My boyfriend and I went here for dinner and had a wonderful server with overall great service- zero complaints on that front. It's a pretty casual setting but they do have beer and wine (from the website this is not clear) at a fair price. For a casual dinner it's perfect! Do not come here for a fancy dinner... We ordered the calamari and it is NOT recommended at all by me, especially for the price of $13 (just go to Turners for seafood). You get maybe 10-12 pieces of previously frozen kind-of-chewy calamari for $13 and a side salad on the same plate which is a ripoff - then again it's a pizza joint so I don't know why I was expecting better! The fire roasted pizza had incredible flavor. I got the Margherita which is my go-to pizza. It was very liquidy though and dribbled off the pizza. The dough is cooked with the liquid on top because it was a very mushy pizza. Again the flavor was so good please don't misunderstand that! But I was expecting higher quality considering the positive reviews. My boyfriend ordered iced tea and it came in a bottle (Honest Tea brand) which was a turn off. I will come back for the pizza to-go but it's not really a restaurant per se. read more

This isn't even worth one star. I hate giving a bad review, but I have to say that tonight we got take out from our local favorite and it totally disappointed. I walked in to pick up the order and all 3 cooks had no gloves on touching every food and it really upset me. I saw one of the girls working in the kitchen taking her bare hands filled with cheese making a salad then itched her nose. I almost started yelling at her. Her nails were so long who knows what was underneath and not wearing a hairnet either?? I'm sorry put gloves on when you are touching food especially nowadays. My husband normally does the pick-up there on Friday's and I just was very disappointed. I came home to eat my salad that I was on the fence about eating and the grilled chicken tasted liker rubber and there was a hair in my salad. I won't ever go back. We threw out most of the food after I told my husband that none of them were wearing gloves. I don't think the food is fresh there especially with how small the kitchen is. I think I might report to the board of health with not wearing gloves. I was in shock. They had their hands all over the food. NOT OK! read more

Love the fresh food and all of the different options that they have here. The food and people are so authentic and I appreciate that having Italian roots. There are not a lot of restaurants in the area like this one. I recommend the arancini and caprese stuffed Portobello mushrooms. Coming in and talking in Italian is so fun! read more

Amazing! Better than Italy! Excellent service and cool decor. Apps were great, nice selection and salads fresh and edgy! Loved the whole experience and will be back! Worth the trip to Melrose! read more

Yummy food. The burrata with procuitto appetizer was amazing. Friendly and helpful staff. I can't wait to come back.

We went for the first time the other day. Very cool space. Our server was incredibly friendly,knowledgable and enthusiastic about the ingredients and how the food was prepared. We tried the rice balls and got the fig and prosciutto pizza as well as the traditional pomodoro. The food was excellent. Finally some decent pizza in the area. Definitely worth a visit. read more

Food is fresh and tastes amazing! I knocked off a star for pizza size: I ordered a large pizza for my family and it was more like a personal size pizza that my husband could finish alone. Knocked off one more star for seating in the restaurant. I went here with a group of friends and were placed at a high top table against a wall near the kitchen/register in the back. I understand it's a small space and they do the best to squeeze everyone in, but definitely not a place to go if you have a baby carriage or a large group. read more

Went here once, nice quiet place. As soon as you walk in it smells incredible! We got our pizza loaded with veggies and no cheese (we're vegan) and they nailed it! Nice crispy pizza crust with perfectly cooked veggies and a fresh salad. Will definitely go back! read more

That glass of Malbec and Villanova pizza was the best damn decision I have made all year!

