I love the world themed pizza toppings, I felt the ingredients matched their cities very well. Being from Melbourne, I order it. I have to say it was very tasty but too sweet with the balsamic onions and sweet potato. The space is quiet large, with all the concrete and the pizza oven flume sticky out from the lower floor it was very impressive. Sadly really bad service. We were seated quiet fast which we were not expecting with how busy it was. Once we were seated felt forgotten. Long wait before the waitress took our order. Then our drinks were forgotten and had to ask for them again after our food was delivered. And when it was delivered one item was missing. Again, loved the theme and there are other pizzas I would like to try but I think I will go back. read more

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For my last night in London, I wanted to go to a place where my girfriends and I could chat over wine and have a great dinner, so when my friend suggested Fire and Stone I was like, 'eeeh, pizza?!' but I'm glad I surrendered. The space is sleek and modern. Spotlighting is complexion friendly and wood accents are soothing. It's good we made a reservation because the place was packed with young 20 year olds getting off work. The variety of pizzas are crazy! I had to get the London pizza - bacon, mozzarella, tomatoes, and black pudding! My girlfriends were a little grossed out I'd willingly put black pudding on my pizza but hey, if I'm not going to go extreme, I might as well get out. Delicious. We talked for hours and luckily our waitress didn't kick us out (wasn't chipper we were there for so long either). A group of about 20 sat down next to us. I was watching them, trying to see how their awkward, don't really know each other vibe would evolve after a few drinks. By the end, one of the guys came out of the bathroom in his socks and shorts, holding his pants in his hand. And then his friends proceeded to wax his legs tableside. Uhm.. whaa..?!?! Waiters were laughing along too so it was all cool, though kind of unsanitary... A perfect spot for my farewell to the UK and my 100th review! read more

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Bloody fantastic - sorry Tom! I am the toppings tart and the more the merrier in my opinion. I have been here several times and yes the service is slower than you'd sometime like on a lunch break (and they do fantastic lunch offers, check out their website!) but in the evening it's perfect. I went on a date here and totally enjoyed the relaxed vibe, the tasty brothers cider and the fun of choosing from their extensive menu. If you are in Covent Garden, want to avoid the tourists and get a nice meal all at the same time - eat here! read more

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One of my favourite pizza places purely because of the unusual toppings inspired from around the world. Where else can you get duck and hoisin sauce or chilli, sour cream and guacamole on a pizza? It's always busy so I'd recommend booking ahead. Also allow plenty of time they're as it'll take an age to decide which of the 22 pizzas to order, and that's if you've ruled out the pasta! Three of us visited this time and as we couldn't choose we went for three pizzas we all liked the sound of and shared them between us. This worked so well. The Peking one was my favourite, followed by the Boston. We had two with classic bases and one on the thin and crispy. I usually prefer thin and crispy but the classic here is pretty good and not at all stodgy or heavy. I didn't give a full five stars only because the pizzas are a bit too salty (I'm on my way home desperate to drink four pints of water) and they could be a little more generous with the toppings but that's being a little fussy. I have been three or four times now and will definitely be back (with a bottle of water in tow). read more

I went here after reading a positive review of this place written by Lizzie G. It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and I was in the mood for some pizza. The Covent Garden location was quite busy, even mid-afternoon on a Saturday, that was a good sign in my book. The space is open, with high ceilings, with an up-market feel to it. The menu is a bit on the wacky side. The pizza menu is set up by regions of the world - I didn't know that Jakarta had it's own signature style of pizza (oy vey). Under "The Americas" section, there was the "New Yorker". The New Yorker aside from the crust, sauce and cheese, is loaded up with the following: "smoked bacon, garlic & rosemary roast potatoes, caramelized onion jam, topped with sour cream and smoked paprika". WTF? I have never seen any of that on a pizza in NYC. Whatever, I just ordered a simple margarita pizza. The pizza was very good, I won't even pull some dumb, New Yorker pizza snobbery here. The crust was crunchy and chewy, with a nice bit of char, however the middle of the pizza was a bit spongy. The service here was prompt and efficient and I walked away happy...works for me. read more

Fire & Stone is a reliable pizza place in the heart of Covent Garden. Why, you ask? 1) They always have a deal on! At the moment, they have a deal for 2 pizzas and a jug of Pimms for £20. Such good value! 2) No queue. It's rare to find decent food in Covent Garden without having to wait. 3) Tasty, unique pizzas. At the same time, I wouldn't necessarily come here if they didn't have a special offer. I don't really think the pizzas are worth £10-12 especially because you can go next door to Franco Manca for something more affordable. The pizzas are good, but not particularly special. I also thought the service was just OK. Come here if you're looking for a no-fuss meal out in Covent Garden, and check online before you head there to see what promotions they have! read more

