no pull what so ever. As for the taste, it was pretty mediocre nothing special what so ever. We came here because of the Portnoy review of 7.9, not sure what kind of money they had to pay him for that but it's beyond me. Several other tables also waited an obnoxiously long time for their pizzas, I've never had a worse experience in a restaurant in my life and this is my first time leaving a bad review anywhere but I felt as though this place deserved it. Save your time and your money and get a pizza from cumbies, which trust me will be better than the Central Cafe. The only redeeming quality was the ambiance, which was kindda cool. I hope this was an isolated incident and this place really isn't as bad as it was today. read more

On a Tuesday I called it in and they said 30 minutes so I walked over in 35 minutes paid $17 and tipped $3 for pick up and they said it'd "be ready soon" waiting over 15 minutes and got cold quahog and coagulated cheese on a taco salad - gross - i threw it all out. It was probably good fresh but it sat there like I did. I opened it less than 5 minutes after picking it up. read more

It took a few tries to realize this place is for pizza only. Their pizza isn't to bad. It's a bar style with a ok sauce. The fish and onion ring batter is a cornmeal batter that I'm not a fan of. The texture was like sandpaper never mind it being over cooked. The staff seems nice even during busy times. Thats what keeps people coming back. read more

Best pizza crust. Awesome, even cold. Best pizza I ever had. Love it. Just try it.

Ordered a Greek chicken wrap. When I got home and called back to let them know of this, the lady answering the phone sarcastically said, "wow that's crazy." I know good help is hard to find but pretty rude. read more

Central Cafe - Greek chicken wrap with no chicken - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

Based on Portnoy's review, we visited on a Saturday. If you've never been here, it's just perfect. It's not bright or shiny, but just like your pair of worn pajamas that fit just right. The bride had a veggie pizza that looked like a farmers market. Tons of fresh veggies. Perfect crust as well. Upon advice, I chose the burger. It was better than Bobby Flay's Dallas Burger! Lettuce, tomato, bacon, BBQ sauce and.....ONION RINGS! Now, onto those Onion Rings! The chef came out of the back and examined the work of her trainee.....I thought they were the best I've ever had. So what does she do ? Makes me another batch that were better still! $2 draft PBR's and great food ? And the vibe is awesome? This place is a YES! read more

This was our first time! We heard great things when we moved to Middleboro a couple of years ago, then Covid happened. We'll DEFINITELY be going back. The food was on point, staff was friendly and interactive, great atmosphere!!! read more

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Best pizza in the area! Always busy which is a good sign, you know the food is going to be great. Staff is busy but makes sure your order is taken and food is out to you as soon as it is ready. read more

Best pizza in the area, they have a wide variety of other food as well,everything I have ever eaten there has been delicious !

Had to put 1 star to leave review. Have been patronizing this place for 10+ years and have never had a single issue. Tonight we went in, not busy plenty of empty tables. Ordered 1 pizza, chef salad and boneless wings, so far so good. Asked for our salad to come first. 30 minutes in, still no salad so asked server about it, she came back said there was an issue with their POS system order didn't send. Ok, it happens. Place is filling up now. Food (salads and pizza) going to other tables who came in after us, getting aggravated, asked again, she said she told us about the order issue which at this point, almost an hour is no excuse. Our order should have been pushed to the front of the line. Finally the salad comes. Meanwhile people that came after us have eaten and left. Salad done, 20 minutes later we ask about our food, very aggravated at this point, asked for manager she comes over, hubby very angrily explains issue, she apologizes along with server and explains about new POS system, still no excuse, where's our food? We're at 1 hour 20 minutes waiting. She said she would discount our meal, we say no, she asked what she can do, I say GET OUR FOOD. At this point a 12 year old kid (owner son?) steps into our discussion tries to explain how busy it is, Frank tells him to mind his own business. He had no place dealing with an angry customer, and especially when he wasn't there for the entire issue. MYOB. Suddenly we get our food after the owner/manager goes back to the kitchen to address the issue. We eat, food was good, server never came back to check on us. No second drinks, asked for check and she told us we didn't have one for the trouble, we said absolutely not, so owner discounted it. We paid and left. All that was needed was for the server to own the issue, whether she didn't put the order in, or even notice how long we had been sitting without our food and checked on the status and pushed our order to the front, offered a complimentary drink or just say we f-ed up. Don't make excuses. It happens, people mess up, what isn't excusable is lack of attentiveness. We will possibly consider going back. read more

Best pizza!! Been going there since i was a kid and I don't even live in town anymore!

This is like an old throwback kinda place. Pizza was great and our server was even better! Great wings and mozzarella sticks too. Can't say I have tried anything else tho. Happy with what I had. read more

Great bar pizza and great takeout specials. Tried the Cheese and Pepperoni Pizzas and I will definitely be back. If you like bar pizza, Central Cafe is a must try. read more

Absolutely love eating here everytime I visit my family! Tuesday and Wednesday the have half priced pizza! Thursday's they have fish and chip deal with free clam chowder! read more

Central Cafe - a sign for the restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

Best pizza ever!!! Love these pizzas so much I bring them back to Florida with me!!!! read more

Central Cafe - Best pizza ever!!! I live in Florida so when I come home for a visit, I make sure to stop and load up on pizzas to bring back to Florida. - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

I've been going to Central for 60 yrs.This week proved not the same pizza or wait staff. Pizza was overcooked. Arrived at 11:30 first ones there.The new owners ought to have a talk with some of the waitstaff on professional conduct when dealing with public. I'll be sticking with Cape Cod Cafe from now on. read more

Great local joint. Cheese steak is outstanding. A good to for me and my wife for lunch. Service is always good and atmosphere is casual.

