Big Cheese
Pizza · Middletown
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About Big Cheese
Big Cheese, located in Middletown, has been a local favorite for years, known for its consistently delicious food and friendly service. Customers rave about signature dishes like the flavorful pizza and hearty grinders, alongside other favorites like the shrimp scampi and the popular Chickn Veg soup...
Big Cheese, located in Middletown, has been a local favorite for years, known for its consistently delicious food and friendly service. Customers rave about signature dishes like the flavorful pizza and hearty grinders, alongside other favorites like the shrimp scampi and the popular Chickn Veg soup. The restaurant prides itself on its commitment to customer satisfaction, going the extra mile to ensure a positive experience. With fast service for both pickup and delivery, Big Cheese offers great food at affordable prices, making it a reliable and welcoming spot for a satisfying meal.
What Customers Say About Big Cheese
Big Cheese is a local pizza joint known for its delicious pizza and grinders. Customers rave about the friendly staff and fast service. Some have noted inconsistent pricing and occasional order errors.
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Tip: Order a large pizza with your favorite toppings for a satisfying meal. Be sure to double-check your order, especially for delivery.
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Big Cheese Middletown Reviews
Always great best pizza im middletown hands down had big cheese pizza when i first moved to Middletown in 2006 tried other pizzerias non like BIG CHEESE 🫶🏻 keep up the great work guys ❤️❤️❤️
My son's favorite pizza place. We are regulars. They never disappoint!
The pizza was good and ready when I got there friendly counter person. I did ask for pie slice and got squares but can't hold that against them if they cut squares all day it's easy to mess that up.
Placed a delivery order at night that was incorrect and by the time I seen the mistake they had closed for the night. The next day I called to let them know and they apologized plus replaced it without hesitation they are a family favorite and their service is awesome as well as all the food
I was very satisfied with the Pizza i ordered tonight for dinner. I have not had good fresh pizza like this in some time now. For now on I will be ordering my Pizza through Big Cheese. Thank you so much I definitely enjoyed it 😋
You can't tell me anything bad abt this place. I've been eating here for years and have always received great food and service. I'm here today bc I just tried the Chickn Veg soup and can honestly call it the best I ever had from outside and even beats some homemade chick soups I've had. There's bones in it so you know it began with homemade bone broth. It's so thick and hearty with lots of meat and veggies. There's even chunks of corn still on the cob and dumplings!!!! This is not your average take-out soup that was shipped and stored in a can or tub!
Best pizza in Middletown! The staff always treats me like family. I’ve gone from walking from home and paying in quarters as a child to driving there and tipping well as an adult. I’ll always stay loyal to them.
Great prices, even better food! I am from CA, visiting friends in CT for a short time. I like to try a new local food place for each meal, and usually don't "double dip." Big Cheese was so good, I had to get it a second time to try more of the menu!! If you're a traveller like me, I highly recommend their gyros, grinders, and chicken picata :)
I ordered a pizza in the grinder tonight. The pizza is amazing my husband loved the grinder the driver we had with a great personality I really liked him I wish I would have gotten his name really cool guy thank you big cheese for always being Amazing after many years
Pleasantly surprised by this place! This was a last minute resort because a lot of places were closed on Easter but not these guys. The pizza was really good and only $20 for a large with 4 meats including delivery, not too shabby!! We will definitely be ordering here again.
I love this place, they have delicious food!!! They are always trying to please their customers. For example, my wife called them right before they closed because she got a random craving for a buffalo chicken wrap. Although, they where cleaning the kitchen and getting ready to close for the night they still made the wrap for her and she said it was delicious. Their pizza is also delicious. I recommend this place to everyone.
Very good local pizza joint. Only a large or small pizza which is very good. The grinders are good also. Fast service...never waited more than half hour to pick up order. They deliver if you like that. Takes longer when delivered.
