Spizza

Ursula: Tomato, Mascarpone, Spinach, Smoked Salmon, Capers

Review by Mky:


Hungry and craving pizza yet? The Ursula is always a crowd-pleaser! Just tear off a slice, and eat at will... savour the globs of cheesy unctuous goodness as they slide down your throat...

Hard to go wrong with thick, savoury slices of smoked salmon coddling luscious mounds of melt-in-your-mouth mascarpone!  Could have done with a bit more cheese as it wasn't very well spread out, but delicious overall!  The baby spinach leaves did a good job of cutting through the tasty flavours and helped alleviate some of the guilt...

Spizza is a nice place to head to with a large group, it has a pleasantly laid-back convivial atmosphere, although the Balmoral branch tends to heat up (lousy air-conditioning?) if the weather is warm.  Dropped by with Dky's sister and a couple of the cousins and ordered up a storm (growing boys need a lot of food to keep them running)!

Overall, the food is consistently palatable, as befits a mid-range pizza place.  Spizza's pizza crust has always been pretty decent, light, airy and crisp (not rock-hard as some places make it) though it can get a bit soggy near the centre at times.  Follows is a series of photos and some comments on the dishes we enjoyed... the good company made the food taste even better... 

Caligola: Crispy Calamari With “Pizzaiola” Sauce

 Tasty enough, crispy batter but the calamari rings could be more tender.  Tasted good when paired with the pesto mayo from the next dish...

Mozzarella Sticks with Pesto Mayonnaise

 Moreish crunchy crust encasing molten gooey mozzarella... cheese-lovers will totally dig this!

 

Crispy Chicken Wings with Arrabbiata sauce

Barbara: Tomato, Mozzarella, Hot Italian Minced Pork, Shallots, Olives

Quinta: Tomato, Mozzarella, Egg, Black Truffle Sauce

The scintillating, earthy aroma of black truffles makes this a must-try!  Knock open the gleaming, quivery, runny egg yolk and let it soak into the pizza crust... adds a silky taste sensation which heightens the unique fragrance of truffles... very simple, but very, very good!  Wonder why we've not tried it sooner!

All in all, a casual, reliable place to get reasonably good wood-fired pizza, for fairly decent prices.  A good standby if a craving needs to be satiated and no other places come to mind.

Balmoral Plaza
271 Bukit Timah Rd, 259708
Tel: 6333 8148