The Backspace - Austin

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   JonathanS

   Dallas - Fort Worth

   1 recensie

   vip
   3.0

   1 recensie

   3 dagen geleden gegeten

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   We have been to the Backspace several times over the years, one of our favorite places in Austin. This time, however, will likely be our last and I offer the below feedback in the hopes of improving the experience for others. After being seated and ordering an appetizer, we waited about 25 minutes until noticing that what we ordered, a meat and cheese plate, was sitting on the counter waiting to be brought to our table. Our server, who may have been the only server taking care of the restaurant, was standing right in front of the board cutting pizzas and bringing them out to other tables. After 10 more minutes, the server finally brought the board to us after we had been waiting 35 minutes total. Any request, including drink refills was painstakingly slow and had to be requested twice. The pizzas were excellent and since we ordered four, they were brought out 2 at a time which was great. The food quality was high balanced out by the breathtakingly slow service. It’s one thing for a server to be overloaded but it’s quite another to be actively ignored. For reference, our table was two feet away from the server’s position cutting pizzas. We felt invisible and for $200, that should not have been our experience.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   5 recensies

   vip
   5.0

   5 recensies

   4 dagen geleden gegeten

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Love this place. We’ve been several times. The happy hour is great and everyday. The fennel sausage pizza is our favorite and every appetizer we’ve had has always been good.

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Austin

   1 recensie

   5.0

   1 recensie

   Gegeten op 27 januari 2023

   overall5food4service5ambience4

   Pre show quick appetizer and drink. Appetizer was very good as well as beer, wine offerings. Service was attentive . The restaurant is quaint and comfortable, Would definitely go back for pizza.

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   DorotheaF

   New York / Agglomeratie New York

   3 recensies

   vip
   5.0

   3 recensies

   Gegeten op 21 januari 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Stephanie rocks and the food is the best!

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   JessieC

   Austin

   6 recensies

   4.0

   6 recensies

   Gegeten op 5 januari 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience4

   The lobster pizza was so delicious. And the atmosphere was dreamy. Remind me of being in a movie where BBF's comes every day after work to share stories. The tables are super close together, like close! We wished for more appetizer options. The most disappointing was on the receipt there was a "wellness charge". I asked what it was for and was told it was for covid safety for the employees, which sounds great in concept, however we feel that is the responsibility of the restaurant to provide "covid safety" to their employees without charging it to the customers. It was a huge turnoff.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Houston

   1 recensie

   vip
   5.0

   1 recensie

   Gegeten op 25 december 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food, cozy environment. Love it!

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   Jboy

   San Francisco

   1 recensie

   3.0

   1 recensie

   Gegeten op 24 december 2022

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   Yet to have a bad experience at The Backspace, I think the last service I had was a one off experience.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Austin

   1 recensie

   vip
   5.0

   1 recensie

   Gegeten op 21 december 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great spot with great pizza and the perfect Italian wine pairings

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   OpenTable Diner

   Austin

   1 recensie

   1.0

   1 recensie

   Gegeten op 18 december 2022

   overall1food3service1ambience2

   Good pizza. Terrible service. Had a reservation for 7pm and was asked to wait until they clear tables. We were seated at 7:20, waited ten minutes to get our order taken. We ended up taking our order to go because of the wait and poor service.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Yucatán

    1 recensie

    4.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 11 december 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience3

    Muy rico ! Ambiente bueno… servicio no tanto. Pero si lo recomendamos.

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    ShannonM

    Dallas - Fort Worth

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 10 december 2022

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    Delightful atmosphere, attentive staff and the food was perfect. The intimate, warmly ambience was a nice contrast to when you step out the door to the noise and craziness of 6th Street! Highly recommend, make sure you make reservations or you may not get a table.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    3 recensies

    5.0

    3 recensies

    Gegeten op 3 december 2022

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    The staff were extremely friendly. The pizzas were amazing. We had roasted broccoli and Margherita which had amazing flavors.

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    HannahG

    Austin

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 17 november 2022

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    Decided to go on a impromptu date with my boyfriend and this spot couldn’t have been more perfect! The host was extremely accommodating and the food ended up being incredible. Definitely some of the best pizza I’ve ever had.

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    MJKBermuda

    Londen

    60 recensies

    vip
    5.0

    60 recensies

    Gegeten op 13 november 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Friendly staff and great food

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    BCCHouston

    Houston

    43 recensies

    vip
    4.0

    43 recensies

    Gegeten op 4 november 2022

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    I live in Houston but get to Austin 1-2 times per year. I’ve eaten at Backspace 5-6 times over the years. Excellent pizza with somewhat limited selection of toppings offers but they picked the right ones and the quality of those offerings is top notch. The Cesar and Burrata salads are both fantastic. The Burrata is among the best I’ve ever had anywhere. Small but decent wine list and friendly service. The wood-burning over is right out in the restaurant which is pretty cool. No cocktails - wine and beer only. If you need a pizza fix in downtown Austin - this is your place.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle / Oost-

    1 recensie

    2.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 21 oktober 2022

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    Food was good. Pizza was great, wine was ok at best. Appetizers were mediocre. Service was atrocious.

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    mjpolo

    Dallas - Fort Worth

    50 recensies

    vip
    3.0

    50 recensies

    Gegeten op 21 oktober 2022

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    A very small place with fairly crowded seating. Food was tasty but VERY slow. It was surprising service was slow given the size of the place but maybe there were a lot of take out orders. The pizza was good but the crust was a little too thick for Neopalitan pizza. Worth another try but didn’t blow me away.

