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I've been here a handful of times and the food has always been delicious. Came back tonight with only a little over an hour to spare to make our movie over at CineArts. Hostess said the wait would be about 20-30 minutes (not bad for a Friday night 6pm for a group of 7). I think it was a lucky night because it was raining and people in San Jose are scared to venture out :P We actually ended up waiting only about 5 minutes or so and were shown to our table. Waiter was very friendly and helped us choose a bottle of red.
The pizza here is really good. It's very thin crust and crispy. The marinara sauce is just right. The pizza is tasty but so thin crust that you don't feel like you gorged afterward like you might with regular pizza. Note: Small is about $10 and feeds one. Large is $15+ and feeds two. With our large, they ended up dropping one small slice off the pan on the way to our table. To make up for it, they gave us a free small pizza (same type) on the house :D Yum! Great service.
Besides pizza, they also have a few pastas, salad, steaks, etc. I recommend ordering a rootbeer float if you like them, they make an awesome one here.
Had a great experience here tonight and remembered the 4 or so other times I'd been here and loved it as well. Place is a little pricey, but in Santana Row I think it's your best bet for what you pay for. You can pay more at a couple other restaurants in the same complex and the food isn't as good. I suggest trying this place at non-peak time so you can enjoy the food without the wait.
Pizza Antica is surprisingly good. I was under the impression that it was sort of just placed on Santana Row as an afterthought, but... I like it.
Great pizza, great salad, and a really nice, personable server. The one thing that was tough though was the last time we were here, it was SLAMMED and it took a while for our entrees to be served.
If you're on the row, and trying to decide, I would definitely suggest giving Pizza Antica a chance!
Stopped by Pizza Antica for dinner the other night since I was craving their delicious flat pizzas. Was pleasantly surprised that my favorite pizza--Bartlett pear, Mount Tam triple cream cheese and sweet garlic--was back on the menu. This seasonal pizza is delicious, and easily won over my friend who had never dined here.
Be warned, the wait is now pretty long as we're moving into the holiday shopping season on Santana Row. Definitely best to put your name down before you start your shopping, then your table's ready by the time you're done shopping. We waited for over an hour this past weekend. Worth the wait? Absolutely!
There's no question about this one: I love Pizza Antica. I discovered this restaurant on a friend's… Read more »
Still super yum. Discovered that you definitely need something salty on this pizza to make the flavor "pop." We got the one with heirloom potatoes (yes you read that right) and somehow it was kind of a dog. but we got some meat on the side and kaboom, everything was happy happy joy joy!
Excellent super-thin crust pizza. This is one of the few pizza places I have ever been where you… Read more »
Went back for dinner, I think I'd give them 5 stars!
It was just too good, but had to wait a looong time to get in there on a Saturday evening.
As a huge fan of thin crusty pizza, this is probably the best I've had in the US. I've only been… Read more »
Natasha is great. 10/10 service. She didn't get the order wrong even though she didn't write it down. Super attentive. The best service I've had on Santana Row. I was very sorry to hear that today was her last day! =(
This place has the best thin crust pizza! It's similar to Italy, but with smaller portions on the… Read more »
Totally worth the wait; anytime of day/weekend/evening. We have been here more times that I want to admit, and we'll keep going back for sure.
The thin, almost crispy (around edges) crust, and the super-fresh ingredients are fantastic. What is even more impressive, is the marinara; one of the best I have had to date. Every time (but once...we had some kind of a potato pizza BS; not too sure why we ordered that...maybe the drinks on the Row before we went??) we have been here, we always go away happy.
Our only complaint is the kinda small (and not that great) wine list, and the fact that the fried artichoke appetizer isn't on the menu permanently.
I would give it 5 stars but I was REALLY really hungry when I got there, and you know, hunger kind of messes with your judgment...
So we got to the restaurant on a Saturday night around 7pm... we saw a huge crowd in front but a few tables open on the patio. Well, when we went to check on the wait time... the hostess said, "Inside or outside will both be around an hour to an hour and a half," we thought to ourselves, "uh, are you joking me?!" Luckily, we were able to snatch two bar seats by the front door.
And yup, the food was really as good as people say. We ordered a large Heirloom Potatoes, Caramelized Onions and White Truffle Oil Pizza and a Ceasars Salad, and oh man was it DELICIOUS! I really can't describe it... the thin slices of potatoes with bits of soft, perfectly cooked onions and that truffle oil all over the pizza, it was a PARTY in my mouth! Plus, it was the best thin-crusted pizza I've ever had.