This place is awesome! I got the prosciutto de parma, The sandwich was fresh and I absolutely loved it. My mom got the chicken tortellini soup and loved it as well. Highly recommend this place! read more

Nice staff and most of the time great pizza, tad bit pricey for the pizza IMO. Salad was excellent. My only complaint and turn off is the lack of gloves the kitchen staff use found out when eating at another restaurant I wasn't the only one who felt this way. read more

I really liked this place. Ate there for the 1st time last night. Staff were very attentive and friendly when we arrived. It's not a huge restaurant probably seats 45-50 people, decor is simple but place was very clean. We had the arancini balls for an appetizer and two pizzas, the sausage with broccoli rabe and the mushroom with truffle oil... everything was awesome! Excellent pizza! The place was almost 80% full, they were busy but the service was fast and attentive. Waitress was very friendly and upbeat. We will definitely go back. read more

By far the best Italian food in Melrose, and easily competes as one of best of Melrose and area restaurants. I keep returning here with friends and on my own and everyone loves the super fresh, super flavorful food. The sauces are light and nuanced in flavor, and the ingredients chosen for each dish compliment each other so well that your taste buds sing. Casual in a cozy and friendly way--enjoy a glass of wine or beer over good conversation and top quality dishes at family friendly prices. Don't come here if your goal is to drink and party loud and the food doesn't matter (better places to go for that in downtown Melrose). read more

Tried out this place with some of my family this week. Brick oven pizza was outstanding and the pasta dishes were great as well. Very friendly and attentive waitstaff! Definitely heading back soon again! read more

Food was above average (4 stars), but the service was below average *1 star). One antipasto (eggplant) came out a bit cold. We mentioned it but didn't want a replacement. For whatever reason, the manager came out to ask about it and got very defensive about it. Not sure why he was rude, given that we didn't want another antipasto. This restaurant is a prime example of an establishment with decent food but a subpar service and demeanor. Could have been a great experience. read more

Had dinner here last night and it was great! Elizabeth, who was our server was really personable and provided great advice about the menu. We ordered the arancini for an app which was really good. My friend had the W+F salad with chicken and loved it. I ordered the mussels fra diavolo with fussili which was super spicy but delicious. I hadn't heard of this restaurant before last night but it was recommended to us and I will definitely be back to try the eggplant rollatini. read more

It was ok but cant compare to Santarpios pizza and a tad pricey

Melrose has so many pizza places but this is the freshest pizza I have ever had. It is a different style of pizza so be aware. Everything I have had there has been delicious: mac and cheese, the arancini, the raviolis, I've tried three of the pizzas, even the dessert is great. It isn't the fastest service I've experienced but you should be waiting a bit when the food is fresh and made to order like this. The staff is friendly and welcoming and the chefs are accommodating. Yes the place is small, make some new friends and eat amazing pizza. read more

Just cook the pizza longer! This is our third time trying it and I want to love it but the pizza is so soggy! Otherwise the flavors are quite good but why not just let the pies cook longer?! Salads however are delicious read more

Came here for the second time with my husband and son and had a wonderful experience! Host sat us at the pizza bar, right in front of the oven and my 5 year old was entertained the whole time. It was fun watching the chefs prepare all the dishes and cook the pizzas in the flaming brick oven. The main chef even noticed my son sitting there and asked if he'd like to play with some pizza dough- it was a hit! Ordered the beet salad and eggplant rollatini to start, then a cheese pizza for my son and sausage and broccoli rabe pizza my husband and I. Everything was super fresh and delicious. The salad was a very nice sized portion with perfect amount of roasted beets, goat cheese, walnuts and arugula. The pizza was excellent- super fresh and bright ingredients, just the right amount of fresh mozzarella and a light crust with a little bit of char. It was on the the smaller side, but enough for my husband and I with our apps. I wasn't sure how my son would fare with the style of pizza, but he ate almost the entire thing! Great beer list, great service, so lucky to have this place in our neighborhood. read more

Fantastic place for a glass of wine, pizza, salad ... and close to where we live. So glad we found W&F. We'll be back! Caio!!

