My sisters favorite pizza place, their margarita during happy hour is a good deal but their burritos and smashed peas is delicious and their duck prosciutto crostini was good too. All of their pizzas are good when the crust is crispy. It can get pretty busy with shared tables in the middle. Staff are super nice and friendly. read more

I have been to Bufala in the past, and while I think it is overpriced, I wanted to take my boyfriend there for a nice date night. I asked if I could make the marinara pizza a blank pizza (aka, just leave the marinara sauce off) and I was told that they do not make ANY substitutions. I don't understand why they wouldn't just remove a sauce, but alright. I ordered a pizza with goat cheese on it and there were only 3 or 4 crumbles on it. This is a $20 pizza and this was the only type of cheese on it. I'm not asking for the pizza to be absolutely covered, but I am asking to not be completely screwed in the ingredient department. My boyfriend's pizza was supposed to come with olives on it, and there was maybe 2 or 3 thin slices of olive on each piece. I asked if they would add more goat cheese and was told there would be a $3 charge. Obviously, I said that I don't think that's reasonable. They RELUCTANTLY brought over a side of goat cheese, and even though I was trying to be appreciative, the rude waitress told me that "next time I should make my expectations more clear". This girl had a rude attitude the moment we got in there and she decided to keep it going. We start eating and I can hear her 10 feet away, talking to 2 other staff members about me. She was being extremely rude. If you are going to talk about me, at least go into the back of the kitchen so I can't hear you. I was purposely not rude when asking for more cheese, and I don't think my request was unreasonable. The rest of the pizza was good - but there is NO way I will ever be coming back. I'm also spreading the word so none of my friends go back. It is too bad, 4 or 5 months ago the service was really good and they didn't screw people over with stingey ingredients. This place needs to go. It was a big damper on our evening. We left after 15 minutes and took the pizza to go. We asked for the to go box ourselves because I didn't trust that the rude waitress wouldn't spit on our food. $40 for 15 minutes of horrible service. What a complete rip off. You know the service was absolutely terrible when you have to create a yelp account just to warn people not to waste their money somewhere. read more

Bufala - $20 for 4 crumbles of goat cheese - huge rip off. Only thing worse was the rude service. - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Why is all pizza from naples now and all big air bubbles and not enough cheese and thin and soggy? Bufala is fine, it's not Farina, their pretentious no take out policy is beyond ridiculous considering the pizza is soggy within minutes landing on my table anyhow. It's a good spot considering its in Kerrisdale as it is, aside from the fabulous burger restaurant down the block, the only place you can really eat locally. Service is good in my experience, though like some other places where hipster servers are forced to travel west for their employment, things can be a bit more gruff than is necessary. read more

This is a 5 star restaurant! The pizza was absolutely delicious, defiantly worth the 45 minute wait. The service was good and the staff were very friendly! They also have 4 different type of oils to try with your pizza (I recommend the herb one.) Overall this restaurant is very good! read more

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They are no longer open for lunch, they said it was too busy to prepare for dinner as well, which is too bad 'cause they were my favourite lunch spot. Excellent appetizers, pasta, and pizza! read more

My favourite pizza and drink place. Love their Moscow-mule so much! Their food and drinks are always so fresh and make me happy:) Will come back soon! read more

Oil! Oil! Oil! Kerrisdale punches far below its weight when it comes to dining options, so the lady and I were excited to stumble across this place for dinner. We got the Quattro Formagi and the Funghi. After only a few bites, my stomach started churning in protest, and would only deteriorate through the rest of the night. The likely culprit? Bufala is obsessed with oil. I observed the cooks pouring a totally excessive amount of oil on each completed pizza. Several bites I took unleashed ponds of oil that trickled down my beard. But wait, there's more oil! The server delivered no less than 5 bottles of oil to us and took great pride in describing each variety. No thanks. The oil is a shame, because otherwise the pizza was fresh + well-made, and the space is beautifully appointed. read more

Good pizza. Good place. Nice people. This review will have to be short and sweet, because I don't have a lot more to say. Go try their pizza. read more

Same owners as Wildebeest, which means they have smoked olives! Yum. I don't remember much about the pizza, besides it was ok and not soggy in the middle. I think I ordered a daily feature seasonal mushroom one, which came with marinara sauce. Wasn't my favorite. The earl grey panna cotta dessert was a rather small portion, overpowered by the blueberry compote. Popular place for all ages. read more

