Was severely underwhelmed by the quality of the pizza. Maybe I was just reading into things but I kind of felt like the staff was a little bit rude to me too. After reading through the reviews though I think maybe is was an actual vibe I was picking up on. As a queer person I felt a little uncomfortable and like all of the responses from staff were a little more curt than they needed to be. Will not be coming back here unless it's opposite day, i.e. all bad food tastes delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
kartik varma
terrible service. they don’t know what they’re doing
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Morgan
Such an odd space. Doesn't feel inviting at all inside. Went on a Saturday night after Christmas during karaoke and it was an awkward vibe. Karaoke host also sang a very inappropriate song which made us feel even more uncomfortable.
Atmosphere: 2
Jae M
Homophobic and possibly racist. My very diverse friend group and I were walking past and we decided to go in. The guy checking IDs on 1/17/26 is the most vile, rude, miserable person I’ve ever met. He was extremely demeaning and disrespectful to my friend for no apparent reason whatsoever except for the fact that I had her wallet and handed him her ID instead of her. We were barely there for 2 minutes before he wanted to get water and we didn’t realize we were blocking the water jug and instead of saying excuse me, he said “move out my way”. When a group of cis white men entered, he was polite to them. I hope no one ever comes here
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Tiffini Taylor
Do not come here if you’re a Black person.
I was completely ignored and treated with disrespect while white customers were warmly greeted, smiled at, and served without issue. The difference in treatment was obvious and unacceptable.
On top of that, the food was terrible. The pizza was disgusting, and the wings were just as bad. Nothing about this experience was worth the time or money.
I will never return, and I would not recommend this place to anyone—especially people of color.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
addisyn greene
Went here for a fun night out with my friends and the service was absolutely awful. The man behind the bar was extremely rude to both me and the people sitting next to me and kept suggesting that the food and drinks that we paid for were not ours (we had receipts to prove it and confirmed that they were ours with the bartender). Additionally, while a group of girls were doing karaoke, the same man from behind the bar turned on his own microphone and muted the girls for almost the entire song. Don’t recommend at ALL
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bob Motofoody
A Ballard staple since time immemorial. Good diner food in an old school atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Chris Unger
Sat Evening, 12/20. Bartender closed someone else's tab with my debit card and lost my card. He didn't know where it was. I've been 4 days without a debit card.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Mike Chappell
Vera’s is awesome. Staff is great, helpful and friendly. Great ambiance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alexa Evans
The place had a raw sewage problem and the hosts running karaoke were very problematic and disrespected my Palestinian friend. This was about 5 months ago.
Bartender is so friendly and nice! She provided great recommendations to my friends and I for drinks. She was funny and sincere and totally made our night out the best we’ve had in ages! Pizza was stellar, bartender was THE BEST, and the karaoke DJ was GREAT! This is the best place in Ballard for a night out. Totally reminds me of the 90s scene I miss so much from way back. Whoever puts together the playlists for Friday and Saturday nights is definitely speaking my language. Keep it up, Veras! You’ve got the food, the booze, the music, and the vibe down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben S
Good NY style pizza, better than anywhere else in the neighborhood if you want a solid/traditional slice instead of all the artisinal stuff out there.
Food: 5
Kyle Cooley
Good pizza and they're open late! The pinball machines give a good vibe.
Came here for the first time and one of the staff was very rude to me. As my group was leaving, we didn’t know where to bus the empty glass and can as there wasn’t a clear bus bin, so I took a half-empty can and an empty glass to the bar. Bartender smiled at me, so I assumed this was the right way to bus. As we walked out, a man by the dj booth called out “you can take that over there.” I asked for clarification twice, but he just repeated himself until I finally put together that he wanted me to bring the drinks somewhere else. I brought them over to the dj booth where I then saw a tray, and assumed that’s where they went. He watched me in silence, offering no further instruction, and then another patron helped put the can in the trash. I thought that took care of things, so turned to leave. He yelled “yea, thanks a lot for nothing” at me as I left, which soured the experience for me. I would have been happy to bus, but needed a little more instruction than “take that over there” and watching me be confused. In the future, I would ask that you have grace for people who may need a little more help — I really wasn’t trying to make anyone’s life harder and I think this could have been a positive interaction with a little more patience and instruction.
