We have eaten here for 30 years. Always been very good. Lately the quality has been slipping. Las Saturday we ordered a steak calzone and chicken. souvlaki. The "steak" was chewy and tough. When I picked it up to eat it grease ran out the other end. A lot of grease. Didn't eat it after a few bites I gave it to my dog. The chicken dish includes a salad. It was missing the Feta cheese,the olives,the banana pepper and the lettuce was old(it was turning brown on the tips). Since Demetri left it has gone down hill slowly and ends here. Will NOT be going back. So disappointing for a great restaurant to become this bad read more

The place is very unsanitary. I don't know how this place is still open. Do not come here. I was so grossed out to the point that I threw most of my food away. read more

Need a new delivery service without mouthy drivers. The swearing at me and attitude does not work well for your business .

One random night i knew we wanted pizza but as my husband recommends dominos or papa John's i told him i wanted something different. Well i came across this place on Yelp and i was pleasantly surprised to find this gem in Calhoun, Ga. We each got our own personalized pizza + a salad for me. My husband got the buffalo chicken pizza and i had the sausage, pepperoni and pineapple. (Yes pineapple belongs on pizza) a small Italian restaurant we didn't know was minutes away from our home was now added to our "we must return" list. Too add, they do have some wine selections and the Chardonnay pared perfectly with my pizza. read more

Got two sandwiches to go today, and it would have helped a lot if each was wrapped instead of just placed in a styrofoam container. When I got home 20 minutes later the sandwiches wete spread all ovet. Even toothpics would have helped. Now, when put together again the taste was great. Good meatballs and sausage, sauce, and cheese. read more

We are the only ones in the restaurant at lunch on a Monday . That should have been a red flags. When we placed our order it was the rudest man I have ever seen. He acted like he was pissed off that we came in and got him off of his butt. This place used to be the best but now I see why the place was empty. Also not as clean as it should have been. read more

The pizza was great, service could use a little tuning, but gets the job done. Did not eat in the restaurant so no comment on that.

Let me tell you, at first when I saw the score drop I got worried. However, I went by the other day to get the gyro wrap and it was delicious!! I also saw the health score went to a 95!!! From the variety of pizza's to salads I will continue to come Gondoliers. I feel at home when I come to this restaurant. read more

We need Dimitri back... Lady added her own tip to the meal before I even got the chance to, we got two sodas and the CO2 in the machine was broken (we told her and she just shrugged it off), and you no longer get 2 for 1 pizzas unless you pay for half the second (kind of defeats the purpose, but I digress). If you want Gondolier Pizza, I'd either go to Dalton, Rome, or Cartersville. read more

The food was very good. The staff was very friendly and attentive to the guests. Great service. Nice and clean.

I been coming to this place since I was a kid, I live In Colorado now and it was nice to come back and I love the owner Demetri! He's a wonderful guy and makes quality food that is always consistent. Always feels like home here. Be sure to try his Greek red wine! You won't be disappointed. read more

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stopped in and had lunch yesterday..... my food was excellent and large portions... really more than I could eat. The staff and owner were prompt and courteous. Definitely will be going back. Highly recommend it. read more

Gave this place a second try after a bad experience. Still rude owner with no people skills, styrofoam plates, plastic forks, and horrible food. I asked for water and he wanted to charge me $1.25 for a water cup. Strikeout and final fail. Save yourself the bad experience and go to another place. read more

was disappointed, not even a menu to look at at the front counter you had to look up at the board and there was a lot of look like amazing food however I wasn't gonna stand there and try to read the whole thing should've had a printed menu and we wouldn't have walked out read more

Not sure what all the hate toward the owner is about, but when i went it was great! I had a small pepperoni pizza and it came out quick with good service. I asked if they had baklava, which they didn't, but the menu was huge! Lots of items to choose from. Don't listen to the bad reviews, go check this place out! read more

Haven't even tried our food we just ordered, but had to comment on this guys attitude! He makes rude comments and his response to questions are just flat out disrespectful! Looking online we assumed this location did the 2 for 1 which mind you is on ALL of the pizzas including specialty. After requesting the pizza he tells my fiancé to "read the menu my friend! What does it say?!?" Anyhow we got our specialty pizzas regardless of not being able to do the 2 for 1, because it's what we came there for in the first place. But we will not be returning to this location. Oh yeah, and he doesn't even have the courtesy to hand you your credit/debit card back to you. He just tosses my fiancé's card on the counter opposite of where we were even standing. read more

