Reviews of FARO Handcrafted Pizza and Tasting Room (Restaurant)

Dian Verwey

Amazing pizza, the dough is perfect ! Great staff, beautiful space and outdoor patio !

Nabil Bennett

My son and I will be going back!

Kevin Wang

Great service and authentic Italian pizza. Recommend

Alex

Amazing pizza and staff super friendly and helpful (thank you Taylor!). I've been to Italy, and Faro Pizza takes me back there. Possibly the best pizza in Victoria

Laurel

Great food. Was a bit disappointed that they had no hot alcoholic beverages for after dinner.

Sandra Yaworski

I heard that the pizza was amazing so I gave this place a try. I was disappointed. The pizza was soggy from the crust edge inward. The toppings were delicious but the crust was too soggy such that you could not pick up the slice without all the toppings falling off. I was the only person in the dining area. The cook thought it was funny to bring out a dead mouse in a trap into the dining area. Seriously! When I complained to the server about both the pizza and the mouse, the server said that mice were a problem in Victoria. I don't think he understood that I rather not see a dead mouse while I am eating!

Janet

I’ve been told to dial down expectations since the pandemic hit, and while the pizza I had was a little soggy in the middle, the rest of it was delicious! Carpaccio and dessert was noteworthy, lovely ambiance and clean restaurant, but the highlight were the people. Great service by the staff, we were told clearly ahead of time to make reservations, the host who took our information and the server who later assisted with our meals were amazing!

Pelt's Yachting Services Inc.

The food is excellent, the cappacinos are to die for and Nolan is an outstanding server.

Gayle Wigmore

This new place in the Oak Bay Beach Hotel is a great addition. We went there for lunch and we all tried a different kind of pizza. They were all excellent with a nice thin crust. Our server was very pleasant as well. Great atmosphere as well as the restaurant is bright and modern inside. We will definitely be back.

Andrew McMillan

Dine in

Brendan Mather

Good pizza!!

David Jubb

I blinked and it costed me $27.99. The big bloke or giant dude or large man pizza or whatever the hell it's called was very good

Lisa Cottier

There are two places to be seated inside this restaurant, and they are very different so try to identify your preference when you reserve. Faro Lane is beautiful, dimly lit and romantic - great for couples or small intimate groups. The main restaurant is bright and more contemporary - good if you are bringing children or just want a fun casual bite with friends. On our visit we enjoyed the 4-cheese and the whole beast pizzas. Both were delicious, decent sized and fairly priced. The drink selection caters highly to wine and cocktail drinkers. More beer selection would be our one request, particularly seasonal draft offerings that highlight the many wonderful local breweries we have on the island. The service was attentive and friendly. Thank you Nolan for taking such good care of us.

Jenn Marx

Omg gry the Fungi pizza! Sooooo good!!!

B.B

The funghi pizza we ordered here was amazing!!!

Rick Dowdall

Lovely place for delicious, fresh, pizza Napoletana.

K. Tyrrell

Best patio ever! Summer Punch Cocktail: dark rum, pineapple, fresh lime, black pepper syrup, honey syrup & sparkling wine with delicious funghi pizza: portobello mushrooms, fior di latte, gorgonzola, arugula, garlic, lemon zest & truffle oil - absolutely delicious! Thank you FARO! xx

