Colony Grill - Tampa Midtown — Restaurant in Tampa

Nice place to relax for a drink and pizza. Service is terrific. Great staff. But this place is about their pizza. So had to try two! And where we are with two different opinions.

First up was the sausage, mushroom, onion had excellent fresh toppings. 5 stars for the toppers. As for the pie though. Felt it could have been a little more well done as the middle was a bit floppy. But it still held together well. A bit more sauce and tad more cheese would have been great, as the cheese was 'thin' and the sauce not at all in the flavor profile. But then, it may have been too floppy. So maybe you don't mess with years of experience as this is a tavern style pie done their way.

Second up to be curious, ordered a cheese. Okay. Same review. So A+ for consistency. The same exact pie that is light on cheese and sauce, with a bit of flop in the middle. Was intesting since thought it would crisp up a bit more being just cheese. But then, impressed at the consistency.

Overall. Sure. I'd return. It's an okay pizza that's light on its feet and super thin. A great lunch pie actually. I would go with a few toppings and request a little extra sauce, a little extra cheese, and just a tad longer on the cook time to bring the crisp to the middle but carful not to burn the edges too much. Maybe that is the winner for me, or maybe it doesn't work and they already perfected this style for those who love this style as is.

And as far as the other opinion. The donkey thinks I am being a bit harsh. The ol' donkey loved the pizza and was overjoyed I did not put the fish on it. He felt is was just a nice little pie as is and thinks it should get an extra star. But I'm sticking...

Very odd. CT native - born, raised, and educated. And, a New Haven apizza devotee. Modern Apizza pizza is not only my favorite pizza, it's my favorite food period. I've heard how good this pizza is supposed to be. For me, this pie is not in the same universe as the New Haven big three. I had pizza from a local place that was similar style that had more flavor. This pie had an oily flavor that, while not bad, didn't improve the flavor. I enjoyed my pie but there was nothing that set it apart from most others of the style, other than the oil taste. My wife had a meatball pizza and I don't know how any pizza restaurant could serve a pie with so few meatballs on it. She got a (tiny) meatball one out of every four bites, maybe five. Bizarre. The menu... They only serve pizza. No appetizers. No salads. They have a salad pizza that sounded very strange. But it's a pizza with salady vegetables on it. The craft beer menu has all usual items plus a smattering of local brews. But none of the styles that this serious craft brew lover had any interest in. We were there for an event that would have kept us there for a few hours but we ate and left. The pizza was good but no reason to go out of our way. And there is no other reason whatsoever to go there. We may return if we are in the area, and we want pizza...

We received a flyer in the mail and wanted to try something different. We have a small dog and wanted to take her, so I called and the girl who answered said "SURE, SEE YA SOON" We got there and there was not one person anywhere inside or outside the restaurant. We were about to leave when a guy came out and said we could sit anywhere outside. Menu is so basic. Not much to choose from. Our server who was not polished in hospitality. Asked if we wanted something to drink. I didn't even see a drink menu. I wanted something refreshing and felt like sangria. "I can Make that." Red or White. I said whatever you make BEST. He brought out a 4 oz. Mini wine glass 1/2 ice. Cherry & Orange wedge. Red, bitter Sangria. About 2oz. Of liquid for $8.00 WOW!! 2 pizza's one plain and one pepperoni. No flavor on the plain, even adding grated cheese, no flavor! The pepperoni tasted like pepperoni. 12" personal pizza so thin it was hard to eat because it was floppy and if you folded it. All the oil dripped all over. Won't be back . The atmosphere was nice. Service and food...