I used to frequent this place on trips to Bloomington. I no longer get that way particularly often, so I was thrilled to hear that Columbus now has a location. And this Columbus location retains everything I love about the Bloomington one. And parking is easier than in Bloomington. I love this place, particularly the breadsticks. Their early bird special is also a terrific deal. Highly recommended. read more

This reminded me of a pizza joint from the 1980s... Had all the warmth and vibe. The food was great. Prices were amazing. Service was excellent. read more

Mother Bear's Pizza was much larger than I expected! No idea how many square feet or how much seating, but it looked like it could accommodate at a bar, in an inner ring main floor, around the perimeter seating, and at least one private room. There was a gluten-free crust option for Therese H., and I enjoyed mine with a traditional crust. Multiple TVs for shifting from one sporting contest to another. It's a casual and comfortable venue, with very good pizza. And, on Tuesday, an excellent value. Thanks MBP. read more

The Monet was delicious. Service was prompt and helpful. Wait to get a seat was minimal. read more

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Needed a gift card from this highly praised restaurant so decided to do our own taste test while we were there. The restaurant was nicely decorated in wooden trim and everyone had to leave their mark on the wood. They even offered a sharpie so it showed up. Service was so friendly and welcoming. We got great advice on what pizza to order and what size. Both were spot on. The crust was amazing and the Monte Christo was the perfect flavor for us. We also wanted leftovers-who doesn't with pizza? The Thai wings were cooked just right and we also had enough for leftovers in the air fryer at home. What a great meal. Can't wait to return when in Columbus. read more

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I will never order takeout during a sporting event again. I understand being busy, but I waited for our pizza, pesto sticks and salad for 50 mins after it was due. I asked when the line cleared out (45 mins) and was told they were waiting on my app. At 50 mins I said I don't need the app, can I just get the pizza. Then they worked on the app and wrapped up my order. No apology or anything. We live 30 mins away and I missed most of the first half of the game. If their ordering system isn't adaptive for high demand they need to fix it. read more

Aweful Hawaiian pizza. More crust than sauce. Service was not good. I know this could happen to any restaurant. We were very disappointed ourselves. read more

Deep dish pizza was amazing This place and black sheep have the only real Italian based pizza in Columbus read more

10 inch lunch special is a great deal. Salads took a little time coming out but pizza came out in expected amount of time.

I've never been to the original Mother Bear's location in Bloomington, but we've now visited this one about four times--and it's been great every time. The laid-back atmosphere and friendly service always make for a chill dining experience. They've got some solid beer specials, especially on pitchers, but the real standout is the pizza. If you're into pan-style, their crust is hands-down the best around. Prices are reasonable for the amount of food you get, and you definitely won't leave hungry. Bonus: after loading up on carbs, you can join the mall walkers and work off a few slices. read more

Everything! We love going there! Food and drinks are always good and service is friendly!

We love the campus location of Mother Bears. We were visiting another store and saw they opened a Columbus location. The service was great. We were able to sit in the bar on a busy day. During lunchtime. It doesn't have the same feel as the campus location, but the food is just as good. We went with two lunch pizzas and an order of breadsticks. It was a great value and tasted wonderful. We will definitely be back. read more

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The place is very mellow with an amazing atmosphere! The Pizza is amazing as was the stuffed mushrooms we had. A great menu with lots of sandwiches and reasonably priced. And the service was excellent! I look forward to checking out some other menu items! read more

Mother Bear's Pizza Columbus - 10" Palermo Pizza! - Pizza Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

We love Mother Bears Restaurant in Columbus. The lunch specials are very reasonable and delicious. We recently went for dinner and had a great waitress. Dawn was efficient and friendly. She remembered our order and got everything correct without writing down anything. read more

It's open! We came on a Sunday at lunch time. It was very busy but we sat right down at the bar. We split the Mother Bear Special (10" pizza, salads or breadsticks and sodas for $21) and an order of wings. The wings were fresh, crispy, saucy, and meaty. The pizza (regular pan pepperoni) was perfectly cooked with delicious bits of burned cheese on the sides. I saw pasta and grinders coming out of the kitchen that looked delicious so those are next on our list. Service was fast and friendly. They had a ton of people in the kitchen and serving staff - all were working very hard! Seems like a great run place. Parking was a bit difficult but I'm glad Nexus Park is growing. read more

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A salad & a Ham & cheese sub have become my go to , Usually accurate service, However, I like having a good time as much as the next person, But, multiple people have made a couple experiences unpleasant because of cackling, having their phone out, etc. Adorable stained glass! read more

We ordered take out so we didn't get to experience the full restaurant feel but the decor was cozy and nostalgic. Staff was super helpful with recommendations & ingredient questions. Service was fast and the food was AMAZING!!! We had a BBQ chicken, an all meats pizzas & breadsticks. Delicious!! read more

I dine here weekly because: Food is delicious. Service is friendly. I sit at the bar because Tara is an awesome server!! read more

Great ingredients make a great pizza. Staff members are attentive and knowledgeable about their respective roles. Quite friendly and helpful. read more

