We were in town for the weekend exploring all of what Delaware has to offer. The patio is what drew us in for a late lunch and cold drinks. We ordered the pesto bread and grilled appetizer platter. While it took quite a long time for our food to come, it was worth the wait. Both items were seasoned to absolute perfection. The honey almond beer we got was also a great choice. I don't know if the slow service is due to the lack of service staff or if it's the nature of the restaurant, but hopefully it's not something that they struggle with for long. Their patio really is a great space. It offers a great seat to take in downtown Delaware and to enjoy food and drinks. I look forward to stopping in next time I'm in town read more

Very disappointing this evening and never dreamt I would say that in the past 10 years. Wait staff very so so, the owner wasnt there which is rare. No floor manager it seemed. Waited and hour and 15 mins for food and wasnt even busy. Food was decent but not at all what it used to be. Hot quick and delicious! Back hallway was stacks of supplies and boxes of who knows what. Very shocked! Their servers used to be incredible even when they were slammed at dinner rush. Now they are clueless. Might be a while before we return. Attn owner, you need to get this turned around quick as per reading other reviews!!!! read more

So disappointed tonight. We have enjoyed eating at Amatos for the last 3 years. We waited 15 minutes until One of the servers finally waited on us. My wife ordered a gluten free pizza with pepperoni and cheese. I ordered pepperoni, sausage and cheese. After 45 minutes she brings us a gluten free pizza with sauce and maybe 5-6 pieces of melted cheese. No pepperoni. Whoops sorry the waitress said and walked away. WTF? Very disappointing dining experience. We won't be back. My pizza had a read more

Saturday nights here are going to be a long wait. And I mean 45 mins- an hour minimum. They have one oven for both the take outs and the in house dining. We usually end up here during the week and the food comes out so fast. The servers were nice. Once again the cannolis are delicious. The spaghetti has a sweeter red sauce and the meatballs were yummy. read more

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Someone had recommended this to me because of the gluten free crust, which was surprisingly not the issue. I ordered the gluten free "pizza" and Caesar Salad. The salad came out with no detectable dressing. The server said: "Oh yea we do it traditional without Caesar Dressing...Just olive oil and vinegar." No Caesar dressing on a Caesar salad? Odd. But I ate it. I was starving. I waited thirty-five minutes for my pizza to arrive. It had almost no cheese on it. Server said: "We use fresh cheese so it's not going to cover your pizza..." Newsflash: I use fresh cheese all the time and never have that issue. She offered to remake it. Which would take another 20-30 minutes, with the same amount of cheese as before... "If you want more cheese to cover it, you'll have to pay extra.." "Can you bring me cheese to put on top of this?" "No. It won't be melty." As I was leaving, she said: "Our pizzas are dry. Our salads are dry..." What a way to be remembered! 34 bucks for dry Romaine lettuce and pizza with almost no cheese that took forever to make... Today's lesson: Make sure you bring your own cheese and dressing, cause Amatos isn't providing it...The whole meal felt like she was making excuses for why they were clearly cutting corners on everything and for why they couldn't provide you a decent pizza covered in cheese or a salad covered in dressing in under an hour. ( And under 40 bucks of course). Its lackluster at best and they aren't really willing to work with you to fix the problem. Sure, they'll remake it with the same amount of cheese and toppings as before and it take more of your time but if really want coverage on the pizza that you ordered. you'll pay extra. (Even though fresh cheese doesn't really melt enough to cover it...) This particular server was way more interested in lecturing me on why it's more traditional to put a drop of oil and vinegar on a Caesar salad than Caesar dressing! The picture below shows the way pizza came: Little to no topping, almost no cheese and almost burnt on the edges...With plenty of excuses and customer blaming to go around... In my defense, I left half of it on the table. This review should suffice anyone thinking of going there on any given night and to the owners. Go elsewhere! read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

