If I could give zero stars I would. I wish I could have memories at this place at my school but deadass the bouncers think they r GOD or something however like that's what u do for a living so like who do u think u r ???? I was graduating and they couldn't let me and my friends in after 2 hours of waiting mind u we were at the front of the line. All of my friends cried. We will never be there again. I'm so sad and honestly the workers r all jerks who can't actually get a REAL job. Please employ yourselves boys you aren't better than everyone else btw . Hate u all. Especially MIKE C AND JUSTIN BIEBER HAIRCUT BOY U KNOW WHO U R. However, Daniel is a kind soul. Please promote the man. Let's better our workers, and the manager too ! What's with the customer service these days? Maybe don't go in that industry if u suck with people :) read more

I'm very disappointed with the service tonight. When I tried to speak, I was interrupted and yelled at. As someone who has worked in restaurants, I understand how stressful it can be but this was unacceptable. I've never felt so disrespected as a customer. I hope this is addressed. read more

Truly the most upsetting piece of pizza for the price of $3.75. The pizza tasted adequate at best, and was very very small. It doesent even look like a tasty looking piece, pretty oily and sloppily made and just was severely overpriced. It's confusing how Grotto is a chain because if each location is this bad, it's a wonder how they stay in business. If you're by the university of Delaware and want some good pizza there's at least half a dozen better options, so try out anything besides Grotto! read more

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Well, I am super satisfied after a great meal today. Large cheese pizza for the table plus the kids meatball and spaghetti. Omg the marinara on the spaghetti- I loved it with the chunks of tomatoes. Legit ate it with a fork, my little girl ate it up as well. The pizza was so on point. Crispy, cheesy and cooked to perfection. Normally water is my choice of drink, but the waiter rattled off birch beer. I went for it! Service was great, the waiter even engaged with my children. I can't wait to return. I bet as the night goes on it gets busy. We dined at lunch. I would have given 5 stars if it wasn't for the sticky floor and some booths that had ripped seats. read more

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I was pointed here by the gentleman at the front desk from hotel. It was a busy night so I dropped the bartenders an $100 tip to keep me filled up (they were great)). Randomly I was kicked out because apparently a drop of beer dropped on a bouncers girlfriend's FOOT. I'm working out of town and older than the college crowd. I got physically pushed, I care less, but if you're thinking about going, be prepared Warned. I also asked for my receipt for my expenses and that was an 15 min ordeal for the manager to acknowledge. read more

Went to meet family for lunch. Worst place ever to go. Service was awful the waitress took forever to get our order forgot half of our drinks. The waitress looked like she was on something. My brother-in-law ordered a beer and there was ZYN in his beer. The waitress came back and said sorry guess someone's ZYN fell out of their mouth. Never took the drink off his bill. Got the check and had to ask to take it off his bill. Went to go change my daughter in the bathroom and had to catch her because as soon as I put her on the changing table and she almost fell off because it was broken. There was no do not use sign. Will never go back. Will also be calling the health department. The service was absolutely awful and it's like the people don't care about anything. read more

Worst pizza ever. Too much sauce, very little cheese. Been eating Grotto's pizza for 50 years never had one like this. Guess a location in a college town is all about the booze not the food. Maybe drop the word pizza from your name. read more

Cheesesteak from Grottos on Main Street today at lunch. Enough said! I didn't complain because I very rarely complain about food for obvious reasons! read more

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It's called Grotto Pizza but unfortunately do NOT go there for pizza. I went and had pizza and boneless wings and it was the worst pizza and arguably second worst wings I've had in my life. If you're going to watch a game, eat a burger and enjoy yourself. The service is good but the pizza is a disaster. read more

My experience here was very bad. They got multiple orders wrong, forgot to bring out multiple items, table was dirty. Overall not worth going at all. Grime capital of Newark. read more

It was sort of meh. Uninspiring and memorable for the wrong reasons. Definitely not a Northern Jersey taste. Sorry..

