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Pizza RestaurantItalian Restaurant
Upon returning from WWII my Dad, Dino Pacciotti, started working at the Bocce Club on Hickory St in Buffalo. The club had bocce ball courts in the yard and served drinks & sandwiches inside. In 1946, Mr. Pacciotti seized the opportunity to purchase the club. He soon found an old pizza oven in the basement and started experimenting. He formulated his own unique pizza recipe and Bocce Club Pizza was born. In 1959, Dino moved into the Bailey Ave location in Amherst, seeing the proximity to UB South campus as a big positive. In 1988, our Hopkins Rd location in Williamsville opened, not far from UB North campus.
Bocce Club Pizza uses only the freshest and most natural ingredients from 100% whole milk mozzarella cheese to dough made from scratch and hand stretched daily. We also mix our secret pizza sauce each and every day.
I am very proud and humbled to carry on the “Buffalo Tradition” my father started so many years ago.
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4.2
2,486 reviews
5 stars
1,590
4 stars
374
3 stars
177
2 stars
121
1 star
224
What are people saying?
AI-generated from customer reviews
Pizza Quality
Many customers praised the pizza for its freshness, flavor, and quality ingredients, often calling it the best in Buffalo.
Service Issues
Several reviews highlighted inconsistent service, including delays in food preparation and unhelpful staff during busy times.
Catering Experience
A negative catering experience was reported, with issues related to timely food preparation and lack of accountability from staff.
Pricing Concerns
Some customers expressed concerns about rising prices and perceived value, particularly regarding wings and pizza.
Customer Loyalty
Longtime customers frequently mentioned their loyalty to Bocce, often reminiscing about its consistent quality over the years.
- WHwanda hough6 days ago5.0It appears that perhaps some renovations were going on, but I’m sure when they’re done it’ll be much better
- NWNeil WardOct 31, 20252.0Ordered a double cheese, single pepperoni, pizza on Halloween in the middle of afternoon and this was my experience no quality control
- DKDwayne KnightOct 28, 20252.0I'm really disappointed. I live in North Carolina, and the first thing I always do when I get home is order my favorite Bocce's pizza. However, yesterday I ordered a party pizza, and it was so greasy that we couldn’t even eat it. I'm not sure what went wrong; we've been ordering from there for 30 years and have never had an experience like this before. It was truly disgusting.
- JFJack FateOct 19, 20251.0Inconsistent hours ruining business! Closing randomly earlier. CAnt get a pie on Sunday anymore. Horrendous business. Ruining Pizzzahhh .
- VHVeronica HorowitzOct 8, 20253.0I hardly ever write negative reviews, but I had such a negative experience using Bocce for catering that I feel obligated to leave a warning to anyone else considering using them for an event. I called over a week in advance and asked about placing a catering order for pickup on a Tuesday at 5:30 pm. (I was picking up for an event on North Campus at 6). They told me that they would have no issue accommodating me and I could call on the same day but if I was feeling anxious I could place the order the Monday before. This is what I did. When I showed up to pick the food up at 5:28 they told me it would be another 10 minutes or so until my food was ready. I explained this was a catering order for an event and that I was supposed to bring the food over at 5:45 so we could set up before it started. They just shrugged and said was cooking and would be ready in about 10 minutes. It was not ready in 10 minutes. It was ready at 5:45. Maybe for some 15 minutes is not a big deal, but for this event it was. I wanted to pizza to be hot when it arrived which is why I scheduled the pickup at 5:30. As a result of their delay our event (with a guest speaker from out of town) was delayed and I missed the start of the event since after dropping the food I still had to park. I think the most frustrating part was that I spoke to 3 people there, and nobody seemed even remotely apologetic about the delay. This suggests to me that this may be typical for them. I think the quality of the pizza was fine, but I would not go back--It seems the choices at Bocce Club are either A) order the pizza for pickup at an earlier time and let it get cold and soggy or B) plan to be late. I would recommend an alternative for anyone planning an event (highly recommend, for instance, Forno Napoli as an alternative).