Top Pizza restaurants in Surry Hills, Australia

Pizza was so good, is the best I've eaten in Sydney so far. I've been there with my friends(8) during Saturday and it was so so so noisy that we couldn't even talk! The manager at the beginning didn't want to separate the bill with a rude behavior.

Wonderful dinner experience here celebrating a birthday. We enjoyed the hand-made woodfired pizzas here, with wonderful selections. We also enjoyed the tiramisu here, which was delicious.

The staff are incredibly friendly, and definitely let them know if you're celebrating a birthday here, there will be a surprise waiting for you. 😉

Time to ditch the diet when visiting Via Napoli. (Surry Hills)
and enjoy an Italian feast.
This place is always "buzzing", very popular.
Step inside to the large indoor dining area and get ready for the loud festivity.
There is limited seating outdoors, (for those seeking a quieter vibe) which was very pleasant in the afternoon winter sunshine.
The prices are not over the top.
Servers with strong Italian accents add that extra bit of authenticity that makes you feel like you're dining right in the heart of Italy.
The Gnocchi and Arancini balls are proof that happiness comes in the form of carbs.

Next time, I will certainly be tucking into the pizzas being served to other diners.
They looked sensational.

service is nice 👍
had high expectations 😅
🤷 food was ok - 🍕 diavola pizza (some 🍯 would have been great), burrata 🧀 focaccia 🍞 (wish there was more basil, 🍅 was meh), and porcini 🍄 arancini (not fresh?) 🌾
💁 kinda mid compared to the other Italian spots in the area
complimentary 🌶️ chilli oil on the side

Great spot! I’ve been visiting via napoli since day one when Luigi opened the first small shop in Lane Cove. It has grown since then massively though consistency on the dough and pizza has remained good. It’s slightly more mass market than originally intended though you got to make sure you keep your audience happy!

The Birthday celebrations in Via Napoli are the thing! All the staff will sing for you and the restaurant becomes like a little Italy!

Antipasto was decent, but I won't be ordering the Pizza Il Capitano again—just not to my taste. However, the main issue was the service. I booked a table over the phone, and upon arrival, we were informed that we only had one hour to eat. We sat down at 7:00, ordered wine and food at 7:15, received our pizza and other dishes after 25 minutes, and were kicked out by 8:00, even though we still had wine left. The atmosphere was terrible, with noise so loud it hurt my ears.

The Italian waitress was very sweet and professional, but the guy managing our table was only friendly until we didn't leave a tip. I would have tipped the waitress, but not him—and that's my right. I will never come back, not even if I were paid.

I had a great experience at this establishment! The staff were friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was lively and welcoming. The food was delicious and the portions were generous.
I would definitely recommend this place to others.

Celebrated Mothers Day at Via Napoli Surry Hills and were delighted by the food and service! We had the special mothers day set menu which consisted of menu items we would not have normally ordered. All the food was delicious!!

We enjoyed an amazing birthday lunch at Via Napoli on the weekend. It was a 70th b’day celebration & it was thoroughly enjoyable. The food was so incredibly delicious, the service was equally as good & the atmosphere was casual & fun. It’s a family run business & we were treated like family. Thoroughly recommend this restaurant & will definitely be returning

Vacanza Restaurant in Surry Hills earns a 5/5 for its outstanding dining experience. A special shoutout to Francesca, who recommended mouth-watering entrées that set the tone for an amazing meal. The focaccia bread was delightfully delicious, while the pizzas stole the show with their perfectly crispy bases, balanced sauce, and just the right amount of toppings—absolutely perfect. We walked in, no booking, though if you do this I suggest you go early. When leaving we noticed a line of about 20 people out the door.

This is a casual place with Amazing 100% Italian Pizza.
Please, if you decide to eat here at “Vacanza Pizzeria“ you must know that they use
San Marzano Pomodoro, the best Italian tomato from South Italy Napoli, exactly from the Vesuvio .
Ingredients are super fresh.
Friendly service with an Italian touch .

