Cavalli Pizza

Saturday night visit, first visit, party of five. We were seated quickly. The table enjoyed the artichoke appetizer. The Dallas pizza wasn't bad. It was a little burnt and tasted burnt. The pizza is not crispy, a little floppy whole holding a slice. The service was good, attentive. It's a solid Italian spot if you're in the area.

Met with clients here for lunch to discuss both selling their home and buying a new one, and Cavalli’s turned out to be the perfect spot for it. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, which made it easy to have a productive conversation without feeling rushed or crowded. The pizza was fantastic — authentic, thin-crust style with a beautifully baked crust and fresh ingredients. The margherita was especially memorable: rich tomato sauce, creamy melted mozzarella, and just the right touch of basil. Every bite tasted like it came straight from an Italian kitchen. Service was friendly and attentive, and our food came out hot and fresh. It’s a great place to bring clients, meet friends, or just enjoy an excellent lunch in McKinney. We’ll definitely be back — for business and for pleasure. 🍕✨

Another wonderful pizza place! This time to-go next time dine in ! Their Margherita pizza was so tasty made from the freshest of ingredients and cooked in their wood fired oven to perfection! We also ordered their Jalapeño-artichoke Dip with tostini which were made crisp. Again a wonderful dish which we are bound to repeat! Can’t wait to go back ! Service was courteous and ambience was typically of an authentic Italian pizzeria! ——————————————— We ordered the baked meatballs , the Mussels and The Capriccioso Pizza. All were made from fresh ingredients including the seafood and the veggies! And the portions were huge and tasty!

Excellent dinner. Food, service and atmosphere are always great! We had the bruschetta, Dallas pizza and spaghetti and meatballs!

Cavalli Pizza is a nice restaurant with a great staff. The food and drinks were just not good. The lasagna was bland and very small for a $17 price point. The pizza was meh at best…had much better pizza elsewhere. The sodas come in glass bottles you’ll have to self pour. It’s a bougie restaurant in a faux European village. There are a lot of other Italian restaurants/pizza restaurants that are much better. Kudos again to the staff and management for being very welcoming.

Thank you for supporting our group of women and Mckinney business owners. We love coming and supporting your local business today. Thank you for a delicious lunch and we look forward to seeing you in the future!!

Food was so so delicious! Sangria is fresh made in-house! Our waiter, Marcus was great and gave us wonderful customer service! We’ll be back! Highly recommend: Meat Trio pizza Caesar salad Caprese Salad Lasagna

A great place for casual dinner!! As first timers, we ordered an app (focaccia), a pizza (margherita extra), and a pasta (cacio e pepe). Service was impeccable, our server was ON IT and so attentive throughout our entire meal. And the focaccia and pizza were DELICIOUS. They did not skimp on the cheese and it was hot and ready to go. However, the only tiny critique we had was of the cacio e pepe. It was a whole LOT of pepper and barely any cheese; it was more of a water & pepper pasta, which was so unfortunate. For that reason alone, we’d give this place a 4.5 out of 5 stars. But everything else was AMAZING and we will definitely be coming back!!! It’s our new favorite pizza place.

So pleased that my favorite McKinney pizza joint is back open. As soon as I heard the news, I ordered take-out and hopped into my car to pick it up. It was a solid pie, but not exactly the one I remembered. However, yesterday I was back for dine-in lunch, and it was spot on! A crust that was both soft and yet crunchy, homemade Italian sausage, and excellent service. Can't wait to come back.

Loved the mussels and baked Meatballs and the pizza as ordered for to-go! We need to come back for dine I , soon !

Real Neapolitan pizza, with a bubbly charred crust baked to perfection in their brick oven. Ingredients are high quality. Favorite pizzas are the Capriccia, Margarita and the Dallas. Cesar salad is so good, with their dressing and shaved parm. Worth the 45-minute drive each way.

Wonderful discovery of this amazing place! We are always looking for wood oven pizza and it is a beautiful display across from where we sat. The entire space is beautifully located, cozy and quiet with warm and inviting staff. The food was top notch and I would probably come every day for the Legend if we didn't live over 2 1/2 hours away but we will definitely make a stop every time we are in this vicinity.

Love this place now that it has reopened! Went there on a Sunday evening for dinner - it was busy but we still got great service. There was live music on the patio which was fun. I had the bolognese, and my husband had the short rib risotto. They were both excellent. The Cavalli salad was yummy as well. The wine list has improved since they reopened and we had a tasty glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. Very happy with the new Cavalli's.