Tips:
1) They don't take reservations, first come, first serve
2) They do have a take-out menu, if you don't want to wait, do that instead.
3) Grab the bar seats if you want the yummy pizza ASAP!
I can't wait to go back and try other things.
Unbelievably bad service at Pizza Antica. Imagine coming to eat on a Friday night in Santana Row and being told that you can put your name down on the waiting list and stroll around to the different shops while you wait. Sounded pretty cool to my friends and me. The hostess said the wait should be about 30 minutes so we decided not to go over to any other dining spots to check wait times.
We stroll around and come back only to be asked by the same hostess if we had put our names down on the waiting list. Wow. Really? We just had a 5 minute conversation with you about walking around and coming back. Now we are just checking on the progress of our wait time, you freaking putz.
Oh, what's that you say? The wait will be about 30 minutes? Isn't that what you said 30 minutes ago?
By this time, other dining spots were all packed so it was either stay and wait or try to get on a waiting list somewhere else on a Friday evening. So my friends and I decide to get some drinks at the bar and hang out there while the incompetent host staff continue to tell us that it'll only be a little longer.
Fast forward and hour and a half and 3 drinks a piece and we waited a total of 2 hours to be seated. The most awesome part about it is that we saw several empty tables (that stayed empty for a good half hour) inside while people were still waiting outside.
Oh and the table next to us? They were seated an hour and a half earlier and got their food after my friends and I did. Needless to say, that table skipped the check and left $1 on the table. Overpaying if you ask me.
I will admit that I think the pizza is quite good. But it's definitely not worth the trouble when there are many alternatives in the area.
Would have hit up Falafel Drive in if they were still open.
This place was pretty tasty! It was hoppin' for a Tuesday night, and we ended up waiting for about 25 minutes. It would be nice if their little bar/waiting area was a little bigger, since all these people were just mashed up together waiting.
We had some wine, salad, and pizza and it was pretty yummy! The pizzas are all thin crust, and the coffee I had after was delicious. The waitstaff was pretty attentive as well, and it was worth the wait in the end.
If you're looking for a little more upscale pizza place in SJ, then I would recommend this place.
Okay, so after my last update, I came here twice. Once on a weekday and the other on the weekend. I have to say it was a much better experience. Service greatly improved and food quality was what I was used to. Although, I would like more mussel meat then shells. Thanks Pizza Antica for improving your service and food! I'm glad that I can once again enjoy my favorite restaurant!
Also, to our waiter that was not only dressed as a geek but also acted and walked like one for Halloween...your costume was AWESOME!
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My friends have been trying to get me to go here for a while and I have a general no "pretentious pizza place" rule, especially if there is a line, but I think after this I am going to change my mind. The pizza was actually delicious (sausage and mushroom) and the service was pretty good. We also got a caesar salad which came with whole romaine lettuce leaves and croutons (I think in-house made) which I ended up liking better than the pizza.
If there was anything I might comment negatively about would be the seating, I could see why people might be annoyed at having to sit so close to other parties especially because their seating is predominantly a long bench seat going along the wall with chairs on the opposite side of the table.
p.s. wow! I just got a message in response to this review by the manager (hardcore), they did confirm that all of their dressings are made in house and as for the seating, they said we could request something different. Just for a response to a review, I'm bumping them up a star for customer service!
After some heavy-duty shopping in Santana Row during my recent visit to California, my wonderful daughters and I headed to Pizza Antica. No wait at 2 p.m. or so. We ordered a chopped salad; a pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and mushrooms (ok. So I'm not adventuresome.); and an heirloom potato, caramelized onion and white truffle oil pie. Am not used to having a thin-crust pizza, but both were superb. I only intended to eat a couple of slices, but I surpassed that amount. Still, there were about 5 or 6 slices of pie left on our plates--perfect for yummy leftovers for my daughter and future son-in-law.
The waiter was friendly and took our order promptly, but the pies took a while to get to our table. I thought the pies were a little pricey, considering the size of the servings, but prices on the West Coast seem generally higher than those in Boston and suburbs.
I would definitely want to return, and maybe next time, I'll go outside of my comfort zone by ordering something more unique.
Simple good quality pizzas in an clean atmosphere.
Cost to worth it rating: 3
Return worthiness: yes
Highlights:
- Margarita pizza: lots of strips of basil (my complaint with most is there isn't enough), no grease, fresh-tasting, thin crust.
