Vera's Pizza and Bar

Great spot for food at 11pm when nothing else is open. It's good too. We go to concerts at Tractor or Sunset and are hungry after. Great place on a Thursday night when you need some really good (but quick) pizza. They have good drinks too! Definitely going there after the next concert too!

I'll start out with saying that almost any place with a kitchen that is open when the drunk people need it (aka past 10 pm) gets 5 stars and I go from there. I loved Vera's, and the pizza was delicious, their in house ranch was amazing, and the service was very enjoyable and attentive! We had a big party and the waiter did not treat it like an inconvenience to split the bill. Drinks were good, and it was cute and vintage and very seattle inside. I can't tell you how many times i've walked past this place and didn't realize it even existed!!! Do not overlook vera's

LOVED this place!Gotta tell you--didn't expect much going into it (Good Pizza in Seattle hasn't been easy to find).But everything about this place was nostalgic.The music, the booths, the smell of ACTUAL PIZZA DOUGH BEING MADE IN THE BACK!Got the potato pizza and had them add in all their sauces as sides so I could try them.Anchovy Caesar dressing ALONE was 10/10!The crust was thin, the cheese was gooey--like... I need to go back! Maybe even try their red gravy! Cute back stress with pinball machines-- and a chill bar for a nice afternoon.

I don't know what I'm missing here when looking at the other reviews. I've been here twice and both visits were lackluster. Maybe it's a standard thing?I can see the attraction here is that it's kind of a "hip" spot where all the 20 somethings run to as they're open pretty late and have pizza. It's got cool art on the wall, Hip hop blasting with a ping pong table, pinball and more. That's all fine though I suppose but seems more like a hangout spot first and the drinks and pizza are secondary. It's especially evident with the quality.Both my visits here the pizza was burnt, hard, not very cheesy slices for almost $6 a slice. Granted the pizza slices are big, but I'd rather have small slices that are good then these cardboard tasting pizzas. This is bar pizza, so the pepperonis are small which is passable, but there is a lack of consistency on them. The drinks are alright, maybe the best thing about this place.Staff is eh. They aren't unwelcoming, but they aren't very inviting either. All staff come off as inattentive and uninterested.So, drinks are decent and if you want a late night hang out Vera's ok, but outside of that it's forgettable.

Vera's is...so weird. The ambiance? Weird. It seems like a strange question, but does this even count as AN ambiance? NOTHING goes together in here. There are some cool pieces of art on the back wall, and nice modern-industrial light fixtures at the booths...and that's where the rational design choices end. Front doors that open directly to the SIDE (not the front) of a check/host stand? Instantly feels weird when you walk in. Chairs out of a 1950's Chinese restaurant paired with modern budget vinyl plank flooring and chintzy new black/chrome booths? So weird. That random ladder they have laying behind the skeeball machine in full view of everyone? Weird. Bright ass unshielded pink light bulbs in a wedge-shaped bathroom? Weird. Zebra pattern flooring?! Fucking weird!And possibly the weirdest thing about Vera's - the pizza was really. damn. good. Better than I'd like to admit, actually. The crust and sauce are both money- flaky and crunchy, and perfectly tangy and tomato-y...respectively. It just might be my new favorite pizza in Ballard. The wings were great too, fried nice and crispy and served with the sauces on the side. The salad also hit - we got the Greek, veggies were all very fresh and the dressing was surprisingly tasty. As far as service, we seated ourselves, and had to walk over and perform an elaborate circus dance to get the bartender's attention each time we needed something. FWIW he was pretty nice when he brought over our food. But yeah. Can you tell I rate on food?tl;dr Vera's ain't no first date spot, but the food is on point and takeout is always an option if you can't handle the abysmal vibes.

Great local pizza joint with friendly service! It's exactly what you want from a pizza joint-- pizza by the slice or a whole pie. They have cheese or pepperoni by the slice and they have one or two rotating flavors. They also have pinball, ping pong, and a skeeball machine too!

I've been here on multiple occasions and have enjoyed it each time. It's a great place for a casual hangout with friends, and usually isn't too busy. It is in downtown Ballard, which makes it a bit hidden and hard to find parking.Each time we've been, the food has been consistent - hot, yummy, and cheesy! We get the STG and a Veggie Supreme, with a side of garlic knots. They have a couple arcade games and even a ping-pong table, which is a nice touch. This is definitely a great spot for some comfort pizza, and I'd recommend giving it a shot :-)

The pizza was pretty good, and a good amount of food for 4 people with 2 appetizers. They do charge for sides of ranch, unfortunately. The garlic knots were very doughy, but the salad was very flavorful! Overall, it's okay. They do have a lot of seating, and is a good place to watch sports games and get drinks.

Damn, this place is straight fire. Drinks are always so cold and well mixed. Pizza is something to die for, @&$$ pagliacci or any other place - this is the pizza you want. Met this girl here too

Extremely rude bartenders and terrible service. It's too bad because the pizza is good. I took my parents on a Friday night around 11pm and it wasn't very busy at all. The DJ was having a hard time getting people to sing karaoke and kept singing songs himself. I was planning on submitting my ticket after I got a drink.I waited at the very end of the bar furthest from the door patiently, and talked to two nice guys sitting there while I waited for the server to notice me. Being Celiac my drink options are limited so I asked what types of ciders were available. The bartender who was a young female with an X tattoo on her neck told me two options, so I asked what the differences were. Her reply was shocking. In a very snotty tone she said, "Well..one is pear". If you don't know cider or haven't tasted them just say that. There was no reason to be rude. This is your literal job. So I said just that. "Isn't it your job to know the differences". This terrible human being didn't even look at me and stormed off and wouldn't acknowledge my existence. When the manager came over I asked to speak with him and told him what happened. He ended up KICKING US OUT. I was flabbergasted and will be telling all my friends to avoid. After reading all the two star comments I noticed the rude wait staff was a pattern, and this wasn't an isolated incidence. This place doesn't even deserve customers. Rude, rude, rude people work here. And while the pizza is fairly good, it is incredibly greasy.