Motorino
“I prefer Motorino to the other Neapolitan contenders (looking at you Paulie Gee & Saraghina) for a few reasons.”
“For the pizza we got the Soppressata, mmmm mmmmm mmmm. The dough was my favorite but ingredients were also good.”
“While by this point we're all used to that fluffy, delicate, light, and flavorful brick oven pizza, that doesn't mean it ever gets old.”
Motorino
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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After walking the Williamsburg bridge I had a craving for pizza, so I decided to try this location. Now I'll be honest I'm a bit of a pizza snob and can be very critical. Pizza to me is all about the thin crust and not that deep dish junk in Chicago. So back to my review, I gotta say this place has it! the crust is good and the sauce is just right it did need a pinch of salt but wow this was pretty good. We ordered the special which was a margarita with meatballs at first I was like I don't know! But we were glad we ordered the meatballs it was perfect they had the right amount of meat and breadcrumbs.
The location has a romantic ambiance with dim lights with a candle in the middle. As for the staff they were really friendly and made sure we were happy. Would I go back? heck yeah.! The crust was good plus I heard the calzone are fantastic. So I'll have to go back and try some more.
Enjoyed another edition of Pizza Fridays here with my Pizza Loving Lady (PLL).
To get things started, we enjoyed some meatballs, tasty and big.
For the pizza we got the Soppressata, mmmm mmmmm mmmm. The dough was my favorite but ingredients were also good.
The food took forever to get ready and it was super hot in there with the pizza oven, so taking down a star for that.
I made a reservation for a party of 8 in celebration of Hub's bday last weekend. The staff set up the table prior to our arrival. They were very courteous in the beginning. Our waitress took our order for appetizers and drinks. We had the octopus salad and wings. The wings were only 3 pcs. The octopus was ok. We were waiting on 2 other people in our party. The waitress came back twice after 10 mins. She would repeatedly hint if we were ready to place our order. This was after we received our appetizers and drinks. Since we felt pressured, we eventually placed our orders. Suddenly, the service diminished. Prior to ordering, we asked our waitress for recommendation if the pie was enough for sharing. She simply replied, it's a personal pie. (No further explanation). Normally, a personal pie would mean individual pies not meant to be shared and smaller portion-wise. However, this was not the case! Motorino's version of a personal pie was bigger than a personal pie. Our whole party end up ordering a pie each. We all had a hard time finishing the left over slices. It would had been superb if our waitress was knowledgeable with the recommendations and elaborate on the number of portion the pie serves. Btw, the pie contains 6 slices, depending on how thick they cut the pie. It's a decent portion, not tiny slices. We were given regular menus. I later found out, there was a pre-fix family style menu esp for groups. Instead, we were treated with annoyance and impatience when she took our pie orders.
We had the mushroom and the brussels sprout. The crust was delicious! It remind us of naan. However, it becomes heavy when you're on your 3rd slice, as the dough was much thicker. I get the concept of the resemblance of personalized pies in Naples. Unfortunately, it was not even remotely close. Their dough is much thicker and contain heavy toppings. Def not meant to be eaten alone (unless you starved yourself the whole day)! I had the lemonade & thyme cocktail that was good (except I clumsily knocked over). Our friend, who normally finishes any meal had trouble devouring his Margherita pie. He end up taking it to go. Same with my brother, who had the Proscuitto. He had a hard time consuming the whole pie as well.
This was the deal breaker for us. I also brought in a bday cake to be served at the end of dinner. Our waitress told us, it would be an add'l $4 plating fee pp. We later told her, we would take the cake with us. And, we were practically rushed out of there as soon as we received the tab. Much to our disbelief, there was an extra $32 charge automatically billed to tab for the plating fee. This was after we request not to have the cake cut there. It was discreetly billed onto the tab. Of course, we didn't catch it until we got home as we were rushed out of there. Overall, it was a good experience but not worth the overall tab!
Good quality ingredients. Pizza is always fresh and delicious.
Meatballs are flavorfull, as well.
Great spot to go to on a date, with family or friends.
Great location, as well!
The ingredients are top notch but oh boy is this place pricey! Which makes sense, you get what you pay for, but $50 for three meatballs and two small pies hurts, no way around it.
The meatballs were crazy good. Soft, flavorful, good quality meat. They're also really generous with their delicious freakin sauce that's perfect for dipping your crust in.
The pizza was solid. I wasn't such a fan of the marinara. I was eager to try a cheese-less pie but it turns out I really missed the cheese! The soppresetta completely won me over though.
Overall the food was tasty, but the portions are so small that it costs just a bit too much money to get full.
Great pizza and octopus. I will tell you this — the service was good but the hostess, NICOLE, really went the extra mile to make us feel like regulars!!
In the course of the evening's conversation, my sister's boyfriend was incredulous to learn that this place, which he rated as merely par for the course among NYC pizza joints, serves up pies that rival the best available pizza in DC. This finally hammered home the reality of my disappointment with DC's pizza scene, that our maximum is only NYC's median, and why I miss the northeast so much. Maybe this place really does only represent passable pizza by Brooklyn standards, but I found it to be top-notch.
We waltzed in on a Saturday around 8pm with no reservation and still got a table for four with no wait. The bright interior with its exposed brick and minimal decor was very inviting and the place had a lively feel without being noisy or raucous. I'll bet the outdoor seating when the weather is nice makes for a lovely meal as well. Our server was friendly and efficient, and the pizza was delicious, fluffy and chewy crust surrounding fresh and flavorful toppings, just the way it should be.
Even in a city so jaded by the prevalence of quality pizza, I say this place stacks up well, and if I lived nearby in Brooklyn I'd have it on my shortlist of regular dinner options, especially since it looked like they deliver as well.
$12 for a 12 inch pizza of crusty deliciousness and a side salad ( which is irrelevant) but still.
Best lunch special ever and you can easily share it between two people since it definitely fills you up.
Had a great lunch here today aside from the waitress spilling olive oil all over my bag. Still mad about it but didn't complain because I didn't want to be THAT person. Even with that the waitress was very nice and made sure to explain all the pizza toppings and options to us.
We shared a spicy sopressata pizza and salad from the special and we were pleasantly surprised at how good the pizza was. Sometimes thin crust pizza can be lack luster due to the ratio of sauce and cheese. This had just the right amount of sauce and I loved how spicy the pizza was without being too much.
I will be back motorino! Mostly because I want to eat that Brussel sprout pizza with someone who isn't a sprout hater! Do I have any takers?