PIZZA

[Sue]

Lowlander Wrote:

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> ps I was also miffed about the lack of pale ale,

> that was the first Saturday they opened, so still

> without it!?

Well they certainly didn't have any the Saturday just gone.

I assumed they'd sold out, I didn't realise they hadn't had any to start with!

The lager was fine though.

[LouiseC]

Love the sourdough, it's what just edges FrancaManca for me. Gowlett a close second then Il Mirto, been wanting to try Sodo for ages- need to give it a go soon to have a true comparison....any excuse for a posh cheese on toast ;-)

[DulwichFox]

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> Gowlett - hands down. Brings back memories of the

> late lamented Pizzeria Castello at the Elephant and Castle.

>

>

That was a great restaurant. We had a few works dos there many many moons ago.

It was usually a Xmas meal and we all got one of those big dry cakes as a gift.

Ooops Michael P wrote that September, 2011 .

Foxy

[jimbo1964]

Pizzeria Castello was great. So busy and fun.

[KidKruger]

They've got a place down in Bermondsey the lasy few years (I think it's same people), not same atmosphere though.

[????]

jimbo1964 Wrote:

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> Pizzeria Castello was great. So busy and fun.

Especially when John Major said he din't like them. There was less competition then though would have been good to see how good their pizzas were nowadyas. Their garlic pizzas/bread yummmmmmm

[Seabag]

I very much like this place, often seen at Brockley Market

About to go into bricks and mortar sometime soon

Forest Hill I believe

http://www.vandough.co.uk

[maxxi]

???? Wrote:

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> jimbo1964 Wrote:

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> > Pizzeria Castello was great. So busy and fun.

>

>

> Especially when John Major said he din't like

> them. There was less competition then though would

> have been good to see how good their pizzas were

> nowadyas. Their garlic pizzas/bread yummmmmmm

The seafood salad was pretty good too - remember having to hang around for a table to open up downstairs - always full.

That little stretch was good for food for a little while - there was the Bandong at the end (past the bar that later became Ruby Tuesdays) and what was the name of that Malaysian/Indonesian place with the bamboo or bullrushes in the window - just past the tropical fish shop? Great gado gado and tomato rice.

ETA: Think it was called the Mutiara.

[Rolo Tomasi]

MrBen Wrote:

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> I must say I'm a fan of Gowlett Johnny. A man,

> flawed like the rest of us, who bangs to the beat

> of his own drum. He has the nervous spark of

> entrepreneurial energy that keeps him busy....Most

> recently an old converted double decker bus. With

> a full pizza oven in the back and seating with 30

> odd covers. Love it.

The Crust Conductor. Which has now been moved to the courtyard of the Brick Brewery. Craft beer and bespoke pizza. What's not to like.

[Jocky]

Gowlett's yum :)

[rodneybewes]

Il Giardino next to Peckham Rye station is superb. Best garlic bread I've tasted - oil, not butter.

[Lowlander]

Butter better for you than oil.

[Sue]

Sue Wrote:

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> Lowlander Wrote:

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>

> > ps I was also miffed about the lack of pale

> ale,

> > that was the first Saturday they opened, so

> still

> > without it!?

>

> Well they certainly didn't have any the Saturday

> just gone.

>

> I assumed they'd sold out, I didn't realise they

> hadn't had any to start with!

>

> The lager was fine though.

Had my third yummy pizza at Franco Manca on Saturday, and they STILL didn't have any pale ale!

Forgot to ask why .... but very strange .... they only have a few alcoholic drinks on the menu, so for one to be (it seems) permanently missing is odd.

[rodneybewes]

Lowlander Wrote:

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> Butter better for you than oil.

Olive oil is tastier though on garlic bread - and butter isn't very Italian. Mind you if I was minding my diet I might be skipping the whole shebang...

[Lowlander]

rodneybewes Wrote:

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> Lowlander Wrote:

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> > Butter better for you than oil.

>

> Olive oil is tastier though on garlic bread - and

> butter isn't very Italian. Mind you if I was

> minding my diet I might be skipping the whole

> shebang...

Agree on garlic bread but never come across buttered garlic bread.

North Italians do love their butter though.

[rodneybewes]

Lowlander Wrote:

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> Agree on garlic bread but never come across

> buttered garlic bread.

>

> North Italians do love their butter though.

You are right, they do in some parts, it's not all oil, oil, oil...

I thought bread with melted garlic butter rather than oil and garlic was de rigeur these days, despite being the devil's work. Pizza Express use some weird buttery muck.

[david_carnell]

Try telling anyone from Emilia-Romagna not to eat dairy and use olive oil instead. They'll look at you like you're a peasant from Sicily.

[rodneybewes]

They wouldn't be far off from the truth!...

[titch juicy]

Pizzas i've had in italy have been chewier and for want of a better word 'sloppier' in the middle- a bit like Franco Manca's and Il Mirto's.

I can't help thinking that the very crispy versions found in the Gowlett, while tasty enough aren't particularly authentic. Not that that matters of course.

Me, i prefer the chewier, sloppier pizzas.

[jimbo1964]

From what I understand of Italian cuisine they are suspicious of the food from the next town let alone another region.

[RosieH]

Rolo Tomasi Wrote:

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> MrBen Wrote:

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> > I must say I'm a fan of Gowlett Johnny. A man,

> > flawed like the rest of us, who bangs to the

> beat

> > of his own drum. He has the nervous spark of

> > entrepreneurial energy that keeps him

> busy....Most

> > recently an old converted double decker bus.

> With

> > a full pizza oven in the back and seating with

> 30

> > odd covers. Love it.

>

> The Crust Conductor. Which has now been moved to

> the courtyard of the Brick Brewery. Craft beer and

> bespoke pizza. What's not to like.

God, The Crust Conductor! Pizza on a bus. It's ridiculously hipster.

[Seabag]

I've just been to the Crust Conductor to see Jonny

Me and the boys and Lady Seabag

Bloomin lovely, and to be joined by David Carnell & his little boy

Nice surprise and very tasty pizzas to boot

Oh and a beer