Coal Vines Pizza   

I am definitely pretty surprised to read all the negative reviews of Coal Vines on here. We really like the pizza and atmosphere and I have had mostly all good experiences with the staff. We love the pizza. A lot of people like the White pizza but I prefer the sausage and peppers. The wine does seem a little pricy there but in general you come out pretty good because sharing pizzas is a pretty inexpensive way to go. All is all, we like Coal Vines and it is one of our top 3 or so pizza places in town.

I am a foodie but my boyfriend has more selective taste buds (aka a picky eater) so when a new upscale pizza restaurant opens up its a win-win for both of us...until we tried Coal Vines on a double date with another couple. We aren't chintzy when it comes to ordering food, so if you think the rude service was due to lack of $ amount on the meal you are mistaken. All 4 had appetizers, salads, multiple drinks, entrees... courses were rushed together, the glasses of wine barely 1/4 of the glass size & the pizza came on a stand that was WAY too large for small tables. The crust was ehh but soggy. We began to eat our pizza & soon were watching our plates attempting to escape (via the service) & being offered to box up the remains when we were still clearly eating. We finally gave in to boxing remaining slices & a check was already presented (normal for those who wish to dine & dash) but were checked on 4 times after we divvied up the bill. The FINAL, and very rude, straw came when the manager(?) approached our table and asked if we were planning on ordering dessert. When we replied that we were finishing up our drinks and enjoying the conversation between friends - we were then told that there were plenty of people waiting for a table. I assume this was his not so subtle attempt of hinting for us to vacate the table. Yes it was obvious to us there was a wait, but if you are going to own a (small) popular restaurant you either need to A) accept reservations to figure out when you are booked to capacity for a night B) acquire more seating space C) deal with it. We paid over $60pp for a pizza dinner one should be allowed to enjoy the formalities of a upscale restaurant which include lingering after dinner for conversation and not being rudely rushed. We will not be returning to coal vines and will instead when in need of upscale pizza joint go back to Fireside Pies instead. In fact I feel like poo for recommending the restaurant in the first place.

That was the worst pizza I have every had at a restaurant in my life. Being new to North Texas I thought there had to be some Italians here. Quess not if this place was highly rated. A SMALL PLAIN pizza was $14.00! Dissapointed to say DON'T bother.