Great pizza, pasta and fish! Fresh burrata salad was delicious! The desserts were really good too! The tiramisu and cannoli-yum! Live music! Cool vibe! We will be back!

It was warm outside but we didn’t mind. Claudia was fantastic. We’ll be back because of the outstanding food and service. Nice place to spend Father’s Day.

We had the opportunity to eat a Bavaro's this weekend and had a wonderful experience. The ambience is great and the food is amazing. The pizza reminds me of being in Italy. It is that good. Overall I highly recommend this restaurant.

out with friends. food and service very good

Overall our experience was good. The service was great as was our appetizer and salad (bruschetta and verde salad). We were disappointed with the pizza though. Flavors and ingredients were good, however, it was very soggy. We had to eat it with a fork and knife, there was no way we could pick up the slices without everything sliding off. We will definitely be returning though to give it another chance and maybe try one of the pasta dishes as well.

Terrific experience at Bavaro’s with a large party of 20 plus people. The restaurant staff was incredibly accommodating and flexible, food was wonderful and everyone enjoyed it. Definitely would go back when I am next in Sarasota

Too many flies. Entrees were average at best. Charcuterie platter was well prepared.
The live songstress was excellent. Would not return for dinner but would return for drinks and appetizers.

Would have given the ambiance a higher score if there weren’t so many flies in the dining room.

My first meal at Bavaro’s was delicious and quite the bargain. We sat at the bar and listened to mellow live music. Pretty crowded for a Wednesday and I understand why, the food! Our bartender was cheerful and efficient. Don’t miss this hidden gem but do make a reservation.

Great place will definitely be back and tell our friends

Great location, great atmosphere, great terasse, great food, great service… we will definitely go back!!

The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, the food and drinks are delicious, and they had an amazing musician playing out on the patio the last time we were there- great ambiance. Glad they survived through quarantine last year!

Always have a great experience here. Loved our server, Christopher. He was very friendly and attentive which makes the perfect experience. It helped the food was amazing too! My fav is the burrata pizza!! Yum.

Great food and a cool atmosphere with live music on the patio at night.

Have eaten here before, had their penne vodka which was excellent, this time tried the pizza. Buy one get one, great value and very tasty, difficult to find good pizza in Sarasota. we ate at 5:30 outside, not busy, quiet and felt comfortable.

Have recommended this restaurant to friends.

We've finally found our pizza place in FL. As ex NYers, we are very picky about our pizza. Bavaro's pizza and pasta were homeruns. Our server, Tamaran, was excellent and continuously made us feel well taken care of. The guitarist was outstanding. In fact, we took his card and would love for him to perform at our daughter's upcoming rehearsal dinner. Overall, we couldn't be happier and will become regulars here at this hidden gem.

We were 3 couples sitting on the lovely patio! Dinner music was a great addition to our evening. Our server was great. We struggled hearing her at times because of her wearing a mask (we were all grateful for that) and the music.
The drinks and food were quite tasty. As others have said, the pizza was a bit underdone, but still enjoyed.
We will definitely return!

Nice rustic atmosphere. Good food. The one man band was great.

The food was wonderful. Our server Doug was so attentive and friendly! We sat on the patio and it was simply gorgeous, the live music really adds to the atmosphere as well! We look forward to making this a regular dinner spot for us.

Having last tried a year ago I thought I would revist. To begin they were out of the appetizer wood roasted oysters. When I requested fresh ground black pepper for our salad I was brought a pepper shaker and told they were out of ground pepper. Salad was good and pizza decent. When a neighboring table requested butter they said they had to "find". Wait staff was pleasant and apologetic but better organization needed a top.

Regular Italian bread would be a great accompaniment, and served to all tables!

Fantastic service and food very friendly staff and food was delicious

We vacation on Longboat Key every year and were looking to try something new in hip downtown Sarasota! Bavaro’s hit the mark on everything! Delicious appetizers; the bruschetta with fresh ricotta and heirloom tomato was amazing! The Strawberry Lemonade Sangria was refreshing and homemade pasta delicious! The pizzas looked amazing too! We will definitely be back!

