Zeppe’s Pizzeria & Italian Bistro

I’ve been going to Zeppe’s for 10+ years. The food is your average Italian food. Not bad but nothing to write home about. They make a good martini, so I highly recommend them on the happy hour nights for martinis. The calzones are also very good … probably my favorite thing on the menu (also huge, so plan to take ½ of it home when you order). If you’re looking for some Italia that won’t disappoint, then Zeppe’s is your place.

Ordering for my first time on super bowl Sunday! Heavy ordering night. Just called in and had great polite help on the phone. I am writing this review before I get my food but I am excited for it after the service on the phone. Cross your fingers that the food is as good as the service. And oh yah… I used the $ 5 coupon from Unilocal

Dining area is alittle too intimate, lots of variety on all menus. Service was so good that multiple staff waited on us. Everything was fine, food was satisfying. Will return eventually, a good once a quarter experience. Our friends are always good company, which is a plus no matter where we are dining, or what we are having.

I had the chicken parm. The chicken had a crispy exterior with a moist flavorful center. The sauce was warm, hearty, and had a hint of sweetness. My husband had a calzone, which had an amazing buttery, flaky, and delicious crust.

My favorite place in Hudson. Pizzas are fantastic (try the Southwestern-​the name is deceptive, it’s not Tex-​Mex, maybe southwestern Italy?) and the entrees home style Italian. Zeppe’s is not pretentious or expensive, just good Italian comfort food with great service.

The last two times we ordered pizza the bottom is soggy like wet, we will not be going back.

Love Zeppes. Huge menu, friendly service great food. This place is always crowded but worth it if you have to wait. Very reasonable prices and they deliver. Recommend pasta with Old World sauce and house dressing on your salad.

I love Zeppes take out or dine in! I love the buffalo chicken pizza. My family loves the zepperonni roles. Huge menu with something for everyone. I always want Zeppes when I am in Hudson.

Something’s changed here:
Ordered the Thin Crust Thursday Daily Special last night (3 September) with mushroom and hot Italian sausage for delivery. Pizza arrived 45 minutes later (on schedule) with a $ 2.50 delivery charge, plus a tip = now my $ 10 pizza was $ 15. Anyhow, the mushrooms were canned (that’s a first for this establishment), the sausage scarce, the crust soggy and not at all thin, the sauce acidic, with very, very little cheese. We have been fans of Zeppe’s here in Hudson for years, but this was a HUGE disappointment. Now we’ll be searching for a new pizza near home or making the trip to Luigi’s every time we need a ‘pizza’ fix.

This is an extremely tasty and high quality pizza. They clearly don’t skimp on the ingredients. It’s exactly what I’m looking in a pizza: just the right amount of sauce that is not too sweet/​not too tomatoey, plenty of quality mozzarella, cooked just right for a chewy middle and slightly crunchy edge with the ingredients right to the edge. Service is timely and friendly — your business feels appreciated. This sums up my latest visit (today) and every other visit.

Outstanding and well worth the price

One of the best gluten free pizzas we’ve had!
I dined here for my Fiancé’s, Grandfather’s, 90^th Birthday. In all I think there was something close to 20 of us. A reservation was placed but, due to some unforeseen circumstances, it was changed and we all showed up a bit early. (Someone phoned ahead to let them know)
Zeppes was very accommodating, their staff was great, and their food was fantastic!
We don’t eat gluten (my fiancé has Celiac) so we were quite happy to see that they had a gluten free pizza on the menu. This was, hands down, the best gluten free pizza that we have ever enjoyed.
Thanks to Zeppes for having gluten free pizza and taking care of us!
I will not hesitate to return!!!

My husband and I love this place for dinner. However, when I go here for lunch I have to adjust my expectations.
I drink wine with my meals and have gotten several musty/​old glasses of wine here. The staff does not keep track of how long the wine bottles are open — they just glug them right into your glass. I have had dried bits of cork in my glass, strings of sediment, and undrinkable glasses. It is up to the customer to ask the server for a glass from a new bottle. My tastebuds are generally frazzled by this time so I just ask for «something that hasn’t been opened yet». This totally derails the experience of a new-​found wine.
The food is good — the menu is SO varied that Zeppes doesn’t seem to specialize in any one type of cuisine — even though one would expect down-​home Italian family recipes.
The waitstaff is like a family — which is sometimes a good thing — sometimes not. On my last visit at lunch, my waitress had her pre-​teen daughter helping her. The mini-​waitress did a great job, however when I commended her, I got a sob-​story from her mother. The daughter was working so she could afford a field trip for school. I literally sat through a half-​hour long diatribe of how the father had abandoned her and she was trying to raise $xx.xx to go on some field trip. I have always been a generous tipper, especially with this particular waitress. Why do I need to listen to this while I’m relaxing at lunch? And why didn’t this waitress apply some of my previous 40% tips to her daughter’s educational enrichment?
Beyond that, the atmosphere is romantic, the service is personal, the pizza and calzones are amazing! The beer selection is lacking, the wine list appears to be better than it is because of freshness issues, and the salads/​Italian dressing/​garlic rolls are outstanding!
The desserts appear to be store-​bought rather than homemade (although they are good). The Limoncello is a sweet knock-​off of the strong, lovely treat that many Italians keep in the freezer to serve at home. Sadly I bragged about Limoncello to my newbie husband. We should have purchased a bottle at the liquor store.

I have heard such great things about this place — and it’s been in business for a very long time. We went there with a party of 8 people on Memorial Day. The service was very good — we had 2 servers that really were responsive to our needs which was great. My sister and I ordered the veal parmesan — hard to find on menus anymore so of course I had to order it.
unfortunately, both of us had to send it back b.c. the veal was rubbery and seemed overcooked and very chewy. Not good at all. Our server sent it back and we replaced it with the chicken parmesan — much better. The sauce was a bit tart for my taste as well.
The house dressing — very good.

I took my kiddos and we had a great time. Friendly staff quick service even though they were slammed. Gluten free pizza was good and salads delicious. Bourbun bbq wings delicious! We will definitely be back.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Zeppe’s! Delicious food and fantastic, friendly service! Pizza is delicious, and the salmon is fresh and healthy! Garlic knots are my real guilty pleasure though. Wish I could get there more often!

Delicious food and great service! You are treated like family when you arrive and the pizza is amazing! The patio is great in the summer for relaxing with friends and perfect for parties!

I was pleasantly surprised by great service snd excellent food. Have eaten here many times. Never disappointed. Dining here bouna petite

We really like Zeppe’s. The food is good, the staff is friendly, and the price is reasonable.
We were a bit disappointed this evening, because we ordered an appetizer, which came about two minutes after our salad and two minutes before our entreees. Our server told us that the appetizer would be delayed — so why don’t they delay the entrée if the appetizer comes late? Maybe so they can seat more people I guess. We were overwhelmed with a lot of food at the same time.
We wound up bringing a lot of our food home. But it was all very good! Employees kept coming by and asking to take our plates and we got the dstinct impression they wanted us to leave. I guess we took too long to eat the salad, appetiizer, and entrée that were all delivered within a few minutes of each other.

We were excited to check this place out, especially since we host an Italian dinner every month. Sadly, after our appetizer, things went downhill. The food was just average. I didn’t enjoy their sauce on my pizza. Our service was very non-​existent and they weren’t even remotely busy.
It’s okay, but not anything I will rush back for.