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Brilliantly unique and clever!!! Had reserved in advance as it can get quite busy, there were six of us. Got to our seats quickly and ordering was quick however it was a fairly long wait for the food. Now it is not your run of the mill Pizzeria. The Pizzas are named after world cities-each unique and celebration of that regions food. There are Pizzas named as Hanoi, Montego Nay, New York, Mumbai, London etc each a celebration of local cuisine. And there is a wide range to choose from. It is further customisable and comes in either in a regular or crispy finish (additional £1.50 charged for crispy). I choose Montego Bay (£11) Regular (Jerk chicken with BBQ Sauce and Mango and Coriander Salsa) which was very good but sweeter than I expected. We Washed it down with a Chianti (£21 a bottle) which was good. Good experience over all and highly recommended but book in advance! Go here only if expect the unexpected as you won't find a single recognisable pizza in the menu! read more

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The sleek, modern architectural style of Fire & Stone would leave one to believe the food is comparably polished, but unfortunately it's not. Also, I have never seen more bachelorette parties happening simultaneously in one restaurant in my life. That observation goes a long way in describing the nature of this restaurant; the decor looks upmarket, but the drinks are cheap (£10 for a large jug of roughly three pours). It's approachable for people (and by people I mean bachelorette parties and couples on second dates) looking for a relatively nice restaurant in Covent Garden without searching for something that's actually good. It's a step above Franco Manca in sophistication, but a step backward in quality. The food as a whole isn't bad, it's just not good enough to justify the cost. The Hand Stretched Flatbread and Baked Ciabatta comes with four pieces of what may as well be scrap pizza dough accompanied by one teaspoon of hummus, salsa verde, and tzatziki; there's barely any bread with the dish but it's somehow still too much for the amount of dip provided. For £5.75, it's not extortionate, but considering the amount of food you're presented with is equivalent to what would be left in the bottom of the bowl were this served in a proper size, it's too much to be comfortable paying. The pizzas are roughly twelve inches, which is fair for the price if you go for the non-meat options (£11 - £12), but the meat pizzas range up to £15, and that's a lot for what you're getting. For example, the "soft, runny egg" on my Florence pizza (£10.95) was actually more like scrambled, and the balsamic glaze on the Melboure (£11.50) was so sweet I skipped dessert. If you have money to burn, I suggest splurging on what the menu describes as a "larger, thinner, and crispier base for only £1.75 extra." Let's make this clear: they'll charge you nearly £2 to roll your pizza out a bit more. How generous! Also, the soda was flat and there's a sign on a door near the restroom that says "caution, dangerous chemicals." Maybe that's what's in all those jugs of pina coladas. There has to be something. read more

Fire and Stone is a restaurant with a difference, on entering the restaurant you are faced with a gigantic pizza oven in the shape of a chimney and inside you can see the pizzas cooking! The restaurant itself is pretty relaxing and a great place to come with friends or a date, they do great deals like 2 pizzas for £10 which is great. Their pizzas are pretty amazing, they have a great selection of pizzas from around the globe, I chose the Cairo African pizza which comprised of roasted red and yellow peppers, balsamic roasted red onions, Mozzarella, tomatoes sauce, crumbled goats cheese and pine nuts which was really delicious and my date got the Byron Bay Australia pizza which was made of basil pesto, mixed marinated mushrooms, mozzarella, garlic and rosemary roasted potatoes, sour cream, smoked paprika and caramelised onion jam which was pretty awesome too! We got a bottle of Argentinian wine for £16 which was lovely. read more

