I just came here for my first time and I had a wonderful experience! So I called for a pick up order and the guy who answered was incredibly kind- I'm not kidding this customer Service was genuinely so sweet. He took my order was very polite and apologetic that the pizza would take 30 minutes which I thought was an impressive short time! I later found out this was the owners son who was taking the calls. He's awesome! 10/10 customer service and efficiency. We did a large pepperoni and sausage pizza and it was delicious! This is a local Santa Barbara family owned restaurant ! Please come here for local delicious pizza instead of going to big chain pizza places- and try to do pick up! Delivery food apps unfortunately take a large profit from them. I will definitely be making this my Friday night pizza routine!! Can't wait to go back! read more

Mesa Pizza - Pepperoni and sausage - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I like the food at Mesa Pizza a lot. The white chicken pizza is quite good, with a nice garlicky sauce that isn't too heavy or greasy, and the chicken is white meat. They make their ranch dressing homemade and it is so good! I am picky about ranch and the one at Mesa is one of the best in town. Very creamy and properly (not overpoweringly) seasoned. Get some breadsticks to dip in the ranch dressing. The only thing I don't like is that they are fairly expensive ($38 for medium pizza, garlic bread, and ranch) and they aren't on DoorDash, so we had to pick it up. I will be back for more pizza! read more

Mesa pizza is unique and great. I do think it matters what you order and what size for that matter. I have had a soggy pizza by ordering a large with too many toppings. But my go-to with my daughter is to call in ahead, eat there and get a small pepperoni and pineapple with their homemade ranch. I have observed that the thickness of the dough, the crispness of the bottom, and overall experience is by far the best with the small pizza. I just find myself craving it at least every couple weeks. The homemade ranch is unique, and the pizza texture and flavor is on point for this order. Some tabletop Ms.Pacman and a beer, daughter happy spending quarters on the vending toy machines. Just always fun and tasty. read more

This is the most ridiculous Pizza place in Santa Barbara.... You can not call in a delivery, you have to do it online for some dumb reason. We were trying to order 3 large family size pizzas and they would not take our order over the phone. So we went online to order because they can't just write down our order, and the 2 of the three pizzas we wanted (basic pepperoni,) were not even available?! If you offer delivery, then deliver... don't make it so damn complicated... it's pizza... Just stick with Rusty's I wouldn't even bother with this place.. read more

Veg Hawaiian sounded wild without any meat but I gave it a shot. I'd definitely order and crush another one of these again soon! Maybe even this weekend super fresh toppings and it wasn't watery like most veg pizzas I've had in town. Honestly, this is one of the best non deep dish pizzas I've had in CA. Well done Mesa Pizza! Ps. The deep dish crown is held by Masa Pizza in Echo Park for ultimate Chicago dish if you're ever in LA. read more

Mesa Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I tried this place after reading the reviews one night. I'm always on the hunt for a good pizza place in Santa Barbara since I lived and breathed east coast pizza for 4 years and this is probably the best pizza I've had in SB since moving here about a year ago. I ordered a large Mesa Special and the total was ~$20. Pizza could've been hotter but was delicious nonetheless. It's hard to mess up pizza! I do think they could've added a lot more pizza sauce and cooked our pizza just a minute or two less (bottom was a bit dark) but I do appreciate how they loaded the pizza with tons of toppings. I'd recommend this place to those craving pizza and would come here again. I also think it's funny how much they hate GrubHub. read more

Mesa Pizza - The Mesa Special Pizza. Loaded with toppings! Could use more sauce though. - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

This is by far the best pizza joint in Santa Barbara besides Patxi's deep dish. I love how they pack on the toppings unlike other pizza chains. Their pizza crust is so crunchy and stays fairly crunchy the next day which is a plus. Aside from pepperoni pizza, their white chicken pizza is one of my favorite. The white sauce is definitely not your typical white sauce, it's more on the garlicky side so it cuts a lot of the richness normally white sauces are known for. Because it wasn't super rich and heavy my wife (normally doesn't like white or cream base pizza or pastas) liked it. We've been here three times and the amount of toppings, the flavor and the crunch of the dough has always been consistent. Oh, can't forget about their ranch, it's made in house and is one of the best ranches I've had in a long while. I'm not a big pizza fan nor do I crave pizza often but ever since I've had their pizza, I crave it once in awhile. Especially when I want some crunchy savory carbs. read more

