Airport Varasano’s Pizzeria

Initially ordered a pizza to go but while waiting for it to be prepared decided to stay and grabbed a seat at the bar. The woman (Alexa / Alexia) serving the bar asked me what I would like to drink and I asked for a club soda with lime to which she replied if you’re going to sit at the bar you have to order a drink. I asked her if the club soda was free (assuming it was which is why she said I had to order a “drink”) and she said the club soda was not free so I then asked her why it doesn’t count as a drink. She then said those are the rules sorry and added plus I ordered my pizza to go. I then asked if I could switch my order to dine in to remedy the problem to which she replied nope I couldn’t and she walked away. I honestly didn’t have the energy to go back and forth with her so I just said ok and left. Her attitude was truly poor and people like her shouldn’t be in customer facing jobs. Peyton at the pizza counter on the other hand was wonderful! She was super friendly and patient with all customers. Lastly, while the taste of the pizza was decent the size of the pizza was super small for the price point.

For an airport? Pleeeease- hands down, one of the best options. The price for a real-deal pizza being comparable to a hastily thrown together chicken sandwich from the neighboring line? Done. Mostly wanted to write this review to shout out Eliseo!! By far the best part of a day of never-ending delays. Did his job efficiently and kindly in the face of some upset people. Expedient and amazing service in a stressful situation - yay Eliseo!

Had a tough travel day and needed a pizza to make it better. Did not disappoint! Destini was exceptionally friendly and made me smile after a long day. Thanks guys.

I had a long layover so I decided the stop by. I was first greeted by Duran. I guess I looked lost so he tried to help me out. Next was Joel, the bartender. He was very kind and prompt. I asked if I could color while I waited. He seemed happy to let me indulge. It was nice to hear the cheerful banter between Duran and Brittany. Brittany is low key a comedian. I had a few glasses of Prosecco. Nothing the brag about. Then I had the house salad. It was amazing. I don’t know what kind of dressing it had but it was awesome. I took some garlic knots to go for my 5 hour flight. Haven’t dug into them yet. I will be back on my way back to Florida

This is a MUST if you have time in ATL layover! The pizza is among the best! The service (thanks Duran) and the piano bar makes it worth the minutes!!

After hours of waiting for planes this pizza was amazing. Our server was Destiny and she was so lovely even gave us one extra pizza because one of them was a bit crispy. Ended up eating 4 of the house special pizzas and the four of us are filled w yummy food

Grabbed a delicious margarita pizza and listened to great piano in a nice environment. Duran H - Best waiter helped make our experience even better!!

Duran (Ran) great service. Pizza delicious! Nice live music.

Set back in a food court type area with a live piano player, there's a U-shaped bar and seating for this apparently local pizza place! I can admit I'm a bit of a pizza snob, and coming off a trip to my home state of Connecticut, I took the chance to have pizza one more time during my long layover here in Atlanta. I could tell it looked like some good wood-fired pizza, and I have to say it did not disappoint! Each pizza is pretty much a personal size, unless you're not very hungry you can bring some back with you or share. I wanted to try the caramelized onion but they were out, so I went with my second option, the chica bella, and added sausage. The sausage was very flavorful and the pizza had the nice, chewy crust you'd expect from a wood fired pizza. I really enjoyed my meal and time here. Highly recommend!

Set in the back of the food court area of A Terminal, sits a made to order Pizza/Italian restaurant and bar. I really wanted to love this place, as I am looking for a new place to eat during layovers. I chose to order at the register for a boxed pizza. I received a buzzer and was told to wait. There is a bar and a few small tables which say reserved. Those are for customers who want to order at a table/bar. I was made to feel unappreciated as a customer by the tone of the employee who let me know I was waiting in the wrong spot I was wanting to sit down and order a drink and pizza, but was unfamiliar with the ordering process and mistakenly ordered at the register. There is seating past the piano to wait for your pizza, but the whole area is loud and crowded with Chick-Fil-A being close by. I live Neapolitan pizza, but this pizza missed the mark. After a 15+ minute wait, my buzzer went off. The service will be a bit slow for anyone with a tight connection. The whole interior of the 4 slice pizza was wet and limp. All toppings fell right off and I was left with a soggy dough and a crisp outer crust. It was quite difficult and messy to eat. I brought the last two slices home and tried to toast it a bit, but it's still a soggy wet triangle of dough attached to a crisp/charred outer crust. As sad as this is to say, The slice from Sbarros I had on my previous lay over was a superior pizza.

