My son's favorite place in the joinery. We always get the cheese pizza and my son devours it. It's a kid's cheese pizza so it comes with a drink and it's quite big. I would be full off that pizza. It's a pretty thin crust and has oily cheese (which is how I love pizza.) We've never had extra to bring home. This place is part of the Joinery, which means everyone can order from a different place, which is fun. This is more a review for myself that every time we come to order a kids cheese pizza and expect my eldest to eat 3/4 of it. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

Another 1 star for this place. My wife wanted to give this place another chance after our last visit around a week ago. Went and stood at the counter where there were 0 customers and the staff just blatantly ignored us. The least they could've done was say they'd be right with us but nothing. After a couple minutes of them working like sloths on someone else's pizza they came to the register and said it would be 40 minutes. Thanks for letting us know while we twiddled our thumbs. This place is full of unprofessional and incompetent workers. Avoid this place at all costs, go to the more reasonably priced, never out of sauce, friendly and fast service palace pizza that's 0.4m away. They have literally never let us down. Edit for update: We left Ava 23 minutes ago, WALKED around lake mirror to get to palace pizza as I mentioned in my original review. We waited in line that was almost out there door, sat down, and had our food in 23 minutes, for a much more reasonable price, friendly service, and delicious. We could've went to Ava and back and ordered again in the time it would've taken Ava to make our order we wanted. Again, please avoid at all costs, go somewhere better. Ava is a disgrace to how amazing the joinery is. read more

We (myself, my two daughters and my nephew) got pizza while the rest of our family got other options. I shared the margarita and cheese pizzas with my girls and my nephew ate the cheeseburger pizza. We got three larges and when all was said and done there were only two pieces of cheese pizza left between the four of us. The bottom of my daughter's cheese pizza was super black on the first round but they remade it for her no questions asked which was nice. That way she was able to eat some crust instead of just picking off the cheese which is what I saw her doing before I saw that the bottom was all black. read more

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Pretty good pizza. If it weren't a personal pizza absurdly overpriced... I'd throw another star on there.

OKAY, 5 STARS for the chicken bacon ranch pizza!!! I don't eat pizza often, and I prefer my pizza thinner and less greasy. I also love a personal sized pizza, so this was everything I wanted and more. I LOVED everything about this pizza. I thought it tasted delicious, the crust was great, and the ranch drizzle was the perfect amount for me. I have NO NOTES! This location is inside The Joinery, and I ordered about 12:15pm on a Friday. It didn't take long at all and came out hot. I haven't had Ava's pizza in awhile, but I think I'll be craving this exact pizza for the foreseeable future! read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Chicken bacon ranch - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

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Wish I would have read the reviews before ordering...pizza was gross. Crust severely undercooked, pools of water from the mushrooms...WAY too much cheese...no flavor. They take the approach that instead of giving a white pizza that tastes good, we will put out a mound of cheese on a severely lacking crust and call it good. These folks have all the ingredients of greatest...but they miss the mark. Avoid. read more

Place closes at 11 pm on Friday night. Tried to order a single pizza for my 13 year old at 915 and the lady started melting down because she apparently is a lazy POS. Told her to F off and went to the BBQ place which was awesome and super friendly. I watched a few couples leave after trying to order food out of frustration. Whoever owns this place needs to realize what kinda attitude they are projecting to the customer base. read more

Do not recommend. They can't keep up with the number of customers, the pizza isn't even that good, and it's so overpriced. Worst place to go for dinner with friends because it's so loud and the seating is so uncomfortable. No ambiance. Bad service. Will not be back. read more

Service was friendly, wait was reasonably, workers knew how long the pizza would take and let you know. (You also got a buzzer.) Loved the flavors of the prosciutto and goat cheese on the pizza. Love the wood-fired. Didn't love that the ingredients didn't go to the end of the crust, that it was one slice of prosciutto for the whole pizza or that parts were blackened. I would go back to try other things there, it was that good. Would just like a little more quality or finesse in the final pizza product for its cost. read more

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Amazing wood fired pizza located inside The Joinery-- Such a cool venue with a variety of food choices. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Margarita and Bianca - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

This food was meh. For $12.00 and it's a small pizza it wasn't all that. They ask for my phone number & I was thinking it was part of the order. They even ask for my name. I am thinking they going to text me once the food was done. _NOPE. They made the food and put it on the counter. the only two people at that booth were on their phone. Scrolling on their phone! No call, no text. When I walk pass the counter I was like is this order for me? They were like oh yeah! So I've tired two food booth at the joinery. Yeah, I continue trying other places. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

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This place had decent pizza but their service stinks. Grumpy employees and incredibly long waits for food. Like an hour for pizza is a terrible wait read more

Pretty tasty pizza! Not the absolute best but definitely a solid lunch option. None of the pizzas on the menu were calling to me so I decided to create my own pizza & went with a margherita pizza with prosciutto. It took a little time but I understood that since they use the wood fire oven to cook them. The prosciutto was so yummy. I wish it had a little more on the top but I also understand it's a fairly expensive ingredient. They did charge an extra $3 to add that, so in theory it should balance out. The crust was fluffy and perfectly cooked imo. I added some red pepper flakes and parm to help enhance the flavor, but I do that basically everywhere - I've found they all need a little spice! Beautiful outside seating area overlooking the nearby lake. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Margherita pizza with Prosciutto - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