The dough 🤌🤌🤌 I found the dough very different from other pizzaria. It was chewy and gooey at another level. Woodfired, and with loaded italian cheese with understated toppings, pizza had wow factor in it. Staff were brilliant, keep making eye contact with patron, pronto response and service with excellence. We had truly pleasant dining experience and highly recommend.

Best pizza in Sydney! Perfect dough, I have never eaten anything like this in my life.
Good service, good music (I love how they put Italian music to listen) and lovely place, quiet.
You won’t regret going :)

I’ve been wanting to write this review for some time now and I’ve finally been encouraged by reading a multitude of experiences like mine.
I’m a local and have dined here multiple times. I really wanted to love this place but had been ripped off with $10 thimble sized limoncellos ( they were cleverly offered to us in the manner they do in Italy so I believed at the time they were complimentary, I don’t even like the stuff), charged $7 for a bottle of still water when I only wanted tap water, charged rediculous fine dining prices for corkage, been served very dry pizza with barely any topping, but the worst thing was the undeserved rudeness of the owner/waiter. His behaviour was so arrogant and shocking it was almost comical.
I’m Italian myself and found this behaviour embarrassing and if Aussies thought his manner was typically Italian ( which thankfully isn’t) no one would be visiting that beautiful country.
In any case, there are too many good pizza establishments about to be putting up with all this. Loving Vacanza right now

The worst ever experience, just because of a waiter who had a serious attitude problems.

We requested for a changed of the table since the one we got was unstable and looked really awful. Despite having 3 tables free, the waiter rudely replied “TRY BOOKING EARLIER NEXT TIME”. This made me very embarrassed in front of my partner. If I were him, I would have politely said that “Sorry we can’t change the table for XYZ reason”.

Since he showed so much attitude right from the start, we decided to leave. And this guy came outside the restaurant and shouted from the top of his lungs “THANK FOR BOOKING AND JUST LEAVING”. I felt so relieved and thankful that I didn’t stay to be the victim of his bad attitude throughout our dinner and ruin our evening.

Also note, that I had 20% discount from EAT club and I decided to let it go just because of the behavioural problem of the staff.

I do hope that the management will invest to train their staff on how to be hospitable with customers.

Vacanza Pizzeria offers some of the best pizza we have had the pleasure of enjoying since arriving in Sydney. The menu is small, but still broad enough that there should be something for everyone. The BYOB is a little on the pricey side compared to Vacanza's competitors but is still a pleasant treat. Sam noted that the seating is a little uncomfortable but perhaps that helps to keep the tables moving. Our waitress, a young Irish lady, did an excellent job with our table.

The pizza here is really good, authentic with quality ingredients. Had 2 pizzas and the dough was really nice, definitely recommend

The staff were incredibly friendly and the atmosphere was cozy!
However, we waited over 30 minutes for below-average pizzas.
Really hope this was an off night as I had heard good things about this place. Fingers-crossed they will be better next time.

Overall nice pizza and would come again!

Loved the pizza crust and base here, had the beetroot sauce base which was also yummy! Would love to see more vegetarian or vegan (coconut oil cheese) options/more options with veggies on top.

Is a bit tricky if it is raining as the awning has a large gap in it and doesn’t extend very far out.
Cute seating inside, a bit noisy though but nice vibes, would come again.

Ok food was good. But the service is so bad it’s almost Entertaining. I rocked up said I had a table for 3 booked at 3.30 and the guy acted surprised and then moved a table over - so I’m guessing it wasn’t really reserved. I asked if we could sit outside and without looking at me he goes “Nope. All booked.” Then we got into a fight about wine glasses. They give you normal cups (I know v European) I saw wine glasses hanging and asked if I could have one bc they ask for $8.50 corkage anyway he goes “what do you think this is fine dining? This is wine cup and this is cup cup for water.” He then proceeded to walk past us about 20 times ignoring us. I think he might be the manager or owner. He definitely does not have time for you it’s comical. I would probs go there again tho x

All dishes were incredibly amazing, and we truly enjoyed our meal. Service from the staff was 5 out 5. They even remembered us even we haven’t been there for a while.