For my last Dine Out Vancouver Festival of 2016, I checked out Bufala in Kerrisdale with MH and MW. They offered a lunch menu for $20 for two courses or $25 for three courses. Since the lunch price is cheaper than dinner for the same menu items, it was a better deal to visit at lunch. They didn't take reservations for Dine Out, but the restaurant wasn't super busy on a Saturday, so we got a seat right away. We were able to order off their regular menu during the festival as well. However, their dine out menu pizzas ranged from $14-17 anyways, so the dine out menu was a pretty good deal. We ended up being able to try all their dine out menu items since we had three people. They don't use a wood oven here, but they still make the pizzas fresh. Love the fun and bright decor in here. The first appetizer was the Beef Carpaccio which were topped with fennel and salted kohlrabi, a type of turnip cabbage. It was also drizzled with an anchovy and black olive aioli. I found it slightly on the saltier side and the beef stuck together a lot for some reason. It was alright. Their famous Meatballs were my favourite appetizer. It came with ricotta cheese, basil leaves, and some bread to soak up the tasty homemade tomato sauce. These were large meatballs but very moist! The sauce was also very flavourful with the right amount of acidity. The Kale Caesar Salad was also very delicious with the green and purple kale seasoned with anchovy and topped with Parmigiano Reggiano. It was also topped with a couple of slices of crispy bacon and a salt-cured egg yolk. The kale was fresh and crispy and I loved the use of the egg yolk. Before our pizzas arrived, the server brought us three oils to use along with our pizza. This included the herb, parm, and chili oil. We were told to drizzle some on our plate and dip our pizza into it rather than drizzling straight onto our pizza. However, we found that the oils were not very strong in flavour. The herb oil was the only one that we could really taste the rosemary. I ended up eating the pizza on its own since it was already very flavourful. The first pizza we had was the classic Margherita Pizza. A beautiful marinara sauce topped with basil and fior di latte. Fior di latte is made of cow's milk rather than water buffalo which is more costly. However, the mozzarella was still extremely stringy and I enjoyed the cheese very much. Next up was the Pesto & Ricotta Pizza Basil Pesto of which we added an additional $5 to add prosciutto. In addition, the pizza was topped with fresh ricotta, pine nuts, Grana Padano cheese, and pesto. Loved the flavours of this pizza and I think the salty prosciutto really added flavour to it. The last pizza was the Finocchiona. This had a marinara sauce with fennel sausage, Castelvetrano olives, carmelized onions, provolone cheese and basil leaves. This is perfect for those who are meat lovers. The Classic Affogato featured a vanilla bean gelato soaked in a single origin espresso. You can never go wrong with an affogato for dessert! I tried the Salted Caramel Budino which came in a jar. This was topped with a vanilla bean Mascarpone cream and Maldon sea salt. The budino was smooth and not overly sweet. Overall, we were quite pleased with Bufala. The pizzas are thin crusted, fluffy, and crispy. Large portions and their meatballs and kale salad are delicious! Service was pretty friendly with our server extremely proud of the dishes. Pros: - Great pizza dough and flavours - Meatballs and Caesar Kale Salad are flavourful Cons: - Some of their gourmet pizzas are a bit pricey on the regular menu Price Range: $25/person for DOVF lunch menu 1: Terrible 2: Poor 3: Average 4: Good 5: Excellent Food: 4 Service: 3.5 Ambiance: 3.5 Parking: 3 Overall: 4 read more

I love this place. A hidden gem in its subdued neighbourhood setting, there's a magical, exquisite combination here of tasteful music and ambiance, of delicious food, wine and cocktails, with efficient, attentive, no-nonsense, no-pretence service. It's basically adult-pizza-restaurant heaven. If Bufala is the best in Vancouver at one thing, it is the manner in which it serves as a welcoming and reliable setting for its guests to enjoy a fine evening, whether dining alone or in company with others. Buon appetito! read more

Pleasantly satisfied are the two words that would sum up my experience at Bufala. After having checked out the "Holiday" lights at Van Dussen Garden, a quick search on Google maps led us to this gem of a pizza joint. The decor is very minimalistic yet has a homey feel to it. We were fortunate enough to meet the owner who greeted us as we were waiting for a table on this cold Friday night. We started off with a glass of red from Tuscany which had just the right amount of busy and flavour to accompany our pizzas. We ordered two pizzas Quattro Formaggi and Carpaccio which were both delicious...my favorite was the Gribiche on the Carpaccio that was a first experience for me and definitely a winning combination in my book! Overall, I will be back to try more pizza and appetizers from the small yet carefully curated menu. read more

Best pizza I have had in a long time. First time having a bianca sauce on my pizza, and I am not one for the cream sauce on pizza, but this was nice a light. Paired really well with their pesto topping, and I loved having the infused oil condiment selections. Brilliant. Cant wait to go back! read more

