Novecento Pizza

cornbb

sporina wrote: »

la tana deliver to tom's? no way…

in saying all this, i rarely ever get a pizza delivered.. a pizza has to be eaten almost just out of the oven..

They sure do. Its gonna be pretty fresh if its only going across the road to Tom Barry's too. Its far closer to the restaurant than most customers' homes would be.

dave1982

Il Pardrino is lovely in town

sporina

cornbb wrote: »

They sure do. Its gonna be pretty fresh if its only going across the road to Tom Barry's too. Its far closer to the restaurant than most customers' homes would be.

yeah this is ok… but would they actually deliver it or could you just go and pick it up yourself? (not sure where la tana is in relation to barry's)

sporina

dave1982 wrote: »

Il Pardrino is lovely in town

god no i had a pizza there in july and i could not believe how poor it was.. it was totally tasteless and the base was like bread.. it was on a par with the bread stick which has a shelf life of about 2 years...:eek:

cornbb

sporina wrote: »

yeah this is ok… but would they actually deliver it or could you just go and pick it up yourself? (not sure where la tana is in relation to barry's)

They deliver it for you. (They also deliver anywhere else in town btw, they have a delivery service. Tom Barrys happens to be just 100m away so you can be sure it'll be fresh).

grenache

I went to Novecento last Saturday night after seeing this thread. I had the funghi 12". Altogether it was very disappointing, especially after the good reviews in here. Dry, bland, very little flavour in the base sauce. I think people are reading too much into the fact that there are Italian people running it - some of the worst pizza I've had has been in Italy. Particularly Northern Italy.

I was skeptical when I saw the owner was from near Venice - in Italy that's about as far away from Naples (the home of the original and best pizza) as one can get. I go to Naples a couple of times a year and the pizza there and around the Campania region in general is out of this world. What we eat here is just a bad attempt at the real thing. All because the pizzerias there get the base and the sauce just right, and that's all there is to a good pizza. They also don't over-do it with too many extra toppings like chicken or beef. The best pizza you can get is a simple Margharita.

Uncle Petes and La Tana are still the best in Cork. The pizza in both places is decent and La Tana's arancini is beautiful.

Don't waste your time or money on Novecento. It's really sub-standard stuff.

sporina

grenache wrote: »

I went to Novecento last Saturday night after seeing this thread. I had the funghi 12". Altogether it was very disappointing, especially after the good reviews in here. Dry, bland, very little flavour in the base sauce. I think people are reading too much into the fact that there are Italian people running it - some of the worst pizza I've had has been in Italy. Particularly Northern Italy.

I was skeptical when I saw the owner was from near Venice - in Italy that's about as far away from Naples (the home of the original and best pizza) as one can get. I go to Naples a couple of times a year and the pizza there and around the Campania region in general is out of this world. What we eat here is just a bad attempt at the real thing. All because the pizzerias there get the base and the sauce just right, and that's all there is to a good pizza. They also don't over-do it with too many extra toppings like chicken or beef. The best pizza you can get is a simple Margharita.

Uncle Petes and La Tana are still the best in Cork. The pizza in both places is decent and La Tana's arancini is beautiful.

Don't waste your time or money on Novecento. It's really sub-standard stuff.

lol… can't wait to try La Tana - will wait till after hols..

But I stayed in Campania last year and both pizza's I had were terrible.. well one was on the amalfi coast and the other in ravello.. perhaps one has to go to Naples..

La Dolce Vita is meant to be really good - proper authentic - but I have not been as I have read that the service/atmosphere is awful.. but it might be worth it for a real pizza..

dave1982

sporina wrote: »

god no i had a pizza there in july and i could not believe how poor it was.. it was totally tasteless and the base was like bread.. it was on a par with the bread stick which has a shelf life of about 2 years...:eek:

really? its been over year since i was un there, they used be my favourite

Gamb!t

grenache wrote: »

I went to Novecento last Saturday night after seeing this thread. I had the funghi 12". Altogether it was very disappointing, especially after the good reviews in here. Dry, bland, very little flavour in the base sauce. I think people are reading too much into the fact that there are Italian people running it - some of the worst pizza I've had has been in Italy. Particularly Northern Italy.

