Cristino's Coal Oven Pizza

Great food, service, and ambiance! Owner on site and very friendly. Excellent value!

this is really disappointing to be sharing. Visited on wednesday evening 2/18, our second visit, first time was just fine, as was the second until the end of the evening when our server went to get our dessert.
The manger and owner decided to reprimand our server on the floor while scooping my gelato for being late to his shift.
I became so infuriated for him because what business owner in their right mind finds it appropriate have that convo while they’re actively serving tables??? and your guests are waiting for the dessert in his hands as your yelling at him???
i confronted the owner to which he argued with me “i’m trying to run a restaurant here so people can’t be late” “usually the music is on so you wouldn’t have heard that conversation” excuses! which is embarrassing because as a grown man who owns a business you could just take accountability for your mistake and apologize.
vote with your dollar people, they don’t respect their employees and there are other businesses in the area that do if you want Italian food.

Amazing restaurant. It has a cozy rustic Italian feel with amazing food and service. Lots of toppings given when ordered. This is easily my favorite local pizza place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing. That is all…

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cristino’s Coal Oven Pizza was absolutely amazing. Being from New Haven, I have very high standards for pizza, and this is hands down the best pizza I’ve had outside of New Haven. The coal-fired crust was perfect—great texture, flavor, and that authentic taste you look for.

The service was outstanding. Everyone was friendly, welcoming, and truly took great care of my family. My kids loved the pasta—I’ve never seen them clean their plates so fast.

The free gelato sample at the end was the perfect finishing touch and a huge hit with the kids.

If you appreciate authentic pizza and great service, this place is a must-visit. We’ll definitely be back.

What a great find. This is where the locals go.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best pizza! At this point we only order pizza from here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can’t believe there isn’t a line outside this place. The food was excellent the pizza had lots of bubbles my favorite. And the prices are unbelievable. Shawn our waiter was from Albania was very attentive and pleasant. Definitely a place to take your friends for a really great Italian and pizza without breaking the bank.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Margherita Pizza with Pepperoni Extra Cheese, Brick Oven, Flavors of Gelato with Italian Cheesecake

The pizza margarita was very good the white pizza was fair.The eggplant parmigiana was good the Salmon not so good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana

FABULOUS FOOD and SERVICE and ATMOSPHERE!!! Totally love this place. Love their outdoor patio. Prices super reasonable. Do not leave without having their gelato for dessert!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Omg. The food and the service were off the charts 🩷
One thousand stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The service is wonderful, the atmosphere is cozy and rustic italian, the food looks great presentation wise and tastes great. You get a huge amount of toppings when you order extra and the place is an all around great experience. This is the best pizza place I've been to in or around clearwater. I absolutely recommend stopping and eating in the dining room. Great place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Well worth the wait in line! Amazing pizzas, pastas, and Gelato! This place is incredible!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I asked for extra ham and stated 'charge me whatever as long as there is a decent amount of ham on it'. Received barely any ham - several pieces had only a small amount of thin slices of 0.5''x0.5'' square ham. I asked for oregano - no oregano added. To pay $25 for a pie of dough with tomato sauce and scarce ham is just ridiculous.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Very disappointing margherita pizza…burnt crust and tomato sauce not flavourful.
Chicken wings dried and not very tasty.
Good mozzarella sticks and eggplant appetizer.
Best part was the delicious pistachio gelato.
Too bad the pizzas were brought to our table before we were finished our appetizers. And the bill was brought just as we were starting our gelato. The worst part was that the pizza was delivered around 15 minutes before my table partner received her baked ziti. We were told it’s because the pizza comes from the oven and the baked ziti is from the kitchen. Service was not very friendly until complaints were made about the pizza. Do better Cristino’s.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3