Review Sal's Authentic New York Pizza - Wellington

As a New Yorker I don’t have a lot of options in Wellington, but Sal’s —also an ex-pat New Yorker— brings a pretty solid pie to the city. Best eaten when fresh. Order entire pies to eat-in or to-go for the best quality.

Classic and really authentic New York Italian Pizza. I enjoyed the beautiful cuisine as a Italian restaurant experience. The interior design was fantastic and also was the staff friendly and helpful. The shop was clean and tidy. I really recommend this place for a visit. Cheers

Very authentic NY style pizza, a little wait but the taste was rich and portions huge. Atmosphere is relaxed and ample seating for families or on your own.

You in Welly and want the best New York pizza? Sal’s is the place to go. Service is not perfect and often shabby, but you can forgive that for the great pizza and the NYC vibe. I love the buffalo chicken pizza, pepperoni and the classic cheese. Love the chicken wings with buffalo sauce too.

Sals pizza : made my tummy full We come across to this place. Looking for some dinner And i like the thin crust pizza anyway. Love to eat and be back on my next visit

Went in to Sals with a hungry team of dancers after a big competition. Was a bit tricky getting ourselves seated after calling ahead to make sure they could accommodate our big group, but managed to snag some tables. The wings were a big hit with the adults and the mozzarella sticks were the fave of the kids. The pizzas are huge. The chicken pizza was delicious, I didn't taste the pepperoni but most said it was a bit oily. The consensus was the wings will be worth braving the busy street it is on in Christchurch to get them again when we go home. Thanks for letting our squealy kids wind down and enjoy some time together.

Yet to find something on the menu we don't love here. The garlic knots are ah-may-zing! Make sure you order lots, you will fight over them and want more than one. Such a novelty the way they serve pizza. Kids were a bit unsure of the basil on the pizza but realised that's partly what makes it so delicious, haha! Bit pricey compared to Dominis or Pizza Hut and it can get busy but it is well worth planning ahead and stopping for lunch or dinner as a special treat!

I never thought a vegetable pizza could taste so good. Bravo! I had pepperoni in New York before and although I did not try the pepperoni at Sal's the place looks and feels like an authentic NYC establishment. Staff were polite and service fast. The pizza is delivered so hot that it needs time to rest. And as I said, my pizza tasted good. We were a party of 5 and all left satisfied. The large screen monitors had baseball showing. I'll be back.

Place was alright. We ordered two pizzas a pepperoni and a cheese pizza. I could barely taste the pepperoni on the pepperoni pizza. Would be nice if they had some glass plates instead of giving paper plates to the customers. Overall a good and fast service.

Great pizza Great place I don't like pizza but ate Sal's Definitely place to go for pizza

This place makes amazing pizza, and they also have really great service. Everytime I have gone to Sal's restaurants, it's always been awesome. Keep up the great work.

I’m not a big fan of their pizzas but I love their mozzarella sticks. Staff is very friendly. <br/>Their garlic knots is also a must try. I’m a big fan of their garlic knots!

We had the half Brooklyn pizza and some garlic knots<br/>The pizza was very tasty and I wish we had more garlic knots <br/>Service was great and we’ll definitely be back for more

I was a little underwhelmed with the meatball pizza & Chicken pizza, the flavors were dull and lacked proper punch. The pizza's here a very much like the $1 pizza's they serve in New York pizzerias' (Low quality). I understand it's a franchise but it lacks originality and flavors that a unique to NZ tastebuds.

I finally made it to Sal’s after over a year of planning to go and it was very anti-climactic. My boyfriend and I decided to go for our anniversary as we aren’t very high maintenance when it comes to food but we both wished we just stayed home. Firstly, when we walked in up to the counter, there were 2 people behind it making food and 1 other person walked past us to get behind the counter and none of them even said hi to us at all until about 5 minutes later when they asked if they could take our order. I ordered the only pizza I wanted on the menu, to be told that they were out of basil so I couldn’t have it. We were then told they had no cheesecake when we asked for it, the one dessert item they offer. So we ordered and went to go sit down - there was one free table covered in rubbish from the previous customer but we had no other choice. This rubbish didn’t get cleared until the staff brought out our pizza at least 10 minutes later. At this point we were so underwhelmed by the whole experience that we ate our average meal and left as fast as we could.

I love Sal’s, it’s probably the most decent pizza around in Wellington. <br/><br/>I love their garlic knots! They’re totally delicious. <br/><br/>The service here is great too.

3rd March: <br/>I love the food here, it never fails. We had the half and half; pepperoni and vege. I usually get garlic knots too because I am a sucker for everything garlic but unfortunately they weren't available (odd seeming it was 6.30pm on a Saturday) <br/><br/>The only thing that let down this experience was the lack of organisation from the staff. Don't get me wrong, i don't know what happens behind the scene. But firstly, there were no glasses for our sprite, that's fine, we asked the guy if he could bring us a couple when they were ready. But unfortunately he forgot. I just asked again then got them. Then next, none of the parmesan shakers in the resturant were full, I asked them to fill mine and he did it right away. The worker then came over to us and asked to 'borrow' our tables shaker. We assumed he would bring it back but he never did.<br/><br/>Average customer service experience but all in all I still love the place!

