Cafora’s Pizzeria-Restaurant

Love most of the menu and they have the best pizza in newfane. Small restaurant but nice, clean and generally quite (unless my kids are there). Staff friendly and they are usually fairly quick. Highly recommend for nice diner with the family.

Hands down best pizza in Buffalo, NY! We recently relocated from Long Island, NY to Buffalo, NY. Cafora’s pizza is equivalent to NYC’s, this is our go to place for their thin crust pizza. The best part is, it’s only 15 mins from where we live. Forget about Mark’s Pizzeria’s pizza… unless you like crap, then go for it! ha ha.
Also, their staff is super friendly and accommodating. A very family friendly restaurant.

My mother in law treated us to dinner here tonight. She’s a regular. The restaurant is small but attractive, and they were playing a mix of music that included the Godfather theme and Frank Sinatra numbers.
The large menu includes everything from pizza and Italian dishes to subs and burgers, but everything we ordered was great and tasted fresh. I’ve always like the idea of meatball subs, but tonight was the first time reality delivered since I was a kid. One son loved his pizza and the other super finicky child enjoyed his cheesy garlic bread. The prices are small but the portions are big.
They have local wines from Schulze and Honeymoon, but the offerings are predominately sweet as a word of caution for those who dislike sweet wines. Tonight I had a glass of Schulze Ruby. It was a generous pour for under $ 5.
Service was excellent, and the meal was paced very well.
Once again, I’m pleased that such a small town has such great offerings.
5÷29÷15 Update: we came back to have pizza as an alternative to ordering from Mark’s and spent about the same despite having drinks in addition to pizza. It’s a solid pie. My husband loved it. Service was once again great.

I can’t comment on the atmosphere or the service inside the restaurant since we got take-​out, but wow, what amazing pizza! My friends and I split the Deluxe White and the Gorgonzola White and both were absolutely phenomenal. Legitimately the best white pizza I have ever had.
We ordered ahead and our food was freshly prepared when we got there. Eating some Cafora’s pizza while watching the sunset over Lake Ontario made for the perfect end to a perfect day. Would highly recommend!

In my opinion this is the best brick oven pizza around! There are so many pizza toppings to choose from and the price is within range of other pizza places. The pizza is always cooked and made just the way I like it. They also have tasty pasta and Italian dishes. The portions are more than enough and the service is quick and thorough. I will definitely be back to get my fix of Italian food!

The pizza is great tasting and filling. We had a party of five and everyone liked what they were served. I would definitely get a pizza from here again!

Good food. Laid back atmosphere. Not quite like my Nannie’s cooking, but good for a fix. I had the lasagna. The sauce had a good flavor but there was something about the texture that I didn’t care for. I think it was old dried herbs that were too hard. My husband had a variation on fettuccine Alfredo with buffalo chicken. Usually I do not care for variations of classics, but this was SO TASTY that I had to hold judgment. I would recommend dinner here for sure.

You would never think for Newfane for great Italian food but it is here! The sauce is nice, the pizza is great and the meatballs are number 1. The prices are reasonable and the wait staff is great. I would highly recommend Cafora for great Italian food