Mesa Pizza - The pepperoni is the 18" and White Chicken Pizza the small. - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Being a huge pizza lover, I decided to try Mesa Pizza. The interior of the restaurant looked a little outdated but regardless I was excited to have some dinner. We ordered a small Hawaiian pizza, ravioli and drinks. I ordered a glass of moscato which tasted very sweet, crisp and refreshing! The ravioli was warm, tender and super creamy! I would definitely get the ravioli again. However, I was a bit disappointed with the pizza. For some reason, I got a cardboard/rubbery taste to the first slices of pizza. The overall taste was pretty good but I wish I hadn't gotten that taste in the first place. The pizza was super cheesy which compensated for it. The pizza was ok, but definitely nothing out of this world. I'm definitely willing to give this place another try though and hopefully I enjoy the pizza a bit more! read more

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Service and pizzas were amazing every topping was perfectly placed made for a beautiful pizza read more

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I don't give reviews but I had to for Mesa Pizza. I was shocked at how flavorful and authentic this pizza was. We ordered the Meat Lovers and BBq chicken pizza. The BBQ chicken pizza doesn't taste much like BBQ but I was NOT disappointed because the sauce is so flavorful! I highly recommend Mesa Pizza. I have been living in Santa Barbara for 15 years and I've tried Rusty's, Revolver, Taffy's, Lucky Penny etc. read more

Best Pizza crust in Santa Barbara. I love the old school pizza shop vibes and the amazing selection of specialty pizza.

This is the best pizza. They have a unique recipe.It's always delicious and the people who work here are very kind.

This is a great local pizza spot on the Mesa. One of my favorite choices for pizza and they're relatively fast serving. They make excellent pizza for a reasonable price. One thing that makes them stand out is the abundance of toppings that are given, which I love. I recommend the Garden Pesto Pizza. I also really like their crust in terms of thickness and the countering of soft and crunchy. Next visit, I may take the calzone for a spin. Overall an excellent choice for a quality pizza, packed with fresh toppings, amazing crust, and won't break the bank. read more

Mesa Pizza - I love the Garden Pesto Pizza, with plenty of veggie toppings for every bite - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I am beating myself up for not trying Mesa Pizza earlier. This is my first time here, even though I live within walking distance. It's hard to find a pizza place that isn't overly salty or greasy. Mesa Pizza understands the local values of freshness and creativity; essentially, they've created a unique California pizza joint that's relatively healthy (relative because it is still pizza!) They work within nearly impossible standards! But Mesa Pizza seems to create the right balance. The gentleman who works there seems to have been there for decades; he treats his customers with care and respect. The toppings on the pizzas are loaded: no stinginess, and for a moment, I forgot we were in the middle of a shrinkflation economy. Not here! They were generous with their fresh toppings and the size of the pizza. I finished my tasty pizza without feeling miserable afterwards. I'll come back more often when that pizza craving hits! read more

Mesa Pizza - Vegan Veggie Hawaiian Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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This place and Paxtis are my favorite pizza places in Santa Barbara. Although I would only get Paxti for their Chicago style. Mesa pizza gives generous amount of topping and their crust is nice and crispy. Their pizza doesn't taste like cheap frozen pizza like a lot of other pizza around Santa Barbara. Not sure how well it would do for delivery, but for the next day left overs, I baked it in the oven and it was good Their chicken wings had a nice seasoning to it - dry rub style, and had option to dip it in their ranch sauce. Their ranch sauce is creamy and has flavor- I can see why they chose to make their own vs buying it from another vendor. read more

This is easily the best pizza in SB. I have NO idea what the 1 star reviewers are talking about when they say you can't order by phone. I'm literally eating a pizza that I called in 30 mins before they closed AND IT IS DELICIOUS. I suppose the only drawback (if we're splitting hairs) would be for folks who are averse to garlic, because their pizza is quite garlicky, but I find that to be an asset. Also, at most pizza places if you want a wheat or gluten-free crust, you're stuck with whatever thickness they want to give you. When I asked for a wheat crust, I was asked if I wanted thin, normal, or thick. Support an incredible, friendly, and tasty local business, and try Mesa Pizza Co. read more

