We invited ourselves to the friends-and-family soft opening of the brand-new @berniespizzamartinibar (despite being neither of those things 😅) and we are very happy we did.
A tavern-style pizza bar also serving a long list of various and creative martinis. The impressive menu is full of made-to-share dishes, the atmosphere is a comfortable, homey décor with a hint of both quirkiness and nostalgia (note the portraits of cats wearing a ruff and Nonna towel-style napkins, we loved that!) topped off with a solid playlist of 90s mostly hip-hop.

Although we would have loved to try every item, we settled on:

• Fried Chicken Sliders, incredibly spiced crispy chicken and a fantastic secret sauce
• BBQ Pizza, a thin crust pie covered in a lovely hickory BBQ sauce that wasn’t too sweet, delicious smokey bacon and chicken grilled to perfection.
• Spicy Bernie’s Pizza. All we have to say is “wow”. We can describe the ingredients, but it won’t do it justice; please go try it for yourself.

And for dessert, they tempted us with a ridiculous-sounding Fried Swiss Rolls with Ice cream… And we just HAD to get that. No choice 🤷‍♂️ (it was glorious)

Every element of this place, including the exceptional, friendly, and helpful service (they changed our plates for cleaner ones after our appetizers), displays a superior level of experience in the restaurant industry, and we can’t wait to return to try more!

August 2nd, 2024 – Pizza Quest stop 18 – Bernie’s Pizza & Martini Bar
Overall Score 9.5/10
Ordered: Fried Chicken Sliders, Garlic Rolls, BBQ Chicken Pizza, Spicy Bernie’s Pizza, Fried Swiss Rolls with Ice cream
Orange Creamsicle Martini, Maple Whisky Martini