I was really looking forward to eating here because I read in the New York Times that Ray's moved from the city to Hazlet recently. If you know pizza, then you know there are a lot of claims as to who the original Ray's Pizza is. In any event, I was disappointed in the pizza. The dough seemed dry and the overall taste was bland. Neither the sauce or cheese seemed like anything special. I wouldn't go out of my way here as it was nothing out of the ordinary. read more

I come here for lunch with some co-workers, every few weeks. Great pizza and sandwiches. My favorite is the Blanca #3 (white pie with grilled chicken and spinach). The sandwiches are made fresh, so budget some time, but worth the wait. read more

Think, maybe the food would be amazing. I was wrong!!! Called in my order, guy was super rude, but I thought to myself, ok no big deal, we're in jersey. waited an hour for my delivery and when I finally got my pizza... soggy pizza, no flavor and under cooked!!!!!!!!!! Chicken, ROCK HARD!!! I called back to get my money back. The owner wanted to personally return it to me. I already was on my way. When I came to return the food and and grab cash, the owner had a lady come met me outside and didn't allow me to come in lol maybe they don't want customers knowing??? Hahaha this place is literally disgusting, don't even risk it, even if your tempted read more

Waiter was friendly, but the service was god awful. Small place that seats about 35 people. When we ordered, no one was there, but it filled up quickly. Had to leave after 60 minutes because our food never made it to the table. People that arrived 20-30 minutes after us were getting their meals first. When I said something, I was told it was being made. After an hour of not getting our meal, and watching people that ordered before us get their food, we gave up and walked out. Not a happy Valentine Day dinner for us. Thanks Ray's. read more

Very good pizza, reminds me a bit of ole New York pizzeria... Very nice owners, good service and very tasty homemade meals.. A must go to place for dinner and you can even catch a soccer game on one of their flat screen Tvs.. Love this place read more

Delicious lasagna, great mussels and pasta bolognese. Great place to stop for dinner nice owner made you feel at home. Will definitely go back. It's a byob. read more

This place sucks. Worst calzone ever. It was burnt and had zero taste. I'm on yelp all the time and this is my only review. I have a picture but don't know how to post it. I don't know how authentic Italians can screw up a calzone. read more

Do NOT order from this place, they call themselves Ray's Real Pizza and they are not!! Terrible customer service, rude and disrespectful! I placed an order and after waiting 1 hour and 30 mins for the food to be delivered I called for a status and my food was beginning to be packed which means that it was still not ready. When I said I wanted to cancel because of the extremely long wait the owner got on the phone and told me to never call there again and hung up the phone on me! No apology, didn't even try to explain why the food took so long. Its so sad the arrogance and blatant disregard for others...they should all take a few hospitality courses!! Screw you Ray's Fake Pizza!! I could be dying of hunger and I would rather eat paper than ever order from your whole in the wall!! read more

The Worst pizza! Tastes like cheapest ingredients! Employee son picks his nose!!.......................... ...............................................................................................................................................disgusting!.....................................................................................................................yuk!............................................................................................................................ read more

So happy to be back at Ray's. Delicious food and attentive, enjoyable service. Looking forward to next time already.

This is the best pizza place around hear the margarita pizza so good the spaghetti and meatballs out of the top good. I would go here anytime read more

This is a very kind one star review. Why oh why did we go here, it looks like a bad roadside inn from outside and even worse decor inside. A relative believed the lasagna was very good so we decided to give it a try. Big mistake --Italian "restaurant" it is not. Slop it is. In short this "restaurant" is insulting. Food is tasteless, prices are expensive. If they have any sense of respect they will hire an Italian chef and get a decorator or shut their doors. Nothing "Real" about Ray's but the bill and that is far far too "real." read more

Their food is amazing!! My daughters love it there so much! Now we go every Friday. And their waiters are very kind.

I was here with my family the other day and had a great time. These guys are awesome. Nice, relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and of course, great food. Highly recommended! read more

The owner is very personable, all food is made to order and delicious!! the best calzones and eggplant rollatini! Bring a bottle of wine and it makes for a great dinner! read more

The Pizza is great! One of three good Pizza joints in the area. Their Sicilian is probably The Best around. Meals are decent at a reasonable price and the owners support the community. They even participated in a charity event to help a local restauranteur who was wiped out by Sandy. If you are looking for specialty slices this isn't you place, they have more traditional type slices. read more

Ray's is the best pizza in Monmouth County. Everything on the menu is excellent. Marco is awesome!

