Great little pizzeria in Hico. Plenty of comfortable seating and parking, with handicap accessible, single occupancy restrooms. After you order at the counter you can watch the friendly, expedient, and attentive staff make your order in the wood fire oven you can view from each table. There is a pretty ample beer and wine selection--only a few basic beers on draft. For dinner, ordered bruschetta; pepperoni pizza; a BYOP with chicken, garlic parm sauce, and mushrooms; and a side salad. The side salad consisted of crisp romaine, sliced cherry tomatoes, and croutons. I opted for the honey vinaigrette. The salad was tasty but not revolutionary. Next up came the bruschetta. It was advertised as incorporating hot honey so we decided to go on a flavor adventure. The cheese they use was very wet and lumpy goat cheese. The basil and cheese really overpowered the hot honey and the tomatoes were overcooked and whole cherry tomatoes. No balsamic that I noted. Definitely not a traditional bruschetta and also not one I would order again, but it wasn't terrible. My husband wouldn't stop raving about the marinara sauce on his pepperoni pizza. He also loved the airy, wood-fired crust. On my BYOpizza, I enjoyed the crust, as well. It was not overly tough nor overly thin and had a great taste. The mushrooms must have been sautéed in a way to make Julia Child proud. They were amazing and well complemented by the herb roasted chicken and garlic Parmesan sauce. Highly recommend this combo. Overall, it's a great place! Wish it was closer to home. Will definitely return! read more

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Very good spot to stop off for pizza in the center of Hico. The pizza is wood-fired and seems to be the specialty. We had the Beesting and a pepperoni. We also tried the garlic bread. We were impressed with everything ! The service was personable and fast. read more

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Solid wood fired pizzas. Clean, fast, friendly. Doesn't have a "date night" feel. Wine and beer on tap. Good salads. read more

Barbacellis - Inside wood fired oven. - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

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Service was fast and the pizza was delicious. The atmosphere inside is very nice. We will be back for another visit. Trying the sandwiches next time. read more

Barbacellis - The Bee sting was delicious. - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

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Nice family friendly atmosphere. Very polite, professional, and attentive staff. Fair priced food that is also delicious. Sugar on the fries is a bit strange but still tasty. read more

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So sad to see they have changed their menu and removed so of the best items, one of which was the meatball sandwich. It was the best ones I ever had and what I ordered almost everytime I come here. Ordered the Italian sub and although it was good, it in no way wowed me and definitely not one tell someone to go there and order it like I did with the meatball sub. My three stars were based on the average sandwich I ordered last night, it would have definitely been 5 stars had I eaten the meatball sandwich Please bring it back!! read more

We have gone to Barbacelli's multiple times and really enjoyed it!! We decided to go again one evening (drove 45 minutes). We ordered the mozzarella sticks, which we had before. This time they were barely warm in the middle. Husband ordered chicken wings (garlic Parmesan) and they had no flavor whatsoever. Then my Margherita Pizza came, which had many burnt spots on the crust, to the point that the pizza had a burnt taste. How could you even feel good about serving this? They remade the pizza for us, after saying something about it. This time the crust was barely done. I think the younger people working there need a bit of training!! It's going to go downhill! So disappointed, really like this place! read more

Barbacellis - Margherita - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Great pizza and atmosphere. so glad we found this place driving through. highly Recommen! read more

Barbacellis - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Food and service was excellent beautiful beautiful ambience. It is a busy place however, it does not affect the experience in a negative way. I had a white bean Cubano soup that was very good. read more

Pizza was badly burned, not a little as to be expected. Cheese sticks were cold inside and seasoned the same as the wings. This place used to be a hidden treasure. Not anymore unfortunately. I guess that's when the place is ran entirely out of high school kids. read more

Try the beesting pizza don't try the cheese pizza. Or at least ask for less cheese on the pizza in my opinion. Service 5/5 but I did come in towards the night around 8 so it wasn't packed. I made the mistake of not eating the pizza right away. I drove less than 5 miles to a nearby hotel/motel and the pizza was alright but I swear it would've been better if I just ate my takeout at the restaurant. Very nice lighting perfect for an evening out with a group of friends just trynna vibe. read more

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Today we ate here for the first time in a long time and it was AMAZING! The Supreme pizza, homemade fries and Italian Sub were perfection. Sweet staff and we love the atmosphere for lunch. read more

My new favorite pizza place? I think so! This is another hidden gem. Just a couple blocks off the main highway in Hico in a historic building, this place is awesome. The pizzas are handmade and wood fired. And they're great. I love the Beesting with sausage, fresh basil, tomatoes, and a drizzle of hot honey. So good! The portions are large for one or pretty easily shareable by two if you're not starving. (I like my own and then bring home a few extra slices for later.) There's also a bar area and some craft brews, so that's a plus as well. Service comes with a smile and it's always a welcoming place when I'm passing through Hico. Try this place. You won't be disappointed. read more

Barbacellis - Beesting Pizza - Yum! - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Food is amazing and the wood fired oven creates a wonderful crunch. Service is quick and the seating area comfortable. The added attraction of watching pizza dough being hand tossed in the air is fun. read more

Barbacellis - Great updating to a historic building, preserving the stone wall inside and the brick with wrought iron supports out front. - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Great food, amazing service and so clean! This place will be a new regular spot for our family!

