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John The Baker

3.4 (154 reviews)
ModeratePizza, Italian
Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Outdoor seating
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Hot Oil pizza and penne alla Vodka
Kristen V.

Visited John the Baker in Stamford for the first time. Its your classic, family Italian restaurant with all the fan favorites (pizza, pasta, salad, dessert). Nothing frilly in the interior/atmosphere but the food is solid. We tried all sorts of dishes and were happy! The pizza was particularly delicious and I inhaled my zeppoles immediately, so good. Highly recommend if you want a classic, Italian meal without the fuss. Service was attentive and great!

Bacon Wrapped Salmone
Daniella M.

Visited for lunch yesterday and had a great time filled with great food! The mussels were some of the best mussels I ever tried I'd come back just for those alone! Service was kind and quick. The restaurant is cozy. I loved the seafood dishes and would definitely be back.

Baked Stuffed Clams
Allison C.

I think we found our new favorite spot for pizza in Stamford! John the Baker is one of those places I passed by often and wondered about, and what we found was a super family friendly, no frills spot that serves all the classic Italian dishes you could want. They haven't changed their pizza recipe in the over 60 years they've been in business, which is a testament to how great their pizza is! We were happy with everything we had, and the clam appetizer was super tasty too. Loved that you could pick out any pasta with any kind of sauce as a pairing with your entree, and we were impressed to see they had a full bar too. All of the dishes arrived quickly to our table, and we were in and out within an hour. So glad we stopped in!

Chicken piccata with angel hair pasta with a garlic and olive oil sauce and fresh veggies.
Monica M.

When I used to live in Stamford many many years ago this was my go to place to pick up or dine in for pizza. It was my last night visiting Stamford and I wanted a great meal so I stopped by my old favorite. It was about 7:45 so it wasn't terribly busy. I was greeted and seated promptly and my soda arrived with a few minutes. I decided on the chicken piccata with angel hair pasta topped with garlic and olive oil. The meal came with a salad that was a perfect size and some bread. My entree arrived in the perfect time and I eagerly dug into it. The chicken was cooked to perfection. The sauce nice and lemony just as expected. The accompanying veggies nice and fresh and loved the zucchini that was so great. Service was very attentive and my soda refilled without having to ask. If you're in Stamford and looking for a great meal that's reasonable and a great value I do recommend John The Baker!

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Adam L.

Great food. Terrific service. Really enjoyed the experience. Lots of choices and authentic. I recommend the cannoli. Bon Appetite

Serving bugs to customers. Enlarge and look in the middle. John The Baker Salad
Ali p.

What they have on website is not what I received. I ordered specifically thru their website what was to be three (3) quarts of soup to receive the following: one quart of chicken and rice (which ended up being mainly rice and at best a tablespoon of chicken). It tastes of water with no flavor. Where's the chicken?!? One what I expected to be quart as it is $11 and DOES NOT SAY PINT (website is VERY VERY MISLEADING as it has pint sizes above priced at around $8 you click the link and all different box s for server pop up. Specifically as an appetizer check box , as an entree check box - which is what I selected). This also taste like water. Difference from this and the rice soup is it had one (1) piece of chicken. Again where's the chicken? Last but not least, was red escarole & beans with sausage quart (I also selected "as entree" and got a pint. The sausage is burnt and the broth has soooo much salt I spit it out. I know sausage can be salty so the cook ‍ should know not to add to much additional salt to the food. I called JOHN THE BAKER to get a refund and return the soup only to be given on excuse (prices went up. That's why you got a pint not a quart. We are not giving you your money back. We don't do that. We can give you a discount). Maria and Willy should not be in restaurant management. I don't want a discount I just want my money back. Take your soup back and give me back my $50.00. I can take a bag of ramen soup and do better than what they try to pass off. Actually, I just opened up a can of Campbell chicken with rice soup and threw it in the microwave and it tastes a 1,000 times better than what #JohnTheBaker tries to pass off as chicken rice soup. It not only had flavor to it instead of water broth it had MORE CHICKEN. Know this, you could offer me a month of free meals and based on what I experienced tonight, I wouldn't not accept it nor give it away. #Johnthebakerstamfordctsucks; #Johnthebakerstamfordctstealsmoneysellingbadfood; #Johnthebakerstamfordctbeware Where's the chicken John The Baker? Where's the flavor John The Baker? Why burnt sausage John The Baker? Why serve bowl of salt water and call it soup John The Baker?

Cheese Burger with fries
George M.

Food was delicious! The burger was cooked to perfection, fries and the cheesesteak was good too. The steak meat was seasoned and not dry at all. Their was also no long wait time and the staff was also very friendly. I will be coming back here again!

The mom & pop pizza   This one is the winner !
Sharon W.

Food GOOD!!! Limoncello potent!!!! Started with the small house salad ... it came with shaved Gorgonzola !!!! This was a 1st normally blue cheese is crumbled. Yes shaved is better!! It was easy to stack the folk with the perfect bite of lettuce, Gorgonzola, carrots and tomato. The creamy Italian dressing taste fresh. Next came the pizza...so many to choose from so little stomach room... I had the clams casino and the mom&pop ‼

Delicious dressing with the garden salad. I added Buffalo tenders and they were delicious
Em M.

First time at John the Baker and I will certainly be back. The place is spotless! Our cannoli was hand filled to order. The drinks are fun and the food is delicious. Service was top notch as well.

This is a large "2 topping" pizza. Paid $1.75 for each topping even though we order only half

This was first time trying this pizzeria. We ordered over the phone and made sure to explain we only wanted toppings on one half the pizza. Logic would said half of 2 toppings is 1 topping but we were charged for 2 individual toppings. When we arrived we were asked to pay more for the pizza than online prices, make sure you confirm price BEFORE ordering because their online prices do not match their actual prices. When we got the pizza it was poor quality the crust was floppy and the pizza was cold even though we got there in less than 15 min from ordering. Overall not a good experience, we will not be going back. *double check pricing before ordering they're incorrect. Not worth the money Go elsewhere!

Not fresh mozzarella, tomatoes or basil

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Good food good place. I recommend any of the foods . Their pizza is also top notch. Service is also good

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Delicious Italian food, eggplant and chicken parm are great. Great salads and excellent customer service.

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Love this place! Food is great, the atmosphere is nice and the staff is friendly and attentive.

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