Grotto Pizza
1159 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE, 19901
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Address :
1159 N Dupont Hwy
Dover, DE, 19901 - Phone (302) 678-3278
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Loud
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
Categories
Pizza
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Alyona Z.
I came in with some coworkers and we had a pizza and an antipasta salad along with a clam chowder soup. The soup was so delicious, would HIGHLY recommend it! The salad was superb as well, would definitely order it again. My coworkers really enjoyed their pizza as well. The atmosphere is perfect for a family, children and/or groups. Great ambiance, and great customer service. We all sat at the bar and had Johnny take care of us, he was awesome. If you have any doubt about this place, don't, you'll miss out on some delicious food!
(5)Isabel J.
I was in Ocean City for the weekend and while I was there I kept seeing Grotto Pizza all over Delaware and O.C I knew I had to try it before I left and stopped at this location. I was shocked by how big it was and that they actually have a full bar. They seem to have a lot of options for families, kid parties and even half cooked pizza to finish baking at home. However the pizza itself was not good. The slices were tiny, too much sauce, the cheese didn't taste good and since when is cheese ever bad. I usually can eat pizza from anywhere but this one was very hard to finish.
(1)Freeyah-Knycky C.
It's pretty festive at Grotto Pizza Dover. I've counted 20 Christmas trees thus far. Nice. After a long day of cooking, family, friends and fellowship, it was time to unwind. We returned to Dover Downs casino but as it was a bit crowded, decide to give this place a try. It's one spot devided into two, Pizza parlor and pub. I even saw my bartender doubling up as a waiter on the pizza side. We got here on last call but was able to get the elusive magarita (because it's a seasonal drink and winter is not the season). My magarita was okay. The vibe of the place was nice. Telly screens surround most of the walls but when I walked in they were all on the same channel. Seems like this is the spot the 30-40 something Dovanians (obviously my word) chill at. The place was also clean especially this close to closing time. Nice. If am ever in the area again you bet ima be back. Besides it appears to be the only other popular spot other than the casino. The End.
(3)Jaren R.
I will never claim to be some kind of pizza expert but I liked this place. Things I loved: -Kids menu -Employee working the gelato case up front. -My friend who has celiac disease can order gluten free pizza here and NOT get sick which means the kitchen is careful about cross-contamination for allergies. -Gelato -They give your kids balloons. Things I did not love: -The arcade and how nobody told us you can't redeem any prizes for your tickets because the prize thing was broken. Made for some sad kids. I mean c'mon! I want a sample sized laffy taffy for spending $20 dollars in your arcade!!! -Mediocre table service. -Cleanliness of the arcade area and bathroom. -They give your kids balloons. Lol The pizza is pretty good. I think we got meat lovers and some side salads. We would come back.
(3)Eduardo N.
Legendary? Not. Awful pizza, not sure why so popular, Dover location or at the beach. Pizza is bland and dull and they save a few bucks by striping the cheese instead of covering entire surface, lame.
(1)MJ M.
I loved the bruschetta - will order again and again. The service was great and my sandwich was tasty! Next time will try the pizza and the gelato! Lot's of TV's for folks who want to keep up with the college football scores but quiet enough to carry on a conversation.
(4)Aleisha H.
Ate here for the first time about two weeks ago. It took me time to write the review as I really want to be sure that I am fair with this review......here it goes..... Went here with a friend and we ordered a large pepperoni pizza. How bad could this be? The pizza was not good ( not even hot), barely had any flavor. I know a lot of people like this place. However, I do not. It was not very clean, the food was not good and the drinks were over priced. If you are looking for a night out to eat pizza and drinks....do not come here. I am thinking other people really love this place for the price for kids as they do have a large variety of different pizzas. I just don't know why anyone likes this place. I am a firm believer that if a restaurant does not make good pepperoni pizza, then don't try any of the other pizza.... Therefore, I will not try any other type of pizza here. Let alone return.
(1)Sarah M.
Please remove the Michael Vick jersey. Does your establishment really promote animal violence?
(1)KJ S.
Good service, nice variety. Nothing fancy, but perfect for a family or team meal out. They do have gluten-free pizza! TVs throughout the dining area, so great to catching a game.
(4)Devonna B.
