It's hard to tell which part of Saint Augustine is the Old Town unless you're talking about the town itself, in which this pizza joint's a new spot on West King in a building that's been home to many short-lived restaurants. OTPAT (old town pizza and tavern) is more cozy than I expected it to be, with full table service, a reasonable selection of beverages, and an overly friendly guy who plays guitar and sings over a pa that's just a little too loud.
Our pie itself had a ratio of 1cr/1ce/1ch*. Possibly the thinnest pizza in town, you could almost see right through it. Its thinness reminded me of De Leon Pizza out on the east side, but it can't be the same recipe otherwise they would have kept the name. I'll give their crust a 3 out of 5. It was pretty crusty and dry, but altogether pretty good.
Their sauce gets a 4 out of 5, I guess. I liked it and its general lack of filler, but there's nothing special about it. OTPAT's sauce does its job as hoped.
For style, I'll give OTPAT a 3 out of 5. There's nothing original or special about their pizza. I feel like a new spot needs to make a really good impression for people to come back in favor of one of the many pizza joints that aren't open late. While this place has a pool table, and checks all my other boxes for comfort, my party was the only occupied table and our server was barely able to keep up. There are also card menus on each table for their desserts, obviously made with stock photos. Have I been kidding myself, or is there actually no distinction between chocolate Cake and chocolate Mousse?
For overall quality, I'll give OTPAT a 4 out of 5. Our pizza was quite good, albeit a little dry. I'm always impressed by a pizza of maximal thinness. With a final score of a 70%, I hope I'll get the chance to give Old Town Pizza and Tavern another shot.
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