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One thing I do like about this place is the concept. They offer pizzas that you can no longer associate with being Italian. Toppings you never expect to find on a pizza such as the London variety which consists of cumberland sausage, streaky bacon, chunks of roast potato with roasted cherry tomatoes and roasted field mushrooms = items of an English breakfast. The concept sounds good but sadly like most big chains, quality is missing. The branch in Covent Garden was huge and completely filled on midweek evening around 7pm. Staff were efficient and friendly which was nice but sadly the food let us down. We decided to start on drinks and a Tropical smoothie and Real choc chip smoothie was ordered. I really didn't feel this awesome choice could have let us know but it really did. The Tropical smoothie was so sour we had to ask the barman to add a couple spoonfuls of syrup in there to make it drinkable whilst my shake was so powdery I kept getting bits stuck in my teeth. Not a great start. For the pizzas we decided to go deluxe and chose to have both pizzas on the thin & Crispy Base. It was £1.25 extra and was described to be larger, thinner and crispier base. Being new to this place we decided to stick with the customer favourites so we couldn't go wrong and with that in mind we ordered the New York and the Texas. As cool as the New York pizza was described, toppings including streaky bacon, garlic and rosemary roast potatoes, caramelised onions, smoked paprika, sour cream and chives, it was bland. In fact there were like five of each item on that pizza and sparsely scattered. It looked like they had a large budget cut looking at previous pictures of the same pizza. Quantity wouldn't have been a problem if it didn't taste so dry. It was baked too long that the bacon harden, the cheese was completely glued to the pizza and became translucent and the tomato sauce was no longer apparent. We couldn't taste any garlic in there or any of the ingredients to be honest. Somehow all the flavours got lost somewhere. Better was the Texas pizza which was thankfully flavoured and sweetened by the Barbecued rump steak and caramelised onions. It was also added moisture to the pizza itself with the steak being surprisingly tender and succulent and the onions nice and softened. This one was worth getting for the steak pieces as I was still very disappointed the base, tasteless and overdone. They could have been more generous with the cheese too. We shared a side of polenta chips but sadly this was bland as well and had no essence of the rosemary or black pepper as described. We also thought it was wrongly paired with tomato salsa as it was impossible to dip the polenta in being watery and lumpy. If anything it needed something more thick, smooth and creamy, something that clings on to add taste. The whole food experience was a let down with only the Texas pizza worth mentioning but purely for the steak itself rather than the pizza. The base itself was nothing special, crispy as described but bland and cannot compare to all those new pizza joints out there. The pizza don't come cheap either, over £10 for most pizzas and with that price you can get a much better quality elsewhere, two awesome Bianca pizzettes from Da Polpo. Sadly it's not a place I will be returning any time soon. In the area it's in it just feels like another tourist trap. read more

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What a great restaurant from the reception right through to serving by really friendly staff. That can't be said for some eateries around this area. We started with drinks of my partners favourite Caiprinha. Made exactly to her liking with deep brown sugar and plenty of lime. I chose a spicy Bison martini, fresh raspberries shaken with Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka, green apple liqueur, fresh lemon & apple juice with a hint of chilli syrup. In the top was a red chilli which I made the mistake of biting into. I love chillis, even hot ones, but this showed its strength and, the next morning, my lower extremities reminded me lol. Two fantastic pizzas followed, delicious, as our empty plates demonstrated. Then cooling ice cream. The chocolate with chunks of chocolate, and strawberry with vanilla was OTT. Would we go back....a definite YES. read more

Big venue pizza restaurant in Theatreland. Food (pizza) is about average and it's a comfortable space, good for groups. Service however was exceptional. read more

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Good portion and nice pizzas. Love the variety there are! Good environment but can get a little warm down stairs. Lovely food as always, been there twice, consistently delivered! No cake surcharge. read more

If you are a fan of plain pizza - don't go there! I just LOVE the pizza varieties there. I've travelled from Europe to Australia and Asia and need yet to explore Asia and the USA. My favourite pizza is "Peking" with slices of cucumber and roasted duck. I have never seen such variety on pizza before and I'm looking forward to trying out many more pizza cities there. read more

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Very nice place! Found it while strolling around Covent Garden. Pizza is great, and they'll start to serve burgers as well. They gave us the new burger (still off of menu) for us to try, and it was great. read more

Fire and Stone is a restaurant with a difference, on entering the restaurant you are faced with a gigantic pizza oven in the shape of a chimney and inside you can see the pizzas cooking! The restaurant itself is pretty relaxing and a great place to come with friends or a date, they do great deals like 2 pizzas for £10 which is great. Their pizzas are pretty amazing, they have a great selection of pizzas from around the globe, I chose the Cairo African pizza which comprised of rosted red and yellow peppers, balsamic roasted red onions, Mozzerella, tomatoes sauce, crumbled goats cheese and pine nuts which was really delicious and my date got the Byron Bay Australia pizza which was made of basil pesto, mixed marinated mushrooms, mozerella, garlic and rosemary rosted potatoes, sour cream, somaked paparika and carmelised onion jam which was pretty awsome too! We got a bottle of Argentinian wine for £16, and they add on service charge which is the only downside! read more

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Stop this filth right now. The top surface of my pizza isn't a love hotel set up to host filthy orgies for uninvited items to get together in big numbers and try out new positions! Pizza toppings should be Catholic... two together is what God intends and none at all allows you to preach to the rest. No amount of crispy base and wood-fired stone oven can get over the foodie fact that exotic toppings in large numbers completely ruin pizzas. I'm sorry Fire and Stone, but your pizza is rank through and through. You only get some stars because you're big enough to host large groups. Well done, you got stars for furniture arrangement. read more