Aaron Morrison

We called today to place a pickup order (of which we do quite frequently). In fact this time it was a birthday request to order their pizzas for a take out picnic in the park for my wife. While trying to place the pickup order, I was told that they are no longer offering pick orders till some time in the fall and that they are only offering dine in service. I questioned this as it makes ZERO sense why you would actively turn away business that doesn't take up your limited dine in space, especially during a pandemic when seating is significantly restricted. NOT TO MENTION, THEIR WEBSITE STILL STATES: "FARO is currently open for indoor and outdoor dining, as well as takeaway." Absolutely no mention of take out dining not being an option!!! I asked why and I was actually told over the phone that they get enough business from dine in service and DO NOT NEED our pickup order business. Seriously!?! WOW!!! Good to know that you DO NOT NEED my business!! I will happily take MY business to other local businesses that DO need and appreciate my support and patronage!!!! You ruined my wife's birthday as we had no where else to go as it was last minute and completely unexpected. One of my previous experiences here was also a very poor customer service experience. I had ordered pick up and arrived 5 minutes early to pick up my order and pay. The server rang up my order and I paid, she then told me that she had mistakenly charged me someone else's order which turned out to be $2 less than my order. I had tipped 20% on the bill so I saw this as not an issue. She advised me that she would need to get a manager to fix it. I was asked to wait off to the side. I questioned why it mattered as the $2 was immaterial and I had tipped 20%. She still insisted that she needed to fix it. So I waited 10 minutes for the manager. I again explained to him that it makes no sense to make a customer wait over $2. He tried to fix it but had the wrong machine. He then left to find another machine and came back 5 minutes later to try again to refund me and then charge me again. All in all I waited 20 minutes for them to charge me, refund me and charge me again for an extra $2! Due to all of this and the extremely poor customer service I did not tip anything on the recharge of my order so you and your staff lost out on receiving a 20% tip on a take out order all over a $2 difference and making me wait 20 minutes to fix YOUR error! Even after this original issue, we let it slide because the food was good. Now that we have been faced with several issues, we will no longer frequent this establishment. We will let all of our friends and family know as well. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!

David

Just enjoyed the best pizza I have ever eaten. The pepperoni had a chilli infused honey glaze which gave the pizza a subtle but delicious sweet taste. The thin pizza base was perfectly cooked. All supported by a delicious local red wine and super service from Murtuza. Very highly recommended.

John Reynolds

Nice decor, great service an superb wine and food. Definitely a place not to be missed.

Shelley B

Always a great time!

Max Roberts

My wife and I had dinner at Faro tonight. The service was amazing and the food was great. We really enjoyed it there.

Cydnie Rice

The staff were great, and the patio was nice. The pizza was ok - the crust was great but that was where the satisfaction ended for me. I would be willing to go back and try a different pizza to see if they have one with more flavor profile. Additionally I was not overly impressed by the wine selection.

MARK J

Good pizza, worth a try many great pizza options in Yyj. This is one of them.

Siamak Sanati

Massive disappointment. OBH is one our favourite places to go, beautiful setting and lovely ambiance. Faro pizzeria would have been a perfect match for this great hotel, but I predict they are not going to last long! $32 for a assorted plate of cold cuts with two pieces of cheese and bread is outrages! Pizza was good if it had more cheese on it. They called the pizza Neapolitan Pizza!! I guess They never had pizza from Napoli. Wine list just mediocre.

Matthew Schmidt

Amazing service

Mat Knopp

Tasty pizza, great cocktails.

jetzia lassi

Pizza is excellent!

Garrett Petersen

We had the arugula salad and whole beast pizza. Both were delicious! It's a fancy place, so expect smallish portions and great flavour.

Finn G

So far, everything I have had on the menu has been excellent!

Martin McElroy

Very good pizza in a nice setting, patio or inside. Some might find the pizza a little pricey.

Flo K

I had the Argentinian prawn pizza and pepperoni. One of the best Neapolitan style pizzas I’ve had in BC. The crust was airy, puffy and crispy and the bottom was super thin. The prawns were juicy and the pepperoni had honey drizzled that gave it a sweet and savoury flavour. Definitely will return. Service was also great!

Ruby Smith

very yummy food & cocktails! a wonderful patio and inside! they provide blankets & heaters for the outside too. felt covid safe as there was lots of space around the tables and safe all were wearing masks.

Arne Kaufmann

Great service, patio, and most importantly pizza!

dan nixon

We sat on the patio and had THE BEST service from our server: she was kind, funny, personable, professional and all around lovely. Really impressed with how you guys have adapted to Covid, keeping space, and making dining nice and comfortable again, we really really appreciate it. And both our pizza's (pepperoni and the shrimp one) were great (pepperoni for the ultimate win though!). Take care!

Maria N

This is such a beautiful place to dine in. If you’re staying at the hotel or prefer to take away, they offer that too. We opted to take away. We had the melon & parma starter, two pizzas and the chocolate dessert. They prepared everything in about 15 minutes - super fast, even though they seemed quite busy. Our favorite ended up being the parma and melon, as it was so fresh and tasty. The pizzas were delicious too and especially the ‘Whole Beast’ was so fully loaded with toppings. Definitely check them out if you’re in Oak Bay!

Candide Halliday

Went to Faro tonight for the first time. It was my boyfriend's birthday. The food was amazing, the service was stellar and the cocktails were dangerously delicious! 10 out of 10! Highly recommend.

