Man. You can't go wrong with their meat lovers pizza.. I love the same waiter that's been there for years, he just makes the place! I love the classic pizza place feel too! Crust is crispy, tons of meat, perfect amount of cheese.. read more

Alesi Pizza House - Best dang All Meat Pizza! - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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I frequented Alesi's in the early 70s when I was going to school at USL. It was always a top notch experience because the family really cared about what they served. So, when we finally returned to Lafayette I couldn't wait for my family to experience the most authentic Italian restaurant in the city. The decor had not changed one bit, so I had hope that nothing else did. Alas, it did. We had pasta and pizza, and neither was anywhere near what used to be served here. The spaghetti and sauce looked like it had been sitting under a heat lamp long enough to dry it out, and the pizza was so underwhelming that my son considered having me evaluated for speaking of this place so highly. I've come to learn that the third generation is in charge now, but it's apparent no one cares in the kitchen. To rely on the name alone will not change the fact the sub par food is being served. I will consider that it may have been an off night. It happens. But in Lafayette an off night will cost you a customer who will never return. Competing with Imoelli's, Marcello's, and now Saricca's and Cugino, you're going to need to step it up. Pizza Artista has some of the best pies in town, and it puts to shame what came out of Alesi's kitchen. I wish someone could save this institution. It was a tradition, but now they've lost the tradition. read more

We went in and were promptly greeted. Very friendly. I was excited about the menu. The ambiance was very cozy and warm. The waitress was very friendly but two of our things came out wrong. One was the salad dressing, and I didn't want to say anything as the Italian dressing brought out instead was a creamy one and turned out to be very good. The other item was the topping was incorrect for our pasta but the meatballs happened to be wonderful. The problems started after our dinner was brought out. The waitress never returned and we were waiting and waiting. I saw her come out again and waved feverishly to get her attention and we said we need take out containers and the check. We tried to get help from another waiter and he looked the other way and ignored us. Here's where things get tricky. I had ordered the seafood manicotti. I thought that it tasted great. I was the only one that ordered it at our table and was the only one that got sick. I rarely post anything negative on here but I don't enjoy getting sick. So I will not be returning to this restaurant. There are plenty of other options to eat at in Lafayette. read more

For a place that advertises ravioli on their sign, I would have expected something other than washed and rinsed chef boyardee ravioli. I legit believe that is all they do. 2-2.5 stars... The garlic bread and meatballs were good, and the sauce is pretty delicious.. that's the only saving grace for my meal. read more

Alesi Pizza House - Beef ravioli - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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Old, did I say old decor in restaurant. Not sure last time had a good cleaning. Antipasta salad was very good. Pizza not so good. Dry and did not look freshly cooked. Maybe sat under warmer lights too long. Probably won't be back anytime soon. read more

Canned mushrooms, flavorless white onions, cardboard pizza crust, slightly tasty sauce. An average frozen pizza would be comparable and cost, significantly, less. How is this place still open after all these years? If you grew up on this below average pizza and still eat here, head downtown to Central Pizza immediately and discover what pizza should be. Such a hard pass on this place. Time to retire, Alesi. read more

Food is amazing. Always fresh always good. Service is fast. We usually order to go. My daughter loved the baked ravioli. The sauce that come with it is so good read more

Girl behind the counter, always acts like she's pissed off and you are inconveniencing her by showing up. Definitely not a welcoming vibe.

Came here the other day for the first time. Got the 10'' lunch pizza. It came out quick and was tasty. I asked the server for recommendations on the menu and he said ''everything was good''. Well the pizza WAS good, haha...but as someone who's worked in the industry (for years) I always like to ask the servers what they like...he had multiple tables though and didn't miss a beat. Will definitely go back. The ambiance was dimly lit but doable. Good experience read more

I'm a life long lover of this place. Yes Mike is gone and his wife, but I'll never ever stop loving on this institution. My parents had date nights here, I've had date nights here. This is what loving life is like. Italian from Sicily comes to America to make his mark on life. Thank you Mike and the family. ama sempre! read more

Alesi Pizza House - Dad with his pep and mushroom. - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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I've eaten here infrequently for decades. Meals were usually disappointing, often badly so. Last evening I attended a meeting here, ordered linguini with shrimp & mushrooms in Alfredo sauce. Good surprise, it was excellent; pasta perfectly al dente, shrimp fresh, nicely seasoned, good cheeses blend in sauce. Best meal I've ever had at Alesi's. Easy parking in private lot, no charge. Older building & furnishings, somewhat "dumpy". Eager waitstaff all seem to have difficulty communicating verbally. We've tried several different languages, to no avail. Prices fair & moderate. Private dining & take-out available. Perhaps we all should give this old favorite another try ! Rick . read more

Portion sizes are insanely small for the price. There's no reason they should charge as much as they do for what they're serving. read more

Alesi Pizza House - They charged me $23 for two noodles and a single meatball for a "full order" of the manicotti with meatballs. Downright disrespectful. - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Not Lafayette's best pizza but pretty good. Little on the greasy side for me. Still overall good.

