Take Away Pizza recommendation

dathi1 · 03-08-2004 4:45pm #1

As a rule I don't touch take away pizza but hunger got the better of me and I paid a visit to my local work area 4 star pizza outlet at the Walkinstown roundabout. They had a new "posh" (yuech!!) 12" pizza with Goats cheese and Sun dried tomatoes for 11 euro, so I gave it a go. IT TASTED BRILLIANT!!!! As a regular to cafe bar deli on Georges St I can rate a similar pizza they have on the menu as better but not by much. Go get one!!

woosaysdan · 03-08-2004 11:27pm

also theres a place called parnell grill in clonmel that do really nice pizzas and are really cheap!!!

slave1 · 04-08-2004 8:29am

the americano from Domino's is a tasty bite

The Real B-man · 04-08-2004 10:52pm

BBQ chicken from papa mcs in greystones nom

Creamy Goodness · 04-08-2004 10:56pm

no compitetion for pizza n' cream in bray

Stark · 04-08-2004 11:13pm

Four Star Pizza are so nice. Dominos taste rank. Their ingredients all taste really odd.

Hot 'n' Spicy at Four Star, definitely recommended

Superman · 04-08-2004 11:19pm

Godfathers Pizza!

mmmmm!

segadreamcast · 05-08-2004 1:52am

Stark wrote:

Four Star Pizza are so nice. Dominos taste rank. Their ingredients all taste really odd.

Tut. Ignorance I tells ya. The youth of today.

Anyway - Domino's. Texas BBQ.

(What branches of domino's still run the Americano? It finished over here ages ago...)

(Head Chef @ Domino's Glasnevin :P)

MiCr0 · 05-08-2004 9:29am

Cr3m0 wrote:

no compitetion for pizza n' cream in bray

there can only be one winner - and its been decided....
hot n spicy all the way!

eth0_ · 06-08-2004 12:39pm

Wow. I think 4 star is absolute MUCK. Their cheese tastes funny and i've been unwell the two times i've eaten their pizza (and it wasn't from the same outlet).
Dominoes is the best chain store pizza by far. Apache is er..patchy. The Apache on Dame st is great, but the one on Pearse st is vile, food is often burnt and they use too much sauce. A little uniformity wouldn't go amiss with Apache.

koneko · 06-08-2004 12:43pm

Urgh yeah, even in the same branches the food is hit and miss with Apache. Sometimes the pizza is pretty good, but a few times I've noticed the base they made was uneven, thin in the middle and with too much sauce it ends up like goo in your hands.2

Domino's is okay, but I have a thing for Pizza Hut (and seeing as they do collection, mmmmmm).

Chong · 06-08-2004 12:48pm

The texas bbq has to be the best and most tastiest pizza around, Its Heaven. Dominos are the best, pizza are crap and as for four star I won't even go there.

bubblymc · 06-08-2004 12:51pm

Apache in Limerick is great. Lunch deal is 9" with 2 toppings + can of coke for a fiver

ballooba · 06-08-2004 12:54pm

If the whole IT thing doesn't work out for me I am definitely thinking about starting a pizza restaurant.

Proper thin base, crisp on the rim and moist (not doughy) in the centre.

Buffallo Mozarella, not cow's milk mozarella or bleedin cheddar.

Fresh decent ingredients unlike most of the places in Dublin.

Worked as a pizza chef in Chicago for three months. The third home of pizza.

(Italy first, South of France second).

Was tricking around with irish ingredients recently, Donnybrook Fair is good but expensive.

[edit] My point is that the pizzas we get in ireland for the most part are dry doughy muck that repeats on you for hours.[/edit]

Buffallo Mozarella, Vine Tomatoes, Basil.

bus77 · 06-08-2004 1:07pm

Stark wrote:

Hot 'n' Spicy at Four Star, definitely recommended

That's a madman pizza! Dont get me wrong I like the odd Hot 'n' Spicy but the one I got from 4 star nearly set my head on fire!:eek:
Worst of all I was on a bus and had no access to any sort of drink!

Stark · 06-08-2004 2:18pm

It's brilliant, the pain sets off a savage endorphin response. I had tears running down my face and I was all giggly.

The Apache pizza in Fairview does quite nice pizza.

