Good pizza. Noisy atmosphere. Fair enough prices. The only thing we would have changed is a little more sauce on the pizza. Staff were friendly. For as busy as the place was it was fairly tidy. Would go back. read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Pizza! - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Came here today for a lunch sized pizza. Served 11-2. Got myself the quick draw for 8.65. Honestly it's a great deal. Paddingtons original is probably one of my favorite pizza places in town. I got there right when it was coming out of the oven. And my favorite way to eat it is hot and fresh straight from the box in my car. It was so good. If you want what I consider a great pizza than go check out there lunch size pizzas. I think the simpler the better for the size. read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Quick draw Pizza Lunch - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Padington's is the best pizza restaurant in Salem. I'm a little biased. I worked here as a teenage (about 100 years ago, it feels like). Padington's uses almost entirely fresh ingredients. Some things, like pineapple and canned mushrooms are not fresh. And, obviously, salami, pepperoni, and canadian bacon comes a package. However, on the other hand, when you order a pizza with mushrooms, you're asked if you want canned or fresh. And, the sliced meats are sliced in-house. Sausage and hamburger is cooked fresh, as well. I love the corn meal that is placed on the pans before the pizzas go into the oven. Don't expect thick-crust pizzas here, though. Unless I missed something, all the pizzas are thin-crust. Seriously, the pizza here is the best tasting anywhere. I highly recommend it. My favorites: Gold Digger (canadian bacon and pineapple) and Forty-Niner (combination, with sliced fresh tomatoes placed on the pizza after cooking). Get used to the weird names. Most of the pizzas have original names. Pistol Pete's is a pepperoni. Sod Buster is sausage and mushroom. You won't find a lot of video games, records hanging from the ceiling, or other gimmicks. Instead, you'll find a clean dining room with a player piano and a big-screen TV for those days when a game is on. VIsit Padington's. You won't be disappointed. read more

Padington's is right out of a chapter from days gone by, with Victorian decor and vintage photo. The restaurant is spacious and set up for groups and a flurry of activity. I can only imagine what it used to be like, but it was pretty quiet during my visit. The self playing piano is still on display but seemed to be out of commission. There is no table service, you order when you walk up to the window and they give you a number. Slide down the bar to order drinks. They've got the basics; soft drinks, beer on tap, bottled flavored Snapple and two liters to go. They have one non-alcoholic beer option, so I requested regular ice tea and was happy to get a half carafe of unsweet to myself. While you're there, you'll need to grab plates, napkins, red pepper flakes, and request parmesan cheese if you'd like it. My friend and I sat across from a big screen mounted over a fireplace and caught the Olympic trials while waiting for our order. Once it arrived, I understood all the fuss! That stringy cheese pulled with each slice we ate. It was absolutely delicious and worth the wait. I can't wait to bring my kids here. read more

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I can't believe this place only has 3 stars!! As a Salem local, I've been coming here for years and it's one of the best pizza places in town. I don't love pizza and would gladly eat here frequently. The pieces are small, which makes it easier to justify the seven slices you just ate. The crust is crispy and the cheese is superb: stretchy and gooey. Complaints: It's expensive and the bathroom isn't super clean. read more

I went to pick a pizza to go yesterday. Iv done this a number of times before Iv been going there for years Im 77 and look it and wearing a Vietnam hat and for the first time I didnt receive a discount The new young girl says you should of said something! Many, many years Iv ordered pizza, Yes I know they are to ask you age and military. It in 10 years no problem Iv NEVER not got a discount read more

Friendly staff, older style place (does need some dusting). My coworkers raved about this place , I finally had it and was super disappointed. Good size pizza but sauce had no flavor and overall didn't like the way they made it with a whole tomato on top along so many olives, this took away from the other flavors . Most places cook their tomato, they stack theirs on top (I should have looked). read more

We've been coming here for years! Always on our way back from Lincoln City where we have a vacation home, heading to Lake Oswego. It's the best pizza ever! The crust is perfection - crispy. We always get the lunch size pizzas and we buy 4 for just the two of us. Leftovers are always yummy! The place hasn't been updated in decades but we don't mind. The pizza is worth it read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Canadian bacon and pineapple - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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Great pizza!! Fun for all of our family. Plenty of room to celebrate our 2 year old. Service was superb.

