Messy but Magnificent. We tripped into this diner inspired little hole in the wall on hour 10 of our drive, with many miles more to go before home. The young'n behind the counter graciously pointed us to the faded and torn menu under plexiglass on the counter when we stuttered out some nonsense about finding them on the map. She ordered the cheese pizza, no sauce extra cheese, and I adventurously chose The Hornet. "That's a good one" the boy behind the counter said as he took my card. Oh boy howdy, he was right. "Squick, squick, squick" went out shoes on the checkered floor as walked into the dining room, waded through the salad bar exploded across the floor, and took a seat in a booth to await our pies. When I say I have never seen a cheese pizza with no sauce look that good...every pizza parlor, every chain restaurant we have ever gone to has burned my wife's "cheesy bread" to smithereens. This was a work of art. The Hornet had a lovely kick that didn't linger, sausage, ham, and pepperoni with excellent flavor, and a pizza base with the perfect balance of soft and crisp. We will return. No idea when, this is Athens Texas after all, but we will return! read more

Ordered 2 large pies 1 pineapple pizza and 1 chick bacon ranch requested well done on both. They proceed to give raw pizza that is lie an uncooked tortilla covered in warm sauce was terrible $40.00 to come home and recook the pizzas it's crazy. Manger want to argue that she swore she put the pizzas in 2x but yea why do they look and are RAW ?? was first turned last time. Little Caesar is clearly the better choice. read more

Ordinary storefront pizza parlor with a sad little salad bar and ordinary pizza. Staffed almost exclusively by high school kids who sometimes seem to take their job seriously. Mostly clean, uninspiring interior but if you can get them to make some pizzas for their pizza bar it's not a bad place to have lunch. Although you might do better at Ken's read more

Rounder's has revamped their staff and pizza buffet tremendously, it's like I've always remembered it. Wonderful! Hot & fresh pizza too! Gotta try them out folks. Fresh new remodel! Love the diner feel! read more

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Great pizza at a reasonable price. We travel a fairly long distance to get it. We tried other pizza places but they aren't as good

Walking in and sitting down here reminds me of what a high school hangout from the 80s would've been like...but in the worst ways possible. And when you finally get the pizza, it's so greasy that the cheese and toppings slide off the crust before you can even lift it off the platter. I'll be at Pizza Hut.. read more

In town for a business trip and decided to give Rounders a go. I'm so glad I did! I ordered a small pepperoni pizza, and it was delicious! I also ordered a side salad which I made at the salad bar. I also ordered the cinnamon sticks and they were very tasty. I took one star off for cleanliness. When I arrived there were a couple of tables needing to be bussed. After 30 minutes or so of enjoying my dinner two more tables needed to be bussed. They weren't too busy, so I'm not sure why the tables weren't being bussed in a timely manner to make way for more diners. read more

Wonderful pizza. Lots of topping. We stopped during buffet time and were the only ones there. The nice person who checked us in said the buffet needed new pizza so she made us a special pizza. It was delicious!! read more

Wow! Visiting from out of town, I had some local friends tell me that this place was THE place to get pizza. They were right. I called to set up a take-out order, and the lady who helped me was very helpful. Upon arrival, I realized that she was the only person working that day. She was doing an incredible job! All three pizzas were amazing, and all of the diners were super pleased! Thank you Rounders for a great dinner! read more

Pizza was good. Customer service was bad. Scenario. Thursday. Order large pizza get free cinnamon stix. We ordered large pizzas and they refused to give us stix because we didn't say we wanted the special. We were told we could order cinnamon stix and pay for them. I've never been told the oversight can't be fixed. We were a party of 14. Eye roll. Customer service is more important than quality when there's a pizza place on every corner. read more

Rounders is definitely delicious for your hometown pizzeria we enjoy it every time we go. Thank you very much for your hard work.

Pizza was really good, however, the restaurant was filthy when we came in Sunday night. Dirty dishes on dirty tables. I asked for a cloth to wipe our table down. Server came out and gave me cloth to do ourselves. She did not bring plates out with food. We had to ask at counter. Server was rude. Glared at us really bad. Bad experience with our grandchildren. read more

Super fast and great tasting pizza! The staff were super nice and not annoyed I came in right before closing.

Good food, great price. The salad was fresh, not from a bag and all the fixings too. The pizza was very fresh and taste really good. Loved the atmosphere too. read more

Amazing food as always. Easy to pickup and always the best service. Thank you for always a great pizza.

