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Brugos Italian Bistro, Cave Creek, AZ

Brugos Italian Bistro

4.8
4.8
391 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
7100 E Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Good for special occasions
Welcome to our award winning pizza and Italian bistro! Brugos was lovingly built to give that cozy, Italian bistro feel. Family owned for 18 years, we are kin to many famous restaurants in San Francisco and Milwaukee and it's those same true Italian family recipes you will find here! Everything is made to order fresh, from scratch, locally sourced when possible. In addition, we offer ecletic, trendy fare that is not so traditional! Dine in our beautiful restaurant and choose from one of gorgeous booths or sit outside on our open air patio with the bar door open so you can hear our beautiful music coming from within. We are in the heart of downtown Cave Creek in glorious Stagecoach Village, easy parking too. Voted Best Pizza a few times over you won't want to miss those or the family lasagnas, marsala, or picattas! Take n Bake pizza or To Go for home too! We are small, family owned and not pretentious and want you to feel like you are coming over to the house for dinner! Ciao!

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Pizzeria, Sicilian
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Christina Luisa Cefalu
  • Catering
    We are excellent at providing true authentic dishes that are easy for you to serve for your private event!
  • Private party facilities
    We love creating special private events and are happy to discuss and make your event wonderful!
  • Neighborhood
    Cave Creek
  • Cross street
    Galloway
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Public transit
    Cave Creek Rd.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

  • Wednesday Wine Night All wines bottle and glass of

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM,Tue - Thu - 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM
    Join us every Wednesday! Half off ALL wines by the glass and the bottle all night! Just dine in! Starts at 6pm! Ciao!

    Wednesday Wine Night All wines bottle and glass of Photo
  • Happy hour at our indoor outdoor bar! 4-6pm

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM,Tue - Thu - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    We have a GREAT Happy hour at our beautiful indoor outdoor bar! REAL pours, real portions! Everything $8.50! 4-6pm. Try our wines, craft draft, margaritas, absolut martinis, and more! Then go for our rigatoni and crumbled sausage with my family's red sauce! Or our BBQ Chicken pizza! Many other dishes to choose from too! Bar only. Ciao!

What 391 people are saying

Brugos Italian Bistro reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Phoenix / Arizona

    Italian

  • Scottsdale

    Best Value

  • Scottsdale

    Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Brugos Italian Bistro consistently delivers delightful Italian cuisine with standout dishes like "amazing chicken piccata and lasagna." Guests appreciate the "great pizza and thin crust" options, complemented by an "excellent ambiance and service." The restaurant is praised as a "neighborhood gem" with attentive staff making every visit a treat.

391 Reviews
  1. Marcia VIP

    Milwaukee5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always great food and great service. We have eaten there several times and always pleased. The cocktails are strong and delicious.

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  2. BethD VIP

    Phoenix2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Waiter hard sells you on expensive drinks, then offer garlic bread for table without mentioning that cost 12$. Garlic bread was dry and contested me on that. Asked for some red sauce and brought out cold red sauce - ew. Waiter also took our order and hard selled adding Buffalo mozzarella to pizza adding total cost to individual 12 inch pizza to 34$. Lasagna without salad 28$. No complimentary bread at table at these prices not good. Wife’s Iced tea and lemonade 6.50$. Came here because lasagna at this restaurant always delivers but don’t remember these high prices before.

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  3. Cheryl

    Phoenix2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding service despite being short handed. Our server was attentive, cool and calm. We had guests from out of state and they greatly enjoyed the food and experience.

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  4. CANDACE VIP

    Portland6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 21, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The chicken piccata and lasagna were amazing, we will definitely go back!

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  5. Michael

    Phoenix1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 13, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food, great service. Nothing left to say, go give it a try!

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  6. Coho VIP

    Phoenix60 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great pizza salad and wine. Nice way to spend an evening. We are frequently flyers and we are rarely disappointed.

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  7. Sharee VIP

    Phoenix48 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 7, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had such an amazing dinner! Louis was our waiter and was phenomenal!! Everything was incredible!

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  8. Amy

    San Diego1 review

    4.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Short on servers, server was pleasant but busing tables took priotity over drink refills.

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  9. Catherine VIP

    Chicago14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely wonderful, as always. Love the anchovy pizza!

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  10. Michael

    Phoenix7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 31, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food great pizza great service and a great experience

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FAQs

Brugos Italian Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (480) 575-3044.

Brugos Italian Bistro is rated 4.8 stars by 391 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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  3. Phoenix / Arizona
  4. Scottsdale
  5. Cave Creek

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 10 times today
Google Map for Brugos Italian Bistro

7100 E Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Galloway
  • Neighborhood
    Cave Creek
  • Hours of operation
    Daily 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Pizzeria, Sicilian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Public transit
    Cave Creek Rd.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Christina Luisa Cefalu
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    We are excellent at providing true authentic dishes that are easy for you to serve for your private event!
  • Private party facilities
    We love creating special private events and are happy to discuss and make your event wonderful!
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