Mellow Mushroom

We were coming from the Lodge pretty late in the evening on a Saturday, already worried kitchens would be shutting down. The staff was more than willing to take our order at the bar and the bartender happily shared the history of the space. They had managed to save an old tree and built a beautiful patio around it. A live band was just closing out as we finished eating & they had lots of screens showing soccer. They had some nice beers on tap & an impressive selections of whiskey available for an island pizza joint. We shared jerk wings & the small potato pizza. The food was good, in line with the other MMs I’ve been to. But the space & the staff were superior. By far the best Mellow Mushroom experience I’ve had.

Great place with great pizza. Obviously, on St Simons there are plenty other options but we ended up going here with a big group and everyone was pleased! Ordered the mighty meaty and the holy shiitake. HOLY shiitake!!! That pizza was the best. Highly recommend… even to people who, like myself, might say ehhhh I like mushrooms but I am not sure about a whole pizza based just on that… SHUSH. Order it. It is great.

First mellow mushroom experience and I loved it. Crust is amazingly flavorful! Not a deep dish Pizza but not a new York style. I’m pretty picky with my Pizza but I loved it. Coming back tomorrow for seconds! Staff are laid back and cool. Chefs wear gloves and you can see them making the food thru the an open style kitchen.

We end up going on PI (3.14) day so it was crazy busy but the service was still pretty quick. Great service and great ambiance. We love our MM Pie! Would recommend if you have never had a pizza here.

I’m a local and finally ate here yesterday and won’t go back. There are too many other awesome places to eat pizza on St. Simons. Service is terrible. We ate around noon and the restaurant was only half full. It took us almost an hour to get our pizza. Once we got it the pizza was only mediocre. At about 45 minutes I noticed everyone who was there before us was looking around at each other wondering where there food was also. I read all the Unilocal reviews on this place while waiting for pizza and wish I had read them before coming. Seems the management is dropping the ball somewhere since bad service is a constant problem. I felt sorry for our sweet server who stood around in the kitchen waiting for everyone’s food. Then the check came… WHOA! $ 40 for two small pizzas! Think I’ll go across the street next time for the local’s favorite pizza.

Beautiful location, same great pizza you’d expect from the rest. Salads are also yummy!!!

Ordered a large salad for dinner and it was TINY and It was WAY too pricey. We sat at the bar and the bartender spent most of the time running back and forth to the kitchen. Slow service. Besides being tiny, our order for two easy salads was completely screwed up. It looks like they are under staffed.

We try something different every time we visit and I have never been disappointed. My favorite so far has been the Holy Shiitake. The pretzels and beer cheese are a must try as well.

I’ve been to multiple Mellow Mushroom restaurants and this is not representative of the others. The SSI location feels smaller and more cramped in the interior seating and much less inspired.
Aside from the atmosphere though, the food was mediocre and the service was terribly slow. My wife and I ate there at a slower time of day and there were only a handful of other tables. We ordered a pub burger and a veggie burger so nothing that requires significant time. We received one drink timely, but the other required a reminder to the wait staff. After exhausting the drinks and taking in everything in the dining room, we still had not received our food. When it was finally completed, it was not as ordered so had to go back to the kitchen.
Once we finally received the food, I compare the pub burger to a Dairy Queen burger. There was nothing wrong with it, but it certainly wasn’t worth the price or the wait.
I would not recommend this particular location although we have had much better experiences in Savannah, GA.

Bottom line: Another mediocre «chain» restaurant.
What you can expect (based on our two visits): Mediocre pizza with a crust so thin it will become soggy within minutes. Don’t even TRY to take a piece home unless you plan to move it with a spatula — otherwise it will fall apart and make a mess.
While the service ranges from good to pathetic and is generally acceptable, the food quality is really not good at all. And, the place is LOUD — LOUD I TELL YOU! (Very «hard» interior.)
Tried to order an IPA [that’s a beer, folks … wink, wink] They had nothing I’d even call marginal on draft. The one I was served was a «short pour» in a brandy snifter type glass. (No, it was not a «high octane» beer — not a double of imperial.)
There are much better places on SSI than the Yellow Mushroom. I can’t think of a single reason to return.

We are locals and decided to order take out. It was awful. I always get the Thai dye pizza and it had too much sweet sauce on it made the crust very soggy. The other was the meat pizza. It had an over powered sauce. There are too many great pizza places in the area. We probably will not go back.

Last couple of visits to SSI Mellow Mushroom, I found the food and service much improved. :D

First time here since it opened in jan. Food is great, place is awesome looking and lots of tvs.
Service is not good thou. We waited 20 minutes after we were at the table before someone acknowledged us. It was 4 pm so it wasn’t busy.
Food took 30 minutes to come but was great once it got to table.
I understand its at the beach and everyone is super laid back but service needs to improve .
Been coming to SSI for 12 years and hope this place gets it fixed.

My wife and I have been to a few MM locations. The food is always good, and this location was no exception.
Unfortunately, the service is lacking. We had abnormal wait times for everything.
The outdoor deck seating is really cool as long as it’s not too hot and humid. The weather happened to be very nice when we went, so we chose outdoor seating. It was also very loud inside, so we were happy we could sit outside.

Decent food, bad service. It’s like the service staff doesn’t quite know what to do.

Atmosphere is great, the guy who is playing guitar is really good. I like the decorations– outside and inside. The place is good for big groups as well. Pizza is delicious, staff is friendly, they have full bar as well.

First visit– waited a couple months after first opening for them to work out the kinks. Good food, okay drinks, good service, kinda loud, and no parking. No delivery at this time. Will return

While the service at this location wasn’t the best, the pizza and atmosphere rivaled the rest of the Mellow Mushroom locations. Why come here? That’s a valid question. You’re on St. Simons Island where there’s plenty of local restaurants (and fortunately) few chains. Come to Mellow Mushroom if you want average pizza, fair service in a fun, upbeat atmosphere. There’s ample TVs to watch sporting events, affordable pizzas and prices that enable a family of four to get out for an cheaper than you’d expect on a tourist island.
Keep in mind, Mellow Mushroom does have more than pizza. Their salads are better than you’d expect. And, if you have kids, the kid’s meals are enough for two kids to share. This spot is a simple, easy, fun place for a meal that brings a stress free evening, as long as your service is better than ours was.

Service is terrible here. I’ve eaten here multiple times at the bar, in the restaurant area and outdoor patio. I’ve only had 1 good server out of at least 5 – 6, including very slow and inattentive bartenders.
Tonight we waited 10 minutes before the server even came to our table and then another 30 minutes before we got our drinks. We also never got an appetizer we ordered. Other tables also seemed to be unhappy with the service.
The pizza and beer selection is excellent. The atmosphere is also nice. But it’s hard to enjoy any of that when the service is so awful and the kitchen is too slow and disorganized.

Pizza was good, music was so loud we could not talk so we asked & they turned it down, large pizza w/​3 toppings, 2 beers=over 40 $ with tip. Toppings were portobello mushrooms, kalamata olives & sundries tomatoes.
The dough is a brown color, think it’s a wheat mix, not sure.