I got 2 pepperoni pizzas and the cheese sticks with meat sauce. Both pizzas were soooo greasy and looked like nothing special. I had high hopes, but it was not at all what I expected. There was barely any sauce and didn't taste any different from a pizza you can get literally anywhere else. Another thing, the service was absolutely horrendous. The front staff have NOOO manners or respect. I had been one other time and got the manicotti (which 4 manicotti for $20 is RIDICULOUS) and they were so rude that time as well almost a year ago. I do not recommend and will not be going back. read more

Very consistent for decades. Great food. The pizza is just as good as any other in town. The pasta dishes are great and marinara sauce is authentic. read more

Food is consistent and delicious! Lasagna is delicious. Pizza is a little unique to them but so tasty. Best cheese pizza!

We stopped in for an unplanned Friday night dinner. Pizza was fantastic. Service was great. Very timely in spite of how busy they were. Lighting could be improved, but I understand it is an older establishment. 10/10 recommend! read more

so sad 2 post this about this place, alesi's but unfortanetly 2 night was horrible this was their meatball po boy never again read more

Alesi Pizza House - Sorry ass meatballs - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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I love pizza so I had to try one of the oldest pizza places in Lafayette. Upon entering the establishment, it appears to look like a mom and pop joint which I Love. The atmosphere is pretty warm and inviting. We decided to order 1 pizza (the alesi special) along with some of the other items. Appetizer sampler, spaghetti, and manicotti. The pizza was good, but nothing to write home about. The appetizers were a bit heavy since they were all deep fried (my mistake because I ordered too much). The spaghetti was actually pretty good although the appearance would make you think otherwise. And the manicotti was above average. read more

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We came here for a late lunch. I really wanted to like it. The waiter was so nice, the atmosphere was cute and quaint. But definitely stick to their pizza. The salad was horrible. The ranch dressing was sparse and more like a dip. Tasted awful! The alfredo, well just don't. Seriously flavorless! I added salt and parm cheese, some pepper and that didn't even help. For an italian dish, there was ZERO garlic The chicken tasted and looked like frozen, then reheated. The spaghetti was great as was the pizza. If we go back I'll stick to that. read more

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Wish I could do No Stars. Quite possibly the worst Pizza I have ever had. I got the "Large" which is a 12" Alesi Pizza - Add Sausage. I was shocked to find out that the pizza was 25 bucks. OK, well..... I ordered it. When I got to the car I opened the Pizza. The outer 1.5: was nothing but a tiny bit of sauce and a few pepperonis. The other ingredients were piled in the middle. It tasted AWFUL. The only real taste was the the Sausage. The bacon was the prepackaged fully cooked kind. On this it was rubbery. I could go On and On but my recommendation would be to stay Far, Far Away from Alesi Pizza. Hunt Brothers is WAY Better and Half the Price. I'll attach photos later. read more

Amazing tomato sauce and best meatballs in town! Great classical Italian ambiance. Ravioli and breadsticks with meat sauce was incredible as well. read more

Best pizza! I live out of town but every time I'm in Lafayette I visit!! I love the pizza and fried ravioli. The spaghetti and meat sauce it amazing. read more

Alesi Pizza House - Pepperoni Pizza - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

This is a place that the locals go for pizza. It's always packed so be careful to get there early and try to find a parking spot along Johnston street. The pizzas absolutely might nificent but the restaurants a little dated. Service is fantastic and even if you're not a regular they make you feel at home. read more

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terrible everything. took my order said 30 minutes. i get there no pizza for me. instead of asking me if i want to wait they started another pizza and appetizers hah. never informed me or looked up. after 3 orders picked up ...one hr later... i say i am still waiting. he says ok another 20 minutes. i say "did you restart my order when i got here?" he did! and that is with two owners taking the orders and serving!!! yeah so i left the pizza cooking after his excuses and - -! but watch this next time u eat yikky pizza dough twirled on someones body parts n thrown aound in bacteria!!! read more

The food and service were both above average. The spaghetti with meat sauce was excellent as was the Pizza Alesi, which is one of several specialty pizzas they offer. The bread sticks were also delicious. The 90's decor and atmosphere added a nice touch. The pepsi was flat. I'd recommend. read more

