Hadn't stopped here in several years, but having skipped breakfast was really ready for lunch. Daily special, half a club sandwich and soup. It comes with a drink as well. The Tuscan white bean soup was huge, hot and absolutely delicious! It came with a bread stick which I used to soak up every last drop. I didn't touch the sandwich, just boxed it up to go. It looks great! read more

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The restaurant customer area was chilly. Felt like they had turned the heat way down and eating while being cold isn't a good atmosphere. The restaurant was clean, tables and floor was clean and the staff was the best. Now the pizza was covered in oil and grease. I understand pepperonis and cheese will cause oil to develop on the pizza but ours was just sopped it in. Even the crust was bad it had so much oil in it. I know the owners went to Italy to learn but I don't think the chefs taught them to make a pizza like that. It was terrible. My wife had to get extra napkins to just pat the oil off her slices. She went through about six napkins over three slices. Probably won't go back. read more

Step outside the busy city and head to Vonore for this amazing gem hidden in plain site. Pizzeria Venti is sure to become an easy repeat on your date night or weekly visit for lunch and/or dinner. The ambiance is friendly and comfortable. Don't worry about dressing up, they will welcome you casual too! Their staff is amazing and friendly. Their me you is hanging on the wall, they have hand held menus and specials running always. You will then order at the counter and it will be brought to your table. They have a lot to offer from pizza, salads, pasta and sandwiches. More than enough options for even the pickiest of eaters. Highly recommend the Pizzeria Venti. read more

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We went to Pizzeria Venti for the first time today and unfortunately we won't be going back. Originally we ordered 4 slices of pizza -- 2 cheese slices and 2 white slices with tomatoes and Alfredo sauce. We waited a good 20 minutes for our food. When it was served to us, we were missing the 2 cheese pizzas. They offered to make the other pizzas but feared it would be another 20 minutes, so we didn't get the cheese slices. The white pizzas were delicious. It came with slices of tomato and extra Alfredo Sauce. It was so good that we ordered another slice and a whole pizza to take home. This was our mistake. We should have left on a good note. We waited another 20 minutes but were served RAW dough on the slice and it had sporadic bits of tomato (no slices) and no Alfredo sauce. VERY DISAPPOINTING. When we got home, the pizza to go was HORRIBLE. It had no Alfredo sauce and basically no tomatoes. We ordered from the same girl at the counter and just can't understand how it can be so inconsistent. Find another place to go. read more

Clean, friendly, and nice ambiance. But the pizza was soggy and far from what I would call ideal. Too many other options that make very good pizza. read more

Their pizza toppings are very skimpy. I ordered a half pepperoni and half loaded. Each square had four pieces of pepperoni and the loaded has maybe one and one small piece of sausage and half of mushroom. Didn't see any onions or red/yellow pepper on any piece of the loaded. Flavor is good, but wow not much to it! read more

Pizzeria Venti - Pizza Near Me - Vonore, Tennessee

We stopped in here for lunch. I had looked up reviews and they seemed decent. I know going in this isn't going to be excellent pizza.. I set the bar for low on expectations given my experience with other local restaurants serving pizza. Walked in to menus on the way with options from pizza to pasta to entrees. The restaurant smelled amazing of a typical Italian restaurant with garlic and spices. No explanations of how to order or if we sat ourselves. We went to the counter to an employee that was an average experience. First time here and after two questions she seemed annoyed. I got my total and a number for the table. Restaurant was decently full with customers. We ordered breadsticks and a half pan of pizza. Not to be critical but the breadsticks lacked flavor.. they were missing something.. maybe a little salt and a brushing of butter or garlic spread would help elevate them. The pizza was interesting. I can't put my finger on it but based on appearances it looks like it was a poured crust maybe? like old school cafeteria pizza. It was very thin and one piece of crust indicated it wasn't made in traditional ways. It again was missing something.. like salt in the crust. Texturally it was different. The price was reasonable and it was enough to fill us but probably something I would not be back for. Maybe the entrees would be better suited. Pizza just not it for this household. read more

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Not a pizza. Italians should feel insulted! The worse pizza...I have ever had in my sixty years. We ordering a pan to have leftovers. Our First mistake was not ordering a slice to see if it was worth the effort and price for a pan! Yeppy, we were stuck with a posier pizza. I would have preferred a refund because it's not worth 28 dollars. We basically had to struggle to eat a slice. The Crust is awful and seems to be missing quality zero flour, yeast, salt, good water, and olive oil in it. Description: I guess is a bad English muffin crust with no quality products. The Veggies had no crunch or flavor to them. It was like really think skins. The restaurant was not impressive Trying to be an Italian restaurant it seems confused. I was raised around Italian mommas cooking and teaching about food and quality makes a difference. Love I. cooking the meaning is to share with people. I could see them walking into the kitchen teaching them how it should be done! Because they made food that brought people from all over in their little place. I will never recommend this restaurant or food! It was very sad to see a small business not giving its best to the community. Not sure if this is the only pizza restaurant around but please learn to make a perfect thin crust with great flavor. I could have drove home to make a real pizza. I try to give small business owners an opportunity to prove your skills and experience. To provide me a night off from the kitchen. You made me regret every choice and should have gone home to cook or drive to cookville to a real pizza place! Since, I drove two hours to have a bad dinner. Wish ya well but you have a lot of work to prove you deserve the title you placed on the door! Usually, we give restaurants second chances but sadly your staff did nothing to make it right. It upset my stomach along with heartburn. It makes for an amazing evening. People test first unless you have an iron gut and no tastebuds. read more

Pizzeria Venti - Posier pizza! Don't waste your time or hard earned money! - Pizza Near Me - Vonore, Tennessee

I am surprised by the sheer number of 5 star reviews here. There's just no way. I was out of town and taken to lunch by a customer. We had no way to know where to go when we walked in. It doesn't make any sense. The place is made up to look semi high end, with the menu in a fancy font on the wall, but then you go over to a table to order and the staff look like they work in any number of delivery pizza places. I mean, it's a dressed up Fazoli's. I ordered a meatball panino(?) and a Coke. All three of us were disappointed to find Pepsi products at the self serve station, (same as Fazoli's) but it happens. While we waited, one of the guys admitted he had had pizza with his wife here before and it wasn't good. Thanks for the heads-up pal. Got my meatball sandwich and immediately started looking for the meatballs, because there were none! Oh wait, there's a few little cubes. Turns out, it's a few chunks of cut up meatballs, little bit of sauce and cheese. It tasted pretty good, but where are the meatballs? I expected actual meatballs. There was maybe 1/4 of the meat of a 6" Subway meatball. The bottom bread alone was thicker than the total amount of meat, sauce and cheese, and then the top piece was on there. The guy that had been here before? He got a chicken salad salad and loved it. Me and the guy that got the same sandwich and a piece of pizza? Severely disappointed. Never going here again if I can help it. read more

Nothing wrong with pizza from a local restaurant instead of a chain. Pizzeria Venti has their niche with their square pizza. The dough did seem a little under-done. So maybe requesting a well-done pizza is the way to go. Salad was fresh. Waitstaff was friednly and attentive. read more

Really different pizza. Ask for it extra crispy. Good for a change. But their meatballs are to die for!

We went in a Wednesday for salad & pizza. You order everything at the counter. They have pizza & Italian dishes, beer and seltzers. I didn't notice if they had wine. They have Pepsi products (remember I'm a coke girl so they lost a star for that.) I believe it is family pizza night so when you order the pizza you get soft drinks & unlimited salad. The pizza reminded me of Detroit style pizza. The Caesar salad was okay. The strawberry fields salad looked good. For about $65 we had 5 people that got 3 beers, 2 unlimited salads, full pan sausage pizza, half pan pepperoni pizza with tip. The employees will bring you more salad and deliver the pizza to you. The employees were very nice & the place was clean. We will return! read more

First time visit to this restaurant.. Clean location, employees professional and friendly. Was approx 4:30pm and no one else was inside the restaurant except for individuals entering to pick up to go orders. We ordered a full pan pizza (to go) as well as tomato soup and broccoli cheese soup. The tomato soup was hot and tasted delicious, the broccoli cheese was barely luke warm and not good (returned and refunded). The bread that comes with the soup is amazing. Returned to our hotel with the pizza and sadly I was disappointed. The toppings were great, but the bottom of the pizza was pretty much barely toasted bread. Had we been closer I would've returned it and had them go get a good brown bake on bottom. We're leaving in the morning and had we been staying, I'm sure if I returned it they would have refunded it or rebaked it. I would give this restaurant another try; this most likely is just one instance of being a tad undercooked. They have a great menu and many choices. read more

Great non-fast food pizza. Good family or date night. Staff was knowledgeable and helpful. We will go back read more

Pizzeria Venti - Half sausage and mushroom, half peperoni - Pizza Near Me - Vonore, Tennessee

This was a tough review for me to write because we have been to Venti 15 or so times in the past year. The problem lies with their inconsistency. We love their family special and they have great service, but when the food is off, it's ruins the meal. Pizzeria Venti makes pan pizza so the crust isn't too thick, but there is enough depth to hold a good assortment of toppings. We usually order the "Tutti Buono", which has sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions. But every other time or so, we get a doughy, soggy pizza that is a tad undercooked, leading to an unappetizing mush. I would avoid the entrees. I've had the spaghetti and the lasagna. The spaghetti was sadly one of the worst pasta dishes I've ever had, with the strands sticking together in clumps and burned meatballs. They clearly use a canned tomato sauce that overwhelms any other flavor on the dish. As sad as it is to say, when I crave pizza, Pizzeria Venti won't be at the top of the list any more due to their inconsistency. read more

Food is great had the seafood soups it was awesome! Service is accommodating and great Ambience is comfortable and. Casual read more

Chicken Caesar salad and stuffed pizza pies were so good! We stumbled upon this place leaving Fort Loudon State Park. Super clean, good variety of items on menu. The salad had diced fresh tomatoes and pumpernickel-ish sliced croutons. Unexpected in a chicken Caesar salad, but it worked! We selected design your own stuffed pizza pies. I had ricotta, pepperoni and mushroom. Partner had sausage and pepperoni. These were huge, priced so well at $8.25 each, and fillings were delicious and overflowing. Cooked perfectly. Will definitely be back when we are in the area. Plenty leftover. Took half home for lunch tomorrow. read more

Decent pizza at a great price and good salad too....really nice place and friendly staff as well.... Will be going back

Excellent pizza! Moved recently from the Dallas area, looking for a good pizza place , you can order individual slices, yay! Salads were tasty as well, Cold beer too! Will be back! read more

I have driven by many times and finally stopped in. The food and the service were great. We had an early dinner (1600) and it was not too busy. The price was very reasonable for two people and we got good portions as well. We will be back. read more

We stopped here for lunch on our way home from the lost sea adventure. We had a party of 6 and were seated with our orders in pretty quickly. The teenagers in our group wanted mozzarella sticks but the employee recommended cheesy breadsticks instead. We all really liked them. They were super soft and cheesy. The marinara sauce was really good as well a little bit sweet which I like. We also ordered a pepperoni pizza with green peppers. It came out on a baking tray and was enough to feed us all. The pizza itself was really good. We all left happy with full stomachs. read more

Pizzeria Venti - Cheesy breadsticks - Pizza Near Me - Vonore, Tennessee

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I ate at this restaurant iften--until I went during the heart of the Covid pandemic, and not a single employee was wearing a mask. I've not been back since. read more

We had a saying in my house " there's no bad pizza, only good pizza and better pizza". Well tonight we had absolutely bad pizza. It was like frozen pizza from the store thrown in a toaster oven served luke warm. The crust in the center of a pepperoni soft and wet unable to hold the slice. The sauce had little to no favor...never again. Absolutely a waste of money... Drive 300 yards down the road to Ya Rona's if you want a real pizza... read more

Rating 5 stars mainly for the young man serving us .We came in around 7 and they were pretty busy with a big party. He got drink refills for us and my mom who isn't very mobile. He was so sweet checked on us a few times and made sure we were taken care of I wish we would've got his name . The pizza and salad was also amazing read more

Pizza dough has good taste. But extremely undercooked!!big disappointment when you wait 40 for your pizza and it's under cooked The bread sticks have no flavor It's like they cater to the who can't have seasoning in there food read more

Pizzeria Venti - Under cooked pizza dough - Pizza Near Me - Vonore, Tennessee

This is a hard review as some good, some bad, and some meh.. This is not a sit down restaurant. You order at the counter, get your drink, and they bring you the food. Good: Lasagna was great! Think meaty sauce, great flavor. Would come back for this! Bad: We ordered salads and an appetizer, Fonduta Marinara, to share with our table. We asked the girl behind the counter if this was like fried cheese sticks. She said yes but with goat cheese. What we got was a big bowl of red sauce with some goat cheese in the bottom of the bowl and some type of crunch crumbs on top. I love goat cheese, but this was not what we were expecting nor would we have ordered if she had described. Also, the salads were tiny and barely anything on them. Think we had some type of house salad but don't remember the name. Meh: Tables were dirty but when we asked for someone to clean they did it right away. Interior was not very pretty and looked a bit like just thrown together. Would we go again? Maybe as the lasagna was great. Pizza looked decent too. Really can't rate service except for the counter girl and wrong information, but maybe she was new. read more

i ordered a spaghetti and meatballs and it was nasty barely any sauce and big ass meatballs

We ate here Saturday and it was so salty, it was like they poured unlimited salt into the crust. The sauce was good, the crust was pure salt! We have alway loved this restaurant but this experience was awful. Not to mention we waited over an hour and it wasn't even that busy. It's too pricey to be that bad! read more

We were looking for a place open in a Monday night. I have a very restricted diet and was sad to not see any clear gluten free or dairy free options. Stayed safe and ordered the tilapia cooked in parchment paper. I got online and noticed they do have gf pizza by the slice. It was all very good. The husband ordered lasagna and love md it. It would be helpful if they had descriptions of some items and posted the gf and dairy free options on the wall. Or as a side menu. read more

I came here once and tried the pizza sold by the slice. I found it just OK. Not a lot of flavor with it and very little pizza sauce in the pizza. So little that I had to ask for some marinara so I could dip my slices in it. All I saw was thinner sliced pizza but again I like more deep dish style. I might try it again in a few months but have plenty others to try around here first. read more

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The best tasting Italian food on this side of the ocean! It doesn't get any better than this! Fresh everything! Pizza to drive for! And it smells good too! Service was quick and amazing! Highest recommendations! read more

Since moving to East Tennessee from Chicago, pizza is the thing I've missed the most. I'm kind of a pizza snob. This was the best pizza I've found. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying by Chicago standards but still really good. It is now my pizza of choice in the area. read more

No disrespect, but some of these 5 Star reviews must've come from family/friends. The food is really horrible - no flavor at all, not even salt. It's very pricey for what you get. You are better off ordering Domino's and getting pizza and baked pasta from there. Definitely home made taste and not done well. Spent $60 on a pan pizza, Chicken Alfredo, and Spaghetti and meatballs in meat sauce. You have to pay for your food before they make it. Red Flag there. Pizza Crust has no flavor. Crust was soft and chewy, almost steamed in some parts because of the baking sheet. Sauce has no flavor, couldn't even taste the sauce. If you order a whole pizza, they set out two large empty cans of crushed tomatoes on which your pizza will rest. Guaranteed those crushed tomatoes are what they use in their pizza/pasta sauce. No kind of garlic, onion, Italian seasoning, etc. were used in the sauce. Purely crushed tomatoes from the can. Cost $3 extra to get the spaghetti and meatballs in meat sauce. The meat sauce was chopped up frozen meat balls in crushed tomatoes. Probably got 2 whole meatballs in the spaghetti - not even large meatballs. Just regular ole small meatballs you find in the freezer aisle. I read another review that said they only got two meatballs with their spaghetti. That must be how it's served. Spaghetti was horrible. Chicken Alfredo - just ugh. No type of seasoning or flavor yet again. The chicken was cubed frozen grilled chicken strips that again, you would find in your freezer aisle. We left the restaurant with 10lbs of leftovers because we barely ate the food. The one thing they got going for them - the food was hot. If you want Hot food, come here. That's about all you're going to get. Not good food, but at least it's hot. Another "One and Done" in the books. read more

Pizzeria Venti - Tutti Buono, no green peppers. The picture makes the pizza look half decent, but don't be fooled. - Pizza Near Me - Vonore, Tennessee

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Ordered their pizza and cheesy breadsticks. Neither were that great. Maybe it's hit or miss, so we may have gotten them on a missed day not sure ! read more

I traveled the world and came for the first time in this part of Tennessee. I only found one place in the entire USA where the pizzas would compete with Italy's pizzerias. Well. Travel no further my friend. That pizza brought me so many memories from Venezia, Florence, Rome, Palermo, Turin... staff is young and very friendly. Typical southern hospitality. No reason to give anything less than 5 stars. Must stop if you are in the area. read more

Love this place, great pizza and salad. This is the best pizza place I have discovered so far in Tennessee.

We had the cheese, sausage, pepperoni, and part mushroom pizza, it had a great flavor and the crust was great.

Had dinner here tonight with friends. It was "ok". I had the spaghetti with white clam sauce. There was absolutely no seasoning in this dish. It was completely bland. I had to add some salt, pepper, grated parmigiana and some olive oil. Clams were "green" and definitely from a can. My wife had Ravioli Alfredo. She enjoyed it although it was a bit "peppery" and had some weird dark coagulated mass in the center. It looked like they had burned the Alfredo sauce and scraped the bottom of the pan. The food runners were polite and friendly. We also ordered breadsticks which were decent although the one that came on the plate with the dinner tasted dry and old. Most of the others had pizza which was not that good, even by East Tennessee standards. The only thing that was really good was their cannoli. It came with hot fudge, caramel sauce and chopped walnuts. Probably the best cannolis in the area. We will not be going back here for dinner.....maybe for a cannoli. read more

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My favorite pizza place in the south; closest thing to what I would say homemade pizza from scratch is like when you do it right with quality ingredients. Always satisfying and I always eat more than I should if that tells you anything. The perfect pie Would recommend to anyone looking for good pizza place in East TN read more

The food was pretty good. A bit above average. The part I did not like is where they want a tip before they serve you. the part I found very upsetting was where the charge you for to go container. No matter how good the food is I do not go to places thatcharge you for what is their cost of doing business. I printed menus for places like this for 35 year. The prices went from 500 to 800 dollars for 10,000 glossy menus.That is 8 cents apiece and not one of 350 customers charged for these beautiful menus that Pizzeria Venti does not even offer. so I would not recommend this place read more