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Reviews for Papa’s Pizza Restaurant

by Glenn T.
10th May 2013

We had a lovely meal there recently
Top notch pasta and pizza
Very good service
Quite a treasure

by Andrea M.
16th February 2013

Papa’s Pizza has become a favourite place to dine for our family of four .. we adore the pizzas and are systematically working our way through the pizza menu, although occasionally we deviate from the plan, as we find it hard to bypass our favourites (mine is the cabanossi and feta) ..

today, we ordered the cabanossi and feta (guess who chose that one) and the satay steak for lunch .. as always, they were superb .. we sat in the courtyard this time, which was nice seeing as it was such a beautiful, sunny day ..

I finished with the affogato .. o m g .. divine ..

highly recommend Papa’s Pizza .. wish we’d discovered you a lot sooner ..

by Hannah D.
26th November 2012

My friend and I have fallen in love with you! We had the garlic bread with parmasan, AMAZING! And for the main we had the Hawaiian pizza with chicken. I love the way they do the chicken with the herbs. So good. And their mojitos? Best I have ever had and I am fussy about my cocktails!! Thank you for an awesome meal!!!!

by Jane K.
7th October 2012

The seating area inside is very cute and cosy, but I can’t imagine how they fit people in there if it gets busy. The pizza was good, but on the pricey side even for gourmet pizza. The real downside was their coffee though. It was the most burnt coffee I’ve ever tasted. If they can’t train a good barista they shouldn’t bother offering coffee.

Comment from Gail H. of Papa’s Pizza Restaurant 11/10/2012    Hide »

Thankyou for your feedback. We apologise for the burnt coffee. If…    More »

Thankyou for your feedback. We apologise for the burnt coffee. If you had told the staff member they would of happily replaced it. We currently have taken on some new staff, who will be undergoing coffee training. All our customers are important to us and we try to give the best service and food. We use quality and fresh ingredients on our pizza’s. All our chicken and rumb steak is marinated and cooked on the premises. Our sauces, pizza bases are also made in house, not from a tin can or packet. Therefore no preservatives or other nasties. We employ skilled people and pay decent wages. The cost of making a quality product which is healthy and tasty is higher than the cheap tastless ones out there.
I’m unsure of where you were seated or if you had a chance to explore the restaurant. We do have a upper floor with two rooms, downstairs dining as well as a large courtyard. Seating up to 100. On most nights the restaurant is full to capacity.

by Raj M.
15th March 2012

Pestovarian is soo goood! The seatings behind the restaurant in the open is nice! Got a cool vibe. Service is good too!

by Dani N.
10th June 2011

Poor service. Forced to pay extra for guests who did not arrive. Some of the food was burnt and waitress would not allow takeaway on the leftover food. Would not dine here again and do not recommend it.

by Jess V.
24th May 2011

Loved it. I had pizza, my partner had the pasta – both were lovely with loads of toppings.
Staff were friendly and inviting. wonderful atmosphere. gladly recommend!!!

by Jayme
29th January 2011

Off to a good start with the starter (Kalamata olives and feta). However, what followed was less than impressive. Ordered a Pestovarian Pizza, which came with no pesto, a limited amount of old mushrooms, odd tasting – bordering foul tasting sliced black olives, and too much cheese. My partners apricot chicken pizza came without any distinguishable apricots/apricot sauce, tasted more like honey and had limited fresh ingredients. The menu advertises cocktails, we ordered a Mojito but returned it as it was made with lemon not lime and way way too much sugar syrup. We also noticed a that a couple on a neighbouring table did not drink their cocktail either (cosmopolitan). Yet another table behind us did not eat most of their pizza, and looked as though they were quietly complaining to each other about it. We recommend: if you are going to do cocktails at least do them well, if you are going to advertise amazing pizza’s, at least make them better than we can make at home. I went here because the other reviews were positive and was disappointed.

by Enah_J
15th December 2010

Beautiful pizza! Full to the brim and tastes great.
Would highly recommend this. Definitely going back ther.
Pizza is a little on the higher price? But it’s well worth it for a damn good pizza!!

by Rochelle M.
2nd June 2010

Great food, think about the pasta often!

You have to go through the kitchen first to get to the main seating area, this is a bit weird but also gives it a “im not hiding anything” vibe. The place could do with a good old rennovation, old building kinda falling apart but adds to the grungy no frills feeling, we were seated on 2 church pews.
Its really about the company service and food here, no complaints about that… chicken pizza is VERY generous with the chicken, more than im used to, but DELICIOUS pasta… tortillini to die for, will certainly go back for it!

by danielle
4th May 2010

awesome! We love Papas, great atmosphere, staff are relaxed and friendly – good value for money too.

by julie
26th March 2009

Fabulous venue for families/friends and groups. I have just had a birthday dinner with 7 people and the pasta and pizza was delish! Great wholemeal pizza bases and friendly relaxed dining.
We will definitely be coming back for more! To test oput the spacious decking our the back.
Thanks guys!

by Amy
27th May 2008

Atmosphere is cozy and casual. The staff are really friendly & treat you like old friends. trouble is that the pizzas are just OK. But with a bottle of wine, and good conversation is still a nice place to eat.

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