Our waitress at this establishment was fast and friendly. I ordered the fried dill pickles, they were ok. Different than what I'm used to, not sure what the breading was made of. It almost had a potato chip consistency. The portion was HUGE but lacked flavor overall including the ranch it came with. Maybe a bit of buffalo sauce might help. My daughter loved her pineapple pizza, it smelled really good. My husband ordered the beer cheese hamburger sticks. He liked them alright but I thought the smell of the beer cheese was reminiscent of a dirty wash cloth. I don't think it was a cleanliness issue. I feel very neutral about this place. Not bad, not good. I must say that everything arrived so hot and fresh we had to let it cool a bit. read more

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Nice small town ambience and great pizza. My go-to for pizza in Estill county. Good selection of beers including some locals.

This place is excellent!!! Excellent food and wonderful staff. The food is the best you will find within a hundred mile radius from Richmond. It's worth the trip to Irvine. read more

Fantastic pizza and well worth the visit to historic irvine to try it. They have a wide variety on of choices on their menu and a great location. Service was friendly and speedy too. read more

We just moved into the area, and there isn't a lot of restaurants so we hit this place up on our 2nd night here. We ordered 3 different pizzas - Mac to the Future, Hot Brown, and a Peperoni. All 3 were really good, my son loved the Mac and cheese pizza. Since we're still trying to get all settled, and were running late doing errands and fixing up stuff we needed food the Sunday of the mountain mushroom festival so we were a bit concerned about what they might have left. Only thing they were out of/low on it seemed was some of their beer. O'well. This time it was just my wife and I and we ordered the Il Postino... and I can say I may now have a favorite pizza (and I'm not a big sausage on pizza guy). The crusts on all the pizza's we've had have been great, nothing is over sauces, and the meat's are a grease feast. Having this good of pizza and beer this close to me isn't going to be good for my waistline. read more

I really like these guys and they are the only one who delivers to the hollar. I have never been to the place and have always had delivery. For the most part it's pretty good, it's just that the apps don't make it as well for delivery as they may when you eat them in house. They have a nice selection of beer, I'd love to go in and drink it! read more

I am in town visiting for work and stopped in here. The service was excellent and everyone is very friendly. The wings were good and I really like their blue cheese. I tried the Stromboli and it was ok. I will try the pizza next time. The atmosphere is great and I like the bar area. I tried this place a second time and definitely recommend the pizza. It's great! read more

Only staying in town for two nights and tried this place. We got two different kinds of pizza and side salads. It's was all REALLY good! I would definitely come back again read more

First visit here and was highly impressed. Friday night, UK basketball game was winding down, and there was a pretty good crowd. Service was still excellent and the food made to order. Okay, so maybe I'm biased because this place is local to me. It's still darn tasty and definitely worth visiting if you happen to find yourself in Irvine, Kentucky. The location is on Main Street and if you've never been there, it may be a little tough to find. Parking is decent, mostly street-side. However if it's busy, they offer take away with the ability to phone in your order. Don't get it twisted. This is NOT chain pizza. This is pizza made fresh on a local level. Fresh dough. Fresh toppings. Nothing is "pre-prepared" and trucked in. Probably some of the best pizza and cheese sticks you'll ever put in your mouth. Seriously. Know what's even cooler? They have a bar. They serve beer. They have big screen TV's, and even though the atmosphere can seem perky and upbeat, there's also a hint of "quaint" to it and that's part of the small town charm. The waitstaff are all super friendly and polite, the wait TIME is minimal, depending on crowd, and the dining area/bar were both extremely clean and well kept. There's a completely separate dining area partitioned off from the "bar" portion so if you're only interested in having a piping hot pie, or if you're uninterested in adult beverages, there's ample seating and is more geared towards "dining". I enjoy beer with my pizza though, and this is a rather lovely and relaxed spot to do such enjoying. Enough already. Go here. Now. read more

Steam Engine Pizza Pub - Only part of the dining area. There's a whole other part adjacent to this room that features a bar and more televisions. - Italian Near Me - Irvine, Kentucky

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Stopped in after a hike. They have a mac&cheese pizza. Good, but a bit much for me. The name is the best though: Mac to the Future! All the names are from movies. They also offer an almost gluten free pizza. Not sure what that really means but could be good for some. This place will definitely satisfy the most ravenous meat eater in the house. read more

Steam Engine Pizza Pub - the menu - Italian Near Me - Irvine, Kentucky

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Really enjoyed the experience here. The establishment is clean, and the workers are friendly. We ordered a salad, breadsticks, and a pizza, all of which were excellent. The server forgot our pizza but took it off her bill. We tipped her well in return. A great addition to Irvine! read more

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Great pizza nice helpful staff. Out traveling on the bike and looked this place up. I have been hearing about the live music there doing unfortunately we are here during the day but I will be back. Great styling and look to the place as well. read more

Steam Engine Pizza Pub - Italian Near Me - Irvine, Kentucky

Hand made , totally delicious and in one cool building. Do yourself a favor and come to Irvine, Ky and have one hell of an experience. I shall be back ! read more

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We eat here all the time! The Hot Brown Pizza is fantastic! I usually get a salad, which are HUGE. They used great mixed greens, and it comes with fresh breadsticks. On special occasions, we get the big cookie in a pan and it is so, so good. We love having this place in town! Now with the session room, it's great for meetings and to attend concerts. read more

Would give zero stars, the service is terrible! Our pizza came out after waiting over an hour and it was uncooked it was raw, I told the lady after waiting 20 mins for a server to come over and she asked if I wanted her to make another, no thanks another hour to wait after my friends had all finished eating! So I suggested a credit, they never even offered it. And barely did it. They didn't get my order right and were snotty. On top of all that our servers never came by to refill drinks we had to get them ourselves and they weren't even busy most the time hanging around the front counter. The owners should do something about this because I'm not the first person to say the service is terrible read more

Just had a great experience at Steam Engine. Meets all the basic requirements (which lots or restaurants struggle with). The place is clean, the staff is friendly and the food is pretty good. Sure, this is Irvine, not the big city, so it's not a high bar, but we (from out of town) were still very pleased. Our server was very friendly and even brought me a free beer sample after a good discussion of local KY craft beers. Pizza was also very good. We had kids with us, so we didn't get try any of the specialty pizzas, though they had a good variety. Given the limited options in Irvine, I would more than recommend the Steam Engine! read more