After one visit, I would definitely return. And I recommend that anyone thinking about Lincoln should give it a try. We, however, were pretty disappointed with the pizza. We had the Margherita pizza and the crust was soggy and the flavors almost entirely absent. Marg flavors are subtle, so we added sausage. The tomato really needs something .. prob a little garlic will help. A dash of sea salt will bring out the mozzarella and it needs 3x basil. The sausage was the biggest disappointment. In this day of craft butchers and custom blends there is no excuse for the straight up browned pork sausage with not even a hint of flavor that we were served. There are pizza places I go to because their in-house blended sausage is addictingly delicious. The menu looked interesting and I hope for the sake of the people of Mt. Vernon that the other unique pies have more flavor (nowhere to go but up, really). And how can the bottom crust be so soggy? The oven is a work of art, but something about the process needs to change... or customers should plan on using a knife and fork because if you try to pick up a slice with your hands, the toppings will soon hit the table. Maybe this review seems harsh, but the staff were lovely and the atmosphere was great. There was just a huge let down when we tried the food. But like someone else said... a group of friends and a few bottles of wine will make for a fine night at the Licoln. I hope the owner or chef see this and just up their flavor game a bit! Thanks for reading.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Bryan Elias
The ambiance is fantastic, and the pizza? Absolutely divine! ✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pratik Poudel
The pizzas here are stellar. The crust is crisp and thin and unlike most pizzas out there, the cheese is actually used in moderation and it allows for the taste of the toppings to shine through. It is nice to have pizza with fresh herbs and tasty topping options instead of the usual various types of meat.The menu is small but all the 4 pizzas + 2 apps (meatballs + bread sticks) I tried were excellent. I would say these were among the best, if not the best, pizzas I've had in Iowa. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Burns
I've been here numerous times over the years and although they've recently remodeled it doesn't seem to have changed much over the years. They have authentic wood fired pizza and wine. The pizza is always good but I do wish they had a little more variety and they are on the more expensive end especially since I can eat an entire pizza by myself. I always wish wine was offered by the glass (that you could sample first) as I'm not a big drinker and would not only never want a bottle but would need to try a wine first to see if I even like it. I ordered my pizza with light smoked mozzarella since they don't have dairy free options. So normally the pizza would have more cheese, fyi.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Madison Mahon
Love this little gem. Everything is delicious from their specials, to their regular menu items, and especially the wine! The Greens pizza is a must. Don’t skip this spot, worth the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greens Pizza
Jennifer X.
Would love to eat here but it's a small place. When calling to make a reservation the voicemail was full. I let the hostess know that and she informed me they do that to make sure they get all the messages. Not sure what that's about. They may need to look into a better system
Margie L
Cozy with good pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter Shaw
Great little restaurant with good cooks and good service. If you go there for the wine you’ll love this place. Maybe the pizza tastes better after you had a few maybe. I like gourmet pizza but not this place for some reason. The meatballs and breadsticks were ok. I like the music they played and they even had a speaker in the bathroom. The place was very clean and nicely decorated.Wheelchair accessibility: Too many steps and no bars in the bathroom. Bathroom too small for a wheel chair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Sophia Smith
Somebody put their whole heart and soul in this small town restaurant. One of the best dining experiences iv had in Iowa. I recommend the greens pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Calla Jayne Kleene
We love LWB!!! Recently I emailed in asking about e-gift cards for some last minute Christmas gifts. Jesse went above and beyond getting us our last minute shopping tackled since we didn't have time to make it to Mt Vernon.LWB - the service is perfection, atmosphere is incredible, and the food is top-notch. This is an inonic gem of a restaurant in the midwest!
Nice, small and quaint environment with perfectly dim lighting with great food and a friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Matthew schmitt
Drove up from Iowa City on a Wednesday to celebrate a friends birthday.Awesome small space with plenty of seating, but very busy! The atmosphere was great and the service from our waitress was excellent.It also was half off bottles Wednesday!The pizza was exceptional and they have a true pizza oven. The meatballs and burrata appetizers were my favorite I’ve had.Can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fred Holtz
Love the wine bar. They have a pizza that looks a mixed salad on a crust, but it is really good.
