We went to Pizza Pub on Mother's Day, 2023 for their lunch buffet, which is offered every day from 11 am to 2 pm. We arrived on the earlier side (11:30 am). The number of patrons was quite small when we arrived. It picked up over the next half-hour.
The all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is $13.99, and does NOT include drinks. It does, however, include lots of food options.
PIZZA. (Rating: 3.5/5). There were many to choose from. They were cut in small pieces so you could try many of the flavor combinations, and they were replenished regularly. At one point, there were about 10 -11 pizzas out (whereas there were only 5-6 earlier, when there were fewer patrons). There were plain cheese pizzas; chicken-broccoli; pepperoni; Hawaiian (ham and pineapple); sausage; and more.
*Almost all of the pizzas were thin-crust but there was one thick-crust pepperoni pizza every time we checked.
*There were limited veggie-only options. We would've loved to have seen a veggie-rich pizza with loads of veggies (say, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and olives).
*All pizzas had a red tomato sauce base. There were no pizzas with a white base.
*The taste of the pizzas was good but not exceptional.
PASTA/SAUCES (3/5). The buffet bar also included some pasta choices, including spaghetti, noodles, meat sauce, white sauce, mac-and-cheese, and Italian bread. I tried the mac-and-cheese (1/5) but it was cold and tasted highly processed. My husband created a quasi-carbonara, starting with a base of spaghetti and white sauce, and topped with peas, broccoli, and finely-cubed ham from the salad bar. He gave this a 2.5 rating, disappointed that the white sauce was thin and not creamy.
SALAD BAR. (5/5). As advertised, the salad bar is impressive with 50 items. It included a good variety of fresh salad items, including 2 types of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, etc. Plus, there were prepared salads, including macaroni salad and potato salad. Lots of salad dressing choices. Sunflower seeds. bacon bits. Marinated olives. Croutons. Italian bread, crackers, breadsticks, butter, and more. There were also two soups -- one creamy (yummy!) and one broth-based. I liked everything except the Macaroni salad (did it have tuna in there?)
DESSERTS (2/5). The buffet had a few dessert options. There were two dessert pizzas - one made with blueberry filling and the other with cherry. (The latter was quite tart). There were also some things like puddings and jello available on the buffet.
VALUE. (5/5). There was a lot of good variety for the $13.99 price tag.
A few additional notes.
1. The items on the salad bar were not labeled. We couldn't ascertain what a few of the items were, nor could we tell if any of the salad dressing were low-fat.
2. Our server was very good. She checked on us regularly.
3. The restaurant is large yet doesn't feel overwhelming because it has different "areas". There is a large free parking lot. read more