I always come here for lunch break at least once a week for pizza slices, good variety & fresh. When I order to go it is always the pepperoni with onions pizza which I love. I can't speak on their other food, I only get their pizza.
BIGGEST grinder I've ever had 👀 Delicious too.
I absolutely love their Pizza, they have the best pizza in Middletown!! However I don't like their hot wings, it wasn't fully cooked otherwise. I would have definitely gave them five stars.
Pizza-wise, this is up there as some of the best in Middletown. I love the thick dough and crust, that's how you make a strong and delicious pizza! Cheese is even, tasty and the perfect amount of stringiness. The sauce is flavorful and not too overbearing... perfectly complimentary. All in all, a fantastic pie! The price for the pie wasn't expensive either, much more favorable than other top-tier spots. Curly Fries are also great in taste. Very mom and pop vibes, which is great. Small interior, so you may want to consider takeout. The location isn't bad and has some parking. Will definitely visit more as one of the better spots in this area.
This was my 1st time ordering from here I ordered a bacon cheeseburger, regular cheeseburger, french fries, a 12inch a 16inch steak n cheese Grinder with mozzarella sticks. My kids enjoyed the burgers the steak was decent it needed to be seasoned a little more this was a neutral experience for me...
The grinders we ordered were pretty good. Unfortunately they messed up the order. We ordered 4- 12" grinders. 1 meatball, 1 sausage, 1 Turkey, and 1 eggplant. There were 2 other people listening to the order being put in to verify this. They forgot the peppers on the whole meatball and instead of a whole sausage grinder they gave us another 1/2 meatball grinder. I called them to explain and they said I could "swap" one out. Since I unknowingly already started to eat the half meatball I told them I would compromise to get just a half sausage grinder instead of a whole one. They said sorry but it was note there policy! A previous time they forgot to put lettuce and tomato on a turkey grinder. It's too bad, the food is decent but because of the -customer is always wrong- attitude I won't be ordering from here any more.
Used to be a 5 star review. Been ordering the past 4 years. The last 2 pizzas I ordered were absolutely terrible and we called and weren’t rude by any means and was hung up one. Then the delivery driver was absolutely stoned out of his mind and extremely sloppy, also made some weird comments to my girlfriend. They have 1 more chance to make it right or have lost our business for good.
Had our first experience with Big Cheese at an event in Middletown. By the time we had the pizza it was lukewarm and was still really good. So we decided to order it for ourselves. We went on a Thursday at around 6 pm. They were extremely friendly to my husband and daughter when they were there picking up. We got two large pies and again they were phenomenal. They were thin but not dry cracker thin. The crust was soft and chewy not bread like. You can literally place garlic, oil, herbs and tomato individualy. Theres no acidic tinned taste. We are very impressed and will definitely be back as regulars. Also we live in Cromwell so there are plenty of in town options but nothing like Big Cheeses flavor. Great work guys! Updated 8/2019 So we have since come to Big Cheese many times and recently we have been really disappointed. The customer service has been lacking mainly the dude at the front answers the phone with no courtesy or professionalism. He’s the same in person. No hello, no have a good night. Like he is begrudgingly working there. We were tolerating him because the food is great. This has changed as well. Lately everything is overdone. The entire pizza will be brown, the cheese is so scarce it’s like a thin sheet of construction paper. You can’t name yourself Big Cheese and serve borderline burnt pizzas with far too little cheese. We won’t be back for a while as it’s annoying to pay $30+ on food that is hit or miss.
I usally order for delievery because I am disabled.they will yell me 30-40 minutes it takes well over an hour to get it and it is usally cold. Its not so much of the hour and half it takes its the fact if going to take thay long tell someone. They take your number so no reason why they cant call you and tell you its delayed. So mad right now.
My daughter absolutely love their Pizza however, It's a different price every time we order, why is this? It seems it depends on who picks up the phone and take the order???? Anyway, they're also a bit rude so we're going to have to find another pizza place to go to.
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