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Little Stinker
Theo P.

Pizza, pizza, pizza! This place is great. The crust is very thin so it does not make good reheated pizza. I nearly broke a tooth the day after. There's a great playground for kids outdoors. We had the Little Stinker and Uncle Frankie. I liked the Little Stinker better. Pro tip, add sausage to it! 8/10 pizzas

Karla D.

This is a nice spot that does pizza and sandwiches right. I love that they always use fresh ingredients and the food never tastes like it has been thrown into a microwave and like it has been sitting out a long time. There is something in that pizza sauce the sets it apart from others, I just wish I could figure out what it is. The flavor is a big ole "A" for me.

Ariadna S.

I have been here a couple of times after climbing. The pizza is consistently good: quality ingredients, well balanced sauces, great dough. Both times I was at the bar. The restaurant was not too crowded and had options for indoors and outdoors seating. You can just sit wherever and very friendly staff will come and find you. The 20% gratuity is automatically applied to all checks. One of the reasons I like to support this restaurant as well is because Adam and Fiore are lovely people with a warm hearts (and exceptional culinary talent) who have been supporting and advocating for local service industry.

Frozen blood orange
Michelle V.

Crazy good gluten free crust!! They make the sir own crust instead of using a cauliflower crust and it's amazing! We got the tracksuit pizza and it was great - Hot honey - pepp - ricotta! I also ordered the frozen blood orange Negroni and it was delicious. The happy hour is from 4-6 and 25% off pizzas! For 2 drinks, 2 apps, and one gf pizza, and 20% tip, the total came out to $90. We also tried the beet and Cesar salad - both incredible! I love beets and it was a perfect starter and you can't go wrong with a Cesar salad. Service is quick, food was out in less than 30 minutes for everything! Plenty of outdoor seating and area for kids to play. Dog friendly!! Very cute decor and plenty of parking.

Sunny C.

Great pizza and amazing bread/dough. The staff here are all really great. You can pretty much seat yourself and they will find you. Nice outdoor and indoor seating. I really like the bar area, has a good amount of space if you really choose to chow down.

Pepperoni slice
Rachel H.

What a solid slice! I was super impressed with the quick service and delicious pizza! We went to this plaza for a quick game of pickleball and dinner. You can choose between indoor or outside seating. Bambino's was the perfect dinner spot! They do include a 20% gratitude in their pricing, but our server was very transparent about that!

Mi Scuzi
Mia B.

Cute pizza place! We got the Mi Scuzi, which had scamorza cheese that was really tasty and unique. The dough is excellent, really chewy but thin. It was happy hour so it was I think 10% off. Our only complaint was that because we were sitting outside it seemed like the staff struggled a bit to bring us water and condiments. Otherwise, I'd liked that there was plenty of outdoor seating and there's also a little playground for kids.

Stinky mushroom pizza
Bhagyashree B.

The vibe at this place was great, outdoor seating is spacious. We should have known when ordering a pizza called Little Stinker but it was really stinky with all kinds of mushroom toppings. The crust was fluffy and light. Servers are okish, they have some sort of attitude and are slow to attend or get you seated, probably because they know that customers have to pay a mandatory 20% service fee regardless of their behavior.

Inside
Clau R.

My boyfriend and I were craving some pizza and decided to check out Bambino. We've been meaning to do so for months - my boyfriend goes to ABP and always raved about how good Bambino smelled, since they're right next door. We ordered the Frankie pizza and the cheesy garlic bread, both to-go. Both were tasty, although the pizza was pretty burnt on one half of it. Nevertheless, the taste was good. I ended up drizzling some honey on it at home, which was a great choice! With tip, these 2 items came out to $37, so it's definitely a pricey spot. Not sure if/when we will be back here, simply because there are cheaper and equally tasty options elsewhere in town.

Kristine L.

Love Bambino!! My husband and I went to Stargazer for a comedy show and ordered a pizza at Bambino. We ordered the Frankie pizza with ranch and it was delicious! I loved all of the pepper, onion and sausage flavors. The crust is nice and cripsy, without being too bready. The ranch also had more of a cheesy, dill taste, which I loved. It took about 30 minutes ordering for pick up on a Saturday night. Feel free to eat it at Bambino or bring it next door to Stargazer for more beers and cocktails.

Stefanie D.

