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The Backspace
4.5 ★★★★★ 822 Google reviews · Mobile pizza oven catering — Austin, Texas
By appointment — contact to check your date
Thin-crust pies, small plates & beer/wine plus half-price deals during happy hour.
Plan your event
- Serves the Austin, TX area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Wood-fired oven a real wood fire cooking on site — check that your venue allows open-flame cooking and has space for the oven or trailer to park
- Phone +1 512-474-9899
- Website backspacepizza.com
Booking basics
Pizza caterers book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want full catering or an oven drop-off. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
Events they cater
“We came in for a birthday, and the team there was absolute perfection.”
“I had low to mid-level expectations before coming since while I do love brick oven pizza, I prefer my neopolitan crust to be a little thicker and chewy and not thin crust.”
Menu add-ons they offer
“The Caesar salad is the only Caesar salad I have ever loved or even liked in my life.”
“The tiramisu is worth the extra money.”
“The service was great, our server was attentive and really nice.”
What hosts say again and again
“The pizza is outstanding the flavor, the crust, and the true wood-fired quality give it that authentic touch.”
“The Caesar salad is the only Caesar salad I have ever loved or even liked in my life.”
From the reviews
Best Neapolitan pizza in downtown! Cosy location so make sure to do a reservation and cheap parking is available a block away. Great ingredients, awesome staff. Phoebe is the best host and made my birthday feel extra special. Highly recommend!
While eating this pizza my boyfriend and I both said “wait… is this the best pizza we’ve ever had?!” YES. It absolutely is. Amazing. Go at 6pm on Wednesday and you’ll get in easy.
Was looking for a place for our weekly date night but was also craving pizza. This was the only nicer ambiance type place with waiter service I could find. I had low to mid-level expectations before coming since while I do love brick oven pizza, I prefer my neopolitan crust to be a little thicker and chewy and not…
The space is small and cozy, and it truly makes you feel like you’re somewhere other than Austin. The service was great, our server was attentive and really nice. The pizzas were delicious, definitely the highlight of the visit. We tried the lemon wings and they were good, but we were expecting something different.
Booking The Backspace for a wedding
Weddings come up for The Backspace — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: everyone gets hungry at once after the ceremony, then the oven settles into a steady flow of pies until the dance floor takes over. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the pizza math: caterers typically plan on roughly one 12-inch pizza for every two to three adults, and per-person packages usually already bake that in — just be honest about your headcount, including kids and vendors. Second, the serving rate: a mobile oven cooks pies a couple at a time, so ask how many ovens and cooks they bring at your guest count and how long full service takes — that's the difference between a steady buffet and a hungry line during toasts. If anyone at the table is gluten-free or vegan, say so at the first email so the right dough travels with them.
Check wedding info on their site Wedding pizza catering guide & checklist →
Corporate events with The Backspace
Reviews and the caterer's own materials mention corporate events at The Backspace — office lunches, holiday parties, launches, client appreciation days. For office events, three things are worth settling on the first call: whether they carry the liability insurance your building or venue requires (and can add it as additional insured), how they handle dietary counts — gluten-free and vegan orders multiply fast on an office RSVP — and how invoicing works if your company needs a W-9 and net-30 terms. More on hiring a corporate pizza caterer →
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