Such a good positive atmosphere! Loved the food and the service! Will for sure be returning to this location in the future!

Want a meal with an experience? With so many delicious places to eat in Chattanooga the mellow mushroom didn't disappoint. My goodness! The Philosophers Pizza Pie has an Olive oil and garlic base, all natural grilled steak, Portobello mushrooms, artichoke hearts, Kalamata olives, Provolone, feta and mozzarella cheeses. It would have been just as good without the steak and I LOOOVE me some steak. It's a pizza deserving of a black tie restaurant in a bit of a hippie, whimsical atmosphere equally for kids and adults. 5 stars from me! read more

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First experience ordering from Mellow Mushroom. I ordered a thin crust pizza. Walk there to pick it up and they tell me that I ordered a regular pizza. The girl who took the order repeated "thin crust". When we got there, the girl basically lied and said I didn't order thin crust. The bartender said, "ah, sorry sir, but we'll just through this one out and get you a thin crust. It'll be about 35 minutes." We obviously were in no mood to wait so we took the pizza as boxed. The pizza was lousy, by the way... Moral of the story, don't pay kids $5 an hour and expect them to care about their job. If you're from the Northeast like me, be prepared for what we call Sicilian, e.g. thick bread-like crust, soggy, with a sugary tomato sauce. Yeah, forget it... read more

I enjoyed my lunch here. Nice decor and good food. Cool downtown Chattanooga dining spot.

Excellent food and service. Even though they don't take reservations at the Downtown Chattanooga location, I called ahead to prepare them for our large party of 23. Just before we arrived, another group of 20 walked in and took the tables they had prepared for us (fair, since they have a first come/first served policy) so we had to wait for the staff to setup some tables outside, but we were seated within 15 minutes. Tori, our waitress, was fantastic and even came back after taking our order to recommend a slight change, which we gladly accepted. read more

We loved this place! Service was not the most attentive but wasn't awful. Food was Delish and they used fresh ingredients.

This is our favorite place to eat before we head over to the aquarium with the kids. The foods great and I love the atmosphere. I give it 4 stars because sometimes the hostess desk is full of snobby employees who dont deem you worthy to make an effort and smile at you. I have told off one of them in the past for acting as if we the customers are a nuisance. Otherwise the restaurant and food is great read more

Great pizza, excellent calzones. We were here on a Saturday but we were seated quickly. Pizza was delicious, calzones too big too finish. My grandson did not like kids pizza as French bread. He would have preferred traditional crust but that was the only complaint. Our server was helpful and friendly. read more

The food is always excellent and mainly the only reason I would even think to go back. I recently visited to eat for my wedding anniversary and unfortunately ending in me leaving annoyed and still hungry. After being sat at a booth that wouldn't accommodate a high chair because it was to tall, we then asked our server if it were at all possible to move move to another booth if it's available, it only took 5 min of arguing that my small child cannot sit in a booster when I decided to hold him the entire time if we were ever gonna get to order much less eat. Our food was good and came out at a decent time but the service seriously is lacking. read more

A little pricey and it usually takes a bit to get your food but it's worth it. Great vegan and vegetarian options.

Pretty big Mm. A wee busy on sat at noon30. Sat at the bar. Once the extra bar tendress got in, we ordered and were served quickly. Mellow puts out slid and consistent food. Large beer selection. read more

Mellow Mushroom is one of my favorite restaurants so when I visited the Chattanooga location last weekend with my husband, I was beyond excited. I definitely wasn't disappointed. The food was the best I've had at a Mellow Mushroom in years! The cooks accidentally made my husband the wrong pizza, and the waiter caught it. He brought the pizza out anyway for my husband to eat while they cooked what he ordered. 10/10. I would definitely visit again! read more

The service was great. They were very crowded but they got us in and took care of us quickly. The food was good typical Mellow pizza.

I eat here regularly! You have to have time to spare before ordering a pizza though, it's takes about 30 minutes during prime dinner times.But the food is always amazing! never had a bad experience! read more

Much better the second time around. My coworker and I both ordered a small but they gave us a medium size by accident and didn't charge us for the mistake. I tried their "bull dog" which was decent. This time around the crust was perfect so 1 out of 2. read more

This place is probably one of my favorite pizza places I have ever been to. The waiters here are so nice, and the food here is amazing! Incredibly cheap for their pizza. The vibes in this place are really calming and soothing. I HIGHLY recommend it. read more

Great pizza. The service was ok but left a little to be desired. However, the pizza was very good and I liked the atmosphere. Definitely pricey, but for an every now and then family treat it is worth the price. I would go back next time I am in Chattanooga. read more