Bufala - Enjoyed some amazing #pizza last weekend at #Bufala in #kerrisdale, loved the infused oil condiment selection. #delish - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Best pizza in Vancouver! Love, love, love this place! The kale Caesar salad and chocolate almond tart are also amazing, I've actually tried a lot of the menu and everything is so good! Staff are super friendly, space is nice, wouldn't go anywhere else for pizza! read more

We love this place ! The pizza has just the right crispiness with the soft pizza bite. The flavours are amazing ! We always order the meatballs to start. We love read more

Beautiful pizza with unique toppings and a fantastic crust! Would recommend to anyone who is looking for some high quality interesting pizza. read more

I've dined here a few times, but most recently it seems like the quality in food has changed. Not sure if the restaurant has been bought out, but the food was not at the same standards as our previous visits. The staff seemed to have changed as well; they weren't as warm and welcoming. I'd suggest passing if you were planning to dine here and try other pizza restaurants. read more

First, let me say, 5 stars for the Pizza. It is the best!! Service is a wee bit inconsistent, if you get a female server, they are all amazing, but the guys tend to be a bit laissez-faire. Good wine list, could use some better BC wines, we never have room for dessert, We used to have the bufala mozz salad, and it was delish, but they changed the accoutrements to something sweet, and then to peas I think, so that so we don't order it any more. The reason we give it a 3 star is because the salad selection and quality is terrible, and we really feel like we are missing a part of our meal not being able to have a great salad with our Pizza. They keep saying they are working on it but last time they added a new salad it was limp and bland. read more

My friends and I came here for dinner. The 5 of us shared 3 pizzas. We ordered the Finocchiona, Artichoke & Olive and one other one (totally forgot what it was). All were delicious but the artichoke one was my fav. I also ordered a cocktail called Westside (just tasted like lemon water). It was alright. I would definitely try this place again. read more

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The funghi pizza was delish with the great puffy crust that I truly enjoy. Served with three olive oils to dip the crust into. The smoked olives were great, meaty taste and crisp texture. My friend ordered the kale caesar- a mountain of chopped kale, not to my liking but the dressing was wonderful and she enjoyed it immensely. I ate her bacon. Yum! Her margharita pizza was tasty. Service was adequate, slow, mid-afternoon with only a few tables occupied. I get that the pizza crust is hand-pulled, and it is very tasty, so go with someone you enjoy chatting with. Nice to have this place in Kerrisdale, and I will return to sample more menu items. There are lineups in the evenings, so if you have a week day break, try Bufala for a late lunch. Clean, stylish, tasty food. Street parking, metred on the Boulevard, free on the side streets. read more

My favorite local place. A welcome addition to the tired fare in Kerrisdale. Great pizzas and starters. Can get busy so you might have to sit at the communal table in the middle of the restaurant which is fine by me. I always order extra food to take home. Smoked olives are great, The Finocchiona pizza is my favorite, I also like to ask for a side of arugula to add to any pizza I order, it only comes with the Carpaccio, read more

Bufala - Pretty lights on the cherry tree outside Bufala - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The pizza here is SO good. Can't really speak to the service or atmosphere because we just got take out. Perhaps they should lose a star for not being cheap and only recently starting to (finally) do take out, but I think I'll just leave it as 5, as the pizza is great. read more

Bufala sucks big time. We had a bad experience with ordering their food through Uber Eats. We received the wrong order and the driver took it back. I called the restaurant to attempt to obtain the food that was ordered. They admitted their error and said that our actual order was sitting there. I asked them to send the correct order immediately but they refused . I asked why they could not send it in a taxi but they refused to do anything to correct THEIR error. All they could suggest was that I submit another order through Uber Eats and attempt to get a refund for the first order. Unbelievable! I asked to speak to the manager and the girl on the phone said there was no manager and no one was in charge. Right? It was late and I was hungry so I stupidly complied and now I paid for 2 orders and weeks later I have no refund. Bufala refused to take responsibility for, or ownership of THEIR error and they delighted in screwing me over. They obviously have no concern for customers who are the innocent victims of their thoughtlessness. read more

We really enjoyed the Ricotta pizza the first 2 times we visited, and even recommended to friends, but it just seems to have lost something since then. Seems like staff changes a lot - our next two experiences have been with servers who just started, the pizza was ok - not wonderful, the beet salad was sad looking and not very fresh and way overpriced for what we got. Probably won't go again. read more

Great place for great tasting, quality pizza, service is friendly and fast! Be aware that this place gets super busy and pay parking is sometimes hard to find around the block because it gets so busy! Definitely worth coming back for! read more

