I don't leave many bad reviews but I think it's important for the owners to see so they can make improvements. I've always know Bigalora to have great pizza. Our recent experience did not meet those expectations. The focaccia came bone dry with no olive oil or seasonings. The margherita pizza lacked flavor. The sauce was very bland as if tomatoes were just taken out of a can. We ordered through Door Dash and knew we would likely have to reheat the pizza which was fine, but the flavors will definitely missing all around. read more

Pistachio pizza is amazing! The bartenders are always amazing. I have never hade buratta cheese before and it is so tasty! My only complaint is the stairs make it difficult for my elderly mother to get into the restaurant. read more

The sourdough crust is awesome. The food is great, the chop salad and pepperoni pizza are my go tos. My only gripe is with the clam pizza. I was picking out shells and dirt with every bite. Why not just take the clams out of the shell? But I digress. Everything else is amazing, come for the half off wine- they do it for take out too. read more

Great fire blazed pizza! Service was awesome and good delicious. Good amount of draft craft beer and liquor selection.

Been here 3 times and each time is just ehh. The wait staff is nice of course. Best part of this restaurant is the building since it's really nice atmosphere with the open kitchen and exposed brick walls. Sad to say the best part isn't the food. We ordered the meatballs, burrata, and bacco sausage pizza. The meatballs were the best thing we ordered, they were tender, had a nice savory flavor, and good sauce. The burrata was good but should've came with something other than just cheese and tomatoes. We would've appreciated complimentary bread with it. The pizza lacked zing. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. Lacking in flavor even though it was full of toppings. Also, the menu could use some work. They have a lot of options but none or them sound like something we were excited to try. Probably won't be coming back for a while unless some more exciting options come along. read more

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Overpriced and not worth the dough, literally and figuratively. I quite enjoy flat pizzas here and there, but it wasn't until I went to Blaze, just several blocks down on Main Street how much Bigalora rips off their customers with the same exact pizza they could get at Blaze and tastes just as good, if not better and costs half as much. Plus Bigalora has set pizzas, a built my own with 9 toppings would probably cost me $50 or more for the small pie. I like the salted caramel sundae or dessert in a glass, but other than that, if you want pizza, go a bit further for a worthwhile and affordable wonderfully perfect 90 second baked flat pizza at Blaze. I doubt any flat pizza joint could do better than Blaze. Sorry Bigalora, try a little harder or check out your market some more. read more

Eggplant was good. Just needed to add salt and pepper. My friend had the salad and he enjoyed it. Atmosphere and ambiance was awesome! I'll definitely be returning to try more things on the menu. read more

Way overpriced average Pizza pies, drinks way overpriced also not impressed! Might be me I guess they only got one size pizza so one topping pepperoni pizza and a drink $33 it was only me it was enough, but I could ate more!! read more

Ordered Campanelle Alfredo. There was hardly any sauce on the noodle. Tasted like I was eating buttered noodles with little to no salt. Sweet potato dish was good. read more

I walked into Bigalora in Royal Oak December 29th with a group of 9 for drinks. I immediately noticed the 20% tip automatically put on each bill. I always tip 20% or more so it didn't bother me. We sat at a High top by the windows/door. After sitting for a min I realized that my seat was wet and when I looked I sat in what looked like was vomit. I quietly washed by long coat in the Disgusting bathroom. Horribly dirty. Our server Janee was the WORST. We waited over 20 mins to get drinks of which 4 drinks were Irish car bombs. We weren't drinking cheaply. Server came back 1 time after that and I had to ask a bartender to get our server so we could cash out. I have never written a review, but this experience was so HORRIBLE and yet the server received 20% for nothing. She literally was at our table 2x. The restaurant was not busy. ABSOLUTELY THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!!!!! read more

Don't ever DoorDash from here! They mess up the order, every single time! I called & said something, then tried again the next night! Just as bad! They're awful! read more

Food with integrity!! So fresh & delicious every time we visit! Get the mushroom ragù on your pizza! Flavor bomb! My daughter is always craving their wood roasted beet salad. Staff is first-rate! They make you feel like family -- especially Jojo & Greg & Z in RO! read more

This was my first time dining at this location, I have been to the one off of Northwestern many times before and I love it. My family usually orders a couple of pizzas and a large salad to split, so I can't comment on any of their other food. During this visit we ordered a large chopped salad for the table and a MARGHERITA, FARM EGG, CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS, and POTATO pizza. I have to say their salad is one of the best from a pizza restaurant. I usually don't eat gorgonzola or garbanzo beans but here I devour them! I also love that they toss the salad for you and its the perfect amount of dressing. We have never tried the brussel sprouts pizza before and I was very curious about how they would do it. All four of the pizzas we ordered were phenomenal. I highly recommend getting a white pizza and a red pizza because they are just so different. Oh and their strawberry gelato is out of this world! So much better than regular strawberry ice cream. In my opinion, its worth paying a little more and getting quality pizza. read more

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2nd time coming here. Food was great and service was quick despite them being pretty busy. Waiter and host were very kind and accommodating.

