If there was a restaurant I wanted to give 5* this would be it. Locally run by 2 sisters, they have been through ups and down with burglary, covid etc. Have fantastic rating on google. I had been doing a 48 fast. It was all set up for me loving ANYTHING I ate The décor is really nice, it feels like you are in the Mediterranean. I really liked the fact they provided a jug of water and didn’t push us into buying bottled water. BTW they also don’t add service charge which I really like because you can add your own tip. TBH they don’t even as you if you want to add a service charge. We ordered a variety of things from the tapas and pizza menu Mediterranean salad (Fresh and nice dressing) King prawn tapas Croquette Jamon Pardon Peppers Meatballs The Salad was fresh , ripe and the dressing was perfect. What I liked is they put the dressing on the side so we can put it on taste. The King prawns was probably the best thing we ate in the restaurant. They were plump, fresh and cooked it a really good oil based sauce. I think they cooked it at a really high heat so there was a bit of crisp of the spices while preserving the succulents of the prawns. The Croquettes were fresh and tasty. Pardon peppers really well cooked and flavoured. The meatballs were ok , I felt the meat itself could have had a bit more flavouring or seasoning. The tomato sauce was fresh and didn’t over power the meatballs. Oh it all came with some bread which was really too dense and chewy for the tapas So off a good start Now the main reason I am writing this review is the pizza. I ordered the Infierno, Margarita and Capriccioso for the last pizza we chose Gluten Free Base and Vegan cheese. The plus points. The gluten free base was fantastic, I would say better then the normal base. It was light and crispy But the biggest issue I found with all the pizzas were that they felt a bit undercooked. The Margarita pizza cheese was a bit tough and chewy. The vegan cheese hadn’t totally melted. And probably the worst part was the the Infierno pizza was full of water. I know that sounds crazy, but when I cut away one slice, the plate flailed with a mixture of water. Now I have to preface that I asked them to replace the mozzarella with buffalo mozzarella, and that does have more moisture, but I felt the pizzas were coming out without any quality control, which was strange because I was being served by one of the owners. Anyway I had to take 2 napkins and dry my plate. But unfortunately it ruined the whole experience because there was too much moisture on the pizza. I think they just needed to leave the pizza in the oven for a bit longer. They person manning the oven look quite young , but probably not a key reason. For some reason, I don’t know why, but I didn’t raise it with the owner. Which is very unusual because I am never usually shy about raising issues at restaurants. It could have been because I felt one of the owners took a dislike to me. Nothing she said but I raised my hand to get the menu again and order desert, and there was a sort of dismissive air to her. Which I was very surprised about because of their backstory and all the reviews. She could have just had a bad day. But for 2 adults and one kid we were ordering more then the average equivalent group. So I maybe didn’t feel comfortable to raise my concern about the pizza. Finally I ordered the Tiramisu, like everything all homemade and it tasted good but I think they could have made the cream lighter, it was very dense. BTW, there was another waitress shorter and stockier, who was fantastic, always smiling and really wanted to help I would recommend people to go any try it, 4.8 is a great score on google and it is good. I have a feeling it was just a isolated ok experience. I think a good pizza experience. Actually being told about their specials and a friendlier service would have got me to a 5*
Love the food and the staff. It's a family run restaurant and I swear that they only use the freshest ingredients. The place looks well maintained and neat. I really love the ambiance as well, the place was well lit and the decors are well thought out. It's not over the top or underwhelming. The real icing on the cake were the staff themselves, the proprietress was welcoming and friendly... you'll feel like you belong to the neighborhood. I'd definitely visit again!