Decent pizza place. Lots of good options for toppings. Next time I'd try the Dallas instead of the meat trio. Just don't have as much flavor as I would have wanted, but the dough itself was wonderful. Everyone enjoyed their food though and the service was nice.

It was average quick fired pizza nothing special but good for a bite! It wasn't bad but wasn't the best

Hands down, the best pizza I have had in DFW! What a gem! Even had a guitarist playing mellow songs from 60's, 70's and 80's. We went on a Sunday. If you love pizza cooked in a brick oven, you will love this. The dough had a good flavor all by itself. Fresh ingredients with what looked liked fresh mozzarella cheese! Their dessert pizzas were great too!

If you're looking for real Italian food, I highly recommend this place. Great service, fast seating & the pasta/appetizers are amazing. Beware! It does get packed on the weekends, so plan ahead.

Pretty good pizza! The ambiance is a nice yet casual vibe. The service was as expected, which sums up my opinion on the place: solid but nothing extremely noteworthy.

Cavalli pizza has very authentic wood fired pizza. We got calamari to start and we ordered The Dallas and Il Roberto for our pizzas. The pizzas were very thin, crispy, and flavorful. I liked the flavor that the pesto added to the Il Roberto pizza.

All about the crust so if that's true for you...Crust is Fabulous.... From a Jersey Girl.... Sauce is not too sweet-great balance

Cavalli Pizza is open again! IMO, their pizza is the best in town. Great salads, too.

Fellas this is chick food for pizza. We left hungry. My son ordered fettuccine Alfredo. It came in a cereal size bowl and it was only filled halfway. I asked the waiter if we had mistakenly ordered the child's size. We didn't, they just served him one and half cups of noodles and charged us $15. The pizza and food was good It's just pricey for what you get. If I would have known I needed to order a full size pizza I would have done so. The table was wobbly and the live music was very loud. Wanted to like this place. Not sure if we will come back.

Neapolitan brick oven pizza. Fun, chewy crust. Nice variety of toppings, and other menu items. Very hearty pizza, enough for two. Because the pizzas bake so fast, this is actually a great choice for lunch. Glad I came here.

Stood at the front of the restaurant to be seated for ten minutes. Literally no acknowledgment from any of the employees while they were going back and forth. Can't speak to the food, but if service is that bad, I can make assumptions.

Amazing pizza! Great food! I love this place! Highly recommend! I've had pizza in Italy so wanted pizza resembling what I had there. This place nailed it! Fantastic!

We place the order, no one from the restaurant or the website notifies that the order has been cancelled due to time, which mind you is still 45 mins before close. My pregnant wife drives all the way up there only to be turned away. No apology, whoever was working just looks dumb in the face like he's confused why she's even there. Never tried the place and more than likely never will with that kind of service. They're blessed I wasn't the one picking the food up. Do better.

Delicious food! My family and I went on a Saturday evening and got sat right away, no long wait. The food was truly authentic and the perfect combination of flavor and quality! The atmosphere was welcoming and inviting. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly!

Seated right away shortly after opening on a Saturday. Host and waiter were both super friendly, gave great recommendations and got our drinks quickly. We ended up with the artichoke dip and arancini for starters and took his suggestion of the white sangria. Affordable kids menu as well! Everything was fresh and delicious. They explain the pizza baking process (sorry I forgot the steps) and the dough was cooked perfectly. Overall it was perfect for our family of 4

The pizza is really good, I like the location, the interiors can use some updating and seems a little unclean but not dirty. Wine is a little expensive per glass but it's a good pizza to pick up and bring home when you want a quality pizza vs box store.

Love their fire oven pizza. Salads are overpriced but good. Take out order times aren't accurate. It's difficult to know what time to leave for pick up with their website but I now just wait in the parking lot.

This is my favorite pizza spot in McKinney. Go for their Margarita. Mark and staff are excellent and attentive. Go for a walk around the Adriatica pond afterwards.

I had an amazing experience eating here! I've been to Italy multiple times and this pizza was legitimately delicious. I had the Caesar salad, the margarita pizza, and the McKinney pizza. All were delicious! I will be back. I highly recommend this place for some authentic Italian pizza. Great atmosphere and our service was 6 stars not 5! Truly good service.