Second time we have been. Fist time wasn't as bad but this time wasn't good. Restaurant was not clean. Salad bar was terrifying. It looked like kids had used it for a food fight. So gross. Not a busy night and our one pizza took 45 min. The table next to us ordered first and their one pizza came out 30 min after ours. Well, it may have come up earlier but no one bothered to tell them. They had to go get it. For the number of employees (granted all high school kids), nothing was done. No one seemed to care at all and there was no leadership present. The pizza sauce is just tomato paste out of a can. We had to scrape it off to make the pizza somewhat palatable. Wouldn't touch the salad bar after paying for all-you-can-eat. They also gave one plate and no clean plate options were out for round two. I know what that really means and no thank you. Very sad but never again. read more

Do not tip Got amazing service tip the young lady who helped us very well only for her to tell me they don't get their tips the owner keeps them and might give them some of it as a Christmas bonus read more

Not sure what kept me from locking this place in at a 1-Star...but maybe it was the really friendly crew that was working there. It was very evident this place was hopping on a Friday night. I needed a quick pizza fix while in town on a short road trip. Thought this place would fit the bill. It did not, sadly. Ordered a small pizza and side salad. While assembling the salad I noticed how run down this place is, as well as how dirty it was. Tables that needed to be bussed, dirty floor, etc. Salad bar just average, but the pizza was horrible. Not sure when the crust was "hand tossed"...maybe a decade ago, but when I took my first bite, I would compare the crust almost identical to that of the cardboard box it came in. Cheese, toppings also just average. Nothing against Athens, but this place definitely is what I call mass-factory pizza. read more

Good enough but not impressionable enough to make it back for another. We waited awhile, despite calling ahead, and we got ... a free tub of ranch? For our patience, I swear that's what the gal at the counter told us. I was prompted to make this review because it had been several weeks since anyone reviewed it here and I see why. There's really nothing to write home about read more

In fairness, I was only here once. My girlfriend and I felt like pizza, so we stopped in for the Sunday buffet. I thought the toppings were skimpy and the crust was blah. To me, it was equal to a Mazzio's or Pizza Hut. My girlfriend had ordered a to-go pizza here before and said it was good, so take that into consideration. read more

The service was terrible waiting for about 20 minutes up front and no body came up there and once someone did she helped the person that came in after I did and not only did she help the dude behind me saw that I was standing there and answered the phone , I had ordered over the phone and wanted to add a couple salads when I got up there was making my salads and the salad bar was absolutely disgusting either was out of stuff or just messy and was getting bad looks by the front girls read more

Ordered through door dash. It was ready quickly and delivered even faster. Pizza was wonderful. It was a small build your own with pepperoni, beef, onion, & green olives. Ranch dressing was amazing and homemade. But the 3 stars came because the wings were super fatty and had excess skin left on them. Would not recommend getting wings but pizza is on point! read more

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This place is dirty and the food isn't good. The buffet had hardly any pizza on it and what was up there looked and tasted like it had been there for hours. The ranch for the salad tasted like water. They have no extra plates sitting out for you to get a new one if you make more than one trip to the buffet. The bathrooms were nasty and they have no where for you to change a baby's diaper. The lady working the counter was also very rude. read more

Came here for buffet advertised from 11-2. We arrived at 11:30 but there was no pizza out to eat. We had to wait 20 minutes for the pizza to come out. The salad bar was gross. The veggies were old and bitter. Total turn off. Bunch of teenagers running the place so forget about customer service. The pizza was ok once it finally arrived . read more

not only is their food fantastic , but their customer service us bar none...the ladies that work there came through in a clutch for me personally and i appreciate that more than they'll ever know!!! read more

Very good pizza, reminds me of the old pizza parlors back in the day. Service is a little slow.

Food was top notch, but several of the dishes were dirty. And quite a few of the tables were still a mess when we arrived and left. Buffet was nice. read more

I LOVE this place! The best pizza in Athens and the surrounding towns. The service is always fast and kind. No need to go anywhere else.

The best hidden gem in Athens! The Survivor and The Hornet are our favorites from there. A fun pizza is the chicken, bacon, ranch pizza and it is amazing!! Homemade crust and reliable ingredients. Will always pick Rounders over another chain in Athens! read more

Be advised, Rounders has a banner on their building that promotes their lunch buffet, but I called to verify that they were serving the buffet at lunch & was told no. Their buffet was for dinner at 5pm. Not happy with that. read more

Only had one pizza out on buffet and cheese sticks. Waited around for 15 min and had to say something to employees ( that were playing around in kitchen) then 5 min later a girl brought one pizza. WOW. Don't think I will be back. read more