We really enjoyed our time at Amato's. For starters we had the Italian Sausage, the meatballs and the bruschetta. The sausage and meatballs were both delicious. Actually, the sausage may have been our favorite of all we ate. I wouldn't order the bruschetta again. It was fine, but paled in comparison to everything else we had. The arugula salad was my second favorite thing. We had it with the blue cheese vinaigrette. We order two pizzas, the margarita on cauliflower crust and the Adrianne with sausage and caramelized onions suggested by our wonderful server. How a simple margarita pizza had that much flavor is a wonder! It was delicious! That being said, the Adrianne was so good that we came home and made homemade pizza to ditto it. Imitation is the best form of flattery! We will definitely be back when we're in the area! read more

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Probably the most disappointing pizza I've ever had. Took forever to get our food, they got the order wrong, and the service was trash. Literally left hungry. Don't waste your time. Many other great restaurants within walking distance. read more

Absolute garbage! Staff are rude, the pizzas are saltine crackers covered in grease and cheese, and it's overpriced! I have no idea how this place is loved locally! Little Caesar's has better pizza than this trash. read more

Quite possibly the most disappointing pizza we've ever had. To go order for a base pie w prosciutto ... no prosciutto, very little cheese ... my wife said they were training two people. Very, very disappointing. read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

Local restaurant in Delaware has wood fried pizza. Second time trying this place. We ordered pizza and when we received it the pizza was cold. The antipasto salad was good. Our waiter was great. Will not be returning as there are other restaurants in the Delaware area that are much better. read more

Pizza tasted good. Quality ingredients. But just way expensive for the amount of food. Ordered three different extra cheeses and there's was no way near enough cheese. I understand this is a different style of pizza. This was just too little pizza for the money. read more

We have a gluten free requirement so Amato's rewarded us with a $6 extra charge for each crust which are also smaller than the normal crust. 2 small gluten free pizzas with cheese only: $38!!!!!!!!! Never coming back read more

My favorite downtown pizza place!! The food is amazing every single time and I love the experience there!! read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Garlic Bread with cheese! - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

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The pizza here is great if you like thin crust with primarily vegetable toppings. I came alone and chose to sit on the patio. The menu clearly indicates gluten-free options. I particularly enjoyed the combination of wood-fired and cauliflower crust. I also had chicken, which was quite good as well. read more

We recently moved to Delaware and wanted to start trying the "mom & pop" restaurants. Amato's was on our list and they did NOT disappoint! The quality of our food was spot on. Service was great as well. This restaurant is ran like a well oiled machine. At 6ish on Tuesday winter night-it was pretty busy. We ordered the Tuscan Cheesy Bread for an appetizer, hubby got the 12 inch pep & cheese pizza and I ordered the chicken salad sub. Delish!!! We will be back! read more

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We had simply a perfect evening here after Pride. Do you remember summer evenings as a kid, running around a public space outside a restaurant, maybe listening to live music and just having the time of your life? I do, and that's the vibe we had sitting out on Amato's patio watching the cars go by in busy, adorable, progressive little Delaware. Don't sleep on Delaware - it is cute, hip and full of trendy little shops and restaurants. Amato's has great wood-fired pizzas, including gourmet options they devise or custom 'zas you create yourself. Hubby and the kid both had and loved pasta dishes: carbonara and Alfredo. I had the Margherita pizza and it rocked. Pasta dishes came with generous portions of garlic bread. My pizza came out fast. Drinks were always kept full. The sun was warm and we were all happy from Pride - and we could see Delaware's rainbow Pride flags from where we sat. Great meal, kiddo had fun hanging out by the fountain, and hubby and I enjoyed watching all the hotrods go by. This is a perfect spot for your next evening out! read more

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My friends and I were looking for a nice joint to eat at after our basketball game. We got a large margarita pizza and it was pretty good? But the highlight of the night was our wonderful hostess named Avery. She not only was she great at her job, she was not bad on the eyes if I do say so myself. She looked extremely beautiful and her eyes were just captivating. Would 100% come again if she is working. Please give me her number read more

Sat us and no one served us for about 15-20 minutes had to ask for a waiter. Waited over an hour and a half from the time we were seated and just left. Won't be back. Would give this place a skip if you are in town! read more