Honestly never thought I would see the day with me writing a review for an airport restaurant.. but Varasanos is worthy. We had some time to kill and needed a place to eat and was not looking forward to the typical long lines and fighting for a table or eating at the terminal, so we decided to enjoy our first sit down, waiter at an airport restaurant experience. And it was a great one! The food was not half bad and definitely better than the typical Chick-fil-A or prepacked sandwich. Our waitress was very nice and attentive, making sure our waters were filled and everything was right. The piano bar was even in full swing and we had some nice live music. Would definitely recommend sitting against the wall because it felt nice and private without tons of people walking by. I was always wary about airport portions for the price, but these sizes were not half bad and we left quite filled for our flight. If delta cancels your flight and you get some meal vouchers like us, be sure to take them to Varasanos!

I was pretty shocked to see such a highly rated airport restaurant. Notoriously airport restaurants aren't known to be awesome. After I read some reviews, I knew I had to give this pizza a try. They are located in the back of the food court area around gate 19. I didn't have a ton of time so I ordered takeout. It wasn't super clear, but you can order takeout, you just have to wait for the waitress to ring you up. After ordering the pizza was called out in about ten minutes. It was super tasty! I love a Neapolitan pizza and this one was spot on. A lot of folks were dining in, it seems like they are pretty fast and this is a good mix of a sit down/fast casual airport restaurant.

At Terminal A of Hartsfield Jackson airport - one of the best options. Ordered Margherita Di Bufala pizza - imported buffalo mozzarella, San Mariano Tomato sauce & basil. Baked fresh and in front. Very Quick comparatively to long lines of chick fila and great wraps or Qdoba. Only 10 inches of size and don't sell by the pie. It was really tasty, $19 with tax but high quality, good and fresh ingredients and at the airport so not too surprising. Ate the last slice after reaching home and it was equally good after warming.

They used to be amazing for an airport pizza place. It was true Neapolitan pizza with good quality ingredients. In the last couple years, every time I eat here it's a little bit worse. The pizza dough changed to flat and tasteless. You order the buffalo mozzarella and it looks like it's just regular mozzarella and not a lot of it. You pay extra to add capicola and they put 4 thin slices. The service is still good, but I wish the quality was what is used to be. I used to get excited to have a connection in Atlanta. Now it's just an airport meal.

Pizza was overcooked. Crust was too hard. I felt like I was chipping my molars chewing on it.

At Marriot and needed a decent pizza fix delivered. Hot, tasty, decent flavor, crust chewy and not soggy. Came with garlic butter that we didn't know about and should have done without.

Back to a 5 because of Victor. He was kind and attentive server who has worked at the airport 10 years. Pizza and beer and saxophone was just what we needed after a seven hour flight from baton rouge (lightning).

I decided to go here because they had the best reviews for food in Terminal A. We decided to order two pizza for the 4 of us and share them. We ordered the caramelized onion pizza and added mushroom. We also ordered the salumi pizza. Both pizza's were pretty good. The crust was nice and thin and good. The pizza was pretty authentic for a pizza place in the airport. It was pretty expensive though. They charged $3 for us to add mushrooms and they hardly put any on the pizza. Food overall is 4/5 The service was pretty good. The person that took our order was nice and friendly. The busboy was also really nice. We was walking around taking people's trash and cleaning tables quickly so that there was a clean place to sit for the next guest. 5/5 for service. They have a decent bar with lots of bar seating, a piano with live music, a large clean seating area and large window with views of the runway. 5/5 for ambience. I would come back again.

The pizza here really isn't bad! I was honestly pretty surprised as it is in an airport. I'd eat here again for sure. Got the standard margherita pizza and really liked it.

Summary: Delicious authentic Italian pizza at an airport but very expensive. We had a layover at Atlanta airport. Since we got out at terminal A during lunch time, we just looked for food in terminal A food court. This pizza restaurant was the only one with decent reviews so we gave it a try. We ordered 2 specialty pizzas: caramelized onion (add extra mushrooms) and salumi. Basically 2 medium-size pizzas for a total of ~$47. - Caramelized onion pizza with mushrooms: to my surprise, it was simple but very delicious. We paid $3 for mushrooms but barely noticed it. - Salumi pizza: was okay, didn't like it much especially because there was to much olives. Not ordering this one again. Ambiance: decent amount of seatings and pretty clean. It's a pizza restaurant and a piano bar combined so we got to enjoy a live piano section while eating. Service is just okay. Don't expect much.

It is located in the back of the A Gates (kinda in the middle) in the ATL Airport. Thought they're would be someone paying the piano, but it was kinda early. Food & drinks were pricey (it's airport food, so of course). I got a pizza and 2 glasses of wine = $54.00. Pizza came out in about 15 minutes. Employees were really nice and had good conversations. I would definitely go back again if time permits.