This frickin place!! Stops taking orders at 8:40 yet adamantly claim to be "open" until 9. That's like 7/11 saying they're open 24/7 but you can't buy anything from 9pm thru 6am!! What's the damn point. Just be honest with your customers and stop lying to yourself!! This is hands down the biggest sin in the restaurant industry! Any successful will serve their customers until closing time no matter when they come in. read more

The pizza was fine and the atmosphere is an older style. People were friendly. The pizza is probably too expensive for what we had. We have had less than great experiences here. Straight out of NY is better. read more

Great 'za! Reminds me of Shakeys that we had up in WA. Pizza seems maybe 20% too high for what we got though. Front counter guy ('hey boss') was super cool. Nothing fancy otherwise, oh wait.... the wine and beers from their cooler are not "cool" and instead a bit hard to throw down due to their temps being warmer than expected. . read more

We picked up pizzas and my favorite is the Grub Steak, which has just about everything on it including mushrooms and tomatoes. I did not bother trying the other pizzas so can't grade them, but they were also gobbled up. It was a call-in order which was ready when we got there to pick it up. read more

This is the way Padington's Pizza is supposed to taste. The increased quality of the products used to make their pizzas is more than noticeable when compared to the South location. It truly is a shame that the other location was allowed to keep the name because they are no where near the same quality. I always call ahead to order whether I plan to dine in or take-away and rarely do I have to wait more than a few minutes. read more

Love the pizza! Don't like when you get to the parlor to pick up. why isn't there a pick up line and a order line? Also wish they had online ordering and paying with a quick pick up line. read more

The pizza was really good. I wasn't impressed with the customer service. The employee at the drink bar was rude and no very outgoing. This was my first time at this location. I doubt I'll go back. read more

First I'll say I liked the pizza.... The others in my party weren't impressed. Waited for our pizza for 45 minutes. They did have some large groups, so I guess it's to be expected. The customer service was terrible. I went up to the counter to ask for a cup of ice... totally ignored me like I wasn't even there. Finally had to speak up. That irks me so bad when these young kids don't know the meaning of customer service, and it happens everywhere. A simple "I'll be right with you" goes a long way. Lastly, used the bathroom and it was filthy. Every stall had a small portion of toilet paper roll on the back of the toilet bowl. That is my take, you can make your own conclusions read more

Once again, unable to pay with cards systems down had to leave pizza . Guy in front of me had a stack of pies he couldn't pay for and was rubbing his head read more

Nothing to brag about pizza. This place always seems to be busy so must have a good following. However competition in the community produces a tastier product. Order taker/cashier was unfriendly and distracted. read more

We hadnt been to Padingtons in a while so we decided to give it a try. We ordered a Bandito pizza to go. I'm glad we did. The pizza was good, but the service was just ok, barely friendly cashier, and not very professional. The cooks and the manager looked like they just rolled out of bed, and the restaurant was gross. Very dirty and outdated, food scraps and paper all over the floor behind the counter, food prep counter and storage doors are all beat up, and most tables had food remains on them even though it wasn't very busy. If you are going to have an open kitchen concept, it really needs to be appealing and clean. We were hesitant to eat after seeing the kitchen. It's sad to see how bad it has gotten, we used to love to come here. Back to Walerys! read more

This is a time capsule from the 1970's stained glass, gold wall paper surrounded by dark wood. The pizza is pretty good. They definitely don't skimp on the toppings. They are not really kid friendly... There are no arcade machines or kid themed stuff. They hassled me about my service dog and made me feel like leaving before my pizza was ready. I asked for my pizza to go to avoid the drama but they neglected to box it up and begrudgingly told me they legally can't refuse service dogs. read more

Pizza is great. Service and atmosphere was so bad I won't be having family gatherings there anymore. Rude patron cussing me out and basically challenged me to a fight inside the restaurant. I informed the manager and asked that she ask them to leave. Then rude guy comes up and starts cussing at me again and the manager. I step away to let her handle crazy guy.....AND SHE LETS HIM STAY!!! He sits right next to our party. Then harasses us again in the parking lot when we leave. If the management doesn't have the backbone to deal with people that can't control themselves in public, it's not somewhere I want to take my kids. read more

