Nacoochee Village Tavern & Pizzeria - Helen (GA)

5 /5 larisa thomason: We ate there 2 days ago, and it was delicious! My hubby and I looked for a vegetarian-friendly spot in Helen, GA that was also pet-friendly. We ended up at Nacoochee Villiage and Tavern. They have a nice, pet-friendly patio thats chill enough that our border collie mix didnt get anxious. Our server was attentive and friendly, with good drink recommendations. We ordered the "Tree Hugger" pizza, and it was delicious! Loaded with toppings, but the crust was still crisp and delicious. we loved that this restaurant is off the main drag in Helen, so its not too noisy to sit on the patio, and nobody tried to rush us away from our table. Five stars for the service, food, and atmosphere!

4 /5 Luis Garcia: Let me start by saying... The pizzas are amazing. Flavorful and worth the wait. That being said, they were extremely understaffed. Out waiter did amazing however given how overwhelmed she was. We sat near the kitchen, and you can tell stress was high, we overheard some bickering. This was during Oktoberfest so I understand the businesses but one should also prepare. Having worked in the food industry, I also saw some red flags in terms of food violations. Somehow, even after all this, we were very satisfied as the pizza was simply excellent. Tasted so good, we forgot how long we waited. When engaging the staff, they did good to be friendly. I do think this place could be one of the best in Ga, they just need to organize a bit. Overall, 4 stars.

4 /5 Alan Henry: The pizza we had from the Nacoochee Village Tavern and Pizza was really good. We had the large pepperoni, however, I did feel like it needed a little bit more sauce. This is our first time trying this restaurant. Were not drinkers, so couldnt tell you anything about the tavern end of things. The atmosphere seems lively, and they were busy, which tends to be a good sign most of the time. Would recommend.

1 /5 Chris Cannon: We’ve been here many times through the years - really good experiences in the past despite usually being slow, but this last experience was so bad that it negated all those times and we won’t be back. Service was horrible - we sat down and ordered - the restaurant was not busy at all - and it was pre- dinner rush on a weekday. But there were still dirty tables all around. We ordered within 5 minutes of sitting down because we have an order we know and like. 30 minutes later we got our drinks. 1 hour and 15 minutes later we got our appetizers and salad. Completely wrong food. 10 minutes later we got the appetizers. The bacon and spinach salad didn’t have any spinach in sight (they used lettuce mix instead, which is fine but tell us you are subbing something), but we were starving so we dug in. Breadsticks were cold but we were starving by this point so we ate them. Pizza came around the 1 hour and 45 mark. Completely inedible. It was completely cold to the touch, was almost entirely crust, and the crust was a weird chewy texture. The roasted garlic on the pizza was hard as a rock. We ate a couple bites and gave up. Once we finally got the servers attention, they knew it was an issue and took it off without question - so that was a positive. After a little over two hours here, and we ended up in a drive through grabbing more edible food. We’ll be giving this place a break until we hear they get it together or get new ownership.

2 /5 tina mitchell: Our waitress was nice, she couldnt control the 2 hr wait ( not kidding ) before we got our food. I received my salad in about an hr, but my husband and son did not get their food til 2 hr mark and we had to get it to go, because by then, my husband has a bad back and sitting there 2 hrs, his back started to spasm. I was so dissapointed, I chose here for my birthday supper. 2 hrs is not an acceptable wait anywhere I dont think. We have eaten here fairly freq and not had this experience. I called and spoke with management after I got home, she apolagized but I feel i should of been offered a free meal maybe. I saw numerous to-go orders being taken care of, but the customers inside not so much... I mentioned this to management and she stated, yes this was a problem. Food was good when we got it home and my spouse and son ate. Dissapointed in my birthday choice of where to eat... I saw several other tables leave after waiting 45 min to an hr. wait. I will give this establishment another try in the far future or maybe I will get takeout because that seemed to be moving swiftly.