Recommend pizza in the city

molly09 · 17-06-2019 9:13pm #1

We are going to visit Galway city in a few weeks time and want to book a really nice Italian Pizza restaurant with nice wine anddeserts ?

What would you recommend?

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 17-06-2019 9:20pm

Papa John's on Eyre Square

furiousox · 17-06-2019 9:23pm

Is Fat Freddy's still going?

QWERTYCG · 17-06-2019 9:28pm

there’s a place called Dough Bros that does fantastic pizza. The lads trained in Naples. They don’t take bookings..... you just rock up and join a queue. It’s worth it though!! It’s located 2 mins off the Main Street..... a Galway native will probably now the name of the streets it’s on. Enjoy!

It’s not a fancy Italian restaurant it’s more of a pop up feel but the food is fab!

GalwayGrrrrrl · 17-06-2019 9:39pm

Skylar High Vaporizer wrote: »

Papa John's on Eyre Square

Not sure they have wine but they do have 99 cones for dessert

Andrew00 · 17-06-2019 9:43pm

McGinns hop house down Woodquay

puppydogeyes · 17-06-2019 9:48pm

Dough Bros , st Augustine st

ben.schlomo · 17-06-2019 9:51pm

puppydogeyes wrote: »

Dough Bros , st Augustine st

That'd be Middle St.

detoxkid · 17-06-2019 9:52pm

Dough bros don't do desserts though. You could always go to ginos for ice-cream afterwards! Da Roberta's in salthill is lovely too

Pineapple1 · 17-06-2019 9:57pm

Trattoria on Quay Street if you want the whole Italian restaurant with wine and desserts thing. Although you do have to try Dough Bros their pizza is briliant.

el_gaucho · 17-06-2019 10:04pm

Depends on what kind of place you’re looking for too. Dough Bros is basically a fast food atmosphere - plastic cutlery and plastic trays, and big wooden benches. They still manage to charge a decent price though. If you want somewhere nicer try Il Folletto on Quay Street.

angel eyes 2012 · 17-06-2019 10:08pm

QWERTYCG wrote: »

there’s a place called Dough Bros that does fantastic pizza. The lads trained in Naples. They don’t take bookings..... you just rock up and join a queue. It’s worth it though!! It’s located 2 mins off the Main Street..... a Galway native will probably now the name of the streets it’s on. Enjoy!

It’s not a fancy Italian restaurant it’s more of a pop up feel but the food is fab!

I'd second this, Pizza is fantastic and it's a cool place but not a venue for a fancy dining experience although we always visit on our trips to Galway.

molly09 · 17-06-2019 10:28pm

Thanks for all the replies......I would like posh enough place as it's for my friends 40th and she loves pizza wine and dessert !!

ChewyLouie · 17-06-2019 10:54pm

Da Roberta's in Salthill sounds like the best fit. Not "posh" but more formal than Dough Bros with good waiter service, decent pizza, nice deserts and good selection of wine.

furiousox · 18-06-2019 8:07am

www.fatfreddys.ie

GalwayGrrrrrl · 18-06-2019 8:36am

ChewyLouie wrote: »

Da Roberta's in Salthill sounds like the best fit. Not "posh" but more formal than Dough Bros with good waiter service, decent pizza, nice deserts and good selection of wine.

I second Da Robertas, it has more of a restaurant feel than the others mentioned and you can book a table. Good selection of food, pizza, pasta dishes and delicious tiramisu.
It’s only a short drive/taxi into the city centre if you are going out after, or you could stay in Salthill as there are some nice pubs there too.

Wompa1 · 18-06-2019 9:06am

Been pretty disappointed in the quality of Pizza in the city now. I haven't been fan of ought Bros. Maybe the two times I tried it they were having a bad day or the oven wasn't really ready yet.

Bistro Bianconi out in westside a few years ago was excellent. Ed's New York Pizza in the Square was good too.

I liked Fat Freedy's when I had it years ago but my understanding was that it has changed hands a few times since. Monroes is alright but not a patch on the other two of the past.

JustMe,K · 18-06-2019 9:08am

Fat Freddys is good, its a bit hipster-y.

smurf492 · 18-06-2019 9:14am

kcdiom wrote:

Fat Freddys is good, its a bit hipster-y.