We had some drinks at the bar and ordered pizza and wings to go. The bartenders were awesome and we had such a nice time chatting with them. The girl bartender kept us updated as to when our order would be ready. She gave us a plastic bag tied at the top and said, "here, I put some plastic knives and forks and napkins in here for you." As soon as our pizza arrived we left. We even pre-paid so we wouldn't lose any time (and heat in the pizza). We live 5 minutes from Mellow Mushroom. When we got home the pizzas were cold and disgusting. There was no way a fresh, hot pizza gets cold that fast. We had noticed loads of pizzas sitting up on the hot shelves in the kitchen and thought, "all that food sitting there cannot be good." What the girl bartender had forgotten to mention was that the plastic bag she handed us early also had the hot wings and salad in it. They had not given us salad dressing and the wings had no sauce, and they had sat a good 10-15 minutes with us at the bar while we waited for the pizzas. Not cool Mellow Mushroom! read more

My family and I were in downtown Chattanooga the other day visiting from Los Angeles, it was getting late and we were hungry and since this restaurant was close to the parking structure we decided to order something we could eat on the road. Having never tried anything on the menu before, we were amazed with how delicious and fresh the Kosmic Karma pizza and meatballs tasted! We were so satisfied and wished we had ordered more so we could have leftovers! Needless to say, we were so impressed we are going to make it our final lunch destination before heading to Atlanta airport tomorrow! read more

I'm giving this another star for the sole reason that management replied and sincerely want to know how to make people's experiences better. That speaks volumes. That is awesome. read more

I would have at one time said best in Chattanooga but the hipsters have taken over the kitchen and this place is not what it once was. We asked if the beer was cold, the draft beer was, the bottle beer for two of us was WARM. The waiter did not offer to replace even though we had only taken a sip. No dressing on my Cesar salad at all, I had to again flag the waiter and get dressing. Now for the pizza, one was warm like it should be the other was stone cold.. The crust was tough as well. I have been here dozens of time but something is now wrong at Mellow Mushroom. That's it never again. Going to Lupis or Marco's for pizza next time. You think this kid waiter would have apologized or gotten the manager over but they were happy to just let us have a bad meal and walk out NEVER to return again. Anyone that thinks this is good pizza has never had properly served pizza. Warm beer, no dressing on the salad and cold tough pizza, could it get any worse? read more

Great atmosphere! Great food! David was a wonderful server. Patio seating. Dog friendly.

Shitake mushroom pizza was really tasty and of course there was a very extensive beer selection

HORRIBLE tasting gluten-free pizza crust, and it made me sick. Def. had been glutenized somehow. I will not be going back!

My friend and I decided to go and we were so excited but sadly disappointed :( We ordered the spinach and artichoke dip as an appetizer and the dip smacked but they gave us like 6 pieces of bread so we weren't able to finish it. We then got a half and half pizza with 1 half pepperoni and the other buffalo chicken. The pizza itself was very plain and distasteful. 3/10 wouldn't go again :/ read more

2nd Best pizza in Chattavegas. Wonderful beer selection.

horribly managed. foods not great. don't even bother. there are way better restaurants in the vicinity.

This pizza was absolutely delicious!!! We order a steak, feta, onion, mushroom, pizza, I believe it was called the Philospher...never the less it was awesome. Perfect crust, cheese, all the ingredients fresh...super good. I really have nothing left to say. If you want good pizza....definitely give them a try. They stay pretty busy, now I understand why. All smiles. read more

I love mellow! I've been a long time supporter of this place with going there often. This review is only for the sweet tea. The pizza is amazing. The server was great. I've ordered the sweet tea before and it was mediocre. It wasn't that bad. Pretty sweet. Then today happened. I ordered the sweet tea as usual and it was horrible. It wasn't even sweet. I asked the server for some sugar or something to put in this unsweetened tea and the server responded with oh yeah a customer complained of it being too sweet and now we adjusted it to where it's not sweet at all. The server said almost everyone has sent it back, as well as I did. It's sweet tea for a reason. If I wanted unsweetened tea then I'd ordered it. Don't rearrange it for one customer with bad judgment on sweet tea. read more

Very good pizza and very good selection of sandwitches. Best selection of on-tap beer in the whole area. They still allow smoking inside but I guess that will end on 9-1-2007 when the new smoking indoors law starts in Tennessee. read more

Wasn't super excited about getting dinner here, but ended up really enjoying it. The pizza was really good - I had the great white. I will add that I think the prices are a little more expensive then they need to be though. I'm originally from Michigan and was super excited to see they had some Michigan brews there, but was disappointed to find out they didn't have any of them on tap. Our waiter was great and suggested a local brew that was good, checked in on us an appropriate amount even though he had tables on the opposite side of the place. Overall a fun environment to have dinner with friends. read more

