If you haven't had the cheese crisp. I highly recommend it. This place has great food, is kid friendly and has fun new owners.. try it out. read more

We were treated awful the first time we tried to eat here on a weekend evening. We tried again a couple days later and don't know that we missed much. If you "need" pizza in Avalon, I guess you go here. read more

Original Antonio's - Combo pizza...ask for no mushrooms...canned! - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

Had a nice lunch. A lot to look at and the food was great. A little small but the music was also very calming read more

Original Antonio's - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

We went to Antonio's because it has the red and white checkered tablecloths..and for the pizza of course! I wanted just a slice of pepperoni pizza but they will only serve that to go so I ordered a small pepperoni pizza since we were dining in the restaurant. They put a LOT of cheese on their pizzas. I liked the crust. It was nice and chewy. Brian ordered a pizza with artichoke hearts mushrooms and olives. The mushrooms were not fresh. I don't like it when they put canned mushrooms on pizzas. Another thing, they bring you peanuts, shelled peanuts, and you are to put the shells on the floor. I felt a little strange doing that but the sign did say throw your shells on the floor. That practice is a little odd for a pizza place, not so Italian. We had very good service and I will always go back there for pizza when I am on Catalina Island. read more

Original Antonio's - Small Pepperoni Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

We asked for a small pepperoni pizza. We got...a small peppercini/banana pepper pizza? With..no tomato sauce? The lady at the to-go desk even repeated small pepperoni pizza back to me. And even if the pepperoni was mistaken for peppercini, I don't see how you can just completely forget tomato sauce. :( We ate it all because we were already back at our hotel and we just wanted dinner but this was really disappointing. Not only that but the pizza was weirdly stale and very dry for something that's supposed to be fresh. The pizza was so dry that when I tried to take a piece, a tough chunk just ripped off the pizza instead of the whole slice. read more

Original Antonio's - Totally wrong pizza? And where is the tomato sauce?? - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

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The only reason I'm not giving it one star is because it's a family owned business but the lady who other people have complained is so rude and unprofessional. The pizza was good but not good enough to forget about the service. read more

Great food and the service was also great. They forgot one of the items but completely overcompensated for it and was more than generous!

We had checked in earlier in the day to see what the latest time that we could be seated and we were told that as long as we were there by 8:00 they would serve us. We arrived at 7:45 only to be told that they would not seat us. I challenged the lady that I spoke with earlier in the day and she said it is 8:00 and that she would not seat us. She had a poor attitude and lacked integrity. We did end up going elsewhere. We have not had the best experience with attitudes at the place. They seem very comfortable in treating people poorly since they seem to get away with it. We will not be going back here. read more

My family and I were excited to try Antonio's after it was recommended by our hotel. The pizza was ok a day the salad was filling. The service was no good. First, the hostess didn't seem interested in acknowledging us. We had to initiate the conversation even though we were next in line. She hardly made eye contact which made it even harder to communicate. Before we ordered, we tried going inside but she quickly told us that we couldn't come in to dine. I gave her the benefit of the doubt, even though there were 3 tables with customers inside. I thought, "maybe it's because of COVID social distancing). However as we were waiting for our order, we noticed that she was allowing certain people to dine inside. It seemed that they were locals. She even got excited and came outside to say hello to someone she thought she knew. So, she's super nice and accommodating to locals, but not nice to visitors. I can say this because the guy infront of us told us he experienced the same thing. Anyway, we wanted to go inside to escape the cold. Luckily we found a space under the sun. Antonio's Pizzeria could do better. I'm posting this mainly for the owner. I'm sure the hostess speaks rainbows and butterflies to him as she did with the locals, but he/she needs to hear about her other side. read more

There are two locations of Antonio's in Avalon, and this one is the smaller location that sells pizzas by the slice instead of a whole pie. It seems this is the only spot in Avalon to get pizza by the slice, which they sell for around $3.50 each. The slices are on the smaller side, so it is not like a big New York slice. Kudos that they have horchata here not just sodas. They also sell casual pastas. I wanted spaghetti and meat sauce and noticed that this location lets you do a dinner combination with a side salad for just about the same price as buying the pasta alone would be at the larger Antonio's. The spaghetti tasted watery and overcooked, kind of like the Olive Garden on a bad day. If you order at the window they will bring your food out in to-go packaging so I guess if you want to eat there you should order inside. This location doesn't have free peanuts that you can have fun with, throwing the shells on the floor, unlike the larger location that encourages this fun behavior. Still, they have the signs up saying you are supposed to throw peanuts on the floor...even though they are no peanuts to be thrown. read more

