Ernie's was okay. I would rate it as just a tad above average. They were busy with a huge table where a child's birthday was being celebrated. It was noisy with kids running about. Ernie's is small. They had a decent wine, which was nice. People were friendly. I just think this is not what a lot of senior citizens would enjoy as far as a sit-down restaurant. Perhaps I'm wrong... and most nights are calmer. It has about zero ambiance, which is normal for a pizza joint. read more

Really? I am beyond furious. I was told my order would take 25 minutes, which I was fine with because of the good reviews. However, after waiting for 30 minutes, I went to check on my food only to find out they hadn't even started making it! To cover up their massive incompetence, they rushed it out in 20 minutes and handed me this completely burnt, pitch-black disaster. The crust is literally charred to ash--it's completely inedible. Waiting nearly an hour just to get served a piece of charcoal is unacceptable. Horrible, zero coordination, and a total waste of money. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place. read more

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Excellent service, beautifully crafted pizza! It's always a crowd pleaser! Perfectly balanced toppings, tossed over a substantial amount of sauce, perfectly fermented dough creating wonderful flavor pockets! read more

Loved Ernie's and will return. Made a reservation, ordered ahead, had a couple beers while we waited for a large tomato pie and a large meatball sausage and mushroom pie. Waitress was super friendly and organized. Parking was good. Everything was clean and bright. Pizza was very good. Better than Modern in my opinion. It takes a long time for food to come out. They could probably use another over if they could make room for it but if you can plan ahead it's not too bad. I'm definitely returning. Wish we lived closer so we could make this our takeout spot! read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Large tomato & large meatball sausage and mushroom pie - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Good lord! Greatest pizza on earth. And I am biased! My family discovered Ernie's shortly after they opened and immediately fell in love. I specifically love the pepperoni and extra cheese. Crust is properly charred and chewy. IMO a must try if you are a pizza aficionado and looking for alternatives off Worster street. read more

Another trip with Cuzin Robby! We should take stock in this place. Our two favorite waitresses, excellent!! Pat scores another 9.9!!! read more

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Consistently excellent, been years since been to Ernie's. Was in the area and ordered a large meatball pie. Crust was superb, not really New Haven Style but was excellent. Sauce, cheese and meat ratio was spot on with great flavors to match. Staff super efficient and friendly when called and picked up. Great old style pizzeria, read more

My favorite Apizza spot! The service, atmosphere, and pizza was phenomenal! Everyone was friendly and I will definitely be back for more. If you're looking for great pizza to get the experience of what New Haven Apizza is about, go to Ernie's! read more

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We ordered a meatball and an Ernie's Special. Both pizzas were excellent. We went early and got a table, no wait. Personally, we prefer a pizza that hasn't been inside a box, especially if we're trying it for the first time. There's an old school vibe about the place. The server was super friendly and accommodating. Well worth a visit. read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Meatball on the left. Ernie's Special on the right. Flavored water in the middle. - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I've seen so many positive reviews, so I had to give Ernie's a try. Bottom line, it's fine, not great...and I think maybe more of a nostalgic feel for people who have been eating there for years. The first time we went, I had recently had covid, so I thought maybe that was the reason I found the fresh tomato pie to be completely bland and lacking flavor. Though taste aside, I found the crust to be thicker than average and more cheese than I'm accustomed to. When my husband suggested going back, I agreed as I truly hoped it would wow me this time. However, still just average. Pizzas take forever to make, even when there's only 5-6 occupied tables. Bacon on our pie was a little undercooked for my liking. And in spite of adding garlic, it was still fairly bland. The Eco-Friendly side of me also despises restaurants that use disposable products. Throw away cups, plates, and utensils. Cheese and red pepper in throw away containers. I feel like they could do better in this day and age. I'd rather have a soda in a glass bottle than a plastic cup, at least it would be recyclable. I'm not saying stay away from this place. I'd eat there if friends really wanted to go. But for me, it's not worth the trip, and there are so many pizza places in the area that I like a lot more. read more

