Matchbox Palm Springs - (760) 778-6000

I've heard good reports on the pizza at Matchbox. Unfortunately, when we went, we were not up for that. Due to a confused hostess (Dec. 2009) we settled for a quick drink and appetizers at the bar. Our waitress didn't know how to mix drinks (where was the bartender?), the appetizers were extremely bland (esp. the calamari ...pure chalk texture) and the staff inexperienced. I'll come again to try the pizza, but this was a bad first time experience.

OK. This is a great place for Pizza and a beer. I LOVE this place. Late nights here with a Peperoni Pizza and a glass of Chimey and I'm in bed by 2AM! nuff said. GREAT QUALITY FOOD! I truly love their pizza! :)

The upstairs, open-air locale made this a great spot to people watch, especially on Thursday nights when the street market is in full swing. We had a group of 16 and the service couldn't have been more professional or attentive. Pizzas were great and the build-your-own ingredients were high quality. Sun dried tomatoes may have had more flavor than the oven-dried. The chicken parmesan was not well liked. Servers knew the wine list and made good recommendations. The margarita-tini comes in its own souvenier shaker - tacky, you might think, but the drink itself is worth a little embarrassment. Their house chianti was also surprisingly flavorful. Loved it and would return for a romantic dinner, family dinner or night out with friends. Their professional service and great food can't be beat.