- Salad: liked the addition of a heap of toasted pine nuts
- Gnocchi: bigger than I'm used to with strong potato flavor similar to a pirogi. I liked the bit of pan fried crisp and loved the shaved slices of cheese. Only knock is it could've used more pesto and sauce in general, as there was just a wee bit under the pile o pasta.
- Wines: for small menu lots by glass and 2 specials by the glass each night
Lowlights:
- Can get crazy crowded on weekends for a long wait and hostesss have been known to sport attitudes
- Server was great but got held up a few times with lots of other tables
Works in a pinch when you're craving more authentic Italian-style pizza and you can't get up to the city for A16.
So, I didn't actually eat any of the pizza here therefore I can't comment on that - but my taste buds busted 2309482309482309 nuts for the amazing, amazing bruschetta.
First of all, it isn't the slabs of hard bread and bowl of chopped up tomatoes/onions/cilantro/basil (essentially Italian SALSA) that one would normally expect when ordering bruschetta. It is described on the menu as consisting of burrata (a fresh Italian cheese), kale, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, and comes 3 pieces per plate. At $10.95 per order it is quite pricey, but the highly addictive flavors and textures that assault the senses would definitely justify the price.
I had two orders. I would know.
Goes great with the strawberry-mint lemonade :)
I had a great experience last Monday, I had dinner there with my beautiful friend. The waiter was great and I would recommend this to anyone. The food was great, service was good. I will definitely go back and take my friends out to dinner at pizza antica.
i absolutely loved their heirloom potato, caramelized onion and white truffle oil pizza!!! & the thin crust! it was such a great, light lunch!
service was great, the waitress was very attentive and refilled our water plenty of times. the wait for the food was not too long either.
my fiance ordered the calabrese sausage pizza was also great. definitely coming back!
My girlfriends and I make this our lunch spot when we go shopping. We all agree our favorite pizza is the heirloom potato. I know, potato on pizza? Heirloom potatoes are very thinly sliced, tender and actually a little sweet. The pizza is also topped with caramelized onions and truffle oil. The truffle oil it what takes this pizza the top of our list. Pizza Antica also has a fairly good wine selection. Recommend a spot outside if you can get it. - Only draw back is that the wait for seating outside can be really long and it can be very loud inside.
The front door staff is so incompetent, it's a wonder this restaurant survives. They could probably enjoy an additional 30% of diners if they weren't so slow, unaware of their surroundings and completely uncaring of the people that are waiting 2 hours for a table (after being told that it would only be a 30 minute wait - after calling in an additional 30 minutes ahead of time).
The food was pretty good - agree that the potato pizza was tasty - and prices are reasonable, but this place was definitely not worth the overall experience.
Had Pizza Antica for dinner a couple nights ago, and here are 3 things I think you should know:
1.) A large was 8 slices...and with thin crust,
that's about enough to fill 2 decently hungry
people.
2.) A small beer is less than a pint, and a
large is a pint. They use fancy beer glasses so
they don't actually tell you the size in a
familiar way... "Small...about 10 oz or so..." Uhhh
so its less than a can?
3.) Pizza descriptions are misleading... Ours
supposedly should have had pancetta and
caramelized onions, but it was pretty much just
a ton of shaved broccoli.
I do like the flavors here...And though I'm a fatty at heart, I do enjoy the thin crust here too. Though this place isn't the best pizza in the world, it is my favorite restaurant around Santana Row, and when I leave this place after a nice little dinner, I feel the least ripped off by my dining experience.
That doesn't say too much, because if you have ever read my Santana Row reviews I pretty much say everything is a huge rip, but this place is all about the convenience of being able to eat at the Row. Slice of New York down Stevens Creek is better and cheaper...
Most people say that Santana Row is completely overrated. Pizza Antica.........falls into that very category.
However, amidst all the 'OMG Santana Row' mumbo-jumbo, I'll have to say that it was pretty good food. Me and Samantha R split a large pizza and had a beer each; perfect portions.
But so far, this is one of my more-liked restaurants in Satan Row. I guess, when deemed necessary, I will venture back for some thin-crust Pizzas (Theres no 'T' in pizza, why do we pronounce it with one?)
Could it get any better?
The summer BLT salad will soon be gone, but just thinking about it makes my mouth water. A light honey mustard dressing over greens, eggs, bacon (or chicken which I prefer) tomatoes..put that over their famous piadini = heaven. I can't eat there enough.
Pair it with a small or large, (leftovers are even better) margarita pizza, an iced tea with the beautiful Santana row scenery and you get a perfect afternoon lunch.
