Stayed in Avila beach for two days so was looking for food nearby the beach. One of the few restaurants located near the pier, we saw the myriad of pizza options and the fact that many people ordered takeout here. We ordered the following pizzas: 1. Apple Cheddar: 6/10 The combination intrigued me so we decided to give it a try! The apple was sweet and was a good offset compared to the cheesy pizza. I do wish it was more apple compared to cheddar because it got too salty halfway since the cheese was overpowering. Regardless, it was still a good pizza. 2. Chicken Pesto: 8/10 This was a solid pizza. The chicken was cooked and seasoned well and the mushrooms, olives, and scallions gave it a nice crunch. Overall, the pizzas were really delicious and I liked how it was cooked fresh off the grill. The pizzas were HUGE though fair warning-- we had ordered a large 16" for a party of three and had leftovers. Would recommend ordering a medium instead if you didn't want leftovers. The service was fast-- you just order at the front and pay there but the wait time was a bit long since they had a lot of takeout orders. read more

Mission Pizza - Chicken Pesto - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

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Very conveniently located next to the beach. Margarita Pizza was delish! I couldn't get a picture. However we went back the next day to grab some more food before heading out on the road and later ordered a BLT and clam chowder. The wait was a little long but I assume it's because everything is made to order and so I can't complain. It was all delicious and I would go back with my husband again. read more

Solid Beachside Pizza Stop Mission Pizza hits the mark perfectly for what it is: a convenient, no-fuss spot right on Front Street in Avila Beach, ideal after a day on the Bob Jones Trail or lounging at the beach. We stopped in on our Saturday evening during a stay at Avila Village Inn--grabbed a combo pizza (pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, etc.) and it delivered exactly the satisfying, hearty slice we were craving. The crust strikes a nice middle ground--not too thin and floppy, not overly thick--hand-stretched and baked fresh, with generous toppings that hold up well even after a short walk. The sauce has good flavor without overpowering, and the cheese pulls beautifully. Portions are ample for the price, and the menu offers plenty of variety (16 specialty pizzas, flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, even gluten-free options), which makes it easy to please a group or picky eaters. Service was friendly and efficient--quick order, no long waits despite the casual counter setup. The location behind The Custom House keeps it steps from the ocean, so it pairs seamlessly with a sunset stroll or dessert run to Hula Hut afterward. It's takeout-focused, ultra-casual (no fancy ambiance), but that suits the beach town perfectly. Only reason it's not a full 5: the pizza leans a bit more toward reliable crowd-pleaser than standout artisan (think solid Round Table vibes rather than wood-fired revelation), and on busier nights the wait can stretch to 25-30 minutes. Still, for a quick, delicious dinner that fits right into a relaxed coastal escape, it's a dependable choice we'll happily return to on future trips. Highly recommended if you're in Avila and want pizza without drama. read more

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Always delicious!! Anytime I'm in Avila, I hand to stop at Mission Pizza. This time i got the Maui Wowee with red sauce. Yummy!! I also ordered the jalapeño poppers they were very good too!! The pizza is even better warmed up the next day. read more

This was one of the few places near our hotel that was open. Placed our order online, estimated pick up time was 15 minutes later, however it was not ready at the time stated, and we ended up waiting another 10 minutes or so. The restaurant was uncomfortably warm inside. At the ordering counter, there was a warmer with pizza slices on display & they looked old and dry...not good signs :( Once we got back to the hotel, realized that the dessert we ordered was missing; decided it wasn't worth the hassle to drive back or complain. The appetizers (hot wings and stuffed jalapeños) were good, but the pizza (kitchen sink) was "mid" as my son kept saying. It had plenty of toppings: red sauce, three cheeses, pepperoni, salami, Italian sausage, Linguicia, sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, red onions, and black olives, but seemed a bit undercooked. It was also sliced oddly, with some very small thin pieces and large slices. Our hotel room had a full kitchen, and we were able to pop the pizza in the oven. It was better after baking it a bit more. read more

