Grotto Pizza

Good olé Grotto’s. Born and raised in Wilm but live down in Texas now, Grotto’s is always a go-​to when I’m back home. Especially during NFL season, usually always place my bets here! And as any true Delawarean will tell you, Grotto’s is as DE as it gets. Always love the crowds up there, great place to watch a game.

Surprised by all of the bad reviews. Have always had fun here along with good service and good food. This is one of my go to bars in Wilmington. Great pizza, wings and cheese steaks.

Pizza was ok. They were hesitant to offer any specials.

I’m new to the area and have ordered 3 times from Grotto’s and only once have they gotten the order right. How hard is to screw up a cheese and sausage pizza?! Just don’t bother, the pizza is not that great. I wish I could give them a negative star rating.

Eh… I think it’s this location, because I’ve been to plenty of Grotto’s that I thought were great. Service was lacking and I’ve been twice in recent months both times we were told «we just ran out of broccoli bites. Did you, though? Despite the broccoli shortage nationwide, we ordered pizza and cheese fries. The pizza was pretty good not as good as other locations and the cheese on the fries were movie theater cheese from the 90’s. Yes, 90’s movie theater cheese is super worse than post 2000.
Service was super slow, and the bartenders weren’t attentive. I felt like they were hanging out just as much as I was but I wasn’t working, which is great for them I guess.
No intentions of returning to this location.

Drunk me enjoyed the pizza. I didn’t stay long, very basic/​run of the mill type of place. Nothing really memorable about the place.
Staff was incredibly nice however, it was clean joint, and the clientele seem like fun people/

Not the best place. Got fries and a large meat lovers pizza. Eaxh topping is 2.20, i thought that was on the higher side. Ordered fries were ot very tasty. If youre really hungry and have no other option. Then you can go here.

I love Grotto’s food, but this location doesn’t get 5 stars based on service alone. We asked the hostess for a more private booth and she rolled our eyes at us as if we were asking for free food. Our waitress wasn’t particularly friendly either. Still, the food is delicious. They have the best pizza in Delaware, and all of their bolis and entrees are great too. I got the baked ziti with meatballs and it was great. I also like how Grotto’s gives you the caloric info right on the menu. It’s really helpful for people trying to be conscious of what they eat like me. Tighten up the attitudes of some of the workers, and the City of Wilmington could have a the highly elusive 5 star pizzeria.

Got some takeout from here and wasn’t disappointed. Very yummy loaded fries and honey BBQ wings. Their pizza is yummy as well but just make sure to get toppings!

Event: Happy Hour– or better put, not so happy hour. Where to begin… The location is convenient, the space is nice and it’s your typical pizza bar. The drink specials are great but if your looking for deals on food, look again. You may as well go to a real happy hour and then come here for cheap drinks. Despite the no deal on food I ordered the app combo. It was good minus the pound of dry fries and Sauceless boneless wings. I was unaware that boneless buffalo wings do not come with sauce unless asked for. Sorry grotto that’s a fail on your staff. Don’t blindside a customer like that. Other than the lack of care to their customers, it’s ok for a quick and cheap drink.
Recommendation: Go to a bar.

I like to stop in this grotto at least once a month. Staff always friendly, half price apps and great beer specials. It can get a little loud late night, but it is a bar.

Well it’s late night food which is nice but seriously it’s just poor pizza even drunk. But hey better than nothing. Had the bakers choice it was decent.

Have not gone back to this place ever since we went there for a pizza and they served it so cold that it must have just been left in the kitchen a very long time. When we said something the waitress seemed annoyed and took the pizza back… still brought it back «just warm» and then brought some «almost frozen» sauce to put on the pizza claiming that it «seemed dry»…LOL…We did not want to BOTHER her again so we ate a slice each and then just left. They used to have good pizza there and it has progressively gone down in the last year or so. We actually have had better luck with the Grottos on Concord Pike… better atmosphere and the food is always hot, without bad attitudes…

Whenever I’m in Wilmington I make the trip to Grotto Pizza. I have no idea why though, the food is pretty shitty.

The food wasn’t bad, but this place is seriously raunchy. Absolutely FILTHY! The front entry and dining area look like a fraternity house. The window sills and corners have visible dirt … and the bathrooms look like they should be in a prison. Management needs to pay some serious attention to the hygiene in this place: (

Ok The pizza is good I will agree with that but a bit on the expensive side fact is it’s only
is very noisy had a large pepperoni and large cheese fries for almost $ 30. I was told it was a must try by friends so I will not be going back for those prices. Oh and you have to fight through a crowd of smokers to get into the place

My mom loved this pizza. I thought it was alright too. The restaurant’s atmosphere was okay. Service was fine, not particularly awesome. The crust was SO delicious and thin, it was my favorite part of the pizza. I did love the fact we got free popcorn as an appitizer. It was a creative spin, I thought. My mom did LOVE their pizza though, so I’d give it four stars just for the pizza! Overall, a nice pizza parlor.

I went to college in Delaware and Grottos was a staple while there. In the passing years my taste buds have grown up a bit but I still have happy memories of sitting around a table and sharing a pizza and a pitcher of beer with my roommates
Fast forward a decade plus and I recently met one of my old roomies for lunch at this location. The pizza was still solid. The personal lunch size was perfect to share with my two year old and it came with a small salad. They have a kids menu too.
They have nice salads and sandwiches too. But really, you goto Grottos for the pizza. Prices are fairly inexpensive.
This was a large location with a full bar and outside seating. Our server was sweet and attentive.

If you are into GREASY pizza this is THE PLACE. (yes I know pizza are meant to be greasy, but this place really pours the grease on). I personally do not like greasy food with excessive oil. I really do not understand this place. Most of the people I talk to are in love with Grotto’s. I just think this place is more like Domino’s pizza with extra grease.
To me, this is not a «specialty» pizza place as the ones you find in NYC or Chicago, this is more of a chain pizza type of a place with the extra grease

Okay, so the pizza is not empirically good, per se — but you know when you associate really, really pleasant memories with food, and by complete association of this foodstuff — when you eat it, it tastes so much better because of that association?
Grotto’s Pizza is one of those foodstuffs for me. The pizza, crust, sauce and cheese is generic, sauce veers towards sweet, and the whole lot can be really greasy at times, but it is perfect for what it is.
The association? It was the pizza of ‘yore, consumed by me in my younger years sometimes by the beach, sometimes in Newark — but this particular location holds a special place in my heart. Good memories galore. When times were simpler and when pizza was just that: Pizza.
Like all other Grotto’s, it has a long history in Delaware and it is super family friendly. You can bring all generations here, grab a basket of free popcorn on your way in — celebrate a kid’s birthday — it’s that kind of wholesome place. Menu is straight-​forward, your standard fried fare with a children’s menu offering little in the way of healthy, but more wings, cheesesteaks, pizza, full stop. The bar at this particular location used to be far more intimate, but they’ve made it bigger in the last five years. This is a good location to watch a game and meet up with friends for some pre-​drinking (cheap big draft mugs) in Trolley Square, or if need be post-​drinking pizza eating.
No need for a detour or special stop unless you’re already in the ‘hood.