Oven Pizza & Restuarant

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  This is one place we frequent when we are in residence in Seaside.  First let me start by saying I love their pizza.  I love their pizza and their rigatoni ala vodka, although it's pretty difficult to screw that up.  Those are the only two things I've had off their menu personally but my dinner companions have had other items and have been satisfied as well.
  
  It's not really a big deal to me that the place is tight inside.  We know when the busy part of the day is and just go off those hours.
  
  That being said, I have a huge problem with the service.  I'm a little bothered that they  don't accept credit cards, I find it very "convenience store-like" that there is an ATM crammed in to that little pizza place but okay.  I don't know the reasons behind why they don't accept CC or have that machine so I won't judge too harshly other than  what I already said.  But the attitude of the people who work there seems to have steadily gone downhill in the past few years we've been eating there.  
  
  The last time we were there, we all felt like we were a huge burden on the staff.  I ordered pepperoni twist (a favorite for most regulars) and after about 10 minutes, our waitress came back to tell us that they didn't have any made (this was 4pm) and.....do you want us to.......?  I mean literally trailed off the end of her sentence as if it would have been a huge problem to make the item for us.  Well we opted out of the twist because obviously it would have been a major pain to make one FRESH, but were very disappointed.  She didn't make any alternative suggestions either.  Shouldn't she have?
  
  Once we got our pizza, we didn't see her again until the very end of our meal.  Well past us wanting refills on our drinks.  Which, we paid for.  Yep!  NO FREE REFILLS.  At $2.50 for a "medium" sized soft drink, I would have stuck to water had I known.
  
  Meanwhile, as all this is going on, the place is filling up and apparent to all in my party, by people the owners knew.  They stood just behind my table "catching up" to a large group of older women and we talking so loudly my husband and I couldn't hear each other.  It was rude.  I know the restaurant is tiny, but certainly out of everyone, owners would be aware of this.
  
  There are pizza joints hand-over fist in the shore area that have better service than this.  Although I enjoy the Oven's food, after our most recent treatment plus the fact that we're paying an "Outback Steakhouse" price for a drink refill, we'll try our hand at some place, ANY place else the next time we're down the shore.
  
  You too.  Save yourself the trouble.

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  Posted on 07.14.13 Sandra S.

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  The Oven used to have good pizza, not any more. Go to Lenny's or Mia's.

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  Posted on 08.21.12 Michelle G.

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  Terrible food. No flavor. Overpriced. Fish tasted like it was going bad. Pasta and sauce bland. Totally dissatisfied. Place has been progressively going downhill. It is like the owner doesn't care about the food or the customers. Will never come back. I hear Lenny's up the street is good. I will go there from now on.

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  Posted on 07.29.12 Michelle A.

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  Oven Pizza & Restaurant:
  Your standard Pizza & Restaurant type BYOB the Jersey Shore is famous for. With "tightly spaced" inside seating along with about 6-8 outside tables which are coveted their menu is your standard fare with pizza, pasta along with chicken and veal entrees which basically covers about 95% of all of these types of locations.
  
  3 for dinner last night very casual sitting outside on a perfect summer night. Arrive Friday around 9:30PM and tables still full, but we grabbed an outside table sat and were greeted promptly by hard working server Chrissy.  BYOB she promptly opened our wines brought out an ice bucked for the whites and glasses and provided us with glasses and specials.
  
  We ordered a pizza to start LOL and 3 entrees each accompanied by house small house salad and bread. Pizza was good, not great but tasty the crust a little bit soft for my taste but cheese and sauces balanced.  Entrees Shrimp Franchese egg battered and an about 8 fairly good sized shrimp no tails over linguini $16.95 very good dish.  Veal Parmigna $18.95 sauce was good but veal was thin & tough like shoe leather probably should not have ordered veal here.   Chicken piccata $16.95 was fresh but probably needed a little more lemon as it was a bit flat.
  
  All and all for what it is, it's better than average and the veal not withstanding probably a repeat down the road. Service was excellent, portions average to large.

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  Posted on 07.16.11 Tomas B.

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  Great pizza! This is one of the best pizza's in Lava. You won't be disappointed.

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  Posted on 07.21.10 Stacey S.

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