Erbelli’s Gourmet Pizzeria, Italian Bistro & Pub

Just shocking how bad some places can operate A BUSINESS. They told me you’re actually 1 mile out of our delivery area. The entrance to my community is .4 miles off of 75 and they are right off the next exit 3 miles away. Almost no traffic lights. 70 miles hour. I could drive there in under 10 minutes. because I have done it! I know it’s super bowl but guy’s attitude on the phone was not friendly. I’m just trying to give someone my business, politely explain how close I am, and I’m given obstacles. He even talked to a manager who blackmailed me with, «my manger said spend at least $ 50.» Bottom line, their delivery map makes no sense, and they’ve lost my business in the future. Drive the extra mile for your customers when 3.5 miles of those 5.5 are on 75! Just stupid. Joey Ds is way better pizza than this place.

We love the Erbelli’s in Kalamazoo, MI and wanted to check out the Bradenton location. Walking in, the rumors are true… this is very small. There is a small table to the left of the door and a 5 stool bar in front of you. There are 4 small booths along the right wall and a couple of tables outside. All booths were full so we sat at the bar, which was open but soon filled. We ordered a couple of beers and the pulled pork nachos to start out. They have beer and wine only, not a full bar. The beer was cold and the nachos great! While we waited, many, many people came in to pick up to go orders. They also had 3 drivers delivering, so it was pretty busy. The bartender was very friendly. When my husband could not order a long island, he recommended Hoptical Illusion. They also have Oberon all year! They have 6 beers on tap and other bottles. For pizza we ordered The New Yorker and the DiscoQ. Both were fantastic. We will definitely be back when in the area. For any Michiganders traveling and missing the Kalamazoo location… this will hit the spot. For anyone wanting to try this place for the first time, you have to give it a chance! They have pasta, too. and gluten free options as well.

Just moved to Bradenton. looking for a good pizza place for takeout/​delivery. Called Erbelli’s, ordered lg cheese pan pizza, half meatball. 21 bucks… BURNT, WAAAY OVERCOOKED, and over spiced… called them and they said it’s the way the pan pizzas are served. Well they won’t be serving me any longer… Jim

We have ordered pizza more than 6 times. We love the flavor and combos. We usually get 2 small pizzas so we can try at least one different each time we visit. Prices are up there but what do you expect from the best!

Just eat here, no reason not to. Best pizza ever. Everything is wonderful. They’ve always gotten the orders right and ready on time. Never been disappointed.

My husband and I ate here today and we will definitely be back! We both had pizza with a side salad. I had the special which was one slice of pizza for less than $ 5. My husband got a 10″ pizza. My slice came out and it was huge! More like 2 slices and I got to choose two toppings… I had spinach and sun-​dried tomatoes and it was delicious! The crust is to die for. My husband was very pleased with his pepperoni jalapeño pizza as well. It was hard for us to decide on what we wanted because they offer so many items from pizza to pasta to subs and many things in between. I highly recommend and can’t wait to go back and try something new!

Excellent Pizza and Chips & Cheese with salsa. Small restaurant with limited seating.

Absolutely love their pizza! Have tried different things on the menu and everything has been stellar. We have to either have it delivered or pick up– every time we’ve gone it’s been really busy and the storefront is small– not conducive to fitting in my son’s wheelchair. Other than that– outstanding!

BEST PIZZA and sub! First time order after rave reviews. OMG tasty in a very creative way. We got 2 7“gourmet pizzas, one is Capital, one Twist something? Both were incredible! The looks, texture and taste, Winners! ($ 6.99 each)
We also got a 6″ Meaty something to share, it tasted like a fantastic burger that is full of punch & flavors!
What an amazing delivery experience!
Plenty of Next Time!!!

This place has the absolute best pizza I’ve ever had. The only reason they don’t get 5 stars is because the 2^nd time we went our service was absolutely terrible. Our waiter was more interested in standing around and talking to a group at another table. I’m not talking just light conversing with a friend, I’m talking staying outside talking only to rush inside really fast to refill our waters then right back outside. And got our order wrong and tried to argue that we said something different. I understand this can happen anywhere so I still give 4 stars

Best gluten free pizza I have had plus the people are great company! Can’t go wrong here folks!

Omg can’t describe the most amazing experience. Travis was an AMAZING bartender and server. So fun and nice! We go thee twisted siesta pan and the pests original pizza. We opted for the bar and let a couple (Andy and Becky) take a table. They picked up our tab omg good people do exist. Such a fun and great night. Milkshake stout was phenomenal and can’t wait to go back!!! Wow. Just wow. Pizzas were amazing

We live nearby and have eaten here several times. It’s delicious. No complaints and have had pasta, pizza and the lunch buffet. The menu is huge lots to choose from. Our faves are lasagna and the Sunshine

There are very few times that I have ordered something gluten free and have been truly impressed with the meal. Today I had the pleasure of enjoying the gluten free Pesfredo pasta, with gluten free garlic bread and their gluten free Erbbie bread. The Erbbie bread was made on their absolutely amazing gluten free crust topped with butter garlic and cheese. This little pizza teaser has totally left me wanting to try one of the many pizza creations from here that can be made gluten free. The garlic bread was bar far the closest thing I have ever had to regular garlic bread. It had an amazing soft crunch on the outside and a soft DOUGHY center. It was honestly the highlight of my meal. The pasta too was amazing. I really enjoyed the combination of pesto and Alfredo sauce, and the pasta was a perfect texture. Even my boyfriend who doesn’t eat gluten free thought all the food was delicious. My boyfriend got the pepper zac calzone and he thought it was really good too. Overall we thought this place was amazing and will for sure be back.

