Croft Alley — Restaurant in The Municipal District of Portlaoise

I can not speak highly enough about my experience in Croft Alley. I had pizza two days in a row there as I was so pleased with everything the first time. Every detail of my visit was positive. The layout of the restaurant is such that, as soon as you enter, you've a perfect view of the pizza chef at work. Being able to see all the work surfaces and having worked in a lot of kitchens in my time, I was very impressed with how noticeably clean everything was. The place being THIS clean shows people take pride in their work. I'm a big fan of pizzas and Croft Alley had some really nice options to choose from. Their 4 formaggi was that good I was wishing I lived locally and the inclusion of just a little honey really brought the pizza to another level. As I sat eating my pizza, the woman who I am guessing was the owner was showing a young kid around the kitchen and the kid was LOVING it. Customer service like that can make the difference to any customer but it made that kids day! I returned on day two and had the mortadella pizza and it was almost as exceptionally good as the previous night's. It was still...

High quality experience! Authentic Italian pizza that gives a respectful nod to the traditional Neapolitan style. Quality ingredients and cooked beautifully, this is what real woodfire pizza looks and tastes like. We kicked things off by sharing the Spaghetti and Meatballs for entree, along with some bruschette and olives. All delicious and fresh. I learned from the friendly waiting staff that even the spaghetti was made fresh onsite. Then on to the woodfire pepperoni pizza. It's hard to describe how good this was, whatever dough they're using is bloody good, quality pepperoni and quality, quality cheese. It's obvious they've done their homework with these dishes, with consideration given to presentation as well as taste - top marks for both. Too full for dessert! Lovely ambience and a shout out again to the friendly staff. I honestly can't praise this 5 star dining experience highly enough and will be back when in the...

We went to Croft Alley for my hen and it was nothing short of exceptional. Gale the owner was incredibly accommodating providing us with a sharing menu for our large group and every single one of us were raving about the food after. We had gorgeous sharing starters that had something for everyone. We had to make ourselves stop eating more and wait for our main courses but we really didn't want to stop!! The main courses arrived and we didn't think it could get any better! The pizza and pasta were absolutely delicious. The different spritz's were also gorgeous! Everything was 10/10 and I cannot wait to get back to Croft Alley again. To top off a lovely experience, we went into the pub next door for a drink and one of the staff members from Croft Alley dropped in our leftover pizza in pizza boxes for us to bring home! Amazing...