Pizza Watch

I feel like I ought to do a dedicated pizza blog since I love pizza so much and it’s all I want to eat when I go out (given the option). I’ve just been away for a week and a half at a bunch of Bon Jovi shows. In Bristol I went to two different places that did pizza. First on the list was Pizza Express. Obviously I’d heard that Pizza Express does pizza that’s suitable for vegans - and a friend on facebook had posted recently about eating vegan pizza at Pizza Express so I wanted to go and check it out. I persuaded a couple of (meat-eating) friends to come with me and asked for the margarita pizza with no cheese. They added some fresh basil for me.

It tasted awesome. I wish I could have returned there again as it was so nice. The funny thing was, I found a ‘2 for the price of 1’ token in the Metro the next day for Pizza Express - but my friends didn’t want to go there again so soon. :-( After the Bon Jovi show we went to look for somewhere to eat. They wanted to go to an indian restaurant - but I hate indian food. We ended up compromising on an italian restaurant called Ciao. It was up Denmark Street, off Broad Quay. Here, they sold pizza, pasta, lasagne and other italian food - plus beer (my friends need this!), wine and soft drinks. I again asked for the regular cheese & tomato pizza but with no cheese. Thankfully again it tasted awesome. I had no clue that pizza would taste so good without (soya) cheese - but it does!

After our main dishes, the waiter asked if we wanted dessert. He ended up giving us some dessert (sorbet) to try for free - and also gave us another free drink/top-up. I also noticed on the bill that he’d knocked over £1 off my pizza since I’d had no cheese. The regular cheese pizza was £6.20 but I was only charged £5.

Ciao is a family-owned restaurant with friendly owners. If you’re in Bristol check it out. I totally recommend it and will go back next time I’m in Bristol.