Decent food with great service and an amazing pianist I ordered the margarita pizza today, it definitely needed more sauce and cheese - it was a bit dry. I also had the house salad, which had a weird taste to it so I don't recommend it, although it was plentiful. Lastly, I ordered the basil margarita cocktail which was good. Overall, this is not a bad place to dine, especially for an airport restaurant, but not best by any means.

The ambiance was very nice, the music the lighting the tables, it was all great. As for customer service, our cashier wasn't the most pleasant person. We could barely hear her, and when we asked how big a pizza was, she just pointed to a plate in the background. Expected better. As for food, the pizza was extremely oily when we got it, but was a good portion. It wasn't properly sliced which made things messy, and the ratio of sauce to cheese was completely off, and I would say a ratio of 3:1 with the former being sauce. Not super flavorful either, and the "thin crust" was so thin that I had problems biting it. Super messy pizza, and too saucy. Bad service, and the place had a health rating of 86 B which makes me worried for my health after consuming that food. Don't recommend.

Always looking for a GREAT spot to grab a pizza. This is certainly a good spot to dine at. Freshly made delicious pizza is served up here. I've been here a few times and I haven't had a bad experience. I truly enjoy their Margherita pizza.

Layover food generally sucks but my experience at Varasano's was superb! Thin crust,great sauce and piping hot fresh pizza. Service was excellent and ambiance is nice even on the airport with a piano bar next door making for a really nice experience dining wise. I think this will be a routine dinner stop for me when connecting at ATL

Great pizza and cold beer. Bar service and the friendly attitude was on point and the piano player kept the ambiance. This was a nice way pass the layover time. Shout out to Joey and Kesha who kept me full of food and the beer flowing. Great service!

Um, wow! Fancy pizza with live piano music? I did not expect to find this in the airport. I ordered the bufa and coppa pizza, a cannoli, and a Pelligrino. Heaven. Shoutout to Margot W, who made my experience extra wonderful with her friendly and responsive service. I wish all airport restaurants were this good!

This is the best pizza at any airport on the east coast. If you are with a group I recommend that everyone order their own pizza. They are so good that you will want your own

My new respite when passing through the hellish and busy Atlanta airport. You can sort of escape the madness here with the piano bar, a cold drink and good pizza. I almost always find a seat at the bar and order a big 20 oz frosty beer and a pizza. The style is similar to Neopolitan so the pizza is thin and the crust has a bit of char. My fav is the mushroom and fontina, add pepperoni. A little bit greasy but so delicious. The Nana with roasted red peppers is a good option for something a bit lighter. Service is fast and friendly. Definitely one of my spots to post up when I have another long layover in ATL.

The bright spot was our waitress Krystal. Both pizzas served were cold and soggy, VERY skimpy on toppings, and far too salty. Did mention they were $25 each? I'd heard about V for years, tried making the dough at home, etc so I was really looking forward to the real thing. Krystal offered and delivered a freshly baked replacement for one of our Pizzas. It was crispier, but it still lacked in terms of taste and toppings.

If you ever have layover in the Atlanta Airport and you are a pizza lover, you should definitely make the time to eat at Varasanos Piano Bar! The service has always been friendly and quick. The pizza is some of the best I have ever had in or out of an airport! They have a wood fired oven where they quickly cook the more perfectly crisp and delicious pizzas right in front of you! The ingredients are fresh and truly tastes like you are not in the airport!! If our layover is long enough, we always try to stop in for a pizza and a glass of wine. Terminal A is where you'll find this gem! Check it out...

This place has unfortunately gone way down hill. The pizza resembles nothing like it did a few years ago. Served cold and floppy, very disappointing as I have been a big fan of Jeff for many years. So unfortunate that as you get bigger the quality is just hard to keep up. Hope it returns to the glory days!

I had about four hours to kill in the ATL airport, and I thought I would be flying out of the A terminal so I wandered a bit and found this location, with an empty spot at the bar. I bellied right up, and killed some time, the staff there was amazing. Very attentive, and they didn't scrimp on the pours. I started with a tasty glass of prosecco, it was crisp and tasty after hectic flying. Currently they are only serving their pizzas. They have a great selection, unique and traditional. I picked the chica Bella, which had ricotta, arugula, and a hint of lemon. It was very tasty! I enjoyed the blend of flavors. Since I had time to kill I hung out for a good duration of time people watching, and enjoying the piano player, and some more drinks. Gin and tonic and a peroni beer. If I'm ever back in the area I'd visit again! Check them out if you are in the ATL airport. Pizza is always a good choice