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This a great spot to stop in for a bite to eat, whole pizzas or slices of pizzas available . Slices of pizza are $5 each and choices are cheese or pepperoni only. We ordered one slice of each for lunch, both were big slices that filled us up! Hot, fresh and cheesy. There's only three tables inside to sit at, but also a few outdoor counter seats. Most people seem to order take out. read more

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Pizza was awesome! We got the Sicilian Supreme and a mushroom/sausage pizza. Both were delicious. Fresh ingredients, crispy but soft crust. We got the Asiago cheese bites. Definitely recommend! The coolest part of it was it's connected to the Custom house. So if people in your party prefer seafood you can sit in the area and they give you a pager for the pizza. You can also order adult beverages on the custom house side. They also have patio seating. Waterfront view. Beachside dining with a variety of options. Great for kids and a casual dining experience. Perfect for my wild second child. lol. read more

We loved the clam chowder and the pizza is very good! Sometimes they are inconsistent with their quality, but you can't beat their location. We got their clam chowder and walked the half block to the beach to enjoy wave watching while eating. Highly recommend getting your food to go so you have this experience! read more

Mission Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

This is my go to Pizza whenever I'm working at Diablo Canyon. Quick and easy No BS service which I greatly appreciate. Never ate inside the place always walked out and ate it at the beach. read more

This is always a go to when we are visiting Avila. The service differs every time we go. For the most part, they are friendly. We don't stay for the ambiance because there really isn't any. People are in and out and it gets crowded. We prefer taking our food to the beach or going back to the hotel room. As for the food, my favorite is the calamari. This is the only place I go for calamari and if they ever stop serving it, I honestly probably wouldn't come back. Fish and chips are good with their tartar sauce. Pizza is okay- we got the pepperoni. Wings were pretty good. Clam chowder was flavorless. All in all, I recommend this place! read more

Mission Pizza - Menu posted outside - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

This place is small, but has great subs! The bread is soft and toasty. The sandwich was packed with flavor and the fries were seasoned perfectly and were crunchy! I haven't tried anything else on this menu, but this is a great spot for lunch at Avila Beach. read more

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Service was fine if slightly underwhelming. The vibe was ultra casual and subdued. You can not order a pizza with toppings on one half and different toppings on the other half. So we had to order two pizzas. Vegetable pizza was very good and well cooked. We had ordered a pepperoni as the second pizza but they made a cheese pizza on accident. They had us keep the cheese pizza and remade the pepperoni which took another ten mins, which was a minor inconvenience. The pepperoni fell apart as we removed each piece. Not sure if that was bc they tried to cook it too fast or...tasted fine but nothing special. Pricing is what you'd expect for a beach town pizzeria I just would've expected better overall flavor and quality. Would eat this pizza again. read more

Mission Pizza - Pepperoni, looks good but everything stayed in the box when we tried to take pieces out. - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

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My family and I were walking through Avila for the first time popping in all of the little shops on the boardwalk. We kept seeing people walk by us with the same pizza box and several ranch cups on their boxes. So naturally, we followed the stream of people and stumbled upon mission pizza. We ordered a personal size pepperoni pizza with a few ranches. It was incredible! Thin crust, not too greasy, and such a balanced flavor. The ranch was delicious, I'd go back solely for this even if the pizza wasn't good! We will definitely be back! read more

Friendly, quick service! Food tasted great. Loved the ability to order online. Good option for a grab and go dinner.

We had their Maui Wowie pizza tonight. It was delicious. When we visit Avila Beach we always make it a point to get in a pizza meal.