Gluten free pizza was fine, but not what I was expecting based on other reviews. Pros: good amount of toppings on the pizza, toppings were fresh, and pizza was ready on time, pesto was really good Cons: way too much red sauce on pizza and not enough cheese (which surprised me given the pictures I've seen on Yelp), a side of ranch is $1.00 Overall I will probably try this place again, but I won't be craving it by any means. Gluten free crust was fine, and the pesto pizza was better tasting than the one with red sauce. The red sauce was really overpowering and there was just too much of it (I scooped it off in globs to get rid of some of it.). Next time I'll ask for light sauce. read more

Nice people behind the counter, quick service, and a great tasting pie! Crust had a bit of chew with a crisp bottom...solid old-school pizza. This is a take out spot, as the interior is small and unremarkable, but grab a pizza and head back to your house or hotel to enjoy! read more

This place is a great value. 18.50$ total!!! Went here for lunch Was planning on eating at Mesa burger as that place is great but saw this in same strip mall. Had my son and wife along and just wanted a little Lunch nothing huge as we were going to eat dinner out too. Order at counter small place nicely decorated around 10 Tables. About 1/2 full. Son had a personal cheese pizza that he really liked but the deal was the pasta plate with salad. Large plate of pasta with mushrooms white wine garlic and chicken. Along with a salad and garlic toast for 10.99.Just drank water. Salad was soOoo good. Loved the shredded mozzarella. Pasta was so flavorful. So good. Total 18.50. Totally enough food for my wife and I to share. Not super full after but perfect for a mid day lunch. Great price. And friendly guy working front. Just too a little long to get food but all good. read more

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Was visiting Santa barbara and wanted some pizza. Happened upon this place my chance. We are vegetarians so we're looking for a good vegetarian pizza. They have a long list of vegetarian pizzas. We chose the garden veggies with pesto sauce. The guys made us a great pizza. The crust was awesome, it was.full of veggies. It was easily one of the best pizzas I've had. Whether vegetarian or not, a great place for pizza read more

Im sure the food is good. when I went they had one Guy doing everything. I feel bad for this one guy handling and orders for takeout And people walking in. They have several owners and they don't work in the place. not sure I'll visit this place again. It was my first and last visit. The gluten free pizza was one of the best. Mushroom pizza!!! read more

I nearly made the mistake of doing the Santa Barbara delight pizza with the red sauce instead of the recommended white. Luckily, Vir convinced me that the recommended flavor combinations are there for a reason and I was not disappointed. Creamy, great garlic, delicious. It turns out the people who work there know the combos/flavors that work and they are there for a reason. If you're unsure, just ask. Always friendly staff, great service and great food. Best in SB read more

I picked up a white chicken/BBQ chicken pizza from Mesa last night. Ordering was easy and pleasant and my order was ready at the time they said it would be. Fast forward... this pizza was absolutely delicious. The herbs they used were so fresh and bold. The basil and garlic was amazing. The cheese was sharp, sauce perfect, chicken had a smoky grilled thing going on. The crust had a nice crisp on the edges. Everything I wanted from a pizza. Mesa does pizza well! Next time I'll remember to take a picture... the aroma threw me off. Lol. Best pizza I've had in a very long time! read more

They have a $4.99 special mini cheese pizza on their board, but don't really have it and then they just hang up on you, lame

My GAWD! We were visiting my son for a week and he told us about an incredible pizza he has tried. We went and tried the white chicken pizza, the Thai pizza, the chicken pesto. THEY WERE ALL AMAZING. There is soo much stuffed onto the pizza. And the taste, oh the TASTE! We definitely plan on returning read more

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THE ONLY PLACE WE'LL BE ORDERING FROM!!!Most incredible food AND service!! We're new to the area and this was our first time ordering. Let me tell you, the good review starts all the way at the phone call for pick up. The man I spoke to was friendly and offered his recommendations which we happily took. The pizza was hot and fresh upon pick up. And the final test-- it was DELICIOUS!!! Add to the mix, we're east coasters and consistently have trouble finding great pizza here on the west coast. Until now. Can't recommend enough. Thank you Mesa Pizza for the fantastic experience. Looking forward to many more orders! -Victoria read more