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Oh my gosh! Amazing pizza!!! Great service!!! Olga and Lorena were super attentive and friendly and helped make the evening memorable. The pizza was beyond yummy and the house salad.. crisp and fresh. Don't get this confused with the bigger Antonio's. Weird service and mediocre food. Just saying... read more

Original Antonio's - Antonio's Original - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

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Pizza was pretty average at best and the old school soft porn in the bathrooms was an eye opener for my 12 year old

All i gotta say is we waited a little over an hour for just one large pizza.... The pizza was good but just too long of a wait.

I wish this place put their pizza before their politics. Pizza served with canned mushrooms served on paper plates with plastic forks. Focus on the pizza if you're a pizza place and let us enjoy it politically free as a United States of America. read more

Original Antonio's - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

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Antonio's! What happened?! We have been coming over for more than 20 years, staying 10 days at a time. On every trip we made sure we visited one or the other of your stores at least 3 times per visit. Your restaurants were always where our family wanted to fo first. On our last trip to big Antonio's. You were not busy, yet after being seated NO ONE came back to our table! My husband got up and went to the front THREE times to ask for a waiter. Three times he was told OK and the staff just continued visiting in the corner. After 45 minutes our party gave up and left. Just last week we were back and went to the little sandwich shop to get your long loved Italian Subs, easily the best on the planet. They were such a disappointment, NOTHING like the subs you've made for years! The rolls are not good, the meat and cheeses were nothing like what you're known for. We might as well have picked up a ham sandwich at Von's! We'll be back in December and planned to give you another try. However, our experience and all the negative comments is very discouraging. read more

My friend wanted pizza so we figured that we would just head to Original Antonio's to grab a few slices from the To-Go window. We waited at the window for five minutes and no one showed up. The phone was ringing like crazy but there was no one there to answer it. There were only a few parties inside so either they were very understaffed or just not doing their jobs. Finally a woman came to the window (not in a rush at all), but she didn't even acknowledge us. No apology or anything. There was another man waiting inside the restaurant to ask her a question, and she answered it and then answered the phone, still not acknowledging us at all. That was absolutely ridiculous. We ended up just walking away without ordering anything because of the terrible customer service. I don't recommend coming here unless you have a lot of time to kill and are fine with going somewhere where the employees have no respect for your time. read more

Service was amazing!! Harper was so attentive, friendly and charismatic! Definitely recommend this place! Ambiance is unique and food was delicious! read more

This is just a little hole in the wall place, adjacent to the Glenmore Plaza Hotel. The service is not spectacular, but also not terrible. I had just a side salad that was very good and very well priced. My husband went with a small pepperoni and pineapple pizza, of which I was able to snag one piece. The salad ingredients - lettuce, tomato, olive, pepperocinies - were all fresh and tasty. I had their Italian dressing and added a bit of parmesian and black pepper from the table to make it my own. The small pizza was 9" diameter and enough for two small with small appetites to share. I was able to remove the pepperoni from my slice since I don't eat meat, and found it was delightful with the plentiful pineapple pieces. The crust was fairly thin and had a good taste. Had to shout across the restaurant to the waitress to request a diet Pepsi refill, because she never came back, but she was happy to provide it upon my request. read more

Original Antonio's - Cute, albeit very little, place. - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

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The place definitely needs some remodeling but the pizzas are solid. We sat down and ordered a large BBQ chicken pizza and we finished it with 2 people since we were really hungry. A Beer, Large Pizza and a fountain drunk was $33 ($40 with a tip) so pricing not that bad. I'd give this place a shot. They have single slice pizzas and if you like them you can order a bigger one if you're weary about the quality. The pizza dough was thin but still soft & crispy at the same time. read more

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Great little pizzeria restaurant off Sumner. Service was great! Our server was very patient and accommodated all our hangry questions! Margarita and white pizza was great with family sized salads. Definitely worth a stop! read more

