Melo’s Pizza & Pasta

My husband and I are new to the Bay Area and have been in search of a pizza place to replace our favorite back home. Other than a few places we have visited in SF, this is by far our favorite. The crust is just the right amount of thick/​crunchy, there are plenty of toppings — and I love how they put the prosciutto on after the pizza is done cooking — so it’s not all shriveled up by the time it comes out of the oven.
The lasagna, mushroom ravioli and salads rival that of its more expensive counterparts.
It is a very casual setting with very limited bar space, which is the only thing I’m not a huge fan of. It is perfect for families (which, after all, is what pizza places are good for, so I totally understand why it was designed that way) — but it can have a tendency to get a bit noisy, so on most occasions we just order takeout.
We have not been disappointed yet with anything we have ordered here.

Tried this for the first time with a friend the day I moved back to Danville. We were pretty tired, hungry, and in need of fast service at minimum. Here is what I found:
— Great friendly service from host to waiter
— Willing to answer questions and explain about the food and history of Melo’s.
— Booth or table seating inside and on the patio under umbrellas.
— Clean bright and inviting atmosphere with minimal noise in the afternoon.
— Well maintained and clean bathrooms!
— Personal pizza is enough to share and very fresh and tasty.
Went back on a weekend and had the same great experience. Wonderful new spot to relax and enjoy a meal with friends! I will be back to try the pasta!

With so many pizza places in Danville it’s sometimes hard to choose where to go. But from now on my first choice will be Melo’s! I absolutely love their pizzas! Their pizza crust is so yummy, just the right amount of thickness and chewiness (perfect for dipping into a side of blue cheese or ranch)! Love their toppings too. I’ve also tried their chicken focaccia sandwich with caramelized onions and cheese and it was superb.
It’s worth mentioning that Melo’s has a generously sized lunchtime pizza too — I think my husband and I will be having many lunch dates here in the future.
They did a nice job of remodeling their new location — there is plenty of seating and an outdoor patio as well. Overall, Melo’s is a great addition to the Danville pizza scene — my new favorite!

We have been customers of Melo’s since they were a hole in the wall in Pleasant Hill (before the current Pleasant Hill location). The new Danville location is consistent with the quality of food that we have been accustomed to for all these decades. There is always a difference in personal taste in pizza style but the quality of ingredients always reigns supreme. Melo’s uses really fresh ingredients. Their service is always great and they always havea welcoming attitude. Come to think of it, I believe I will head out for Melo’s in Danville right now.

My review is for takeout only. My BF is a pizza freak and orders a pepperoni pizza at least once a week. Every time I go to pick it up, I am promptly greeted. Everyone is super friendly. The pizza is always ready (about 20 min) and hot. It is a great pizza– never too greasy or salty. Highly recommend.

I’ve been to this place twice in the last few months. Both times have been very good. I recommend the lasagne– great flavor, plenty of ricotta and mozzarella cheese. Good job Melo’s!

Best ! I lost track but a few times a week and I am still going thru withdrawals! Tonight my favorite Italian café and waitress Marisa served us lasagna, spaghetti meatballs fresh bread and sangria! They have a huge professional kitchen and a warm caring staff just ask for Marisa she’s like family so sweet and a great addition to the warmth of this awesome café love it! I just returned from Florence in March and this café is just as delicious as what I found in Florence

The bread and the garlic bread was great. So were the buffalo wings. And the meatball sandwich was good too. I also enjoyed the marinara and ranch dressing. I wish I lived closer.
My son had high praise for the Mac and cheese. The chicken parmigiana was good too. By the way, I only ate what was above the smiley face.

On 680 en route to Sacramento, the boy suddenly announced that he had to go to the bathroom. Like BAD. The hubby expertly maneuvered the car across four crowded lanes, while I Unilocaled the nearest bathroom (via nearest affordable restaurant), and up pops Melo’s!
What a great place! Clean, comfy, fast service, large portions, and all totally delicious.
Best bathroom stop ever!

Absolutely love this restaurant!
Setting: Very modern, yet homey. I love all the little details inside the restaurant. There’s also tons of seating, so you don’t have to worry about getting a table very much. Lots of room for parties too!
Service: Varies. The last few times I had amazing service, but this time it was only subpar. It took quite a while for the waitress to get to us, but maybe that’s because it was so busy. That normally doesn’t happen.
Food: The pasta and pizza are AMAZING. It was disappointing when my go-​to Italian restaurant, Tomatina’s, closed down, but I actually like this one even more. The pasta has such a rich sauce (awesome for dipping bread in!) and the pizza’s bread is so fluffy and everything you could possibly hope for. For the price, you definitely get a good portion. If you’re not a huge eater, you could probably split a small size pizza with 2 people.
Will be back very soon!

I’ve become accustomed to mediocre pasta from pizza joints, but I expected more from a place with «pasta» in the name. Last night I was craving pasta and I didn’t want to drive too far from my friend’s place so I decided to give this one a try because the high average rating.
I made the mistake of looking at the menu provided in the Unilocal app instead if researching more thoroughly because I was hungry and I didn’t want to wait too long to put in an order. The things I originally wanted to try, the truffled mac n cheese and the short ribs, were both no longer available. The person taking my order over the phone was kind and did her best to suggest alternatives. I ended up going with a Kid’s mac n cheese and a penne bisteca.
The Mac was incredibly bland and had very little cheese sauce. The sauce was also thinner than I like. The bisteca was chewy and underseasoned. The tomato sauce had a nice, full tomato flavor, but there was very little of it on my plate. It also seemed a bit watery.
Service was good, so I’m giving 3 stars but if I were rating based on the food I ate alone I’d only give 1. I was incredibly dissappointed in the lack of flavor and quality. It was enough to make me wish I had just bought a frozen lasagna from the grocery store instead. This was during the last hour of service so I’m willing to take a little responsibility there, maybe everyone was tired. I’d be willing to give the pizza a try, though.