The perfect place for our family of 6 (7th is away in Paris)! After an exciting day on the beach (full of the scary reality check that parents have no relaxation at a beach with kids that involves big waves)....it was perfect to head to the boardwalk and find this place! Our family has to have the gluten free option so it can be challenging sometimes to find a place that caters to those needs. Oh but Grotto's was on it. The wait was 5 minutes. We got a front seat, which gave us such a beautiful view of the ocean and the sunset. Pretty Exhale. Our waiter was tentative. We had a these loaded french fries/potato skins with bacon and jalapeños that was off the chain! Only complaint was how small the plate was! Yes, so the cheese was that velvetta cheese of your child hood...yes the kind that turns into instant cellulite....but hey. i don't know what to say. yes, i ate it. The pizza was solid. Nothing to dramatic but it definitely wasn't bland. You know how you can get those thin crust pizzas that are bland and nearly burnt? Well they didn't burn it. It had a decent flavor. Then the gluten free pizza crust was just as good as the regular crust. So I'm still breastfeeding...and sand in that area was not making the baby happy at all. So I had to go to my pet peeve place: the public bathroom, to clean up. It wasn't horrible, it wasn't great. Add an ongoing air freshener in there and things would really be solid. But I will note that on my way back to the bathroom, I became increasingly grateful for our table at the front. For your info: They have a take out counter. And they have a separate bar.
(4)Jeanne S.
I don't usually eat at chain restaurants because the food often includes TBHQ, BHT, sodium benzoate, and other artificial ingredients I'd rather not consume. But since Grotto Pizza is a small chain, I thought perhaps they would have some all-natural items on their menu. I emailed them and they were nice enough to email me back, saying that their cheese pizza is all-natural. They said that they couldn't be more specific than that since the menu and ingredients varies some from location to location, and that we'd have to ask the manager about each specific menu item at our location if we wanted more choices. And so we went and ordered a cheese pizza. (Husband ordered ground beef on his half of the pizza. You know how husbands are. They need protein. They're still growing boys, after all.) Our barely smiling server brought it to us after a brief wait. The wait was long enough to bake a pizza, but not so long that we were wondering when the pizza was going to show up. The pizza is a thin crust. It bends in a half like New York style pizza. The cheese is baked right on top of the dough. Then comes a swirl of sauce on top of the cheese layer. I must admit, the swirl pattern looks really appetizing, makes you want to dive right in. But it makes for an uneven ratio of sauce to dough to cheese. The cheese was really melty and stretchy. It gives you that nice cheese pizza feeling you craved at age 5, where you pull a piece of it and the cheese stretches between your fingers big time. But the cheese is too greasy. The sauce is too sweet. And the crust is lackluster. So yes, I've had better pizzas. However, I think if I was age 4-12 again, this pizza might be my pizza standard, for the pretty swirl, sweet taste, and stretchy-just-like-a-TV-commercial cheese. The place is very casual. There was a small handful of servers milling about acting like they didn't have anything to do. There's a bunch of brightly colored flavors of gelato to tempt you at the counter as soon as you walk in. They seemed too neon to be tempting to me, however. There's a TV (with remote) at every booth. There's a small arcade for the kids and teenagers. There's a separate bar for the drinkers that want to watch ESPN. And there's plenty of booths and tables for those that want to sit down next to their friends and text their other friends like normal people. So yeah, this place is fun for the whole family.
(2)Jennifer J.
Love their chicken fingers. Haven't eaten at a Grotto Pizza in a good ten years and these were exactly as I remembered. Tender and flavorful. Very good! We ordered pizza too. Not my favorite but pretty good. Definitely try the chicken fingers.
(4)Jenny K.
Very disappointing. Terrible service. Brought meal approximately 20 mins after pizza was served. One of our guests are alone. Spilled drink, received no assistance for clean up although another server was beside us. Panini was loaded with too much Gorgonzola and overpowered the entire sandwich. No compensation for late meal. Even overcharged for drinks, when one person in the party had water. Hopefully, the service will improve for other patrons. Pizza was enjoyed, however.
(2)Marisa C.
First time here. Food was surprisingly good. Prices were too high. Service was horrible. We ordered 24 wings but got 16. Served pitchers of water with paper cups to pour ourselves. Waitress cleared empty tables while we waited to pay check. ( the restaurant was empty it's not like they needed the table.) might try it one more time, possibly just bad server experience. She was really nice though.
(3)Cristina B.
Their pizza is both worth it to me. I like east coast style pizza but their crusts are always soggy, the toppings are never crunchy and the sauce just doesn't have enough flavor. I've had great pizza and I've had bad pizza, this is a place I won't return to for pizza anymore. I gave it 2 stars because I like their popcorn and drink specials!
(2)LeeAnn M.
