My Buddies Pizza in Lake Elsinore

Here's the deal. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯I'm not from here but I hit this place up for a pizza after running a tough Mudder. 🤘But seriously.... I'd drive here 6 hours just for the 🍕and spicy BBQ wings. Staff was busting their chops to get orders out and the owner was tossing pizza. You cannot get better than that from a mom and pop pizza restaurant. Shame on anyone who gives this place less than 5 stars.

Manager/owner is great. Atmosphere is perfect. Americana pizza at affordable prices.

Ordered our food at 6:55pm-7 PM told us about 15 to 20 minutes, get there and I paid for the pizza, but they lost my order so I had to wait and they were rude about it saying I must have said a different name. The older man was not friendly and very sassy to me. Never again will I come here

My girlfriend's dad told me about this place. He ordered 2 pizzas from this place yesterday and let me just say I never knew what really good pizza was until I had this pizza. Thank god I live 20 minutes away. I'm definitely buying another pizza next week this time I'll try the wings too. Thanks to my girlfriend and her dad for hooking me with pizza from this place. I don't think I'll eat Pizza from anywhere else that isn't My Buddy's. To the owner of this place keep up the good work.

Had the Mi Amigo pizza and it was really good. It was like a nacho pizza!

Great food and atmosphere. My go to pizza house!

Raw pizza. Owner named Bob didn't care , ruined our birthday

Awful!!!!!You'd think that afther spending over 50 bucksThey would at least show some kind of respect over the phone when calling to complain.

One of the few pizza places that still serve a sourdough crust. They do not skimp on toppings at all! Great pizza. A little pricey. Staff and service is good.

Found baby cockroaches on the booth I was about to sit in and when telling the manager, hoping they would take care of the problem right away.... But they did not. They just kept making pizza. The pizza by the way ended up giving me food poisoning. 🤢 I'll never go back. Just the thought of Bugs near my food and possibly near or on the tools using to make my food is disturbing to think about. Considering i was sick like a dog all night into the next day.

Awesome pizza!! Try one of Bob's dessert pizzas!!!

Figured out on this visit I've been coming here half my life! 28 years🤩🤩Can always count on the freshness & quality of ingredients, friendly staff & cleanliness of establishment.They have a lot of variety on the menu but my go to is the Pizza Bread. Their hand tossed crust is generously loaded with garlic butter & mozzarella, sprinkled with parsley & parmesan (I pass on the sprinkles). Choice of sauce for dipping. I prefer their pizza sauce 😋It's a true family place, owner Bob Richardson is often present but even in his absence, my pizza bread never disappoints. Multiple TVs tuned to sports, arcade area with lots of games & prizes, private room & delivery available.And quite a selection of beers, too!

place looks fantastic. love the beer selection. of course my girls love the arcade. I personally didn't like the food ans will not be back other then for beer.

I was shocked when I picked up my pizza on 5/19/20 as none of the kitchen workers were wearing mask.seems they have no respect for their customers safety.Thier mouth spray can stay on cardboard boxes for hours

Best pizza ever!

We love this place for family celebrations. Accommodates our large family and they let you bring in your own birthday cake with your party. We pretty much take over. The food and service is good and the kids love playing in the arcades area with the prizes for their tickets earned.

Best Pizza Ever! Great place for family and friends. They also have a great protein Pizza with Cauliflower crust! Amazing!

Very relaxed, family friendly setting. Token Games, TV's set with different sports. Back enclosed room for private parties. But most importantly the food has you coming back for more. Delicious!!!

Staff was nice but when we ordered a bbq pizza it was full of garlic and tasted very strong of it

Has no way to get drinks for large groups of people. It’s over 2.55 for a small. We had a group of 16 we requested the 2 L sodas but they would let us do it . Pizza was ok but the sitting room where you eat was warm during summer.

Nice to have real pizza, made fresh with an abundance of fresh toppings. No short cuts here— it’s the real deal. They have some cannoli for desert now too. Excellent pizza, great crew, very nice, friendly, upbeat bunch. Good to support the local pizza place.

Marisa is awesome! Everytime I come here the experience is so awesome and inviting! Only pizza joint I've been to that the employees give a damn about there customers! Thanks for everything you guys!

Not trying to put u guys on blast. But had too only way u can answer back . Hanging up on me. Not satisfied has to much grease.... at least my money back. This is my 1st eating at My buddies pizza. 8/11/2020

This is the best pizza around! They have great quality ingredients. The owner Bob is amazing and really goes above and beyond! He is very involved in his business and it shows! This place has been in business longer than any other pizza place I know of around here and for good reason! I have had friends move out of state and always grab a pizza when they come into town!

