Circo Italian Kitchen — Restaurant in North Tyneside

This is a lunch special takeaway offer for £6.95. this included two slices of pizza, fries and a dip.

+ve: The pizza tasted authentic and not a cheap takeaway pizza. Visually, looked very good too. The fries were great, portion size was decent especially for £6.95. I was full at the end of the meal!!

-ve: We ordered at 11.56am, and didn't get the food until 12:14pm. I am still trying to figure out what's the waiting time, because the pizza was already cooked when we ordered and it was left nearby the pizza oven. Then, the staff cut the pizza into slices and took it into the kitchen. I guessed the majority of the waiting time is either 1) reheat the pizza slices in the oven because it was cooled down or 2) Waiting for the fries to be cooked from the fryer.

Usually the wait time is not a big issue for me, but given the definition of takeaway means order, grab and go. The majority of the people buying the takeaway will likely be the office staff from Quorum who normally would have a 30 min lunch break - this becomes an issue, at least for me. However, I have also been told that usually the waiting time is not very long.

I will try one more time in the future to determine if it's a one off waiting issue or long term. I can't spend 20 minutes waiting for a pizza when I only have a 30 minute lunch...

The pepperoni pesto pizza was quite good, with a reasonable price and delicious flavors. The garlic dip, on the other hand, was massively overpriced. It's disappointing that previous visits when under the old management included complimentary dips and now they do not, I believe they should continue offering them, especially when you order a whole pizza – the cost to the restaurant is likely minimal.

On the plus side, the service was excellent, and the staff were friendly and accommodating. However, I later discovered that the same pizza was available on Uber Eats for 50% off due to a special promotion. It's frustrating that there aren't similar offers for in-person customers, particularly those who work in the business park. This exclusion feels unfair.

I also noticed that the previous management had a lunchtime menu with options like paninis, slices of the day, and chips – a more appealing variety when you don't want a full pizza for lunch. We used to visit the previous place regularly, but because of the lack of a lunchtime menu here, we've only been twice since it opened. This restaurant is missing out on a significant part of its business by not catering to people who work in the park and want a quick, smaller...

6.2 on our Official Local Pizza Scale

Stopped by Circo Italian Kitchen on our local pizza tour and gave it a fair go with the Ciao Sausage, Italian Tony, and some trusty garlic bread and Parmesan Fries on the side.

The pizzas looked great, with that classic Neapolitan char that always makes you excited to dig in. The Ciao Sausage, while not bursting with flavor, still had a nice texture to it, and the Italian Tony was generous on toppings, though the heavy hand with pesto made it a little oilier than ideal. The garlic bread, however, while not the best one around, was spot-on—simple, buttery, and exactly what you hope for when it hits the table.

We'd say overall, it's pleasant casual pizza night place, but maybe not the one to crown king of the local pizza's.

Separate to the Pizza Scale, service was solid with friendly staff who kept things moving, and the atmosphere was cozy and we got to watch the pizza's get made! Would come back to try something else, maybe a...