Minus the small amount of wait time for a table outside, the service and taste makes up for it all!
Be prepared to wait if you don't have a reservation! The food is great! I love the pizzas, the pastas, and the wines. The service is also good and they make sure you have everything you need. You really need to try this place if you haven't. EVERYTHING IS GOOD HERE. You can even walk around Santana Row while you wait for your table to be called.
I recently enjoyed lunch here on a very busy weekday.
Our table shared the Heirloom Potato, Caramelized Onion and White Truffle Oil Pizza. This was an unusual pizza, but was delicious. The crust was thin and crisp and the flavors were lovely and subtle. I also tried a bite of the Potato and Ricotta Gnocchi, which had a nice texture and lovely browned crust.
I'm knocking off one star because the salad was terrible. I had a plain salad and it was flavorless and boring. It was like they forgot to put any vinegar in the dressing. Other people at my table had the Caesar Salad and they seemed to enjoy that.
Heirloom Potato, Caramelized Onion and White Truffle Oil Pizza FTW!
The pizza here was very delicious! I like these pizza joints that serve topping combinations that are not your typical pepperoni/sausage/etc pizzas.
We ordered the Heirloom Potato, Caramelized Onion and White Truffle Oil Pizza, and it was great! The herbs on the potato, the sweetness of the onions, and the flavor of truffle oil blend very well together. The crust was a bit floppy, though, and requires the NY-style "fold" to eat the pizza. I personally would prefer a crunchier crust, but it definitely wasn't bad at all.
The waiter was telling us that their menu changes every so often -- they pick seasonal ingredients to use on their pizzas, so I'll have to try some of their other pizzas the next time I come here.
To die for: Heirloom Potato, Caramelized Onion and White Truffle Oil Pizza.
Also delicious was their basic tomato sauce and cheese pizza.
Great summer drinks--our favorite is the strawberry mint lemonade.
However, the lemon semifreddo was like a giant scoop of fancy icecream that was $5. No thanks.
Service is just okay, but really, the pizza makes up for it.
P.S. Neighboring table changed their mind on their wine choice after it had been poured (but not served)...the waiter just poured it back into the bottle. Foul? I wouldn't know, I don't do wine.
what's not to love about a chic little pizza spot that serves up great thin crust pizza with fabulous service to boot?
went here for lunch on a friday-had a 10 minute wait at 2 in the afternoon (and i thought we were late for lunch!)-but it was worth it.
we split a small pizza (how delightful to find potatoes and truffle on a pizza!) and the spaghettini..both so delicious i am still salivating thinking about them. our server also recommended the jasmine tea limeade (and what a good call that was!)-and told us a little story as well about how it made it on the menu. he was super attentive and funny, without being intrusive, and seemed genuinely pleased to know that we were enjoying our meal.
for under $30 for 2, this was a darn good lunch. i would love to come back on a summer evening and sit outdoors -need more reasons to travel to San Jose!
I love you Pizza Antica. I love your thin crust pizza. I usually get cheese with tomato and mushroom. I've tried the ceasar salad and it's pretty standard. I've also had the bruschetta appetizer, I didn't like the bread but the topping itself was really delicious. I will be back
Hi Yelpers,
I'm back, but not satisfied with my latest pizza experience. After being on hiatus for about a month of only fruit and veggies, I desperately wanted to gorge myself on my favorite hobby: eating pizza. I stroll into Pizza Antica on a Monday, Monday people...no Friday or Saturday where you may consider the rush of people an acceptable means to lower the quality of the food cause you have no time.
BUT, it was bland, at best. It was a cracker with hunt's tomato sauce, a large was a domino's small and left me hungry after. Oh, did I mention I got the tomato basil and the large was over $15? Where did all the Cici's pizza buffets for $5.99 go?
Anyway, that sums up the pizza. As for the service, our server was lucky to have gotten 15%. I was feeling generous, allthewhile hungry. She was very curt and rude. I think I saw her smile once...maybe she farted in the corner and briefly enjoyed the release. Save your money and go elsewhere.
This is the only place on Santana Row I've ever actually *wanted* to eat but never did until recently. I saw the review talking about the potato, caramelized onion, and white truffle oil pizza, and since we were in the area we went here and I tried it.
It was definitely worth the $10-ish pricetag for the 10" or so sized Small. I love the very thin crust that was baked properly. I loved the potato and onion and truffle oil. I also loved my wife's plain ol margherita pizza and strawberry mint lemonade. The mozarella and tomato salad was superb too, possibly my favorite part of the meal. The warm chocolate tart was not warm, but the whipped cream was delicious.