My first time at a Mellow Mushroom and I have to say I love it. What's not to love about good pizza and beer. Pizza might be a little pricey but it is very good. Atmosphere is very cool with paintings over the walls, cool art, and mellow vibes. Beer selection is great, many beers on tap here and a lot more bottles. My gf and I did a beer flight for cheap as well and it did not disappoint. Service was also good. read more

We went during a slow time, greeter was sitting with a friend but got us seated ok. Our waiter took over 10 minutes to get to us. Other waiter was a bit rude when I asked if he was our server. Food was great as always. read more

Ok pizza. Very expensive not a good value. About a 3rd of pie is edge crust. Drinks are average quality and value.

Fantastic pizza, but the key thing to remember is that it's the "Mellow" mushroom, not the "Rapid" mushroom. I enjoy going here in the early evenings (during the week. On the weekends, it's a madhouse of little league teams and families coming from the Aquarium. Which is fine, it just makes the wait for a table longer. By all means, a good place for families during the day.), and right before staff meetings that are going to take the rest of the afternoon. Not really, but the thought is always there. I really hope they keep their "Freshies" menu. There was a fantastic Pizza Margherita on it, and they will still occasionally make it if the mood strikes the cooks. The restaurant is built in the facility previously used by Carta for bus repair. That said, it's open, and airy, and VERY VERY LOUD. Especially if it's already crowded in there. I highly recommend the outside seats in the summer. Just don't be in a hurry. Mellow out. read more

I ate at mellow mushroom tonight with some of our friends. The server brought out the pizza my boyfriend and I were sharing, and it was cooked normally.... I told her that I had specified we were vegan. She apologized for forgetting to include that in the description when she rang in our food. The manager came out and offered us to munch on this pizza until they bring out a new one. We declined. She then added, "For the new pizza, would you like vegan cheese on the whole thing or just half?" Dumfounded, I stared at her and said, "Ma'am. We're vegan, so vegan cheese please. We don't want this pizza. We literally CANNOT eat it." And she was like, "Oh. I apologize. I just thought I'd ask because some vegans come in and ask for a pizza that has a mixture between the vegan and normal cheeses." And I'm thinking NO. What are you talking about??! There is absolutely NO vegan out there who would agree to consume dairy. Anyway. 10 minutes later, the manager returned and told us that the pesto base on our pizza wasn''t vegan and if we still wanted it. Seriously???! I've eaten at this location twice and ordered the same pizza. Servers told us it was vegan. APPARENTLY, they used to put nuts in the pesto sauce. But due to many nut allergies, Mellow Mushroom steered away from how pesto sauce originally should be made and instead, added parmesan to it. WHY! WHY WAS THIS NEVER BEFORE MENTIONED. Vegans aren't treated as seriously in today's society. We shouldn't have to eat at restaurants and claim that we're "lactose-intolerant vegetarians," but I feel like management wouldn't be so ignorant if we said that. Anyway, she comped the mess-up pizza and took 25% off our meal. I find this ridiculous. I work in a restaurant myself, and if something like this happened, the whole meal would have been comped. There should be a staff meeting at any restaurant whenever something on the menu gets altered because the servers should KNOW what they're serving to the customers. That's reasonable. read more

I came in with a group of 25+ and they were absolutely awesome. The waiter got every order correct, we never ran out of drinks, the food was amazing, and since we were in a hurry he had the bill to us as soon as food was on the table. Everyone's bill was paid correctly and exactly how they asked. We gave them a round of applause before leaving because of how great they were. I was told they had also served at least 2 other large groups prior to ours. Here's to the Mellow Mushroom Crew!!!!! Cheers! read more

I have always loved mellow specifically the Caesar salad pie! But this visit was extra special because of our waitress Hannah! She made sure we had the best experience and had everything we needed! She's the best!! read more

A pleasant stop between aquarium visits. A trippy server who had a lot of patience for our indecision started us off right. Pizza came out faster than the original 30 minutes predicted. Had one of the specialty pizzas with Parmesan flakes, garlic aoili, garlic, mushrooms and chives. Loved the crust which was made with an unusual flour mix--our server thought 'sorghum' but wasn't sure (I bake a lot and didn't think it was either a plain white or wheat). Whichever, it was nicely chewy, not soggy and not grease-soaked. Spinach salad my sister had was solid. read more

Good food and cool atmosphere. Good for the whole family. Huge selection of tap beers. Try the steak and cheese black and blue style.