I want to love this place but every time I order, there is an issue with food or something weird. On the plus side - the place has a great vibe, the pizza ingredients seem solid and I like the wood-fired taste. It's a cute place. The pizzas are on the small side and maybe a little expensive expensive, but that's to be expected - everything seems expensive post-Covid. Warning for french fry lovers - these are not typical. Made from fresh potatoes which is good but they season them with sugar ?!? and some sort of cheese/herbs? It's the weirdest combination. I would understand it better if it was an appetizer and the name somehow implied what you're receiving but to assume you're getting a meal of some sort with french fries ... getting a sugary version is disappointing. Today mine were undercooked and soggy. I asked for my Philly to hold the ranch, and they said "no ranch??" like that is somehow normal. I said no thanks and they said something about putting it on the side. Of course ranch came on the sandwich and it was gross. Waste of $16 a sandwich doused in ranch and sweet/cheesy french fries. Don't skip the place based on my review, the pizza is good but just be careful checking what you ordered and I don't know what you do with those french fries. read more

My husband and our friends stopped in here today for lunch. Unlike another review I read for this restaurant... they were extremely quick with all of our food and it was served to us all at one time which kept the food nice and hot!! They gave us lots of plates ,napkins, and things like that we needed. The food and service was great and very affordable too!! We will be definitely be back. read more

Service was good. Salad was disappointing. $11 for some lettuce chopped into half inch pieces and a couple of croutons. The lettuce was starting to show a little brown on the cut edges. I think it's safe to say that no one working there is into good salads. I was disappointed in the atmosphere, too. The vibe I got from the website is this is a high end place, like Olivella's in Fort Worth. But when we got there, it felt more like a sports bar. They're making the same mistake as Zoli's in Fort Worth - not enough atmosphere. A great pizza place should have a vibe like Cane Rosso or Olivella's - dark, kind of intimate, a place where you can go and have great food and great conversation with your S.O. or a group of friends. On to the pizza. The pizza is the only thing I wasn't disappointed in. The crust was PERFECT. No one in Texas seems to think the crust is important. They seem to think it's just something to hold the toppings. But not these guys. Great crust - chewy with a nice crunch, just the right thickness, exactly the right amount of salt. I could even taste the yeast from the fermentation. The only place in Texas that has better crust is all the way out in Marfa, and that guy ferments his dough in the fridge for 3 days before he makes a pizza out of it. Toppings were also tasty. Had the right amount of sauce - not too much, not too little. Sauce had a good flavor, too - not too sweet. About the only criticism I had about the pizza is there was too much cheese on mine - which is more a personal preference than a criticism, I guess. Overall, the pizza was off the hook. The pizza here is right up there with Zoli's and Olivella's in Fort Worth. It's BETTER than anything I've had in Austin or Houston. The salad plus the lack of atmosphere would have earned 3 stars, but the pizza saved the day. This is good pizza. I prefer to drive down 281 instead of dealing with the crazy traffic on I-35 when I head down to Austin, so I will be stopping in here again. read more

Awesome authentic wood fired oven pizza. I had the pizza margarita and it was delicious, great crust, nice garlic. Loves the space, staff, food, highly recommend, will return when we are back in town! read more

Barbacellis - Pizza margarita - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Great staff, Great location, even better wine and food.... Much needed addition to such a great town! read more

everything was fantastic, until i experienced a hair in my sandwich. was sitting at the bar enjoying my dinner, until the hair. then, i looked up and noticed the gal preparing the food had long hair hanging down at the front of her face, not tied back. i also watched her grab a napkin from the dispenser on the bar and use it to remove pizza sauce from a pizza she was preparing. i'm a regular here but think it's time to take a break until the folks are properly trained read more

We took family up to Hico for some afternoon shopping and tried this place for the first time. The menu is great-plenty of things to choose from, including sandwiches for a teenager who doesn't like pizza (I know, it's like finding a unicorn). We purchased three pizzas and three appetizers for five people (well, technically four) and ended up taking almost an entire pizza home, so definitely order to share! I tried the Bee Sting and loved it!! It was a little spendy, although the guys got beer and with all the food we got, I guess it's no surprise it was $130 for five people. Also, my pizza crust was so soggy with the cheese and honey that I was forced to eat it with a fork. That's the only reason they don't get five stars. We'll be back for sure! read more

Had the pizza! Too much crust not enough sauce and toppings!! Need more experienced pizza makers! read more