Our server, I actually saved the receipt to put his name here but recently threw it away (John? Josh?) was real nice and definitely a good server. I think he had some problem customers and it made me realize that working on Santana Row could either be great because the prices are so high and the clientele has deep pockets, or it could be horrible because that same clientele probably thinks they're better than 99% of the world and if you take 2 seconds too long to get their drink orders in they might stiff you. But that was just an observation as a fellow waiter. Either way it was good service, good food, and a nice lunch for a Tuesday afternoon. The only thing I didn't like was the bill!
alrighty. i finally came here after #svtweetup one night and ate gnocchi and lamb.
the gnocchi were huge pillows of potato and ricotta in a cream pesto-like sauce. lines may have been a little blurred- a whirlwind of a night. however, they were quite satisfying- but not as satisfying as little tiptoe-sized pillows of happiness such as the ones at plumed horse in saratoga.
the lamb was eh eh eh. it just wasn't exciting tasting, lacking of much flavor, however the presentation was nice. the pan fried polenta that came with the dish was alright as well. the mandarin orange and fennel salad provided humorous flavor. sweet, spicy, uniqe.
hrm. the vegetable platter at the beginning was okay. the corn excited me- unique flavour. ah, what enticed me about this dish was the crispy foccacia and housemade mozzarella.
sliced peaches with muscato sabayon for dessert. basically peaches and thick cream.
i don't know. menu sounded sexy. but the dishes were just okay. it was hotter to read.
so i'm thinking next time, since this IS called PIZZA antica, i shall try the pizza? a lot of exotic things to try. will report back.
-LadyLeet, over and out.
Great gourmet thin crust pizza and excellent salads. Very crowded, often a long wait. Since writing this review a Pizza Antica rep contacted me to say you can call 30 mins before to get on the list which is great to know. Excellent service.
I'm a deep dish pizza girl and love fluffy crusts. This restaurant has not quite converted me into a thin crust pizza lover, but it does give me a better feeling of not being too full and feeling like a fat pig when I can actually finish half of a large pizza here. 4 pizzas in a sitting with a group of 5:
-Tomato Sauce, housemade mozzarella and fresh basil: Typical, nothing overly exciting to note. A great vegetarian or more health conscious option.
- Sweet Corn, arugula, bacon (I switched this to chicken), and Basil: The slight bitterness of the arugula was complemented with the sweet corn. Delicious and light, kind of like a salad on top of pizza. It made me feel healthier with all the arugula on this pizza. *FAVORITE*
- Three Cheeses, shaved broccoli, caramelized onion and pancetta: Pretty good. Not as much broccoli as I would have liked, I could barely see/taste it.
-Spicy calabrese sausage, onions, peppers and parsley: Not spicy at all, but it tasted very good.
I love all their pizzas, they all have different ingredients that complement each other well when mixed together. A large is not overly big and sufficient to share. Only menial thing to note, I didn't like the slightly black burnt parts on the edges of my crusts. Other than that, I was so full, but very satisfied with our choices.
When I'm craving a super thin-crust pizza I go here...
Had lunch with 2 of my kickboxing buddies here today and forgot how good their pizza tasted. I usually order the #4 (sauage, portobella mushrooms, onions) and it hit the spot. It was on the oily side, but what pizza isn't? Nothing like what you would get at other pizza joints where you're using 5 napkins to pat it dry, though...
Highlight of the day was seeing a dude dressed as a cowboy with thigh-high cowboy boots. NO JOKE! There are some interesting people walking down the Santana Row strip I tell you. That made my day... LMAO!
Pizza Antica is great, been here many times. But for full enjoyment:
1) Get a room at Hotel Valencia
2) Call this place and rder to go proscuitto and one of their fine salads.
3) Take it back to room and enjoy one of the better eats on " da row"
I must tell you that I absolutely love this place for lunch! Although I don't have VIP status here and I have to wait for at least 20 minutes like everyone else, I really don't mind since the food is so good. I am a creature of habit so I always order the same thing:
1. sparkling lemonade-nothing beats the original becuase I have tried still water instead of the carbonated water and added strawberry to the mix as well.
2. ceasar salad topped with grilled chicken on top of a piadini.
This salad is better than the Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Chopped Salad with Croutons,Hard Cooked Egg and Dijon Vinaigrette or the Young Field Greens with Fresh Herbs and Toasted Pinenuts. If you are not hungry, ordering a salad will satisfy you.
