Smokey Pizza

I’ve been trying to think of clever metaphors or funny analogies to make this review exciting and engaging, but honestly this place doesn’t need them!
I was never a fan of takeaway pizza, whenever I had friends over i’d always push to get a Chinese or Indian meal. Not anymore! As long as it’s Smokey’s, I want pizza! I have had them three times now and each time has been delicious. My last Smokey’s was the first time I have collected it rather than delivery and I was so pleased to see a clean, inviting shop front, smart seats to wait on and an open wood fired oven to watch my pizza cook in. They even swapped my mushrooms for meatballs at no extra cost!
It’s hard to pin-​point what it is that makes it so much better than the other take-​away pizza options, I think it starts with the base, it’s a lovely, fresh ciabatta dough that is cooked perfectly in the wood oven so it’s crispy but not dry, it holds firm allowing you to dip your slice with no fear of flopping! There are a range of base sauces to be had, the ones I have tried have been just the right consistency, not too wet so that the cheese falls off, but not to dry that you need to drink contantly to keep the pizza down; they taste fresh, they’re gently seasoned, they’re what you want from a sauce. Moving on to the cheese, it’s not greasy, my main opjection to most pizza places is the level of oil floating all over the top, as well as the stringy mozzerella that pulls all the toppings off and leaves you with nothing but tomatoey bread. I haven’t had that here, the cheese is tasty, not too stringy and not oily, brilliant!
As for toppings, I have never seen such a wide variety, including char-​grilled aubergine, egg, prawn, cajun chicken, as well as all the standard toppings you’d expect!
The dips also are gorgeous, if you like garlic, the garlic and herb is strong! I love the stuff.
Although I have not tried them, they also do a wide range of pasta dishes, fingers crossed they’re as good as the pizzas!
Lastly, prices! Perfectly reasonable, last time we had 2 12inch pizzas plus dip for £13, if we’d been less greedy the 2 9inch would have been £9! Though I know prices always change, for now these prices are so reasonable for such good quality meals. I recommend Smokey’s whole-​heartedly and hope you enjoy them as much as I do!