Decided to give Cavalli Pizza a try as we had heard good things about it. We arrived on a Friday evening and the place was 3/4 full and buzzing so things looked promising. Got a table outside only to be disappointed that some of those at the table were looking at the back entrance to the kitchen and dumpsters. Ordered drinks and some calamari to start off with. Calamari was good, tasted fresh and not rubbery. Liked the fact that they were baby calamari. Breading was a little on the thick side and flavor of the marinara was nice. We had 2 pizza's as that is what they are known for according to our waiter. All in all the pizzas were tasty, good flavor and pleasant to see the amount of tomato base was kept in check. However the dough, which was baked well and I love the air pockets and all. But I did find it a little on the chewy side. Not a pad place to go to but some things could be a touch better.

I've been here twice but never took the time to review. I've been looking for a good brick oven Neapolitan pizza joint in McKinney. The ambience is nice and the service I had very good. When my choice of pizzas arrived, both times mind you, I said to myself this is what pizza and noodles are like. The crust...wet noodle throughout most of the pie. The parts not wet noodle, burned. I haven't been back since. What would the point of that be. If other's pizza has been better, congratulations. Still looking for a good brick oven place. It sucks when you're a foodie you're disappointed. It might as well have been a pizza burrito. Hmmm. Not a bad idea, that.

Way over priced, the pizza have too little toppings for what they charge and not great taste $25 for large pizza

Excellent authentic pizza!! Fresh ingredients, always fast service too. So easy to pick up for dinner at the last minute. Highly recommended!

Marcus our waiter is amazing! This place is so busy and he has been amazing! Great food! Exceptional service!! Leaving very happy!

You can always rely on The Cavalli experience to be awesome! Food and service are spot on, we love dining on the patio when possible

My man Marcus killed it! We walked in after having waited over an hour at Zin Zan for service, told the friendly and professional host that we were in a hurry. My guy Marcus greeted us within a few seconds of seating, let us know what was the fastest option for food and gave us some banger recommendations we took advantage of. The pizza was insanely good, my wife doesn't even like pizza and she was impressed. Took probably 3 minutes to arrive at the table after ordering it, the sauce was unbeatable and the mozzarella is made in house. The ambiance was cool too! We sat on the patio but we passed the kitchen on the way out, looks like those fellas know what they're doing. 11/10, I'll be back for sure! Proper pizza with proper service.

A great Neapolitan pizza joint that feels very cozy and people are nice. We have been coming here every other week for dinner or lunch and we like it here. Some improvements needed though. Better mozzarella for caprese salad. And maybe some happy hour specials. Other than that, this place is amazing. Oh, their calamari is amazing. Definitely worth a try.

Food is always great from here! Their bruschetta is one of my favorites- even when we order takeout it's always so fresh!

First things first, our server, I couldn't catch his name, but my boyfriend and I both thought he was the owner because he loved the place and gave us the best suggestions on the menu! He was quick with the refills too! The place is warm, and you can watch the pizzas be made with the huge pizza oven, there's also an area for the secluded folks, which was nice. The food was amazing!!! The pizza ingredients aren't overwhelming, ever flavor compliments each other. The calamari was fresh, crunchy, and also chewy which is what I always look for in calamari. I shared the tiramisu with my boyfriend, the texture was amazing! Soft, airy, the chocolate/nutella spread was an amazing add-on, 10/10. I look forward to coming here again.

I'm writing this review a bit later than my experience here over the summer, but I still remember how charming it was and how great the food was. This pizza is some of the best pizza I've had in a long time. It's so good. It's worth the trip out here. The crust is fantastic; it is crunchy yet doughy. The cheese is perfect and I loved the fresh basil. We also got the focaccia bread as an appetizer which came with cheese and rosemary on top. It also had a side of marinara sauce, which I thoroughly enjoyed with the bread. If you can, try to save room for the bread. You won't regret it! It's just as delicious as the pizza. This little pizzeria is firstly, so cute inside. I remember there was a wall mural and you can see the kitchen where they make the pizzas. It had such a cozy feeling. Secondly, it fits well with the cute area of McKinney which has European style apartments and buildings.

Oh, my gosh. This place is WORTH the drive. First: everyone was masked, all things were clean and carefully spaced, and there is no in-house dining. Second: we tried a house-made soda on a whim, and WOW. Wwwwwow. Third: this food is fantastic. The pizza is absolutely delicious, and that house-made mozzarella is just sweet. The calamari is lso good - lovely breading, nice and crisp,. perfectly prepared. We live in Plano, but we will be back here, believe you me. Legit the first pizza I've had that reminds me of Seattle.