3.gnocchi which is a homemade potatoe dumpling served with a dry pesto sauce and sundried tomatoe cream. It is truly the best gnocchi I have ever had ...even better than the ones at Acquerello in San Francisco (2008 Michelin Guide 1 star restaurant) which is my favorite Italian restuarant.
4. bacon, arugula, sweet corn pizza with extra fennel sausage or
Spicy Fennel Sausage, Portobello Mushroom and Roasted Onion.
I started ordering the Arugula pizza after I tasted the best thin crust pizza in the world at Tommaso Ristorante Italiano in San Francisco last month. The only thing that I don't like on their pizza menu is:
Grilled Radicchio, Local Goat Cheese, Pancetta and Pesto. It is so bitter! The last time I was there I saw a little girl eating it and I was wondering how her innocent taste bud had acquired such a foreign taste.
Although they have 4 locations I have only been to the one at Santana Row:
Lafayette 3600 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, CA 94549
T (925) 299-0500F (925) 299-0501
Santana Row 334 Santana Row, Suite 1065
San Jose, CA 95128
T (408) 557-8373F (408) 557-8738
Mill Valley 800 Redwood Highway, Suite 705
Strawberry Village
Mill Valley, CA 94941
T (415) 383-0600F (415) 383-0606
Granite Bay 5540 Douglas Blvd. Suite 150
Granite Bay, Ca. 95746
T (916) 786-0400F (916) 786-0442
I am free for lunch anytime someone suggests Pizza Antica!
Although I don't prefer sitting outside to eat, I had lunch outside once. We were lost in our conversaton so I didn't mind the people gawking at our table or listening to us discuss insurance brochures and short sale transactions in real estate.
One of my favorite restaurants along Santana Row. The pizza is a really great thin crust without too much cheese and crap that your usual pizzeria piles on. This makes for a great meal to share that wont completely throw you off your diet or break the bank. Their soups are also very good.
On popular nights it's entertaining to sit outside and do some people watching. There are some really interesting people hanging out along Santana Row.
I mostly don't get the hype. Like most restaurants in Santana Row, this one caters to well-heeled women with a lot of time and money on their hands and I don't fit that demographic.
The pricing at first blush appears reasonable (say $16-18 for a "large" pizza) but then the pizza arrives and it's the smallest "large" pizza on the planet, barely topped with cheese or anything else, and thin as a cracker. On my second visit here, we thought about having a caprese, about $10 as I recall, but passed, only to see that a woman at the next table ordered one and that it consisted mostly of tomato with hardly any of the more expensive mozzarella accompanying it. On each of two occasions, I ordered a "sour cherry limeade" for $3.25 or so; it was served in a cocktail glass, loaded with ice, but not refilled without charge the way that other soft drinks appeared to be.
Yesterday, lunch for three males with just two pizzas and three soft drinks ran over $18 a person with tax and tip and no one was exactly stuffed afterwards. So, while everything tasted or looked fine enough, I had an ongoing sense that the kitchen was cutting corners here on the diners' considerable expenditures of dimes.
Further, the service here is just plain perfunctory. When we said we wanted a moment to look at the menu on our last visit, the server disappeared until my buddy got up and grabbed her. On neither occasion did anyone ask how our food was after it was delivered, nor was I offered another drink after I'd downed mine (even if I were wiling to pay for another, which I might have been), nor were our water glasses kept full. As a result, the lunch became slower and more leisurely than it should have been. Again, that's just more evidence that this is a place that caters to people who don't really have anywhere in particular to go and have no reason to care that it might take forever to get there.
So, bottom line, okay, and not outstanding, food, high prices for what you actually get, and "barely there" service. Not horrible enough to cross it off the list if others want to go there, but I won't be suggesting this for my social gatherings again, either.
Yes, I am a big fan. Although they have pastas and steak, they are known for their pizza. If you thin crusts, then you will love Pizza Antica. You can also create your own toppings and the prices is decent. A large pizza can feed 2 people. If you go on a Friday or weekend, make sure you go early. The waitlist can take up to 30-60min.
Probably the most affordable eats on the main Santana Row strip...it gets super crowded on weekends so make sure to get there before 6pm to get a seat, maybe earlier for an outside table. For two people, food and drinks will be about $14-$15 each, which in this area is a bargain. The pizza is done as thin crust with a few preselected combos or your choice of toppings. Anything else on the menu wasn't as impressive. Only two draft beers so I was a little bummed.
I'll definitely come back here again.
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