I have no idea how this place has as many positive reviews it does. First off it's expensive for a small town. Definitely caters to the tourist. Second, a party of 4 and they slowly brought out food out, one item at a time over 10-15 minutes!!! Just stupid. But I guess they want you to have each item hot as it comes out of the oven. No plates for the appetizers that are for everyone. Fries were soooo salty I couldn't eat them. Sent them back and they came back with none of the toppings as before. Whe the heck puts jalapeños on an Italian sandwich and a Philly cheese steak? Those should NOT be standard items and added by request. Won't be back and do t recommend this joint either! read more

Amazing new pizza place! Coming from a true pizza lover and foodie-this was some of the best food I've had in a while. The combinations offered for the pizza was unique and tasty! The pizza size was a great portion. My husband and I split it! Great location and great atmosphere. I would recommend trying this place out!! read more

Barbacellis - Chef's special pizza! Featured lemon ricotta, toasted walnuts, béchamel sauce, and roasted shallots! - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Visited barbacellis for the first time the other day. We drove down from Stephenville and found our new favorite pizza joint! This place is something you wouldn't expect to find in the small town of hico Texas but won't disappoint! With the big flavor on the wings and the killer ranch this isn't just some basics food. The cooks are stationed right in front of you while you eat and put so much pride and effort into each dish! I would highly recommend the mozzarella stick and lemon pepper wings you won't be disappointed read more

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I've eaten here a couple of times, tried the meatums which is all meat and they hit it with mikes hot honey which is now a go to topping for me. The pizza has a great flavor but the crust is a bit on the soggy side which I can overlook due to the taste. I will definitely go back when I'm in the mood for some wood fired pizza. read more

What a great find in one of my favorite towns in Texas! Barbacellis is the real deal. We went there with two of our five grandchildren. First bite, our grandson said "this is good!" Normally we have a few slices and a lot of crust leftover. Not this time, we loved it! Caesar salad wasn't really good as well as the two custom pizzas. Crowded but the service was great! We highly recommend! read more

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Great new restaurant for Hico. We had good service from the staff, Pizza was tasty, and the place was well appointed and laid out well. To be really picky dough was just the very slightest bit underdone making it a little chewier than I like but I know with a wood fire it's extraordinarily hard to determine doneness and not overcook/burn the pizza. Definitely recommend and would return. read more

Barbacellis - Bee Sting Marinara, Italian sausage, cherry tomato, red onion, sliced garlic, red pepper flake, 15 Mike's Hot Honey, mozzarella, burrada - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

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Delicious pizza! Finally found a good wood fired pizza option here in Texas! Sadly we live an hour away but every time we come through we will definitely be stopping by! The quality ingredients are noticeable and the flavor was perfect! We loved the crust and their delicious ranch! Really cool atmosphere and very clean! Friendly staff and overall, our order came out quickly even as a made to order pizza! read more

Barbacellis - Cheese & pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

The food is greatness! It is not your typical pizza. The fresh ingredients and wood oven combines flavor. Service is great and friendly.

Oh. My. Gosh. Barbacelli's never disappoints. The pizza, the bruschetta, the salad, and even the fries are amazing. Great, friendly service to boot! Do yourself a favor and check' em out! read more

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Friendly service....great food. Historical building. We had Bee Sting pizza, meatballs and Bibb salad.... read more

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Great pizza place with small town charm! The Bee Sting pizza was great. The pizza dough is very good and pizzas are cooked in a wood fired oven. read more

We stopped by this restaurant on a whim and oh my goodness it the best decision of our day! The service was incredible everyone was so nice and helpful. The food was top notch! My only regret was not taking pictures of it before I inhaled it. We will absolutely be returning! read more

Such a cool place. Very friendly and we were able to get a great recommendation on both our pizza and salad. Fantastic food. read more

Barbacellis - Bee Sting pizza...with added pepperoni. - Pizza Near Me - Hico, Texas

Excited to find this super adorable pizza place in the historic town of Hico. I'm here for a few weeks and am definitely a foodie. Ordered for the group two pizzas. Garlic cheese bread. A salad. And Parmesan wings. Everything was delicious!! The customer service is great and the ambiance is also perfect. Really nicely done building. Definitely will be back! Highly recommend!! read more

Bruschetta was AMAZING FRIES SO YUMMY. Philly cheesesteak we really loved - can't wait to come back

First of all the little town of Hico is a great little destination visit. All the buildings and stonework probably built in the late 1800s really lends to the atmosphere of the city. We ordered the BEE STING pizza and meatball sub. Both were really good and quite tasty. The service was expedient and friendly. Can't wait to go back and look for an outlaw or two. read more

Great addition to the Hico food scene. A bit of a hiccup on the wine list as they didn't really have what was listed, but they're only a month old, they'll get that fixed I'm sure. We split the bruschetta & and a caesar salad. Both were very good and worthy of a return visit... enjoy! read more