Was severely underwhelmed by the quality of the pizza. Maybe I was just reading into things but I kind of felt like the staff was a little bit rude to me too. After reading through the reviews though I think maybe is was an actual vibe I was picking up on. As a queer person I felt a little uncomfortable and like all of the responses from staff were a little more curt than they needed to be. Will not be coming back here unless it's opposite day, i.e. all bad food tastes delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
terrible service. they don’t know what they’re doing
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Such an odd space. Doesn't feel inviting at all inside. Went on a Saturday night after Christmas during karaoke and it was an awkward vibe. Karaoke host also sang a very inappropriate song which made us feel even more uncomfortable.
Atmosphere: 2
Homophobic and possibly racist. My very diverse friend group and I were walking past and we decided to go in. The guy checking IDs on 1/17/26 is the most vile, rude, miserable person I’ve ever met. He was extremely demeaning and disrespectful to my friend for no apparent reason whatsoever except for the fact that I had her wallet and handed him her ID instead of her. We were barely there for 2 minutes before he wanted to get water and we didn’t realize we were blocking the water jug and instead of saying excuse me, he said “move out my way”. When a group of cis white men entered, he was polite to them. I hope no one ever comes here
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Do not come here if you’re a Black person.
I was completely ignored and treated with disrespect while white customers were warmly greeted, smiled at, and served without issue. The difference in treatment was obvious and unacceptable.
On top of that, the food was terrible. The pizza was disgusting, and the wings were just as bad. Nothing about this experience was worth the time or money.
I will never return, and I would not recommend this place to anyone—especially people of color.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went here for a fun night out with my friends and the service was absolutely awful. The man behind the bar was extremely rude to both me and the people sitting next to me and kept suggesting that the food and drinks that we paid for were not ours (we had receipts to prove it and confirmed that they were ours with the bartender). Additionally, while a group of girls were doing karaoke, the same man from behind the bar turned on his own microphone and muted the girls for almost the entire song. Don’t recommend at ALL
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A Ballard staple since time immemorial. Good diner food in an old school atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Sat Evening, 12/20. Bartender closed someone else's tab with my debit card and lost my card. He didn't know where it was. I've been 4 days without a debit card.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Vera’s is awesome. Staff is great, helpful and friendly. Great ambiance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The place had a raw sewage problem and the hosts running karaoke were very problematic and disrespected my Palestinian friend. This was about 5 months ago.
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Bartender is so friendly and nice! She provided great recommendations to my friends and I for drinks. She was funny and sincere and totally made our night out the best we’ve had in ages! Pizza was stellar, bartender was THE BEST, and the karaoke DJ was GREAT! This is the best place in Ballard for a night out. Totally reminds me of the 90s scene I miss so much from way back. Whoever puts together the playlists for Friday and Saturday nights is definitely speaking my language. Keep it up, Veras! You’ve got the food, the booze, the music, and the vibe down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good NY style pizza, better than anywhere else in the neighborhood if you want a solid/traditional slice instead of all the artisinal stuff out there.
Food: 5
Good pizza and they're open late! The pinball machines give a good vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing pizza. Decent service. Bathrooms excessively dirty
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Came here for the first time and one of the staff was very rude to me. As my group was leaving, we didn’t know where to bus the empty glass and can as there wasn’t a clear bus bin, so I took a half-empty can and an empty glass to the bar. Bartender smiled at me, so I assumed this was the right way to bus. As we walked out, a man by the dj booth called out “you can take that over there.” I asked for clarification twice, but he just repeated himself until I finally put together that he wanted me to bring the drinks somewhere else. I brought them over to the dj booth where I then saw a tray, and assumed that’s where they went. He watched me in silence, offering no further instruction, and then another patron helped put the can in the trash. I thought that took care of things, so turned to leave. He yelled “yea, thanks a lot for nothing” at me as I left, which soured the experience for me. I would have been happy to bus, but needed a little more instruction than “take that over there” and watching me be confused. In the future, I would ask that you have grace for people who may need a little more help — I really wasn’t trying to make anyone’s life harder and I think this could have been a positive interaction with a little more patience and instruction.
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