We unexpectedly came here trying yo find a restaurant open later than 9pm after our raft trip. We were pleasantly surprised to find the service (Raul) and food (pizza) to be great! Coming from an area known for great pizza this was a good find! read more

Great pizza, fun atmosphere, yummy wings and great beer selection. Service is a little slow but otherwise this is a great find in taos. I would be back to try something else. This place does take to go orders and call ahead. They have plenty of parking and indoor and outdoor seating. Nice selection of many types of beer including the Hatch Chile Amber Ale that I tried. Good wings, nice and crispy and the pizza was solid not too doughy priced just right. I asked for more iced tea and water which never came but they were apologetic. We sad outside on the benches under the trees and it was a nice dinner, a few bugs but we were outside that was to be expected. read more

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We waited over an hour for our garlic bread. Pizza never came either, so we went ahead and left. We got there at 7:45 and left at 8:50 without any food. The waiter was nice but seemed to have no clue what was going on. Great place if you prefer an 1 hour - 2 hour wait for bread. read more

Pizza was average, something kinda gross happened with the pizza that was accidently brought to us then swapped over to the other table. The server was a chill dude, ambiance is actually quite nice liked the outdoor seating environment which is good because indoors was hot wouldn't wanna get stuck in there. read more

This place has a cozy, rustic patio but the service is extremely slow despite very few customers. The server was friendly, but she made multiple mistakes including bringing a pizza with white sauce, which is what we explicitly said we didn't want. The food was only so so. The pasta was very disappointing, we left most of it untouched. The pizza was okay, the salad was stale. However, the prices were what you'd expect from a decent 4-star restaurant. Not worth our time or money. read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Pasta with sausage, mushroom pizza - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

We thoroughly enjoyed this place. The food was amazing and our server was attentive. We love a good hole in wall spot, and this was right up our alley (family of 5). We had the carnivore pizza, a primavera pizza, a calzone, and a huge pepperoni slice. As an added bonus, the music was awesome! I highly recommend you give this place a shot if you're in Taos. read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Carnivore pizza - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

Highly recommend the shredder! This was amazing pizza. You have to get the pesto! The customer service was also divine. Get anything with the pesto. You should come here! 30+ beers from New Mexico. So great! Even when you sit outside, they give you a placemat on the picnic tables! I wanted to sit out here for hours! read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Amazing parking! - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

OMG! How can a pizza joint wind up with one-star reviews! Let me tell you that they don't give a s*#t what people think of them. I placed a phone order and arrived, with no else at the counter, getting settled up with the establishment took 15 minutes. The guy at the counter couldn't cash me out because he didn't take my order. He went across the parking lot to the cafe and returned saying the gal who took my order would be returning to cash me out...... Eventually a girl shows up and is so obviously stoned and mumbled that she had to go find something.... Long delay as she went out a side door, back to the cafe nearby, and lord knows what she was doing. Meanwhile the counter guy is getting embarrassed for me. He offers to settle me right away if I pay cash and gives me a price of $27. I give him cash and finally the girl returns..... The guy then says she needs to finish the transaction. She asks for $31. Not professional or honest. Bottom line this joint is a total "clown show" The pizza, particularly the dough, was sub-par. Should have believed all the other customers who have left similar tales of disappointment. The restaurant business is hard and fickle These folks are not putting enough effort into staying in business. Take your appetite and money elsewhere. Taos deserves a better pizza joint. read more

Wanted to go somewhere to eat on my sisters birthday. So we picked what we thought would be a nice cool restaurant. We got there and no one was at the front we waited about 5 minutes before anyone realized we were there then the hostess said "sit where ever you want" so we asked if we could sit outside because inside was hot and dirty. So we went outside and sat down then she brought out the menus and left for about 10 minutes;when she came back she didn't ask if we wanted drinks or anything so we just ordered a very simple order. A slice of pepperoni pizza, chicken alfredo and three doctor peppers not a difficult order,well it took about 20 minutes for our drinks and they were in tiny cups no one else had these cups all the other customers had glass cups that were much bigger. She must've thought we were irresponsible or something. Then she never checked on us while we waited for the food, never told us how long of a wait, or anything then we finally got our food after almost an hour and the pizza was cold and tasted like it was sitting out for a while, the chicken Alfredo was alright but the chicken looked like it was canned. Then we got the bill,we payed and left not good service and not good food wouldn't recommend! We could've went to McDonald's and got better! read more