According to Wikipedia: Pizza (i/pits/, Italian pronunciation: [pittsa]) is an oven-baked, flat, round bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings. With this definition in mind, then by all means Rounders served me a pizza. The good thing for Rounders is the definition of Pizza does not include any reference to quality or flavor, which their pizza has none of. I wouldn't go so far as to say Rounders is un-edible because I would therefor be a hypocrite as I managed to eat my half of the shared pizza my friend and I ordered. However I would say that I would never go back. Maybe my expectations for Athens, TX were too high, but none-the-less I wasn't even slightly impressed. Could I sit here and write more words about my experience? Yes. At the same time I do realize I just ate at a family restaurant in Small Town USA not LA, SF, NYC or some other culinary staple. read more

Love the pizza and salad here, during buffet hours it would be better if they could keep up with it to keep from having to wait on pizzas so long other than that great read more

Rounding up Rounder's to a 2.5 to 3 stars. 'Best pizza in town', maybe. That title is a good thing, but it's only because it's a small town with few other options. I was just passing through during lunch time, had a hankerin for pizza and now I'm here. Pizza is ok, nothing to brag about. Salad bar is ok, it has a few more than the basics. Spaghetti is ok, sauce is a little more than basic tomato sauce. It has a good 50's style atmosphere with a lot of local stuff. Not sure of it's a health code thing, but there are no refill plates for seconds or thirds like I've seen at any other pizza buffet place I've been to. The music playing, not sure if it is satellite radio, maybe there is a weak signal, maybe it's just hike I'm here and fine any other time, but it keeps cutting out over and over again. That needs to get fixed, very annoying. I'm not a local, so maybe the locals love this place. It is like able, and seems like a great place for families to come. I just think that if I'm passing though again at meal time, I'll probably be doing something different. read more

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The pizza was surprisingly pretty good. The crust which is important to me was great. Not to thick and not to thin, just right. I guess it would be Goldilocks pizza crust. The salad bar was ok, not a huge selection of toppings. read more

We agree the pizza may not be the very best we've had but it was very good. Had a pizza hut look to it (not quite deep dish but beyond hand tossed thickness). Sauce was good. Toppings were shy. The salad bar was relatively fresh. We had a nice meal and we would return if in town again. Wait staff was quite slow and somewhat aloof but since you have to order up front then sit down they really don't influence the experience much. read more

Had the lunch buffet. Pizza was hot and delicious. Cinnamon bread sticks covered in butter and cinnamon. Tasted like homemade cinnamon toast. Salad bar simple, yet good. I'm stuffed. read more

Bit the bullet and decided to give this old standby another try, and how glad I am I did. I have been eating pizza from Rounders since they opened in '94, and have always truly believed they had the best TASTING pizzas in Athens. They aren't the cheapest, but so what. I'd rather pay more for something I really enjoy and look forward to time and time again than go cheap and be cussin' myself for a disappointing meal. My Rounder's "Pride", the name they give their Supreme pizza, was the one of the best ones I've had in my 22 plus years of ordering them. Someone is back in the kitchen putting genuine pride into these babies. Well done Rounders! The teriyaki chicken wings have gone from tasteless almost sauceless micro-mini embarrassments, to nice sized perfectly cooked and sauced "wings of wonder". Again, thanks and well done folks. Tonight I'm gonna pray that whoever is in this kitchen stays there, because they have returned Rounder's to their previous glory of producing outstanding food and service. Only one tiny caveat, if you call it in they will tell you it will be ready in 15 minutes. Ain't gonna happen, never has, never will. Double it and you'll be fine. I'd kinda be disappointed if they didn't tell me that because I'm so danged used to it. read more

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Very very good pizza! Love the crust and tomato sauce. Toppings are always fresh and tasty. It's set in an old gas station and decorated like a pizza place should be. We love the 70's classic rock always playing in the background. We've gotten used to eating Rounders Pizza every Thursday night. The kids only want Rounders - not Dominos or one of the other joints pizzas. read more

We placed a phone order and was given a total. When I got the restaurant they told me us that they didn't have any one by that name and we even gave them the total and what we had ordered. The lady at the counter was like we don't have anyone by that name. I said ma'am we called like 15 minutes ago with our order.The lady at the counter was treating us like we were stupid. Another lady walks up and says what is going. The First Lady who helped us said they said they have an phone order but it isn't on our records. The second lady says well we just did 100 pizzas for the local FFA. I said she is saying that you never got our order. She is like well we don't have it. At this point I am very upset for we drove all the way there in the rain to be told that we didn't have any food for pick up and top of that we were being treated like we were stupid. I said that is fine I will take my business elsewhere. The lady yells sarcastically at the top of her voice to have a nice day read more