Review: Homeslice Pizza
London is always brimming with so much to do and as a food lover, whenever I head there I always try to tick off somewhere new to eat in The City. A few weeks ago, I joined Hayley for the Aldi and Tesco Christmas press days and also had the chance to catch up with Erica, Shaun and Mike; it’s always nice when the people you know from the internet are also lovely in real life! I was more than happy to rely on the locals’ choice for dinner and so we headed to Homeslice in Covent Garden. I enjoyed it so much that when I headed back to London with my Mum this week, I wanted to introduce her to the wonders of giant pizza…
A gigantic 20″ pizza at Homeslice is just £20 and there are some amazing unique options to choose from. If you can’t decide, you can even choose a half and half option. My Mum and I opted for half goat shoulder, savoy cabbage and sumac yoghurt and half anchovy, olive and onion. Both were completely delicious; the base was super thin, crispy and perfectly seasoned and the toppings were such good quality. For me, the star of the show was the goat shoulder; strong, meaty and falling to tender pieces. I would have never have thought to put cabbage or yoghurt on pizza but it worked really well, creating a Moroccan array of flavours. The anchovy half reminded me of Greece; the salty anchovies paired brilliantly with the olives and the small amount of cheese meant the pizza wasn’t overwhelming. The entire thing was huge but we gave it a pretty good go and I was left feeling completely stuffed but very happy!
Another fun thing about Homeslice is the drinks. When we enquired about wine, we were told that we would be served a bottle from which we could drink as much as we liked and we would be charged for how much we drank. Intrigued, we chose the white wine and did not expect the size of bottle which arrived! It was probably about 2 litres worth and certainly very dangerous if you were in a large group. As we didn’t know the price, we only had one glass each, which worked out as £4 per person, and we were very proud of our restraint! Personally, I don’t think that’s a bad price for wine in a restaurant as the drinks are normally the part of the meal which is more expensive. When we wanted to pay, the waitress brought out a ruler and physically measured how much we had drank to calculate our bill. It was so bizarre and certainly a great quirky way to enjoy some wine!
Homeslice is a must for a friendly, sociable meal with friends or family. I love the casual, relaxed feel and the way of serving wine is simply brilliant. Although there are moments when I would quite like a knife and fork, being able to dig in and demolish the giant pizza with your hands is part of its charm and sometimes you just want to get messy with your meal.
Have you tried Homeslice? Where else do I need to add to my ‘to-eat’ list in London?
