Bearno’s Pizza

Bearno’s probably would have earned a 5 star if the atmosphere was better. I’m sure it’s better in the evening/​weekend, but come in for lunch and you may fall asleep at the table. I think the price for the buffet is just a little too high. The pizza has definitely dropped a few notches from a few years back. The salad bar is good, though, and I find myself craving Bearno’s so it can’t be THAT bad. Also, they will make whatever pizza you want them to.

This is the second delivery order we have placed. Should have learned after the first order. First time we got a call after an a hour and a half asking if we were going to come pick it up (again it was delivery). Another 40 min went by before we got it. Believe it or not it was cold.
Second time it has been an about and 45 min. So I call and asked to be put on hold. Held the line for more than 5 min. Hung up then I called back and it rings long enough to be sent to their fax. I did this twice before someone answered. They said «the driver is on his way to your house now.»
What a way to run a service business!

I am just not a fan. The pizza is ok. I think it’s pretty hard to screw up pizza. The bread sticks are just awful. They get cold so easy, they’re thin, and they never give enough marinara sauce to go with them. When you ask for extra they charge you. I eat here only when I am out numbered in a vote.

Our troubles began when my kids and I tried to walk through the bar to the outside dining area. The bartender was on me in seconds, as if he wanted to tackle me, telling me I couldn’t be in the bar. I told him I wanted to eat outside (and you could only get to that seating area through the bar.) He said he’d let me in through a gate, which he did, but he sorta made a scene about it. Apparently, Indiana takes having kids walk through a bar VERY SERIOUSLY.
I think our waiter kept forgetting we were out there, but I don’t know. He was friendly enough, but he wasn’t sure whether or not they could give us a plate of wings that was half BBQ and half spicy. I couldn’t imagine why that would be a problem, but he returned from checking on that question saying that they could. Whew!
The food was OK. I didn’t expect much, and it was fine. I felt like there was way too much sauce with our pasta, but I like pasta with less sauce than most people. Still, this was like tomato soup with pasta bits in it. And I ordered the pasta with a «sausage link.» That’s in quotes because the menu said «italian sausage link,» so I expected some pasta with a meat tube of delicious Italian sausage. Instead, there was a handful of sausage chunks, like you’d put on pizza. If I wasn’t pressed for time, I would have complained and sent the plate back.
I’m complaining a lot in this review, but Bearno’s is a decent enough place with reasonable prices. The food was good enough, the staff was good enough, and they were fast enough. It’s not the Ritz. We had fun hanging out there. I had young kids with me and nobody minded that they were up and down and making a lot of noise. I’d go back.