Urban Pizza Project — Restaurant in Melbourne

Something has gone terribly wrong here! AVOID!

This used to be the best pizza takeaway by far in the area. We have been buying our pizzas here since 2011/12. The base was always wonderfully airy and the quality toppings were always generous and consistent. Never any surprises. However, there must’ve been a change of ownership since I last ordered. This was confirmed by the charge going to a never before seen name on my credit card. They charge an additional 40 cents (2.16% of my total), for the privilege of paying for your pizza too! On 31st Jan, we had a 15 minute wait when we arrived as we were early. No problem but I noticed that I didn’t recognise any of the staff. They were all female too. Not once while I was there did I see anyone kneeding pizza dough and throwing it into the air like the couple of guys who used to prep the pizzas before did. They must now be using frozen pizza bases which tasted awful and were flatter in comparison to the previous ones. Also, the toppings are no longer generous. Finding the pineapple chunks on my husbands large hawaiian was a sporting challenge. On the lookout now for a proper fresh pizza takeaway in or...

Out of all pizza joints in the area Urban is an all rounder! Flavour, caked with toppings, value for money and perfectly cooked everytime! Once a week I do a cheat day (usually saturdays) and I usually more often than not go urban over other take away food when i'm not in the mood for asian/indian/turkish/burgers etc. Pickup or delivery, they're quick, and always friendly. (Parmas used to be abit better, but still better than many other pizza joint parmas and could do with more chips on the side), but as far as the pizza...

Was walking past & decided to go in to get a menu & started talking to the owner. I told her I had never tried their pizzas so she took it upon herself to make me a free pizza to try & it was really good!! Fresh, tasty, traditional ingredients with a really yummy sauce base!! & amazing service!! This small gesture from a small business has guaranteed a new customer!! Well done guys!!...