Honestly they get no stars from me. I've been there for 2.5 years as a student at the university of Delaware and the staff is some of the most disrespectful humans I've ever met. Erin the bartender has no problem taking 100 bucks from me as a tip then calls me an entitled prick and has bouncers throw me out. Never go to this bar read more

Grottos is my all-time favorite pizza chain, so I am biased in that regard, but this location is consistently good and ready on time for take out orders. If you're ordering for a big game like the Super Bowl, of course you need to plan ahead at least a few days in advance, but for everyday orders everything is typically ready to pick up in 20-30 minutes. I've never been kept waiting and the order has always been right the first time. The pizza and bolis are always hot and delicious when we get them home. I don't think I've ever eaten inside the restaurant, which I think of more as a bar for the local college kids and sports fans. It definitely can get loud and rowdy, but can be a fun place to hang out if you're looking to get a few cheap drinks. I'll stick to take out for meals. Pro tip: If you're out late when the bars are closing, all remaining pizzas are sold at the end of the night for a steep discount. More than once when out with college friends I've enjoyed a half off pizza on the lawn, which really hits the spot after a few drinks. read more

Terrible experience this evening. My family of 6 sat outside with their dog. They ordered pizza and cokes and ordered a water for me. Having a special diet, I walked to Roots Kitchen and back. Sat down with my family. Was told by staff that I could not eat my Roots food nor could I bring my Roots bag in to their establishment. I have done this on numerous occasions with approval by their staff. I explained this and the fact that my family ordered pizza and cokes. However I put my food away. But it still wasnt satisfactory. They were very rude and unprofessional. We asked for our check so we could leave. They brought the pizza out and our check. We paid and walked out with our plastic cups with our paid cokes and i had my water. As we were leaving a staff member chased us outthe door telling us we were not allowed to take our drinks. We told them we paid for them but he said that we were not allowed to take to-go cups outside and grabbed my husbands coke out of his hand then grabbed my granddaughters coke out of her hand. When he came to take my water, it slipped from my hands and fell. The staff member then called us mf'ers. My husband went back inside and asked for a coke to go in a coke bottle. They told him to leave and not come back. We paid for our sodas and they robbed us of them. It was a bad experience we will never forget. And we will never go back. read more

My roommates and I were making a trip up north for a couple of days and stayed in Delaware with family friends. This place was a nice welcome to a new state! It's a bar and a restaurant, so they card you at the door. Kids are still welcome until a certain time, though. The pizza was delicious and not a terrible price for how much you got. My friends made fun of me for putting broccoli on my pizza but there is just something about veggie pizza that convinces my brain I'm ~almost~ eating something healthy. We found parking but it is on a fairly busy road so just keep that in mind. read more

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Came here a few times on Saturday night and once for a soccer game during the World Cup 2018. At night it's a pretty awesome spot for drinking and hanging out. Very cheap and pretty good drinks! Haven't tried the food there and don't plan on it. Don't have high expectations. Bartenders and bouncers are not my favorite, though. When I came for the World Cup game, I asked him to put on the game 5 minutes before (for the anthems etc) and he rudely said there's plenty of time left. He switched the channel a minute before the kick off, totally killed the pregame hype. Another time I forgot my ID for the happy hour and the bouncer kept smelling my cup when I wanted to refill it with water. He kept watching me the entire time. Very rude and disrespectful. read more

I am a frequent patron of this restarting/bar. After paying a significant amount of money for the song I wanted to play, it was skipped. I saw multiple guests of your restaurant enjoying the song I was playing and you did not honor the song I payed my hard earned money to play. I will not be coming back here after the level of disrespect I was shown here. read more