This being a new restaurant, we expected for there to be a few bumps in the experience..but we're not anticipating that it would be as bad as it was. The service was extremely slow and unorganized- we sat at our table for almost 20 minutes before we even got a menu, another 15+ minutes before our order was taken & 45 minutes for us to get our pizza. We ordered the mushroom pizza, which, according to the menu, included cremini & shiitake mushrooms, Dior fi latte (a nice mozzarella) and was topped with truffle oil. When the pizza came out, there were no shiitake mushrooms, the cheese was bland/tasteless & there was no truffle oil. We asked them to add the truffle oil & they apologized..but returned with the pizza covered with olive oil. We were so excited for something new in Melrose...but now just feeling disappointed. read more

Remember when you were a little kid and you played with a Jack-in-the-box? You turned the handle, listened to the music, and were pleasantly surprised when the clown popped out. This place is that kind of surprise. Not much to say about the atmosphere and ambiance: clean, well-lit, modern. Plenty of seats at the bar in front of the massive open oven. The servers were cordial, helpful and definitely fans of their restaurant. That brings us to the food. I wasn't expecting much, considering it's on a side street off of Main Street in Melrose. I also usually don't go to Melrose for Italian food. Boy was I surprised! The menu is the same for lunch and dinner and, realistically speaking, is very limited. We tried several starters: the arrancini were spot on, nice balls of risotto filled with meat and cheese, perfectly cooked with the inside melting as you broke the balls apart. The caprese salad was better than most, due to the fact that they gave you five pieces of tomato and cheese, not the usual three or four. It came with some nice, peppery arugula and the balsamic was first class. Other salads were gigantic and if you order chicken for your salad, it is freshly carved and served on the side/ The sandwiches are ample and come with a side arugula salad. Again, not many choices, but what they offer they do well. We opted for a prosciutto and fig pizza which arrived with so many slices of the marvelous ham we couldn't see the crust. Topped with arugula (they have a great deal with an arugula farmer!) it was sublime. The margherita was equally great. IF i must say, the crust is a tad flaky, not the crispness of a Regina or Santarpio's, but as a whole, the pizza was good (Think Otto's). Dessert is equally limited. The cannoli was fresh with a tasty cream filling, and the molten lava cake arrived steaming at the table. Would I come here for a special occasion or a fine dining experience, probably not. But if they're looking to develop a neighborhood place, where locals can eat good food at a decent price, with a clean, fresh atmosphere, this is it! Enjoy! We did and we'll be back. read more

Went there last evening with hubby and Foodie friend. Homemade bread and seasoned oil arrived within a few minutes of our being seated. Had Mussels, and salads and 2 pizzas.Pizza was amazing. They are a little pricey as our meal $ came to 58 and drinks 40 but I have to say that it WAS worth it. ONLY issue we had was that we were seated very near the door and every time someone came in for take out to to be seated we were blasted by cold air. An outside door or air curtain would be beneficial in the winter and summer. Others speak of the delivery time of the food...as it was all hand made, it was took what we felt was a reasonable time. Our salads and mussels came approx 5-10 minutes of ordering. Pizza came 10 min after that. Our second pizza arrived about 10 min after we ordered as well so MAYBE the people who were complaining need to go to pizza hut for speed. read more

Went here after playing the what do you want game with the girlfriend because we were close by and the reviews were good. I must say some of the Best pizza we've had in a while. We had the mushroom pizza with truffle oil and it was excellent. We started with a caprese stuffed portabella mushroom fantastic and also has the burrata and prosciutto we will be coming back again. read more

Saw Wood + Fire on Phantom Gourmet and had to try it out! Came on a Sunday night with a friend and was able to sit at the bar and watch the chef make our pizzas. So much fun, the pizza was done in 90 seconds! Super delicious and a fun experience! read more

This place is an amazing lunch spot. Love all of the pizzas and the different salad options. Everything is so fresh. I stop in every time I am in Melrose! read more

Some of THE best pizza I ever had in my life. The owner is an absolute sweetheart who's at that oven cooking away, while greeting all of his guests. We also love his staff. Authentic neapolitan style, can't go wrong. DELISH!! read more

I really wanted to like this place, but it was average at best. When I think wood fired pizza, I think thin crispy crust with just the right amount of char on the crust. Sadly, this was not the case at wood and fire. The crust is kind of spongy and soft almost like a pita bread. The tomato and basil pizza was good, but the wood and fire pizza came out soggy and doughy. The toppings also just looked like they were thrown on as an afterthought and did not spend any time in the oven with the pizza itself. Arancini balls were good as an appetizer, but the restaurant was very uncomfortable as it was extremely hot and cramped. Went there once and definitely don't feel like I need to go back. read more

Really good pizza and service. The fig pizza was incredible and the beet salad was very good. Definitely a gem of a pizza restaurant!