We stopped here for lunch and were super disappointed. Our pizza and pasta came out before we even had our drinks and were told the bartender was backed up. There were less than 5 occupied tables. The clam pizza had 8 tiny clams on it despite the $17.5 price. Waitress never took our plates despite us ordering a dessert pizza so we stacked them to make room. Dessert pizza was gross and undercooked. read more

Delicious drinks and food and great prices ! Came here during happy hour and got to sit on the patio. Their carrots were unique with a goat cheese and glaze with peanuts. The meat balls were also delicious with plenty of sauce. Lastly both the drinks were delicious!! Wish they had better happy hour deals but it's only beer and wine. No food included in happy hour either. Will definitely be back for more food and drinks! Absolutely loved read more

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2 die for 3 of us came for a work trip. We typically travel 2 to 3 times a month. We eat at very high end places all the time. Lots of steak houses. We were completely caught off guard with the salmon. It was the right kind of crisp and creamy buttery inside. We had the brussle sprout salad which was a nice blend. Another one of us are the beet salad all gone. The sizes were great. We enjoyed a nice bottle of wine with it. I do want to warn you. Once you achieve this level of yumminess in salmon no other salmon can compete. It's like great sex. Once you have you always think back to it. Same with the salmon as it melts in your mouth and your eyes roll back in your head. You will know you won't find it like this again. read more

Wow! Talk about comfort food with style! My wife had the salmon dish and asked to swap out the salad for some spaghetti --- it was no problem. She thoroughly enjoyed her dish, although she did say there was a bit of room for improvement in the quality of the tomato sauce. I, on the other hand, had the Rigatoni Bolognese which was quite delicious. The meat sauce was wonderful and I loved that the rigatoni itself was al dente. My wife's glass of house wine was very good. The dessert?! Holy cow! I decided to opt out, but my wife ordered a cup of coffee and the Fritelli. The Fritelli was the proprietary Bigalora bread(sticks) which were deep-fried (lightly), lightly sprinkled with sugar and served with a dish of homemade hazelnut-chocolate spread and a dish of strawberry compote. When the dish arrived I asked the waitress if there was another party expected to join us to finish that dessert!! The amount on the plate was staggering, but my wife convinced me to assist her in finishing it and we did, but this dessert could easily make four (4) people very happy. Service was bright and cheery and fast. Restrooms are single-occupancy, and the establishment itself clean and bright. Noise level is average. Great place for kids, from what I could tell,. Check out the menu and then check out Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina. You will not be sorry! read more

We tried this place for the first time last night and will definitely be back! Great food, nice atmosphere. We each ordered a pizza, the calamari and brussel sprouts. Everything was really delicious and we didn't feel grossly full afterwards. Plus we brought home some leftovers. My husband is a chef and he was really impressed! read more

Bigalora - The Funghi pizza. - Pizza Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

Amazing staff, very attentive to what you want & need. They offfer great suggestions as well. Food is DELICIOUS!!! Tasty options for alcohol too! Positive vibes & attitudes from staff! Makes me want to stay for a party! read more

Enjoying our mini vacation before out India Arie concert Sunday! The restaurant is a mix of industrial and soho I loved the floor to ceiling windows. Busy but expected with good food and service. read more

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The best pizza I've ever had, and amazing drinks. Cole is the best bartender and made my my first paper plane my new favorite drink. 11/10

Good food, but very pricey for the portions. Strozzapreti Norcina pasta was delicious. Funghi pizza was good. Mushrooms had a great flavor, but only a few crumbles of goat cheese. Small Garden Salad for $9 is definitely not worth it. read more

Bigalora - Funghi Pizza... so good - Pizza Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

My husband and I stopped here for dinner after I've continually heard good things about their food. Had the Brussels and shishito peppers. I got the chopped salad with chicken and my husband got a Margherita pizza. The starters were decent. My salad had wayyyy too much dressing on it and the chicken was pretty much too salty to eat without scraping the seasoning off. My husband's pizza was underdone and bland. The wait staff was attentive and friendly. The food was just extremely underwhelming. Wouldn't come back, unfortunately. read more

Our server did not seem to want to have our table at all, he was not very friendly. We ordered a Focaccia and got charged $1 for marinara we did not ask for. I watched my Cannoli sit in the window for 5+ minutes along with other tables pizzas. Other than that the food was decent but I remember the food tasting better at the Plymouth location. read more