Alesi Pizza House - Pizza Alesi - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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Meh ...... I would like to think I'm being generous by giving 3 stars because I really didn't know what to order . I decided to go with the ole pineapple/ sausage pizza and bread sticks. - First bite was meh . I'm sure there's better pizza but the meat didn't have any flavor to it at all . Very dry . I added some red sauce to try and give it life , still nothing . So I scraped the meat off and ate the bread. Nothing spectacular here. Save a buck and go get a pizza from Walmart....... read more

Alesi Pizza House - The remaining - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Greatest pizza..been eating it for most of my life and I am 70 years young! You will be hooked once u try it!

Don't pass on this place. We saw the reviews and almost didn't come but glad we did. The only reason I did 4 stars was because of the cleanliness of the place. The food was actually outstanding I decided to go basic with spaghetti and meat sauce my family got veal parmasan and a meat pizza. It was all amazing! Not to mention the service was wonderful. read more

Ok. For those that read my reviews a lot you'll know that I'm a pizza nut job and it's one of my favorite foods on this planet. Having said that, I try a lot of different pizza places wherever I go and my home city of Lafeyette is no different. I've been to Alesi's a few times now and the last time was about a year ago and I was refreshed on why that was. The food here is decent and I haven't had a bad meal from memory. However, that said, there are at least 2 other pizza places in the area that blow the roof off this joint and for a lot less money. We had 2 appetizers, a 12" pizza and 2 soft drinks. It was $42 plus tip. For $50, there are a lot of other places to get more bang for the buck and better food. The cheese pizza was almost flavorless as were the cheese sticks. The sausage they provided does add some flavor but they were average. The service was also not that great. He was polite and the order was correct but he was so busy taking care of other tables that getting drinks refilled and even the check (10 minute+ wait) was a challenge. I also don't understand why they would serve a pizza and nothing to lift off the slices to each plate. Try picking up a hot gooey pizza slice with a fork or knife and see how that goes. I saw other tables struggling too so it must just be a thing. Overall, the meal was decent but just not worth the price. I may end up here again in a year, but it's not at the top of any list. Enjoy! read more

Our favorite pizza! We like the Pizza la Mike! We go at least once a month and for birthdays. I also like to take my out of town guests here! They always love it! read more

Expected something better since they have been in business for so long. Very disappointed. Pizza had no cheese, lots of meets but burned. no flavor. No sauce and bread was hard. Place is dirty, smelly and carpet stained. All covered with dimmed lights. I had to use flash light in my phone to read the menu. Nothing like it used to be. Don't waste a good night eating here. read more

You know... I'm actually a fan of the Olive Garden. Call me crazy... But I actually like the food there, it's consistent and yummy and you just can't get away from the soup salad and breadsticks... But many people refer to Olive Garden as the Kmart of Italian food... Well I'm here to tell you I found the new Kmart of Italian food. And it's Alesi Pizza House. So then Olive Garden has got to become the Target of Italian food. I had always been curious about this place since I moved to Lafayette, and would pass by hoping that it would be an amazing authentic old school Italian restaurant. And in many ways it is. The outside of the building is really kind of cool and feels like an old school restaurant, the inside is dark and leathery and full of latticework and cheesy Italian art landscapes like you might imagine... And that could be cool... However... You would hope that the food would be amazing authentic old school Italian grub. Here's where Alesi Pizza house really sort of left me wanting for something a little more cheesy and cliche. First off, you're presented with a delightful basket of crackers... How depressing... No homemade bread but rather a basket full of basic saltines and pre-packaged short little cracker breadsticks with butter packets for dipping. Your entree is then proceeded by the most basic of house salads I could possibly imagine... Iceberg lettuce... A few halves of grape tomatoes... Throw in a couple of olives straight out of a grocery store jar... And then, to beat the band, the house Italian dressing has got to be Kraft Zesty Italian straight from a commercial size can coming off of a food supply truck. Like most Italian restaurants, the menu is huge, and offers all the basics... Which is also part of the problem, there's really nothing new or inventive or exciting... Just all your basic pastas, linguines spaghettis fettuccine cannellonis manicotti's parmesanas etc etc etc... Again, which could be fine... Like all new restaurants I try for the first time, I have to baseline the food... And being an authentic Italian restaurant... That means I'm going for the spaghetti and meatballs. That might not exactly be exactly what I want to eat, however in order to judge any restaurant I've got to have their baseline entree. And for Italian food, it's all about the spaghetti and meatballs, and most importantly the red sauce. So the spaghetti and meatballs arrives... It's the smaller of the two portions available... It's not super cheap at just under $13... But it's a pretty good portion of pasta. A dig straight into the pasta into the spaghetti... And thank goodness, the red sauce is pretty darn good. It's got a bit of spice, just enough to make it tasty, it's not too sweet, it's not too chunky, it's a really good decent red sauce. Which unfortunately... Leads me to believe it could be Ragu... This could be a base red sauce coming out of a food supply service can as well. Unfortunately then I dig into the meatball... The meatball seems like it's well formed and has a bit of spice... But it's basically the consistency of a rolled up ball of meat pudding. I've got to have a meatball that's a bit seared on the outside, I love that crust that's brown and caramelized, and then the meatball has been nice and soaked and finished off in the sauce. Was this meatball boiled? How do you even get this sort of jelly consistency in the meat without it falling apart... It's got a fairly nice flavor... But it can be so much better if it was just a bit seared just a bit cooked off just a bit browned around the outside. So... Unfortunately for me this leads to a big thumbs down for the rest of the dish. We also had a nice look at a baseline eggplant parmesan... Which was actually really pretty flavorful... But again the eggplant was a little squishy... Could have been so much better if it had a crispier outside and a bit of a crunch underneath all that sauce. Man, even the garlic bread was pretty basic... A couple of basic dinner rolls, with a basic garlic spread, basically cut in half, basically served in a wood bowl... Basic. Basic. Basic. So,... This authentic Italian restaurant... Though, I was hoping to have some of the quote unquote basics... Left me feeling basically like everything came from a basic can of Italian basic ingredients in order to make basic Italian food. Authentic? Probably not . Boring. Definitely. read more