The DoorDash delivery was flawless and professional. Oh boy, where do I start with this pizza, and I guess I better tell the truth? Crust on this pizza taste like a frozen grocery store pizza, and the toppings were very light and not many! The toppings were pepperoni, ham, onions and mushrooms. There was plenty of pepperoni but not much ham and not much onions and definitely not much mushrooms? It was a 16 inch pizza and it felt very light in it's total weight when you picked it up? Most 16 inch pies with four toppings are fairly heavy when you hold them? So I bite into this pizza and the crust taste like a toasted pita bread or maybe a toasted piece of dry white toast, and I start eating the pizza , which is very thin for a 4 topping pizza? With each bite of this pizza it has very little flavor that jumps out or stands out, and it has barely any red sauce on it. I don't think I got a bad pizza because I think this is the way they make all their pizzas, and my feeling is that grotto is just another franchise that kicks out passion less and cookie cutter pizza pies? If you want love in your food, and you want somebody making it by hand with a passion, and you want really fresh ingredients, And you want it to look good when you open the box, And want it to taste" as good as it looks , if not better, then please DO NOT- get pizza from grotto ever! This is the pizza that you buy in a hurry, on the boardwalk at the beach when you're starving to death, and it's pretty darn fast and good, but for an every day pizza at your home, when you have a choice, this is Not a good pizza for regular- every day eating! OK so my overall experience today with grotto, was a 61% out of 100. No, I would not order this pizza pie again! read more

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Order plain pizza we'll done, wings and fries and it's the best. Anything else and you'll be disappointed, they do a few things really well. Definitely a bar scene good to hang out or watch sports. read more

LOVED LOVED LOVED GROTTOS! Just got home from a visit to my daughter to help her move in to her summer rental. God who misses college lol I know I do. We went to Grottos and it was the best. Such a fun atmosphere and great pizza and drinks. 100% would come back. read more

Grottos gets five stars, not because of their food but because Grottos is a lifestyle. If it's a beautiful, sunny day -"let's go to Grottos", if it's a snow day - go to Grottos" if it's a 21st birthday- you better go to Grottos, cross your fingers you aren't too drunk and turned away, and then brace yourself for a blow job shot. If it's a Saturday - you better get yourself to Grottos before they reach max capacity and it's one in one out. I have made so many memories in Grottos and blacked out far too many times as well. This is the place to be. The bathrooms are disgusting, your shoes will stick to the floor, the ground is covered in popcorn, and stacked plastic cups decorate all the tables. Grottos is heaven to any University of Delaware senior. There are so many things you can and must do while at Grottos. Slater races- if you don't know what an AC slater is then you don't even go here. Play a quick round of credit card roulette and pray you don't loose!! Good thing they only cost $2 a piece. I bet you'll never beat Cara Barbato. Play the duck game- Collect as many Grottos ducks as possible and let them float in your beer while you drink it- cause that's not unsanitary or anything. It's not frowned upon to ask the bartender for quarters, after a few times he'll just know. (Candice and Julia) I'd you're like my friend Sarah, live out your dream of being a DJ by cashing in all your $1 bills and playing songs like "My Heart Will Go On" on the juke box machine. Once out of ones, go around asking random drunk students for more $1 bills, they'll likely give you them. Someone like my friend Marilyn may even break out in dance to "Love On Top". If you're lucky enough to get a table on the outside "patio" you might as well just stay there the entire day. That's prime realty. Make sure you play loose leaf out there. Grottos parking lot is even a famous landmark, if you haven't heard of the dumpster slut then you should do some quick research. Maybe even eat a slice of pizza (always delicious) and definitely fill up a basket of free popcorn. It's so salty that you'll be forced to continue to quench your thirst all day with endless "spring waters" and big coors. If you made it through that entire review than I'm impressed. One last note, I highly recommend not trying to dine here with your children during the school year on weekends. read more

First offense: it's very cold in here, I'm wearing a jacket on my legs. 2nd offense: I order a personal white pizza and everyone else's order arrives and I'm told mine will be another 5 min. because they thought I wanted a cheese pizza. I ordered a white pizza with garlic. When it came out it was a small thin pizza with onion, not garlic=3rd offense. I'm still hungry so I get some free popcorn. It's too salty to even eat and the waitress says, sorry I don't make the popcorn, it's all made today....4th offense!!! I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

