We had the best dinner at Mellow Mushroom! We were visiting from the Rochester, NY area and were craving pizza. We found this place on Google and it had good reviews. We were not disappointed. From the atmosphere to the look of the menu, the beer and drink options and the delicious pizza, we had a great time! We also had a person in our group with a gluten-sensitivity and they were very accommodating.Parking: Plenty of parkingDietary restrictions: Gluten-free options were available
Kelley Holt
If I was allowed only one more meal it would have to be the Thai dye curry chicken pizza!!! staff was very engaging and attentive. Kudos to the Sunday pm shift!!!
Sonja Jamison
It was my first visit and it was at someone else request, so I wasn't in the mood for the menu. I had the hot wings and ceasar salad. Both were adequate and forgettable. My SIL and daughter loved their pizza and pretzel bites. I found the pretzel bites gummy and more pizza doughy than pretzely. And they came after everyone else had eaten; service could have been more attentive. I'd stick with a pizza or hoagie on another visit. Ambiance was an impersonal chain restaurant; suitable for family meals
Heather R.
Got delivery through doordash. Great pizza, crust on one was a little hard. Familiar with the chain and like their food. Would order again.
Mike Bauer
Our waiter George has gone out of his way to accommodate my wife and two young children every time we visit. We have a 3 month old that lays in a stroller, and he makes sure we have a comfortable booth in the back for us with extra room. He is very friendly with us and our kids, and always puts in our order right away to avoid our 3 year old needing to wait. The pizza here is fantastic, great happy hour specials too.I suggest asking for George if you are ever to visit this location! Especially if you have young children, thank you George!
Sonja J.
It was my first visit and it was at someone else request, so I wasn't in the mood for the menu. I had the hot wings and ceasar salad. Both were adequate and forgettable. My SIL and daughter loved their pizza and pretzel bites. I found the pretzel bites gummy and more pizza doughy than pretzely. And they came after everyone else had eaten; service could have been more attentive. I'd stick with a pizza or hoagie on another visit. Ambiance was an impersonal chain restaurant; suitable for family meals.
Jodi C.
It's always fun to come to this restaurant! Tonight I went with my son and my best friend. We had a great time!My son got strawberry lime lemonade. It was so good. My son and I split the appetizer of the bruschetta. That was so good too! My son didn't like the taste (alone) of the balsamic vinegrette and he consistently doesn't like tomatoes. But he took a chance on the bruschetta and he LOVED IT! He ate the whole thing minus 1 piece, which I had. The three of us split the largest house special pizza. After 1 slice each , we each agreed that it felt like we'd eaten a whole meal. It was really good. We each had another slice & then asked for the rest to go home with us in a box, for my other son to have. The server was a lot of fun. My son and I had to wait a bit for my friend to show up. And that's okay. The server gave her a hard time about it and it was super funny. He also kept trying to get her a margarita. She said, "are You going to drive me home then?" And he said "sure!" Hahahaha. So funny. We just enjoyed hanging out. We could talk and hear each other easily. We always enjoy looking at the train display over the kitchen cooking area. I love the huge variety of pizza choices they have. Historically, I have always gotten their "Thai One On" pizza (which has a new place on the menu under "local favorites," I think, and has a new Thai name.) tonight I decided to try something different and it was so good. I have never had a bad meal here and the service is always really good and just-right attentive. Thank you, Mellow Mushroom!
Adrian Garcia
I attended a work function at MM. I was immediately impressed by the interior decor and atmosphere. In our event room, which was big enough to comfortably fit 25-30, we had a variety of apps already of apps and pizza. All the pizzas were tasty! A little disappointed that MM only provided us 1 waiter for such a big group, which slowed down service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza
Kendall C.
Had to wait to get a table because servers and carry out were backed up but food was all good and came out pretty quickly after ordering.
Valeria Contreras
Absolutely delicious and filling. The place has such a great vibe. It is a but on the expensive side but it is totally worth it. One small pizza can definitely feed two people. Specially if you order appetizers. Absolutely enjoyed my visit.
Drove down from PA just to try this place out. Buffalo chicken pizza was very good. No onions and ranch instead of blue cheese for me.
Lonna S.