You've never let me down! Great service and delicious EVERYTHING!! Staff, chef and managers are pleasant and helpful.... even when I knocked on their door after hours looking for a specific ingredient for a recipe I was making--- you guys are the BEST!!!! Soooo very happy to have you in Melrose! BTW- My breakfast dish turned out better than anticipated thanks to your ingredient help! Many thanks and see you soon! xx read more

Mediocre food at rip off prices! Went today at noon time and were seated immediately. My friend and I each got a glass of sangria, which was delicious. We ordered an appetizer of aranchini to share. We waited at least a half hour for that. We found out that another waitress gave our order to another customer who came in after us. We had to ask three times for water. We each ordered a 12" pizza that took forever to come out. I asked for mine to be cooked well done but it did not. The pizza and aranchini were both mediocre. The only really good thing was the sangria. For two glasses of sangria, 1 app. Of aranchini and two 12" pizzas the bill without tip was $65.00. We were there for a little over two hours!! Needless to say I will not go back! Angela's wood fired pizza on rt 1 is far superior!! read more

Wood & Fire is a great addition to Melrose's nice selection of restaurants in the downtown area. Its not your regular pizza place, its a casual but modern pizzeria with brick oven and nice selection of beer & wine is a great place to meet friends. And I cant forget to mention the gourmet pizzas - delicious!...especially the Nutella pizza for dessert, it does not disappoint! read more

Despite Melrose having more pizza places than any town I've ever seen, Wood + Fire is a nice addition and I'm thankful it opened. The atmosphere is pretty casual, while maintaining a sense of class. The smell of the brick oven which engulfs the whole restaurant makes it feel like home. Small bar area, and a handful of tables. The combination of good pizza and wine in a relaxed, albeit dignified environment is hard to find these days, especially in the burbs. Wood + Fire does it well. Pizza is tasty, service is fast, atmosphere is good (although the lighting can be a little bit harsh/bright in the evenings). If you can get a seat when you eat in, I'd say it's a 5 star place for what it is. If you're looking for carry out, however, good luck. Many times I've tried to place a carryout order during a busier time and been told that the wait would be at a minimum 45 minutes or more, which is a long time to wait around for a pizza since they don't deliver. 'Zas can also be a little pricey for the size. Looking forward to seeing how Wood + Fire adapts to feedback during its first year-- I only see things getting better! read more

Had delicious panini sandwiches. Awesome staff and food was great

The pizza was just ok. With other cheaper options around, I probably wont go back.

The staff were wonderful. Wish I could say the same about the pizza. It was soggy. The edges were crispy, as should be- perhaps it was the topping (sausage) or the sauce, or maybe it was undercooked, but I would not have expected sogginess for a $17.00 pizza that barely fed two. The space was also noisy, and we had to raise our voices for a conversation- but it was very crowded. read more

Had a great time, food was great, pizza light fluffy wood oven cooked. Mushroom ravs and arancini was awesome. Will be back..

Great tasting pizzas. We love the Fig and the Napoli. Fresh dough; I'm not someone who loves the crust normally, but I love the crust here.

The pizza was very good. The service? AWFUL and slow! The waitress albeit nice was completely clueless. She had no idea what the ingredients in several dishes were. The Pasta Fagiola soup tasted like a salt lick. They only offer three glasses of red wine by the glass: a Chianti, pinot noir and a cab franc, none of which I like. Place is small and with the door constantly opening and closing it was freezing. Oh and you better learn Italian if want to know what you're ordering. read more