Went for dinner there and ordered beef carpaccio, arugula & grapefruit salad, pizza: pesto & ricotta, funghi, and finocchiona. Portions were good to share among 4 people. Flavour was good and the crust was yummy. Only thing was i find it a bit too thin, hence the toppings kept falling off. But I must say the staff there were attentive and super friendly. read more

Wonderful place. We come here every year when we visit vancouver. The pizza are always nice and fresh and the smoked olives are really nice. The waitstaff are fri madly and always happy to give you suggestions. Must try. read more

Bufala - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The pizzas are delicious, but the customer services are awful. The only waitress there always gives us a bitch face as if we're not good enough for her restaurant(we're a table of two Asian girls btw). We asked for the bill, but we waited for 10+minutes, she just wandering around and never looked at our direction. So eventually, we walked to the bar table and paid the bill by card. I was impatient so I didn't read the card machine and thought I was good to go as I heard a beep, but turned out the machine didn't connect to the wifi (oh hey, that's not my problem), and the waitress treated us like we dine and ditch, rudely take my card away from my hand without asking. 100/100 will not eat again. *It was 5 pm and there were only three tables of customers at the moment read more

I'll keep this short and sweet. (I've been a professional chef for 10 years) I was at Bufala recently with high hopes, as I love Wildebeest and was spending a few weeks in Kerrisdale. Not going to lie.... I was REALLY excited. Pizza was amazing. Perfectly cooked, crisp, excellent toppings, it was without flaws. Service was a joke. Server cleary checked out as soon as we didn't order any alcohol. There was no explanation of anything, we didn't get appies for 25-30 minutes, as a chef myself I feel for the kitchen, all i wanted was the server to come reassure us it was on the way. The food came all at different times(which would have been fine with a simple explanation) and the server was basically hanging out with her friends (or so it seemed) at the table beside us. Complete joke. I loved the pizza, but will not be returning, ever, because of pathetic service. Sorry guys.... you lost a great potential customer. read more

We were here this past friday 2 families with 2 toddlers ( 4 yrs old and 5 yrs old ) 3 of us arrived first because we are waiting for our friends to join us so she told us to sit at the very back table for 5 and will bring in the extra chair. we understand that it's getting busy so after 1/2 an hour we ordered the green peas and ham pizza and their home made bread sticks with prosciutto. then our friends arrived, few minutes after here comes the waitress with the long hair bringing the plates for our friends, come back and wanting to take the orders but our fiends says they are still deciding what to order., still waiting for the extra chair. so finally i waved at the waitress with a bob hair cut, i asked for the extra chair and her reply was it's coming, after 15 minutes no chair yet. so i decided to ask the waitress with the long hair. she brought the extra chair and and basically just damped it in front of us not saying anything and walk away. i was just jaw drop, I can't believe it. we were having our 2 pizza and the place are getting busy and here comes the other waitress with a orangy floral top come up to our table and looking at the 4 slices of pizza and asked us " how is it going ? instead of asking us " is everything ok? we told her that we are waiting for the 3rd pizza, she walked away. We are in a habit of giving generous tip but not for this establishment. WE'RE NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL! read more

What a ridiculous restaurant.... I don't know what all of the hype is about. The food is good and that's where the positive feedback ends. We went out for a night with friends and wanted to try the new place in the neighborhood. The staff were so rude it was almost laughable! We will never go back and will certainly be telling our friends not to waste their money there. read more

I came here as my bestie lives in the area. The pizza crust is huge and doughy. Good if you like that sort of thing, however, it felt as though I was eating more bread than pizza. Can't complain about it not being filling, however, the ratio of toppings and bread was a bit off. The salad was good. I had the garden salad. The prices were as you would expect in the area. Great atmosphere and the customer service was amazing. read more

Just another 'start-up' that has no vision, and it is 'doing it on the cheap' - don't bother! I was hoping that there would be someplace new that would be of quality up here. Sadly, this is not the case. They are trying to cater to a myriad of people, and above all - they just want to make money. It is just another 'gourmet? pizza -joint without a sense of purpose , and with NO style. We deserve better! The 'bonus oils' were laughable - the parm-oil was just 'filler' that tasted no better than saw-dust. This place is tacky, and you would do better just to go to somewhere else. read more

Our go-to pizzeria! I have tried alot of their flavours (don't know how to spell them - theyre in Italian) and they are all quite delicious. Pizza crust is good too, I love how they give you different flavoured olive oils to put on your pizza. I usually dip my crust on them to add flavour. Their meatnall marinara is also delicious. Overall I would give this place a 4.5, as customer service could be better and waiting times for food could be faster. read more

Bufala - Pizza Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Frequently eat here. Love the Margherita pizza. Beet salad is quite good, but portion is small.