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Idk why it took me so long to try this place out. Why go to a pizza chain right across the street when you can support a local shop with excellent service and great pizza. I tried their white chicken pizza a couple nights ago and absolutely loved it. I'm a garlic lover so their white garlic sauce hit the spot for me. Prices are reasonable compared to other pizza shops around town. I'm definitely ordering pizzas here from now on. Side note: They charge extra for ranch but worth it. read more

Mesa Pizza Special toppings were so good yesterday and today! If you cannot decide which toppings you want, this is a great choice for all. Toppings were layered beautifully. There are plenty of meats and veggies. I loved the mushrooms, olives and delicious onions. I ordered my house-made Ranch and favorite Squirt soda that Mesa Pizza sells. A delicious meal... read more

Service was okay. Slow w utensils to table and water. Marguerita pizza had way too much garlic for my taste. I like garlic but it was overpowering. Will not get pizza there again. read more

Umm we didn't have a single moment of goodness here. When we called for delivery to our hotel, they asked us if we could come get it. Grabbed it 30 mins later and it wasn't hot anymore. Pizza was overcooked and wasn't impressive. Our antipasto salad was actually a garden salad with shredded meat, cabbage and carrots? $26 for a pizza and salad I'd wish we'd never spent. Update: owner responded with his take on our experience and was petty about it. read more

Mesa Pizza - Overcooked pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Pizza is good. Service is not good.... Tried calling, went to answering machine. Ordered online and went to pick up (20 minutes after I'd placed order). Nobody near the counter, rang bell, stood around 5-10 minutes until someone came out from back. They hadn't even started making the pizza. Took 25 more minutes for pizza to be ready ‍ read more

They are HUGE. Got a medium pizza 12" and it can easily feed two people They are very dense and very filling, not at all what I expected. They are obscenely layered in toppings the meat lovers was over the top.Every pizza is their own take on. It, sadly the margarita pizza is covered in tomato's and I'm not just meaning sauce. There will definitely be enough for lunch tomorrow but I wouldn't go back they are expensive and just expect they won't be what you think. Had to wait 45 mins on a busy long weekend night showed up 5 mins late then have to wait another 15 mins I think they are lucky to get 3 stars, sorry read more

Mesa Pizza - Meat Lovers Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Decided to try a new pizza place and this place was okay. I made by own pizza and got chicken and mushrooms with garlic and vegan cheese. The cheese compared to other places I've been to was good as it melted really good. Another thing I really liked was the crust of the pizza that was soft yet crunchy. The one thing that did bother me was that they were trying to give me small for one of my orders when it was a medium while charging me the same price which was disappointing but they did remake my pizza to the correct size. Not quite sure if I'll come back again but we'll see. read more

Mesa Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Shout out to Alicia for being an awesome and friendly server and for reminding me of all the pizza dinner accoutrements that I always forget to ask for. Pizza is great too w/ no shortage of toppings. Will definitely go here again. Thanks Alicia! read more

We had the Long Island Pizza and a salad. It was so good. Plenty of topping and original crust was perfectly cooked. Owner was super friendly too! read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Pizza is sooo good & the people working are so friendly! Their ranch is also phenomenal! My go to pizza place in Santa Barbara! read more

Mesa Pizza - White Chicken Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

New to the area. I have found my new Pizza palace. Thin crust pepperoni and buffalo wings. Ordered and picked up.Hot and ready to go. The Pizza was as good as any I have had in Italy. I will be back to try more. good value, you can taste the freshness,and quality. read more

Super vintage retro back in time decor. Come for the decor! The pizza was good, a bit fluffy on the dough if you like it that way. Lots of options on sizes and toppings, great for pleasing the crowd. read more

Best pizza in town, their veggie pizza is one of my favorites.. A hidden gem on the Mesa, try them.

They make great pizza & sandwiches here. Tonight was a thick crust pizza and it was delicious! Friendly service & reasonable prices, too! (Check out the photo with the thick crust.) read more

Mesa Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Santa Barbara, California