Back for more...always a good pie! Great crust, fresh mozzarella...and tonight fresh basil and sun dried tomatoes...if you like wood fired pizza, this it a great place to go! read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Not sure which pie...but it was great! - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

we came with a party of 11, we even called ahead to make sure they would be able to accommodate us. Our food was cold. One of our party didn't get his sandwich, which was the easiest thing to make, for another 15 minutes after all the other food had come out. the food itself was ok but certainly not good. read more

So we are still here. It took 25 minutes to get anybody to come to the table and give us drinks. Longer for order. Going on 2 hours now and still no food. Numerous people have come in after us placed and order and left. Avoid this place. Leaving money on table and leaving. We even told them a person needs food during to diabetes and they did not care. read more

Amato's in the center of town! We're here visiting "oh wuuu" and needed a quick lunch. The server was helpful getting our order in fast. We sat on the patio and watched lots of loud traffic roar by. I'm not sure what was loudest: fire truck, EMS ambulance, diesel pick ups, motorcycles, semis, or the animated locals yakking and puffing cigarettes on the sidewalk. Delaware is a much busier college town than I envisioned. But I digress. The pizza is fresh and tasty, and it is cracker thin. That is both a compliment and a complaint. If you share a 12 inch pizza it will feel like an appetizer portion. Amato's serves good pizza, but make sure you order a salad to go with it! read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Pepperoni Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

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I love amatos I can't say I've ever really had anything I didn't care for here. My favorite is anything with mushrooms.

Pizza was an hour late. No explanation. Everyone was nice but probably won't be back.

We just moved to Delaware a week ago from northern Florida. Took our daughter and son in law to dinner here after helping us get settled. We had a great server, very attentive. After enjoying the bruschetta appetizer, we ordered 2 San Giorgio pizzas. They were amazing, hot, fresh, & flavorful. The cheesecake dessert sealed the meal. We will definitely be back, especially as the weather gets warmer. There's a nice outdoor seating area that's dog friendly. read more

Second time here Same old story food decent service not so much Blue cheese dressing the highlight But if someone comes in with toddlers probably gonna need highchairs And dont bring all the food courses at same time read more

We ordered the meatballs as an appetizer. They came out very quickly but were just okay. They were a bit dry. Although the appetizer came out quickly our food took quite awhile. So much so that we had to flag down our waitress and ask her to check on our food. The grilled chicken sandwich was dry and not very flavorful and the bun was extremely burnt. Almost to the point of not being able to eat it. I would have sent it back but we were in a hurry. I've been to the Amato's in Mt Vernon a few times and always had good food so I was pretty disappointed with this experience. read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Dinner on the patio by the fountain - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

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This was delicious. I have never had a salad with fresh summer squash uncooked and loved it. One drawback on the carbonara was that the sauce was a bit thin for my liking but still flavorful. read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Pasta Carbonara w/Chicken - half order - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

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Pretty good place for pizza. I made my own, while my GF ordered one of their specialties. They come in 8" or 12" sizes, thin crust only. Overall, we thought it was just okay. The crust was crispy at the edges, soggy in the middle. Sauce was just so-so; not too much flavor. (We both had tomato sauce.) Toppings we're fine, had a good taste, but we just weren't wowed. It's fine, but nothing special. I don't want to down play them too much, b/c the pastas DID look amazing! We just thought it was more of a pub that sold pizza, than a pizza joint. It's worth trying, as the service was great! The pizza however, was just okay. read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - 8" pepperoni, sausage, & green olive - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

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Stopped for lunch at 12:30pm. The place smells great. Real hardwood is burning in the pizza oven. Meats a Italian seasonings are wafting from the open grill. The wife and I were seated right away at table #6 and our server, Kristina, was prompt, although she said they do not have diet tea. I had to settle for unsweetened tea. We were undecided as to what to order but we finally selected the anti-pasto platter for $10.99, 8" margherita pizza for $8.99, and 8" funghi pizza for $8.99. Our order was put in at 12:41pm and we received all our food at 1:14pm. All-in-all, not a bad wait for the quality and quantity of food. We almost couldn't finish it all but I managed. $36 for a great fresh roasted meal. At the time we arrived nearly every table was full. If I could offer one suggestion to offer a complimentary pesto dip and some bread with the drinks while waiting on the food. Thanks for the lunch. read more