Must try the pizza’s!!! Loved it .. also available in single slices , can also make it half and half pizza and also the biggest pizza 18’’ inch .. definitely would recommend people to visit Cuba street for sal’s pizza. <br/>

I love sals! I haven't got a full pizza yet but I look forward to the day I do. I like it better than tommy millions because the crust is not as crispy. It is a good mixture of crusty and soft. I love getting the veggie with mushrooms however it says on the menu that it comes with capsicum but the capsicum has been inconsistent sometimes it comes with it most of the time it doesn't. I think you have to ask for it but if you have to ask for it why don't you put that on the menu? I'm also not a huge fan of the mozzarella sticks, they're good when they're fresh but once they get cold they're kinda gross. I also think the garlic knots have really improved they used to burn the shit out of them but now they're soft and doughy and delish.

A couple of weeks ago I was participating in the 48hour film festival. One of the team popped out for food and came back with Sals pizza. <br/><br/>I ate the cheese and tomato pizza and thoroughly enjoyed it. Authentic tomato flavour and an abundance of cheese. Very satisfying.<br/><br/>Fast forward a couple of weeks and I was out for dinner and wanted to try Sals again. We sat in and ordered a half and half of the cheese and the staton island with cheese. <br/><br/>I like the decor here. Feels American in that 'it looks like the places in sitcoms' but it's cool and like it regardless of whether it's authentic.<br/><br/>Pizza took 10mins. You're advised to leave it stand for 3 or 4 mins before wasting. Given the steam coming off it that's a good call. <br/><br/>I must admit the cheese pizza seemed a bit nicer the first time I had it but just a bit. Still really enjoyable. The veggie half was a nice contrast and again very tasty. <br/><br/>I like that they have oregano and chilli shakers on the table.<br/><br/>We really enjoyed the pizza. One 18 inch satisfied both myself and my partner and left me three slices for lunch the next day. Score.<br/><br/>I also had a panhead beer. All up it cost $35.

Had a nice pepperoni new york pizza here which had a unique flavour that you wouldn't find at somewhere like dominoes. What stole the show were the garlic knots, they were awesome! However, pricing was a little steep.

I love Sal's and am thrilled it's finally here in Wellington. TBH I like Sal's a lot more than Tommy Millions but I could be accused of being biased as I'm from Auckland...My husband and I came here the first or second week (n/s) of their opening, and the place was pumping. A very busy lunch. We got a booth and enjoyed nice cold beers, garlic knots, and a delicious mammoth pizza (whole) . We spent just under $50. Well worth it. Timings were appropriate for food arrival given it was so busy. Service was super friendly even under the pump. I liked watching hockey on the monitor, always a thrill to watch men with blunt sticks and beards skate around while I knock back a beer haha -just kidding. Def will be back.

The pizza was very tasty. However, the service was very slow, the pizza was very difficult to eat, the pizza was too heavy for the paper plate, and we got asked about what we ordered on three occasions. Will we go back? NO

I've tried going to this place on a Friday night but it was quite full, so I decided to come back a few days later just after lunch time. It wasn't particularly busy; the place was cozy with a welcoming atmosphere.  I had their combo (pizza slice with garlic knots and a soda), and had to wait a few minutes before my order came. It would be good for them to give out numbers to their clients so that their servers wouldn't have to go around guessing who made those orders they have on hand.  The pizza was ok, but the garlic knot was just like a doughy version of garlic bread.  Having had pizza in a number of places in NY, I cannot truly say that this one is any better.

Got a pizza to takeaway last night because it looked pretty busy inside. It tasted alright and was quite big but I'm not sure if I would buy again.

Pretty good food, pretty terrible service! Visited with a friend early on a Friday evening and secured a table before the rush. My friend and I each ordered a meal deal from the menu plus one extra slice of pizza each. We were asked if we were taking out or eating in, then asked which table we were sitting at. My friends meal arrived in a takeout container and around 5 minutes later mine arrived on plates. Despite providing the staff at the counter with the location of our table the server wandered around the dining area with each order asking every diner 'did you order this?'. He was on his way back to the kitchen having bypassed our table when I called him over to advise he was likely carrying my food. Sensing the lack of organised service before he left the table I made a point to state that both of us were still waiting on our second slices. He was unaware of this and gave us an unconfident 'I'll check'. Much time passed and I decided to ask another staff member wandering the dining area about the food we were still waiting on, another 'I'll check' and another disappearing act. My friend's slice eventually showed up but 45 minutes later mine was still nowhere to be seen with no explanation. At this point the store was very busy, I approached the counter and enquired with a third staff member. I was told the pizza I was waiting on had only just come out of the oven. It was sitting there at the counter but no one appeared to be preparing my slice for me so one can only assume if I hadn't approached the counter I would have been forgotten again. During this entire time, not one staff member thought it appropriate to actually come to my table and advise I would be waiting X amount of minutes for the order to be cooked. Every staff member I saw appeared to be a teenager and it was clear none had adequate customer service training or experience. I don't know who was running the shift but it was a mess. The service fiasco totally overshadowed the food which was actually quite good but do not eat here if you do not have a high tolerance for the disorganised chaos of inadequate service.