The best pizza near the beach! I've been coming here for over 8 years and I always stop here for a nice, delicious pie. The Loaded Potato and the Pulled Pork are top shelf! Fish and chips, Calamari, and the sandos are to die for. I usually stay at the vacation rentals next door to them, so its just an easy walk down the stairs when I make my order. The staff is friendly and inviting, and some of them will even say hi after their shift when I'm on the balcony of the rental around 9pm when the restaurant closes. After that, I relax with a nice red wine from the Wine Co downstairs and take in the quiet, peaceful atmosphere of the ocean breeze and the sound of the sea. 10/10 (I took a pic of the loaded potato after I ate half because it was calling my name!) DON'T FORGET THE RANCH! read more

Mission Pizza - Loaded Potato - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

They gave a new meaning to a BLTA, BREAD, lettuce, tomato, and avocado. This was a sad excuse for a $15 sandwich. To be honest, not the slightest clue why a chef would even be ok with putting this out to eat. They literally gave me one strip of bacon and chopped it up to make it seem like it was more. Embarrassing! read more

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We ordered a medium pizza with pepperoni and basil, fish n chips, and calamari and chips. The total was about $60 so it wasn't cheap. Waited about 20 mins after ordering for the food to be ready. The pizza was aight. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either, just mediocre. The fish and chips and calamari were actually pretty good but the fries were soggy. We didn't touch the fries and ate the fish and calamari. $18.99 for fish and $18.99 for calamari was a bit steep. We likely won't be getting this again but if we did the fish and calamari were decent, just soggy fries. Wish they had these ala carte. read more

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The food was amazing. The soft drinks were really good. We got our food fast. Chicken pizza was really good. There's not many places to sit and eat, but it's connected to another restaurant where if you order a drink from there, you can eat over there. read more

Food was passable, restaurant was cramped, but I did go at a busy time. Prices were reasonable.

Possibly, the worst chicken I have ever witnessed formy chickenCesarsalad. I tried to eat one piece and almost choked as it was unbearable and dry. I've had it before and it was excellent. Salad part is still good, but our dogs turned a nose to the chicken. read more

Mission Pizza - Pulled out the chicken to save the salad. - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

We really enjoyed the pizza and were pleasantly surprised at how thin the crust was! We have been coming to Avila for several years and kept missing this gem. I was expecting a sit-down place but it's not! You go up to the window to order, wait, then go pick it up at the other window and enjoy it! We ordered the Maui Wowie and The Kitchen Sink and both were good. What I did enjoy the most was that the pizza was not greasy and the flavors were really good. We will be coming back to try other pizzas soon enough! read more

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BBQ Chicken flatbread was drowning in sauce and not fully cooked. Would not recommend.

The pizza was top notch after an hour at the beach, filled me up and had just enough for dinner. Service was awesome, no complaints at all. The ambiance was small and compact but also felt cozy with a warm smell of pizza. Definitely come here! read more

I've gotten pizza from here twice and wings and fries once and 10/10 on all of the above. Definitely takes a while to get your food but you can wait outside in the sun since the beach is right there! They don't really have tables, you order at the counter, so it's pretty much take out only. read more

