Red Elephant Pizza and Grill

Personally not my favorite pizzeria, I love pizza, & this pizza is something i do not love at all. The pizza was not even shaped like a pizza, pizza prices are not even that good either.

I took two friends here a couple of evenings ago. Neither of them had eaten here before. Both of them thoroughly enjoyed their meal and I’m sure Red Elephant will be on their list to go back to when they are next in town. My only complaint: I got an elephant ear to go. I ate it probably less than 10 minutes after getting it. It was a soggy, chewy, not very good piece of dough. Perhaps something other than Styrofoam would be better, maybe a paper bag.

We ordered the red elephant pizza pie and an order of boneless wings. Everything was delicious. Loved how the pizza came out piping hot and remained warm the ought the entire meal. The pan they served it in retained heat very well. Will definitely be back.

I would just like to commend this restaurant for the caring staff. I was having dinner here with my family one evening, the food was delicious.
Unfortunately, my grandmother began seriously choking and the staff was quick to assist at doing the heimlich maneuver and CPR. It was a very traumatizing experience for me and the staff’s genuine care and ability to respond quickly and professionally in an emergency situation made it easier on our family.
I thank you with all my heart because your team helped save my grandmother’s life.

Management is amazing. They aim to please, if something is right they make it right. This says a lot because it’s hard to find restaurants that actually care. This is a wonderful family restaurant.

Always a great location for our regular Saturday lunch. Reasonable prices and good selection of drinks and foods. Food is excellent tasting and prepared. The staff are all very friendly and put effort into making your experience pleasurable.

The food is great and is a good value. Inside service is usually pretty good.
If you order to-​go, make sure you check it before you leave. This is the biggest flaw of the place. Almost every time I have gotten to go it has been wrong. The food really is spectacular, and I will definitely eat here again, but now I know better than to leave the to-​go area without checking my order first!

A pretty good restaurant with a lot of different meals from salad to pasta, from flatbread to burgers. There’s only 6 of them overall and the first one as opened in Alabama, rest of them are in Florida.
I just had to get a burger, so I did order the classic with lettuce, tomato an some onions. You have a selection of either Swiss or American cheese with it and on the side you could have fries, cole slaw, onion rings or even fruit — fruit?!? Yes, funnily enough! I took french fries of course and ordered the meat medium to well (sorry, I just cannot eat my meat all raw!) As starters we had some fried pickles again — they were not as awesome as in Miami but still ok.
15 minutes later or so, the food would come and the burger was pretty good. It was grilled and the beef is black Angus and tasted very good, so did the fries! The service was very attentive and made a good job! So I can definitely recommend it! The prices are also ok, my burger plus fried was about 8 or 9 bucks!

So friendly! First time visit last evening and will return again for sure. White pizza was yummy and my sister had the Rebecca salad with blackened chicken. So much to choose from on menu. Shelby was our waitress and very sweet and attentive. Hostess was very happy personality but didn’t catch her name. Look forward to bringing my spouse and 8year old next time!

My wife and I drove by this place yesterday. We moved our daughter and son-​in-​law to Lakeland from Huntington, WV and I told my wife, even before I checked Unilocal that I want to try that place. GOOD CHOICE! We ordered cheesy garlic bread with marinara and pesto ranch dipping sauces, which was all delicious. Then we ordered an individual bbq pizza, a medium meatlovers pizza and a smokehouse grill sandwich with crispy fries on the side. GOOD CHOICES! Then we ordered desserts. Elephant ears with ice cream, chocolate cake with ice cream and peanut butter pie. GOOD CHOICES!

Didn’t really care to much for this joint. The pizza needed more sauce and cheese it was mainly just bread. We got the spinach and artichoke dip and it looked like they just popped it in the microwave and served it up. Tried the onion rings and they we’re edible also tried my kids fries and they were delicious probably even the best part of our meal. If they improved they’re food they might get four stars.

Since this was my first time here I asked my waitress Tori for recommendations.
She started me with the hummus plate (Delish) and for entrée she hooked me up with the blackened chicken pasta dish. Again, Delish! That girl was good!
I’ll be back again next time through Lakeland for sure!

