I love this place so much. I no longer live in Minnesota but this was the pizza staple from my childhood. We tried the veggie and Rafferty's finest- both were great. But here is a secret from old-time locals. Ask for the seafood pizza, it's no longer on the menu but they'll still make it. It's a thin crust pizza with a garlic Alfredo sauce, shrimp and krab with a mix of mozzarella, Asiago and Parmesan cheese. It's my favorite! read more

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Fast service, delicious pizza! We were staying in a rental cabin near Nisswa and took a night off from cooking. Ordered carry out. The crust is thin, could be a little crisper. Sauce is spicy in a good way, not bland. Just enough toppings. Give it a try! read more

Pizza was amazing- I had the chicken white sauce one. Garlic cheese was okay. My parents also had a pizza - pepperoni and sausage and my sister chose a veggie one. Will return! Great food and great service. read more

Awesome pizza as always as our whole family visited in late August 2022. Another family business switching hands - still hope for the same great pizza and the same great smiles. read more

We were in the area on vacation and stopped here for lunch. They had a nice size outdoor patio and plenty of seating inside as well. We tried the Jamaican Jerk pizza and it was very good! It had a spicy kick and we took the advice of others and added the pineapple to the pizza - excellent advice even for someone who doesn't typically care for fruit on my pizza. The crust was excellent - one of the best I've ever tasted!! We spent $22 for a 10" pizza, a salad, a beer and a soda. This was a place that would certainly be a regular spot of ours if we lived in the area!! read more

We have been here many times BBQ chicken is our favorite but no longer on the menu. However if you ask they might still make it. Not sure if that will always be that way. The waitress said that there are more type of pie on the web site than fit in the menu. Feisty pig. Was very good and we felt it was better than the BBQ Chicken. There is BBQ sauce and it is sweet. We have eaten here many times and find the food always good and I like the crust. Not too thin and not too thick. So if you like very thin you might want to see if they can do that special. read more

My favorite pizza place in the lakes area! Caribbean jerk with pineapple is my go to.

We love Rafferty's! Great pizza, great vibe -- our favorite "North Woods" pizza place!

I love this Rafferty's location (somehow the pizza tastes better here than the Crosslake location .... something about the old pizza ovens). Rafferty's has just about the best pizza in the Lakes area. I love both the crust and the sauce. They have clever combinations on their regular menu and their specials. Classic pizza place decor nice deck, friendly people, and a good beer selection. Love this place. read more

I loved this place. You feel safe as the hostess/waitress is masked and hand sanitizer is available as you come in the door. I like that protocols are being followed. Got a 10" with pepperoni and green peppers and a cold seasonal ipa. Pizza was hot, crispy, and delicious with just the right ratio of ingredients, sauce and cheese. Delicious. Hailey was the perfect server/host/cashier. Friendly and great service. Overall great value great pizza ice cold beer, great service! what more could you want. read more

This is one of our all time favorites! Great pizza with perfectly crisp crust. Whenever we plan a trip to the cabin it must include at least one stop to Raffertys. Outdoor seating or you can take it home. If pizza isn't your thing they also offer a nice selection of other items. read more

I've been coming to Rafferty's on and off for a number of years and I'm surprised (pleasantly) how well the place maintains a good place to enjoy a casual, reasonably priced experience. The wait staff is unfailingly personable and efficient and the menu, while not extensive, is reasonably priced and consistently prepared. Lots of places in this highly seasonal vacation destination could learn from Rafferty's "formula." Today we enjoyed Pesto Chicken and Cheesesteak sandwiches. Both were tasty with fresh ingredients and well sized. The food runner (India H.) was friendly and checked on us a couple of times inspite of the restaurant being fairly busy. Keep Rafferty's on your list when you're in the Nisswa area and looking to get out of the cabin for a casual lunch or dinner. read more

Ordered the feisty pig and was pretty good. Ordered for carryout and it was quick service. Also ordered the boneless wings and they weren't anything to write home about. Those are what they are I suppose. The staff person giving us the order was wearing a mask and that's appreciated. This place seems to be busy all the time so plan ahead if you plan to dine in. Carryout was only 15 minutes :) read more

Best pizza! How wonderful is it to have Rafferty's in Nisswa for some awesome pizza! Their flavors are remembered by my family in Texas-especially the Feisty Pig. We always love to eat the Rafferty's Finest (half olives of course). The food tastes amazing, it is consistent and the staff is so nice and friendly. Love the music they play too. Thanks, y'all! You make this Texas girl happy! read more

