Cristino's Coal Oven Pizza

4.9 Stars, The pizza was absolutely fantastic, perfect pie baked in those coal ovens. Antipasto was also pretty tasty, The fettuccine was ok, little basic not much flavor. Gelato was excellent.
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Love the pizza here! As delicious as pie as you’ll find in Pinellas county. Also enjoyed the cozy and vibrant atmosphere of the dining room, friendly service and fair prices. They also make delicious homemade gelato in house and the waitress brought samples after dinner so we could try, which is very nice.

The pasta we ate fell short of the pizza, but the pizza was so delicious that I still give Cristino’s 5 stars (also for the quality gelato and nice salad). They also have a spacious terrace that’s covered during the cooler months. My wife and I have been looking forward to going back!

The absolute best pizza in Tampa Bay. The sauce is delicious and the coal fired oven gives every bite a crispy crust. We usually get the Margherita with sausage. But i have yet to taste a topping that isn't high quality. Additionally, their gelato comes in a variety of good flavors and is a kids favorite. You must try it!

Being from Philly area the Pizza was probably the best I ever had. Definitely worth stopping for. The service was quick. And reasonably priced. Super friendly staff and helpful.

Best pizza & pasta! This is our go to, must have when we visit the area. Pizza is a thin crust, great flavour to the sauce, and you add the toppings you like. Pizza comes in personal 12” or full 16”. Pizza’s come in 4 base styles and then you add your favourite toppings. The coal oven high temp cooking makes a crispy crust with an authentic savoury flavour, just beautiful. We had beer, Peroni, with our pizza today. They have a good selection of beer and wine, including some local craft beers to compliment your meal. The antipasto starter is a nice size for sharing, there were 3 of us. It comes with prosciutto, ham, salami, mozzarella slices, salad greens, slice tomato’s, roast peppers, olives and a lovely Italian herb dressing drizzled. We didn’t have pasta today, but when we have it has always been great. For dessert, we typically get a gelato, always good, and a crème brûlée which is a shareable size. True Italian style Cappucino and Espresso pair nicely with dessert. Service is friendly, fast and always courteous.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Every time I go to Florida my family and I eat here at least twice. They have the best servers and atmosphere, the food is incredible, everything about this place is perfect!

So glad we made the drive to check this place out. Great pizza, service and atmosphere. Look forward to returning to try some of the pasta and gelato!

Ordered a Margherita pizza for pickup - it was one of the best I've had in Florida - cause, cheese, crust perfection. Pizza was ready just as I arrived, the restaurant was buzzing with people, the staff were all super busy, but still took the time to thank me by name on my way out. Will definitely be back.

We ordered a margherita pizza for the table and I had the lasagna and my wife had the carbonara. All of the food was out of this world and the server went above and beyond to accommodate my friends and family with our infant. Outstanding hospitality the likes of which I have not experienced in some time. Tremendous experience all around and we can't wait to go back.

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Clearwater. It reminds me of places home here in NJ/NYC. That is to say it is authentic Italian dishes. If you are visiting Clearwater you have to eat here!!

Victoria was our server and she was very sweet! The food came out quickly and piping hot. We both got pizzas and they were amazing. The crust was crispy and had good flavor without being too charred. The soup wasn’t the greatest. Sadly they didn’t have gelato but we will definitely come back to try it!

Great food and service. Staff was keeping up at a very busy time. (6PM on Friday)

Great Italian feel. Even had an actual italian made expresso machine and Gelato👍

Thanks for serving real Italian beers at reasonable prices. 👌

One recommendation, although small, spread the pizza ingredients more evenly over the pizzas.

Highly recommend 👌

Lasagna meat sauce was delicious. Garlic bread is soft with crust crispy; and they home-make their gelato!

Outstanding! Our family had a great meal here tonight. It was very busy yet very well managed at the front- hostess was excellent. We were told the wait would be 25min and the wait actually ended up being less than expected. Excellent service by our waiter also- really great staff all around. All of the food (pizzas, pasta dishes, dessert) was very good- but the pizzas and gelato stole the show for sure. Very reasonable prices too. Highly recommend!

Absolutely the BEST and I mean BEST coal fired pizza that I have ever had. The mozzarella sticks and bruschetta also fire. Topped off with homemade gelato making this the best experience I’ve had in Clearwater. 11/10 stars.

Visited here with my family for the first time a while back and the pizza and cake taste great!

Decided to try this place for dinner on a Tuesday night. The service was excellent and our waitress was very sweet and personable. The food was amazing, especially the pizza! We got the eggplant rolatini and it was so yummy. I definitely recommend. Oh

I found this restaurant by accident and I'm so glad I did. It is the absolute best pizza and stuffed shells I've every had. I look forward to bringing family and friend's to try this amazing food. I will try different dishes everytime I go, everything I saw on others customer's plates looked amazing. This was a Tuesday evening at 6:30 and it was very busy. Ypu know a restaurant is good when lots of people are there eating on a week day. I can't wait to go back!

A wonderful dining experience. A very busy night but we were seated immediately. Indoor/Outdoor dining options. We ate indoors because all the outdoor tables were taken on this beautiful Friday evening. The inside is small and cramp but they utilize their space well. The waitress and help staff were friendly and attentive. The food was delicious, and we will be back.

I’ve been to this place many times and it’s always amazing and super consistent even when they are super busy. Everything on the menu is 🔥. I was hesitant to order on Uber eats because sometimes quality suffers with travel but it was so fresh, hot, and delish! Highly recommend!