11 Best Pizza Restaurants in Menlo Park

“One of the best up-and-coming pizzas in the bay. Plain cheese has always been great and I recently got the "Pub Grub" pizza lab special that had buffalo cauliflower and a house made ranch sauce, probably the best speciality pizza I've ever had.“

“Consistently excellent pizza with great variety in the salad bar. Excellent for their weekday lunch specials. A little pricier than the average pizza chain but quality is far, far better and definitely worth it. Staff is also super friendly and I’ve always had great customer service at this location.

My go-to for takeout pizza in the area!“

“I ate here twice in the last week. The pizzas are excellent. The Ceasars salad is surprisingly good. Although, last night I decided to just have the Ceasars for dinner so I added the chicken. What a disappointment. The chicken tasted store bought, not fresh. It was sliced about 1/8 inch thick, 4 inches long 1/2 inch wide. 4 pieces, maybe 5. The salad itself was still good. Skip the chicken and order garlic bread to fill up, it was very good.

The wine selection could/should be better. It's California after all.“

“Mountain Mike’s – Menlo Park’s Certified Slice of Nostalgia

Welcome back to another episode of Local Eats For People Who Know Better, and today’s star is none other than Mountain Mike’s in Menlo Park. A Bay Area staple. The kind of spot that doesn’t need to reinvent itself every three years. No sourdough crust, no “Neapolitan-style artisan fire-kissed flatbread.” Just heat, cheese, carbs, and memories from a simpler, pre-smartphone era.

Before you even walk inside, the aroma creeping across that Main Street intersection hits you with the force of a Chuck E. Cheese pizza siren. A primal call. A scent that grabs your childhood by the collar and drags it out of hiding. By the time you pull the door open, you’re already halfway transported to 1998, seatbelt optional.

Inside, nothing tries to impress you—and that’s exactly why it slaps. No animatronic rodents. No LED menus. No QR-code ordering labyrinth with a “20 percent tip for literally handing you a cup” prompt. This place is a preserved time capsule: warm, chaotic, stubborn, and beautifully unfancy.

We pulled up on a Thursday and ordered a large cheese pizza with jalapeños to split like joint custody. Bless the pizza gods, because it just so happened to be half-off large pizza night. Destiny. Fate. Providence. Whatever it was, we didn’t question it.

We wandered into the arcade corner to kill some time, and the lineup is exactly what you’d expect from a place running on pure tradition. A graveyard of mostly fighting games, modded cabinets held together by prayer, controllers drifting harder than a 1994 Civic on bald tires. Street Fighter Turbo, MK1/Trilogy, NFL Blitz, Golden Tee, X-Men 4-player, Deer Hunt. Free play, baby. Calibrate your expectations… because the joysticks definitely aren’t calibrated.

Slightly charred bottom, yeast-forward crust, cheese melted into a perfect golden blanket, jalapeños sprinkled with the kind of confidence only a seasoned pizza vet possesses. Whoever was working back-of-house that Thursday deserves a medal. The pizza did what pizza is supposed to do: slap.

The front-of-house team held it down too. Two cashiers greeting customers with actual warmth instead of that dead-behind-the-eyes “I hate my job and everyone in this building” retail energy we’ve all survived. Hospitality wasn’t forced. Smiles weren’t fake. Management clearly runs a disciplined ship, and everyone—from the register to the oven—pulled their weight.

Overall? I’d take a fresh, steamy slice from Mike’s over Round Table next door any day of the week. Between the nostalgia, the customer service, the arcade lineup held together with duct tape, and the old-school Menlo Park charm, this spot still honors tradition in all the right ways.

There’s nothing more American than inhaling a cheese or pepperoni slice while chugging a Mountain Dew, wondering where your life went wrong and also feeling comforted at the same time.

It is your constitutional right to bear pizza.

And Mountain Mike’s Menlo Park is still out here defending that right with pride.“

“Cafe Zoë is an incredible little community space that serves delicious beverages, food and entertainment. Kathleen, Zoë and the staff are truly amazing and provide great service. They are community minded and love how they support the arts as well.“

“I've bought pizza here twice, the first time it was perfect, my favorite in the area. Strong undercarriage, good quality cheese, crispy pepperoni. But yesterday it was overdone, burned in some places and the crust was tough and crumbled like a cracker upon biting. My impression is that Avanti can make great pizza, but it's inconsistent.“

“The cheese pizza is so good, like perfectly cheesy, really fresh and satisfying every time. The people who work here are super nice, which just makes it feel extra welcoming. I started coming here just for the food, but now I bring my laptop and get work done too. They've got solid Wi-Fi, great music, and good vibes all around. Kinda the perfect combo.“

“We went to Che Fivo to celebrate our 51st anniversary. Right away we were seated at a corner table which was requested by me. Our server was efficient and friendly as were all thee service personnel. The margerita pizza had crispy crust, fresh tasting tomato sauce and excellent flavor. We also shared The orecchiette pasta with sausage and mushrooms— excellent, and the radiatori pasta with tomato cream and vodka, also excellent! The brocoletti were one of the most flavorful and the budino di cioccolato was divine!“

“We ordered this Pizza Hut box for a chill dinner night, and honestly, it was a good amount of food for the price. The pizzas were solid — the pepperoni was definitely the favorite. The mushroom one was okay, not my thing personally, but my husband liked it.
The breadsticks were soft and buttery, super kid-friendly, and they disappeared fast. The only miss for us was the pasta. None of us really liked the Alfredo sauce — it was kind of heavy and just didn’t taste great. My kids would’ve been way happier with plain pasta and a little cheese on top, something simple.
Overall, not bad for a quick family meal. Just probably wouldn’t order the pasta again.
Pizza Hut —- the family meal is perfect for a family— our kids don’t need a fancy Alfredo sauce if u cannot make it amazing just do butter and Parmesan or olive oil and Parmesan!!!“

“Wow! Went for Mother’s Day brunch - spectacular! Food was served family style, flavors were excellent.
Eggs were cooked to perfection (caviar was optional but worth it), crispy breakfast potatoes with shaved truffle added, decadent French toast, and so much more. Very sweet details of beautiful floral arrangements, and small box of chocolates for all the moms and guests. A+, will be back!“

“Met some friends for a casual lunch and very pleased. Nice menu for sandwiches, pizza and other items. Very reasonable prices. Brenda was very friendly and efficient in taking our order. The pizza was thin crust and very tasty. One person ordered the soup and was very pleased. Parking was easy and lots of local business people were walking in to get orders.“