Food: 5
Service: 5
bryce stephenson
DO NOT order pizza to go!! I hear it’s better if you just eat at the place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Tammy Bayer
LWB was a fabulous host for our group event. We had a group of 10 for dinner. Service was great and the pizzas were quick to the table and fantastic.Long wine list. Watch the cooks hand toss the dough for the pizzas. Pizzas are cooked in a brick oven for that delicious, bubbly char.Vegetarian options: Several vegetarian pizza offerings, plus the option to build your own pizza.Dietary restrictions: They can adjust pizzas to fit many diets.Parking: Busy Main Street means you may need to park a bit away and walk. Quite a few spots line the street in front and to the west of the building.Kid-friendliness: Kids like pizza!Wheelchair accessibility: The restaurant has a steep set of stairs to enter the front. I’m unsure of another, accessible entrance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza, Gorgonzola and Brie with Castevetrano Olives Ted Onion
After one visit, I would definitely return. And I recommend that anyone thinking about Lincoln should give it a try. We, however, were pretty disappointed with the pizza. We had the Margherita pizza and the crust was soggy and the flavors almost entirely absent. Marg flavors are subtle, so we added sausage. The tomato really needs something .. prob a little garlic will help. A dash of sea salt will bring out the mozzarella and it needs 3x basil. The sausage was the biggest disappointment. In this day of craft butchers and custom blends there is no excuse for the straight up browned pork sausage with not even a hint of flavor that we were served. There are pizza places I go to because their in-house blended sausage is addictingly delicious. The menu looked interesting and I hope for the sake of the people of Mt. Vernon that the other unique pies have more flavor (nowhere to go but up, really). And how can the bottom crust be so soggy? The oven is a work of art, but something about the process needs to change... or customers should plan on using a knife and fork because if you try to pick up a slice with your hands, the toppings will soon hit the table. Maybe this review seems harsh, but the staff were lovely and the atmosphere was great. There was just a huge let down when we tried the food. But like someone else said... a group of friends and a few bottles of wine will make for a fine night at the Licoln. I hope the owner or chef see this and just up their flavor game a bit! Thanks for reading.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
The ambiance is fantastic, and the pizza? Absolutely divine! ✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pizzas here are stellar. The crust is crisp and thin and unlike most pizzas out there, the cheese is actually used in moderation and it allows for the taste of the toppings to shine through. It is nice to have pizza with fresh herbs and tasty topping options instead of the usual various types of meat.The menu is small but all the 4 pizzas + 2 apps (meatballs + bread sticks) I tried were excellent. I would say these were among the best, if not the best, pizzas I've had in Iowa. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been here numerous times over the years and although they've recently remodeled it doesn't seem to have changed much over the years. They have authentic wood fired pizza and wine. The pizza is always good but I do wish they had a little more variety and they are on the more expensive end especially since I can eat an entire pizza by myself. I always wish wine was offered by the glass (that you could sample first) as I'm not a big drinker and would not only never want a bottle but would need to try a wine first to see if I even like it. I ordered my pizza with light smoked mozzarella since they don't have dairy free options. So normally the pizza would have more cheese, fyi.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Love this little gem. Everything is delicious from their specials, to their regular menu items, and especially the wine! The Greens pizza is a must. Don’t skip this spot, worth the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greens Pizza
Would love to eat here but it's a small place. When calling to make a reservation the voicemail was full. I let the hostess know that and she informed me they do that to make sure they get all the messages. Not sure what that's about. They may need to look into a better system
Cozy with good pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little restaurant with good cooks and good service. If you go there for the wine you’ll love this place. Maybe the pizza tastes better after you had a few maybe. I like gourmet pizza but not this place for some reason. The meatballs and breadsticks were ok. I like the music they played and they even had a speaker in the bathroom. The place was very clean and nicely decorated.Wheelchair accessibility: Too many steps and no bars in the bathroom. Bathroom too small for a wheel chair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Somebody put their whole heart and soul in this small town restaurant. One of the best dining experiences iv had in Iowa. I recommend the greens pizza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love LWB!!! Recently I emailed in asking about e-gift cards for some last minute Christmas gifts. Jesse went above and beyond getting us our last minute shopping tackled since we didn't have time to make it to Mt Vernon.LWB - the service is perfection, atmosphere is incredible, and the food is top-notch. This is an inonic gem of a restaurant in the midwest!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Nice, small and quaint environment with perfectly dim lighting with great food and a friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Drove up from Iowa City on a Wednesday to celebrate a friends birthday.Awesome small space with plenty of seating, but very busy! The atmosphere was great and the service from our waitress was excellent.It also was half off bottles Wednesday!The pizza was exceptional and they have a true pizza oven. The meatballs and burrata appetizers were my favorite I’ve had.Can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the wine bar. They have a pizza that looks a mixed salad on a crust, but it is really good.
Food: 5
Service: 5
DO NOT order pizza to go!! I hear it’s better if you just eat at the place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
LWB was a fabulous host for our group event. We had a group of 10 for dinner. Service was great and the pizzas were quick to the table and fantastic.Long wine list. Watch the cooks hand toss the dough for the pizzas. Pizzas are cooked in a brick oven for that delicious, bubbly char.Vegetarian options: Several vegetarian pizza offerings, plus the option to build your own pizza.Dietary restrictions: They can adjust pizzas to fit many diets.Parking: Busy Main Street means you may need to park a bit away and walk. Quite a few spots line the street in front and to the west of the building.Kid-friendliness: Kids like pizza!Wheelchair accessibility: The restaurant has a steep set of stairs to enter the front. I’m unsure of another, accessible entrance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza, Gorgonzola and Brie with Castevetrano Olives Ted Onion