I visited this location about five years and had nothing but good things to say about it. I enjoyed my visit so much I wrote about it on Yelp. I was there again last night, and things have really changed. The young woman who sat me was very friendly but then I waited awhile for a server to come by. When he walked by my table he seem surprised to see me. He was not friendly and seemed to be in a bad mood. He barely spoke to me the entire evening. He wasn't helpful when he told me there were no pretzel bites and didn't offer an explanation as to why they were on the menu but not available. Foolishly, I ordered a half order of pretzels instead. It was far too much for one person, which is entirely my fault, but they weren't good. I waited for quite awhile for them and when they came they were very hard and dry. If any garlic butter has been applied to them, it had long since been absorbed by the dough and dried out. All they tasted like were salt and they were very hard to chew. I only at one, and not even all of it. I got the impression that the reason I waited so long is that the pretzel bites were ready in the kitchen for awhile and my server just didn't bring them to me. This was especially evident when my pizza arrived about one minute after the pretzels. It was my second time ordering a Thai Dye pizza and the only complaint I had my first visit five years ago was that there was barely any chicken on my pizza. That was true again on this visit. I counted five small pieces altogether, two of the pieces of pizza did not have any chicken at all on them. The cucumbers were cut in such huge pieces that they were still cold inside and not really appetizing. My server never came back to check on me until I was almost ready to leave. He didn't offer a drink refill until I asked for water. I felt like I was a bother to him. There was another waiter working a table near mine and he was very friendly to his customers. Maybe my server just has a different personality but if so, being a waiter is not the right job choice for him. It was overall a very disappointing experience. I was looking forward to eating at Mellow Mushroom again when I realized I would be coming to Herndon, and it just didn't measure up to my previous experience. Fortunately, I don't get to Herndon very often, so I won't be back.
Jason Blanchard
We drove from Baltimore because we don't have a Mellow Mushroom near us. The trip was totally worth the drive. I'm a dairy free person and love pizza and especially love Mellow Mushroom pizza. The food was great, the service was great, and the amount of food we took home with us was great. The car still smells like pizza and the leftovers are really good. We'll make the trip back in the future when we have time on the weekends.Dietary restrictions: Great vegan options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pretzels, Vegan Pizza
Ankush A.
This place never disappoints. Pizzas are delicious and portions are a good value for money.
David F.
Staff friendly. Service good. Pizza underwhelming. No real taste. Crust seems to have sugar in it. Tomato sauce bland. Even with red peppers, no real pizza taste. Sorry I'm a NYer and I've been to Italy a bunch of times so my expectations were too high.
We had the best dinner at Mellow Mushroom! We were visiting from the Rochester, NY area and were craving pizza. We found this place on Google and it had good reviews. We were not disappointed. From the atmosphere to the look of the menu, the beer and drink options and the delicious pizza, we had a great time! We also had a person in our group with a gluten-sensitivity and they were very accommodating.Parking: Plenty of parkingDietary restrictions: Gluten-free options were available
If I was allowed only one more meal it would have to be the Thai dye curry chicken pizza!!! staff was very engaging and attentive. Kudos to the Sunday pm shift!!!
It was my first visit and it was at someone else request, so I wasn't in the mood for the menu. I had the hot wings and ceasar salad. Both were adequate and forgettable. My SIL and daughter loved their pizza and pretzel bites. I found the pretzel bites gummy and more pizza doughy than pretzely. And they came after everyone else had eaten; service could have been more attentive. I'd stick with a pizza or hoagie on another visit. Ambiance was an impersonal chain restaurant; suitable for family meals
Got delivery through doordash. Great pizza, crust on one was a little hard. Familiar with the chain and like their food. Would order again.
Our waiter George has gone out of his way to accommodate my wife and two young children every time we visit. We have a 3 month old that lays in a stroller, and he makes sure we have a comfortable booth in the back for us with extra room. He is very friendly with us and our kids, and always puts in our order right away to avoid our 3 year old needing to wait. The pizza here is fantastic, great happy hour specials too.I suggest asking for George if you are ever to visit this location! Especially if you have young children, thank you George!
It was my first visit and it was at someone else request, so I wasn't in the mood for the menu. I had the hot wings and ceasar salad. Both were adequate and forgettable. My SIL and daughter loved their pizza and pretzel bites. I found the pretzel bites gummy and more pizza doughy than pretzely. And they came after everyone else had eaten; service could have been more attentive. I'd stick with a pizza or hoagie on another visit. Ambiance was an impersonal chain restaurant; suitable for family meals.
