Papa's Pizza At Craft Farms

This pizza place is in a big shopping area. My daughter and I were over at Target and my daughter was starving. So, we drove around and she saw this restaurant and decided she wanted pizza.

This pizza joint is quite spacious! It has an industrialized look to it, but is made inviting by the pictures & lighting on the walls! I especially liked the "Kissing on VJ Day in New York" picture... a sailor kissing his girlfriend/fiance/bride (not sure which)! ( www.yelp.com/biz_photos/papas-pizza-at-craft-farms-gulf-shores?select=6KOuu-1-YcFaks9UZTc8cg#6KOuu-1-YcFaks9UZTc8cg )

We walked in and were greeted and told we could sit wherever we would like. Then the lady asked us if we wanted to do the lunch buffet. I had no idea there was a lunch buffet! It sounded great, pizza and salad bar. The same lady then asked us which types of pizza we would like and we replied, "Cheese and Supreme". Papa's Lunch Buffet is served daily from 11AM-2PM and costs $7.99. This lady was a really helpful & friendly waitress! She kept clearing our empty plates and asked us if we needed anything.

We got our salad, which is unlimited, but we only needed to make one trip. It was pretty much your typical salad bar. ( www.yelp.com/biz_photos/papas-pizza-at-craft-farms-gulf-shores?select=6KOuu-1-YcFaks9UZTc8cg#jc65boFtVjmtjQZkPufy4A )

Midway through our salad, we were told that the pizzas were ready. We hopped up and found fresh and hot pizzas... cheese and supreme! ( www.yelp.com/biz_photos/papas-pizza-at-craft-farms-gulf-shores?select=6KOuu-1-YcFaks9UZTc8cg#QU1BCSzKAZBkQloAvt5TYQ ) It really was a nice personal touch to have the exact pizza you prefer waiting there for you! They had 2 other pizzas ready as well. Plus, they had some cheesy breadsticks! Mmmm!

The pizzas were very, very, very yummy! I enjoyed the crust, which is the part I normally leave behind. This is New York Style Pizza, which has a thin crust. They have great sauces and fresh toppings and the pizzas were so delicious!

They have some pizzas named after celebrities, like Rocky Marciano, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, & Frank Sinatra.

If you want more than pizza or more with your pizza, they serve pastas, calzones, strombolis, and subs. You can also get wings, salads, & mozzarella sticks. And, if you aren't yet full, they even have desserts! They offer - Tiramisu, New York Style Cheesecake, Key Lime Pie, and Chocolate Cream Pie. We were happily stuffed after the lunch buffet, so we didn't get a chance to try any of the desserts.

When I come back to this area, I will most certainly be coming for lunch again! I'm pretty sure my daughter will come without me, since she's now living nearby! sniff, sniff

Tucked away in the back part of the shopping center;however, the hunt was well worth it. A great pizza joint ambiance with plenty of room to spread your wings. The waitress was a jewel. Her attitude made our night even more enjoyable. The garlic cheesy knots hit the spot and then the New York style pizza dough was delicious. We will definitely stop by here again next. Thanks Papa's!

Very cool little place. Not too touristy. We ordered spaghetti and meatballs, and a stromboli. Portion sizes were adequate. The salad bar was very nice... much of the items on the salad bar are homemade. The bacon bits are actually shredded bacon from real bacon strips.

The service, unexpectedly, was some of the best I've seen at any place. Greeted quickly, served drinks in a few seconds, order taken promptly, food served 8 to 10 minutes later, but above all, the staff was friendly and incredibly attentive. We were waited on by a guy named Turner. A young guy with a great personality, friendly, and very helpful.

This was our first visit to Papa's Pizza, but it certainly won't be our last.

Desperately needing pizza after a week of grilling out, Papa's was recommended for great tasting pizza. We decided to order carry out instead of wait for delivery. Our large pepperoni & small cheese were ready in about 20 minutes.

Once we got it back to our condo, we dug in. THIS is the best pizza around, on and near the beach!! I am use to NY Style and this is the closest to NY you can get.

I totally agree with previous reviewer about the cheese. It is real and not an oily mess of glob. Super chewy cheese with a mildly sweet sauce on a crunchy bottom:soft top crust. True perfection!

Service was super friendly (even when my cell kept breaking up). This place was definitely worth the drive!

Appealing atmosphere, super sweet waitresses, and delicious pizza! How could ask for more than that?

We started off with cheesy garlic knots and marinara, like last time. They did not disappoint.
For the main dish, we went with the XL (18") George Steinbrenner which includes chicken, bacon, spinach with an Alfredo sauce. Delightful.

Great pizza, if you like pizza without a lot
sauce like me then this is a great place to stop by and chow down on buffet. Small salad bar but had everything I like and very friendly staff that was really helpful when it cone to local recommendations on things to do in gulf shores. Like always get their early bypass the crowd and enjoy! Hey if your here as always visit www.reelattraction.com let's fish!

THEY ARE CLOSED. What a shame. It was a real good place to eat. Don't know what happened, but no point in going now.

Super friendly to start with. A real brick oven is harder to find than a 4 leaf clover. And they have one!! Kind of an "old fashioned" pizza parlor in a beach community. Excellent. Highly recommend.

Disappointing ordered take out from there twice once The Rocky Marciano and the second time the Al Pacino. Wait time on the first order was 90 minutes but we decided to order because we were told by the Craft Farm's people they made really good pizza. Got the pizza home less than 5 minutes away and the crust was soft and sticking to the box. Figured maybe we hit them on a bad day. Ordered the Al Pacino the 2nd time long wait time and when we got it home, soft crust and pizza was undercooked. Tastes not bad but quality of the pizza was poor. Their pizza is not cheap I expected a lot better. Some of the local pizza chains have better pizza at a better price.

Wow. Let me just list the bads (1) upon ordering the waitress informs us they are out of sausage and bacon. No worries, I'm vegetarian. (2) we order a pizza right off of the menu. Oh no! They are out of sun dried tomatoes AND feta cheese. No wonder we were the only customers in the restaurant. Oh well, ordered a pizza with toppings they did have on hand. Low and behold strike (3), they screwed the order up. Dang. Pizza arrived and tasted like a school cafeteria pizza and that is being generous. Thinking the sauce might have been a can of generic sauce. I've had Ragu Pizza Quick with twice as much flavor. Had more than half a pizza leftover and the waitress seemed surprised we didn't want a to go box. I'm sure they will be out of business in no time. Sad. Hard to mess up pizza but this place mastered that task.