Pizza Pie — Restaurant in Honolulu

We had a craving for pizza while we were staying in Waikiki last month. We stopped here for dinner as it was a close walk from our hotel.

When we arrived, we stood at the host station for what felt like a very long time. Just as we were about to walk away, the hostess finally showed up to seat us. Our order was taken fairly quickly and our drinks were delivered immediately. But then it was over 45 minutes before our meal was brought out. Our drinks had run out and we hadn't seen a server during the entire wait. Shortly after they delivered our meal, the appetizer was brought out, which defeats the purpose of an appetizer. Then with-in 2 minutes we had 3 different employees check on us but then after that we didn't see anyone for another 15 minutes. It took a very long time to get the bill and then it took what felt like forever to bring the receipt.

There were many other guests that were sitting around the restaurant having the same experience we had with the wait times. The food was much better than we expected, as the two pizzas we tried were full of flavor and had the right amount of sauce. The salads were fresh and had good flavor as well. The appetizer was just okay, we've had better fried mozzarella, but it wasn't the worst either.

The restaurant was a bit dark and the furniture is showing some age, but was still in decent shape. The decor is fairly generic. The open air dining was nice. The dining room was clean.

It appeared that the staff did not have dedicated positions, as the hostess was also a server and it appeared she may have also worked in the kitchen. One of the other servers handled bussing all the empty tables, and also appeared to be the bartender. There didn't seem to be enough staff to handle the multiple restaurant concept that this place had (Pizza Pi, Chicken University, Kayak Cafe, Kan Sushi, and Awiwi Korean Grill).

We enjoyed the food, but wouldn't recommend eating here if you're in a hurry as our dining experience was over two and...

I love Pizza Pie! I was so excited when they opened because it's a two minute walk from home but, more importantly, their pizzas are great, the service is friendly, and both indoor/outdoor seating is nice.

Both times I've dined in, there seemed to be just one person working the front - meaning they were working the bar, seating guests, taking orders, serving the food, etc. - but they were friendly and efficient.

I've tried five different kinds of pizza and they've all been solid - but I keep going back to the Margherita because it's simple and delicious. I'm sure there are bound to be NYers who'll correct me and say, "That ain't no pizza!" but speaking as an average American pizza consumer, the pizzas are good!

The one thing I'll say is one pizza probably won't cut it if you've got a healthy appetite. Because all their pies are thin, I can easily eat two/force down a third. Pizza Pie is definitely worth a visit - it's in my rotation when family/friends...

My husband and I went here for our last dinner on the island and we were so sad about what we got. I hate writing bad reviews but we left not wanting the same experience for anyone else.

We ordered a sweet tea, diet coke, bruschetta to start and two pizzas for $62. We never got the sweet tea, they brought us a diet coke and ginger ale. Our bruschetta came as four burnt crispy thin bread and the pizza came tiny, soggy and sooo unflavoured. One of our pizzas was supposed to be sunny side eggs but they were overcooked and hard. I wish we took photos because the presentation was actually so bad. The waitress was being treated so badly by what looked like to be her manager, and we were so uncomfortable. Their tablets also weren’t working so they we visibly confused. Also just have to add that cocktails were as expensive as the pizzas.

Unfortunately we barely ate anything and ended up going somewhere...