It's there a lot longer than the hipsters

Gremlinertia · 18-06-2019 9:49am

I like wooza pizzas and they have opened somewhere like middle street, a sit down venture but I haven't been, just can recommend the pizza.

spurscormac · 18-06-2019 10:25am

Best pizza in town is Mona Lisa, opposite the Small Crane. They have some really nice pasta dishes too if there's others in the party that don't like pizza.

Notch000 · 18-06-2019 10:31am

i like the pizza slice pace on cross steet next to naughtons, there greasy & salty as hell but delicious

connemara man · 18-06-2019 10:34am

Da Robertas in Salthill is a nice sit down Italian does good pizza has a nice atmosphere from memory, if its a nice sit down you want I'd suggest there

ArtyC · 18-06-2019 11:37am

I hear great things about la Collina in salthill but I've never been myself ?

biko · 18-06-2019 2:54pm

Trattoria or Fat Freddy's for the Shop Street view.

McTigs · 18-06-2019 4:14pm

****e Pizza in Fat Freddy's anytime i've been.... which is not recently I admit.

Dough Bros is great but no desert, try Venice just o the next street. It's more restauranty... with a wine list and all that craic

Childrenswear · 18-06-2019 7:08pm

ArtyC wrote: »

I hear great things about la Collina in salthill but I've never been myself ?

The food La Collina in Salthill is delicious and far, far superior to Da Roberta’s in my opinion (and you don’t have to listen to that awful piped music!)

ChewyLouie · 18-06-2019 11:49pm

Childrenswear wrote: »

The food La Collina in Salthill is delicious and far, far superior to Da Roberta’s in my opinion (and you don’t have to listen to that awful piped music!)

How are they for pizza though? Ate there once and it seemed to be mostly pasta dishes from what I remember. Uncomfortable experience, lot of tables close together in the room upstairs, although the pasta was v tasty.

dinneenp · 19-06-2019 10:59am

Pizza & Pasta Napoli

Forget about wine and dessert though.
For dessert and wine pick somewhere on Quay Street so that you can sit outside & watch the world go by.

Childrenswear · 19-06-2019 11:09am

ChewyLouie wrote: »

How are they for pizza though? Ate there once and it seemed to be mostly pasta dishes from what I remember. Uncomfortable experience, lot of tables close together in the room upstairs, although the pasta was v tasty.

Lots of pizza options and the pizzas are great, almost as good as that takeaway in Spiddal (which serves the best pizza in Galway, in my opinion). There are other dishes aside from pasta and pizza on the menu too. I thought the spacing of the tables was pretty much standard, but if booking for a special occasion I suppose you could ask for their best table which would probably be by the window.

Cheshire Cat · 19-06-2019 4:35pm

A bit further out, but very good, is the 12 Hotel/Pizza Dozzina in Barna. The pizzas are on the Bar Menu (The Pins). Good wine choice and nice deserts too. Also it's not as cramped as many restaurants.
You can view the menu online.

Psychlops · 20-06-2019 8:26pm

For me its either Da Roberta or Capones.

happyoutscan · 24-06-2019 11:18am

Is Milano's still on Middle Street?

Notch000 · 24-06-2019 11:20am

happyoutscan wrote: »

Is Milano's still on Middle Street?

yes and still pretty mundane

beardybrewer · 20-12-2019 7:12pm

Thinking of taking the family to Dough Bros. We tried a few weeks ago but when we saw the crowd thought we'd be waiting forever. However friends recently told us the line moves very quickly as they take your order while you wait so you pretty much sit down to hot pizza. What is the experience like there on a Saturday night?

Stroke Politics · 20-12-2019 7:17pm

I’ll have a ham and mushroom and the gorgeous garlic olive oil from Pasta and Pizza di Napoli, thenn doughnuts from Boychik, and a calming ale in Freeneys, please!

Whereisgalway · 21-12-2019 1:15am

beardybrewer wrote: »

Thinking of taking the family to Dough Bros. We tried a few weeks ago but when we saw the crowd thought we'd be waiting forever. However friends recently told us the line moves very quickly as they take your order while you wait so you pretty much sit down to hot pizza. What is the experience like there on a Saturday night?

Overrated & over hyped imho.

ben.schlomo · 21-12-2019 7:16am

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Overrated & over hyped imho.

Please do tell us where is better?

biko · 21-12-2019 11:33am

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Overrated & over hyped imho.