I would rank this place higher because of the cheap drinks, big bar, nostalgia on the part of older UD grads like me, new memories for current students, yadda yadda. But let's talk about the women's bathroom. WHAT. THE. WHAT?? I've been to some dives, and I have NEVER seen a bathroom more disgusting than what I witnessed yesterday (a Saturday night, around 10pm, when the bar was not that busy). One stall door is missing, another is hanging by a hinge, the only toilet paper to be found is on the floor, and most of it appears to have already been used, there is pee EVERYWHERE. I thought maybe the ADA accessible bathroom would be better (it has a full door, after all), but nope, just as bad. So much pee on the seat. SO MUCH PEE. I just don't understand... How can an establishment that actually has a sit-down restaurant component get away with this kind of nastiness? Grottos-- if you want to have a nice bathroom, keep it nice. People will respect it if you respect it. Where are the doors?? Were women just angrily kicking down the doors so frequently that you were like, "screw it, they can just go doorless!"? Ladies-- What the heck are you doing in there?? You're not animals! It's not that hard NOT to pee on the seat (or floor, or I'm sure, the sink). If you're so angry you could break off a stall door, go home. You're drunk. I ended up just going upstairs to Kildaire's to pee instead. Ridiculous. read more

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Grotto's is a DE staple for pizza - usually when you're driving back from the beach. The Main St location is a nice treat, especially when you're missing summer. These days, it's looking sad. Our server seemed preoccupied even though she only had 2 tables and she didn't look like she'd showered recently. She kept touching her hair. She checked on us in passing and then would disappear for long periods of time. The cook or chef brought us our food. The bathroom had flies - drain or moth flies and the dining room had fruit flies. The place smelled like stale beer and bleach. The pizza was perfect. read more

I ordered the Mama Grotto after speculating on ordering the dish for months. After an incredible amount of anticipation I came up feeling a bit underwhelmed. The original pizza is far better than the Sicilian style mama grotto. read more

Last night I ordered boneless wings Hot They come with no sauce!! So dried out I couldn't even eat them. At least the fourth or fifth time this place is messed my order up but their wings are usually good enough to come back but that will be the last time I ever order from Grotto's read more

I always said that if they combine the dancefloor of Kildare's with the bar and music of Grotto's, they'd have one heck of a place on Main Street. But alas, they're separate places, so: This was another one of my regular spots in Newark because you always see someone you know there. Good prices for drinks--I'm a fan of the specials they have. Sometimes the Long Islands can be weak, even the doubles, but what do you expect for $4? Also, it can get crowded and hard to move around, and the bathrooms are small and kinda gross (at night). I don't see a lot of approval on Yelp about Grotto's pizza, but I happen to love it. It's one of the interesting tastes of Delaware, if you will. What can I say, I like sweeter sauce and slightly doughy crust. It's all a matter of preference. The bruschetta gets a "two-thumbs-up," too. If you reserve the back area for a party/event, it will most likely run smoothly. The food was available and warm, beverages were available and cold, no issues with the service for a large party. Good for a chill (or raucous) night with friends, a game, or as a prelude to anything else on Main Street. read more

The best bar on campus! The sports den is the place to be any day of the week. Tuesdays are my favorite, because shots are only $2! What a steal! They have an app to play whatever song you want in the bar, and you can guarantee that you'll see at least five people you know at any hour of the day, even if you don't want to. Nicholas Fader, Xiao Fu, and Schmitty are the best bartenders in the game and will whip you up an LIT in record time. I even do my homework here! Definitely a must-see when visiting Newark. I highly recommend the Long Island Iced Teas and Gatorade shots. read more

Why does the bathroom smell so ******* bad. Like seriously how does this happen. Everytime. My grandma literally passed out because she was trying not to breathe in the smell read more

Consistently good food in a family friendly sports bar. With something for everyone from salad and soup to sandwiches, pasta and even dessert. If you save room for it. read more

