They really need to learn how to make a decent pizza. The first time we when we had a regular thin crust pizza and was very very bad so we went back and got a pan pizza which tasted like bad Bisquick and the sauce was equally as bad. Being from Chicago, I am well educated enough to know what a decent pizza taste like and I know a lot of people in Minnesota which I call land of the bland just don't get a good pizza. t Thus we will never go back maybe for the beer because that's the only thing good there and it's cold. read more

I reside near the North branch Pizza pub. The service is great. The food is always good. However, last night we went to the Forest Lake location, which is a renovated and located on the far side of the lake. What happened? *food quality plummeted. *The technology was never upgraded to cover the entire restaurant *we were seated in a booth that should've been torn out and replaced because a normal person would not sit in it chair with no back. Now this all might sound trivial, but life is no longer inexpensive. $100 with only one beer served at the table. However, I just don't know. The last thing I will list ,I have never experienced before. the drinking water they serve taste like fish oil? That can't possibly be city water. The location has the ambience to be a crown jewel. This is why my reaction is a maybe. Go see for yourself tell me if I'm wrong. read more

After a horrible experience after they first opened we decided to give it another shot today. Walked in and stood behind a woman as she spoke to the hostess. She said they were a party of 8. The hostess immediately said in a rude tone ITS AT LEAST 45-1 hour for seating and IM NOT MOVING TABLES and pizzas are an hour. It was as if this woman was inconviencing her by bringing 8 patrons to the restaurant. (There were several empty tables). We looked at each other and walked out choosing a nearby restaurant. Never again. read more

I've had nothing but positive experiences eating here with my family. Food was good beer was nice and cold what else do you need for lunch. Good customer service. read more

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The service is absolutely terrible waited 32 min to receive a drink refill,and the waitress was talking to her friend while working. Its really annoying and I spend $100 a week in there. Going to the center city pizza pub,forest lake one suvks! read more

The pizza is great and always a go to but we have not had great luck with the bartender at times only talking with a few customers and not having much time for getting our drinks refilled read more

More than 10! This place is amazing because of the food and we have know Morgan since summer 2025. We absolutely love her service, kindness and overall she makes us feel more than good, great and amazing. It's the reason we come to Pizza Pub in Forest Lake read more

I think the pizza has improved and they put on more toppings than my original review. Very nice staff and clean open seating. Worth the drive. read more

Ok, this place SUCKS. My pancakes took over an hour to arrive and they were both hard on the outside and uncooked in the middle. Our waitress was absolutely terrible, let alone the fact that she never came back to ask how the food was- I knew she wouldn't. I will never come here again. 0 stars read more

Pizza Pub - Forest Lake - Unfinished batter in the middle and hard crusty on the outside- yum! - Pizza Near Me - Forest Lake, Minnesota

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Tonight I put in an order over the phone. We get there at 40 minutes they told me it would be 30 minutes. The blonde and red head host were talking in the little cubby area when I walked in. I waited about 5 minutes and another girl asked if I had been helped I said no. She went to the cubby area and said yall need to stop talking and get to the host stand. They took payment and said I'll go grab the food. 15 minutes later they come out with the food said they weren't quite done but when I felt the food it was cold. I get it don't really care if the food was cold my issue is the mediocre staff who were too busy chatting than helping the guests. Poor guest experience. Won't be back for a long time if I do come back. Very disappointing read more

The food is amazing here! 10/10 for that. The service could be better, we hardly saw our server and had to ask other servers for refills and such. And the whole place was kinda dirty, the floors looked unswept there was glass under a baby's highchair and no one took out dirty dishes or menus at all during the time we were there. read more

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First thing that hit us was the echoing noise in here. Service was horrible. Got the wrong pizza. Food was just OK. Terrible parking. Will go elsewhere for pizza. read more

messed up beverages order. Been waiting more than 35 minutes for our pizza and I'm pretty sure the server just lied when she said the kitchen is backed up and it will be 7 more minutes for our pizza order. Terrible experience so far... read more

I'll echo some of the other sentiments about this place. We came in the late afternoon in time for happy hour to be in effect. While we ordered happy hour drinks, we weren't charged the happy hour price. The bill was further padded by a 3% admin fee. I hate it when restaurants have these obligatory fees. To add insult to injury, the service was ridiculously slow. The restaurant had just a few patrons and it took close to an hour to get our pizza. We did enjoy the pizza and the sports bar vibe, but we may just call for takeout next time. The long wait, bill mistakes, and admin fee added to the bill might be deal breakers. read more

Had a simple Nacho's BAD! Hardly any Cheese which they had to NUC some in the microwave and give us. Not good! Hell they have a pizza oven and fresh cheese pretty simple and quick to make. Very poor had to ask for plates and silverware. We go here for pizza on a normal bases and no problem but now needs improvement. read more

The food is good, but my goodness they are extremely slow. Do not go here unless you have two hours to sit around. There weren't very many people at the restaurant and they were still slow. read more

Wonderful atmosphere! I'm not a pizza lover, but I love coming here because it is so lively and fun! It's right on the lake, they have outdoor seating, dock service. Highly recommend read more

Great pizza place!!! Full bar. Great Service. Fantastic Food. ...in Forest Lake!! Thank you, Pizza Pub for another GREAT food option near us!!!! read more

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I am glad Pizza Pub decided to expand to Forest Lake, this is a great addition, and I hope it sticks around for a long time. The building is beautiful, the parking lot is spacious, and both the dining room and bar are very comfortable. The TVs in the bar are very inviting to watch a Twins game and chill for a bit too. The cheese bread was outstanding, some of the best I have had in a long time, and the pizza tasted just like the pizza I had at the location in North Branch, so that worked well for us. The server was friendly, but unfortunately not around much so our drinks sat empty for long periods of time. Hopefully, the service was just a fluke because we loved this place. read more

