we went at the end of April and loved the Terrazzo and the pizza! the ocean breeze felt so good!
A PIZZA BAR IS BORN!!! Open for lunch & dinner in Seaside
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Great food, but I am in sticker shock. All of those fees and surcharges add up fast!
Between the tax, the entertainment tax, the to-go surcharge, and the automatic 15% tip it was a minimum of an extra 37.6% to walk out of there with a 2 item (both straight off the menu) to-go order!
I'd love to get a breakdown of these fees because right now I feel like I got totally nickeled and dimed! I can certainly understand why there would be a need for a nominal fee or a minimum tax on a to-go order, but not both.
I was told the to-go fee was to cover the boxes (Which are apparently much more expensive than the napkins, silverware, dishes, glasses, and bussed table I would use if I ate there).
Between the tax, the entertainment tax, the to-go surcharge, and the automatic 15% tip it was a minimum of an extra 37.6% to walk out of there with a 2 item (both straight off the menu) to-go order!
I'd love to get a breakdown of these fees because right now I feel like I got totally nickeled and dimed! I can certainly understand why there would be a need for a nominal fee or a minimum tax on a to-go order, but not both.
I was told the to-go fee was to cover the boxes (Which are apparently much more expensive than the napkins, silverware, dishes, glasses, and bussed table I would use if I ate there).
The tax and the entertainment tax is beyond their control - I won't comment on the rest as I narrowly escaped a beating at brunch for suggesting that the world had gotten a little tip happy and that some set price things didn't always need a gratuity. :roll:
I've had the place on my "list" to try out since it opened but never found the time until Friday evening. The Walton Sun hit the driveway around 5 PM (earlier than usual) and I read the great article and told my wife and mother (who came into town around lunch time for Saturday morning's soccer game) that I had decided where we were eating. Thankfully there were no complaints; rarely am I afforded the opportunity to pick our dining option without considerable lobbying - I am a man after all.
Hands down this is my new favorite pizza place. We split three pies amongst 5 people (3 adults, 2 kids) and took home half a pie. I assure you that I did my best to eliminate the need to carry the box home but relented after 7 slices and several "stink eyed" looks from people who "claim" to care about my health. My personal favorite is the Margherita but the Funghi was consumed just as quickly. Sadly the Arugula was out of arms reach and I only got one slice before I was "cut-off" (it made for a good lunch the next day). Including a beer, two bar drinks, and two soft drinks for the kids the bill was less than $75 WITH a 20% tip!
I will be back soon... and often!
Hands down this is my new favorite pizza place. We split three pies amongst 5 people (3 adults, 2 kids) and took home half a pie. I assure you that I did my best to eliminate the need to carry the box home but relented after 7 slices and several "stink eyed" looks from people who "claim" to care about my health. My personal favorite is the Margherita but the Funghi was consumed just as quickly. Sadly the Arugula was out of arms reach and I only got one slice before I was "cut-off" (it made for a good lunch the next day). Including a beer, two bar drinks, and two soft drinks for the kids the bill was less than $75 WITH a 20% tip!
I will be back soon... and often!
We ate there last night on the way into town. Fabulous! Hubby and I both had a salad AND a pizza! Big Mistake! Way too much food. However, we rarely agree on choices.....we did, however, have great leftovers for lunch! Hubby had the Ceasar salad and I the Caprese. That was, by far, one of the best tomatoes of my life!! Hubby had the fenil sausage pizza and I the prosciutto. Both were very good. Great experience, great food! We will be back often. August was our server and his service was fantastic!!
Finally celebrated our opening with your amazing food!
Murph and I finally had an opportunity to celebrate the opening of Barefoot BBQ. We did it on the beach (yes, I wrote a sweet message in the sand-AWWWW) with a bottle of wonderful champagne and our entire meal from The Pizza Bar. The sunset was nice, but we missed a good portion of it because we could not stop eating our delicious meal!
We had the Tuscan Bread with White Beans, the House Salad, the Eggplant Napoleon, the Grilled Brocollini and the Fennel Sausage Pizza. EVERYTHING was amazing! Fresh, perfectly warmed, no flavors battling in the Napoleon and the Fennel Sausage, beautiful. We look forward to sitting down to eat inside (or on the terrace) next time as we know you have a penchant for always employing friendly, knowledgable staff.
It's an honor to work next door to you. You're a wonderful example in restaurant success. We know that people can't eat BBQ for every meal and we're so proud to be able to let people know about you (as if they don't already)!
Take care and we'll see you soon!
