Dudley’s Pizza & Tavern

Pros:
The food is delicious, and the service is great. Plenty of televisions all around and the wait wasn’t very long. The location is perfect for grabbing a bite to eat before a UNO hockey game.
Cons:
Everything is a dollar or two more expensive than it needs to be. $ 8 for these onion rings and $ 10 for a burger and fries :/​
Final thoughts:
Other than my patty being overcooked everything tasted really good. Our waitress was very patient and attentive. Would recommend.

I stopped in on a weeknight because I wanted pizza for dinner. They had a good selection of beer and spirits. However, I made an unfortunate choice for my pizza. I ordered the Dudley which was beef, fried pickles and some creamy sauce on the top. The creamy sauce just didn’t work for me. The bartender was very nice so the service was great.

Great pizza, but very unorganized. Servers all seemed like they were brand new. Forgot orders, mixed up tables, but it wasn’t awful service. Would come here again.

I came in to watch a football game and for a drink. The Bloody Mary open bar was great and with plenty of selections, shrimp, cheese, different types of green olives, pickles and the celery. Bartender was very attentive and great! I was hoping for bigger screens than they had, and the largest screen seemed washed out.

When one of my friends suggested pizza and drinks, we decided to check out Dudley’s.
The atmosphere is your typical sports bar situation, a few large screen TV’s and a large bar seating area. I did appreciate the quiet dining area (which is where we sat). The booths were spacious and clean.
Our server was alright, I’m not sure if she was new or having an off day; she seemed like she just wasn’t into it. She was not familiar with the manager’s special when we asked and had to ask another employee. She then returned with a menu and told us the special was flatbreads and offered no further explanation. She also seemed a bit pushy, like she wanted us to leave right after we ate.
We decided on the fried pickles as an appetizer. I love fried pickles and I have to say I was very underwhelmed by theirs. They were thin pickle slices with a ton of batter, I prefer a breaded spear or chip. With the thin slices and heavy batter it was hard to taste the pickle or take a bite without the whole slice slipping away from the batter.
Now on to the pizza, the pizza was great! We ordered the Taco Timbo and the Dudley. The Taco Timbo had great flavor with lots of fresh ingredients, I do feel the lettuce to meat ratio was a bit off but it was still good. The Dudley would not be something I would typically order but my husband and friend really wanted to try it. The blue cheese and flank steak blend together for a fabulous flavor along with the Parmesan garlic sauce (my favorite). The fried pickles are a nice touch but I wish they were bigger slices of pickle. I do feel that the pizza is a bit overpriced for what you receive. For two 12 inch pizzas, a soft drink, and two alcoholic beverages our totally was almost $ 70! There are plenty of other pizza places in Omaha where I can get double the amount of pizza for less.
Overall, this is a decent place to watch a game and enjoy some pizza with friends. I would like to try their burgers so we will be back.

If you only like normal pizza this place isn’t for you. Our group had the Taco-​Timbo which was awesome. Lots of flavor and fresh ingredients. Also had The Dudley which has fried pickles on it. How can that not be awesome? Service was good. Our waitress seemed a bit rushed and pushy but it could have been a lot worse. She was polite and was always there to refill our drinks. Will be back again to try their burgers and sandwiches.

Recently had their Dudley pizza — even better than the steak, which I didn’t think was possible. Flank steak, tomatoes, bacon, covered with fried pickles (yes) & garlic-​Parmesan sauce. Sounds like too much… but those pickles really kill it. Also, worth mentioning that Wayne is a very efficient & friendly bartender. I’ve actually never had a bad bartender there, just didn’t know their names. I’ll keep going back, especially as their food is much more worth the price than other places in Aksarben (Looking at you, Jimi D’s). Even finishing a beer after closing, the staff is still polite and courteous.

Pizza was ok, but not worth the price. They do have a very good bloody Mary «buffet» on sundays. I’ll come back for bloody marys, but not the food. Waiters suck but bartender very friendly

Here on a Sunday to watch some NFL with my son. Place my order, only to find out, they are out of wings! Our of wings. On a Sunday in October?
Other issues were slow service, forgotten orders, no silverware… Pretty weak.

