The Wild Goose

Hard drinks and a great atmosphere. I dig it.

Stopped in for lunch for the first time this past week.  Located in Downtown Willoughby right next to Arabica Coffee House and owned by the same family that owns the popular Irish bar, Croagh Patricks.  The Wild Goose is pretty good sized but not a lot of tables.  There is a good size bar with a nice looking beer selection.

The Wild Goose is known for the stone oven pizzas but there are  many other selections on the menu.  Since this was the first time there, I had to try the pizza.  I went with the "Loosey Goosey" which had red sauce, cheese, pepperoni, sausage, onions, green peppers mushrooms, and black olives.  All of the pizzas are large, 8 cut.  The crust was good - had the crispiness that you expect from a stone oven style pizza.  I've seen some reviews indicating it was too crispy - this isn't your chain style pizza.  The crust was perfect, not burnt and not overly crispy.  The toppings were all very good and fresh.  The sauce tasted great and there was a perfect amount - not too much, not too little.  And finally, the cheese was balanced just right.  For $12.00 this was a great choice for lunch..

There are starts including things such as hummus, goat cheese dip, seafood pub dip and Irish potato soup as well as a good selection of salads and sandwiches.  A nearby table ordered a sandwich which looked great and was huge!

The staff was friendly and attentive - to be expected by the Coyne family and the service was quick.  Definitely will be checking this place out again.

The pizza crust is really good at this place. They have a nice selection of pizza toppings, including marinated artichokes and roasted eggplant. They have good specials ($2 Coronas on Mondays for happy hour). The bar isn't overall very large, but that's what's nice about it.

Just a warning for vegetarians that go here, their stuffed mushrooms are NOT vegetarian. They have sausage in them, but it's not listed on their menu. I would not typically expect them to have any meat on them, especially if all their menu says is, "Topped with provolone." So just take note of that if you go here and are vegetarian.