Pizza is okay, but if your looking for a good chicken Marsala ... This is the place to go to and at a reasonable price.

The pizza definately wasnt the best pizza I have ever had, but it wasnt the worst either. the box boasts real new york city pizza, but i didn't realize that meant real New York City prices. I ordered one pizza - half pepperoni, half eggplant peppers and onions. The delivery driver came to the door and told me the total of $27. I asked for 1 pizza and he said yes, I felt bad for the driver because the price isnt his fault so I still gave him a tip. So I ended up spending $30 on 1 pizza. That is ridiculous! I'm sure I can find better food fora better price! read more

I am extremely extremely disappointed, I ordered through DoorDash and my request was to substitute linguine for a different pasta, so the restaurant calls me back and tells me it's a three dollar up charge to change pastas I said no forget it just keep it how it is, and I said oh can you please just send grated cheese to please which normally at a restaurant would come with the meal, he then tells me he was up charging me 250 or three dollars for aside a tiny sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. I said you know what I don't want the whole order now just based on that, he said no no it's OK it's OK so I figured he was just going to throw me the cheese, and then I get my delivery and I only get my order which was probably a quarter of the portion that you would normally get. I paid 27.30 for nothing and I'm still starving and I'm a 100 lbs soaking wet. Before I eat it I tried calling them back to return it because I was going to order from somewhere else and I asked for the manager or owner they put a female on the phone and then switched me to a male who claimed I never called and spoke to the restaurant I only spoke to door Dash and it was him and he flat out lied and got very nasty and loud with me. They will never be getting my business again read more

I've been here once. Very average food I ordered pizza and garlic knots. Blah. Service was mediocre as well. Not terrible, but tons better pizza places in the area. read more

The best pizza in NJ. They also have delicious meals, great portions for the price. Anything I've ordered was amazing. Love the Caprese pizza! People are friendly and they are Italian!!!! Love the fact that I can speak with them in Italian:) read more

I order from here all the time. Love the food, it's always fresh & the soups r great, it is a bit pricey but it's worth it to me because I always know I'm going to get a good meal. read more

I was really excited about having a meal here, because my sister likes the place. Very disappointing. I had veal parmigiana and the sauce was good. I have never had veal like this. Not breaded and tough. The cheese on top looked and tasted like plastic. It must have been artificial, I peeled it off and moved it to the side. The bread is fantastic and the salad was very good. My sister had fish and she said it did not taste fresh at all. The spaghetti side was angel hair pasta and I expected regular spaghetti. The whole meal came to 71.00! My sister had a bottled water and I had regular water! Very expensive in my opinion. Will not eat here again. I think they have the potential to do things right...perhaps they can get it together. read more

Hold The Sneeze Please, For the second time in a row one of the cooks behind the counter sneezed and didn't wash his hands. I just left totally grossed out after seeing one of the cooks sneeze while handling someone's food and kept cooking. The other cook saw it and they both laughed about. Never again read more

Great pizza and other things but extremely pricey, really good if you live in the nearby apartments

PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW. NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS!!!! No stars. Literally. Ya kno? I used to think this place was "decent". It was NEVER my main pizza place in the area, nor will it ever be. But I thought it was "decent". So I order a pie for my family the other day. The pie gets to my house, and it took 1 hour and 37 minutes to get here. Not only that, but the pie is ICE cold. So I call them,up, and they are good sports about it and they say they will give me another pie. Well I already ordered one from somewhere else because I didn't want to wait another hour and a half. So they said whenever I want a pie, just let them know my name etc and they will know to give me one for free. So the pie they were supposed to replace was a large pepperoni and garlic pie. So I called for the pie today, and the guy sounded angry but he sent the pie over. Now the pie gets here, it only took 42 minstrel this time, which isn't the best but it was WAY better than an hour and a half. So I wait for my mother to get home to eat, and then. I open up the pie. Little did I know.... the guy made a pepperoni and onion Pie instead of pepperoni and garlic.... omg here we go again.... having to call RAYS REAL PIZZA to complain for the second time. So I call them and the guy tells me that there are losing money because of me and my family getting pies that are messed up or taking too long so he tells me he's going to make a pepperoni and garlic personal pie which is 4 slices and very very miniature it's smaller than a small pie and he's going to send that to me after saying it was our fault that he's losing money he's losing money because of us so ridiculous and honestly I never ever ordering the spot again never ordering from Rays. done. How disrespectful... read more

Great people! Great authentic Italian food! I will definitely be coming back here they have a variety of items on their menu. The cheese cake is out of this world! This food is definitely not your average pizzeria food. Very fresh and home made taste. read more