Food is outstanding. Called in an order for Fish and Scallops dinner. Was ready in the time they said. Have always loved their food (grew up in Middleboro) and it's still good. Only 3 stars because serving size (one order used to be 2 full meals for me) was severely decreased but cost was $24.03. Had it been one or the other I would have given 4 stars but $24 for a single dish for 1 person AND a smaller portion? Sorry, that's a no-go read more

Stopped for lunch with a local. Great value and good food that's served by friendly people. Just the type of local place with solid ownership that you want in your town. Bravo! read more

Little evil, little good, whole lotta delicious!!! Spinach and linguica YUM read more

Central Cafe - Central cafe scrumptious 1 - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

I'm fairly new to Middleboro, and tried this old cafe on a whim. Like stepping back to the '40's. Comfortable, affordable, friendly, good comfort food, and excellent service. I've happily become a weekly regular. read more

I've ordered take out from the central cafe a bunch of times. Ordered: pizzas, burgers and subs, etc.... Past few times doing take out has been awful. Idk if I can keep giving it another shot. Might just be done with this place. So sad cuz I use to love getting food from here. read more

Food was great (we had fish n chips and scallops ) and service by Sarah was excellent! A definite must stop when traveling through the area. A true "Cheers" atmosphere. read more

Central Cafe - A place in Middleboro, MA "where everybody knows your name".... - Pizza Near Me - Middleboro, Massachusetts

The people around middleboro clearly have no idea what good food is.. this place is garbage the pizza sauce taste like it came straight out the can and the chicken tendies were these huge pieces of chicken that weren't even cooked through. Food is nasty read more

THE BEST PIZZA. I don't know how they do it. Fabulous. My fav is linquica with pickles. But I'm weird like that. read more

I've gotten take out from Central before but I was there for my first eat in experience yesterday. First of all, I went specifically for their Monday $2 cheese pizza deal. The deal is amazing! I am not a huge fan of their pizza (grew up on Lynwood Café and to me, nothing compares) but it is a decent bar pizza. I arrived a little after 4:30, because their deal days are very busy. At that time there were plenty of seats, but soon after there was a wait out the door. The service was quick and friendly. Everything came out as ordered. I do LOVE their boneless buffalo wings, mild are barely spicy, but they come out dripping in the butter/hot sauce mixture that is just so tasty. I love the buffalo chicken sandwich as well. Their mashed potato and bacon pizza is fantastic. All in all, the prices of the food are insanely. Staff is friendly and efficient. Go Monday through Wednesday and eat in for super cheap pizza! read more

Being from this town, everyone knows about the Central! Its been classic for my entire life. Monday $2 cheese pizzas, greasy delicious. But I ask for light on the sauce since they add more cheese that way. I look forward to this every monday! Tuesday Half price pizzas for the locals who like something more than cheese on their pies! Great beer, attentive staff, but during the summer months good luck getting a seat since all kids great and small come here during prime hours. My favorite time to go is past 8pm on any given night ( besides game nights)since its more low key. read more

The family of 27 loved it back I July. My husband's fav in high school, the southerners, east coasters,?west coasters, mountain crew and locals all raved. Thanks for your patience with us. read more

Best pizza. Cheapest Beer. don't expect a young 'bar scene' by any means. Doesn't draw a big crowd for baseball/football games. The half off pizza nights are super popular. read more

The Central is a town staple. But folks need to remember what it is...it's a bar that serves pizza. Anyone who goes for a steak tip dinner is bound to be disappointed. Save that for a regular restaurant. Central is great for watching a game, having a few drinks and a pizza and meeting old friends Good pizza....decent bar food...comfortable atmosphere....hell, it's The Central!! read more

My previous review was during a time for the central where they changed the recipe size and pans for the pizza. it took them almost a year to change it back but they have and it is still delicious and the best pizza around. I wanted to also say how delicious their boneless buffalo tenders are and how huge they are. I recommend you try them out they are home made cut not like any other restaurants boneless chicken I've ever had. The central's boneless buffalo is by far the best biggest and juiciest chicken I've had. You can chose between hot or mild I've tried both. They make their own blue cheese full of chunks of the delicious cheese. I usually get the meal which comes with a side salad and french fries which I always change to their beer battered and home made onion rings which I would also recommend if you love onion rings... Enjoy the central cafe! read more

Great local bar with consistently good food. I always order the chicken cordon bleu sub with extra honey mustard on the side to dunk it in and I absolutely love it and this time I got the fried mushrooms also and they were excellent and they came with some Parmesan cheese sprinkled over them and they didn't last long! The pizza here is always very good and is comparable to a cape cod cafe pizza and it never disappoints! Must try if you are in the area! read more