I was skeptical when I saw the owner was from near Venice - in Italy that's about as far away from Naples (the home of the original and best pizza) as one can get. I go to Naples a couple of times a year and the pizza there and around the Campania region in general is out of this world. What we eat here is just a bad attempt at the real thing. All because the pizzerias there get the base and the sauce just right, and that's all there is to a good pizza. They also don't over-do it with too many extra toppings like chicken or beef. The best pizza you can get is a simple Margharita.

Uncle Petes and La Tana are still the best in Cork. The pizza in both places is decent and La Tana's arancini is beautiful.

Don't waste your time or money on Novecento. It's really sub-standard stuff.

Did Fernando make the pizza himself for you or was it some of his staff ?
I tend to find the pizza nicer when he males it himself.
Also a friend of ours recommended Novecento and she's from Naples..

sporina

cornbb wrote: »

They deliver it for you. (They also deliver anywhere else in town btw, they have a delivery service. Tom Barrys happens to be just 100m away so you can be sure it'll be fresh).

i assume you could only do this during off peak times though.. ? barry's gets very busy...

grenache

Gamb!t wrote: »

Did Fernando make the pizza himself for you or was it some of his staff ?
I tend to find the pizza nicer when he males it himself.
Also a friend of ours recommended Novecento and she's from Naples..

It was an Italian gentleman in his mid 50s that baked it. So if that's him, then yes it was Fernando.

Gamb!t

grenache wrote: »

It was an Italian gentleman in his mid 50s that baked it. So if that's him, then yes it was Fernando.

That's Fernando,he's cool.

kcb

Gamb!t wrote: »

New Pizza parlor on McCurtain St.
Glad to see Fernando is doing well :cool:
Is the one on Douglas st still open ?

Just seen this! Ignore other post from me!

Nice one - Novecento pizza is still the best in town IMO although Rico is possibly on par now in the restaurant market

kampik

We were looking for some lunch deal on St. Patricks day around McCurtain Street.
It was already past four o'clock and we saw lunch menu on Novecento window. We went inside and ask if they still serve lunch deals. They said of course. So we thought it’s great, we sat down, enjoyed the food until I read the standard menu and found the same prices as for lunch.
I felt cheated because they had outside lunch menu beside ordinary menu and the only difference is fewer lunch meal range which I didn’t realise until we finished. I don’t even get why she handed us lunch menu while there is no benefit, only less options compare to regular menu.

It's just bad practise how to get customers inside during lunch time. In my opinion if they advertise lunch menu they should price it differently from standard offer. It is a false advertising and cheating customers.
I can't complain about the food as it was lovely but this turned me off to go there again.

the beer revolu

kampik wrote: »

We were looking for some lunch deal on St. Patricks day around McCurtain Street.
It was already past four o'clock and we saw lunch menu on Novecento window. We went inside and ask if they still serve lunch deals. They said of course. So we thought it’s great, we sat down, enjoyed the food until I read the standard menu and found the same prices as for lunch.
I felt cheated because they had outside lunch menu beside ordinary menu and the only difference is fewer lunch meal range which I didn’t realise until we finished. I don’t even get why she handed us lunch menu while there is no benefit, only less options compare to regular menu.

It's just bad practise how to get customers inside during lunch time. In my opinion if they advertise lunch menu they should price it differently from standard offer. It is a false advertising and cheating customers.
I can't complain about the food as it was lovely but this turned me off to go there again.

So you had no problem with the food or the price you paid for it - you had a problem because people who might eat at a different time to you aren't charged more?


It's false advertising to give you a menu with prices on it and then charge you that price?

You must feel cheated a lot.

kampik

the beer revolu wrote: »

So you had no problem with the food or the price you paid for it - you had a problem because people who might eat at a different time to you aren't charged more?


It's false advertising to give you a menu with prices on it and then charge you that price?

You must feel cheated a lot.

I wouldn't put two menus for two different times and occasions in the day if there is no price difference between them. 99% of places in town who offer the lunch menu have special pricing for that time in the day. Why one shop out of 100 would stepped out of the line and advertise the lunch menu while they have nothing special to offer?

Ludo

Lunch menu does not always mean cheaper though. Sometimes ( as in this case it seems) it may just be a restricted menu. Both prices were outside from your post so I dont see the problem.