We were visiting Catalina and ate at this restaurant 2 times. The first night was for takeout pizza. I got a large combination and it was so good. Lots of cheese and the crust was perfect. Thick, crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. Highly recommend it. We returned the second day for lunch. Hubs got the corned beef sandwich and I got the pastrami and we shared. The corned beef was really delicious but the pastrami was out of this world. Both come with the most delicious pasta salad I've ever had as a side and aus ju dipping sauce. The service was very friendly and attentive. Our drinks were refilled without having to ask and the server brought over peanuts while we were waiting. It's a fun retro atmosphere and we highly recommend you give it a shot. read more

Turkey sandwich nope, out of Turkey. Ham sandwich nope out of ham. OK how about a grilled chicken sandwich OK. And a tuna sandwich with 2 iced teas OK that will be $38.69. Wow! The tables and sidewalks were filthy. Garbage cans overflowing and the sidewalk had spit etc all over it. Took our overpriced for and went back to our condo. Clean this place up! read more

We went to this pizzeria even though we saw the review that it was tasting like defrosted frozen pizza, and I personally felt that it was not tasting as such. We came at around 1:50pm to order for pickup, and because they were busy, we had to wait for around 30 minutes. We sat and ate at the nearby bench outside as inside of the restaurant and the outside seatings for the restaurant were pretty packed. The pizza tasted nice. Maybe the reason was because we were hungry at the time too, but also I could taste all fresh toppings in harmony with the cheese! read more

It was the worst pizza I have ever had. No competition on the island. Don't waste your money and time.

So all my reviews for Avalon are going to be a little be skewed as you really don't have THAT many options here. You'll see me write "for Avalon" or "relative to Avalon" as I think that's the best way to go. I think if this was anywhere else, you can knock my reviews down one star. With that said, Antonio's is a charming, dare we say hole in the wall pizzeria. There is a bigger Antonio's a little further down, but every local seems to point to this one. We were greeted by a friendly older lady. We had an infant with us but she was very helpful in getting us situated with the car seat and the. folding up the stroller. Again, this place isn't that big. The inside is filled with "old school cool" memorabilia - b/w pictures of celebrities, signs and posters from the 50s, and even the 70s version of Pepsi cups for our sodas. Onto the food. I thought prices were fair relative to Avalon. We ordered a small combination pizza and the sourdough garlic cheese bread. Combination pizza - my wife and I actually enjoyed this pizza. It's simple yet hits the spot on a lot of things. The crust had a good crisp but soft in the middle. The cheese blend they use adds not just flavor but stretchiness to the pizza slice. The ingredients seem fresh. The sauce was good and not too much. Overall, it was a good combination pizza. Not extraordinary but very solid. Sourdough garlic cheese bread was excellent. When you bite in, it's not the cheese or the garlic you first taste. It's the sourness from the dough that you get a whiff of, which for me, I loved. It wasn't overly cheesy - I might ask for extra cheese next time. But if you like sourdough, definitely try this or the sourdough pepperoni pizza which I'm curious to try. Overall good experience. Be warned if you come in the winter. It says 10PM closing. We got there probably around 7:50PM thinking we had plenty of time. By the time we were wrapping up, something like 8:20, we see them flip the sign to closed. A couple came in a little later, confused as online it says 10PM closing. They graciously took their order. We asked them what time they actually close, and in the winter when not many people are there, they close 8/8:30/9PM depending on how busy they are. That's the case on the island in general, so be warned. "Anton"-thing wrong with the pizza here :) read more

Original Antonio's - Sourdough garlic cheese bread. Super sour - love it!! - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

Same great flavor from years ago. The cheese crisp and sour dough garlic bread are the way to go.

First time here lady where you order was very rude. Talking to my friend telling her what's wrong with this lady and a lady that lives here said she's always rude . Pizza was delicious. Bad service bad customer service. read more

The pizza is nothing special. But, we were hungry and someone recommended this pizza spot, supposedly had some legit pizza. Wasn't that great, I saw someone mentioned little Caeser's pizza in their review as a comparison and I think that is pretty accurate read more

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First I must say that I am extremely grateful for the manager giving up his pizza for us when we were trying to buy pizza from them, not realizing it was their closing time. To add to that, the pizza was absolutely 10/10. Definitely recommend Antonio's if you're looking for pizza in Avalon! read more

Food was ok. Not anything special. The service was terrible. Both women running the dining room were rude and lazy. My wife was holding our infant daughter and they made her go the the back and pull out a dirty high chair herself. We had to argue for packets pepper and cheese for our pizza. The pace is overall dirty and smells like cigarettes. No need to ever go here when there are so many good places to eat nearby and even a great pizza place less than 5 mins away(walking). read more