We dined here one Sunday lunch. It was not busy and we were served right away. We like thin crust pizza and ordered the red sauce pizza. One vegetarian and one with BBQ flavor. It was good. Will come back again. read more

I love pizza, especially thin and chewy pizza. This place has got it! It's cooked in a wood oven giving it a perfect thin, bubbly crust! I've been here multiple times and my first experience sucked because of the service. I gave it a second chance as Ai typically do and I was glad. On top of pizza, they have some other Italian dishes, salads, and a great beer selection. The inside is modern, yet has an old kitchen feel to it. The upstairs seating is nice for privacy and something more intimate. There isn't much else to say. It's a good place. Go there! read more

4 stars Called ahead to see what it takes to fit a party of 18. To qualify for reservations, 10+ are required. You are also required to order off 1 of 2 special menus. Menu 1 requiring a minimum of $19/person, menu 2 minimum of $25ish/person. Since this wasn't something we were interested in. We opted to sit at 2 tables of 9 when we arrived. I called another location to see if this reservation policy was specific to this location but they all had the same protocol. Ended going with this location since the Southfield location was much smaller. We were seated upstairs. Our waitstaff was nice. Some ordered off the restaurant week menu and approved of their orders. I got the sweet potato drizzled in balsamic reduction. Pretty good, but one of my potato slices was still crunchy (not fully cooked properly). Ordered the fungi pizza (mushroom white sauce pizza) and it did not disappoint. Mainly wanted to come to Bigalora because of their 'no commercial yeast' pizza. This thin crust pie was perfect to share (with other courses) or to eat alone if you're really hungry. Verdict from the rest of the table: The meatballs were apparently delicious (the guy next to me ordered), and the pastas were not bad (not too flavorful but hearty). Finished up with a scoop of espresso gelato that I got for free! (During restaurant week, bring a non perishable food item to participating restaurants and get a coupon for something!) I was able to use it at that visit. I'd come back again! P.S. Parking can suck and confusing due to construction. There's free parking right behind, but good luck getting in or even finding a spot. It's a tight area. There's meters across the railroad tracks. May have more luck there. read more

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I came here for a birthday dinner for my friend. Our waitress was awesome very accommodating and on top of everything. I love that they have gluten free options... however I don't suggest you go here if you have celiac since there may be some cross contamination going on. I had the rigatoni bolognese it was very tasty! read more

Very bad experience. Started with the hostess...we asked to help my mother who needed the elevator she couldn't walk up stairs, she was so put out and not kind at all. Very rude and short. Food took almost an hour to come out. Only pizza and salad for half who ordered. Pasta entrees took an hour and they sat there we saw on the counter for 10 min. Server took other orders before getting ours to our table. We had a group of 8 and they automatically added 18% gratuity and it was not even worthy of 10%, as she never even check on us and left our food sitting while others were already finished third time of going there won't go back service is way too slow. Food wasn't worth it either! To top of this bad experience our car was size swiped in the handicap parking space and the door sash driver didn't leave contact info! Poor parking as well! read more

Great dinner. First of all, no wait time. It's a pretty large place, so I think it can handle crowds. Very friendly staff. Diverse menu, something for everyone, options for veg & GF. Cocktail was delicious, the gilded rose, it was rose, chartreuse, and chamomile bitters. Different, light, mildly sweet, like 3/10, really nice. Crispy Brussels sprouts and salmon were really really good, the salmon was perfectly done, not dry, and the sprouts were crunchy but not overcooked and had just a hint of balsamic glaze, it was nice they were not swimming in glaze. Chop salad was good, kind of plain, nothing really special, comes pre-dressed which was fine. Risotto balls (arancini I think) were really good, different for me because I have not had saffron in them before. I liked them, they were not dry, and they came with a delicious tomato sauce. If that's their pasta sauce, I def recommend anything that comes with that sauce. Also had the gnocchi with a smoked eggplant cream sauce and mushrooms (portobello maybe), this was delicious, it was a pretty big serving, plenty of gnocchi and shrooms, not very smokey at all, you didn't really notice the eggplant, perhaps it was cooked into the sauce, the gnocchi were nice and fluffy, a yummy but very rich dish. Decent prices, 3 dinners (or combinations of small plates and entrees to equal 3 dinner portions), one cocktail, $70 (pre-tip). Also, salads had two sizes, so you can go small or large, very nice option. They boast a special pizza dough, so I think next time I'll try the pizza. Neighboring tables had pizza, it looked fantastic. read more

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Great place. Server Alexis was excellent. Most everything we tried was excellent. Family style dining so definitely share with your dinner guests read more

Great MeatBall Sliders 100 % Beef Pizza was good. Atmosphere is good. Restaurant very cool and modern. Server was really good as well read more

Bigalora - Pizza Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

Always have good service, great food and good music. You've introduced many friends and relatives to our favorite Italian restaurant.

