Pizza is great the help is another thing. talk about a bunch of mopey unhappy high schoolers management really needs to have a talk with them. You call on the phone can't understand a word they say, you walk in they got their pajamas pants on moping around Once again, their pizza is fabulous! read more

Have only had take out, but have tried the cheese and the Tuscan pizza. Both were delicious! read more

Good little pizza place and subs got a north end and it was delicious. Service was right on very friendly and helpful. Casual dining with plenty of room and clean. read more

Vesuvius - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Massachusetts

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Good food, good crust and the sauce is solid. We go here every now and then and would absolutely recommend it.

Place an order for pizza And picked up 5-10aftdr call just to get cold food . Double check your food before you leave.

The pizza sushi is amazing. It has good sauce. Good cheese the best quest ever and it just amazing. The service is good. It has. They're so nice to you. It's very clean. Has great prices. read more

Worst steak and cheese sub I have ever had. Very disappointing.... I was craving it and seeing as I love the pizza here- though it was a good idea. They should just take it off the menu if they can't do it right. I wanted mushroom onion and extra cheese. Virtually no mushrooms- barely cooked large diced onion- needed the Hubble telescope to detect the cheese - and don't get me started on the "meat" .... Very disappointing read more

If I could give no stars I would. I ordered a pizza with half cheese half pepperoni. A full pepperoni was delivered - anyone with kids knows this is very different! At first, I called and they said they would refund. Lovely. Then I was contacted to say that they would not refund. When I called back and asked to speak with a manager, I was first hung up on. I called again and again. A woman refused to credit me, said she was not the manager but there was no manager, and would not give me her name. I will sadly never go to Vesuvius again. read more

Called last night to place an order. Was put on hold for five minutes. Tried calling back, no answer. Average pizza with bad service is not a winning formula. Jay read more

wow, this place went drastically downhill over the last year. I'm only reviewing in terms of food, as I've never eaten there. About a year and a half ago their Putinesca pizza was one of my all-time favorite pizzas. Everything from ingredients, seasoning and right down to the spectacular gluten-free crust. my only complaint is it was a tad on the salty side. Also, on the salty side, runner up was the meat sauce pasta. Little over a year later, those two have taken a total 180. Maybe there was gigantic menu changes At fault, a new owner or someone that hated food and didn't give a crap in charge but tonight was the fourth and last chance when I had to throw away the second half of my steak and cheese pizza with a gluten-free crust because it was basically inedible. The last couple times I order the pasta. It was it was basic at best, but left me chugging cold water all night, long. So sad to see this happen, but not wasting any more money there. read more

Love the food at this place, particularly the Buffalo Chicken pizza, North End pizza, and chicken parm sub. If you are looking for warm, friendly service, this is not the place. I've been going to Vesuvius in Marblehead and Cindys in Swampscott, both owned by the same family, for years. I don't think I've ever received decent service, or heard them say a decent word about anyone. I rationalize it by telling myself it's like the old Durgin Park where the waitresses were intentionally rude, plus the pizza is great. Don't do anything unusual, do not order online, do not get it delivered, do not eat in, and get in and out as fast as you can before you hear one of them being nasty. read more

Crazy high prices, total price gouging. $18 now for a Greek salad with chicken. Please pay attention to the prices you pay, there is gouging going on in many places. Foods ok, not consistent, and obviously way over priced for take out food. There better and fairer prices close by. read more

The food here is great! I love how the menu has so many options, because not everyone is always in the mood for the same thing and there's so much to choose from. The service here is exceptionally horrible, however ! When you have to repeat yourself minimum of six times for something as simple as sauce on the side, it might be time to reconsider, who is taking the orders! There is a kid with long hair that I'm not sure if he's stoned or just doesn't care, but it's impressive. How horrible he is taking orders entering them and fulfilling them! read more

The food is actually really good, but the service leaves much to be desired. Every single time I call it's like a 10 minute conversation and you have to repeat yourself at least 15 times for them to get your order right and it never fails. It's never a quick OK I want sub and a pizza it's "what did you say" and they repeat themselves 30 times. I get it pot is legal but my god if it's going to interfere with your job, maybe not smoke before you take orders. Is it that hard to find someone that can actually answer a phone and take a simple order???? Sorry but in this day and age if you can't get an order right you should not be in business. read more