If you want lack of uniformity try Abrakebabra. Some places do really nice food. Others do the most rotten food ever tasted (Chicken kebabs containing just a single piece of some breaded hard brown **** as opposed to chicken pieces etc.).

aodh_rua · 06-08-2004 8:04pm

I used to get pizza's pretty regularly from the Apache on Pearse St. The usual was ham, bacon, pepperoni and cajun chicken with chilli shake. Delicious!

cormie · 12-08-2004 7:23am

Cr3m0 wrote:

no compitetion for pizza n' cream in bray

I 2nd that! Pizzas N' Cream is not a pizza, it's a resteraunt, they do the best pizzas I've ever tasted in Ireland. Proper pizza. Yum!

Beruthiel · 12-08-2004 8:53am

having been to Rome and eaten a real pizza
I can safely say, without a shadow of doubt, there is no such thing as a good pizza in Ireland

MiCr0 · 12-08-2004 11:34am

Beruthiel wrote:

having been to Rome and eaten a real pizza
I can safely say, without a shadow of doubt, there is no such thing as a good pizza in Ireland

most irish people don't want italian pizza, they want american pizza, loaded with toppings.

i've actually had a good italian style pizza in waterford at teh weekend, some place behind the city square

Rredwell · 17-08-2004 12:01pm

There's a new pizzeria in Camp Street, Oughterard, Co. Galway called Archer's.

They do the "Posh Pizza" but call it the Archer's Classic.

Epitaph · 17-08-2004 3:30pm

Four Star poisoned my gf a few weeks ago. Drumcondra branch.

Apache's self-titled pizza is very nice, IMO.

And Flanagan's on O'Connell St do pizzas upstairs with very few toppings - their pepperoni is actually spicy :eek:

koneko · 17-08-2004 3:33pm

NoelRock wrote:

Anyway - Domino's. Texas BBQ.

You're getting a good rep point for this one! I tried it on friday based on the recommendation (was getting bored with the same old pizzas I get), and it was tast-y (mmm!). Will be making it part of my takeway routine now

Jim · 17-08-2004 3:34pm

I thought pizza's were from Greece.
Meh.

Independant Pizza.
Nyom.
Althought their duck pizza tastes a little odd. Suppose its the duck.

Hello Kitty · 19-08-2004 11:29am

Beruthiel wrote:

having been to Rome and eaten a real pizza
I can safely say, without a shadow of doubt, there is no such thing as a good pizza in Ireland

Yeah Italien pizza is the nicest....

commuterised · 20-08-2004 1:23pm

best pizza in my opinion is
Serpicos in Wicklow Town.

It's run by the people who used to run The Pizza Mill in Greystones and the pizzas are fab.
Depending on who's working at the time the toppings can be a bit scabby but usually they're great!

KevIRL · 20-08-2004 2:41pm

Chew and Chat! excellent excellent pizza

Zaph · 21-08-2004 11:45pm

Purveyors of the finest pizzas in Dublin are without a doubt Gotham Cafe in South Anne Street. They're kind of upmarket pizzas and are absolutely the biz, especially my favourite, the Flat Iron.

At the other end of the scale is Pizza Top, just across the road from Break for the Border. They do take away pizza slices that are very tasty and are just the job after a feed of beer.

Supercell · 30-08-2004 8:43pm

Common theme going on here (got a hankering for pizza atm) 4 star allegedly frequently poisons ppl and therefore has questionable hygiene , Pizzas n' Cream are great but are based in Bray only (damn!!) , Dolmino's Texas BBQ is best overall winner thats available to the masses...

Anyone disaggree or knows of a really good pizza place in the terenure /rathgar/rathmines area that has something special ?!!

Sarky · 31-08-2004 7:20pm

bus77 wrote:

That's a madman pizza! Dont get me wrong I like the odd Hot 'n' Spicy but the one I got from 4 star nearly set my head on fire!:eek:
Worst of all I was on a bus and had no access to any sort of drink!

Pfft. I put wasabi on mine.

Domino's have a nicer base/crust.

I don't suppose anyone's tried Pizza Eile in Galway, have they? I'm considering getting an all day breakfast pizza, topped with fried egg, rashers, and pudding. They do dessert pizzas too...

Lafortezza · 31-08-2004 9:57pm

Can't believe nobody has mentioned Mizzoni's Pizzas in Dublin.
Mighty meats pizza all the way.

tk123 · 31-08-2004 10:09pm

Mizzoni's used to be my fav but they're just not the same anymore...They always seem really dry to me!

Cake Fiend · 05-09-2004 10:31pm

Anything I've ever eaten from Mizzoni's has been MINGIN'. I never go near the place now.

I used to love the Apache thick base pizzas, but any time I ordered over the phone I always got the standard base. It was only when I ordered through the website that I got the proper thick base (but it took longer to deliver).