Came in for happy hour on a weekday. We sat at a two top inside- table was a standard two top size but the thing is you're serving pizza- big round pizzas that take up table space. Add in plates, water and cocktails and multiple pizzas- it was more than a little crowded. For drinks we did the frozen Negroni, the frozen margarita and the bambini tini. Frozen Negroni was great. Frozen margarita which had amaretto in it was okay, and the bambini was served over the rocks with a sweet Italian aperitif wine mixed in and just wasn't it for me especially for $14. For food we ordered the tracksuit and the pretty Gouda. For both pies- they are thin. Hella thin. Except for the crust- the crusts are thick and pillowy and soft and delicious. Crust is 10 out of ten. But for the rest of the pizza you're getting dough so thin you can almost see through it, a smattering of toppings and little to no sauce and cheese. Both pizzas were so dry, especially the Gouda (whichh was also covered in just raw, undressed arugula. A little acidic vinaigrette would go a long way). The Gouda pizza also came out burned to hell and had to be sent back- but I will acknowledge they replaced it with no fuss. However, we then had to sit and wait for the re-fire and by the time it came out we were done with drinks and pizza #1 and didn't want to even eat it. And for that trouble they did...nothing. No free dessert or comped drinks or anything. Which brings me to my biggest struggle with this place- their prices. Now we were here for happy hour- and their happy hour consists of 25% of pizza and wine and beer carafes/pitchers. In the east side Mecca of restaurants and happy hours, this just isn't it for me. Their personal sized pizzas cost the same as a whole ass pizza from another pizza place so the only way I would pay that amount of money is with a discount. But to not have any HH specials on appetizers (which are starting at $10 for...olives), glasses of wine or cocktails seems really stingy to me- and not competitive enough to keep up with the dozens of better HH deals in the surrounding areas. Charging $25 for a pizza with a couple dollops of ricotta and some pepperoni is wild to me. And you can give me the song and dance all you want about fresh ingredients blah blah blah but no. The markup here is wild and they don't even cut you a lot of slack with HH. It's just not a compelling HH. All cocktails are $12-14 save for one or two. This is not your casual pizza and drink place- you're not leaving here with less than $50 a person and nothing I tried today justifies that. And finally- they add a built in 20% gratuity. I will give them credit they are so transparent about it which is nice- but also, why? You're marking up all menu items a lot and you can't afford to pay your employees the way you're saying you want them to be paid and put that responsibility on the consumer? They literally commented on another review here saying their wage model ensures their employees don't make $2.63 and hour and can have health insurance- GREAT! But they're that- YOUR employees. Why should the end consumer carry the cost of the benefits you believe your employees should have on top of already elevated prices? I waitressed as my main livelihood for over 5 years and this still doesn't sit with me. You dont like how servers get paid? Then you as a business take care of it and leave tipping to what it is supposed to be- optional and based on performance and be confident your servers are hitting the mark and earning that. Sorry but it's a hill I will die on every time. So like I stated the review- the experience overall was fine. But add in really high prices for what you get, a non competitive happy hour, pizza that was mostly mid (thin, dry) and I just don't imagine myself frequenting here much at all.

The best ranch in the game
Tom L.

One of best pizzas in the game, top tier pizza everything from ingredients to the crust, it is all hand made or it taste like it. Hands down, crispy and crunchy flaky airy crust, definitely taste like it's coming out of an Italian oven. Love the crispy edges on the crust, it has somewhat of a nutty taste. The cacio pepe is an amazing pie, white creamy sauce, the funky taste but with the lemon cutting thru it, I mean this pizza needs lemon and boyyyy it is incredible. Love the crispy onions on top. No flop! Uncle Frankie, you want meat? You got meat, add the crispy crust with the hint of tomato sauce, I love how the meats really sing in this pie, the sauce isn't overpowering the taste, it's a well balanced vegetable and meat thin pie. Little stinker, same beautiful crust but you can really taste the cheese and the mushrooms, love the high quality cheese taste, semi tart but sweet, creamy at the same time. Plus funky from the cheese. The mushrooms have a nice firm ness and overall unique pizza. I think everyone in Austin has had wing stop, the ranch is famous. I will say, this ranch from Bambino is better than wing stop. It has the best ranch seriously. More people need to find out how the ranch is from Bambino, they should bottle it and sell it.

Edwyn A.

I was craving an Italian style Neapolitan pizza in the early evening and opted to get it delivered since it was Sunday and just wanted to unwind at home. So I could see the potential in this pizza and regret I didn't get it fresh on site because it would've been better. I've ordered other Neapolitan style pizzas delivered at other places that made it home in better shape so i suppose it's timing too. I got the margherita pizza classic. The fresh mozzarella already hardened when it arrived which is a bummer. The crust was ok more New York style which I suspected since everyone seems to prefer this style but I wanted it to have some give and doughyness. I suspect it was better fresh and just cooked and hardened more when I got it. I probably could have used the air fryer but I didn't want to crisp up the crust any more. I did love the sauce this is where I see the potential so I suspect a red pie would be good here too. I also got the Shirley temple drink and it was great and I was expecting a sugar bomb but it was perfect not too sweet. Will probably try this place again and probably at the place next time.

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