If you don't like your pizza with all kinds of weirdness on it, then do not come here. Fire and Stone have a crazy pizza menu where they order the pizzas by continent. But not in a 'oh that makes sense' kind of way. Because I don't think many African pizzas would have feta on them. I've been here twice, once for a work party and then with a friend and both times it has underwhelmed me. I don't know, it is just lacking that exciting element. I agree with Tom E. the only benefit is it is big enough to host large groups but only because the place is huge. Good for birthday parties I guess. My friend once saw a mouse run across the floor here... just saying. I'm giving it three stars because they have a good cocktail menu and the food is decent. read more

While the food here was great in terms of quality and selection - I was so thoroughly disappointed with the service. We sat down and the waiter came by to take our drink orders... we didn't order any alcoholic beverages, and that's when the service went to hell. Seriously, our waiter asked WHY we weren't drinking... and then proceeded to roll his eyes! Then it took him FOREVER to come back to the table to take our order - and when our food came, he did not even come to see if we needed anything. I had to physically get up and ask someone else to bring me some chilli flakes! And when we didn't order desserts - well, that was it - we didn't get our bill, although we asked for it, until we got up and asked for it! Yah, there's "waiter service" at Fire and Stone, but I wouldn't hold my breath. read more

Came here late at night before closing. Amazing atmosphere the dining area was really nice and clean. The waitress was super friendly and talkative which made the place so much better. The food was extremely good. I had the Chicago pizza which had a kick to it that just added so much to the flavor. They had a wide selection of pizza choices and all of them were different then any normal pizza place. The uniqueness of the pizzas made this place a 10/10 read more

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Hmm .... Well the best part of this place is the inner layout and the variety they have on their menu. The bad part was their pizza. We ordered 3 different pizzas, the crust was over done for all of them. Weird thing was ... for neither of the pizzas the toppings were not cooked or even a bit roasted. It seemed they cooked the crust, put the toppings an nuke it in the oven. Sorry .. this placed SUCKED !!!!!! Their service was polite but SUCKED too. read more

Ok, so I can kind of see where some people are coming from when it comes to pizza. Yes, sometimes simple is best, and Fire and Stone definitely don't do simple flavours. Ok, so at times the menu does seem like it's been concocted by someone who's a few sandwiches short of a picnic, but you can't fault it's ambiance and prices. Another thing that Fire and Stone has going for it is that it somehow manages to deter the young mums and family crowd (thank-god!). This may be something to do with the fact that the seating is not suited to any form of family-dining. Score. Leave Pizza Express to the screaming kids. I'll take Fire and Stone any day for my quick pizza stop. On my last visit I tried the Bavarian Pizza, German sausage with mustard, cabbage, sour cream and other weird things. It was tasty but there was way to much mustard. The Argentinian wine I had on the other hand (the cheapest on the menu) was actually bloody good. A very nice surprise indeed. Fire and Stone, Pizza Express etc are never going to be 'must-go' destinations, but they do what they say on the tin. Therefore this Fire and Stone nestled in the heart of Covent Garden gets 3 stars from me. Bang. read more

If you love pizza and you haven't yet been, get yourself over here for a meal right now!! 'Pizza with a twist' - Fire and Stone has the most crazy pizza-topping menu ever, divided by continents and named after different cities. Why not try Texas from The Americas with rump steak and barbeque sauce, or perhaps Cairo from Africa which has, amongst other things, roasted peppers, goats cheese and pine nuts. My personal fave is Bombay which includes tandoori chicken, spiced yoghurt, mango chutney and cucumber. The best thing to do is all get something different and share because I guarantee you won't be able to choose. There are salads and pasta dishes on the menu but I think you'd have to be mad not to have a pizza here - the choice is immense. One warning though - don't wear tight trousers lest your top button ping off and break a window! These pizzas are filling. read more

Was out for dinner in Covent Garden last night, most places had a waiting time of 30 to 45 mins so my friend and i decided to wait for the 30 mins at the bar, half way through our first drink about 15 mins in we were shown to our table! excellent! I ordered the Cairo pizza it had lovely grilled peppers, pine nuts, carmelised red onions with balsamic and goats cheese. the base of the pizza i thought was slightly too spongey for me. Nonetheless it was an above average pizza. the decor was great, literally we were commenting on the grand scale of everything in here, made you feel as small as an Ant! chomping on a big cheesy leaf and the long runway from the seating area like leaving a burrow! lol the ceiling was akin to a multi-storey car park, you know the type that look like wash basins hanging upside down. read more