Unusually good pizza of many varied varieties. Great handy location with decent sit down dine in options

In no sphere of the galoxy is this anything but gas station pizza. It used to be good, even really good. Raffertys has entered the phase of its corporate existence where they use 2/3's the toppings, cheap sauce and pared labor to grab every last penny before they sell to someone else. Managers? Evidently fired. The teenagers run the business now. I've had too many wrong orders, missed on line purchases or whatever to come back here again. Used to be my favorite, but honestly just grab a gas station pizza or one from Super One. Terrible. Absolutely terrible. read more

We love Rafferty's. Great pizza. Staff in Nisswa is fantastic. Cannot say the same about the Brainerd location. We picked up pizza there this weekend and one of the older guys on staff there was extremely rude. We will not be returning to that location. read more

Rafferty's never disappoints. Tried par bake, due to covid. Amazing. The bread sticks are awesome.

Amazing Amazing pizza! My family and I get their taco pizza and others every year when we come to Nisswa. Love this place!! Highly recommend. read more

This is always one of my favorite places to get pizza in the Lakes Area. They're locally owned and everything is made fresh as soon as you order it. The atmosphere is fantastic for casual dining but they also have great take out options. read more

A must have when in Nisswa. Love the atmosphere. Pizza is amazing. Salad is ok. Kids love the toppings and sauce. A must!!

Nice place. It takes about 10-15 minutes to get your pizza. For the classic experience order a Rafferty's finest pizza with Pepsi. This pizza is amazing and to die for. Best pizza in the Brainerd Lakes area - Try the Parmesan seasoning! read more

We went to Rafferty's for dinner on Friday night & waited for a table for roughly 10 minutes. You order at the counter & they bring your order to your table. I ordered a 10" build-you-own with Canadian bacon & pineapple as well as some breadsticks for the table. The breadsticks were soft & greasy AKA delicious. My Hawaiian pizza was definitely one of the best pizzas I've ever had. However, I did not need a 10" all to myself. I could have gotten by with a 6" as they aren't as tiny as they look! I tend to like pizza the next day better than when it's right out of the oven. I will say that my pizza didn't taste great the next day cold. One of my girlfriends said the same thing but reheated hers & said it was much better that way. Noted for next time! read more

Raffetty's has great pizza! They have classic and unique pie's, great salads and good service. It's a nice gem tucked away in little old Nisswa. The Jamaican Jerk and Lucky's Chicken are both excellent choices. As a Coca-Cola drinker I was a little upset about the Pepsi selection, but a nice cold beer cheered me up pretty quick. Definitely worth checking out next time you're in the area. read more

Rafferty's Pizza is a family favorite - we come here every time we are at the cabin! Awesome pizza - there is even dairy-free cheese for me (the vegan)! The breadsticks put olive garden to shame. Casual, family friendly atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. Great service, everyone is so friendly and attentive! (: read more

Rafferty's Pizza - Pizza with the fam! - Pizza Near Me - Nisswa, Minnesota

It tasted like pizza. Toppings including the sauce and cheese all like to fall off of the slice. The cheese tastes like normal bar style pizza. The crust is barely edible unless covered completely with toppings. Leaving the edges of the crust is acceptable here. The Jamaican Jerk pizza was overly hot. I like flavor but not when it slows down my eating. At any rate, if you are up at the lake, this is a fine choice instead of cooking. I wouldn't make any special trip to this place though. Much much better exists in the Twin Cities. read more

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When staying at the grand view lodge, we went on the hunt for a good pizza place, and the reviews initially sold us, but the food had us coming back two times in a row! The calzone was amazing, as well as the pizza (we tried a few different kinds!) Would definitely recommend this place! (And our food was ready super quickly!) read more

Great thin crust pizza. Good service. Ingredients fresh and the suggested combinations both traditional and unique. Been back three times and the product has been consistently good. read more

I wrote a positive review for this place in Cross Lake, and I am seconding that great review for the Nisswa version - though this place is even better as it has a neat outdoor seating area. I love the pizza here and wish there was a place like this in the Cities. I again had the Buffalo Pizza which was delish. I also helped myself to a slice and a half og my daughter's cheese pizza, which was also tasty. I didn't think it was too expensive - I love the option of buying personal sized mini pan pizzas which allows us each to get what we want and avoid the horrible bargaining that begins each group pizza order decision. Major ups. read more