It sounds like a car to me, for some reason. Chevy Cafora. Ford Cafora. You get the idea. Saturn Cafora. :(I am so sad that Saturns are history. I loved my Saturn. It’s also the best planet. By far. Except it’s all gassy. Like this one ex girlfriend I had, her name was… But I digress.
Unfortunately, I have to reduce Cafora’s to 4/​5, but honestly with the number of bad experiences I’ve had here now, it could easily go down to 3 (which is the lowest I ever give out for family places). The food is good, and the Pizza used to be amazing, but not so much now.
For starters, it’s a very very long way from where I live to Cafora’s. And now 3 times out of 3, I have called ahead (because I am smart like that), and made sure they have plenty of pizza slices, informed them I’d be there in 45 minutes, asked them to save one for me, and when I get there, they are all sold out of pizza slices. I really think they should pay me for the petrol money in return for their ineptitude after all the business I’ve given them over the years.
Finally, the fourth time I visited this year, they had slices. And the slice was awful! It was nothing like the size or delicious brick-​oven-​ness I remember. They even added extra cheese and pepperoni (which was of course undercooked) to an overcooked, old crust, and it just turned my stomach. Awful.
Not to mention, last time I went there to get an actual sit down meal, they were «out of meat sauce» and the waitress was very rude, so we left without ordering anything. I won’t be coming back here anytime soon and it’s being removed from all my lists of favourites, unfortunately. The food standard dropped considerably.
Buffalo actually has the best Pizza in the world — it’s not quite like New York’s, and not quite like Chicago’s, it’s an entity unto itself and it’s the best I’ve ever had. This place isn’t really a good example of just how good it can be. Instead, I recommend trying one of the big 8: Bozanna’s (Clarence), Avenue (Broadway & Bailey, East Buffalo), Bob’s Poplar (Cheektowaga), Blasdell (southtowns), Imperial (South Buffalo), Zip’s (North Buffalo), Francos (Eggert location in Amherst), and Yogi’s (Akron). The last one is more Brick-​Oven style than typical Buffalo style, but all 8 are better-​than-​sex slices.

My family loves the pizza. I have tried several types of pasta and have hated them all. They are always overcooked. I called to ask the manager why I cant get al dente and she told me that all the pasta is cooked in the morning ! Yuck

I have read the reviews and I can not agree. Im not saying that all their food is bad, just what I have gotten. My family LOVES the pizza and Im sure its very good. My problem is the pasta. I have ordered two different kinds on two different occasions and both times it has been inedible. Both times I specifically asked for my pasta to be on the hard side. Yes hard ! The waitresses both assured me that I could get it that way. Both times it was not only not hard, but it was overcooked. After the second time I decided to call the manager and ask if the kitchen staff was perhaps not allowed to cook the pasta hard. Her answer was that I would never be able to get hard pasta because they cook all the pasta in the morning and then just drop it in water to heat it when you order it. Yuck. So my questions are this: 1) Why did both waitresses assure me that I could get what I wanted? 2) Why couldnt they simply said yes but it will take an extra 15 minutes for us to cook it fresh for you?

Cafora’s has, in my opinion, the greatest Italian food in Niagara County. What a great little place. Their thin crust pizza is SO dang good. Makes me forget about giving up carbs. Their spaghetti sauce is really excellent as well. The prices and service are both spot on. I agree with John. The place is crowded, forget about getting in here on a Friday night unless you eat at 4PM. They serve the standard Western NY staple of Fish Fry on Fridays, which is good so they tell me (I’ll pass) but all that I have tried I have enjoyed. It’s located right off of Rt 78 (Lake Road).
If you haven’t been, you have to try them out, I don’t see how you could be disappointed unless your in a hurry… then don’t bother. Good things are worth waiting for!

Dine in or take out. It’s a quaint little family run restaurant and it is small. So if you plan to eat there on a weekend at peak times, make sure you call for a reservation. The wait can be long and is crowded at these times.
Often busy no matter which day of the week, a common meeting place for the locals and their guests.
Small loaves of warm, fresh baked bread at all tables that order entrees. And if you ask for seconds on the bread they are more than happy to bring you one. Cafora’s has a wonderful variety of Italian foods, including pizza with friendly service. Regular and white pizza (choice of thin/​thick crust) but I like a cheese covered casserole dish they call Ziti Vesuvius. Portions are relatively large so bring your appetite but you won’t be hungry when you are ready to leave. Table wines and bottled beer are offered but no public bar area. Few distractions in a quiet, casual, comfortable décor. It sounds bland but like a good picture frame, it enhances the experience with others and the meal.
Because good things together, make the great things to savor.
I recommend you to come savor some.