The interior of Dudley’s is pretty straight forward. Sports bar feel in the bar area with tons of big screen tvs and pool tables; quieter in the dining room area. Nice selection at the bar and a patio for you to enjoy your pizza while people watching Aksarben Village goers.
I’ve been here a few times for both lunch and HH.
You can find a better beer selection elsewhere and not all the appetizers are winners but the pizza is delicious. Worth the trip for a personal pan.

I’ve had their food twice. The first time was great. The second time was a to go order. The breadsticks were not as good this time.
A companion found their pizza seriously overhyped. The burgers are ginormous. The onion rings are ok.
The fries are ONLY good when hot. Otherwise they are kinda icky.

Nice draft beer selection. Several local breweries as well…
Ordered starter onion rings which were half price and very good.
Menu allows you to convert any pizza, sub or flat bread into any format (ex. Pizza into a sub or flatbread into a sub ingredients).
I ordered the chicken, bacon, chipotle sandwich toppings into a flatbread and it was AWESOME!

I’ve been here three times. The first time was soon after they opened. We had a great experience, service was wonderful and the food was great.
Within the last six weeks, I’ve been to Dudley’s twice. I am completely underwhelmed.
I will admit I have just had appetizers. Service was lacking. Both times, we were seated outside. We had to wait over five minutes both times for our server to acknowledge us. Also, both times it was Happy Hour but we were not given the Happy Hour menu. Tonight, when I asked for it, it took another five minutes before they brought the menu.
This evening, my friend ordered pizza and fried pickles. She had no complaints about the pizza. This is the description of the friend pickles: «Huge slices of Kosher dills» The pickles were very very thin slices with very thick batter. They tasted like grease. Old grease. The taste made me think they had not changed their fry oil in a long time. We commented to our waiter but he didn’t really acknowledge our comment.
I ordered the Bacon Cheddar Loaded Sticks. I just wanted a bite, not an entire meal. I asked the waiter if they were good. Oh yes he said. They weren’t. They were supposed to be stuffed with bacon and cheese blend and topped with green onions and Wisconsin cheddar. They were topped with a few very thick onions but no additional cheese. They again tasted very greasy.
I wish I had a better experience. I think the service makes a big difference too. Both time, our servers just didn’t seem too interested in us. And the food runner, he brought the food, said «can I get you anything else?» and when I asked for crushed red pepper he asked for my servers name? Really? I think they have went downhill. I will say my 9 and 13 yo like it a lot. They love the freshly baked cookies.

Everyone knows bar pizza is a hit or miss. Dudley’s hits a straight Bulls-​eye with their American Steak pizza. It all just melts in your mouth — we ordered the beer that they recommended pairing with it & were blown away! If that wasn’t enough, how about the fact that the inside of the place is very well kept up, the price isn’t too bad for Omaha, the service is top-​notch & QUICK, & that playing pool there is free! Guess where we’re going to eat next time we are in Omaha? Keep it up, Dudley’s! Way to go. You are a very integral part of Aksarben village.

With a happy hour that runs from 3 – 6 that includes select half price appetizers, discounted beverages and $ 5 one topping small pizzas, a nice option for folks looking to grab an affordable snack prior to a movie. We ordered the onion rings at the HH rate (pretty good), the french fries at the HH rate (really good), the peanut butter and jelly wings and jamaican jerk wings (not so much a fan of the PBJ, because I can’t get past the PBJ-​chicken mix) and a small sausage pizza ($ 5).
I was also interested in trying some of their other pizza combinations (especially the Dudley which features fried pickles and bleu cheese), but by then, we were pretty full up on clearance food and beverages. A delightful patio that can get a bit breezy, if not downright windy. Service was good but slowed down significantly once the patio got busy with adult couples, ladies out with friends and families with small children.
We’ll definitely be back during these warm weather months when in search of a locale mid-​townish with a patio, a snack, and a nice place to relax.

I just came and ask for peanut butter bob and the taste was awesome!!!
Very friendly staff.