Recommendation threads are for you to recommend a place you think is good.
Try doing that.

On topic, I find Wooza good.

Whereisgalway · 21-12-2019 12:29pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Please do tell us where is better?

Papa johns

Guffy · 21-12-2019 12:33pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Please do tell us where is better?

Wooza

flazio · 21-12-2019 3:15pm

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Papa johns

That's gotta be just trolling. Supermacs excuse for a flat soft roll with cheese on top.
I haven't been into the main restaurant but I do like Dough Bros stall in O Connells

ben.schlomo · 21-12-2019 5:01pm

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Papa johns

Brilliant, that gave me a laugh at least.

Mrs OBumble · 21-12-2019 5:28pm

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Papa johns

Ahh, 'c'mon even Murty Rabbits is better than Papa John's.

Seriously... another vote for Woozza.

Zimmerframe · 21-12-2019 8:48pm

When I find myself going out for pizza's too often, I go to Papa Johns for one, then I find I don't desire a pizza for a few months.

A vote for Trattatoria here and used to like Monroes back in the day.

beardybrewer · 21-12-2019 9:31pm

Well we went to Dough Bros and everyone, but me, was really impressed with the food. In all it was about 30 minutes in line, then 15 mins waiting until served and it was piping hot. The pizza was good for that thin crust wood oven style which takes only a few minutes to cook. But the long wait, hard seats, really stuffy in there, the only beers were 33cl bottles and there's not a chance of getting a second. We're just too old for that. We prefer the sit somewhere comfortable, be served, and be able to get another drink. We said feck it and brought the rest home where we could enjoy it somewhere comfortable with a cold drink. So food good, but the in house experience itself not so much.

StonedRaider · 22-12-2019 12:10am

beardybrewer wrote: »

Well we went to Dough Bros and everyone, but me, was really impressed with the food. In all it was about 30 minutes in line, then 15 mins waiting until served and it was piping hot. The pizza was good for that thin crust wood oven style which takes only a few minutes to cook. But the long wait, hard seats, really stuffy in there, the only beers were 33cl bottles and there's not a chance of getting a second. We're just too old for that. We prefer the sit somewhere comfortable, be served, and be able to get another drink. We said feck it and brought the rest home where we could enjoy it somewhere comfortable with a cold drink. So food good, but the in house experience itself not so much.

I was in there at least once a month when they first opened in Abbeygate St. Haven't been since sometime early 2018 when we had a similar experience to yourself. Toppings on a few of ours were not like what it used to be

gordongekko · 22-12-2019 6:45am

beardybrewer wrote: »

Well we went to Dough Bros and everyone, but me, was really impressed with the food. In all it was about 30 minutes in line, then 15 mins waiting until served and it was piping hot. The pizza was good for that thin crust wood oven style which takes only a few minutes to cook. But the long wait, hard seats, really stuffy in there, the only beers were 33cl bottles and there's not a chance of getting a second. We're just too old for that. We prefer the sit somewhere comfortable, be served, and be able to get another drink. We said feck it and brought the rest home where we could enjoy it somewhere comfortable with a cold drink. So food good, but the in house experience itself not so much.

I actually hope someone from Dough Bros is reading this as that i a really helpful post when compared to the normal ****e on this forum

Wompa1 · 23-12-2019 6:45pm

Gone are the days of Ed's NY Pizza and Bistro Bianconi.

Pizza Pasta Di Napoli can be pretty good. It's hit or miss. Sometimes it's a little too greasy. I'm in the camp that think Dough Bros is overrated. Haven't had Da Robertas since 2011, I'd say. Didn't know it was known for pizza. I'll have to give that a try!

ronnie3585 · 23-12-2019 8:14pm

StonedRaider wrote: »

I was in there at least once a month when they first opened in Abbeygate St. Haven't been since sometime early 2018 when we had a similar experience to yourself. Toppings on a few of ours were not like what it used to be

My wife and I are in the same boat. We were Dough Bros OG’s, but just couldn’t be bothered any more for all the reasons above.

Andrea B. · 23-12-2019 8:34pm

Dunno if The Twelve has been mentioned? Traditional al forno. Very good.
Also find the Italian stall within Joyce's Knocknacarra great. Really handy and tasty slices.

Recommend pizza in the city

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