I have heard such good things about this place so we had to try it. My husband said his pizza was…read morephenomenal and he knows his pizza. Unfortunately what tanked my review was the salad. To be honest, it was probably one of the worst salads I've had in a long time. The dressing was very bland and I asked for no hard boiled egg and it came out with it on. I had already picked it off in the photo. I asked for chicken (+$3) and it seemed like it was that premade bagged chicken. The tomatoes were also not good. I ate maybe 1/3 of it. If I had gotten a pizza myself I'm sure my review would have been a 5 but the salad really ruined it for me. The staff were great though! Very friendly and attentive.

Delicious pizza! Charred, chewy edges, thinner center. Recommend the sausage. Interesting tasty…read moresalads with variety of ingredients. Lunch special is perfect for two. I'd eat here weekly if I lived in town!

Great food and atmosphere.. Marisa was the best server! Highly recommend.....,…read more............. ,

Excellent customer service. Very good food but i wish there…read morewere more dishes with grilled fish. There is plenty of inside and outside seating. Great water views.

Should I start by noting that there is an affordable and good all you can eat salad bar still left…read morein the USA? This pizza chain - at least the one in Gig Harbor - still has a very good salad bar, with all the usual goodies plus my fave: bacon bits! And two folks can chow down for about $21 bucks (taxes included). My family had pepperoni pizza, and it looked delicious. The staff is mostly young local kids and we're nice and friendly. There's also a small game arcade for the kiddies. Plenty of free parking.

Ordered 2 medium pizzas. One with white sauce and one with red sauce. Got home and started eating…read more Not a drop of sauce on either pizza. Dry as dry. Sent a email to the manager about it. Got no response at all. Not going to pay DOUBLE the price over Domino's and Papa John's to an establishment that simply doesn't care !

Took my Gig Harbor side of the family (two daughters, on son-in-law and two grandkids) to this…read morejewel of an Italian restaurant. We usually try to eat here whenever we're visiting the gorgeous place called Gig Harbor, and yet, this Yelp elite had not reviewed it before. The food is out of this world excellent! In fact, it's just like being in Naples or Gaeta, etc. Chef Michele "Mike" Simone and his wife, Azusa run a tight ship here, and it reflects not only in the food but also in how the place is usually packed with families and locals and tourists. Simone also comes out often and goes from table to table, talking to his happy customers and checking in... it is a joy to see and makes it feel homey. The place is decorated salon-style with tons of Italian wall hangings, sail ships, giant spoons, etc.; it's as Italian as Italian can get! The staff is friendly and efficient, and there's ample free parking at both restaurant and street. There's also outdoor sitting. I had the eggplant parmesan, which was enormous in size and super tasty. There's also a kids menu (not on the main printed menu) and those portions are also gigantic! Love Italian food? You'll wanna visit this place! Reservations recommended!

The vibe of this restaurant is great. Staff and owner are very friendly. It has a homey vibe, is…read moresuper laid back, and comfortable. The owner came out to chat with customers and many in the restaurant knew him, there were many regulars. We ordered the Caesar salad, soup (can't remember the name but similar to a minestrone), lamb chops, and veal Marsala. Overall the food was good, but not life changing. The flavors were what you'd think they'd be, pretty standard dishes. I was excited for the Caesar but found it to be too mild. I wanted more funk. The soup was basic, probably wouldn't order it again. The lamb chops were grilled after being cut which I believe is the cause of it being overcooked and a little dry. Grilling an entire rack will keep the juices inside. The veal Marsala was my favorite dish we ordered. Also not life changing but good. Overall, I would go back for a fun, loving atmosphere and decent food.

Our new favorite for Detroit-style pizza. Not a soggy bottom nor an undercooked center in sight…read more Husband and I each ate two slices and were happy to have another two slices for leftovers the following day. (Reheats really well in a med-hot skillet on parchment before finishing in the oven/air fryer. Keeps the crust crisp!) We were there to celebrate Father's Day and the service was great, they kept up with the dinner crowd the whole time we were there. Be prepared to be patient for your pizza to be ready, it takes time to bake that thick crust to perfection, but the beer garden was a comfortable place to relax while we waited to eat. Plenty of seats inside and with generous amounts of shaded seating for the garden diners too. Side note, I really appreciated the waitress doublechecking the current selection of darker beers for us before getting our drinks. Stellar service from start to finish.