My very expensive cheese pizza topping was smashed on the top of the box since the triangle plastic piece was placed in almost the crust of the pizza (you can see it under the lid if you look closely in the pic) also had to cut pizza ourselves when we got home. Wait time is long and pizzas way too expensive for them to be this careless.. Called manager on duty and was told "sorry" was not offered no refund or no new pizza, very disappointed read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - a pizza in a box - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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The girl who rang us up was not rude but not the nicest but she did the job. The pizza was yummy and everyone was working very hard. Yes there is a staff of teenagers. Though not a one has their phone out which is rare in today's society. You go to a fast food place and usually they are texting or chatting away. Here everyone was working. The manager (the only one in black) was working and helping them out. At one point he even cleaned the tables. I do not get why there are so many negative reviews. I saw nothing of what was mentioned in them. People Came in and got their pizzas quickly. We got ours in 15-20 minutes. The crew was all wearing uniforms shirts and all seemed very kind to the customers. They were a well oiled machine tonight. The pizza was throughly cook and yummy. I would come back. read more

The customer service I had today was excellent. I 4 pizzas for a group that asked me to come here. (I'm out of town). All were served hot and delicious. Not sure why others complained but this group was very satisfied. read more

In town for a business trip, was craving some pizza stopped by here, great service, building inside was cool, the pizza looked really good, tasted fine, it wasn't the best I'd ever had but really damn good. Next day it was good too. Would definitely stop by again next time I'm in town. Update had the pizza cold and it was delicious the flavors went beyond what it tasted like hot would definitely recommend. read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Gold Digger Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I live one mile from Paddington's south and have been buying pizza from there every Friday for the past three years. In the last month or so, we've noticed that the pizzas have been dried out, super flat (no soft crust), and worst of all, cut into super small pieces. I went to the original Paddington's on Pine out north, about 30min drive to try the pizza out north and the pizza is so much better and the Paddington's we all love so much. The owner helped me and she was so nice and patient with my questions about why the south restaurant is so bad now. I'll be driving out north now every Friday for our pizzas. read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Notice how fluffy and soft the crust is? NOT FLAT and dry like the pizza out at Paddington's south. - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I hadn't been to Paddington's in a few years because in the past, their pizza was so so. I decided to try it again about a week or two ago and I cannot believe how rude the staff was. I placed the order to go over the phone and when I showed up to pick it up, they made me wait 15 minutes to even address me. I could see me pizza in the hold shelf so it was ready to go. There was no one in front of me. There was no one behind me. I was the only person in the facility and the girl couldn't be bothered to even greet me and asked me what I was there for 15 minutes. I waited to pick up my cold pizza , I'm not going back there. Pizza isn't that great to be treated so rudely. read more

I was so disappointed! We have been there in previous years and it was good. This time is was not even close to being good. This was a mediocre pizza at best. It was a large pizza (not as large as I expected). It was $32. We had a half and half. The crust was like a cracker. Not much cheese or sauce. An acceptable meat topping, and a quite a bit tomato and pineapple, which was good. However, overall it was tasteless. Would have preferred Costco at a third of the price. read more

Pretty disappointed I have came here for years and always thought it was the best pizza in Salem expensive but worth it I get a carry out and when I open the box this is how it looks for $30 bucks not real impressed to say the least. The small pizza in the center was good read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Large custom pizza burned - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

They're pizza is still pretty good probably one of the better pizzas in salem. But they're custom service leaves much to be desired. I've been in the restaurant industry for over 20 years and by turning customers away they have broken a cardinal law in my book. If a restaurants hours of operation are from 11am to 8 pm that means your taking orders until 7:59pm! If you stop taking orders at 740 then change your hours of operation!!! Don't be so selfish and lazy that your not willing to give good customer service if it means you have to take a pizza out of the oven after closing time!! BS. DONT SAY YOUR OPEN IF YOUR NOT!! Unbelievable. read more

Just ordered a pizza to be brought to our car. First person I talked to told me to come in and pay. I said I needed curbside delivery. He transferred me to a person that I told we could not pick up in the restaurant and required curb pick up because we are elderly and have compromised medical condition. She then told me they won't sell to sick people. I told her we were not sick but trying to stay that way. She got indignant and then got my information then promptly hung up on me. She sounded very young and not very considerate of our needs. We love padingtons but this was totally unacceptable during this pandemic crisis. read more