So far so good again. 👍👍👍

Great local place in Lake Elsinore for pizza. They always have a special so make sure to ask. If you have kids, the arcade is a great option. They also offer delivery.

Did not like the fact that 5 different people are making my pizza! 1 does crust..1 does sauce..1 does cheese and 1 does toppings! that kinda grossed me out! then none of them had gloves on! don't think i will be going back.

My favorite pizza place & the arcade is amazing for kids Had my sons birthday here and will definitely doing it there again

This place is good. They have upgraded their salads which is awesome. The back room is always nice to reserve for large gatherings. They are remodeling so it should look nice! The beer is cold...had the Hanger 24, it was delicious and the antipasto salad. Husband had his go to pepperoni pizza last visit.

My Buddies has the best pizza in the area! Always fresh ingredients and the best flavor. You must also try their salads and garlic bread so good. Try them today what have you got to lose.

Horrible experience last night. My pizza order was given via the telephone at 6:02 PM and by 7:16 PM my pizza still had not been delivered, nor had anyone called me from Buddy’s to say they were sorry or something. Instead I had to call 4 times and each time Courtney blew me off by saying they had too many customers to worry about my pizza order. It was the principle of the matter to me, but since they did not care about my order nor repeat business, I had to drive in by 7:50 PM to get a refund on my credit card.I’m very disappointed with the poor service and lack of effective communication skills. I’m never patronizing this business again.

Good food but super busy on weekends

Super yummy! Love the sauce it's a must try! A great place for the kiddos!

Always a great place to eat or pick up a yummy pizza.

I went in to pickup an order. An older man (the manager, I assume) told me it would be 8 minutes for the pasta. After waiting about a half an hour for the order to be called (in a loud, stuffy, 90+ degrees room with flies buzzing on me), I found out it was completed and they never told me. When I complained, the woman at the register didn't even look at me and just sort of mumbled that, yes, they should've said something.I understand it gets busy, but the manager needs to keep track of orders and make sure they get out quickly. It's not the responsibility of the customer to hound the staff until they give people their food.

This review is based on my dining experience about a year ago. Services were very friendly and courteous. However, food was the major disappointment. We ordered 2 pizzas, they both were overcooked and not tasteful at all.

This was some of the best pizza I have ever eaten and I’ve been eating pizza for 63 years. Served with efficiency and aplomb.

Great food, and the young crew is really great. But manager is extremely rude and unhappy. I dont know how the kids work with her. At first I excused her as "having a bad day". My 6th visit and always the same VERY rude, "go away" service. It's ok to smile... it's ok to say hi or thank you. Today I was the first one in at 11. A big line has formed in 10 minutes. Testimony to your great food!!! But, just heard another customer comment about her being rude.Oh, Buddys Best is a great pizza, but today's crust is burnt. :(

Such a great place. Just went there today with my wife and daughter. You get $5 free tokens when you buy $20 worth. The games are actually very generous and the prizes are cool for the little ones. The pizza was perfect! I cant wait to try more of the other food. Also, the staff were all very nice. So sweet to my daughter. The place is also very clean. Would recommend!

Always feel like I am at home with friends and family having a great time. Pizza is delicious! There are games for children and beer for us adults. Have been going for more than 10 yrs!

Great service, awesome food

Best place after you have a long day. Best food and drinks.

Its a little pricey but it was really good. Lots of toppings. Couldn't say I'll be there a bunch, but a treat once in a while for sure.

Superb pizza! The crust is amazing and everything is always fresh tasting. Usually get delivery have not sat in and dined, our favorite go to pizza in area. Thanks!

It had a blast at our birthday party the pizzas are wonderful. We come every year for our birthday parties. Highly recommended

Delicious pizza ever created best spaghetti best bread omg delicious and delicious pasta omg delicious

I can’t believe this pizza.. this was the best pizza around for a while. Believe it or not. This pizza was $47 with pepperoni extra cheese and extra sausage.

We had a veggie supreme pizza and there calzones. Have to say this is a place I would definitely come back too. Great food

BEST WINGS IN THE WHOLE WORLD I LOVE YOU

Been going here since 1985. Was unable to make out to Lake Elsinore since about 1999. Went last weekend for a ball game and stopped for a pizza and a beer. You guys havent missed a beat, still the best pizza "at least to my liking" ever.