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We had never tried Ernie's pizza. It's been recommended many times and now on the top 20 list, we took a ride. The staff is great, welcoming and friendly. Being a Friday evening, it didn't seem very busy. We were the first sitting inside at 4:30. A few came in for take out. We ordered 2 small pizzas, a pepperoni and a half meatball. We were given paper plates and plastic utensils. We waited about over a half an hour for the pizzas. They didn't have pizza stands, so 2 pizzas crowded the table. The waitress did her best to position them so we wouldn't bump them. The crust is very thin and was very crisp when it was hot. It got a bit soggy once it cooled. The cheese slide off and they seemed a bit greasy. My husband really liked the pepperoni. It was very flavorful! However, the other pizza was bland. We decided it was the cheese. It seemed to have little flavor and the pepperoni, having a strong flavor, overpowered it. The meatball was tasty but still was missing something. We added parmesan, we was brought over in a to-go cup. I eventually added a little salt, from a packet. Overall, the pizza wasn't bad. We felt that they are skimping to save money....using a less expensive mozzarella(less tasty and greasy), to go containers instead of shakers on the tables, plastic utensils (which the waitress had customers hold onto after eating salad rather than getting clean ones.) The inside is bright and clean. If we lived close by we might have tried again. It's not worth the treck across New Haven. I was really hopeful. read more

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The crust, the toppings, the aroma! OMG. I really love pizza but I don't eat it often because I hadn't found the essential ingredients of a crispy but not salty crust, aromatic sauce and good cheese. All in one -- at Ernie's. Try it, you'll like it. Their spot on Whalley Avenue doesn't yell for your attention but IYKYK! read more

First of all: Foxon Park on tap! IYKYK. You walk ind and it's like going back in time. The waiters are friendly and attentive. The pizza was phenomenal, a crispy easy to bite crust with beautiful sauce. Definitely coming back here soon. read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - 1/2 Cheese, 1/2 Sauseege!! - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Finishing with a flourish, Ernie's definitely hits the spot in case you need some good pizza without going to any of the tourist traps on Wooster Street. The pies take a bit longer than usual to cook here and that is fine. It tastes delicious, but incredibly hot. Give it 5-10 minutes before eating or you will burn the roof of your mouth. I would also suggest getting a half mozzarella half topping pie. This will allow your palette to adjust to the flavors without compromising taste. The white clam pie does that well. It is a solid walk from downtown New Haven but only about a 10 minute drive for those who have a car. I recommend wholly. read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Half Mozzarella and Half Clam - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Hidden gem of the New Haven pizza scene. Pizzas are not as thin as typical New Haven but made with quality delicious ingredients.

Extremely professional and proud Maker Exceptional Pizza for the Woodbridge New Haven area. Superior ingredients from cheese quality to the fresh toppings (spinach, mushrooms, etc...) Nothing comes close around here. read more

Amazing family owned business. Quite possibly the perfect pizza. That's mostly all they have on their menu and they do it absolutely incredible especially considering the competition in the same city. Kudos I would say probably best pizza I've ever had. Awesome service great operation. I will return for certain and highly recommend. I was so fast when I got my food I didn't take pictures lol but trust me when I say it was amazing. read more

Recently had a chance to try Ernie's as it was my fiancés birthday meal choice. We went around 3:30-4pm and it was pretty hopping at that time! Staff were so great and friendly! My fiance got his usual boring plain cheese and I got half meatball half eggplant. Let me tell you the hype on the meatballs is real. These probably some of the best meatballs I've ever had.!!! So good. Eggplant was thin and yummy! Good sauce m, generous toppings and plenty of cheese. The only thing I didn't like much was the crust. Super dry and almost like a cracker. Not my style but my fiance loves everything about this place!! read more

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Best pizza I have ever had! The crust and the quality of the ingredients is unsurpassed. I drive 60 minutes to get this pizza and it is well worth the effort. Never disappoints. read more

It took 50 minutes to get a very mediocre pizza in a half full restaurant. Very disappointing

Excellent mozzarella, meatball and garlic pizza and will definitely go back. First time there and heard things about this place. Its a cozy pizza place thats off whaley read more

I've been eating New Haven Pizza for nearly 40 years but today was my first trip to Ernie's. I love the 80s vibe inside. Especially because it isn't a staged decore but just the real deal. I found the young waitstaff to be very nice and attentive. I'll leave my thoughts on plastic silverware and packets of Ken's dressing for another time and get right to what's important...the pizza. First off and the reason for my four star review is the tomato (or grated cheese) pie. It was a revelation as good as any I've ever had. Maybe the best but I try to avoid superlatives. The crust wast crispy, flavorful and a little less tough than others in the city. My jaw wasn't sore by the end which is a good thing. The sauce was fresh and bright tasting with a great balance of sweet and tart. I could tell the tomatoes are of high quality and not messed around with. The right amount of grated cheese topped it off. Perfection. Now to the pie with mozz. The crust was still great and the sauce still perfect. But pizza man...just cut the volume of cheese in half. You'll make better margins and the pies will improve drastically. There was so much cheese that the crust became floppy under the weight and grease coming off the cheese. The effect was less pronounced on the half with toppings but the cheese only side was not a thing of beauty. Ernie's is def still worth going too and maybe you like a cheesy slice. But the tomato pie is a thing of beauty that I can't recommend more. Yumm read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - All mozz 1/2 bacon and onion - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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The pizza was great not to great thin flavor ful crust will go back highly recommended