Our table for 6 was on the 2nd floor. Waitress was very pleasant and professional and helpful. but..when a table for 10 was also set, she was not able to manage 16 guests simultaneously as she had to navigate the stairs for each request / order.
She should have had support.
The toasted garlic bread was specifically requested to be served with the main courses but was delivered 6 minutes prior to the food.
Eating utensils were not available for dessert -- really? -- as all of the utensils were in the dishwasher. The food was good but organization could have been better.

Made reservations for our wedding anniversary this week and decided to give this restaurant a second shot.
Had made it for a table outside and was seat at a high top with hard wooden seat and a dirty table, so much for comfort. Ask the host for regular table near we were told it was reserved,
But was empty till we were rushed thru out seating.
Appetizers were good bruschetta and oysters.
Braise ribs was very good but the salmon dish was tasteless.
Cocktails were overpriced and was never ask how our meal was or even mentioned our anniversary.
So for who dine half our evenings live here all year there will not be another visit,

The outside patio was lovely and dog friendly. The brick oven pizza and salmon were absolutely delicious! Staff was warm and friendly too!

Great dinner celebration. Wonderful food
Good waitstaff

Help in this area is hard to find, but when you get someone, you need to train them. We had a waitress,who we learned from her lengthy conversation with the table next to us about everything but the restaurant, had been working for two weeks. She managed to bring my husband the wrong beer which he drank anyway since we couldn’t get her attention, and managed to have our starters and main dishes arrive within a minute of each other. I would have liked to have had a more leisurely meal with another glass of wine and enjoy the music. Maybe next time. Food is good.

Kind of out of the way location but was very quiet and nice. Enjoyable atmosphere, great food(appreciate the gluten free option) and great service. Will be back.

Great service and food was outstanding. Fresh pasta great pizza.

Great Food and service!

Checked in for reservation and learned I had a choice to seat inside or outside when I made the reservation on Open Table. I asked to be seated outside but because reservations were full we were offered inside seating. The host explained my over site of the choice on the app, but found seating for us outside. Awesome! The table was in front of the entertainment, Oh no! Oh well we sat at the outdoor table offered. Half way into our meal tables that were reserved were still empty. At the end of the night...tables were still empty plus others where guest had left.

Okay now, service was okay, drinks were good the food, well I could have done better bar home. We tipped the entertainer and wait person well and went away with one more empty table.

Absolutely amazing as always! I recommend the meatball appetizer, we get it every time! Their pizza is always good. Their ravioli with vodka sauce is tasty and the rigatoni al funghi is phenomenal as well. Highly recommend this place!

The Verde salad was terrific and our waitress was perfect. The guitarist and outdoor covered patio is ideal.
My pizza unfortunately hardly had any sauce on it and the dough quite frankly tasted a bit flat. My friend's pizza looked better, but he was nonplussed as well.

Unfortunately our outside dining reservation (which was missing somehow) had to be moved inside due to a rainstorm. The staff, however, was very accommodating in getting us resituated inside the restaurant. It has a great NYC vibe and excellent food. The all-day happy hour is not such a value as although beer was half-price no one locally regularly charges $8 for a draft beer. Well drinks and wine were a better value. Our server was a bit harried but worked hard and we were pleased with her. The menu is relatively sparse, so when we return we’ll opt for the pizzas. They are made in a wood fired oven and looked good! The beer menu was also very limited. All in all a good experience and well worth another visit!

Server was exemplary. Music WOULD have been lovely but extraordinarily loud volume made it very unpleasant.

The pizza was the best. Coming back soon.

Excellent food, but be prepared for a noisier ambiance. There was a live performer so that may be why

Great food service and atmosphere.

Perfect for family with 6-8 year old children amid the hectic post-Easter week in Florida.

We had a late reservation rushed to order and the pizzas were burnt.