Cosmos pizza was amazing. Sausage and portabela mushrooms! Got an order of fries for the kids! read more

Mother Bear's Pizza Columbus - Pizza Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

My family and I came here on July 3rd night of the fireworks in Columbus, and we got sat down and our waitress was doing double duty working the bar and serving us, well we got our drinks, but then the manager wouldn't let her leave the bar area for awhile so we sat, finally ordered our food and when the food came out some of the orders were messed up and they forgot some of the toppings so I am highly disappointed in this place, definitely they can do better, along with their pizza! read more

Great service! Food comes out fast. I was in a pizza and cold beer mood. This hit the spot. You probably won't find this topping a "best pizza" list but it's not bad by all means! They have some interesting specialty pizzas. The Tuscaloosa touchdown was one of the better pork barbecue pizzas I've had. Deep dish pizza was good as well and the Chicago style sausage was surprisingly great. Both crusts were cooked well. Doughy, not under cooked though. Deep dish had a good crunch but wasn't burnt. I will certainly be back to try more of the specialty pizzas. Nowadays I feel like great service and a menu that leaves you interested in trying more are rare. read more

Horrible!!!! Waitress could care less about her tables. Food came out burnt and all at once, appetizers, salads and entrees. Waitress never checked to see if everything was alright or if we needed anything. Took me going to the counter to get the issues addressed. Waste of my dad's $$ and my last night in town visiting. read more

I had Mother Bear's Pizza a long time ago in Bloomington, Indiana and thought it was meh, but I decided to give the one in Columbus a shot because it had been years and I wanted to try again. The restaurant is nice, but everything else is just okay, except for the Sprecher root beer which was great. The bread sticks were just bread sticks, not really any flavor besides bread. Their "spicy" cheese sauce wasn't spicy sadly. We got a traditional (at the recommendation of our waitress) cheese pizza. The pizza isn't bad, it's just kind of an average pizza. Portnoy said it best. It's basically a fancy Dominos. I did like it more than he did though. I'd give it a 7.1/10. read more

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Pizza was good. Service was fair. Love the restaurant. A nice addition to this area. Glad to see some new things coming in.

Very good pizza and bread sticks. This location has just recently opened. The service was great. They were busy but we got in and got our food daily quickly. The restaurant looks similar to the one in Bloomington. We will be back. read more

Food was great as usual, the toasted ravioli super and pizza excellent. Service, Justin did a great job, friendly and attentive. Oh, the way, if you go on your birthday you get your age off, 68 you get 68% off your bill. read more

Food was great. We sat at the bar. We had great service. All the food coming out of the kitchen looked awesome.

Definitely the best pizza in Columbus IN. Not quite as good as Chicago Pizza, but the large sausage pepperoni thin crust is good stuff. Definitely gotta try the deep dish next time. read more

Mother Bear's Pizza Columbus - Pizza Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

Food was great. Service was great sat at the bar Wings and beer choice's great!! Not sure about setting ambiance! read more

Had to go to the bathroom as soon as we got our table. Came back, my son said the waitress was rude to him. Didn't even offer a drink just dropped menus and left. She FINALLY came back. Took our order. Spilled my drink all over me.. didn't bother to clean it up. Just gave me napkins... ordered a beer. Took 15 minutes just for the beer. It was warm when it made it to me. Waitress didn't offer up anything at this point.. I was charged for the warm ass beer and the drink that was spilled on me, that mind you she didn't even refill. Entrees came with salad, they came out together.... Food was bland and flavorless.. I swear the meatballs came from the freezer section and Walmart. Bill was $55 for the worst service and food I have ever had.. and my son was need up getting sick right after we left... terrible.. Will never recommend and will never be back. read more

I understand that Mother Bear's has a great following in Bloomington, but I've never tried the pizza from that location. However, we were able to try the pizza and the breadsticks from the Columbus location. We ordered take out. Service was good. The order was ready when promised. We ordered both the pan pizza and the deep dish, plus an order of breadsticks. The breadsticks lacked flavor and were very doughy in the middle. Definitely not even in the top five in Columbus. The crust on both types of pizza were less than ideal. Again, some were very doughy, neither fluffy nor crispy as would be expected with pizza. The Mother Bear's sauce is sweet and lacks any kind of herby flavors. The volume of toppings were lacking on the three pizzas which had toppings other than cheese. The fourth pizza was a cheese-only deep dish. The combination of cheeses was bland. I'm hoping that we just caught them on a bad night. We may give them another chance in the future, but there are several better pizzas in the Columbus area. read more

Very slow service. Understaffed. There was a 20min wait even with lots of open tables.

The food is excellent and the service from Joseph is outstanding! It's nice to see an employee that truly enjoys their job

Everything from food to the service! I was so happy with the pizza and breadsticks! Keep up the great !

Well, we waited over an hour and a half to get the wrong size pizza. Won't be coming back here!

Food was great; service was exceptional and we had a party of 10 and server was always available. Kids wanted the sharpie lol but brand new location so told them to wait till we go back to Bloomington location .... Nice addition to Columbus read more