The best pizza in the area, hands down! Perfect sicilian pizza as well. It's not to heavy. It is very light. They don't skimp on the toppings either. Fast and friendly service and quickly delivery. read more

The food is great for the price! The pasta, chicken parm, coffee, and mini zeppolis are always a big hit! Great little spot to enjoy a great meal :) read more

Just had the worse dining experience ever! Will never go back!! Owner and everyone else, which apparently are all family were so rude and disrespectful. Must have forgotten our order- we waited for an hour and a half with no apologies. Owner/chef leers over kitchen, too arrogant to apologize- horrible experience! Eeeew read more

Me and my mom usually love this place but the experience we had this past Wednesday will most likely refrain us from coming back. We ordered capachinos they used old coffee and they tasted horrible and for $4.50 a piece they should have been amazing. I ordered spaghetti with olive oil and fresh garlic it was very good and the garlic tasted perfect. My mom ordered spaghetti and meatballs. We were enjoying the pasta dishes when I see this horrific look on my mom's face that followed by her pulling something out of her mouth!!!! I was like "You didn't just pull that outta your mouth did you" and she nodded yes. It was a piece of metal like a large staple but it was twisted at the end. If that went down my mom's throat she would have died or been seriously injured. We told the waitress and she looked astonished and was very sorry , I said you didn't make the meatballs, I was assuming that is where the metal came from. The owner came over and instead of being very apologetic he acted like the metal came from us. Then he put the blame on Costco saying it could have come from there because that is where he buys his meat. He took off my mom's meal only and we certainly didn't feel like we were accomadated after that. I asked the waitress to wrap the rest of my pasta she took it and never returned, I assume she forgot or just didn't care. My mom's scary ordeal ruined our experience and we both couldn't finish our meals I believe the owner should have been more appologetic then maybe we would give the place another chance. We won't be returning sadly because this place does have amazing cheesecake. read more

Pasta i fagioli was delivered hot and was delicious! It was full of beans with some al dente pasta and not the other way around....it came with a great roll too. The roast beef sandwich was also great! It had baby lettuce rather than shredded wet lettuce, the roll was not some soft, doughy hamburger bun...it was a fresh, Italian baguette. The pizza was also very good.....thin crust, good gravy and cheese used. read more

This place is a great, quaint find for Italian food. Staff is always friendly and the atmosphere is pleasant. Food (though I've only had a few things because I'm vegan) is always superb and worth going back for, even if you get the same thing again and again. Always pleased to see that Ray's is busy- they definitely worthy of it! read more

Their pizza is decent but their subs are great. The bread is real Italian bread and it makes a difference in the taste of the subs. They use Romain lettuce as well, it's a good thing. read more

Best subs ever! fresh and amazing. I can reccommend the chicken Milanese. Friendly service, good prices, A+

This review is based on one time only that I had their pizza. The pizza was super salty and mushy. Would not eat their pizza again. Maybe the other stuff is better. read more

So disappointing. I ordered a well done pepperoni pie. I've never seen anything like this before. Most of the bottom was charred. Then half of it was rolled way too thin and somehow was soggy. The actual crust wasn't cooked. I have no idea how this was even able to occur. Maybe there is something wrong with their oven. read more

Excellent food, high quality ingredients and an authenticity that's very, very hard to find in this part of Monmouth County. The fried calamari and grandma "abeetz" were incredible!!!! read more

I must first start by saying, I have never wrote a review before and this is my first one. Unfortunately, this was the worst experience I have ever encountered. I called up at 5:01 p.m. on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I ordered a delivery for a personal pizza, wings, and garlic knots. The owner, I assuming, was somewhat rude and hung up on me as I was trying to find out the total. I just chalked it up as maybe the owner thought I was done. After an hour and 20 minutes (6:21 p.m.), I called to let them know I didn't receive the order yet. Again, I spoke with the owner, and he said "it's on it's way" and hung up. I wasn't angry because I figured it was a busy night. Another 30 minutes goes by (6:51 p.m.), I called again, still not angry or annoyed, I spoke with a different guy and was told "sorry, the guy is leaving in five minutes". I was fine with that and said okay. Now at 7:36 p.m., I'm very annoyed, I called again and got the owner who I already spoke with twice and told him I still haven't received my order. He had the balls to tell me that I didn't call. The guy was unprofessional and lied to me. I then gave him a piece of my mind. I will never order from this place again. Just wanted to share my lovely experience. read more