So the best thickest pizza around. It's a great experience, especially in the summertime after you've been fishing all day to go out and sit on their patio on their wooden tables. read more

We arrived early and saw only 1 other table occupied. We were seated by the cook, who delivered 3 place setups for 4 people. He took our order, then retreated to the kitchen to prepare many takeout pizza orders. No one else took over servingour table. The salads were supposed to come with foccicia. Our pizza slices finally came, but our 4th entree never appeared. I had to get up and go to the counter to request another fork, then again to request our 4th meal, and the foccicia. The pasta dish we were waiting for was delivered cold and we finished our salads before the foccicia came. There were 3 or 4 women standing around behind the counter, not tending to the seated customers, obviously. They did comp our cold entree when we complained. Quite a disappointment from the old days at the Outback! read more

Very good pizza, that's hard to say anywhere. The new waitress was very helpful and kind.

I've eaten here a few times and when it's good it's good but otherwise it's not worth the wait. Last week my wife's slice was only partially cooked, it was like they cooked it and then realized they forgot the vegetables and just piled raw vegetables on top and brought it to the table. The staff was only engaged in themselves. read more

My favorite pizza i've had, the service is amazing to me. The ambiance is so cool, natural lighting ! 10/10 I love this place. My favorite pizza place on Earth ! read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

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Me, my sister, and my mother always liked to come here. Good pizza, good atmosphere. The wait has always been a bit of an issue, but since we always dined out it was never more than 30 mins for our food. Not this time around. Last night, July 14th we went in at I wanna say 7:35. We got sat pretty quickly but we didn't order till around 7:45. My mother and I got a half order of garlic breadsticks and a 14' pizza; half cheese half pepperoni. My sister ordered the 6 piece buffalo wings. It took an hour and 15 minutes to get our food. We received our breadsticks about 20 minutes after we ordered. They were okay. Then at about the 40 minute mark my sister got her wings; after my mother asked what was taking so long. The waiter brought them and said "and by the way, we are out of ranch. I don't know where it is." Well thanks for telling us AFTER they were brought out. And what kind of waiter just says "I don't know where it went." What kind of customer service is that?? Then, at 8:40, an hour after we ordered, my mother went to the front to ask where our pizza was. The lady, didn't get her name, said "Well that family over there just got their pizza and they waited an hour and 20 minutes" like that's supposed to make us feel better?? When we got our pizza, an hour and 15 minutes after we ordered, it was undercooked. The crust was still super soft and just tasted like dough. Awful experience. Normally we always had a great time with dine out, but the one time we didn't we got horrible service. These people are rude, try to cover up their BS with lies, and just overall not a good experience. We will never be going back. If you enjoy waiting over an hour for mediocre food and nasty service, I suggest coming here. read more

This place used to be so good. I called ahead and ordered a pizza to go. Arrived 20 min later, and sat there for over an hour. Still no pizza. I will never set foot in that dump again. Whoever took it over must not care about the biz or making money/ keeping repeat customers coming back for more. They'll crash at some point. read more

Nice place to chill, good pizza, nice huge salad that came with the lunch special. I would definitely head back there when I'm around Toas.

This place has refinery gone way downhill which is sad. Turns on to this place after a random stop in about 10 years ago, it was solid for many years and now it's mostly a disaster. Busy and understaffed which many places are and do manage but the biggest disappointment was the pizza, not at all like it used to be. Undercooked, sloppily thrown together and even the order was made incorrectly. Soggy and flavorless. Won't be back. read more

Terrible customer service, everyone is disrespectful liars. I see why they have 1 star reviews. Its dirty inside, everyone has a different excuse for what youre being charged for, the wait is ridiculous and nobody is trained on customer service or basic consideration. They insult customers and the food is as nasty as they are. Highly dont recommend. I didnt "add" anything to my order but they try to say i did. Just terrible all around read more

Poor customer service!! We didn't even get to order. When we finally asked about getting someone to help us , the waitress was rude. We weren't about to eat at a restaurant where they don't appreciate the customer support. read more

Ambiance is nice but that does not make up for the terrible service. My family and I came in at 7:50 pm for pizza and by 8:40 pm the salads still were not out. After asking them where they were they finally came out but now it is 9:20 pm with no pizzas in sight. This is terribly disappointing as I had high hopes for this place. read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