If you are looking for a kid friendly place to have a decent dinner this is your place. Met my adult family there for a dinner on a busy Saturday night. I wish I would have read more reviews before I came. If I would have, then I would have realized this is definitely a kids’ place and probably wouldn’t have picked it.
There is a small arcade to keep the kids busy while you wait. The menu is a good size and has something for everyone. Some of the family got pizzas, some got entrees, and some got sandwiches. Everyone thought their food was just average. Overall, bring the kids here for a fun dinner. Avoid if you are a group of adults.

Somehow the online menu gave me the impression that this was a nicer place than it actually is. First impression on first visit — it’s noisy, a bit rough on the edges and service is slow. The place wasn’t that busy but it took awhile before anyone approached our table. Pleasant enough service but very loose and informal. It almost feels like a Chuck e Cheese with kids screaming and running around, harried staff and just constant noise. Disjointed unorganized floor plan and interior decoration makes it all feel like a dive. This was a disappointment aesthetically. We’ll see what the food is like. I’ll add an update after the meal.
The food was excellent. But next time, I’ll take mine to go.

Stopped into this family friendly restaurant on our way for a weekend trip and was very happy to find something in the middle of Lakeland where I didn’t think there would be good food to be had. I was pleasantly surprised to find this on the trustee Unilocal app. They have a nice restaurant guy on here. When you walk in your greeted by extremely friendly hostesses. They sat us right away and we were happy to get a booth which makes it much easier for parents with small children.
The menu has a variety of items ranging from pizza, pastas, grilled items, salads and healthy or fair as well. All very reasonably priced. The restaurant has its own character of elephants and pretty neutral Decour to fit the masses. They even have in the back section of the restaurant a little kids gaming area which is great to keep them entertained while waiting for your food are waiting for a table. They also have a banquet room in the back for a larger party.
We chose to get the red elephant classic pizza which had a sausage pepperoni mushrooms and green peppers on it. The crust was a medium thickness not quite a thin crust pizza but definitely not your average deli type of pizza. It was crispy with a little W us to it a perfect combination in my opinion. Even though the pizza had sausage and pepperoni on it it was not overly greasy. Season to almost perfection. We chowed down big-​time. Then the highlight of our meal was the ever popular elephant ear with bluebell ice cream dessert. The elephant ear was just perfect combination of sweet and crunchy salty fatty goodness then add on a creamy vanilla ice cream oh boy this was way too good the family it was all fighting for the last pieces! And we only ordered one elephant ear for the four of us and we could’ve eaten easily another 2 to 3. For sure will stop at this restaurant again!

Red Elephant is one of my favorite restaurants in the area. We found out about it with a coupon, and have been back many times. Our favorite is the shipwreck pizza, the loaded fries, and the elephant ears of course! Also, try their version of the Long Island Iced tea, it’s amazing!

Red Elephant in Lakeland is awesome and a great place for families, date night, whatever.
I love this place. It is ALWAYS clean and well kept up. Very friendly staff, they have a wide variety of menu items and I love almost everything they have. They make their own salad dressing and it is SO good. The service is never bad and the ambiance is just right. You can get decent pizza and LOADED fries or you can get salad, nice selection this place is good. It looks like it is an old steakhouse building, so it has a nice size meeting area for groups.

Found this place when I was looking for a place to meet up with a large group of friends. The Unilocal reviews convinced me to give it a try, and I have to say, Red Elephant did not disappoint.
Per the recommendation of several other reviewers, we tried the boiled peanuts first and did not particularly care for them (probably just a personal preference thing)– but the server promptly allowed us to replace them with the cheesy garlic bread. Delicious.
The pizza was also wonderful, the drinks never stopped flowing. Brittany, our server, was attentive, pleasant, and the whole staff was very welcoming. Everyone agreed that we will gladly go back for another visit.

Just OK… at best
Our order sides were wrong. Food was ok, but nothing spectacular. Service was not great. Wanted to like it, but just didn’t.

Bang for buck some of the best food around. Best wings in town. And the fries are sinful. I love the ranch dressing here. Great value everyday place. Ohh and good drink prices!