Highest rated restaurant in A terminal. I am not a fan of their red sauce. The pepperoni's do not give this pizza any flavor either. Best part of the pizza was the crust. If I am craving pizza and come through terminal A again, I would go for their margherita. See if the white sauce is any better

Excellent pizza here. Must be aware though that this place in inside the airport and inside the SIDA on A concourse. You must be traveling to eat here. I have eaten here many times while traveling and have had pizzas and the calzone they were excellent. I was very angered one time when the bar was dead one afternoon so I ordered a pizza at the counter and sat at the first end seat at the bar. I was about half way done when the female bartender said j count sit there because the seat was for bar customers. I said there are 7-8 open seats and that she could FO but if it makes you happy bring me a water then.

Fantastic place to eat in the airport. I love that they have a piano bar while you sip on a nice apertif and eat delicious pizza. Really great service and the food is so fresh and the crust is so good. The one thing I wish they had is tin foil for your leftovers. They only have pizza boxes which is a little difficult to bring onto the plane.

If you find yourself with some time to kill in the Atlanta airport make sure you make your way over to the A terminal to pass some time with the yummy food being served up at Verasano's. If you're dining in - you can self-seat yourself at the bar or at one of the tables surrounding the bar near where the live piano player is located. If you don't have time to kill dining in, you can also order at the cash register where in around 10 minutes you'll get a hot and steamy (and tasty) pizza to take with you to your gate. I opted to sit at the bar and enjoy the ambience since I had the time. It's a great place to enjoy a glass of wine and listen to the songs being played by the live pianist. Service was very prompt and I opted to go with one of the specialty pizzas - the Bufala & Coppa. It took about 15 minutes for the pizza to come out and it was so good! I was super impressed for an airport restaurant but the quality was on point. The crust was thin, light, and crispy and the ingredients fresh and delicious. (especially the capicola). Make sure to check it out when you're in the Atlanta airport - even if you're not flying out of the A-gate.

Good pizza. Horrible service. Staff decided to close the kitchen Drinks only 1.5 hours before closing. Our server said she wasn't going to work by herself however there was another server there. They proceeded to giggle with each other while they turned away customer after customer. Plenty of kitchen staff also available. We had ordered one pizza (they are personal pizza size) before they decided to close the kitchen and were denied a second one. Guess the kids were tired of working. But to be clear the kitchen staff were hard at work and clearly it was the servers call to shut down service

The sign said award winning....how‍ Pizza was oily, overpriced...flavor was blah. It's hard to miss with pizza but they did. The crust good but that's it. Go to one of the other 20 options in the terminal or get something other than pizza here.

Service was terrible and pizza was bad and had no cheese. $20 for a tiny takeout pizza that took 35 min to come out. Almost made me miss my flight.

If you happen to find yourself in terminal A at the Atlanta airport and a bit angry because the delta sky lounge just told you that your diamond status doesn't allow you to enter the lounge that has become extremely sad since COVID well this spot is going to make your day cold beer hot pizza and a live piano player the pizza was excellent with a crust like I've never had before the beer was ice cold and went down easy the bar is full service with many specialty drinks all the pies are 10 inch and no pizza by the slice the brick oven smells great and won't disappoint don't be scared to try airport pizza if your in terminal A this is the spot

Pizza in an airport? Didn't sound like it would've been very good. We hesitated to eat here but finally gave in and so glad we did! It was so delicious we ordered a second pizza to go! Loved the piano bar music while we ate pizza, drank wine and watched football.

The crust has great taste and the ingredients are fresh, but the thin crust was sooo thin you couldn't pick up a single slice without the bottom falling off. It was just a huge mess

I realize the airport is overpriced in every area....however this tops it! I ordered what was supposed to be a 10" pepperoni pizza. When you look at the box you think "surely the pizza Is about that size" I paid 21.06 This is what we got. The worst and most expensive tiny pizza. Definitely thumbs down.

Matt kept the bar open late. Lots of miss connections for lots of travelers. He operated the business like an owner. Total pro!