Mission Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

Mission pizza is located right near front street in Avila Beach. My family has been coming to Avila every summer for the past 6-7 years and the pizza place is right next to the vacation rentals we stay at. Up until about a year ago, mission pizza had the best clam chowder in Avila. Avila is a pretty small place but many restaurants there try to do clam chowder but they don't do it well. Just the last couple of years, the quality of the food has gone way down. We have also gotten pizzas from this place and while they are ok, they definitely are not good. That being said, if you've ever been to Avila, you know there are very limited food options in town which normally forces people to either leave Avila to go eat, cook on your own, or suffer through the low quality food options in town. Also notoriety is the closing staff at mission pizza that are very loud and rude to people. There are vacation rentals that share the alley with the restaurants custom house and mission pizza. The pizza place closes shop at 10 pm, however staff continue to make excessive amounts of noise until 1 in the morning. Every year a group of family and friends come to Avila and anyone who stays above the aforementioned alley gets zero sleep because of the workers at custom house and mission pizza. The typical sounds you'll experience are chucking of glass bottles being dumped in the dumpsters, dropping of kegs, yelling/shouting of profanities, drunks "singing" and conversation. The quiet times according to the county is supposed to start between 10-1030, but these disruptions continue way past midnight and start up again before 7 am. When we have tried to speak with the workers, we were ignored and in some cases yelled at. The most disturbing experience happened this past weekend on Saturday 7/27 in which a couple renters witnessed one of the restaurant workers snorting drugs in the alleyway on his break. The only reason we happened to see it was because of all the noise of glass being thrown in the alley. This is a very unfortunate situation because we all like the food at custom house and mission pizza... but because of the experience we have had with the staff at these establishments, we no longer will support these restaurants by dining there. This year we also had some new borns and younger kids on the trip with us which also suffered from sleep deprivation because of the custom house and mission pizza staff. This made for some challenging days of cranky family and friends. To be 100% transparent, because of the restaurant staff, it ruined a large portion of the trip. Such an unfortunate situation overall. My hope is that the management/leadership team at these restaurants can work to train their team members to have more respect for themselves, the business they represent and just for other human beings in general. read more

I'm not sure why we've never tried this pizza place as we live close by. So we read the reviews and decided to get a large pepperoni with black olives with red sauce. It was ready on time and I love the fact that they cut the pizza in small pieces. Some pizza places cut huge pieces and it's hard to eat. I'm on the fence about the crust as I wish it was a little thicker. They do offer gluten-free for people that need to get that type of crust. They put plenty of toppings on which I like. Definitely will go back again. read more

Mission Pizza - Pepperoni and olive pizza large - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

The taste & quality of the pizza here is extremely inconsistent. Too salty & the pizza tasted at least a day old & cold--was like eating cardboard. Would not recommend. read more

This restaurant is a walk up window and no outdoor seating. We ordered 1 pizza, 1 sandwich and jalapeño poppers. It took about 40 minutes for our order! We took it back to our resort across the street (total time from getting order to sitting down to eat under 15 minutes) and the food was lukewarm. It should have still been piping hot. Ketchup was requested for fries that came with sandwich and that wasn't given. Flavor of everything was rather mediocre. Could have been an off day, too bad I won't be able to try again as I live out of state. Porch was clean and had a bench for waiting, nice view of water. read more

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We got to try this place on one of our stays in Avila and it was nice. It's on the around the corner from the custom house . We had ordered ahead on the phone and just walked from our hotel down to the big window they have for ordering or pick ups . I am not sure if they offer seating inside but from the look of it if they did it's every minimal seating. The pizza pepperoni pizza $14.50, a order of fries $6, a cup of chowder $8, and a garden salad $9 with ranch on the side. The pizza was good and not too doughy, the clam chowder was better than what we had at the custom house which is weird cause I am not sure if they are connect but I will say get it from here instead. The salad was really big and super yummy. We would definitely come here again. It was nice to have an option that wasn't a sit down place that was convenient for us since it was in walking distance from the our hotel (Avila lighthouse) . read more

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I got the vegetarian flatbread. It was very tasty. Staff were friendly. Good amount of vegetables on the flatbread read more

We always order the veggie pizza from here when we visit Avila Beach. We crave it. You can call and order while you're hanging out at the beach. It's a short walk from the beach to pick it up. You've got to pay downstairs before going to the pick up window. They take Apple Pay. read more

It was good! Wish we got more fries but other than that Will definitely go back again ! Service was great and everything on the menu is under $25 read more

Mission Pizza - Fish and Chips - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

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This place has a couple small tables outside if you want to sit. Otherwise you order to go. There was a long line when we got there but moved fast as it's only for orders to go. We ordered a pizza (create your own) with pepperoni, pineapple, and jalapeños. About 25 mins later, we picked up our pizza and drove to our hotel, and discovered that it was loaded with jalapeños, nothing else. It was way too hot (spicy). We took the peppers off and ate it. It was good but I'm taking 2 points off, as the person taking orders for not pay attention. read more