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Is there no good pizza in this town?!? Been on an adventure this week trying to figure out the answer to this question. So far the answer is no. We thought the staff at the brewery didn't want to be there...holy moly this staff could not give a f*#^ that anyone was there. Pretty sure one of them was the owner. We were both served flat beer. Maybe there's an issue with the draft system. When we mentioned it there was no fix or care. Food was lukewarm at best by the time it hit our table. I found a Facebook page while sitting here of all the locals trashing all the food in Taos. This place might be the worst place talked about on there. In all my years in the industry I've never seen a more sad state of a town when it comes to pizza. It's one of the cheapest and easiest foods to make and no one is doing it right here. Toss it, sauce it, top it, cook it, eat it. 16 year olds do it better at a Pizza Hut. Good grief. read more

We stopped in to have lunch at Taos Pizza Outback this week. We went because of the bad review on Facebook, thinking this might be our last chance to experience this place. We really were expecting the worst. But before I get into it, I'm not disputing others experiences here. I know we have had some service issue here, and at many places in Taos, especially since the pandemic. I know many restaurants in Taos have issues finding people to work, and this is contributing to service issues. My intention here is not to delve into the ins and outs of that issue, I'm just stating it's not a problem exclusive to one or two places in Taos, or New Mexico, or anywhere else in this country. Labor in the food service industry is a problem everywhere. Moving on- Our experience this day was exceptional. We were offered to sit wherever we wished as soon as we walked in. No sooner than we picked a table menus were delivered and we requested water while we looked over the drink and food menus. Water was quickly delivered and we ordered a Cabernet and a beer, which also came quickly. At that point we had decided what we wanted, as we are familiar with what we like. We ordered a small Greek salad and a couple of pizza slices. The salad came out quickly and looked beautiful. And it tasted great, just like every Greek salad I have experienced there. The pesto dressing with walnuts is just amazing. They sell it in larger quantities if you want to take some home. Soon the slices arrived and they were loaded up with toppings, which is one thing I love about their pizza, the other being the delicious crust. We were both super happy with our selections. At no time did we ever feel ignored, or had any issue with service. Just after the pizza arrived my wife realized she wanted some pesto dressing and I simply turned toward the cash register where the servers were going over something, and I spoke up "Miss?!" One of them came as I expressed my request and it was promptly delivered. Simply put, service could not have been better this day. Both servers were encountered seemed cordial, and helpful. When we were finished, I asked to speak to a manager and I told the server why- I wanted to compliment their service as well as the kitchens quality work and efficiency. Kim, the owner came to the table in a few moments. We both told her about our positive experience this day and thanked her. We ended up in a somewhat long conversation about various issues she has faced, not the least being bad reviews. I want to stress again we have had service issue here in the past. We have had these same issues at other Taos establishments, as well as other places nationwide. Finding good help appears to be an industry wide issue. And sometimes it's just poor management. We experienced none of this today. I made sure to compliment both servers to their face, as well as the cooks in the kitchen. They all made for a positive experience for us this day. And as always- Your mileage may vary. read more

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I'm saddened by the decline in quality of the pizza and service here at Taos Pizza Outback. We decided to try it again thinking Covid was the problem. Not a Covid problem because the place has not improved. It took over an hour for a pizza that was overcooked. All the toppings were burnt. Being over cooked, it made the very tasty crust far too tough. I'm sure I'm not going to return. Very sad because I used to say this was the best in Taos. I can not say that now. Very sad. read more

A Taos institution! Amazing salads and pizza. Oh, and dessert! Every time we visit Taos, we have to eat here. Just like most things in Taos, expect eclectic! My favorite pizza is the Shredder with sausage and a house salad... the basil-parmigiana vinaigrette is out of this world! I'd give 5 stars hands down for the food, but on our recent visit, they forgot about our order that we placed 30 minutes ahead of time as we came from the other side of the gorge. Then once they started preparing our order, they forgot half of it. We ended up waiting for over an hour and the pizza was cold. But, we heated it back up, and it was as delicious as always. And we had one of their delicious brownies while we waited. read more

