Area Four

My friends and I came on a Friday night at 8. They didn't have any availability inside but we were able to get seated immediately outside. I loved the pizzas. The dough was so nice and chewy, and the cheese was delicious. We each got a small and were only able to finish half; next time, I'd probably share a small with apps or a large. We also got a Brussel sprout salad which was delicious. I'd skip the garlic knots next time.

Super fresh ingredients, and fun place to come with a friend. Portions are big, and there's a huge emphasis on the wood fired aspects of their menu. Not super noisy or crowded, and there was pop music playing.Watermelon caprese salad was delicious! Wings were also great. Pizza is thicker and chewier than expected, but the burnt bubbles give the crust a bit of crunch back. Bacon was a hit with my party, the mushroom however was a bit too lemon forward surprisingly. Lots of choices for drinks, however desserts were kind of lacking (we were just told there was a slice of cake or brownie sundae and opted for the brownie).Service was really fast, but to be fair we did stop in at 8:30 so we were one of the last tables seated, and did feel a bit rushed as final call for the kitchen came in and we had basically just started eating our pizzas. But overall, great vibe, definitely try it out once!

I was initially confused when a friend suggested we grab breakfast at Area Four, which I mostly know as an excellent pizza place and bar. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the Area Four Cafe, as they call their morning operation. Buzzing with hip Kendall square workers, they have a full coffee bar and offer a solid range of breakfast options from oatmeal to breakfast sandwiches to gigantic and tasty pastries. I had the egg and cheese breakfast sandwich which was served on a house-made English muffin with the texture of a light fry-bread that was pillowy and delightful. I also tried the cheddar scallion scone which was flakey, moist and flavorful. I would highly recommend as an excellent breakfast option in the Kendall area and will certainly be going back in the near future!

We came here for a quick meal. The service was good. The food came out reasonably. We got carnivore, classical margarita and mushroom & Fontina. We always got drinks. The pizza tasted delicious. You could taste the smoke from the brick oven. You can taste the Quality in the ingredients. Price was fine. Would come back

Great to-go place for pizza! We especially love the prosciutto americano. I always get the Hawaiian too, but the prosciutto americano still tops it. It's hands-down the best pizza dough I've ever had.This is conveniently located near the MIT campus so it's a perfect place to stop in for lunch or after a long day of studying/working. The space is large and accommodating for groups of all sizes.We just wish we lived closer, we would come all the time! For now, it's a definite must-stop whenever we happen to be nearby.

Four is the right number of stars for this place - but not just because it's called A4. Though that certainly helps.It's an interesting thing ... a combined coffee and pizza shop. I don't usually think of the two things together. And sure enough ... I didn't actually HAVE both coffee and pizza. In fact, I had neither. But as a place to stop in for lunch, it's not half bad!The shape of the restaurant is a bit unusual with the coffee shop occupying one space and the "restaurant" occupying the other. They didn't seem to have much of a handle on how to seat us in the restaurant area or any idea how long it might take - but did offer seating at the high tops across from the bar. There were only two ... we took one of them.Now ... you have to understand ... I try to avoid pizza. Because when pizza shows up, it doesn't last long and it's hard to face what I've done. So I scoured the menu for something else and was pleased to find there were a bunch of other options. Wings, salads, soup, brunch "messes." Great choices. I ended up getting a "Warm Fall Grain Bowl."According to the menu it involves organic toasted spelt. I don't know what that is, but kinda like farro maybe? Honestly I was taken in by the mushrooms and bok choy, though the red onion and butternut squash were a nice add too. The menu said "raddichio" but it definitely just had radish in there... cut in half. Turns out they were pretty good - and I don't even like radish. Likewise the menu claimed cilantro but the overwhelming herb was dill. Now ... does any of this matter? Not really. It was REALLY GOOD. The place was clean, the staff was friendly, the food came quickly and was piping hot. If you're looking for a place to stop in for a good lunch, I don't think anyone will leave disappointed.

A friend and I dropped by for a late brunch on a Saturday. There wasn't a line to get a table, which is amazing, and we ordered a drink and brunch item each. I got the hot London Fog and their Breakfast Sandwich with the maple sausage. I really appreciated the cup sleeve they provided with my hot drink, it made it much easier to pick up the glass without burning my hands. The London fog tasted very classic. I wasn't a fan of their breakfast sandwich. We joked that it looked like fake food from how clean it was and the flavor was almost as bland as it looked. I think the sandwich would benefit from having a more flavorful sauce or even a different type of cheese to add some more dimension. For something that costs $10, I would not recommend trying it. My friend ordered their matcha latte and veggie mess and rated those a 3/5. The service at Area Four was great, no complaints there. Although we didn't have the best experience with the stuff we ordered, we did not have a chance to try their pizza which we saw many people ordering and looked really good. I would definitely like to come back to try their specialty someday.

We ordered the Belgian waffles, the maple bacon pizza (large), and the butternut squash pizza (large) and still had a few slices of pizza left for our party of four. The apples on the squash pizza created quite an autumnal flavor profile that wasn't overpowering. Overall would recommend this place and I definitely will be back!

Was hoping for some good pizza because I hear people talk about it often. Walked in on a Friday evening with no reservations and they had a "bar" table available or a communal table. We chose the the bar table. The bar tender came by quickly to give us menu and actually took our order quickly. After that, we didn't hear from her at all nor did any other waitress/waiter come by to check on us. We had to flag someone random working to give us a check. So no service at all. Now onto the pizza... SUPER watery. Like extremely that it muted allll the flavors. Terrible if I had to describe it. No flavor, super watery, and dough tasted undercooked tbh. Not a fan

I used to love this pizza restaurant and would come here during frequent trips to Boston. However, the most recent visit left my group disappointed at the change in quality of the pizza. The dough was wet and soggy, making it difficult to pick up a slice without it falling apart.As someone who used to seek out this place for the crisp yet light and chewy pizza crust, it was quite a letdown to see this has changed. It seemed undercooked in the middle and wet at the bottom. When the concerns were brought up to staff, they said this is how the pizza is supposed to be now.Overall, the decline in quality is disappointing and I would no longer recommend it to others based on the recent experience. Reading my past review made me nostalgic for the perfect bite this place used to provide. I definitely hope this place can revert back to the previous recipes.