East Side Pizza — Restaurant in Portsmouth

Update 9/13/2024: Alaina’s by Eastside Pizzeria Chris was our waiter. He was wonderful. We thought he was attentive, friendly and thoughtful. My husband and son had mozzarella sticks for an appetizer, we had their 14” pizza with grilled chicken and pepperoni. We enjoyed everything and it’s really a treat to come and visit your restaurant for my birthday. Thank you to the manager for stopping at our table to check on us. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience.

Update 8/2/2024: Alaina’s by EastSide Pizzeria Jacie was our waitress. She was wonderful. We thought she was friendly, prompt and helpful. Our appetizer of fried Mozzarella - circular and flat now. We thought it was fresher and crispier than the original fried mozzarella. The Chicken Alfredo, unfortunately, was a disappointment. The sauce was broken and that is what my son normally orders and loves. My husband and I shared a 14” Pizza with grilled chicken and pepperoni on it. We each had a slice of the pizza which was absolutely delicious. The perfectly baked pizza had just the right amount of sauce, cheese, toppings and a great crisp to the crust. Our Carrot Cake slice for dessert was amazing. The cake was dense, properly spiced and had the perfect amount of cream cheese frosting. We normally never have dessert and we were pleasantly surprised. We look forward to visiting again. Thank you for your atmosphere, hospitality, and consistent kindness to your customers.🤗

Came back to visit as a family and we had the pleasure this time of having Dyan G as a waitress. She was an excellent waitress very helpful in taking our order as well as bringing our drinks to us super quick. Everything came to the table hot and it was delivered by a very warm and friendly gentleman. The pizza was fantastic just the right amount of chew and crunch to the crust. Thank you for an excellent eating experience that we will never forget. ………… Another PHENOMENAL date night with my husband at your wonderful restaurant. We had the luck and pleasure of having Marguerite as our waitress 🤗! She was very friendly, attentive and everything was delicious! We really enjoyed your Chicken Parmigiana w/spaghetti it was served with dinner rolls. It was a great night out and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for ALL...

BEST pizza in Ptown! Cute atmosphere! I love the sauce and the fresh fried mozarella. I would say the best garlic knots too but it appears their recipe has changed (not for the better)...USED to be the best garlic knots in the area but now with the new recipe, Ynot has them beat. It also could have been that we were served older heated up knots but the size was different, shape, and they weren't very soft inside...they tasted like older bread heated in oil and garlic this time or not fresh (under lamp). Pasta is great and the house pizza special is the usually the best. Tonight the toppings were pretty skimpy compared to normal-- we actually had to ask if they were under new ownership because everything was different tonight). Ziti noodles were overcooked but pasta was perfect! Garlic bread was delicious. I also love the crushed ice-- not sure why it makes a difference but just love that the restaurant uses it-- seems to taste better. Love that they have a specials menu now and still send out coupons. They are pricey-- a little too pricey if you think about their competition and the area. For takeout with taste, Ritas is the overall best value. East Side staff is always nice and our waitress tonight was great-- refills flowed, extra napkins without asking, etc. Atmosphere is great especially since the smoking section was eliminated. Love the choice between tables and booths. I love that they play authentic Italian music. Only recommendations I have: Expand your dessert menu, have a display case, and have the desserts listed on the menu. It will increase sales and business Please finish rennovating the women's room. You can tell the pepto pink was painted over dirt and grime and the vent filter on the ceiling hasn't been changed in years which makes you lose your appetite Please bring back the garlic knots the way they used to be! Recommend adding an order free after you do to every meal that orders courses or pizza to entice people to come just for them (we used to!) Overall, a real hidden gem and one of my FAVORITE...

Don't order pizza here unless you're prepared to wait and be lied to. We ordered a large pizza for take out and called back 2 minutes later to add a personal size cheese pizza. We were assured they would be done at the same time, in 20 minutes. We arrived 20 minutes after I placed the order by phone. Pizzas weren't ready. We paid and were told it would be a few more minutes. The whole time we waited the girl at the counter was running up and down the kitchen looking for the cheese pizza, despite that it was supposedly in the oven. We waited 20 minutes and I went back to the counter and asked for status and was told again that it would be another few minutes. I asked whether the second pizza was made after we got here and she said no. The large combo pizza was sitting in a box on top of the oven, getting soggy. Finally the cheese pizza was done and I stated my dissatisfaction with having to wait and that it looked to me like the second pizza wasn't made until we got here. She lied to me again. I said I'm not happy with the wait nor with the prospect of my first pizza being soggy or stuck to the box since it say so long. No one had any response and they continued to lie. The owner, and older guy in open collar shirt and gold chain and watch was not helpful and just watched. These folks may think they have the only game in town but that's not true. Rita's Pizza in the next building has similar quality pizza and at a better price. I won't go back to East Side. E V E R! East Side pizza is overpriced and SLOW. New design and furnishings did not improve things. ...