We went back last Sunday evening after Mass. This time we sat at the bar. We are usually bar sitters when it's just the 2 of us! We loved the bartender, Marcus! He was attentive, but didn't hover. He paid attention to everything! We ordered 2 pizzas this time and loved them both. We brought the leftovers home! My hubby had Chianti and I had the sangria again. Both were delicious. My favorite thing of this visit, beside Marcus, was the cannoli! I'm a cannoli snob. Most of the time the filling is gritty. This filling was smooth and absolutely delicious. Oh and it wasn't as loud this visit. Maybe it was just the crowd the first time. We plan to keep going back!

My family and I love this place. The best bruschetta I have ever had. Also great location and great service.

My husband and I came in the late afternoon on a Saturday. It didn't look busy, but we were fine waiting. But we stood by the door for 10 minutes without any acknowledgement. Several staff walked right by us giving no indication they saw us standing there. It's not like this is a big space. After being blatantly ignored, we walked out. It's a shame because this place looked great.

Our favorite pizza in the US! The ingredients are exquisite! Reminds us of true Napoli style pizza from Italy. Yum! We are so lucky to have it close to home.

The pizza is very good!!! The service of our large party lunch was also very good. However, I learned about this place from a women's group. We had a lunch there, they had us in their private room, it was a lovely first impression. Fast forward a few months, we had a standing bookclub meeting there, last month they randomly closed and didn't even notify our group of this unexpected closure. I completely understand things happen but I also think it's a huge oversight on management not to notify patrons who having a standing meeting there not to mention a high food minimum on the group.

Growing up in then New York City area, I've been disappointed by the pizza here in Texas. Cavalli's is the best I've found. Delicious, quality toppings, perfectly-cooked crust (as long as you can stand it a little floppy/soft in the middle). Delicious. We usually get take-out from here, and service is quick and polite.

I love Cavalli's Neapolitan-style wood-fired margherita pizza. I used to go to the now closed Irving branch before it closed. After feeling a big craving, I drove 45 minutes to get here. We were so hungry, I ordered on the phone so it'd be ready when we got there but was told on the phone that we can't dine in because we didn't order when physically in the brick and mortar store. What a bizarre policy... I said, "Fine, we'll just eat outside," which we did on the uncomfortable sidewalk. All that drive for this seems like a slap in the face. Don't get me wrong. The pizza tastes and looks great with simple and high-quality ingredients, but the service left a bad taste in my mouth. I'm going to search for a closer option that has more consideration for its guests.

Wow, very disappointing. Expected much better than this. We ordered a pizza for pick up and got a soggy mess. The pizza was burned on the bottom and soggy on top (see pictures). When I picked up a slice, the toppings would slide off and the pizza was soft and chewy. Also, it looked like the pizza was thrown in the box and they missed. Very sad.

Best Napoletana pizza in Dallas. We started with a delicious Burrata, Prosciutto and Arugula appetizer, marinated olives with garlic, rosemary and olive oil. Great pallet cleanser. Finished with Arugula & Prosciutto (No Sauce), house made mozzarella, arugula, prosciutto di Parma, balsamic glaze, shaved parmigiano & took the La Capicola home. house made mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce, basil, garlic, hot capicolla, sweet roasted mini peppers, smoked mozzarella Totally great food, great smells from the kitchen and so Completely Satisfying.

Ordered the margherita pizza and it was amazing! Crust was crispy and had just the right amount of chew, red sauce, mozzarella and basil taste so fresh! Had cannoli for dessert. The pastry dough was perfectly crispy, the chocolate chip cream filling was not too sweet and then you can drizzle Nutella over them! Yum, yum, yum!!!

The food was AMAZING! We ordered a four cheese and pepperoni pizza and short rib ravioli. Best pizza ever! The ingredients were top notch. Ravioli was beyond exquisite. Just a very rich velvety sauce. I highly recommend this place. Great service. Simple, good decor. I will be back for sure.

O M G! The pizza was so good! Order the Sangria - you won't be disappointed. We sat outside and enjoyed the spring weather. The service was exceptional - close when you wanted them but not hovering. I can't wait to go back.

This pizza is absolutely delicious!!! It doesn't taste like your typical pizza. Really cute covered back patio. Good sangria and great friendly service. Great spot. We will be back.