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Please meet Kim, she is the owner of Taos Outback Pizza. I would say she is the proud owner, but it is 100% clear she does not care about the establishment or her employees. I know this first hand because of my experience there today. To put this in perspective, we walked in the door at about 12:00pm and only two other tables were being occupied. We ordered our food at 12:19pm. We received our salads and one of our kids cheese pizzas, but at 1:24pm, I went and asked the lady at the cash register how much longer. That lady was Kim. One would think after waiting that long she would at least apologize and try to make it right, but the truth is, she didn't care and it showed. We asked for our food to go at that point, and even though we confirmed our order was right on the receipt, it wasn't right at all. When asked where the owner was, we were told she was hiding her face in her car. That right there should tell you about how this establishment is ran. Turns out, this dimensioning establishment is up for sale. I would think twice before purchasing, or even visiting, the business she is single handedly running into the ground. Update- based on Kim's reply, this is the only act of caring about the establishment she has shown. Also, this is not about your employees, this is about your lack of helping your employees. THEY are doing the best they can. YOU are not. read more

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I paid 36.16 for a 10" Gluten free pizza. You do the math and it wasn't that good. Very disappointing! We use to come here all the time when I first move to NM. Never again. read more

Soooo good always tell friends that visit to come check this place out, got a To Go pie and a slice for lunch, killer as always..... thank you!! read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Pizza pie! - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

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If I could give zero stars I would. Pizza and atmosphere were ok but when I say customer service was TERRIBLE I am not over exaggerating. Inside is filthy! I don't know who runs this business but they are not doing a good job. It appears that all the employees were stoned or on another drug, it was that bad! Simple questions they looked confused or would look right at you and just out right ignore you almost zombie like, so weird! We were charged $20 for ranch! Seriously?! Take my advice and take your business elsewhere. Our waitress was so rude, zero personality and negative points for customer service. Taos pizza outback do better, it has potential read more

Dude. This place is fire! Boyfriend and I came in one afternoon while visiting Taos and we were served by Jesse. He was a sweetheart. Our pizza was delicious and the local beers/wines that he recommended were awesome. Food was delicious! Definitely worth a visit. read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - The "Ranchero" pizza with roasted garlic added! - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

Service was bad. We called in our order showed up 30 minutes later. Said our order would be 25 minutes or less and 30 minutes later told us they had not started our pizza. an hour and 20 minutes of our life that will never get back. read more

Wow, this place has become a disaster. I have been coming her for over 30 years as a resident from Questa. Ever since the new owner bought the place it has gone downhill fast. The old great vibe of Taos Pizza Outback has been lost. Tonight we ordered online at 6pm. The app said it would be ready by 6:45pm. When I showed up at 7pm they said it would be another 45 minutes. Then when I came back they said it would be another 25 minutes, then when I came again they said it would be ready in 10 minutes. Finally the pizza was done after 2.5 hours for one pizza. No one apologized or offered any beverages or credits which is the norm when people have to wait this long for food in a restaurant. Another person next me had been waiting for over 3 hours and her kids had fallen asleep in the car waiting for their dinner. The kitchen is a mess and totally disgusting. It looks like it hasn't been deep cleaned in over 20 years. The employees all look like they are on meth, lost teeth, vacant stares and drab clothes. Super unprofessional. I will never eat here again! read more

Rarely do I go somewhere and regret eating there. Here it happened. I almost convinced the group to leave before we ordered anything. We wanted to go to a different place but it was closed for Labor Day weekend, so we settled on this place. Got a slice of the white pizza and a small caesar salad. The salad dressing is oil-based, not creamy, which is fine with me but the flavor was...kind of weird? Like it was almost buttery. I couldn't decide if I liked it or not. The pizza was very disappointing. The crust was bland and it was SUPER thick, but not in the good way, like it was very doughy and chewy. Almost like a bagel. I didn't finish it partly because the pieces are huge (I think it was bigger than my face), and partly because I just didn't like it. Not a lot of flavor overall and too heavy for a white pizza. A side note, the table was very sticky. I tried to avoid putting my hands and elbows on it. Not sure if it wasn't cleaned well after the last people or if there's a coating that was put on it. The only positive is that service was pretty quick. Would not go back and don't recommend. read more

The plus: The pizzas are grate, the spaghetti is smoky tasting, the wings are perfect. Service was top for how busy they were. And the bad: Ordered 12 wings and asked for two sauces, They charged for 2 totally separate orders $6 differents. When asked I was told owner requires the charge, I said the customer requires to be notified. It looks like management didn't communicate some important points to his/her team to notify customers. $113.00 total for a 14" pie spaghetti one order of wings (2 ) in the owner's eyes. Two glasses tea. So take it as you will. Would I go back? Not before trying the other pie recommended spots. read more