Cynthia Gignac

Meal type

Marc Tremblay

Love this neighborhood pizza place. Great authentic pizza and delicious appies!

Alex Vozian

Awesome Italien pizza place! Appetizers, pizza and dessert. Kind service. I will go again!

Greg Pelt

Excellent appetizer and pizza !

spendercat1

We didn't have a reservation and were lucky to attend during outdoor-only pandemic dining, and get a table with only a tiny wait. This place is lovely! Service was excellent, Michael our server was a gem. We each had a different pizza - both delicious! Happy to continue to support this wonderful establishment when we are next in the area.

Stefan Tack

best pizza in Victoria

Norma Bogart

Food was ok and the ambience was bland. When reserving our table, the app provides an option to highlight a special occasion. We indicated it was a birthday celebration but the server made no mention of it. I personally don’t care if the server didn’t say “happy birthday”, but if you make that an option when booking a table, the restaurant should do something with that information, like a mention at minimum, and perhaps a free cookie or whatever. Overall, the experience didn’t inspire us to come back anytime soon.

Mr. Saskatoon Reviews

Pizza was great.... but $23 for an eight oz glass of Okanagan wine... seriously! What were we thinking?????

Miss G

We shared Funghi and Capricciosa pizzas, Arugula salad, and the olives. Everything was really nice. The pizza has a nice chew to it, while still being soft. Service was 3/5, very slow. Atmosphere was very nice on the patio. It's really unclear where you are supposed to park for the restaurant. You have to go to the desk and get a pass to the parkade which was fairly annoying but there is very little street parking. So now you know to go straight to the desk and not try all the driveways like I did!

Ricardo Soto Guevara

Great pizza and service!

Antony Fenlon

It's a wonderful night when the service and the food both align to 5⭐. Sorry no pictures. We had the arugula salad a delightful blend of light flavors, crunchy fresh arugula, pears and roasted hazelnuts. I let my friend pick the pizza as I always choose the same one. We enjoyed the Capricciosa very much. Great wine to pair with our dinner as well. Our server Richelle went above and beyond and made it a wonderful experience.

Wendy J

Delicious pizza, nice modern and welcoming decor.

Bruce Field

Enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with friends at Faro's. The service, pizza and wine - top notch!!!

Rob F

This is a hidden gem. It’s a high quality dining experience at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel but very reasonably priced. All of the pizzas are excellent, stone baked deliciousness and there’s a great cocktail list to go with them. Weekly specials are usually delicious ideas from the chef. In the summer you can enjoy the patio seating as well. A great date or treat yourself spot. Highly recommended.

Lils Hall

Scrumptious pizza

Sam de la Fosse

Weren’t sure about the place as it kind of looked like a coffee shop. We had probably our best meal in Victoria here. For starters we had The Tuna, the Caprese and some bread. We then had the bufala margarita pizza for main to share and it was all really excellent. Our server was lovely. She was knowledgeable and kind and had great recommendations. I think her name was Ambrosia. Highly recommend.

John Wong

Hostess was unaccomodating. Tried to get a couple of pizzas to go and was told that it would take an hour??? Noticed there were several empty tables and asked for a table instead, she replied no. Reviews very good for hand crafted pizza so ordered and went for an hour walk. Summary, upon our return 2 couples in line behind us were seated and eating and our pizza was still not ready. Food deserves 5 stars!

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Red Lipstick

We really expected more from Faro. Pizza was soggy and as though a 4 year old made it. In fact my little niece whom is 5 makes better pizza. Pear arugula salad was extremely small for the price charged. So sad because the location and staff were nice. They really need to pull it together if they wish to survive.

Geoff Higgins

Great light crust pizza!

Curt Shuttleworth

Very good quality pizza in a pleasant atmospheric atmosphere. Good service and reasonable pricing.

Gary Fabbro

Service

Grant Barkway

Food was good. Cocktails were great. The service was even better!! I recommend this place.

Wayne Hall

Delicious food and Mathieu is a personable and fantastic server!

Graham Meek

Excellent cocktails and wine list, pizza was ok. Price was fine for the quality of food, though the quality was not in the same ball park of the hotel which is a 10/10

Leah Mack

Dinner

Catherine Fouracre

Pretty terrible, thin and over priced pizza