Murph and I finally had an opportunity to celebrate the opening of Barefoot BBQ. We did it on the beach (yes, I wrote a sweet message in the sand-AWWWW) with a bottle of wonderful champagne and our entire meal from The Pizza Bar. The sunset was nice, but we missed a good portion of it because we could not stop eating our delicious meal!
We had the Tuscan Bread with White Beans, the House Salad, the Eggplant Napoleon, the Grilled Brocollini and the Fennel Sausage Pizza. EVERYTHING was amazing! Fresh, perfectly warmed, no flavors battling in the Napoleon and the Fennel Sausage, beautiful. We look forward to sitting down to eat inside (or on the terrace) next time as we know you have a penchant for always employing friendly, knowledgable staff.
It's an honor to work next door to you. You're a wonderful example in restaurant success. We know that people can't eat BBQ for every meal and we're so proud to be able to let people know about you (as if they don't already)!
Take care and we'll see you soon!
Great food, but I am in sticker shock. All of those fees and surcharges add up fast!
Between the tax, the entertainment tax, the to-go surcharge, and the automatic 15% tip it was a minimum of an extra 37.6% to walk out of there with a 2 item (both straight off the menu) to-go order!
I'd love to get a breakdown of these fees because right now I feel like I got totally nickeled and dimed! I can certainly understand why there would be a need for a nominal fee or a minimum tax on a to-go order, but not both.
I was told the to-go fee was to cover the boxes (Which are apparently much more expensive than the napkins, silverware, dishes, glasses, and bussed table I would use if I ate there).
Seems like you have a pretty good break down of the taxes. The sales tax is non-negotiable and you may have noticed this nuisance at other local businesses. The entertainment tax is actually optional and if you can muster the courage to announce to the restaurant that you don't enjoy bands, theater, or movies they will take it off. As to the others, you could always let your dollars do the talking.
The boxes are vastly more expensive than the silverware, dishes, and glasses to a restaurant when you consider the per use cost.
This issue probably could have been taken up with the manager or owner at the restaurant or with a phone call.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Zebraspots!
Dear Zebraspots,
Your post brought to my attention that we have been wrongly charging a "to go charge" on Pizza Bar to go orders. We initially programmed our computers two months ago in error. We have corrected the problem and the only charge should be a 15% auto-gratuity and the optional 1% Arts and Entertainment fee our Landlord requires us to collect to fund the administration of free arts and entertainment events in Seaside.
Anyone who has made a to go order from Pizza Bar since we opened and can provide us with the receipt or if not, you can show us your credit card statement showing the payment to Pizza Bar we will give you a free pizza of your choice. We will take you on your word that the transaction was a To Go order.
I apologize for the error and hope this will make things right with anyone who was wrongly charged. I only ask you come in after this weekend for your pizza.
Again Thanks for the heads up. I sincerely hope this will rectify the situation.
Very best,
Dave Rauschkolb, Owner/Operator Pizza Bar
Dear Zebraspots,
Your post brought to my attention that we have been wrongly charging a "to go charge" on Pizza Bar to go orders. We initially programmed our computers two months ago in error. We have corrected the problem and the only charge should be a 15% auto-gratuity and the optional 1% Arts and Entertainment fee our Landlord requires us to collect to fund the administration of free arts and entertainment events in Seaside.
Anyone who has made a to go order from Pizza Bar since we opened and can provide us with the receipt or if not, you can show us your credit card statement showing the payment to Pizza Bar we will give you a free pizza of your choice. We will take you on your word that the transaction was a To Go order.
I apologize for the error and hope this will make things right with anyone who was wrongly charged. I only ask you come in after this weekend for your pizza.
Again Thanks for the heads up. I sincerely hope this will rectify the situation.
Very best,
Dave Rauschkolb, Owner/Operator Pizza Bar
Great food, but I am in sticker shock. All of those fees and surcharges add up fast!
Between the tax, the entertainment tax, the to-go surcharge, and the automatic 15% tip it was a minimum of an extra 37.6% to walk out of there with a 2 item (both straight off the menu) to-go order!
I'd love to get a breakdown of these fees because right now I feel like I got totally nickeled and dimed! I can certainly understand why there would be a need for a nominal fee or a minimum tax on a to-go order, but not both.
I was told the to-go fee was to cover the boxes (Which are apparently much more expensive than the napkins, silverware, dishes, glasses, and bussed table I would use if I ate there).
We went there for lunch today and it was awesome! We had the grouper, shrimp calamari..so good! The weather was perfect to sit outside and enjoy a nice beverage with pizza. One of my new favorite spots.