You can't beat the ambience of a piano bar Makes you forget you're in a bustling airport, even if just for 30-40 minutes. I ordered the Salumi with Capicola Pizza. My taste buds were wowed! The sauce, the mozzarella, the quality of Italian meats thinly sliced and the crust was cooked to perfection! A very delicious pizza for about the cost of burger combo meal in the food court. Worth it for sure! 8.6/10

Awful. Go somewhere reliable like chick-fil-a. The pizza wasn't cooked very well, barely any sauce and cheese just terrible pizza

I've flown through ATL airport so many times during my travels. It's one of the biggest airports in the world. I had a layover there before finally heading home to Florida. Normally in this, Terminal A....Chik - Fil - A is my go to place. But ultimately I was truly craving pizza. Unfortunately in Terminal A at the food court, there's never pizza offered. Well...not exactly...right next door to the food court is this place...Varasano's. I've passed by it countless times because it's also situated by Chik - Fil - A....and I've had my eye on it for a while. Since I arrived at ATL during dinner time, I figured....I'd try this place. I initially approached to what I thought would be a simple carryout/hostess stand where I could just order a pizza, wait for it and take it to go. Though....the hostess/bartender said they were only for dine-in. I was okay with this....I really wanted pizza, plus I had over an hour wait for my connecting flight. Also.....this area of Terminal A is my favorite. It's located right near windows that look out onto the tarmac....and I love to peer outside and gaze away as planes pass by and park at their gates. Honestly....lol, I could stare at the tarmac all day long. But....back to Varasano's...... I was seated next to the windows....great! Overall, the area is sort of small and this for being dinner time, the section was crowded. There is a piano smack in the middle of the dining area....usually I'm here during breakfast hours and there's no one playing the piano. Since it was early evening, a gentleman was playing some melodies, which was pleasant. The menu was rather simple. They offered a few appetizers.....but mainly pizza. Not messing around....I ordered a cheese pizza....well, it was sort of a margarita pizza pie....basically cheese, sauce, oregano and some spices. Interestingly....there was only 1 size for all their pizza selections. No problem. I also got a soda with it, though, there is alcohol and cocktails offered. For my pizza....and for all the pies (maybe like 10 different recipes) the prices were reasonable ranging anywhere from $12 - $18. That was fine by me...especially for elevated prices at airports. My pizza came out shortly after ordering. The pie was composed of 4 large slices. Overall, I'd have to say the pizza was maybe 8" - 10"...that's it. And...it was a thin crust pie...very thin! So...yeah I was hungry....I devoured the pizza in a few minutes and that's it! Well...yeah I was still hungry! This was quite disappointing. I was hoping for much, much bigger of a pie! I would have paid for it had I know the pie was so small. Instead....whatever, I had to accept what they gave me. With my drink, tax and tip....I spent like $23ish dollars. I must say I was frustrated that the pizza wasn't large enough. I could have eaten 2 pies. Maybe I should have gone back to my comfort place - Chik - Fil - A, for a quick sandwich before boarding my flight. Finally, although I was hungry....the taste of the pizza was just okay. The pie was real greasy! Normally I don't mind much oil....but if you look at my picture...the grease spilled onto my plate. In the end, grrrr...I wouldn't return to Varasano's. I guess just having to accept dine-in service along with the size of my pizza being way too small would steer me in a different direction next time I visit ATL airport.

Wow! Am I really at an airport? Put on a blindfold and you could be in the North End of Boston. This pizza is legit! If you start adding toppings it can get quite expensive but an EXCELLENT pizza with LIVE music. Today was a fantastic gentleman playing a soft saxophone.

JUST GO!! Food & service was AMAZING! We were on a stopover and are originally from NY.

If you are expecting the famous Varasano's Buckhead pizza, you will be sorely disappointed! This place is a travesty to the idea of what Jeff Varasano created at the original location. He sold his name and "recipes ." Even though the Chick-fil-a next door always had a huge line, go there or the burger place. What a shame...the dough was undercooked, the top greasy, and crust hard to cut, even though it was sliced. Jeff, this place is for many an introduction to your brand. Why sully your reputation? Put an to this embarrassment.

Great pizza. Definitely one of the better restaurants in the airport. Good selection of wine, beer and spirits too.

My go to pizza place anytime I'm coming through ATL and have time. Today I got the house pizza with pepperoni and house salad, both were very tasty as always. Server was very attentive and friendly. I will continue to come back to Varsano's . So good.

Ate here before my flight out of ATL domestic terminal. I've been craving some authentic, scratch made, thin crust pizza for awhile now and let me tell you.....this hit the spot!!! Ordered to-go and was out and ready within 10 mins and tasted SO GOOD! You can literally watch them make it from scratch. So tasty and SO unexpected for airport pizza!

I don't get the hype. I had a Nana's house special. The tomato sauce was very bland, which made the rest of the pizza equally bland. But I do give them props on the crust. Really good crust.

Normally I would give this place a 5 . This usually my go to when flying though Atlanta. I sit at the bar and or food is alway on point. Not today. Bar was full and I ordered a to go to sit in the main dining area. I ordered the Salumi plater and this is what I got for $18.00.

Matt is incredibly charming and attentive as a bartender, and the pizza is top notch. Would recommend!!