When I first met Yelp's Matt L a few months ago, I asked him to recommend great New Haven pizza that might be off my radar. His choice -- Ernie's Pizzeria -- was way off my radar. Not anymore. Recently, I ordered a medium onion and sausage pizza for pickup on my way home from downtown NH to Newington. They told me 20 minutes. The Ernie's crew pulled the pizza out of the oven, cut it and boxed it almost right after I arrived. I took some pics in the restaurant, but I was too afraid of mouth burn to try a slice there. I jumped in my car for the 30 minute-ish drive home, and carefully balanced the pizza in the passenger seat to avoid a risk of hot cheese drift. I did some math. I concluded that Exit 66 off Route 15 in Wallingford would give me the best opportunity to try the pizza while it was still hot, but not too hot. I parked in a plaza near Route 15 and took my first bites. What great pizza! It had classic New Haven crust. It was thin. Good charred in some places. Crispy in parts, but still good chewy in parts. The perfectly melted mozzarella blended with the soft onions like good French Onion soup. The sausage was thin sliced rather than crumbled. The sauce was simple and good. With Matt's recommendation, I had great New Haven pizza, but I didn't have to wait in line. Bonus points to Ernie's for being the only great New Haven pizza place I know that's convenient to Route 15. Five Stars read more

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As a New Haven native I have high standards and everything went right here tonight. I called to make sure they were open and got a recommendation for the meatball. Half mozz half meatball was delicious and on point. Slightly thicker than traditional NH apizza but zero complaints. Delicious. read more

If you're looking for a good pizza, you have to go here. Our waitress was really nice to us first time visitors! We knew it would be good when one table over was a pizza tour group. We didn't want to be nosey to find out where they went but seemed like they were all happy with the pizza. We were too!! We got a meatball and onion pizza and one cheese. The crust on both were so nice and crispy! We'd go back again!! read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Meatball and onions - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Best pizza in CT, franks, Sally's, modern, and BAR are all good but overrated comparatively. Plus this is family owned and the owner is a great guy. read more

I had such high hopes for this spot...unfortunately missed the mark - pizza and service. We ordered take-out this past Saturday night (take-out). After walking in, the waitstaff were sitting and conversing amongst themselves. Didn't even attempt to get up, greet us or cash us out. Totally uninterested. Another waitress who was actually taking care of tables stopped and asked us if we've been helped, my husband told her we have not and she then proceeded to cash us out. The pizza itself was just lacking. From the lack of bacon topping to the cheese to sauce ratio. Just not very good especially for New Haven pizza. Needless to say, I have plenty of leftovers. read more

I'm a pizza lover and I decided to try Ernie's Pizzeria. I ordered a small pizza with half bacon. The pizza was good but the crust was to crispy to the point it hurt the top of my mouth so I couldn't really enjoy the pizza. The customer service was a little off putting. The waitress came by my table several times and took other people's order but kept passing by my table and not even asking if I needed anything. Another waitress came by my table and took my order. The pizza took about thirty five minutes to come out but it had good flavors. I wouldn't put up there in the top five pizza restaurants in New Haven but it's good pizza. read more

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Not that they need my help spreading the word, but this is a STELLAR choice for authentic, New Haven, Brick Oven pizza. Had a plain cheese pizza (imo, perfect pizza pies need no toppings). Crust-thin, slightly charred, perfect. Sauce, yummy, cheese--simple unfancy, melty just right. We came in on a Friday afternoon around 2pm, after any lunch rush, and the dining room was empty. Pie still took time, place has phone orders nonstop. But I'd still recommend an off-hour for eating in to guarantee a table. Great staff! So good! read more

Ernie's Pizza is delicious New Haven style pizza. Their crust is thin,and crispy with the outside of the crust crispy with a soft center. Cooked to perfection without charring the crust. I also love their tomato sauce, and nice thick topping of cheese. Their pizza is consistently good because the owner does it all. He spreads the dough,adds the toppings, and bakes it. It's all about a quality product not about sales. If you want a great New Haven Pizza give Ernie's a try you won't be disappointed. read more

