Mellow Mushroom

This was absolutely the worst experience I’ve had in a long time. I was the only table when I walked in, and there were only two in my party. We each ordered beer and water, and I ordered a salad before my pizza. Other patrons started coming in, but the place still wasn’t that crowded. A good 20 minutes went by and I still had not received my salad. I think our server forgot, but it was no big deal. I reminded him and he brought it. Had that been the only incident, it would have been done, but it didn’t stop there. We proceeded to wait 40 minutes for our one medium pizza that we ordered. Meanwhile, tables that came way after us, with bigger parties were already paying out. Then, our server comes over and tells us our pizza still has another 4 minutes in the oven, and exclaims that they are «backed up». At this point, there were maybe 6 tables in the whole restaurant. We never got asked if we wanted another beer, or water refills. When the pizza finally arrived, we were not checked on again, because I’m pretty sure our server knew we were not happy. The pizza was average at best, especially for the price. I won’t be back. I can find at least 20 other restaurants in a a 5 mile radius and spend a ridiculous amount of money for mediocre food on. I was pretty much livid with the lack of urgency or care by the staff here.

Stopped in here on a recommendation from a friend and left very satisfied. Service was good and the pizza was awesome, it was cooked perfectly. I had the Shiitake mushroom pizza and I’m looking forward to going back to try all of the others. It’s gourmet pizza so it does cost more than your average pizza but this is one of those times where you get what you pay for.

The best gluten free pizza I have ever had! Not sure about the other pizzas as I cant eat them. Many beer options including Omission (gluten removed). Atmosphere is fun. Service is always good. Highly recommend!

I’m giving this Mellow Mushroom a 4 instead of 5 because, I just feel like the Clearwater location is still way better. They put more love into the pizzas, and the service is also better there.
At this MM, the hostess is always MIA, and you’re usually ignored at the front door, even though the staff clearly sees you standing there.
Besides, all of that, I love Mellow Mushroom. They have the Best crust ever, made from wheat pastry flour. I ordered a calzone which was decent, but I think I’ll stick with the pizzas next time.
It’s basically like ordering a small pizza, but with less toppings. You can add, but it gets pricey. I ordered the house, which did not have meat, but now I know why…
I ordered a house with Applewood bacon, the best topping there — Thick, Smokey, Crispy…
Unfortunately, it did not get cooked through all of the way because of the crust on top interrupting the cooking process. It was a little raw still. :-(
I wish I would have gotten a warning about it from the server, but I did not.
Anyways, lesson learned.
I packed it up to go, opened it up the next day, through it in the oven, cooked it through and had it for lunch.

Awesome staff. Amazing red sangria. One and done!!! The holy shiitake pizza and Greek salad make a great meal. They recently redid the inside and it’s really nice. Large porch for outside seating too. Very kid friendly.

Amazing pizza, great atmosphere and good customer service. There is both indoor and outdoor seating. But, don’t get the beer cheese, it’s not that great. On the other hand, the pretzels are amazing!

This review is based solely on initial service.
The staff, hostesses, and table-​bussers move like molasses. They are legitimately too «mellow». We waited over 30mins while they simply stood at the reception stand and didn’t clean open tables, seat people at open tables, or even exert any effort or work.
Worst of all, when we finally were seated the table and seats were still dirty and covered with crumbs.
Very disappointing since the food and waitresses are usually top notch.

Mellow Mushroom has consistently good pizza regardless of location. However, their service is generally up in the air. This particular location is not that big, so it seems like they’re easily overwhelmed by large groups. There was a large birthday party that walked in before my party, so my group got put on the back burner. However, our waitress was really apologetic about the wait.
The food made up for everything. I got the Holy Shitake pie, which is my favorite out of all the ones I’ve tried so far. The garlic aioli was not overpowering, and it worked really well with the mushrooms.

Lousy service. They have a good product and a great beer selection but they need a total overhaul in management. Empty tables take forever to be cleaned and seated. The servers aren’t given specific areas they handle so they may have a table up front, way in the back and outside. Sets them up to be inattentive.
We waited nearly 45 minutes for a table but then once seated our server stopped by immediately and then it took us 15 minutes to get her back to take our order. Our pizzas took 40 minutes to arrive at our table and our drink order required us to go find our waitress to obtain the drinks ordered 15 minutes earlier. Completely ridiculous that it took 2 hours for a basic pizza dinner.
As we were leaving, they still had numerous parties waiting for tables yet there were 6 empty, clean tables. How stupid.

