Ashwin Ferro ashwin. ferro@ mid- day. com The heart of any pizza is in its dough, and Maladu2019s Queen Margherita Pizzeria has its heart in the right place. The soft- as- cotton dough with generously topped cheese, meat and/ or fresh veggies is the reason this small outlet, which is a little over a year old, has been doing decent business despite top players like Pizza Hut and Dominos not too far away.
Ours was a takeaway but there was a problem u2014 no food aggregator app was open to deliver to our Borivli residence.
So we thought of checking with the restaurant if they would, and for a fee of ' 150 ( itu2019s ' 50 for the first 5 km, ' 100 for seven and ' 150 for nine), they agreed. But we wondered why, on the bill, the amount was put against u2018 Open itemsu2019 instead of delivery charges. The order, incidentally, took a little over an hour to arrive, which, given the distance, was rather efficient. The pizzas were neatly packed in cardboard boxes, with just a piece of tape across that could easily be flicked back to open up.
Coming back to the food, we ordered the diavola ( ' 650), which was lavishly laced with ham, spicy salami and smoked bacon. The meat cake ( ' 550) was loaded too, with chunks of differently flavoured chicken pieces swimming in mozzarella.
The all cheese ( ' 450) was our third choice; the liberally layered cheeses had us craving for more. The other veggie treat we tried was Greek goddess ( ' 450) u2014 cherry tomatoes, onions and black olives jamming with a white cream sauce thatu2019s aptly named u2018 heavenu2019. The crust was thin and soft enough to fold and eat like a freshfrom- the- oven roti.
However, while the pizza quality was good enough for us to recommend this place, the same cannot be said about the desserts. Both, the tiramisu ( ' 200) and chocolate mousse ( ' 150) were not creamy enough for our liking. That said though, itu2019s the pizzas that this place is known for, and no oneu2019s complaining about that because these guys sure know how to dough it right, pun intended.
Time 12 pm to 12 am AT Lourdes Heritage CHS, Gautam Buddh Marg, Malad West.
CALL 9930917249 FOOD review FOOD/ Fresh AMBIENCE/ Cosy SERVICE/ Prompt COST/ Average verdict / J JJJ All cheese Meat cake JJJJ Exceptional, JJJ Excellent, JJ very Good, J Good, Average . Queen Margherita Pizzeria didnu2019t know we were there. The Guide reviews anonymously and pays for meals A Malad pizzeria has been doing well for over a year, and hereu2019s why Diavola Hail this pizza royalty Greek goddess