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Came here at night time with a couple of friends. Most people were at the bar area but we were at the tables going to order some pizzas. I know theres a line of kids waiting to come in and many people inside the bar area itself but the tables were completley a mess. Trash all over a good majority of the tables. I feel bad for the workers with what they have to deal with. Other then that it's some good pizza. Grottos has a iconic taste, also got some cheese fries those were pretty good as well. If I were to come here again I would get just take out. Even then you cant expect to much service wise coming to a place like this but the food is still pretty good though. Definitely recommend going to Grottos if you want try a good local pizza chain. read more

Curbside Pickup Fail!!! We stopped by Grottos tonight with few other places still open to order a medium spinach pie. The counter girl graciously agreed to bring it out to our vehicle parked right in front when ready. Naturally I included a tip for the extra service with payment. Curbside pickup is an important feature in these days of Covid. No need to expose yourself waiting inside with the college student crowd. Main St. Newark also has the world's most aggressive parking meter maids. Even leaving your car unattended for a minute to pickup a pizza can easily result in a ticket. 30 minutes later no pizza was brought out. I go in and it's sitting on their shelf cooling off. The box is clearly marked C for curbside pickup. No apology. They just don't give a crap about my business. The pizza was tasty but very tiny and hardly worth the $15 + tip or the aggravation. Perhaps this is a fun place for drunk college kids to hang out. If you are an adult looking for late night take out, look elsewhere. read more

I waited 20 minutes for a drink at this bar. It's bullshit. They skipped over us 10 times.

The manager came and yelled at me from across the restaurant because I was not wearing a mask. We was in the process of paying for my pizza when he started. When I went to get a mask from my car, I came back and was refused service. I have never eaten here before but I can see why this place has particularly terrible reviews. The service is awful. I hope the pizza is good. read more

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Absolutely delicious caesar salad! Croutons are so tasty, newmans dressing - can't go wrong, good amount of lettuce, great customer service!! I ordered on 8/8 for a 9pm pickup and the people working the counter and also working the door were all extremely friendly and professional. Will definitely order again soon!! Thank you to the staff for your excellent service! read more

Stopped by for a drink on Friday afternoon to celebrate my friend defending her masters thesis! I like that they offer free popcorn and that the drinks prices are so cheap! I had a rather large and strong vodka and club soda drink for $5. They have this and other good drink specials like $5 shots all the time. The happy hour deal for anything else is just 75 cents off . That's a boring deal. But I give three stars because of how rude and obnoxious the bouncer was. My friend forgot her id and after we asked him what options we had (obviously none) she said "fine I'll just get water" and he says "I am not your server." Later she goes to the bar to get her water and he runs up and yells at her for being at the bar and then went and got the water for her. :/ The second time she went for water, he smelled the cup. He was so rude. He kept staring at our table and really ruined the fun. He also checked my other friends ID twice. We are all 24 years old. So if I ever see that really tall bouncer again, I'd probably go to another bar. read more

I came here to eat pizza, wings, and order a drink. They tried to charge me a $5 cover charge just for that. Management needs to get their act together. read more

The pizza was so disappointing. The crust was thin and wasn't hearty', and I didn't order a thin crust pizza. I ordered 2 toppings which were very light. I complained to the waiter but he said there's nothing that could be done because we ate over half of the pie. The ice tea came without ice and the chicken wings were fatty. I won't go back there again. read more

Good location, friendly service, bad pizza. Tasted like it was reheated frozen pizza. Soggy fries. Will never go for anything but drinks again read more

Grotto has been a staple for many years, but it now only survives on its past reputation and nostalgic feeling some get when remembering the great food they once did but no longer have. I think it may be time for the owners to give Gordon Ramsey a call. Now down to business. The food at Grotto has not only gone down the hill, its become a mountain slide of poor quality, poor service and cheap ingredients. When you look at the pizza they now serve, it simply looks gross. It doesn't get much better in the taste department, a below average rating comes to mind. You can clearly see, taste and feel the lack of quality that now exists at Grotto. It reminds me of the superstar ball player who signs a huge contract and then just goes belly up out of laziness since they have their paycheck all sewn up. Well, it's time to give Grotto their unconditional release and move on to a pizzeria that knows what Grotto once did, exceptional quality and service is what keeps customers coming back. read more