My favorite pizza place - always packed in summer (it's a resort area) but also open and very busy in winter. Pizza specials are original, of fresh ingredients and very tasty. Or build your own. We especially like the barbecue chicken pizza but the baked potato one (with mashed potatoes and baked potato toppings) was surprisingly good! read more

We stopped by Rafferty's for dinner on Friday night when we were up at the lake. I'm not usually huge on pizza restaurants, but Rafferty's was great! They have tons of unique pizzas to choose from. We ended up ordering the Taco Pizza and Flanigan's Pleasure with chicken. The Taco Pizza was great and topped with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese and taco chips, and served with salsa and sour cream. It really was like a taco on pizza crust! And their pizza crust is great, it's just the right thickness and just crispy enough so it isn't soggy. The Flanigan's Pleasure had mushrooms, black olives, green peppers and onions. I really liked the tomato sauce because it had just the right amount of sweetness. Some people at our table weren't a fan of the chicken we added to this pizza, because it was a tad dry. But otherwise, this was a great pie! read more

Rafferty's is a great place for any pizza lover! They have a lot of options, including build your own. Although the pizza was loaded with toppings and had plenty of cheese on it, it was not greasy...which usually turns off people trying to keep it healthy. Since traveling up north on a Friday can (and usually does) restrict you from making a nice meal, we decided to have pizza in town. Rafferty's wasn't busy around five when we got there, but picked up by 5:30 and the patio filled up shortly after that. We were lucky enough to get a nice spot on their patio that overlooks a nice plaza. You choose your own table and then go inside to order, then they bring out your pizza (they have sandwiches and other items besides pizza). They have a 4-5 beers on tap, all of which sounded tasty, but I settled on a Blue Moon as it is summer. They have other bottled beer and other drink options, but I didn't pay attention to them...beer was what I needed. We ordered taco pizza and a pizza with a ton of veggies and chicken. The taco pizza was good, but could have had a little more meat on it to give more taco seasoning/flavor. The other pizza was great and would be tasty with sausage or pepperoni too. I will definitely try to talk the family into going back again! read more

Our family had a decent meal here. The decor is inviting and comfortable. Very affordable. Friendly staff.

I just want to start out by saying that they have the best ranch for dipping your pizza! The first pizza we got was more crunchy but it still tasted really good. My friends and I were still hungry so we ordered another pizza the second one was more soft and fluffy which I preferred. Overall the pizza was delicious and the staff were very friendly read more

Had the chicken ranch pizza, and a sausage, sauerkraut, and banana pepper pizza. My wife and 2 little girls loved them and I'd say it was one of the better pizza experiences I've had in a long time! When back this way we will definitely be back! read more

Rafferty's Pizza - Pizza is ready. - Pizza Near Me - Nisswa, Minnesota

Stopped in on Saturday night after a day visit to Big Axe and a round of mini golf at Pirate's Cove. Place had no tables available, on account of rain, and had what looked like every staff member on. Even with all of this commotion a few spots opened at the bar and we snagged them after ordering. Started with cheese bread which was gooey, warm, and went great with the pizza sauce. Also a couple 1919 Root Beers were consumed. After a house special pizza was consumed. The toppings were plentiful and well distributed. Likewise the crust was crisp and flavorful, as well as not overly filling. I have been going to this place for years when visiting Nisswa and I am so glad that it consistently has memorable pizza that I wish I could get in the Twin Cities! read more

When I come in from out of town I always make a point to stop here. Nisswa is a great little town and they have the best pizza around! The beer is also pretty cheap so that's a always a plus. read more

Rafferty's Pizza - Canadian bacon pizza and a pitcher of Blue Moon - Pizza Near Me - Nisswa, Minnesota

Super yummy gluten free pizza! So happy to finally have good crust with fresh ingredients. Two of us shared a 10" small and picked our toppings. read more

Love this place, if they had more seating I'm sure they would make double what they already do, service is great... food is solid. I recommend eating here a few times when you are up north at your cabin. Kids will love it too... read more

Creamy draft root beer, flavorful pizza. And the gluten free pizza is a yummy option. On a crowded Saturday lunch time the staff moved things along in a friendly and efficient manner. We'll be back. read more