Vesuvius Pizza is great but their service and attitude sucks I could not understand why on a Saturday night at 8:40 Nobody picks up the phone called multiple times from multiple numbers and it continues to ring. still kick myself in the butt why I still order from here but their pizza is actually very good BUT! you walk in for pick up everybody looks like their pet had just died unfriendly no emotion to their face whatsoever. I think this is the last time I order from this establishment piss poor work attitude. R.I.P Vesuvius Pizza read more

Had a Cheese pizza asked go it crispy crust it was perfectly cooked also a toasted roasted beef (complimentary chips). Both were absolutely delicious! Definitely worth trying! read more

Got takeout pizza wings and salad last night for a Saturday night in. We ordered the caesar salad which is definitely different, has carrots in it but the pumpernickel croutons and caesar dressing are amazing. We also ordered honey bbq chicken wings which were good but a bit saucy. For pizza we got the tuscan with roasted red peppers, sausage, and caramelized onions. We have had this pizza before but this time it was a bit too soggy. Great crust. Overall, an okay place for takeout but previous times we have ordered from here have been better! North shore has few great pizza places. read more

I just went back again and the pizza was ok but they refused to make my chicken fingers and fried dough bites so yea the customer service is terrible and I was pretty mad they refused to make the rest of my order. I wont go back after this. read more

This was my last visit to this establishment where counter is staffed by a lineup of petulant teeneagers. Some are quite competent, others not so much. How does a sub shop screw up a classic Italian? Brought my take out home to reveal a pile of bread soaked in balsamic vinegar (?!?). Whole mess was falling apart. Thankfully had my own rolls to remake this overpriced basic sub shop offering. Requests for customized sandwiches or additions are met with blank stares. You never know what you will find when you get home. Very clean, however. Headed elsewhere to satisfy that craving for an Italian. read more

Ridiculous, called to order a Cobb salad. They say we can't do that the pre made ones are out. Duh... How about actually making one from scratch. You aren't out of any of the ingredients just can't be bothered to actually make one. Very disappointed in the service. read more

Food was okay I, guess. But the portions were seriously lacking. 8 dollars for 7 onion rings?

Ordered a turkey burger and a meatball on Focaccia. Have ordered it in the past and had no issues. The turkey burger was a premade patty which in the past was from scratch. Same size that you would get at Stop and Shop. The meatballs were great but the bread was not the same Focaccia they had used in the past. No flavor, and barely toasted. At least they didn't change the buffalo pizza recipe which is my favorite. read more

Highly recommend café Vesuvius. The food is excellent fresh and consistent. It is my go to takeout place. Thank you Michelle from Marblehead. read more

this is the second time I've ordered from them and both times they have left of the avocado from my sandwich and when you have to grubhub the order it's more expensive. very disappointing read more

I think we found our new go to local pizza joint. Ordered a custom cheese, mushroom, eggplant & ricotta pie along with the puttanesca pie. Crust has a little more dough pouf, which I like, than some of the nonexistent flat cardboard crusts of the other joints. Made the fams night a whole lot better. read more

Vesuvius really pissed me off tonight. It's only 7:40pm and they stopped selling pizza slices??? They are open until 9pm and for a place famous for pizza they stopped making slices available? WTH? Not cool. How hard is it to make a couple of pizza pies and sell slices to people? It's a damn pizza place! Rant over! read more

What a terrible way to eat a pizza. Burnt and so greasy you could oil everything in your car and still have enough leftover to do your wife's car. The steak bomb sub was barely edible. Very first and last time through these doors. 34.00 dollars of total disappointment. Arrrrrrrrrrrrtr read more

Vesuvius has consistently decent food but their delivery has been terrible the past few times. I know things happen and Covid makes it hard for everyone but I'd rather they didn't take the order if they couldn't get it here in a reasonable time. Twice waited for an hour and twenty five minutes for a pizza to arrive... Too long! read more