I just had dinner at Grotto Pizza and I am so very happy I decided to try them (I pulled into Chipoltle, but they were too busy, thank goodness) I ordered the Southwest chicken bolis and a side salad. The salad was good size and had onion, black olive, cherry tomatoes and cucumber. Really good house salad. The southwest chicken bolis, basically a calzone, was fantastic! The portion size was huge. There was a nice spicy flavor which I really like. The manager recommended adding the honey Chipoltle sauce which comes on the pizza. You really don't need the sauce, but it was a nice extra kick. I would highly recommend Grotto Pizza; the food was great, the service was exceptional, and the atmosphere was family friendly and very pleasant. The price was very reasonable. I dined solo since I am out of town for work, but I felt very comfortable.
(5)Leah K.
Without the beach atmosphere, Grotto's is just so-so pizza with lots of noise and an arcade. And in this location, a bizarre amount of food laying on the carpeted floor and people walking around with no shoes on. You kinda expect that at the beach locations, but barefoot in a restaurant in midwinter Dover? Eww. Will continue to occasionally visit the boardwalk location in Rehoboth, but will not be back to this one closer to home if I have a choice in the matter.
(2)Joshwyn A.
Still a pretty new spot. The bar is an ideal spot for an event. Staff is nice and the pizza is good. Need a little more deals though.
(4)David B.
Pizza was just ok..if you like Chef Borodee Pizza you love Grotto's. The lettuce on my tossed salad seemed old. The wings when it's not happy hour are over a dollar a piece. The service is great and free popcorn.
(3)Kristen R.
My friends and I heard nothing but good things about this place and were shocked when we actually got there. Not only was the service absolutely terrible but our pizza was under cooked. We showed up close to close and before 12:00am the manager insisted we leave even though I had checked that it was ok to eat there. They said our pizza would be 15-20 minutes giving us 30 minutes to eat but instead it took 35 minutes and they tried to kick us out instead of eat in house even though I put in the order at 11:10. Horrible service, mediocre food--that should be there motto
(1)William D.
Dover has a Grotto Pizza place. Finally! I like to say that Delaware is famous for three things. Tax free shopping, speed traps, and Grotto Pizza. I really like the pizza. We had seen that this location was coming to the spot that was formerly occupied by Atlantic Books. It is a big location, and it is big inside. Don't let a lack of parking out front fool you into thinking that the restaurant is full up inside. Since my in-laws live in Dover, this will be the Grotto that I frequent the most I would think. The fourth thing that Delaware is becoming famous for is Dogfish Head beer. The Grotto restaurants I've been in, in Rehobeth and in Seaford have carried Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA on tap. The waitress originally had me a little concerned when she didn't mention this delicious brew after I asked for a list of beers. "Oh and we have Dogfish..." Whew, and yes! The pizza we had is called "The Bakers Choice". It's basically a supreme pizza. The server asked if we wanted anchovies. My wife said she'd have them on the side. That was a nice touch. The pie has a nice flavor. Good crust, tasty cheese and meats. I think what makes the pizza is garlic. That may be the secret ingredient. Grotto serves a full menu, beyond pizza, and has a selection of hand made gelatos for dessert. We skipped that part of the meal, but they do look good. The rest room was clean. One of the no-water urinals was kind of backed up, but on the whole it smelled and looked okay in there. The cost of a pizza, a large serving of craft beer, and iced tea for Marletha? $26. Can't beat that.
(4)Stacey E.
Pizza was great. Good service. Very nice restaurant. Loved the small tvs in the booths. Was disappointed in the arcade, which required game cards (minimum cost $5). Was a bit annoyed that they were showing soap operas on their large tv during the day while kids were in the restaurant. Not from the area, but if I was driving through the area I would definitely stop by for lunch or dinner.
(4)Max G.
Prices are reasonable. It's is an open, cafeteria type atmosphere. Not warm or inviting at all. The food is strictly a Delaware phenomenon. Delawareans RAVE about this place, and I have had better pizza just about anywhere. Ask a Delawarean about grotto's and they will prattle on about how it is just the bomb. Ask ANYONE who has lived outside Delaware and they will tell you not the bomb. I simply do not get the following here other than beach nostalgia. The sauce on the pizza is SO sweet its horrid. The crust of the Pizza is so-so at best and soggy at the worst. Other items on the menu (and I have had several) are just MEH. The calazones lack any pop of flavor and are just blah. The appetizers are fried pub food with limited flavor. My recommendation is pass on this over rated blah food.
(2)Tom B.
First time there, Had Onion Rings and a regular pizza, Best onion ring i have had in a while. The pizza was great, it has a thin light crust. Service was very great. My new favorite pizza place in Dover.
(5)Ken K.
Lots of seating and that same grotto taste you would find at the beach! They have a nice size bar and offer football betting.
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