This place is awful. High prices. Bad food & very unclean. You're not allowed to share food or drinks & the seating is quite literally falling apart & hazardous. If the owner suspects you may be sharing food or drinks you will see him peak around the corner at you constantly. We had this same experience TWICE & we also all got food poisoning both times. Just order from Pizza Hut, it's right down the road. read more

The owner was so nice to me it was 10 minutes before closing and he excitedly ask if he can make me a pie. I picked up my two pizzas and they were honestly even more delicious than they looked. The owner and I chatted and he was very personable. He's been in business at this location for 33 years and gave me some great pizza at a great price. Highly recommend it! read more

This place was horrible!!!! Asked for Alfredo and to add chicken and was told you couldn't add chicken. I told the worker I would pay for the extra and the answer was still "no". I ordered two small cheese pizzas and they forgot all about that part of my order. How these folks are still in business in beyond belief. After three other customers, that came in after us, received their food first I went to the front and asked about our order. They laid the Alfredo on the counter and asked "did you have cheese pizzas? Neither employee understood English very well. Finally, got both pizzas and a cold Alfredo. They both sucked!!! Save your money and go buy a frozen pizza, I promise it will be worth your time. read more

Don't normally leave reviews but I've had consistent horrible customer service at this location. The last time I came here, the owner was stuck to his phone. Later I walked by where he was sitting and saw he was playing candy crush.. but that was two or more years ago and I thought it was time to come back for their great food.. Sadly, he was just as rude as I remembered. Asked him if the gluten free pizza (wife has gluten allergy) was included and he said "what does the sign say?" I replied back, is there a sign in here I could read or are you wanting me to walk outside to see? "He literally rolled his eyes and pointed at the toppings for the gluten free pizza where it shows the cost per topping and said "See here? No." There was nothing on the board that said gluten free was not a part of the deal but i rolled with it. He never asked if I was eating here or taking out and acted as if having a question concerning the deal was stupid. read more

Owner was rude and wouldn't actually listen to my order. Because of this, my order was completely wrong. It was literally pasta and meatballs. The meatballs also are not good. Very frustrated and won't be coming back read more

Ordered a meal to go and got home and all my food including the pizza had gone through the plates and box. Pizza missing toppings I ordered & breadsticks were hard solid. Seems that the plates were super thin as well don't understand how you expect hot food to stay in them. I'd give a 0 if I could. Wont be going back. read more

Rude owner has little value for customers!! I will drive 20 miles out of my way when I want Italian food.

I love their food, everything I've had from here has been excellent. The owner is actually pretty nice. You just gotta get to know him

We walked in I'm holding my daughter, felt rushed, no one was really there, granted I overlooked the part on the menu that said 1 pizza over the specialty pizzas. But before I assumed I asked if this was the place where they did 2 for one. This old man behind the counter starts in. "Can't you read. It says it right there one. It's on the menu right there." He points, shrugs and does a smartelic half smile. honestly didn't care I would of still ordered what we were going to irregardless of it was part of the 2 for one but after his response I just turned and left ‍ After we walked out I was talking to my husband about the whole thing and another customer turns around and says, "yeh he's known to be an a hole." Except he actually used the word. Good to know wont be back. read more

I ordered Canadian and bacon pizza. It was excellent! The restaurant was a bit worn, but the pizza was great. Thanks!

Got a Pepperoni, sausage and mushroom. Delicious good amount of sauce, perfect crust. Came out quick. On our way to Florida. All the other restaurants were closed. Will definitely come again if passing through. read more

Gondolier - Got a Pepperoni, sausage and mushroom. Delicious good amount of sauce, perfect crust. Everywhere Elise was closed. Pretty crowded. - Italian Near Me - Calhoun, Georgia

We were driving through on I-75. The wife had a taste for pizza. We thought we'd try the only "local" place that came up on yelp. If you like spongy, conveyer belt pizza with low budget tasteless toppings, little sauce and "dairy" topping for cheese- this is your place. Dominos, Little Caesar's, Pappa John's and Pizza Hut have nothing to fear from this competitor. Owner calls his pizza "production" pizza. I found it to be a pretty poor example of pizza. Owner said he's been in business for 31 years. I don't know how. He's loud, bombastic and surly. I see several other reviews calling him out for being rude. He is a pretty rough dude. Don't patronize this place. Spend your $$ down the street- any street. read more