Mission Pizza - Outside - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

Pizza it's not the question. Pizza is the answer, always. When we make the call for pizza it's always delicious and tasty. Pizza is one of those foods that make all jump for joy. What a win win! As we wandered the many shops here on the waterfront, one mission was already completed for us; lunch. Having looked here, there, and yonder pizza was the delicious answer to that rumble down below in our bellies. This review takes place before COVID, we were able to dine free not a care in the world. We did not have to follow the no masks rules. We could sit and enjoy a cold beer or glass of wine while smelling the deliciousness that came from the kitchen. The server would have a pizza pie come up; you get all happy hopping that it is yours. As the server walks past your table to the many other patrons in the lobby, you can only imagine how beautiful it would be to see your pizza in front on thee. Finally our pizza arrives. Inside my head I'm doing the happy dance. Snoopy is the image of that dance. While I'm not moving, or am I. Let's dish up the pizza. As I raise the pizza cutter under the slice to maneuver it to a plate all that cheese pulls back. Tug and pull away pull of cheesiness that just begs to be eaten. Mmmmm, mouth watering cheese and pepperoni. That pizza pie, It's begging me to eat it all up. As I dish up slices for twin one and twin two, now it's my turn to enjoy some pizza. It's good to the last bite. The pizza is delicious and one of the special offerings from the menu with ham, pepperoni, and sausage. On our visit we only have sampled the pizza and salad offerings. The pizzas are all made in house down to the dough itself. The ingredients that are used are of the highest quality. The salad pairing was delicious next to the pizza. As we eat piece after piece of pizza the pie gets smaller and smaller. Time for a refill on beer. A cold one always makes the best kind of pizza pairing. Many options were available for those that seek beer in their cup or wine in their glass. Salut to pizza and beer bliss. For those that are not enjoying drinking soda, water, and tea is available. Currently these are not offered due to the lobby closures with the COVID virus. Only carry out and delivery are the ways to acquire their pizza pie happiness. For when better days return, maybe the lobby will allow seating to return. Until then one could put in that order for delivery or pickup and enjoy a slice along side the boardwalk of the sea. Find your happy through pizza with a pie made with love as you walk along the sand. Sink way down into the sand as bite after bite of pizza penetrates down deep into your psyche. read more

Mission Pizza - Butchers Block Flavor with Ham, Pepperoni, and Sausage. - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

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Amazingly surprised at how good this joint is. Pretty much a grab n go, so we were not expecting much, but we were hungry. We split a "kitchen sink" pizza, and WOW, it was delicious! The meats were fresh and nicely seasoned, and red sauce tasted freshly made. The crust was light and made with cornmeal which was very tasty. Looking forward to other menu options next trip! read more

This place is great! We came from SLO to try the pizza and we really enjoyed it. They made our pizza with the incorrect sauce and they offered to let us keep the original pizza and replace it with a new pizza with the correct sauce. Super friendly and great service. So tasty!! read more

I am not a pizza person at all!! I ordered a salad while my boyfriend was ordered a pizza!! Literally I left the salad and then I all wanted ate this pizza.. we'd Hawaiin one pineapple on it. it was sooooo good!! read more

Mission Pizza - hawaiian pizza - Pizza Near Me - Avila Beach, California

We liked this place so much, we got take out three times during our stay in Avila Beach. The vegetarian flat bread pizza and the chicken pesto sandwich were so good. Fast and friendly service for take out was great. There were tables outside to enjoy the ocean breeze. read more

Tried this place for the first time yesterday. Everything was great, a large pepperoni and a medium chicken garlic with artichoke, onions and mushrooms. Fantastic and the salad was fresh as well. Next time, we'll try one of their many sandwiches. Enjoy read more