This was a total wast of my time. My partner and I thought we would give it a try. We were no impressed. We ordered ice tea and got lemonade. Then they gave us watery lemonade and called it Lemmon ice tea......@ 5$ a small glass..felt very ripped off. The server kept complaining that there was only one person to serv tonight. The pizza was hohum..nothing i couldn't have made myself.Seemed if you we're not drinking alcohol you were ignored. Would never recommend this to anyone. read more

Came in for lunch on a slow Saturday with my boyfriend and got immediately seated with menus. We had some inquiries before we ordered however our server couldn't answer our question nor did she bother trying to find out (ie "how large are your beers?" "...I don't know, it's a standard size? It's a normal size glass". At that point it felt like she had checked out). Made our margherita, ox tail and kale and 2 drink order but she forgot part of our order on the walk to the computer. About 15 minutes for the first fresh, hand made, made to order pie to come out followed by the second one about 5 minutes later however the pizzas were delicious: thin but chewy crust, tangy light tomato sauce and the right amount of toppings. Also tried all but the ham flavoured oil (herb, Parmesan and chilli were the other ones). The bill came and we paid but not a thank you, goodbye or even an acknowledgement from either the hostess or waitress that served us. It's too bad the front of house can't represent the quality of the pizzas coming out of the kitchen read more

The pizza is very, very good. But...the customer service is absolutely terrible. We've been several times, and only one of the waitresses was decent at her job. The others are awful. We've walked in, and there's been several empty, but dirty, tables, and are usually told "5-10 min" for a table. Um...why? Give me a rag, and I'll clean it myself... The wait staff are generally slow, unhappy, and rush you out as soon as you're close to finishing your meal (last time, they asked if we wanted coffee, and took away our plates, before we had even finished our last slices of pizza). It's worth it to go for the tasty pizza...but don't expect much from wait staff. read more

Went on a Saturday night. It was quite busy but got seated at a high table in about 5-6 min. Ordered a kale Cesar salad to share and a Margherita pizza. The salad was tasty. The pizza was OK. Service was less than we expected but we didn't order alcohol. Waitress tried to take away the salad bowl before we had finished and removed our plates with one of us still eating a slice. Seems they needed our place to seat a party if 6. We got the message loud and clear when they set the space for 4 next to us for 6 and squeezed two extra chairs in. Oh, wiping our table with a damp rag while we were still seated was another clue. All in all we were out in 35 min. Didn't need the hour parking! Won't go back. Too bad it isn't nicer. Kerrisdale needs more restaurants. read more

I have never been to a restaurant less accommodating than Bufala Pizzeria. Our dinner party consisted of 4 families for a total of 7 adults, 2 young kids (5 and 2 years old) and 2 babies (8 and 4 months old, with the youngest baby and her parents visiting from Ottawa). Because this restaurant doesn't accept reservation, I went ahead of the group at 5:45pm to make sure our guests and kids won't have to wait long. The waitress greeted me, understood the number of people and age composition, and told me the table she'll place us in is at the back and the wait will be 15 mins. All sounded reasonable. A few mins later, the same waitress told me that the group occupying the very table has a birthday celebration and our wait will be 30 mins. We reluctantly agreed as our friends were arriving and it turned out that Bufala made us wait for over 75 mins in spite of hungry kids and tired guests. What's more ridiculous is that the same waitress set us up at a 4' tall bench with stools. When we questioned how the bloody hell we can sit young kids and babies on tall stools, she offered us high chairs for the kids! Was she out of her mind? High chairs are for sitting kids at regular table height. We ended up splitting the group because our Ottawa guest has to breastfeed her baby and sitting precariously on a stool is not an option. The other group with the young kids didn't have another table to relocate to and had to settle for the tall bench. If we wanted to split up the group, we could have done that without waiting for 75 mins. And because of their callousness, 3 vehicles were ticketed in spite of each of us paying for 2 hours of meter parking. Were we ungrateful customers? I think not as our bills for pizza and beer totaled over $150. And now we have to add another $105 for parking tickets that could have been avoided if the waitress and the restaurant were more considerate and accommodating. Was the food quality worth the trouble? I had better pizzas at Rocky Mountain, Via Revere and Cotto Enoteca so I have to say my money is better spent elsewhere. On the whole, I don't recommend this pizzeria for their poor service, unimaginative staff and just acceptable food. read more