Dudley Did Right and hit the spot for me. The pizza is only 2.5 stars for me (see my Pizza lists for strong competition) as it was just average crust, but the toppings were unique enough, and definitely better than chain pizzas. They earned the extra stars for good quality menu, great soup, fast/​friendly service, and good bar offerings. I was staying at the hotels just up the street from here, and it was either the Sports Bar or this place, and I am glad I choice Dudley’s as they still showed sports, and the food was much better quality. I had to try their pizza as it is in their name, but the menu has other nice sounding options including burgers, sandwiches, and such.
I started with the tortilla soup and it was fantastic… a little kick to it, but super tasty. I went for a build my own pie. I didn’t like all the sauces on the namesake «Dudley pie», but I went for the flank steak, bacon, red bells, and fried pickles on my pie, and it was quite good and unique. A little too thick of a crust for my liking, but it filled me up nicely. The beer selection is quite good, and be sure to ask them about their rotational/​seasonal offerings that didn’t make the printed menu. I was there on a Tuesday night, and there was Trivia going on in the bar which made it a little noisy, but looked fun. They have several TVs along the bar wall which made for easy watching of both NBA and NHL playoff games. I definitely would come back to this place.

I just haven’t been able to make myself go to Dudley’s due to some mixed reviews. The opportunity finally came up when there was some perfect spring weather and was looking for a place to dine outside with a friend.
I love their outside area, and apparently many others had the same idea on a Tuesday evening because the outside patio was packed. Not sure they expected the crowd, as the service was quite lacking.
Aside from that we decided to get some appetizers. We ordered a small sausage pizza and an assortment of wings. I’m really not a big wing eater, but have to say these were pretty tasty. The pizza is what really surprised me. Was expecting it to be just okay, but it really was good.
I will definitely be back on a nice day to enjoy the patio and pizza. Hopefully they will gear up the servers in anticipation of such perfect weather days!

Cleanliness 4
Service 4
Food 4
Likelihood 4
1 – 5 (5 Best!) 4.0
I like this pizza a lot. We had dinner with friends, and we all like cheese pizza. So we each brought pizza from two different restaurants each. Dudley’s was thee most expensive pizza. The cost would prevent us from having it more often AND we would certainly choose it over «chain» pizza.
Good job!

DO NOT ORDER THE CHEESECAKE OR APPLE PIE!
Oh Dudley’s, how I wanted to love you so. I went to Dudley’s this past weekend to celebrate my friends’ birthday and it was a disaster from the get go.
My wife and I were the first to arrive out of a 10 person party. I put our name in and we waited, and waited, and waited. We waited an hour for a table to free up. It’s not necessarily the restaurant’s fault, but get bigger tables or move some around to make a 10 top. The manager told us a few times that they were clearing off a table for us at that moment, but we still had to wait 20 more minutes for a table. He was very apologetic but at that point, I didn’t care how nice he was. My wife is pregnant and hungry.
After waiting an hour, we just wanted to order and eat. We were sat at out table. We gave them our drink orders and our food orders and waited about 15 minutes for our food to arrive. It was an okay speed considering it was a busy, Friday night. When we actually received our food, half of the orders were wrong.
I ordered 10 wings, half peanut butter and pepper jelly, and half Jamaican jerk. I got five peanut butter and pepper jelly, and five garlic Parmesan. I told her and she gave me my five Jamaican Jerk wings about 10 minutes later. The wings were small and meatless. The peanut butter and pepper jelly was unique but not enough to bring me back there. The Jamaican Jerk and the garlic Parmesan were just okay.
Another person’s order was wrong, so they gave her a new sandwich. And a third order was wrong too, but I don’t remember what was wrong with it.
The waitress, (I believe her name was Jessica), seemed very frazzled the entire time. I’m not sure if she was just overwhelmed or what the deal was.
At the end of the night, my wife ordered a piece of apple pie for dessert and one of our friends ordered a piece of cheesecake for dessert, to go. Both were such a joke for $ 6 a piece. The piece of cheesecake, I kid you not, was about the size of a normal door key; same with the apple pie. (Forgot to take a pic since I was so pissed about the size.) I took the cheesecake up to the manager and asked if it was supposed to be that small, and he said no, went to the back for about 5 – 10 minutes and brought it back out. All he did was squish another piece, of the same size, into the original piece to make it look bigger. I then asked the manager if the Apple pie was normally that small and he said yes. He probably just wanted us out of there since I was complaining all night about our issues. I was just fed up. We paid and left, never to return.