Second time eating here. Pizza is really solid, dough is chewy and soft like a Neapolitan.
Great 🍅 sauce and mozzarella too.
I also love the pasta 🍝 great surprise.
Decor is simple but good. One small note, the music is a little too loud and the small speakers don’t do a great job.
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Red pie. Neapolitan style; one of the best pizzas in Austin. Amazing happy hour. Fresh ingredients, good wine list and vibe. While my go-to is a NY slice, I would gladly take Bufalina any day.
To address a couple of points from other reviews:
1) Service and wait times: Every popular restaurant in Austin is busy, including the ones that take reservations and book out months in advance, so yes prepare for a wait esp. at happy hour. Service has always been good so far and relatively fast. Staff always friendly. Have been during the week and prime time happy hour on a Saturday.
2) Quality: Ingredients are really good, definitely not overrated. Pizza crust has a perfect balance of chew and crunch, not too thick. Pizzas are spot-on for Neapolitan style and have an interesting range of toppings. Good wine selection. Salads and dessert are also solid.
3) Price: This isn’t papa john’s or the “by the slice joint,” it’s a restaurant. Pizzas will probably run you around $15-20, but that’s become a pretty standard fare to dine out in the US unfortunately. If price is a factor, try the happy hour, it’s a really good deal!
Service was top notch. Delicious pizza! Cesar salad and sourdough bread were over the top good! Love a crusty salty sourdough and they know how to do it right!
Love their pizzas so much! Excellent date spot.
I brought my extended family here over the holidays and it was a little small for that many people, also they did not have a highchair but did allow us to bring a clamp on table attached high chair for a one year old. Would probably recommend leaving the kiddos behind.
In the last two weeks, I've been to Bufalina on Cesar Chavez 4 times, I can't stay away. Jackie has been our server twice and she's been the absolute best. We love to go and it's an added treat when she is there. The food is incredible, fresh, and I can't wait to eat through the entire menu. The wine menu itself is the size of a Bible and the servers are all super knowledgeable, so you actually know what you are getting yourself into. Easily my favorite restaurant in Austin, if you can't tell from how much I've just raved about it!
Once you get past the "privilege" of some of the patrons, the place is quite nice. The food is always excellent, the staff knows their craft, and they perform with passionate professionalism.
It is a perfect repast on a late night. 🤌🏿
This is a really great pizza place with quality ingredients and great crust. Plus an excellent happy hour and nice staff. The wine list is probably 10 pages long! If you’re missing a solid Neapolitan pizza, this can help hit the spot.
The pizza is amazing. The crust is light and airy, the toppings and tomato sauce are so fresh, the olive oil is imported… there’s no detail overlooked. The staff is so friendly and welcoming. Best pie on the east side.
Stopped by Bufalina Pizza for Happy Hour at 4:30 pm. Such a great deal! We enjoyed a pizza half off and half off bottle of wine as well as their Caesar salad. Wine list is wonderful with lots of unique varietals and a mix of options. Caesar salad was one of the best we’ve ever had while dining out. We ordered the nduja pizza and realized we could have gone for a more classic flavor but the dough was a nice mix between chewy and light.
Happy hour wine deal is great. Pastas and pizzas are very good. Staff is hit or miss, some have an attitude like if you came off the street begging for food and they’re doing you a favor. Others are super nice.
If service was good all around it would be a solid 5 stars.
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