I loved the capricciosa pizza. I had a whole one, which was described as "medium personal"-sized. Besides that, my favorite appetizer was the potato croquettes. The rest of the table enjoyed the brussel sprouts, tiramisu, and Nutella strawberry pizza. I have been recommended the baccarat sausage pizza. Stay away from the funghi pizza - we weren't impressed with it. Hope to be back to try other pizzas! read more

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My boyfriend and I went here for date night last week and will more than likely come back again. I got the veal and artichoke ragu and he got the fontina stuff gnocchi marinara. Both were delicious. The portions aren't large, but it's the perfect amount without feeling overstuffed. For dessert we ordered the tiramisu and the cannoli. They were both good but not amazing. We'd probably skip getting dessert here again in favor of grabbing the same items at a metro-area pastry. Service was attentive and friendly. read more

Bigalora - Veal and Artichoke Ragu - Pizza Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

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Got a carry out. Ordered cheese pesto.. Not happy. Opened the box and found a blackened burnt pizza.. Never going there again. Update 9/9/15: I just got a "compliment" with someone saying the pizza was supposed to be like that all "burnt" up.. The first time I had it, it did not have ANY burnt tips or anything period! The second time my co worker got it, it was not burnt.. So it's safe to say that they burnt my pizza.. Be aware of this place unless you want burnt pizza!!!! read more

Bigalora - How can this be considered pizza.....? Burning I guess is their specialty? I don't know but don't come here. It's extra crispy.. - Pizza Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

This restaurant was amazing! It was very cute inside and the food was phenomenal. We ate later in the evening and the food was still so fresh and cooked perfectly. I highly suggest a pizza if you like thin foldable pizza with homemade dough and sauce. The pasta was great as well. It's the perfect spot for a girls night or a casual dinner date. read more

Bigalora - Cheese Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

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I visited here for the first time this past Sunday, June 14th 2020. My partner and I have passed this place for the last year and a half we have lived in Royal Oak and while he tried carryout once from here we decided to dine in with a friend of mine on Sunday. As soon as we arrived we weren't sure which door to go to, theres one leading up to stairs then theres another - we chose the stair entrance and it appeared to be right. There was nobody at the host stand and after waiting there for 2 minutes we asked someone passing by if we are supposed to be waiting here and they sort of abruptly said to get behind the glass host stand and wait. Okay... So we waited another minute or two and were seated on the outside patio. Whoever sat us said masks were required and one of us didn't have one so they gave us masks which was very thoughtful and earned a point in my book. The patio is nice and its decently laid out, not sure if its normally like this when social distancing is enforced or not. We weren't too close to people near us. I will say though, as we were getting ready to leave a train drove by and oh man, was that horn LOUD. Not sure if we will sit outside again next time because of that. It took a while for our waitress to greet us, not sure if they were short staffed or she was busy with other customers but the inside was pretty empty from what I saw. I ordered a bottle of wine, the Michele Chiarlo Langhe Needbiolo which was a decent wine for the price. It usually makes sense to buy the bottle but in this case at $14 a glass or $48 a bottle it really made sense. I would order the wine again, but its not on my favorite list. For appetizers I ordered the fried calamari with a friend to split, which was pretty good. It came with marinara sauce but it was a little dry, could have used some peppers or lemon sauce or something over it. My partner ordered the minestrone soup which was more of a meal with a little liquid. He said there was a lot of pasta and vegetables, he probably could have just had that and a salad for lunch instead. So if you're considering minestrone soup just be prepared to be fulfilled by it. For lunch I ordered the chicken parmigiana which was plentiful and very filling. It didn't stand out as something special or massively flavorful, just a regular chicken parmigiana I could get anywhere, there was a lot left so I took most of it home. My partner ordered the Spaghetti and meatballs which he ate all of it, said it was very good. And my friend ordered the steak but substituted the mashed potatoes with fingerling potatoes and she said hers was good as well. All in all the atmosphere and vibe of this place is nice, service could use some improving and the food is good, but not great. I would come back again if a friend suggested it but I wouldn't be the one to suggest it. read more

Love the food but it's a problem getting a cold beer with the pizza. We went there about six weeks ago and the beer was warm and the same thing happened tonight. Bartender explained that the place gets too warm to keep the beer cold. We needed order ice cubes both times. Because of the warm beer we had to order other drinks which are substantially more money. My husband likes beer with pizza. We shouldn't have to ask for ice cubes each time read more