Terrible forgot part of the order on my friends pizza, terrible service, never again. Extremely…read morerude when asking for simple things like boxes, and had people order before us when we were already inside the place. Absolutely disappointing a year later it's turned out to be like this. Having lived in Michigan, this is nothing like Detroit Pizza over there. Busy periods? Oh please there was one other couple inside.

All of my reviews are based on "Bang for Buck"…read more Papa johns pizza was a tough one for me to rate. I was struggling with a 3 or 4 star rating. The pizza is decent but list prices are too high. They almost always have promotions going though which brings the prices down to reasonable numbers. Pizza was delivered 50 minutes after ordering.

Walk-in - Ordered 2 large pizzas was told 15-20 minutes. 20 minutes later they hadn't started the…read moreorder and was told another 20 minutes later wait. Zero personality with customers.

Just be aware that they do not have their own kitchen. Food is available from a food truck at one…read moreend. They have a nice selection of their own brews on tap. I liked the Octopus Ink Baltic Porter. There is a 3.5% add-on charge for paying with a card. If there is a crowd, the food may take a little while. I went with the full Reuben sandwich and the order of jalapeno poppers. Both were good.

this is the very best place in Gig Harbor bar none. We don't even drink beer., But the view, the…read moregenerally friendly and welcoming staff - and the only reason this is a four star instead of a five star is due to the anomaly of the one night we went in recently with friends from Bainbridge Island to show off seven seas only to have a fellow new to us "greet" us at 9:40 to tell us last call had already been called. He was nice enough to let us show our friends the space., But was already sweeping and closing, which, as a restaurant owner and Winebar owner, I can attest is a huge no-no. All winter we would drop in on Monday night after concert often as late as 9:45 with no to few other customers in the room and be warmly greeted and sold a couple of glasses of wine just so that we could chill a little bit but, we never stay very long. And the girls were always very welcome and friendly.. But after maybe 25 visits, we get this guy, in a room packed with people, not that late, not friendly, not sorry, so sadly we left, but did show our friends the beautiful patio with the spectacular steady water and full moon. We will be back, although it's been a long time now thanks to that guy, and look forward to giving a five star review because this place really is special and doesn't even need our good review because they are busy busy busy in a town with absolutely nothing going on. (We moved to Gig Harbor to put the gig in Gig Harbor, and we still will. But now that Anthony's has purchased the Tides Tavern, the Tides is open until 10 and is welcoming and friendly to people who show up all the way until 10 because they're good business people. Restaurant people, club owners, like us will never be the last people to leave so are very considerate about coming in late to a place.) .

We came to Macaluso's on a Sunday evening at 5:45 for dinner (w/ reservation). Waited maybe 5ish…read moremins and were seated inside the small but beautiful and well spaced dining room. We were quickly greeted by our waiter (I forget his name but we LOVED him!!). We ordered the crab cakes & focaccia bread for appetizers and then all ordered different entree's. I ordered the special Alaskan salmon w/orzo & broccolini. This was by far the BEST salmon I have ever had (being a PNW native this says a lot) and just beautiful meal. Great portion sizes for everyone's meals and we all absolutely were in love with the food. It was a longer dinner, with some waits but it was all worth it and you can tell that everything that comes out of this place is amazing. 10/10 service 10/10 food Can't wait to come back and bring family/friends!

This was our first time trying this Italian restaurant. We went there for a family dinner at…read moreMacaluso. First, we made a reservation for dinner. We parked across the street. The waitress explained each dish very well and recommended exactly what I wanted to try. The seafood pasta was fresh and flavorful, and the noodles were cooked perfectly. My husband's Marsala was delicious. The kids' meatballs had great flavor. It's a busy restaurant, so a little waiting is required, but you can take your time and enjoy the food. Overall, it was a good experience. This little cozy restaurant made us feel like we were dining at home. We will definitely come back.