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    NigelH

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 15 oktober 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Backspace never disappoints. Back drop of the pizza oven is warming. Food is excellent, the best pizza.

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    FoodieMcFooderson

    Austin

    4 recensies

    vip
    5.0

    4 recensies

    Gegeten op 25 september 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful pizza! Loved the baked ricotta. Great wine selection

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Cleveland / Akron / Canton

    2 recensies

    2.0

    2 recensies

    Gegeten op 24 september 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience1

    We ordered the pork meatballs and the pizza Bianca. The meatballs were ok - the sauce tasted pretty much like something out of a jar. They were served piping hot out of the oven. The pizza was tasteless and disappointing. The cheese had no flavor at all. The arugula on top was fresh. The crust was very good. Service was good. Oddly, they were out of iced tea and had only one beer available. The atmosphere was seedy and dim. Can’t recommend this place.

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    KimK

    San Francisco

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 23 september 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Still one of the best date night spots!! Get an early reservation for the 50% off wine and apps! Because it’s so small, the service is attentive but not intrusive. The food is so delicious! The only issue was that the room seemed pretty warm with lots of portable fans and AC units going so hopefully this is only a temporary issue. Poor staff seemed pretty hot and sweaty, but as a customer it was comfortable.

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    Meghann

    1 recensie

    3.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 21 september 2022

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    Great service, very mediocre margherita pizza. They made the gf crust in house that i was super pumped for, but unfortunately it was just meh. Zero seasoning, barely any cheese and four tiny flakes of basil. Left so much to be desired.

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    MichelleC

    San Antonio

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 17 september 2022

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    Love the old world atmosphere. Fabulous service. Amazing pizza & wine.

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    Jeff

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 15 september 2022

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    Excellent. Service and food was amazing!!! Great small spot for awesome pizza

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 2 september 2022

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    Great pizza. Great wine. The workers were incredibly kind and helpful. Spent my 5 year wedding anniversary here and it was definitely memorable

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    JoshB

    San Diego

    8 recensies

    vip
    2.0

    8 recensies

    Gegeten op 24 augustus 2022

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    Food was mediocre, no air conditioning, inattentive server.

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    sophieE

    Austin

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 28 juli 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    food was amazing and ambiance was beautiful had a nice time

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Antonio

    2 recensies

    1.0

    2 recensies

    Gegeten op 24 juli 2022

    overall1food3service5ambience3

    I was there for my Birthday this past weekend, I’ll give it to Josh he did a good job being that they were very short staffed. I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE A/C WAS OUT, I would have canceled my reservation & gone somewhere else. I love this place but it was way way to hot, neither of my guests nor I could enjoy our food.

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta / Georg

    2 recensies

    vip
    2.0

    2 recensies

    Gegeten op 24 juli 2022

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    No A/C and long wait times for service because they were short staffed so I understand but with the no A/C it was pretty unemployable. Not the staff’s fault though and they were friendly.

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    AmberW

    Austin

    1 recensie

    3.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 23 juli 2022

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    Amazing wood-fired pizzas. Just know it is HOT in there.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas - Fort Worth

    4 recensies

    1.0

    4 recensies

    Gegeten op 9 juli 2022

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    5 stars for EXCELLENT food! 0 stars for establishment. NO air conditioner! it is 105°F today and they do not have a functioning AC. Imagine the wood fired pizza oven going at full speed and eating hot food - pizza and panini and then no central air. Horrible. I feel bad for the staff that have to work in these conditions. Owner, manager fix this! Place temporary fans in restaurant or shut down restaurant until AC fixed in the middle of Texas summer. TOO HOT!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Tucson

    1 recensie

    vip
    3.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 9 juli 2022

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    Mediocre, there was glass/plastic inside the cheese on our pizzas. Took away from the experience

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33. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Denver / Colorado

    2 recensies

    3.0

    2 recensies

    Gegeten op 9 juli 2022

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    food was good and the space was cool except it was so incredibly hot, we hardly remember the end of the meal. they said they AC had been broken for 7 weeks! will definitely go back but will be waiting until winter.

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    JTID

    Dallas - Fort Worth

    3 recensies

    vip
    5.0

    3 recensies

    Gegeten op 8 juli 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Backspace is constantly great. The food is always on point and the service is fantastic.

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    George

    Londen

    14 recensies

    vip
    4.0

    14 recensies

    Gegeten op 6 juli 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    The meatballs were good to be fair

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    StephenW

    New Orleans / L

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 2 juli 2022

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    Attention to detail is unmatched. We sat right next to service window. Each dish was carefully inspected before bringing us out to customer.

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    LydellM

    Austin

    2 recensies

    5.0

    2 recensies

    Gegeten op 19 juni 2022

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    Great place! They helped accommodate my larger group and did an excellent job of never keeping us waiting for service! Will go back again very soon!.

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    Whit

    San Francisco

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 19 juni 2022

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    Delicious pizza! Friendly staff and were accommodating of reservations even though OpenTable had overbooked them for the night.

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    LettyWoman

    Austin

    1 recensie

    5.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 17 juni 2022

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    So yum! Found a

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 recensie

    3.0

    1 recensie

    Gegeten op 17 juni 2022

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    Decent pizza. Small for the price but really flavorful!!

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