Village Pizzeria — Restaurant in South Orange

8/18/23: Updated review. I'm adding to my review from a year ago. Again, I read other reviews and couldn't agree more with some of them. I definitely don't want to seem as if I'm bashing this establishment, because as others have said, their food really "used to be good". I don't know if they have new chefs/owners or what the problem is. But the pizza that I had 2 days ago was absolutely awful. I ordered a pie a few weeks ago and it too was not great. I thought it was a fluke and decided to give it another try. That was a mistake. The pizza was so bland and tasteless. Others that ate it said the same. How do you mess up plain pizza? No bells/whistles, just a plain pizza. The sauce has virtually no taste at all. No way is it worth the price, in my opinion. I see other reviews saying the same. At this point, I'm giving up on this place. I hope that they not only see their reviews but do something about what people are saying. Since they are so close to Seton Hall, they will probably never run out of customers, but they still have the responsibility of serving their customers good tasting food. I will no longer recommend this establishment.

Previous review: After reading several reviews I realize it is not just me. I've been ordering from this place for a little over 5 years. The food used to be much better. I often would get a turkey and cheese sub from there that was really tasty. However, I would say the last 5 to 6 times that I've gotten a sandwich I have not enjoyed it and today's was no better. It seems like asking for "little oil and vinegar" means nothing. And maybe that's their idea of a little, I don't know. But to me, the bread should not be so saturated that it's actually soggy and mushy and pink from all of the vinegar. The pictures don't really show just how soggy the bread was. The only reason I tried to tolerate the sandwich today was because I was hungry and I'd already spent the money on it. I literally had to pull most of the middle out of the roll so my sandwich barely had bread. Just not a tasty sandwich at all! Very disappointing. I definitely will never order a turkey and cheese sub from there again. With food prices being what they are today, we can't afford to spend money on food and it's...

Walked over to buy some Pizza while waiting for my buddy to finish something. Came in and asked about the Large Special they showed at the front of the Restaurant. Guy at the front was pretty rude and said it's only on Tuesdays. I apologized and ordered a medium plain pie instead. Waited for my order at the shop (smallest dingy shop that could barely fit 5 people.)

After my order was done I noticed the sign that said $10 minimum for debit/credit. I grabbed some extra drinks because I wanted to give the guy my business. While I was paying, the guy at the front muttered under his breath that he wish he had a bigger sign that said pay in cash, WHILE I WAS PAYING FOR HIS FOOD. At least wait until I leave to talk bad about me!!!

Never go to this place, honestly the worst service I've had for pizza and it...

Village is a pizza, pasta, salad, and subs (hot and cold) takeout or delivery joint. The food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable. After moving from NYC to NJ we needed to find the right place to get our weekly pizza and chicken parm fix, a place that was as good as our Brooklyn neighborhood spot, and also consistent and convenient. After must testing, Village was the clear winner for us. Over the last 10 years we have also tried and loved their salads (chef and Greek, esp), heros (chicken parm and Italian, esp), appetizers (chicken fingers and mozz sticks, esp), and pasta (ziti with vodka sauce is our fave). Please note that the style of pizza is what my family considers 'regular' crust, medium thickness and slightly chewy, not deep dish or thin crust. And it's...