Mamma Rosa Pizzeria — Restaurant in North Island

Found this place online and came as I have always loved wood fired pizza. Great big oven, a chef who has a little thermometer to check the temperature, constantly adds the wood inside.

He makes the pizzas, leave it to the side till someone slices the pizza or add the toppings then serve. I think the time in between the pizza coming out from oven and to the table is too long though it ranges between 3 ~ 5 mins. It has to be done immediately and served to the table in less than a minute if you ask me or at most 2 mins. For me it makes a diff because I love my pizza piping hot right from the oven.

Luckily my pizza was served fairly quicker than the rest actually, around 2 mins? Very happy with the pizza we ordered that comes with mascarpone. Would...

Another place to stop by if you’re in need of a fulfilling, well-made authentic meal. Next time you’re in the mood for something Italian, visit Mama Rosa. I’m personally not someone who takes in restaurant atmospheres, but this place definitely grew on me. Not only are the staff so polite and sweet, but everything down to the decor was excellent. Very homely, comforting dishes with incredible taste and presentation. I’m rather simple and the pepperoni and garlic breads were perfect, even more so than your other pizza places. You can tell they put their heart into making beautiful, delicious food. It’s the place to go if you want a nice time with your...

It's hard to find a wood fired classic style pizza so when we found this place we had to come. The food was overall good.

The pizza lacked salt and could do with a few extra minutes in the oven as the crust was raw inside, portions of appetizers were also on the smaller side. We were told the vegetable of the day was brocollini not brocolli so as you can see from the photos... clearly cut up brocolli with the stems was disappointing. We ate it anyway because it was good and we were hungry. Also the salad was lacking an acidic component it was basically arugula with shaved parmesan and olive oil, a splash of lemon would have...