Great find. Called for Delivery. Talked to Matt, he is very friendly. Provides lots of info about their products. What a good feeling when you patronize a business an they show appreciation and what seem to be happy that you are spending your time and $ there.
We ordered a 12″ Pan Pizza with Chicken and Ham. Also a 10“Gluten Free (all made on their premises, MORE INFO ON WEBSITE) with Artichoke and Chicken.
I am curious about their Home Made Gluten Free Garlic Sticks.
Matt was gracious to offer a sample.(Very Good Marketing Strategy:-)
And, greatly appreciated. However, unless it was an Ooops the Garlic Bread was so good .
I ate ½ of it. But, was afraid maybe it had was not Gluten Free.
Their sauce can be thicker. And, more Italian Spice can make a big difference,
Hope they do get the Lactose Free Cheese.
I used my own. I like milk it does not like me:-)
Still I will visit them. Very good Customer Service.

Some of the best thick dough pizzas I have tried. Generous anount of toppings, fresh ingredients, and huge selection!!! Must to check out for those who love to try different new tastes. I had The Wrist one — with marinated chicken breast, applewood smoked bacon, mushrooms, feta cheese and garlic butter crust — so yummy. Wish they had a store in Sarasota as I do not visit Lakewood Ranch often, if they had, it would be one of my best pizza places.
Update: went there with my boyfriend and my son — waited more than half hour for pizza. Pizza was a big disappointment, too salty, toppings not working well together. Reduced my ratings from 5 to 3, sorry.

Loved it! My fiancé and I shared the veggie salad (it was huge), cheese bread and margarita pizza. Food was excellent along with the service of our waiter. Lots of food left over to take home with us. They also had one of my favorite milkshake stout craft beers on tap so that was a bonus! Will definitely be back.

Don’t let the store front fool ya! At a glance it looks like it’s a small corner bar in a strip mall. and has the appearance that it might be closed b/​c the windows are dark. It’s very deceiving. What you need to know is the food is unbelievable. If it weren’t so far away from my town I would go weekly. Of course my waistline might suffer. but my goodness. the quality, the flavors. and the service was great.
We tried a variety of things on the menu and everything was outstanding.
Go with an open mind. Expect excellence and Enjoy. you will NOT be disappointed!
I went about a month ago. and this place is STILL on my mind. I plan to go back very soon.

Second time I had a pizza. fair at best. 1^st time no onion on my onion pizza. The owner sent me a gift certificate for a free 2 topping 14″ pizza. Very nice great service. Just had a peperoni mushroom pizza delivered … Almost NO peperoni! The first 3 bites of my slice no peperoni. Finally one little piece at the end. Second slice almost no peperoni. I wish them the best but I am done.
Going for my third slice now

Was so terribly disappointed we didn’t even get to eat our food yesterday because the service was so rough. We weren’t the only ones who complained either…
On a Sunday afternoon they were pretty quiet, less than 4 tables altogether. The menu was HUGE and sounded incredibly delicious– not sure if we will ever find out though. It took 20 minutes to get our drinks (understandably not all of the servers are of age so we had to wait for someone to take and then bring our wine– but 20 minutes is way too long for good service).
When we finally were asked to order after a half hour of being there it was simple: a small cheese calzone extra ricotta, well done/​crispy and a chicken cesar salad with a vinagrette dressing on the side. Another 40 minutes goes by and at least we were checked on one time (we were sitting outside) and offerred a nother drink to be ordered. Finally, when Renee brings out our food she announces, sorry they got it wrong and put the dressing on your «wrap». Wrap? What wrap? She puts down a chicken caesar wrap sandwich and a pizza… no calzone, no salad? We said this wasn’t our food and she said ohhh– I assumed you wanted a wrap and not a salad– is that ok– except sorry it has the dressing on it… umm, no thanks! And I thought you wanted a cheese pizza but with ricotta added on it like what’s IN a calzone… what?!
She did apologize and said it would take 20 minutes to remake but we had already been there well over an hour and knew it wasn’t a good idea at this point. We said no– it’s getting too late for us today we’ll just pay for our drinks thanks= and she said ok and brings out the check with all 3 drinks on it –which good service certainly would have been to comp one or even all there saying please come back and try us again with apologies. Another 10 minutes goes by and she never comes back out for our payment so my husband went inside and she ask if he wants to be seated? He said– you never came back out for our check — «Oh, I forgot»… opps… She mentioned it was only her first week, but if this is the training and service here, this place sadly will not make it even if the food is good — we may never know… meanwhile another guy was waving and trying to flag down the waitress and said he had been waiting a while but it was too long. Such a shame — I hope the management is able to rectify and better train and also have better followup when things do go awry.