One of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. My seven year old and I went to eat here because we wanted spaghetti and meatballs. The meatballs in my dish were cold in the middle and the meat sauce was obviously days old and expired. The meatballs on my son's dish looked strange.... After cutting them open I found out that they were raw. I let the owner know about our issue and he said he would make us another and not to worry about it. When he brought back out our food it was just spaghetti and the worst looking meat sauce I have ever seen. At this point the owner was being extremely rude. He told us that if we wanted meatballs he was just going to put the same meatballs back on our plates. This place is dirty, the food is disgusting and the owner is an absolute pig. Avoid at all costs. I will never eat here again and I will tell everyone I know about my experience here. read more

I love the chicken souvlaki plate, the veal parm and the chicken parm, as well as the house special pizza. Their tzaziki dip is divine! My family have been loyal customers for as long as this place has been open! I don't live in the area anymore, but I always enjoy a meal when I come back to visit. read more

I spent 68.00 and we tossed most of it. It was our first and last meal there. All so they do not carry any of the food that's in their web add. read more

Gondolier - What is this as my son says who eats anything. But not this. - Italian Near Me - Calhoun, Georgia

The owners of this Southern chain of Italian restaurants have always been amiable to my family, so I cannot rate them particularly low in that respect. This particularly location in Calhoun is friendly, spacious, and easy to access. The service is also rather fast, so there is no complaint there. My major criticism is of the greasiness of all of the food which I have tried. I'm not sure if it is part of the chain "recipe," but even my grilled items taste deep fried, and my deep fried items taste downright like-a-heart-attack. I do think this chain would do much better going back to its non-american roots, serving sauteed vegetables or even baked bread with dishes rather than french fries... The food is tasty, but I don't think it's great Italian or Greek-style cuisine. read more

Food was good but very rude people here I paid for food and i got the receipt thrown back at me also the bathrooms as well as some other parts of the restaurant definitely need remodeling looks very trashy read more

Great food! The guy is strange but you just gotta play along with him. That's just his personality. Go with it and don't get so offended. Best Italian food in Calhoun! Sooooo good! read more

For years been getting Greek Salad, Lasagna & Meatballs from this location....always good...last fall got all of the above & the Meatballs shrunk & the Lasagna not as good...so tonight placed this order for carryout plus additional dinners & salads...upon pickup asked manager if he had a box I could carry it all in & he said no...as if a restaurant doesn't have a box...got the food home & the salad dressing lids weren't on tight and two of them came off and dressing all over everything....also price much higher than expected...when I asked the price for dinners are now $10.97 each but the menu says $8.99 each...and the meatballs...omg just hamburger rolled in a ball & baked...no salt no other ingredients nothing...I called the manager/owner & of course he had nothing to say....really?? I now am crossing Gondolier off my list of places to eat...so disappointed. read more

This is by far the worst customer experience ever. I support local business anytime I get the opportunity but I will never support this business. read more

Went today to meet my daughter for lunch. The proprietor was smug and happy to say they did not serve bruschetta. When I mentioned another location that did, he said it was his wife's location and his was much better. Oh did he lie. Regulars had their food delivered to the table. We were waved over to pick up our food from the counter. Two salads, no dressing. So, I had to return to the counter to request dressing. The proprietor provided it without a word and did not offer to help me carry the 2 containers of dressing and 3 containers of ketchup plus utensils back to my table. Afterward, he joined another party of regulars at their table. The lettuce in the Greek salad was straight iceberg. If I want to have good food, I will go to Gondolier's in Rome, GA - his wife's restaurant. Although he said his location was better, he lied. read more

Best pizza in town! You can tell the dough and the toppings are fresh and it always comes out perfectly cooked. Restaurant has self service so its a little different than the usual ones but there's no tipping so that's always welcome! read more

Visiting from out of town. Our Airbnb has a flier for Gondolier Pizza and the menu. The guy who answered the phone was so incredibly rude, I hung up. My friend thought I was over exaggerating and called and he was rude to her. She asked a question and he told her "well you can figure it out and call me back." Nope. We drove 45 minutes to buy pizza somewhere else. I really don't know how this place is in business. read more

Nothing about this experience was pleasant or memorable. Wait. One thing was - the owner never got off the phone from the moment I walked in till the time I left. I'm not kidding. It was all Greek to me, no really, all he spoke was Greek on the phone - and loudly at that. I ordered an eggplant parmesan sub, which came with fries and a pickle for $8. It wasn't very good. It was nuked in the microwave. How did I know? The Italian bread roll it was in was soggy and didn't hold all of the soggy eggplant and cheap cheese in it. Save yourself the trouble and find some other place. Unfortunately in Calhoun, it just means a fast food joint. read more