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order took over 2 hours. when I arrived at the 75 min mark, I stood at the counter for over 10 minutes before any of the staff acknowledged my presence. finally the pizza was ready but the other half of my order was not so I waited another 20+ minutes for 2 salads and garlic bread. oh and the cannoli we ordered was out and they said they could not refund me so had to choose something else which was not what we wanted. overall abysmal service and food was so so. cesar salads didnt come with Cesar dressing. alfredo pasta was not well mixed and somewhat watery From not being drained enough. turn off your online orders if you can't handle the volume of orders so you don't provide such awful service and wait times. for spending $130 on food, it should not be this way. your cooks were trying but how can they keep up with a restaurant being managed so terribly They have to rush everything. read more

This place used to be great. We came here tonight expecting to feed our party of nine. Here we sit for 2.5 hours with no pizza. Had to ask for the salad. Doesn't take much to prepare that. Yet, I'm sure it wouldn't have come unless I asked. Not much attention from our waitress either. No refills on water. Felt like a pest after a while. Finally went up to the front and asked my waitress where our food was. She was pretty dismissive and finally came to the table and stated they had a 4 hour wait!!!! Really? We've been sitting here for 2 hours. No mention of a four hour wait when we sat down. Part of the excuse was that they had a lot of takeout orders. OK, I get that but you also need to manage your in house customers. In fact I would think that they would prioritize in house customers. There are other tables that have been here before us with no food. This place is a complete and utter fiasco. I hate to say this, but do not come here. Management, service and organization is pathetic. read more

Ok look this place is a true treasure trove but in all seriousness the pizza is good service is even better it's just that well ok when you go inside the dishes are anything but clean and well they don't always make the best pizzas there good ngl but still... and with that I give this establishment an 2/10.. read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - Not something good - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

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Been coming here for 20 years. Very sad what has happened to the quality at this place. Used to be top notch ingredients, and I would tell anyone I met it was the best pizza I had ever had. The pesto dressing was incredible too Pains me to say this, but it's not at all anymore. I wouldn't eat there again after our last experience. The pizza was mediocre at best and you could tell from the sesame seeds being all over the actual pizza instead of the crust that the people making it didn't care. The pesto dressing wasn't good either, and I used to buy jars of it to go. It wasn't an issue of being too busy either. There were 3 tables. I feel like I just found out Santa isn't real I almost never write reviews. I hope this helps Outback to get back to where it used to be, so I can tell everyone how great it is again read more

One of our favorite stops when in the Taos area. Unique and yummy pizza in a great laid back outdoor space with picnic tables and umbrellas. I highly recommend the pizza and salads with the best pesto dressing ever! Currently it seems they don't have enough server staff so be prepared to wait a little longer, the kitchen works super hard to get your food out though. You can enjoy local NM beers or wines. Worth the drive to Taos! read more

Taos Pizza Out Back - The Bottom Line pizza - Italian Near Me - Taos, New Mexico

In a cold southwest afternoon, you crave two things, one get out of the cold and two CARBS! Well my friend your in luck stepping in the flavor shack. Yes it looks like an abandoned building that is being held together with gum and good will, but it's something modern restaurants have a hard time achieving, cozy. From the makeshifts eating areas with mismatch chairs, tables, and building materials, to the mellow blues, jazz bellowing from the ether. This place make you feel at ease. (Warning! If you have OCD, this get the food to go. Definitely sensory overload) and maybe some OSHA violations. For the IPA draft drinkers there is a plethora of cool golden brews to satisfy. For the food, a simple caveat, this IS NOT fast food ! It's sit your ass down, chill have a drink, put you dang phone down and have a conversation with your friends while you wait for your food to be made fresh place. Got it ! Get it, Good. There's crayons on the table for fun bro, draw a dinosaur, riding a Vespa, in a Taos masa, no one will judge you. Live. You can get pizza by the slice, and it's massive. Great way to try something new, something borrowed, and something blue, cheese that is. Anyway you slice it (The Puns) you can't go wrong. I got a slice of the portabela, and a meat pizza, all awesome, and the pasta with meatballs because, cold high altitudes = carbs. In the end you will have awaken your inner artist, mellow, carb fix, and leave with a smile on your face, ready to tackle that cool southwest weather that doesn't seem so harsh now. Onwards fellow adventurer, onwards............. read more