First stop. Any lake worth its salt has dining and drinks on the water. Finally made it into the recently opened Pizza Pube in (and on) Forest Lake. This is add to local chain. Parking lot seems consistently packed, a good sign. Staff friendly and attentive, which is hard to expect these days. Great beer selection and plenty of TVs for the games. But, if you are slinging Walleye Pizza, you best have Grain Belt Premium on tap!! Pizza was great, we had a 12" on traditional crust (thinner, perfect) and it was more than enough for 2. The Italian Sausage and house pizza sauce were both fantastic. Stoked to be a regular here. read more

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The food was good! I can say we all had good sandwiches and the pizza has been good as well when I've come here previously . I was not impressed with the service while we were starting the meal and waiting to pay. I was never asked for a refill, and when I received the check, I waited over 15 minutes. The catch is there were only a few people in the restaurant and the server was two tables away talking about life with them and ignoring her other customers. I finally got up to go pay at the bar and she noticed and came over and apologized for not coming sooner. The atmosphere is great and you get a great view of the lake while eating! read more

My family and I went to Pizza Pub for Mother's day. I had never been there and my brother and sister in law suggested eating here. It was an awful experience. We were a party of eight..not that large. We waited for an hour for our food. My brother's and niece's pizza was cold as well was my dad's fries. My dad had to go to the bar for water for my niece. The poor quality and service makes me question why I would return. read more

The first visit took 1.30 hours to get food... food didn't come at the same time... then wrong order. Second visit they didn't have alternative options for pizza cheese ... including no fresh grated parmesean cheese. Few gluten free options. read more

We came as a group of 30. No reservation, but I did call about 15 minutes ahead to give warning. 5pm on a Friday. It was busy inside, outside and at the dock. They were incredibly accommodating - no problem with separate checks. Food was good, service was good, it was clean. We left very pleased. We will be back! read more

Their service is absolutely terrible EVERY time I go in there. Pizza is great but I've tried other things on the menu and it's just ok. Cook place on the lake great bar, but they have to do something about the service. Takes forever to order, get a drink or anything for that matter. read more

Way overrated! typical franchise quality pizza. Nothing good about the pizzas. Tried a pan pizza, AKA, deep dish. Not even close to a deep dish. Don't waste your money, unless you enjoy eating nothing but gooey dough! TERRIBLE! read more

Loaded tots were undercooked and soggy. Bacon also seemed undercooked. I've had these twice at this location and unfortunately they were not edible either time! Cheese sauce is way too runny. read more

Numerous tables available but had to wait for hostess to seat us. BUT, hostess was on phone for ten minutes so we sat and waited. Finally just walked in and got drinks. Why cant this place get its schmidt together??? read more

Slow service. Incredibly expensive. They charge a convenience fee even when paying in cash which is not disclosed at time of service. Do not waste your time or money with that place read more

Waited 20 minutes before anyone came over to greet us and give us menus. Monday evening with literally 10% of the tables seated. When the gal did come over she said someone else will be with us. Another 10 minutes went by and no one came by. I see it is three stars. This place will probably go the way of the last 4 places that were in here. Sorry to hear. I usually like Pizza Pubs. read more

Took at least 45 minutes to get our food - a lot of other reviews echo the same sentiment. When the food did come, it was mediocre at best. Waitress could have cared less. Pretty disappointing, will not be going back nor will I recommend this place to anybody. read more

Waitress tried to be attentive. Took the kitchen 45 minutes to get our food out. It was not busy (first clue) and we watched several other tables that arrived 10-20 minutes after us get served. We only had a table of two and watched the waitress type the request into the computer leading me to believe the kitchen staff are mediocre at best. My chicken Parmesan was terribly dry with little to no sauce and the cheese was burned from the broiler. Not sure what they ate doin back there....not recommended. Don't waist your time or money here!!! read more

While we did have a large group, we had two kids that received their orders 25 minutes apart. Our waitress was sweet and comped part of the meal. We waited more than an hour for our last personal pizza to come out. The food was good however, which is a shame because of the failure of the kitchen. read more

Service was terrible. We sat in the bar as the seats in the booths in the dining area are horribly uncomfortable. We sat for 30 minutes and no server ever came to us. I went to the bar to get drinks and a menu. The bartender said he would send a server over. We waited 15 minutes and no one came over. I ended up ordering pizza at the bar. We got our pizza (surprisingly) and it was not that good. Hard, cardboard like crust. No server came after the pizza was delivered. I had to go to the bar for more drinks. My second drink had something floating in it. We paid the bill (no tip) and left. We will never return as there are many restaurants with better food and service in the area. read more

Service and food sucks, you can get better frozen pizza. Crust taste like cardboard. Burgers are bad, all the food seems like it comes from some frozen shop. read more

Great location, live music was cool and food is good. Service SUCKED. Was there yesterday on a beautiful Saturday and docked our boat at the restaurant, that's a really great feature. We sat at our table for 30 minutes and nobody came. I had to go find someone to take our order. I really want this business to succeed and love Pizza Pubs. Please figure out your service requirements, and especially on a Saturday. read more

We have been there for a couple lunches service is improving food is good definitely worth a try

Service was awful. The food might be good, if you can get a server to bring you some. :(

Waited about 1.5 hours for food which was kraft Mac and cheese, bagged salad and frozen mozzarella sticks. This place has outrageous prices for below average food. read more