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Ernie's Pizzeria was amazing. Our straight-up cheese pie hit the spot. Employees were kind and fun to talk to, we were accommodated well switching from take out to dine in. The pizzeria had a great retro-ish family-owned pizzeria vibe, and was very clean. Would definitely go back again! read more

This place has great pizza. Taste and flavor are on point. The guy taking orders over the phone was alittle rude though but it could have just been a busy day. read more

Located outside of the traditional Little Italy of New Haven, this more recent addition to the pizza scene (1971) is a total delight. You have a family friendly vibe and atmosphere. It wasn't too crowded, and you get the feeling it hasn't updated it's decor since it opened (in a good way). The staff was friendly, the food came out in a decent amount of time, and everything was tasty. Unlike the more traditional places, these pizzas were pretty perfectly round, and had a thicker crust. We got one with mozzarella and they asked if we wanted it with basil and garlic. I highly recommend you do it. When we ordered it, our waitress said "live large!" and I thought that was fun. On the other one we got pepperoni. It didn't stand out. We actually preferred the mozzarella pie with basil and garlic. Not very "New Haven" if what you are looking for is the type you find in Little Italy, but this was good. Added bonus: they have saloon doors that lead you to the bathrooms. Who doesn't love saloon doors? read more

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Great pizza that has been around for decades and I see why! They keep it simple and good. Pizza!!!! The best in life. We were with a group so they ordered pepperoni, sausage and a veggie pizza. It was very good. This place will have to be in our rotation. It's certainly doesn't stand out on the street but there is constant business and the take out orders kept coming. I am looking forward to tasting their regular cheese . Our waitress was very nice and took a group photo for us. Prices are also very good. I got a glimpse of their kitchen and it was super clean! You don't see that often lol. read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Ernie's Pizza is a welcoming establishment with a cozy atmosphere. I love the comfortable booths and welcoming family vibe that the waitstaff and restaurant give off. Most importantly, the pizza is delicious. I know red sauce can be a dealbreaker for a lot of people when it comes to pizza, but this sauce was amazing and very flavorful. You're able to order one pizza and customize each half. We tried half cheese and half onion, mushroom and bacon. Both were obviously very different but equally delicious! I recommend that you include Ernie's Pizza if you're planning on doing the New Haven pizza tour. (Just a note to those who are environmentally conscious, the time I went, my pizza and salad were served with one time use paper plates with plastic utensils). read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Half cheese, half onion, bacon, mushroom. - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Last time I had them, Pizza was not as up to par as it used to be. I've been I was a fan of Ernies Pizzeria since my grandma took me there as a teen, but as the years go by the prices, of course are gonna go up with their Hella high when the product the product he serves to the ones that's not his fave isn't as tastefully cared for like it used to be except for if you're one of his special customers that he favors maybe Pat is getting a little older cause the staffs not getting any wiser Idk how they dk what comes on certain specials&sadly they just Couldn't even explain it,Sad althoTrue&had the NERVE TO BE AGGRESSIVELY ARGUMENTATIVE because they couldn't understand what Customer was requesting very bad phone manner imagine what it would've been. If I would've went in for in person service they having a bad day they shouldn't answer the phone. They shouldn't be at work that day PAT SHOULD DEFINITELY LET THEM KNOW ! Customer satisfaction should be top priority, especially the way they be looking for tips. Sad. read more

One of the best places in New Haven that's overlooked for pizza. If you like your pizza crispy, this is the place to be. The owner is the only one who makes the pizza and he's an expert. Service is great and staff is friendly. The wait can be long! read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Bacon pizza - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

A good friend turned me on to Ernie's years ago! She happens to live in Westville and meet there several times a year for just one kind of pizza...Onion!! Had never tried it and am now a true devotee!! Have never had anything else there! I'm am positive that all of the pizzas there MUST be fabulous too, considering the amount of takeout that happens!! The staff is always gracious and friendly...give Ernie's a try... you won't be disappointed read more

I have to say our experience at Ernie's was less than good. After waiting an hour for the sausage pizza to get to our table it showed up burned. We know the difference between NH char and burn, this was "burn". Being our first time at Ernie's and after reading all the good reviews we were very disappointed. The crust was bone dry and the mootz was dark dark brown. The fact that it took an hour to get the pie, clearly something was wrong. Unfortunately for us rather than say something was wrong our server put the pie on the table and off she went. With all the great Apizza in our area why would I ever go back? read more

Ernie's Pizzeria - Dark dark mootz - Pizza Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut