You will encounter good thin crust pizza, with slices available or just order your own pie. They have a nice beer selection, including some local Vermont options, a bit bummed they had nothing from their neighbors Hill Farmstead on (though I realize at other times they will have them represented). The staff is friendly and helpful. And the setting/decor is bright and inviting. One area of improvement would be lowering prices a bit. Whether it is working class locals or tourists coming through, since rent is quite affordable in Hardwick, it would be nice to not put such a dent in ones wallet for pizza and a beer. read more

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Positive Pie has a friendly, modern atmosphere that is a good place to come watch a game. It is casual and the bar staff are very friendly. The service is generally good. So are the pizza and hamburgers. That is The Good. However, other than pizza and burgers, the menu could use a complete revamping, with better dishes, other than the shrimp scampi. Some items are a complete "abomination", in the words of a friend, like Gnocchi with black beans. That's The Bad. The Ugly is that they don't always do a good job executing the dishes. Twice, my meat has been undercooked, including a burger which was raw in the middle. Once, they dumped practically an entire jar full of capers into my chicken dish. That's The Ugly. Positive Pie is an okay place, but whether you like it or not depends on whether you experience The Good, The Bad or The Ugly. Edited to add: This location is temporarily closed because there was a fire. I knew their execution was poor, but this is the extreme. It seems that they cooked more than just the pizzas, but also the restaurant itself. read more

We have been twice now and absolutely love coming here. The pizza and other dishes are delicious and the service is great, and very friendly. Great daily deals as well. read more

Positive Pie seems a little out of place at first, but you soon realize most of the food spots in this town seem surprisingly similar to more urban offerings. We had take out, but the decor was nice and they appeared to have a selection of local beers on tap. My wife went with a veggie oriented option. The vegetables seemed chopped strangely to me (lots of dicing - so it was less attractive then it could of been), but she said it was delicious. She thought the walnuts was a surprisingly tasty addition. I had a meat-centric offering called The Carcus. It got devoured pretty quickly. Could of used a bit more flavour in the sauce, but I suspect they are favouring a neutral base because the red sauce goes in most of the pizzas. I would order again, but maybe add some chilli oil. We'd return of we were in the area again. read more

Been here various times. Each time we've liked the food less & less. Nothing on the menu would get you to want to come back so we're hoping the recent fire damage will light up some menu changes. Not too many options in he area, so it does beat going to a snack shack. read more

Just ate at Positive Pie in Hardwick, VT the other day. Good as always!! I got a great gluten free pizza, anchovies/peppers/mushrooms, ate half and had the second half for lunch the next day. Salads with beets, good beer (though was hoping for Hill Farmstead and they didn't have any that day). I've spent time around Hardwick my whole life (72 summers), Positive Pie is such a great asset to the town. read more

Their food is pretentious... or at least pretends to be so. Poorly made and poorly conceived at best, with the added kicker of being extremely overpriced. Furthermore, the completely unprofessional and rude behavior of the staff, aggressively announcing that one person in our party would not be served and carding *only* the black person in our group, made our last experience at Positive Pie so awful that it's entirely unlikely that any of us will ever go back. read more

Don't be in a hurry when you come here. Enjoy your company at your table. Food was great. I really wanted pizza but we were informed when we sat down that they weren't serving pizza today because they only had one cook. I did appreciate, however, that they told us this before we were seated. Super cool hipster atmosphere. Looking forward to coming back. read more

My partner and I are traveling rural Vermont and. Came up to Hardwick Vt. Saw this place we decided to stop and have lunch, small place has a great vibe, menu diverse, prices seem reasonable. I can't wait to try the mussels ! read more

Great pizza place with the perfect atmosphere for a chilly Vermont night. Pretty much everyone in my group opted to for their own small pizza and everything looked great! I ordered spinach, mushroom, and bacon on mine. It's thin crust style (which in my opinion is the best) and it was nice and crispy. Their bar looked like a pretty chill place to hang out and they had awesome local beers on tap. I went for the 14th star maple stout and it was yummy! I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in the area! read more

Positive Pie - Pizza Near Me - Hardwick, Vermont

Pretty solid place for the middle of Hardwick, Vermont. Fantastic ambiance. The food was much better than expected (even tasty) and they had a decent selection of semi-local beers and ciders. We got the sweet potato and parsnip bisque along with the poutine (both of which were excellent) and finished with the fantastic pi con salsiccia. We also went on game day, and it has two decent sized TVs that are viewable from just about everywhere. read more

I found this place while I was staying in the area. I stopped in twice. Lunch & dinner on two different days. Lunch was great. They have two slices plus soda special for $6.00 at the bar. I had buffalo chicken and broccoli pesto slices. Very good and nice size slices. Bartender was very nice. Space had a lot of customers for a weekday and quite a few people came in for to-go orders. Dinner was also good! The place was packed and it was Sunday night. We got seated right away, friendly staff and nice menu. The gnocchi was excellent and unusual. I saw a previous post say the gnocchi was bad but I disagree. The beans meshed well and the pesto was just perfect. We also had the hanger steak and it was delish. Only comment is the chimichurri sauce is not what we expected, it looked and tasted more like a tomato sauce, but good either way. They also have wifi and a good beer selection. I would highly recommend this place. read more

Positive Pie - Two slice and drink Lunch Special at bar - Pizza Near Me - Hardwick, Vermont

We were disappointed with the meals and service at Positive Pie at lunch today. Ordered a mushroom, spinach, anchovy pie. Tiny amount of spinach -not even one mushroom! Ordered beet salad- all greens! couldn't have had even one slice of beets. Hardly any toppings on the second pie. Server forgot one beverage (she never brought it). And it all took forever!! So- over priced, low quality and poor service. read more

Certainly a bit overpriced but still GREAT pizza. Awesome service, nice atmosphere, the occasional local band, etc etc. Overall, given the location and lack of options, not a bad way to spend $20 for a good pi*. read more

Subsequent visits resulted in pies with stingy toppings, insufficient cheese, undercooked, and high prices. I will pay a fair price for extra toppings, but got tired of being surprised by the paucity of ordered things on top of the cheese. I suspect owners were admonishing their cooks to "cut costs." Which is profoundly stupid because that just results in angry former customers. Servers are fine. Parker Pie in West Glover is much better although even pricier and they don't scrimp on toppings...they just charge a lot for them. I prefer quality and will pay for it, but when I feel I am overpaying while being shortchanged, well, Positive has become a Negative. read more

The pizza used to be good there. Then went downhill. Not really reliable if you are wanting good pizza. It's really hit or miss with them. Last time we ordered pizza from there, it was really good. My theory is it with a Domino's and another homegrown pizza joint coming in, they are stepping up their game. read more

Put in an online order at 4pm to be picked up at 5:30. We arrived at 5:30 to be told the order wasn't ready yet. After waiting another 45 minutes, they handed us the 5 pizzas, all of which were room temperature. After we got home, we realized several were missing toppings, and one had several slices without even cheese. The garlic knots were raw, and the half the pizzas were burnt. We even had a bonus fly included in one of our garlic knot containers. read more

This was literally the WORST experience I've ever had at a restaurant. My husband and I went here for our anniversary dinner. I literally created this Yelp account just to write a review of it. Here's why: -We walked in, hostess didn't even smile or acknowledge us in any way. Just a blank stare and a pissy look on her face. I had to say 'hi....can we have a table for 2?', to which she just grabbed a couple menus and sat us, saying nothing. Not even a smile. She was extremely unpleasant. -Even tho the place was empty, it took the waitress about 10 minutes before showing up to our table. Just like the hostess, she was very unfriendly and rude. -We ordered an appetizer (garlic knots) and it never showed up. We sat there hungry for a good 20 minutes. -Waitress finally brings us our pizzas (2 10 inch personal pizzas). She places mine down in front of me, and there is a giant long HAIR on it. I tell her, "There's a hair on my pizza", she looked annoyed and said "Do you want it or should I get you another one?" Like seriously? -We remind her about the garlic knots. She had no idea what we were talking about. She half-apologized and said she'd get them for us. -I sat there starving while my husband ate his pizza. She finally brings us the 'garlic knots', which were literally Pilsbury dinner biscuits with garlic butter on top. The plates she gave us were dirty and had spots on them. The 'knots' were overcooked and absolutely disgusting. We didn't even finish them. -After she brings me my pizza (which was not even very good), she told us it was on the house because of there being a hair on it. We get the bill: 1 small pizza, 2 glasses of wine and an appetizer of crappy garlic knots = $40.00. Seriously? 40 bucks for that? -We go to pay and the hostess is still unpleasant and miserable, doesn't even smile or tell us to have a good night or anything. My husband and I are not the type of people who complain at restaurants, we treat people in the service industry well and have great respect for them. This place tho, it was seriously the worst restaurant experience I have ever had in my life. Beware of this place!!! Horrible service and disgusting food. Truly awful in every way. read more

A client and I drove an hour to Hardwick to enjoy a pizza from Positive Pie. When we ordered our food it came out as a small pizza opposed to a large pizza and they charged me for a large with three sodas $32 plus tip the pizza had air bubbles on each and every piece of pizza worst pizza yet read more

I wish the menu would be very clear on which items are vegan. It's possible to craft a meal, yet I wish there were some ready made options available. read more

They have a great draft beer selection of Vermont beers, awesome roasted brussels sprouts and a perfect BLT pizza. I'm so glad we stopped.

Highly recommended! Seriously upped their pizza game this year. We've been going to Positive Pie in Hardwick in the summers since they opened years ago, and it's always served a reliably good, if not spectacular, pizza. But this summer (2020) they've significantly improved. We ordered 'Carcass' and 'Vermonter' pies and we all agreed they were excellent, noticeably better than the 'decent pizzas' in years past. They're making first tier pizza these days, I suggest comparable to the best made anywhere. Congratulations, folks. read more

In a small town overrun with mom and pop diners and shady motels, this place definitely lives up to its name as a positive pizza experience. In the words of my eight year old (while devouring his kids' cheese pizza sized the same as an adult personal pizza but at the kids' price), "wow, Dada, this is AMAZING! This place really is positive!" Great food, beer selection, and service. This is a must-stop for hungry families after a day frolicking in Caspian Lake. read more

Ordered small pizza 1 topping the guy said 20 mins I got there in less then 15 only reason I had to wait was cause the guy wasn't allowed to ring me up I guess I was there before pizza the pizza was supposed to be done I thought it would be hot and fresh well I live less then 5 mins away and it was not hot and no way fresh not almost. House of pizza you at least know how it will be. We won't be spending another 13.00 there read more

I'm totally baffled that Hardwick Cafe or the Scale house get better reviews as I find Positive Pie to be consistent, delicious,and a good value. A great place for upscale date night or a big crew after the baseball game. The shrimp scampi is delicious and pairs well with each of the well chosen red wines on the menu and I've heard their burgers are always cooked to order. The calzones are big enough for two people or meals, and I'm a healthy eater. The pizzas are great, especially the BBQ, with chicken, red onion, and blue cheese crumbles. The basil, balsamic, artichoke combo is also nice. Their specials make everything more affordable, especially the Monday pizza deal. If you're dining in, ask for Amy, you'll be well cared for. read more

My family and I ordered take out and the food was great. Then we went to the restaurant and had a later dinner. There were 6 adults and 4 kids. A decent bunch. We didn't wait long to get seated so that was great. Service was decent and patient with us but we waited a long time for our food. Not to say this is bad. But I'm not sure if the kitchen was prepared for the 7 orders of dinner dishes. We even ordered apps . I felt like it was long. Don't let this make you turn away because the food was really good. I recommend it 100%. Just keep this in mind when going. Might not be the place for you if you are in a rush. Maybe get takeout if you are. read more

Great service! Great thin crust pie! Fresh salad! Fun art and lots of different drat beers! You can also walk in and just grab a piece!

Delicious pizzas: unique pizza options on menu or build your own. Excellent draft selection and fun cocktail options. Parking is easy.

Went to the Hardwick location on a Thursday night. Sat at the end of the bar and ordered an appetizer to go with my beer after seeing the special advertised on their chalkboard "Appy Hour: Half price appetizers with purchase of beer, wine or cocktail." Service was mediocre, but it's VT...Tab came and appetizer was not discounted. Hostess/manager? explained a "dinner" needs to be bought for that promotion. Thats not whats written on the board or on their website under "weekly specials". She didn't try to resolve the situation. Handled very very poorly. Classic bait and switch. And what's dinner at PP? Burger? Fish and Chips? A large pie split by 2ppl? 1 personal size pie? Not clear. Very disappointed in the experience. Ive visited the Montpelier location multiple times on business and received great service, but now I will rethink visiting this entire chain. read more

Fourth time, and probably last for awhile. The food is quite good, and the reason we have returned. The service is on again, off again, but showing improvement lately. However... Forget about ordering drinks (unless you stick to beer). Ten bucks for a routine glass of wine or single cocktail? Are you kidding? We're in Hardwick, not Paris. read more

Went here while on a trip top Vermont. It was awesome. Pizza was awesome. Drinks were awesome. Atmosphere was awesome. Staff was super friendly. Go here if you are in the area. read more

Great food. Great ambience. Nice people. Pizza is very good as are the salads and the beer. Feels kind of like an oasis in the middle of nowhere. read more

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I am enjoying the rural Vermont atmosphere on vacation and my aunt suggested that we wander down to Hardwick to go to the Farmers Market (a very happening place, actually) and eat lunch at Positive Pie. As we walked up it looked like a small and cutesy bar/Restaurant. I was impressed by the amount of liqueurs on the bar side. There was no one near the hostess table when we walked in but someone saw us after thirty seconds and came over. My first main impression was wood and noise, it was oddly loud, like you have to almost shout to your table buddies to be heard. Which was odd since there was only like ten to fifteen people in the whole place. The waitress was very attentive and polite, I had a bourbon root beer cocktail which was very good. Probably not worth the price (which I was surprised at, little VT town, c'mon) but their food was very good. I got a pulled pork sandwich with fries. It was terrific, not greasy or anything and the bun was made there so kudos to them. Along with handmade fries. The only real problem I had was the music, there was house/dance music playing the whole time. Pretty loudly, which contributed to the whole loud atmosphere. I don't mind one or two songs, that would have been funny, but the whole time? I felt like there should have been gogo dancers on the bar. So ya an interesting place, good food kinda odd music. ^.^ read more

I'm really surprised this place doesn't get stronger reviews. They do well enough on Yelp, but not nearly as well as they actually are. Five stars all the way. Great selection of local craft beers on tap and you can get most of them on an 8 oz pour so you can sample more. My husband enjoyed tasting some great local VT brews we can't get in MA. I'm more of a wine drinker and was very happy with their wine list. We shared a large pizza - half BLT half spicy sausage. Love that they will do half and half and while it's not unusual for a restaurant to do this, I was floored by how precisely they managed to halve it. Especially since one side was white sauce while the other was red. Usually toppings are lopping over to the other half, but this was incredibly well prepared. Not only that, but it was a hell of a good pie. Thin crust, loved the toppings, couldn't believe we polished the entire thing. And we're from just outside NYC originally, so we're not easily impressed with other states' version of pizza. If you're in the mood for great beer and pizza, come here. I'm sure their other menu items are good - there were a number of other things I would easily have ordered, but can't comment from experience. Home run, hands down! read more

Positive Pie - Half BLT half spicy sausage pizza. Fantastic!! - Pizza Near Me - Hardwick, Vermont

Very crowded because of the NHL playoffs and live music. Salad and pizza were fine so was the service. Since there are few choices to eat out for dinner in Hardwick, it is an acceptable place. I would have rated it higher BUT, they do not comp the live band members their two drinks and then subtract the price of the two beers from the agreed amount of paltry pay. So that means the band is left with very little ($50)....I call that unfair and taking advantage of people. Just how much could two beers be costing them especially since they are raking it in at the VERY crowded bar? If I behave in an ethical manner I expect others to do so...more important than farm fresh food is how people are treated. read more

Everything here is solidly good. I really don't understand why the bad reviews... went twice within the 4 days we were visiting Hardwick and both times the service and food was great. read more

Food is good. There were 8 of us and 4 got personal pizza of few different varieties. They were all great. Other dishes were mussels and chicken sandwich which were reported to be ok. Nice atmosphere. read more

To be fair, the pizza is phenomenal. I have had it a few times and really love it. BUT I will probably only do takeout in the future. The music was jarring. I am not sure if the owners are allowing the waitstaff to choose the music or what, but If so, I do not think that is a good idea. Today I ate pizza with my family to what sounded like a mixture of heavy metal and highschool pop. It was turned way up. It was horrible for the restaurant atmosphere and could only be enjoyed by a small audience. It gave me a headache. When I told the waitress how I felt, she said she would turn it down (i was hoping she may change the music to something calmer) and almost seemed a little offended. And I had to remind her to turn it down. I would have hoped she would have wanted to create a better environment for her customers to eat in. Last complaint, we ordered 1/2 of our pizza with peppers and mushrooms and they truly skimped us. I mean seriously, it looked like they gave us one small crimini mushroom chopped up finely. It was like having no mushroom. Same as the red pepper. Almost zero. Surely they can afford to give me a normal amount of the said toppings...it was strange how little they gave us. Pizza is good though as i said above, and even though our waitress wasn't my favorite, I gave her a 40% tip because I know what it feels like to be paid poorly as a waitress. read more

I came in last night and was served by a young guy who suggested the Brussels Sprouts and the beet salad with no cheese as a vegetarian/dairy free meal, and was very very knowledgeable on dietary specializations. I loved the recommendation and will be back for more! My family was a handful but he tended to all of our needs while serving several others. Great service, and great beer.. and successful night out with a diet-specific family! read more

I want to love this place. It's really the only somewhat upscale place in the area. That said, the pizza just isn't that good. The gluten free pizza is expensive for the size and excellent, but the regular pizza crust is plain, undersalted, and not what I would expect from a nice place like this. Maybe I was just there on an off day, because I thought the appetizers, atmosphere, and service were all quite good. That said, it's a pizza restaurant, and the pizza should be good. The crust was really what ruined it, and it was highly mediocre and one of the biggest failings was that it had no salt in it. They should be able to do better and maybe this review will spur them to. I hope it was just an off day, but for expensive fancy pizza, this was a full on miss, but the appetizers, gluten free pizza and beer were all very good. read more