Buco Pizzeria St Albert

Rose made our 18th anniversary spectacular. The food was exceptional and the atmosphere was beautiful.

Nice meal and friendly staff.

Not a lot of seating so reservations recommended.

We went earlier than usual, around 5- 5: 15 and it was a good thing, because it was busy. But they found us a table, which we appreciated. Service was good, friendly and attentive. Pizza was well cooked, and tasty. We'll be back again for sure. Thanks for the delicious pizza

Small little cozy restaurant with great ambiance. Food and drinks were very good, my favourite place for Italian in St. Albert.

I was there visiting in October 2023 from Ontario with my family who eat there frequently, and I really enjoyed the entire concept.food was delicious and service was amazing. Definitely would recommend

The service is great, but the restaurant will actually ask you to leave if they feel you have been at your table too long, despite having appetizers, dinner and dessert.

I was incredibly disappointed and as we were there for a birthday dinner, would have gone elsewhere if we knew this was the case.

We made a reservation and were seated at the smallest table in the corner, and when someone in our party asked to move to a vacant table, we were told the other tables were saved for reservations, which we had made.

I was so disappointed in this restaurant, and when concerns were brought up to the manager, it was met with justification why there are not tables for available for certain individuals and why there are time limits imposed. It was indicated I should know this, but no where on the website or in restaurant are there indications of time limits.

I'm extremely disappointed in this franchise and will no longer be visiting.

Food was amazing- the bacon wrapped mozza balls are to die for- however the server with bright red hair is probably the worst server I've had at any restaurant. She was rude, abrupt, and acted like she'd rather be anywhere else. I asked a question about the happy hour menu and she ripped it out of my hands and proceeded to answer me like I was a six year old while pointing at the menu for something she easily could have just told me. You can see the whole restaurant from basically anywhere and I could see her pointing to our table and talking to a different server who "took over because the other girl was off, " but she was very clearly still working. The second girl was great though. Weird experience

It was very busy in there but we were able to order food at the bar, the pizzas were amazing, the drinks were absolutely tasty and the staff (particularly the the bar tenders) were fantastic and attentive. The atmosphere at the bar was very much like being in a public house (pub) in Europe where you got chatted up by other patrons. All in all a lovely place for a relaxed date night.

Perhaps a Friday evening is not an ideal time to visit this establishment; the place was full, even though the food is mediocre, at best. The noise level was off the charts; the four of us were shouting and leaning forward just to have a conversation! The Rigatoni and meatballs I ordered was quite tasteless. Buco used to be one of my favourite places to eat, although had not been back for several years. It has changed and for the price, there are better places to eat in St Albert.

Our server (think her name is Carling; employee 5717) was awesome. Quick to put water on our table, quick to ask us if we wanted anything else. Quick to order. Asked us once how our food was (I hate when waiters ask multiple times). Took out plates away as soon as we we're done. Gave us the bill right away. Honestly didn't give try hard vibes (which I also like) Was seamless and easy. Loved the food as per usual. I enjoy coming to this place! Great consistency.

Sad to see how bad this restaurant is nowadays.
Portions are much smaller now compared to my previous visits between January and June this year.
The restaurant has always been noisy, however, now is just unbearable. Regarding the staff, I really find it hard to justify why would they ask for 18% as a default tip. They barely deserve 15% if any at all.

Love the food. Especially the pizza! But every time we order take out we specify "cold pizza sauce that comes on the margherita". They literally always give us the wrong sauce. Im confused as to how they don't know which sauce comes on the margherita

We have eaten here many times and loved the food. It was 1130 am Friday Sept 1/23. The waitress refused my request to sit at a table with 4 chairs saying they were ALL reserved. They were not all reserved. There was only one other couple in the whole restaurant. There were no reserved signs on the tables. The bench seat she gave us was too low for 2 of us very short 5’ woman. And anyone on the bench seat was looking at the kitchen to our right and dirty dishes etc. I was very polite to her throughout and in the end said we will eat elsewhere. My complaint was that she had the power but we were her customers. We were elderly and felt slighted by her. We have never been treated like that at Buco before.

I’ve been a fan of Bucos for years however lately the pizza is always burnt or soggy without cheese. My entire pizza order this evening was burnt to the point the bottom side was black. This is very unfortunate as we will have to find a new pizza joint. With the cost of eating out I expected better.

There’s good vibes when you enter the place, service was great, we enjoyed our meals, overall I recommend it

I ordered the Funghi Pizza for lunch, it was absolutely delicious, the waitress was great and the restaurant was hopping. I will definitely be back!
Thank-you

Great food. Non-rushed service. Spent a great Sunday on the patio enjoying a bottle of wine.

What a lovely spot with a great patio and super friendly staff. Oh, and the food is amazing too!

I have been to many Italian restaurants, but with all the hype about Buco, I did not enjoy anything about the food. It was the most tasteless calzone that I ever ate. Even my other friends thought that the food was nothing to write home about. Surely won't be dining there again whenever we visit St. Albert. Disappointed!

I have probably come here 50+ times. It is my favourite restaurant, however I need to mention a problem I have been noticing over the last year or so that has gotten progressively worse. There are way too many flies that roam around and each time I come there seems to be more of them. I hope management can solve this issue because it really ruins the environment and meal having to swat flies away from my food.

I'll start by saying, the food here was phenomenal!

We walked in at 4: 50. There was 1 man at 1 table, and the relatively large restaurant was otherwise empty. After being asked if we had a reservation, the hostess said they were completely full and we could sit at a high top or at the bar. When we left at 6: 15, the restaurant was about 2/3 full. If you don't want to sit at the bar, make a reservation.

Everything we ordered was excellent! Highlights were the bruschetta and chocolate mousse. It all arrived pretty quickly and tasted fresh.

The service wasn't great, as we were often without things we wanted and the server was nowhere to be found. Would have liked to order another drink and an extra side of sauce! With the service being how it was, their terminal probably shouldn't have their suggested minimum tip set to 18%.

Nice atmosphere, great food, little bit pricey but its worth Every penny
The waitress is welcoming and rapid service despite the resto was packed

The food is amazing but Rose is the best server I’ve ever had. I might start a petition to give her a raise)

Absolutely to die for here. The food is so incredibly beautifully plated by the very talented chefs. I've been here a few times, and every time I've come, the food has been sooooo very good.l dive in so quickly that I always forget to take pictures, haha. One of these days, lol. I really like the mushroom, truffle Gnocchi toped with arugula sprinkled with some toasted walnuts. I've tried the ravioli as well, and it is also very good. Their pizzas are incredible as well! Lots of toppings I've tried the mushroom truffle with ff color ⁴

As we were dining here, I could tell that a lot of regulars frequent this location. The servers knew their orders off the top of their head. They were on the ball with their service towards us as well. Our server asked us if we would like some more bread with our charcuterie board before I even thought to ask. They were quick to refill our drinks and were constantly checking on us and everyone around us. Service was immaculate and the food was delightful. We will definitely be back. I’d definitely recommend checking out this location.