Open on Thursday! This page is incorrect! Great bbq pizza and very good service! The pretzels weren’t soft pretzels like I’m used to– being from Philly, I am a pretzel snob, but they were still yummy! Basically pizza dough pretzels. They rock with honey and cinnamon sugar on them!

We came in a large group of about 8.
Not only was the waitress poor at checking on us.
Our food came out in spurts, so everyone ate at different times and got done at different times as well.
The pizza was great as was the apps, that can’t be screwed up, it was the service and kitchen coordination that lacked severely.

Love this place! The best pizza ever. The crust is amazing. Love the shiitake mushroom and the potato speciality pizzas. Both are delicious!
Calzones are huge and the pizza pretzels are awesome too!

Love their pizza. It has the best crust! It may be on the pricey side but it’s worth it. Any toppings I’ve ever had on the pizza are great. Some people I know love the bbq chicken. I’m not a fan. I’m more of a pepperoni girl.
The pretzels are yummy.
They have a great selection of beer.

Worst. Service. Ever. Sorry Mellow– up until tonight I loved you. Brought my parents here for the first time tonight– all the way from San Diego. Waited 25 minutes for a beer. Restaraunt is empty. Server never came back to apologize for the wait or tell us what was happening. This whole time, we were waiting to place pizza order.
Wow. Terrible service guys.

First of all, even though this location is clearly misspelled by whomever initiated the page… it actually is part of the Mellow Mushroom pizza chain.
Maybe this is some sign. Because I share the opinion with a number of friends that I like Mellow Mushroom as a brand, but this particular location does not measure up.
For example, every trip to Jacksonville I always enjoy a late-​night stop at the Southside one because it is near my hotel. Also, I am a regular at the one near UCF at Colonial & Alafaya and it never fails me either.
This one in Citrus Park just comes up short. The food takes too long, the bar area is too small and some of the employees just rub me the wrong way.
Well, you know what they say about the hipster and why he burned his tongue on a slice of pizza… because he wanted to eat it before it was «cool.»
Perhaps that vibe is just too strong for me and my friends, which is why we tend to steer clear of this store to satisfy our pizza cravings elsewhere in Tampa.

Place never fails to deliver fine pies in a great atmosphere with attentive service. Brought the fam and their friends and had a wonderful meal and a great time.
Keep it happenen dudes!

This is one of our irregular spots we go to and like the ambiance of this place as this has a California-​style but it’s actually from Atlanta.
Their pretzels with beer-​flavor dip is delicious but it’s off the menu and you have to ask a waitress if he or she can conjure that up with the staff.
Their pizzas are delicious with more of a thin type but not like a New York-​style and they bake to order.
Their Caesar salad is delicious as they don’t overkill the dressing and love the croutons!
I would recommend this place for anyone who wants anything outside a New York pizza or a chain

Hubs & I split the regular-​size Enlightened Spinach Salad before our entrees. This was an incredible salad! Large-​leaf spinach, feta, diced apples, dried cherries, carmelized pecans, & walnuts, with a sweet balsamic vinaigrette… I ate every bit of my half, and some of his.
Loved my calzone … it was gigantic, and the dough was baked crisp & tasty. Also tried the $ 5 cocktail: the New Amsterdam Moscow Mule… ginger beer gave it an interesting twist.
My husband also enjoyed his Philly cheesesteak hoagie & Bloody Mary. Great meal & great service tonight.

I had heard that Mellow Mushroom’s Pizza was very good by several friends, so I was anxious to try it out when my boss called a meeting here a few weeks ago.
This is not your typical pizza joint. Upon walking in, I was amazed at all the colorful décor throughout the restaurant. Plus, they serve liquor and most pizza places only serve beer and wine.
Glenn, our server was very attentive. We ordered a couple of pizzas and salads. The pizza was baked to order so it took some time getting out to the table. Everything was delicious.
Would I drive out of my way in order to eat here? Probably not, since there are a variety of pizza joints closer in proximity to me. But if I was in the area, I would definitely stop in for a bite.

As a first timer, I had very high expectations for this place and they were met.
Service: We were immediately greeted, which was nice. Our waiter Glen was very pleasant and very accommodating.
Munchies: We started w the twice baked wings which I really liked. We got BBQ.
Pizzas: My husband got the White Rabbit. He added chicken and it was $ 4.99 (yikes). He liked it. He just wished the crust was thinner. I had the House Special and I also liked it. I’m not a crust eater but I have to say I loved the crust more than the actual pizza. All in all it was good.
We will definitely be back for trivia.