Delicious pizza Sourdough Tried several kinds and each one…read morewas amazing Always ready when you pick up. Staff is friendly. Give it a try !!!!

Best pizza that I've had in Westerly! We ordered two cheese pizzas online for pick up and they were…read moreready within 20 minutes.

This pizza spot has been my family's go-to since I was in high school, and coming back home for a…read morevisit meant we had to order from here. The nostalgia was real, and I was hoping the food would still taste like it used to -- and it totally delivered. We got a large Meat Mania pizza, a small buffalo chicken pizza, and 6 garlic knots. The Meat Mania was packed with all the classic meats and had a great ratio of toppings to cheese. The buffalo chicken pizza had a nice balance of spice and tang -- not overwhelming, just right. The garlic knots were more on the well-done side this time, so they were a bit chewy and harder to tear apart than usual, but they still had a rich buttery garlic flavor that paired really well with the pizza. I wouldn't say they were perfect this time, but I still enjoyed them. Everything tasted just like I remembered -- the kind of comfort food that hits different when you haven't had it in years. If they keep up this level of quality, I'll keep coming back every time I visit home.

Stopped here for the first time while visiting RI. Cute little place! They even gave my daughter…read moresomething to draw with to keep her entertained. The pizza slices they gave were huge! Definitely worth the price. The free bread rolls were good, I almost wish they had more seasoning or flavor though. The fettuccine Alfredo had fresh broccoli in it and was delicious. Also got penne vodka which was good as well, not too strongly flavored and cooked just right for firmness. The waitress was nice and checked in as well. We will stop again next year!

This place seems great. Lots of fresh food options, lots of fermented stuff and their coffees/teas…read moreare also really good. Their Cesar salad is amazing. Donuts are good, baked goods are really good as well. The atmosphere is cute and the service is good. It was a little pricey, which is my one negative. I think the salad was like $21 and it was not very big. Still good though.

LOVED! Went for breakfast- such unique latte flavors, which were all homemade and so good…read more Breakfast options were all great, and the menu changes, so you know everything is fresh.

We got three breakfast burritos from this place on a rainy morning and they were great. The guy who…read moremade our food was very friendly and did a great job.

We were staying up the road from this really cool permanently, affixed food truck pizza place!…read more My daughter and I walked down to grab a couple slices, and after ordering four, the proprietor suggested we order a whole pizza, which would be cheaper and more food! Thank you so much for sharing us in the right direction! With the tomato and basil, pizza and didn't go wrong. Hot fresh crispy and tasty.

It took us a few minutes to find the door, but when we made it inside, it was a delight. The place…read morewas big, open, lots of natural light coming in from the huge windows all around. You can tell this space used to be a factory or some otehr industrial type building. I loved the open kitchen, the awnings gave it this welcoming, cozy feel and I started to get excited about the meal. The host greeted us and got us seated. On our way over, we passed a tree made of pizza boxes! I thought that was great, I love it when restaurants get into the holiday spirit. The dining area was decorated well but not overdone, and I spotted a Nutcracker from the Westerly Nutcracker trail! I love community events like that. Our server was friendly, and soon our order was placed. Not much time had passed before the garlic knots came out. Strongly tasting of fresh garlic (as they should) they were delicious. The dough was chewy and flavorful, the garlic adding even more to the mix. I got even more excited for the pizza. When it arrived, it was smoldering hot, fresh out of the oven. But I could not wait, so I used a fork and knife for my first bite. The dough was crisp, the sauce zesty and a whole lot of cheese. So cheesy that some pepperoni fell off my friend's slice as he put it on his plate. If you like a cheesy pizza, this is the spot for you. The first slice went down easy, and in some ways I was reminded of the texture of a classic NY pie but thinner. I eagerly reached for the second slice, a cheese one. That's where things fell apart for me. The difference in these two slices was immense. I'm not sure what happened in the oven, but the pizza was not cooked evenly. The cheese sliced flopped and lost all the great texture I enjoyed in the first slice. Unfortunately, it seems the rest of the pie didn't reflect my first slice experience. I liked it enough that if someone invited me back, I would go but I don't think this will be on my places to recommend in Westerly yet. I'll have to give them another try for sure, I can see the potential, it just fell a little short in execution for me. Loved the spot otherwise and those garlic knots were great!

