Extra Virgin Pizza is
another F&B concept by under the umbrella of The Lo & Behold
Group. This group is responsible for the ever popular establishment
such as The White Rabbit, The Black Swan, Overeasy and Loof. Under
the guidance of the young entrepreneur Wee Teng Wen and Daniel He,
expect this group to deliver a fresh yet elegant dining on Singapore
shore.
Little Devil and I
actually chanced upon Extra Virgin Pizza while looking for a quick
lunch place in United Square. To our benefit, they were offering one
for one pizza promotion with UOB Card.
As it is lunch, we only
ordered 2 pizzas. Spotted Pig ($26) and Prosciutto & Arugula
($26). Both pizza are based with tomato and mozarella cheese. Each
pizza is about personal size, cut to 6 slices each. Spotted pig
toppings are spicy pepperoni, pork sausage, applewood smoked ham and
pecorino. This generous ingredients resulted in a delicious well
baked pizza with a subtle heat / spiciness coming from the pepperoni.
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| Spotted Pig |
Meanwhile the Prosciotto
& Arugula provide a more healthy version to offset the meaty
pizza. The prosciutto di parma, baby arugula and parmagiano reggiano
provide a good combination. Again the ingredients are generous and
fresh.
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| Prosciutto & Arugula |
Although the toppings are
good, we find that some areas can be improved especially on the dough
and the timing in the oven. The dough is not rolled out
consistently. The area without the toppings turn out to be to thick
and chewy and it tasted like the dough are not evenly cooked. Based
on our experience eating in pizzeria using brick ovens, we understand
that pizzas cooked brick oven have the rustic burnt feeling. However
on that day it was just too much burnt areas and created a bitter
taste on the pizza. (Hopefully management can accept our feedback,
Hint Hint!!)
For drink, we ordered Ice
Lemon Tea ($5.50), which is homemade (they separated the sugar) and
tasted very good.
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| Homemade Ice Lemon Tea |
Ambiance in this branch
was great. The place is quite spacious there are a lot of natural
lighting in the restaurant during the day. Service is very minimum,
as we need to order at the counter and make payment first. Not sure
what is the reason behind this, as there are sufficient service staff
to provide full service.
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| The Bar and Order Counter |
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| Pizza Bar & The Brick Oven |
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| For Take Away |
Overall we find that
Extra Virgin Pizza has the ingredients and potential to compete with
the higher end pizzeria. At this point of time, the components has
not come together yet. With a little bit of tweaking and adjustment
they will soon be there. Pricing is slightly on the high side.
Luckily we have UOB Card to thank for the promo. Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 6.5/10
Value:
7/10
Service:
6.5/10
Ambiance:
7.5/10
Budget
per Person: $26 - $50
Extra Virgin Pizza @ United Square
Handmade Artisanal
Pizza of the Highest Quality
Other Branch:
Extra Virgin
Pizza @ Asia Square Tower 1
8 Marina View
#01-04. Asia Square Tower 1.
Singapore 018960
Op Hours:
Mon – Fri: 10.00 – 22.00.
Closed on Weekends and PH
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