This was the worst experience i'v had at this store-our Pizza was 25 minutes after it was to be ready-they gave one of our pizza's to somebody else--I observed one party of approx 8 leave because there order was misplaced & never made-during our 25 minute wait-the 4 people behind the counter were joking around & talking will pizza's still had not been prepared--The biggest turn off was one of the employees brushed his hair back with both hands & then promptly stuck both hands into ingredient tubs to pick up toppings for the next pizza read more

I get it, inflation sucks. But no restaurant anywhere should be charging $35 for a medium pizza. That is insane. You want to keep your customers happy and coming back, drop your prices. The pizza is good but no pizza is worth more than the wage of an hourly employee EVER! See the pic below or what they consider to be $35 worth of pizza. GREED! You lost a customer that will never return here again. read more

The Original Padington’s Pizza - Here is how small the pizza is compared to my small hand. Is this really worth $35?! NO!!!! - Pizza Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Good and have been coming here for 40 years. I recently was disappointed to see that the lunch size pizza seems smaller that it has been, Everyone is looking for ways to cut costs. Charging more is the answer. I will keep frequenting but I second guess a bit that this has occurred. read more

You never know when an era is going to end. For years and years Padington's was my favorite pizza ever (see my previous review). What we had tonight was nothing like the Padington's of old. As soon as we opened the takeout box I knew something was very wrong. - They put way more cheese than before on. That may sound great to some people, but a big blob of uncooked cheese is not my thing. - The worst part is they are now using a different pepperoni. Their previous pepperoni was the best around and one of the key ingredients that made Padington's so delicious. The new pieces of pepperoni are larger, blander, and greasier. Not a good combo. - Overall the pizza just tastes different, and not better. The crust seemed the same, but the sauce, cheese, and toppings were all new and not as good as before. Their customer service, which was always their weak point, is worse than ever. Everyone who works there looks and acts miserable at all times. What used to be my favorite pizza place anywhere (I've only lived in Oregon for a couple years but Padington's has been my favorite for 10 years or so) is now just another, very expensive pizza joint. No better than Walery's, Abby's, Odd Moe's, or any other place in town. We'll have to try the South Salem location and see if it's still the same, because I don't see coming back to this location any time soon. How the mighty have fallen indeed. #Sadington's read more

I had heard such good things about Paddingtons! Long-time Salem residents sang their praises. Well, despite the less than glowing current reviews, I figured I'd blow my diet on, what I was hoping, a worthwhile pizza binge. Maybe I should be relieved that the closest pizza to my new home leaves so much to be desired... ;) The crust was crunchy, but bland. Flour and water, no yeastiness or even a 'pizza crust flavor'. Needed salt. The sausage half of my pizza (with fresh mushrooms) had no flavor, the pepperoni (with bell pepper) side was better, but... lacking. The sauce was quite flavorless. I ended up making a sauce with tomato paste, salt, oil and fennel to 'dress the leftovers up' - and it was still lacking. Disappointing, especially for the cost. I've heard the South Salem location is better, though the crust may be as lackluster. read more

WOW! I have been a customer for 35 years. This place has gone WAY downhill. Stood for 10 minutes in line to pay for pizzas that I preordered. When the girl finally charged me for my order, she overcharged me $2, I got that back. They had 8 pizza makers and one cashier who was spending all of her time taking phone calls. My pizzas were supposed to be done at 5:30. Its 6:10 and they still havent even come out. I feel sorry for the gal trying to take phone orders and manage the cash register all while the manager has his back to her and only cutting pizzas. That's it. Sometimes, he stands there with zero pizzas coming through. Turn around and help out! I prefer Walerys in West Salem, just didnt want to fight bridge traffic. It would have been totally worth it if I had. OK I just laughed. Still a guy's making pizzas in 15 people waiting in line with one gal only taking orders now. Someone else working the phone. What a great example of POOR MANAGEMENT on display at Padingtons. read more

First time here. Recommend by a friend. Ordered a large combo. I got a stomach ache. I suspect it may hav been undercooked as it was a Friday and they were very busy. How is the pizza cooked ? Is it on a timer basis or do you all just eye ball it? read more

this place has the absolute worst time management always add 15-20 min to the wait time given. Employees never apologize and many run around doing nothing, ignoring phone calls on their personal phones. It's extremely frustrating when a business is religiously late with your food even when you call hours ahead and give a time you need your order. do better much better! read more