Mellow Mushroom

I love the MM! We’ve been a couple of times, after CRBI events (paddling the area rivers makes you extremely hungry!) First time We just got a simple pizza which was quite good…
The second tine, we ordered and half and half pizza (half meatlovers half Mediterranean) an order of the cheese bread and an order of meatballs. It was AMAZINGLY good. My hubby was leary to try the meatballs (picky eater) but once he did, he loved them!
We’ll be back!

We were in Rome for the day. It was Jan. 1 and everything was closed for New Year’s Day but Mellow Mushroom. We sat at the bar had a beer and sweet tea to watch some football. The staff were nice and attentive. We had a white pizza that was great. It was pretty steady with patrons. Nothing else was open. Plenty of TV’s to watch football. We enjoyed our food. We’d come back.

I’ve gone here many times. The food is usually pretty adequate. However, the service has been terrible the last several times we’ve gone. On one trip, the server didn’t bring half of my party’s food. They had to take it to go. Another trip, my husband had ordered a drink and never got it until the meal was almond halfway done. On yet another trip, the kitchen staff were VERY loud and throwing food not only across the kitchen, but in the eating area. I do not go here unless I have no other options.

I’ve never had a bad experience at this Mellow. Love going to trivia on Tuesdays and sitting outside to eat. On Tuesdays, get the pretzles for 2 or 3 bucks. Pretty good service. My favorite thing to order is the make your own salad with that delicious Esperanza dressing. Sooooo gooood. The pizza’s not so bad either. Lol it can get pretty crowded on the weekends.
And first timers if your having a hard time finding parking, they have a back door entrance that leads to a parking lot, so drive around back and park.

Atlanta Steeplechase is one of my all-​time favorite events each year. I live for mint juleps, Lilly Pulitzer, men in seersucker, and horses. Okay mostly the men in seersucker. I also inevitably wind up at the Rome Mellow Mushroom for dinner each year.
Downtown Rome itself is really cute. This Mellow Mushroom, probably largely due to being on such a cute downtown main street, is far more appealing than any of the Atlanta locations I’ve ever frequented. It was a 15 minute wait, where we just hovered in the hostess area because the bar was completely slammed with Steeplechase after-​after-​partiers.
Once we were seated, our server brought her A game despite the restaurant being beyond slammed. Drinks were constantly refilled. Pizza arrived in timely manner. She was very accommodating to my need to douse my pizza in an obscene amount of ranch dressing. The Kosmic Karma pizza add mushrooms never disappoints. In terms of Mellow Mushroom pizza, if you’ve eaten at one you’ve eaten at them all and it’s always good. Our awesome server boxed up our leftovers, offered us Diet Cokes to go, and couldn’t have been any more accommodating throughout the whole meal.
Mellow Mushroom is always a solid choice for pizza, but it’s extra worthwhile of a visit «When in Rome.»

Will say upfront, downtown parking can be a little dicey anywhere. So we get there and there’s a lot right behind the restaurant. Awesome. They charge a buck an hour.
No problem, very reasonable. …15 minutes later we are still standing in line with ten other people trying to figure out how to work the single self park parking machine (not individual meters). Finally at least three groups including us moved our cars to other lots because we weren’t able to pay the machine a buck for parking and didn’t want to risk getting ticketed or towed.
Complained to the restaurant mgr. She smiled, was polite .and blew it off with a «yeah everyone complains about that and the city won’t do anything about it.»
The food and service was ok. If they don’t care enough to fix their parking problem we won’t be back.

We had a very enjoyable lunch here. Pizza was tasty and the sandwich was great.

One of the best chain restaurants out there. Tasty, unusual pizzas, addictive pretzels and desserts — they also have a beer list that my Brit Hubby is very pleased with.

Nothing wrong with Mellow Mushroom. Tasty pizza offered with interesting topping combinations (Chicken curry pizza? Please and thank you), an endless beer list with lots of local drafts and TVs all over the place. Also had the pretzel app with optional beer cheese. Get the optional beer cheese or you’re stupid.
Rome is clearly enamored with it because it’s packed every time I’m in town. And why shouldn’t it be?

Was a decent experience until the servers started emptying shakers and prepping to close while we (and about 12 other tables) were still there and eating. Pretty sure our entire group was so turned off to the point that none of us will return any time soon. Horrible customer etiquette!

It is what it is. Pizza and beer. Pizza is too buttery. Beer selection good. Wait staff slow. Wine selection sucks bad!

Delicious. Cool historic building in downtown. Great music. Really enjoyed the entire evening.

Great atmosphere for people of any age, especially if you are in college! The servers are very friendly and the beer is super cheap — especially if you order it in a pitcher. I don’t eat cheese of any sort, so Mellow Mushroom is always willing to make my pizza, appetizer, or salad 100% cheese free! There hasn’t been one thing on the menu that I haven’t liked, although I suggest the House Pizza or the pretzels.