Someone stacked pizza boxes into a Christmas tree…read more Six feet tall, wrapped in ribbon, right there in the dining room. Staff work, not decorator work. They've been here long enough to know the kids' names. Everything about the room says they thought this through. Brick and white wainscoting, pendant lights, bentwood chairs, open kitchen where you watch the whole operation. Families pack the place. Kids color, parents talk, teenagers perform indifference while inhaling slices. Staff moves with the rhythm of people who've been here since they were kids themselves. I wanted the pizza to match the room. It didn't. Fourteen inch thin crust that can't decide if it's New York or Neapolitan. Doesn't nail either. The middle collapses. You need to fold it backward or use a fork to eat it. Neither option appeals to me. Sauce, cheese, crust. Everything blurs together. Can't tell you what any single component contributed because nothing stood out enough to claim it. Pepperoni brought grease. Covered my hands and the plate. Some flavor there, not enough to make the cleanup worth it. What I wanted: crust with structure. Pizza that holds its shape. Components that argue with each other before they work it out. What they're serving: something else. But here's what I keep coming back to. Families who've been showing up since 1998. People driving from out of state for a booth. Kids measuring childhood in pizza box trees. Twenty six years on the same corner doing the same thing the same way. They're not confused. They know what they're getting. The product isn't the pizza. It's the room, the people, the 26 years of your family showing up. Pizza's just the excuse that brings you back in.

This is for their pizza truck-WOW! This is the only pizza in the state I want to eat right now. The…read morepizzas had so much flavor and the best dough Ive had in a long time. The original with pepperoni was my favorite. Such a great combo. Glad I stopped and looking forward to trying the rest of the menu, especially the dessert pizza!

Ordered chicken bacon ranch and it was good. Not as good as NY pizza due to water. The crust was…read morechewy.

Really cute place with outdoor seating, small parking lot, and on street parking. Definitely…read moreshould have a reservation, which we did, but there were empty tables all around us, even though we were told they were booked solid when we tried to change the reservation time. Service was great. Our server was really attentive, with 4 - 5 tables pretty much seated within minutes of of us getting seated. I tried a Longo Cosmo. Not really my thing, but it was good. The espresso martini was better! We had drinks, an app, dinner and dessert! Rolling out of there is an understatement! And it was all super delicious. I had chicken francais, aone friend had the carbonara and the other had chicken caprese. We did start with calamari , which were delicious, super light and crunchy. Gelato and a chocolate mousse cake were delicious dessert choices. Sorry, forgot the dessert pics! Quality is what we had here, for the prices, I would have expected nothing less. I would come back here again to try the pizza so many have raved about. But the dinners looked so good, we went with our own meals.

The meatballs are absolutely wonderful, and the service is great…read more However, you get more meatballs in the appetizer than you do when the spaghetti and meatball dish-ugh. The chicken francaise was meh. The ambience was fantastic, and, it was packed and the place is very clean.

Once you try pizza from The Back Door, you won't get it anywhere else. It's also a unique…read moreexperience. You literally go to one of the back doors of the Velvet Mill in Stonington and order at the counter (you can order online too). Take it home or bring it into the area inside the mill where there are numerous tables and a water supply. After you eat you can stroll around the mill and check out the stores. Overall great way to eat and fill some time.

The Back Door Kitchen & Pizzeria is a wood-fired pizzeria and restaurant that opened in Stonington,…read moreConnecticut in March 2024. It was founded by culinary couple Johan Jensen and Abbey Hemmann. Johan is a native of Denmark while Abbey is a Connecticut native. The two met in Cape Cod and eventually got married on White Crest Beach in Wellfleet. In July 2019, the couple opened their first restaurant, Whitecrest Eatery, at the Velvet Mill in Stonington. The historic building was originally home to the American Velvet Company, which operated from 1892 to 1996. Today it is a multipurpose building that is home to a thriving community of small businesses and artist studios. The American bistro with a weekly-changing menu soon won numerous awards and accolades. By 2024, the couple opened a new restaurant in the Velvet Mill. This time they would focus on artisanal wood-fired sourdough pizza as well as sandwiches, salads, and other delicious treats. Named for the "back door" of the Velvet Mill, the pizzeria soon won its own accolades. My sons and I recently had lunch at Back Door. I've visited the Velvet Mill numerous times, but this was my first visit since Back Door opened. After looking of the menu, we all decided to order and share the "Margherita" (fresh mozzarella, basil, tomato sauce, EVOO) and the "CBR" (house ranch, bacon, chicken, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, everything spice, lemon, dill). After ordering, we picked a table right by the pick-up window so we could watch the kitchen crew at work. Both pizzas had great crust that was crispy on the outside and yet chewy on the inside. The fresh ingredients gave the pies some rich flavors with a nice smoky finish. I really liked the "Margherita", but it was the topping combo on the "CBR" that left me really impressed. I washed everything down with a bottle of locally-produced Hosmer Mountain Birch Beer. We were all very happy with our lunch. Before leaving, my younger son had a delicious "Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie". He was nice enough to offer me and my older son a bite. We were impressed with Back Door and hope to return in the future!