I tend to hit Dominos most often these days (just across from work). Not the best, but you get used to it.

FX Meister · 06-09-2004 12:20pm

NoelRock wrote:

(Head Chef @ Domino's Glasnevin :P)

really? You mean the one opposite the Skylon? If so then your Pizza has gone really downhill since it opened. The staff there are pretty bad, problems in the past include getting those chicked drumsticks instead of the strips and after two phone calls they were never delivered. Ordering a Pizza for pick up and then arriving to find it was delivered to my parents house, then the girl who took the order argued that I did want it delivered, what a spa. But the last straw was finding a hair in my pizza and when I brought it back the following day being told that it couldn't be from one of their pizzas as they all wear hair nets. But then it is owned by the same people who had the Abrakebra their before hand and everyone know their hygene standards

FX Meister · 06-09-2004 12:38pm

Hello Kitty wrote:

Yeah Italien pizza is the nicest....

No way!! I've tasted pizza in a lot of places but the best has to be New York, it beats any other pizza I have had hands down

angeldelight · 06-09-2004 12:44pm

For anyone around Maynooth/Kilcock/Celbridge, Rebel Pizza in Maynooth do the nicest pizza ever! THeir chicken fajita pizza is delicious. I'd avoid their garlic bread tho!

Vok · 10-09-2004 1:40pm

Just to throw in my 2 cents on the whole the-best-pizzas-come-from argument, I was on holiday in Bologna, Tuscany and Rome a few weeks back and tasted a lot of really, really good pizza.

But... I have to say that the best pizza I've ever tasted was in New York, at a standard little neighbourhood pizza place somewhere on 54th St., I believe. Empire Pizza, if I remember correctly.

As to the best pizza in Ireland, I'd have to go with a place called Sorrento's in Drogheda. We were on our way to Belfast and thought we'd find a culinary wasteland - maybe it is, in fact - but the pizza I had here just blew me away. Even the Italians in the group raved about it.

Best pizza in Dublin? The Gotham Cafe would probably be up there. I also have a soft spot for Ciao Bella Roma in Parliament St - IMO, the purveyor of the most absurdly good value lunch in all of Dublin - though, their pizzas wouldn't match the GC's. I would like to hope that there are places out there that would top these two, though. Anyone know where there are any wood-fired pizzerias in the city?

Best take out pizza was from Apache Pizza in Rathmines about 4 years ago. I'm pretty sure they're no longer at that location and that the quality has decreased significantly since then.

Will give Rebel pizza a shot, though. Thanks for the tip.

IrishMike · 13-09-2004 2:32pm

brocolli and black pepper pizza in old forge pa is out of this world
sounds totally disgusting but its absolutly beautiful
even nicer cold
goddammit i wish i was still in the states !

ravenhead · 13-09-2004 2:39pm

Beruthiel wrote:

having been to Rome and eaten a real pizza
I can safely say, without a shadow of doubt, there is no such thing as a good pizza in Ireland

If you like real italian style pizza get yourself down to Tom Skiny's in Clonmel, I think nothing of travelling the 30 miles from my home town to get some ...it's well worth & has to be the best pizza I've ever tasted (Including Italian or American)... fab base, loads of tops & the tastys sauce ever

Raskolnikov · 13-01-2005 1:05am

Vok wrote:

I also have a soft spot for Ciao Bella Roma in Parliament St - IMO, the purveyor of the most absurdly good value lunch in all of Dublin - though, their pizzas wouldn't match the GC's.

I ate there recently after hearing good things about it. In terms of value for money, it's pretty good, you'll get a humungous pizza for about €8. Quality-wise, things aren't so good. The pizza I got was overloaded with tomato sauce, the cheese and pepperoni were literally swimming on top of the base. I suppose at the price you're paying, you can't really complain. Then again, maybe I was an unlucky customer.

Just so you know, that establishment is actually Italian, so don't expect pizzas laden with different toppings.

The Real B-man · 13-01-2005 1:36am

Cremo wrote:

no compitetion for pizza n' cream in bray

aigh its being there donkeys years have say v nice

The Real B-man · 13-01-2005 1:38am

commuterised wrote:

best pizza in my opinion is
Serpicos in Wicklow Town.

It's run by the people who used to run The Pizza Mill in Greystones and the pizzas are fab.
Depending on who's working at the time the toppings can be a bit scabby but usually they're great!

o yeah that use to be great the wedges and homemade garlic mayo nom have to make a trip to wicklow town so

Take Away Pizza recommendation

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