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Waitress and staff was great. Pizza came out really hot and tasted delicious. Built our own pizza. Came and sat outside in an igloo and it began to snow. Heaters are inside igloos for warmth. Rope lighting as well as LED rope lights inside. read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - the inside of a glass dome - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio

Tried Amato's for the first time tonight and it was amazing. Service was great and food was incredible. We had the bruschetta for a starter then I had the cicippolini pizza and hubby had Oahu pizza. So yummy. Can't wait to go back. read more

The pizza and meatball sub were burnt and soggy like wet newspaper. This food is bland and overpriced garbage and that is where it went. I'm not sure how anybody would call this good food. I have traveled the world and this is the worst pizza and meatball sub period! read more

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Food is good but we got sat outside even though we asked to sit inside. It was fine, a little cold. But then our food took over 45 minutes to come out. It was just a small pasta dish and a small pizza. Every experience I've had before this has been completely fine. Not sure if I'll come back after this read more

Nice place but Not a good dining experience. Pizza took almost an hour to get on a not busy Thursday night and we were very unimpressed with the pizza. Light on toppings and flavor. The sauce reminded me of Chef Boyardee pizza sauce from when I was a kid and there's good reason that stayed in my kid life! I've had better freezer pizza. read more

Nice place but bad dining experience. Went on a Thursday night and took almost an hour to get our pizza in spite of it being not busy and ordering as soon as we sat down. Very unimpressed with the pizza. Light on toppings and bland flavor. Sauce reminded me of Chef Boyardee pizza sauce from when I was a kid and there's a reason that stayed in my kid life! I've literally had better $8 free pizza. Some places I'll give a 2nd chance but not this plac. read more

Amato's is located on a corner street in downtown Delaware. The outdoor seating and fountain creates a relaxing ambiance. The pizza is delicious, but the rest of the menu is overpriced and underwhelming. There's no kids menu, so you have to order a $14 adult meal for a young child, which would be acceptable if there weren't always lots of families eating there. During my latest visit, I ordered a meal that came with bread. After 45 minutes the food finally came, no bread. When I asked about it, I was told the ovens weren't working. Funny, there were plenty of pizzas out. There were two bread options offered as an alternative and I selected one. The bread came out 25 minutes later. I was surprised when the bill came and I was charged for bread. Very disappointing. My suggestion, update the menu with better/new options, improve service, add kids meals, and work on the food delivery times. read more

Amato's is hands down one of the best restaurants in Delaware, if not the best. Their wood fire pizza cannot be beat. It is so thin and comes fresh out of the oven every time. But that isn't the only good thing. Everything on the menu is great. Their pasta, subs, salads, appetizers. Some of my other favorites include the Italian sub and the pasta Amato. There are very few restaurants that are as consistently good as Amato's. The staff is friendly and most of them have been working there for years, therefore they are extremely good at their jobs. There are tons of parking options in downtown Delaware. Since this is one of the best restaurants, there is usually a wait on Friday and Saturday nights but it is worth it! It is adequately priced for the quality of food! read more

One of my favorite place ls to eat in Delaware. I absolutely love the chicken and mushroom Alfredo. The Oahu pizza is so good and their Italian sub is one of the best I have had. The service is always great. read more

A definite favorite of my family! Very affordable to bring the entire fam! They have a beautiful clay oven for wood fired pizzas (which are among the best in the city) Their pasta never disappoints (my husband's favorite is the pasta fungi with sausage)! The menu is packed with so many options for a variety of dietary needs. I recently found out that I am pre diabetic and was afraid coming to amato's would be nothing but salads for me and I would have anything filling to eat. This charcuterie is typically an appetizer, I got it as a meal. Not only is it delicious but it is very filling! read more

Amato's Woodfired Pizza - Fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, Kalamata Olives, asparagus wrapped in bacon, grilled zucchini squash and red bell pepper - Pizza Near Me - Delaware, Ohio