Do not bother trying this place. We were on our way to Catalina Brew House to get pizza, but saw this place on our way. Decided to stop and grab some slices. The pizza was terrible. The service was terrible. The restaurant itself was very small, cramped, and uncomfortable. read more

Food was very good and affordable! Staff was super nice! We had the pizza and thought it was great! Compared to most other places on the island it was good and decent prices. We went to lobster trap before this and wished we would have just come here. read more

This review is only for people with gluten allergies! This place looked good to eat at and it said on the menu that they have gluten free pizza. Unfortunately if you have a severe gluten allergy it would be best not to eat this pizza because they prepare it in the same area as the regular dough and flour so it will be contaminated. At some pizza places we would ask if they could prepare the gluten free pizza in a clean area, sometimes they say yes and sometimes they say they can't and it's completely fine we always understand if they are not able too. We tried asking if they could prepare it in a clean area just so the gluten free dough doesn't touch the other but they didn't seem to understand and the cooks said to "go somewhere else" in a pretty rude manner. We understand if it wouldn't be safe to eat but they didn't have to be rude. We only asked one time if they could prepare it that way, it wasn't like we were asking over and over. They could have just said "it wouldn't be safe we recommend that you eat somewhere else." The host was very nice, it was just the cooks that made us upset. But if you don't have a gluten allergy this place looks really good! read more

Try first time visiting the island and I was told not to go here but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt but I highly regretted it.I called to place an order and the lady was very rude and she kept rushing me and everything I asked about was off the menu because I was looking at an old one so we just ordered a large pizza with wings. We ordered half and half but both sides were to have pepperoni and cheese but she got upset because I confused her. They lady told us it would be a 30-40min wait but my boyfriend went after 20min not expecting it to be done but it was and it looked like it had been sitting out for awhile already. The pizza was like frozen pizza and my boyfriend couldn't even finish his side so $40 gone to waste. The wings were so vinegary that we couldn't eat them. Such a sad pizza place. read more

We needed a quick bite. We saw Antonio's Pizza and decided to try it out. We were not disappointed. The service was great, we ordered a combination pizza and it was prepared and ready quick! The pizza toppings looked delicious and the taste was equally delicious. We enjoyed our pizza as we sat outside on a small table on the sidewalk. read more

Pretty good pizza - even tasted good the next day. It wasn't oily as some other reviews claimed. Maybe we just got lucky? Or maybe they were unlucky? Who knows but it hit the spot. We ordered to go and it took a long while. They only have small and large pizza sizes - no medium.. the side of spaghetti with sauce was basic but at least the sauce wasn't runny. I'd recommend this place if you have a pizza craving while in Avalon. read more

Original Antonio's - Menu 08/03/22 - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

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Great food. Spaghetti and pastrami and Italian sandwiches were amazing! Our waitress was so sweet and had excellent service. The garlic cheese pizza crisp was delicious. I loved all the old pictures on the walls and the decor. A+++ and highly recommend this place! read more

Antonio's is a 50'-style pizzeria and deli - they offer pizzas, pastas, salads, soups, and hot & cold sub sandwiches. I love the fact that they offer pizza by the slice as well. The hubsters wanted a little snack, so he ordered 1 slice of cheese pizza (Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Provolone, Cheddar, and Parmesan Cheese (which is also the cheese base for all the other pizzas as well!)). It was pan-style, so the pizza itself was thick, fluffy, and actually pretty tasty for a regular cheese pizza! However, I was intrigued as this pan pizza had a nice crispy crust - mmm! With a little sprinkle of chili flakes, this pizza was definitely delicious. A great spot to stop by if you want a little snack; I would love to come back and try out their 'Mamma Mia's Day Old Spaghetti,' as that sounds pretty delicious. +pizza-by-the-slice +cheese base is 5 cheeses! +pan with a thin crispy crust :D read more

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We needed a snack so opted for a couple of pizza slices. Pepperoni slices ($3.50). Super greasy and chewy!!! Didn't care for it... You can order at the window or go inside and place your order. Small restaurant off the main street. Several tables inside and about 2 tables outside. read more

Original Antonio's - 3.25 per slice - Pizza Near Me - Avalon, California

Average pizza. Expensive for lack of quality. MAGA decorations everywhere so ok if you support that.