It's always fun to come to this restaurant! Tonight I went with my son and my best friend. We had a great time!My son got strawberry lime lemonade. It was so good. My son and I split the appetizer of the bruschetta. That was so good too! My son didn't like the taste (alone) of the balsamic vinegrette and he consistently doesn't like tomatoes. But he took a chance on the bruschetta and he LOVED IT! He ate the whole thing minus 1 piece, which I had. The three of us split the largest house special pizza. After 1 slice each , we each agreed that it felt like we'd eaten a whole meal. It was really good. We each had another slice & then asked for the rest to go home with us in a box, for my other son to have. The server was a lot of fun. My son and I had to wait a bit for my friend to show up. And that's okay. The server gave her a hard time about it and it was super funny. He also kept trying to get her a margarita. She said, "are You going to drive me home then?" And he said "sure!" Hahahaha. So funny. We just enjoyed hanging out. We could talk and hear each other easily. We always enjoy looking at the train display over the kitchen cooking area. I love the huge variety of pizza choices they have. Historically, I have always gotten their "Thai One On" pizza (which has a new place on the menu under "local favorites," I think, and has a new Thai name.) tonight I decided to try something different and it was so good. I have never had a bad meal here and the service is always really good and just-right attentive. Thank you, Mellow Mushroom!
I attended a work function at MM. I was immediately impressed by the interior decor and atmosphere. In our event room, which was big enough to comfortably fit 25-30, we had a variety of apps already of apps and pizza. All the pizzas were tasty! A little disappointed that MM only provided us 1 waiter for such a big group, which slowed down service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza
Had to wait to get a table because servers and carry out were backed up but food was all good and came out pretty quickly after ordering.
Absolutely delicious and filling. The place has such a great vibe. It is a but on the expensive side but it is totally worth it. One small pizza can definitely feed two people. Specially if you order appetizers. Absolutely enjoyed my visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Holy Shitake Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Pretzels, Vegan Cheese, Vegan Pizza
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Drove down from PA just to try this place out. Buffalo chicken pizza was very good. No onions and ranch instead of blue cheese for me.
I visited this location about five years and had nothing but good things to say about it. I enjoyed my visit so much I wrote about it on Yelp. I was there again last night, and things have really changed. The young woman who sat me was very friendly but then I waited awhile for a server to come by. When he walked by my table he seem surprised to see me. He was not friendly and seemed to be in a bad mood. He barely spoke to me the entire evening. He wasn't helpful when he told me there were no pretzel bites and didn't offer an explanation as to why they were on the menu but not available. Foolishly, I ordered a half order of pretzels instead. It was far too much for one person, which is entirely my fault, but they weren't good. I waited for quite awhile for them and when they came they were very hard and dry. If any garlic butter has been applied to them, it had long since been absorbed by the dough and dried out. All they tasted like were salt and they were very hard to chew. I only at one, and not even all of it. I got the impression that the reason I waited so long is that the pretzel bites were ready in the kitchen for awhile and my server just didn't bring them to me. This was especially evident when my pizza arrived about one minute after the pretzels. It was my second time ordering a Thai Dye pizza and the only complaint I had my first visit five years ago was that there was barely any chicken on my pizza. That was true again on this visit. I counted five small pieces altogether, two of the pieces of pizza did not have any chicken at all on them. The cucumbers were cut in such huge pieces that they were still cold inside and not really appetizing. My server never came back to check on me until I was almost ready to leave. He didn't offer a drink refill until I asked for water. I felt like I was a bother to him. There was another waiter working a table near mine and he was very friendly to his customers. Maybe my server just has a different personality but if so, being a waiter is not the right job choice for him. It was overall a very disappointing experience. I was looking forward to eating at Mellow Mushroom again when I realized I would be coming to Herndon, and it just didn't measure up to my previous experience. Fortunately, I don't get to Herndon very often, so I won't be back.
We drove from Baltimore because we don't have a Mellow Mushroom near us. The trip was totally worth the drive. I'm a dairy free person and love pizza and especially love Mellow Mushroom pizza. The food was great, the service was great, and the amount of food we took home with us was great. The car still smells like pizza and the leftovers are really good. We'll make the trip back in the future when we have time on the weekends.Dietary restrictions: Great vegan options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pretzels, Vegan Pizza
This place never disappoints. Pizzas are delicious and portions are a good value for money.
Staff friendly. Service good. Pizza underwhelming. No real taste. Crust seems to have sugar in it. Tomato sauce bland. Even with red peppers, no real pizza taste. Sorry I'm a NYer and I've been to Italy a bunch of times so my expectations were too high.