Emmy Squared Pizza – Old Town

I made a reservation a week in advance for December 31st, but when I arrived at the restaurant, a very rude hostess informed me that they had overbooked and my table was not ready. I was told I needed to wait an additional 20 to 25 minutes. I was with my family, including my 4-year-old child, and she harshly remarked that I shouldn’t be standing in the middle of the restaurant with a stroller. The truth is, I was standing there because my table wasn’t ready at the reserved time. Did she really expect us to wait outside in the cold on New Year’s Eve with a small child? It's unacceptable that they overbooked the restaurant; that’s their issue, not mine. Overall, it was a horrible experience, and I will never return.

The food and service was wonderful on NYE at Emmy Squared. The only thing that was a little odd, disappointing about the experience was that they seemingly had run out of cups when we had been seated. Our group asked for water for the table, and ordered two pitchers of cocktails. Our waitress was very sweet and attentive, but she let us know they were out of cups and it was going to be awhile. After about 10 minutes without cups, some of our group was drinking water straight from the bottle (lol). A little while after that, she herself was frustrated there were no clean cups and she brought us 6 glass coffee mugs (we were a party of 6) and that at least allowed us to drink either our cocktails OR water. We were never brought additional cups after this. Understandably, it was probably one of the biggest food nights of the year, so we were patient and we got through our meal. But just seemed really odd for a restaurant of that size in Old Town to run out of cups at 7:00 pm. Otherwise, the cheesy garlic bread was wonderful, and The Colony pizza is out of this world. I would steer clear of the mozzarella sticks as an appetizer. Not that they were not enjoyable, but $15 for 5 grocery store freezer aisle mozzarella sticks felt like SUCH a poor value. We thought maybe they would be jumbo mozzarella sticks or something special, but when we received them we were not happy with ourselves for ordering $5-per-stick run of the mill mozzarella.

It took a while (10+ minutes) for anyone to acknowledge our table after being seated although tables seated after us had been attended to, but I expect that was a function of short staffing for servers and the near-the-bar location of our table. That said, our server was very nice and attentive. We really enjoyed our meals and drinks. The restroom needed attention (trash on floor, no paper towels in dispenser) but the manager (also very nice) said it would be addressed. I would return because the food was delicious.

We came from Philly to to explore Alexandria. We stumbled across Emmy Squared pizza and decided to give it a try. Pizza is one of my favorite foods and Emmy did not disappoint! The food was fresh and cooked well! We had fries, pizza and a brownie! The staff was attentive and friendly! Emmy’s has a cute quaint vibe! We connected with the manager “Miranda” and were happy that we did! Miranda is so friendly! We enjoyed our time at Emmy squared pizza!

Great food! Great atmosphere! Great service! Our server, Brian, was absolutely amazing (even for a Slytherin! This was our first time dining at Emmy Squared and just off this experience, it definitely won’t be the last.