Delicious and well knowledgeable staff of their menu. Gave a great recommendation for a pizza. Food was yummy and will go there again until I've tried the whole menu!

Super pizza restaurant, fantastic selections of pizzas & as good as Italy.
Warm engaging fun staff
Our second time & it’s a must every time we visit Sydney

The most amazing pizza experience in all of Sydney! The manager and staff were first class and made sure their guests had the best experience. From explaining the history of the restaurant to even explaining their own background it was second to none. I’d you are craving a pizza in Sydney, you must visit this local pizzeria and have a chat with the staff, I wish we can do it all over again! Cheers

Highly Recommend!!!
The staffs were super friendly!
All the pizza flavor were so good! The pizza flavor was quite special and different with others, has a rich taste!
Our favorite was SFIZIOSA, but I think all the flavor will be good haha
Although we love the thin crust more, these pancrust pizza were also amazing!
We had a great night and definitely will come back soon :)

Everything about Al Taglio is incredible. The pizza tastes amazing and their designs are full of innovation making their pizzas very different to others. Our waiter during lunch today was more than happy to explain the workings of each pizza as it was served to us and had a good chat with us along the way. And the general smell/atmosphere made is feel very cosy and a nice place to be. I'm glad they made it through Covid and will definitely come back for lunch bringing other people from work too :)

Amazing night and fabulous food. Silvio (owner) and Federica made us feel at home. Every dish was introduced, and from the top quality ingredients to the creation on the plate, it was art. Can’t recommend this more. Plus the “vitamins” for the road, limoncello with the chef himself 👌🏽.

The shop was cozy and inviting and the aroma of freshly baked pizza made my mouth water.

The menu has a wide variety of options, but remember to ask the friendly staff for weekly specials, so you won’t miss out. The staff were friendly, knowledgeable, and provided excellent service.

Highly recommend this place to all pizza lovers out there!

Went there with a friend who knows the owner and got to say that the food was really good but the service was a bit lacking.
I will say that the food was really really good. We had pizza three different kinds all really good. Dessert was to die for. Highly recommend.
The only thing that was a bit of a let down was the service.
So we got there before our friend and because the booking was under our friends name we decided to wait for him. I was slightly tired I decided to have a seat outside on their chairs. Straight away there was someone that came out to let us know that we would need to order or get up even though we said that we were waiting for a friend. That’s fine I got up till our friend got there. But then we got the best table wherever we wanted and the whole time we were there the same waiter would not stop fussing over our friend a little too much😳🙄
If you want quality pizza high recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We came for dinner and were seated by a guy who seem to be the owner straight to a dirty table, no apology, no explanation, nothing. We waited for a while to see if he was gonna come back to clean, but he did not.

We waited and waited until a lovely Italian waiter came (sorry forgot to ask his name, but he was very friendly, lovely, professional, and polite even though he did not speak English fluently, he just worked there for 2 weeks!). He asked us if we had enjoyed our dinner. Then we explained that we just came and it is a dirty table from previous guest, he apologized and finally cleaned our table and offered menu.

We ordered 4 pizzas from the owner and it came quite fast, generous toppings too. The taste was alright. 1 of us mentioned to remove olives from his pizza when ordering (like 2-3 times) yet the pizza still came with olives on it.

The plates was not the cleanest, and
we also got dirty water cups.

The worst part for me was seeing a large cockroach crawling on the wall next to our table. I know it is summer and of course it is going to be everywhere but I just lost my appetite.

Overall, not the best experience. Hope they can do better with hygiene and customer service.

Amazing thin crust authentic Roman style pizza. Great vibes and friendly staff. Price was as expected at $25 per pizza. The specials of the day were all really good

Absolutely exceptional pizza served fresh by an awesome team! You'll be hard pressed to find wood fired pizza this good elsewhere in Sydney! Fresh ingredients expertly cooked and served piping hot. Plenty of toppings available plus weekly specials and a great range of starters too. It's a beautiful atmosphere and I cannot recommend this place highly enough.