Phone line was constantly busy so i ordered online via the Vesuvious web site. they charged my cc but never made or delivered my order. when i called they said they didn't receive the order until i gave them the order number. Then they said they would into it....an hour and 15 minutes after i ordered and 30 minutes after my order was supposed to be delivered i got an ice cold pizza and colder wings. Awful, incompetent service from a business that does not care about their customers. Too many pizza places working hard to do it right to order from this complacent company. read more

Delish pizza. Thin crust, crispy and loaded topping. The grilled veggie pizza is the best! I cannot say about the rest of the menu, as I have not ordered anything except for the pizza. Only problem is trying to call in an order by phone as nobody answers - they are busy on the other line. So we usually have to go there, place order and wait. read more

Gross. Got a Buffalo chicken pizza and the blue cheese dressing was so fake/cheap had zero flavor. There was an absurd amount of dressing to start with and it didn't help that the dressing was yucky. read more

Food is good, but employees need training. Ordered chicken tenders and the woman says "we only have chicken fingers." They're the SAME THING! read more

For fathers day my father-in-law has been getting food from here with coworkers and has enjoyed it, and wanted it for lunch. The menu has some great selections that made it difficult to choose. Me and my father-in-law ordered The Mighty Zeus, my wife ordered chicken wings, and my mother-in-law ordered the Turkey Stuffer. I accidently had a bite of hers thinking it was mine, because none of the sandwiches were labeled! I haven't seen a sub shop not put initials on sandwiches (to indicate what they are) for big orders. Most sub shops will initial the sub, even if it's just a single sub order. Now, the Turkey Stuffer was very good and I wished I had that. The Mighty Zeus was very good, with the caramelized onions and roasted peppers the garlic mayo was delicious but put on a little excessive. The onion rings and fries were good. The potato tots were unlike any I had before. They were like mashed potatoes rolled in a ball and deep fried. OMG they were delicious! As far as service, it was carry out and was ready very quickly. I wasn't kept waiting, but also didn't have any special experience (neither polite nor rude) but instead a disinterested demeanor. The order was correct and the food was good. I woukd like to come back and try again. read more

Ordered 4 small pizzas for takeout, 2 of which were gluten free. Perfectly done, piping hot, delicious. The gluten free crust was one of the best I've had - somehow they managed to get the crisp on the bottom and still leave a little chew in the crust. We will be back for sure. read more

Very nice place here in swampscott. Wife and I ordered the mushroom Swiss burgers and they were HUUGE (in Trump voice) perfectly cooked the way we wanted. What we ordered came with chips but not that cheap greasy type chips they were crispy almost home made chips. We also got some mozzarella sticks and they were also great. I really recommend these guys and try anything there I'm sure it will be tasty! BTW Pasta is fresh made and only after 4. read more

Hadn't been in a while so I probably had an old menu with older prices. We ordered a small vegetarian pizza that I thought was going to be $12.90. Went to pick it up and the girl says $16.80!! If I wasn't so hungry I would have left it there. If I am going to spend more than $12.00 for a SMALL pizza I will go to Bertucci's. Because it was Sunday I couldn't order from Bella Pizza in Salem or Gallo Nero in Peabody. Both of these restaurants have a superior product at less cost. To be fair, the pizza I got was good but not great. Never again! read more

Currently 90 minutes into waiting for two small cheese pizzas. The 7 children in my house have stripped down to diapers and underwear, smeared chocolate sauce on their face, and are roaming the halls with toy lightsabers. I fear revolt. This could be the end. And it's definitely the last time I will order Vesuvius. Don't be a fool this place literally can't deliver. read more

Follow up to first review. Apparently no one cares about the customer. I never received a courtesy call back. My recommendation is to go there if you like OVERPRICED DISGUSTING FOOD! read more

Watch out for overcharging! Dishonest cashier (receipt shows server: PM C) jacked my bill over $10 and when I questioned the total she quickly made a surprised face and undid something on the machine. I asked for the receipt and saw extra stake tips on the salad still added, even after "something" was taken off. I did not ask about any extras. So if you decide to use this food outlet WATCH OUT and always check your receipt. And NO extra stake tips were added to the salad when I received it!!! Outrageous. Check your food, too, before leaving read more

Horrible customer service. Tried to order ahead & was told to call back at a certain time because they were "not taking pre-orders." When I called back, told me the wait was enormous. Not worth it. They don't know their ass from their elbow. read more