The pizza was ok at best however let's talk customer service. I ordered my daughter's pizza, the lady didn't believe me and wanted to see them so I called them over. Fine. Then proceeds to tell me it's 9 and under to which I said "oh the menu says 12 and under, they're 10." The guy next to her says it's fine, so she says that's an old menu. Ok, well it's printed here in front of me and it's on your website. So she walks away. Im thinking she went for more cups to restock because she only gave me one cup and I still had to pay. Next thing I know a guy takes over and I'm paying, he hands me the second cup and the lady comes back and is very upset. She starts to mumble under her breath and saying something and I caught a slight bit but truly thought she was talking to the manager, until she looked at me and said "imma bust you in your Mother F**king mouth" to which I replied, are you talking to me? And she (mind you this is an employee) looks and threatens to kill me and my friend. The manager then told her to leave. I looked at her and said wait, you are this mad over a kids pizza? I was baffled. Truly no other encounter occurred. I hadn't a clue she was even upset much less at me, and just WHY? Also, turns out the kids pizza is not $12 as it says on the menu, it's $13 and $3 for pepperoni so it's $15 and a small pep is $14. I truly don't even know what about this would make her so mad. Pizza or not, you can have the best pizza in the world (which it was not) but no one in any establishment deserves to talk lIke this. Thank GOD I went to order and didn't let my kids go order how they wanted to. This place lacks class, respect, manners, and quality food. read more

I was surprised to see a low rating. The Bestia was so delicious. With all the ricotta and mozzarella, you get that eye-watering cheese pull. The spicy sausage paired perfectly. The only recommendation, and it's a small one, is to use sourdough for the crust. The margarita pizza was also delicious. I added some pepperoni, and it was cooked just right. Despite the crowd, the service was pretty fast. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Bestia - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

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Every time I come to try the pizza they tell me it's at least an hour when no one is in the place! Workers always look annoyed when you go up to the counter. Your better off making a pizza at home read more

Tasty and hot. Me and the wife shared a hawaiian pizza. Ingrediants were fresh and the dough was hand tossed. Nice crunch with tasty sauce and cheese. A good bite! The service was quick for the crowd. Will return to this spot for sure. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Ava counter. - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

Employee was wiping her nose the entire time in the corner while she was working and two other employees stood around on their phones. Also they say they accept cash, but refused to take exact cash in dollars and quarters; totally disrepectful to my Wife while I was getting from another vendor otherwise I would have brought up the issue before she even bought her pizza. The pizza tasted good though, the employee wiping her nose didn't make it so we went ahead and still tried it; but the service and lack of sanitary practice was enough offense to leave 1 star. read more

Amazing workers the girls working were amazing!!! and great customer care. Their food tastes amazing!! Great cheese pull!! read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

Awesome at the basics, delicious cheese pizza for the little ones. Service is slow should be expected they use a fire stone pizza oven. The ambiance is the cool vibes of the journey. read more

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Staff discouraged customers with wait times and pizza was mediocre at best. Cheap ham, runny sauce and flimsy crust. Staff rolled eyes when asked for napkins that were empty from napkin holder. read more

Ava Neopolitan Pizzeria - Hawaiian Pizza - Italian Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

Really well done wood fired pizza. The cupped pepperoni was amazing along with great dough and sauce. Service was friendly and very quick being where it is the vibe is great with tons of people enjoying the whole area. Price wise it's ok at around $20-$25 for a large but the size of the pizzas could be bigger for the price. read more

I've been here 3 times and and have hated it every single time. They have salad on their menu but never actually have it. Always "sold out". This 3rd recent visit was probably the worst. They were out of a lot of ingredients. And they couldn't seem to get it together in terms of taking the pizzas out of the oven on time. Burning the crust for a lot of people. I ordered a gluten free Hawaiian pizza. I have no idea why it cost $23. It wasn't good. They could have cooked the crust a bit more. It was so flimsy and it was cold. They weren't texting me to let me know it's ready. I saw the pizza waiting to be sliced on some little counter in the back. But I guess it wasn't a priority and was getting cold. They put way too much sauce on the their pizzas and my daughters margarita was really salt for some reason. Also, the young girl at the register had zero customer service skills. She clearly didn't want to be there. read more

the pizza is excelllent but two out of three times in the last three weeks they have not had pizza and this is a pizza restaurant!!!!

Ordered for carry out and was done 20 minutes before we ordered it for. Arrived and was just sitting on the counter. Asked to have it cooked a little more so it wasn't soggy, but they didn't do that and with it sitting in the box for 20 minutes it was soggy and awful. read more

Food was slow coming out, Lacked it's usual flavor. BAD night for chef? I'm chalking* it up to a one night fauxpa

The best pizza I've ever had was fresh,the way was made is delicious, and the price service and ambience were great I'll be coming back

The one (out of 11) time I was able to taste the pizza, it was delicious... Since then I always find the kitchen closed or in a 30 min hold because they can't figure out their process... They say they are always swamped... Just 4 pizzas at a time ... Sad. read more

Tried this place for the first time and got my boys the cheese garlic bread with sauce and a cheese pizza. They loved it all. Had lots of cheese on both items for those who love cheese. The atmosphere was super cool and the staff were very nice. Would recommend to anyone willing to try out their pizza and cool vibes. read more

Pizza is great! However, don't take advantage of the virtual order app that all over the venue. You are put to the back of the line. My sister in law ordered her pizza 20 minutes after we did on site and got her order 30 minutes before us. When we asked the two employees working the primary person with the glasses gave us an attitude. Calm down and organize yourself better. But, I want to emphasize the pizza is amazing! The customer service sucked! read more

Cant wait for another bite! We made our own with prosciutto and arugla and it was perfect!!!! The crunch to the pizza the salt balance from the cheese and the perfect amount of sauce. Prosciutto and arugla were both very fresh and savory. 5 stars you deserve it guys read more

They are out of multiple toppings every time I try to order from here. I always end up going somewhere else at The Joinery.