I’ve been to a few Melos. This one has so much spunk and detail that it’s easily my favorite. If I’m driving up from the Caldecott and I gotta choose whether to go here or to go to the one in pleasant hill, this one wins hands down. Managers there are great! Corrine is kind, caring, and attentive. Even when I sat at the bar my glasses were always filled and the food was always good! Fabie and Jenna are terrific servers who always seemed to have a smile!
What easily separates this from the other Melos would be the details on the interior! This place looks great! I love all the different textures and big open windows in this place. The pleasant hill one I used to go to, which has the old Italian paintings were nice, but this one has its own modern twist on it. For a small little shop right off the freeway, if I gotta pop in to watch a warriors game and have a reasonably priced wine, or maybe I just want a great pizza, I’m going to this Melos.
They have flatbreads here which I don’t remember seeing in pleasant hill, and they are delicious, the pizzas are really well balanced! Great pizza, service, environment… All three that make it a place to be!

We had the lunch special– pizza for one is really enough for two! Absolutely delicious!!! Friendly service and comfortable seating~
This is a «must go to» on Pizza Night!!!

Good place, great service and awesome food!
The wait is long but they are pretty organized. We will surely come back here to try other food.

Attentive and friendly service. Good food. Solid overall experience.
My wife and I have been here three times so far. We’ve tried the Caesar salad, the spicy meatball app, the chicken parmigiana, the chicken Marsala, the spaghetti and meatballs, and the margherita pizza. All of it has been good. The pizza was very good.

Over the Holiday’s my wife and I tried the newly open Melo’s in Danville. It was a Sunday night and the place was packed with families. Most of which were three generations grand parents, Mom & Dads and kids. we were the only ones without minors. There were some highlights and misses with the food. We ordered the following:
Caesers Salad 4 stars simple could not go wrong.
Fried Calamari 1 star terrible heavy in oil almost bitter batter, you could tell the deep frying oil was way overdue to be changed.
Seafood Pasta 4 stars plenty of seafood.
Spaghetti and meatballs 4 stars spaghetti was cooked just right meatballs were goods
Since Melo’s is newly opened we’ll give the service a pass. Our server was a bit over whelmed and we only saw her running rushing from table to table. Lot’s of TV’s with sports. The place is noisey with kids. Prices are reasonable. The wait and host staff need a little experience.

Convenient location and spacious with easy parking. Melo’s was a nice change from our usual pizza places. Fresh ingredients, generous portion sizes. We found their dishes very light and pleasantly fresh. The artisan bread wasn’t too dense, or way too chewy and heavy like we’ve had in other places. It was extremely light and with a deliciously crunchy crust and the perfect texture to soak up the tomato sauce from the meatball appetizer we ordered. The meatballs melted in our mouths. We could’ve just eaten a whole plate of them. The house sauce was also light. Although it was initially good, after a while we found it a little too savory for our taste. We missed some sweet notes to balance things out. It was very garlicky (in a good way). There were even big cloves of raw garlic on our plate, which for me personally wasn’t a plus. The calamari app was OK.
In the end, we all agreed that we found things to be a little on the salty side, but it could be just our preference. We will come back to try other dishes.

I really liked my dinner, minus the pizza. I actually believe that they made a mistake and (fingers crossed) didn’t realize that my pizza was sitting in a big pool of olive oil. The waitress did notice it before boxing it up and told us the excessive oil was from the chicken. Hmmmmm… ok, but either way I didn’t like paying for it. I did not get a picture of the plated oil, but you can kind of tell in my take-​out pics. The good news: I’m not traumatized enough to not go back. My soup and salad were delicious! And the «no chicken» is noted for next time. Did I mention the pizza was floating on the plate??? Lol Ok, ok, I’m done! Turning the page…

What a pleasant surprise! Nice décor, service was AWESOME! THE FOOD WAS AWESOME AS WELL!
Everything we had was great. The only complaint I have is that their silverware is cheesey for the quality of the food they are putting out. I can’t wait to go back! I’ll bring my own silverware. Lol

Mama Mia this place serves enormous portions of hearty Italian cuisine! I remember going to the one in Pleasant Hill many years ago when I lived in Concord. The newly open branch in Danville is located in a strip mall next to Lucky’s so plenty of parking. The restaurant has plenty of seating and flatscreen TVs for sports. They have an open kitchen, bar seating area, and lots of wooden tables. It’s also extremely loud!
Food is a solid 4-​stars for me. Very good value for the price. In fact, a dinner-​portion of their pasta and salads easily feed two. We ordered:
Half pitcher of Roman Sangria — very good, and a bit stronger red wine flavor compared to what we had in Spain.
Sonoma Salad — Fresh greens, candied walnuts, fresh pears, good amount of bleu cheese, and perfect amount of dressing that covered each individual leaf!
Seafood Linguine — Shrimp was slightly overcooked, while clams and mussels were fresh and pasta was pretty good. I liked the green olives mixed in with the light tomato sauce.
Pappardelle Pork Ragu — Juicy braised shredded pork in a huge amount of the wide egg noodles. Very good dish. Pork was well seasoned, sauce was balanced. Only minor ding was that although the pasta was smooth and soft, it tended to clump together. Still, very tasty dish.
We took half the linguine home and had zero room for dessert. Will definitely come back to try their other offerings. Its best to come here with a large group or if you’re really hungry, since portions are huge.