Hippity-​do-​da…
I knew this was a chain, I didn’t know it was this big. Normally I try to avoid chain restaurants (fast food doesn’t count) but this is one I can’t avoid. The pizza is great. And the beer menu, I mean c’mon…awesome beers. Although it is a chain you will find the menu a little different at each location with their own, local items (like the white rabbit pizza, which is delicious). So stop on in, grab a chair and a pie, and sip down a pint or two (or more if you’re in the club).

Great place to go with friends or family!
Watch a game or simply sit and relax with friends, the atmosphere is relaxing and the staff, friendly.
Nice selections on the drink and food menu. Fresh food and tasty too!
Out of the several times I’ve gone to the Mellow Mushroom only once did I have a problem and it was with a take-​out order. I addressed the issue with the manager and he promptly fixed the problem. Great job M. M!

I was ejected from this Mellow Mushroom Saturday. Yes, I was given the boot. I don’t blame Mellow Mushroom for this though. We are still cool. I blame my friends who are obnoxious Florida fans. They just don’t have a lot of class.
I started out with a couple of Oktoberfests, which were on special. This was especially exciting given the fact that it’s a gameday Saturday. True to style, the Florida fans went with pitchers of PBR. Feeling the need to soak up some booze, I ordered my go-​to at mellow: the mighty meaty with white sauce (do it!). I know that it’s a chain, but this pie always comes out delicious. Never had a bad one.
As the game progressed and the pitchers were drained we got a little rowdier than the rest of the crowd. Apparently rough language is frowned upon at this establishment, which is funny because I’ve never considered this to be a family restaurant. So without warning, my friends were asked to leave because there were families around. My advice would be for families to not sit in bars on Saturday afternoons in football season. Or maybe just eat outside.
In all seriousness though, Mellow Mushroom is a welcome addition to DT Rome. I can comfortably say that they are serving the best pizza and salads in Rome. Broad Street has a lot of turnover, and I think Mellow — unlike Johnny’s across the street– has the potential to be here for a long time. I would advise the management to get their shit together though. You have two liberal arts colleges in town, which has always been a part of mellow’s market. Kicking people out of restaurants is a bad way to keep that demographic.

Generally, I like to visit an establishment a few times before I give it a review. In the case of Mellow Mushroom, I was waiting until I actually tried the pizza. I’ve enjoyed their cinnamon/​honey pretzel appetizer (absolutely delicious, and it has the calorie count/​fat content to prove it!) and their Brutus salad (which, as far as I can tell, is the healthiest option on the menu) a few times, and finally bit into a piece of the House Special pizza a few nights ago. The verdict? It’s good. However, as with the salads, subs, and other things on their menu, Mellow’s a little overpriced for what it is. The Brutus salad is big and full of goodies like jerk chicken and sliced portabella mushrooms. Paired with their esperanza dressing, it’s truly a filling, scrumptious dinner. However, I’m not sure that it’s $ 11.95 worth of delicious. It’s still a salad that most people will have no trouble eating in one meal. Their crust is good and their toppings are fresh, but I don’t know that they’re worth the price tag, either. Service has been friendly but slow — in fairness, that could be a kitchen issue — and I’m sure I’ll keep going back, though it isn’t someplace I’d really rave about.

Pretty standard for a mellow. The place looks great inside and the pizza was fantastic. I got something off the «unique to our location» menu which turned out to also be at my home location. This didn’t upset me though because I love the Thai dye pie a lot. Overall and average experience.

Wow, this is some of my favorite pizza. This location is just like the others, which I think are all excellent. Beer, salad, pizza, and some friendly service is what I get here. This is a kid-​friendly place, too.
I recommend the Lil Tossed Salad to start, with their house-​specialty Esperanza dressing. The soft pretzel appetizer is great, too.
For the main deal, get a big pizza. I really like MM’s sauce and dough, so a one– or two-​topping pizza is what I recommend for the pizza-​purist. But if you’re into a big, mixed, pile of toppings, go for it. I’m not a pizza snob; there is no wrong way to go here.

Four star cheers for gluten free pizza in Rome, Georgia! When Rome became a proper college town is beyond me, but it was certainly NOT when I was in college.
Big caveat: we sat outside, in the glorious sunshine, sipping mimosas and smoking. It was the perfect Rome Saturday I would have died for at Berry. Our server was hysterical and only showed up to bring us more drinks and chat about nothing = perfect.
The reason for the caveat is that the interior is a multi-​tiered whirlwind of children in soccer uniforms, miserable parents, and miscellaneous highschoolers who will be able to see directly up your skirt as you climb the stairs to the bathroom. I have never seen a chain restaurant this large and with two stories outside of – ironically – Italy, where their fave pizza chain is shockingly similar in tenor and clientele.
Long story short, a fantastic addition to Broad. Though a chain (and still in Rome), the vegetarian options (tempeh!), gf beer, and gf pizza are long overdue.