The BEST Lasagna and Cannolis. I have only eaten inside restaurant 1or2 times but order delivery about once a month I usually get 2 meals out of the Lasagna that's how large it is. Prices are good would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting good Italian foodAlesis Italian Feast read more

Pricey and not very good at all. Unfortunately when I walked inside I expected authentic Italian. What I received was pre made sampler with cheddar peppers that were worse than sonic. Should have received fried zucchini instead mushy squash slices. read more

Alesi's is just not that good. I tried two of the pizzas here. One was the namesake Pizza Alesi and one that had pepperoni, ham and onion. I love tomato sauce and their pizza has hardly any on it at all. The crust was really bland and flavorless and a little to crispy in my opinion. The Italian Antipasto salad was just okay. Alesi's may have been established over 50 years ago here in Lafayette, but that doesn't mean it's any good. read more

I have always wanted to try this place, its always pack all the time, good sign right? Wrong.. We had the following: - Sampler - how can you go wrong with fried goodies? this was a good choice, a basket full of fried deliciousness - Pizza Alesi - decent pizza, nothing that great - Chicken Parmesan - their marinara was not good, ruined the whole dish, and the chicken parm was not good at all.. - Spaghetti with Italian Sausage - again, their marinara was not good, ruined the dish for me I was really disappointed.. will not be back. read more

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I have eaten a lot of pizza in my life. A lot of pizza. After i finish eating a slice, I do not judge it tastiness on a scale of one to ten, rather, I judge it on a scale of one to Alesi's. The chefs at Alesi's make the best pizza I have ever eaten. Why is it so good? Those masterminds behind the glass cracked the code that many others have tried and failed to accomplish. Over at Alesi's, they address the essentials of a good pizza. Their sauce is arguably the best tomato base I have ever eaten, and that is coming from a person who usually prefers an olive oil base. Their crust is one of my favorites too. Its thin and crispy, but I assure you that you won't break your teeth on it. It has a sweet undertone and a brick oven-like flavor. Their toppings are also great. They don't overload you with meats and cheeses, you aren't going to drown in extras, that would be insult the amazingness that this thing is. This historic joint is home to a no frills pizza that finds itself at number one on my long list. You just can't argue with this place. If pizza isn't your thing, still give Alesi's a try, they have great pastas and the some italian sausage that I could eat as a meal by itself. Side note, the pizza makes for a great breakfast the next day straight out of the fridge! read more

Alesi Pizza House - Italian Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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Took over an hour for our food to arrive. Whhen we received our pizza it was undercooked and did not taste very good.

Excellent pizza! The food is superb, the people are wonderful, and the dining is beautiful. A charming retreat of candlelit romance..... I recommend the pizza, because regardless of your decision, you won't be disappointed. In fact, you'll be so enthused, you'll enjoy writing a timely review of this amazing experience on our sweet yelp. read more

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