I understand why people give this place 3 stars and indeed lower - it is trying to be that next level above pizza express but it really isn't. I don't like restaurants trying to be above their station. But I have to give this place 4 stars on this occasion because of the value for money. I went here with an old work friend in a deal that gave us a meal and theatre ticket for £30 each. We did arrive early (6pm for pre-theatre) but were seated quickly with good service, we each had starter bread and olives, a main course each and dessert. All were satisfactory as courses, nothing to write home about but nicely washed down with a bottle of wine. One thing I will say in favour of this place is that it's a great size and I really like the decor there's something fresh, vibrant and cool about it. Just what I like in London for decor! But I wouldn't pay the normal prices, I'd go to pizza express for their dough balls instead read more

This is advertised as an Italian pizzeria but at best it is an overpriced, unregulated pizza hut. I know two people that used to work in the kitchen there and I had the unfortunate experience been to the kitchen myself a few times. What I witnessed was probably one of the most unhygienic scenes i ever seen in my own life.. A few examples were: using topping that fell on the floor, eating toppings/licking fingers and then touching the ingredients, flipping the burned dough and covering it with tomato sauce, and more... That said there were 3 chefs which were very good and attentive and followed a very rigid procedure. But that was the minority, the rest of the staff was untrained individuals with no previous experience or hygienic certificates I don't know about any food poisoning incidents but i do know that not a single person from the staff was taking anything to eat at home from there which is always a bad sign. So all I can say is approach at you own caution. read more

Definitely a cool place. The drinks are strong. The menu is inventive.The decor is industrial, cool, and laidback. The wine list of abhorrent, but this is a pizza restaurant, you shouldn't dwell. You can create any pizza from any corner of the globe and have a good carbicide any way you order, so it's perfect for an informal friendly lunch or dinner - or solo if you just want to eat a hearty helping of feelings, not that I'd know. Just don't expect to take a date here, and you'll be right on track. Protip: try the Texan and Marrakesh pizzas, just not at the same time preferably. read more

It's one of the best restaurant that I've ever been. Nice decoration, good service, good food and not expensive. I usually go there in a group of 4-5 people and order 1 bottle of Pimms cocktail for drink. The menu comes up with many options from stater, pizza to dessert and I actually choose different things each time I go there. It has never made me disappointed. In particular, the pizza here is very different from other restaurants. I mean they make it in their own way and creatively. Now I go there once a week and would highly recommend this restaurant to others. read more

I'm not convinced, mainly because not everything works on a pizza, such as their new yorker, it was a bit of a let down, and because the place was super noisy and super busy, there was some miscomunication and they got our order wrong. I opted for the mexico city and as much as I enjoyed it, their guac was a bit plasticky, and didn't seem homemade which I was disappointed by again. You know what? Go for the cocktails, HELLO lychee martini! I'd go back JUST for the lychee martini. But food. ehhhhhh... read more

Lol! This is a gimmick, but it's a good gimmick so if you care to read on, I'll explain. They top pizzas with toppings 'themed' from the culinary styles of each and every continent in the world. Which is kind of cool. And indeed, I was having an argument with pizza traditionalists just yesterday, about how's there's only 4 genuine styles. All this stuffed crust nonsense is just derogatory. So I'm like, whatever, I'll eat whatever toppings I want on my pizza, in fact, like, pizza literally the dough base covered in tomato sauce is THE perfect vehicle for global culture's adventures in multiculturalism and experience the other. So lets order the, 'Byron Bay' (Basil pesto, mixed marinated mushrooms, mozzarella, garlic & rosemary roasted potatoes, sour cream , smoked paprika & caramelized onion jam, thanks website!) and the 'Lombok' (so Garlic marinated prawns, Chinese Hoi Sin sauce, fire-roasted red peppers, sliced spring onions & mozzarella, drizzled with chilli oil) and all the pizza trappings. And be merry. They're really nice! The place is really nice with a huge white ceramic fire chimney which starts in the basement and goes up through the building. And for dessert, they do half portions (which is just a lovely touch) and I had the chocolate mousse cups and they were exquisite. So, cleary, someone's sat down and had a meeting about this idea for a pizza restaurant where you do toppings from all over the world: and someone else bought into that. But the reality is that they do fun pizzas that taste really good. Can you knock it that much? read more

My colleague had booked using a TasteCard which gave us 50% off food so we went for two courses; a starter and a main. As it was lunchtime I just had a soft drink but the cocktails here look delicious too. I can't resist anything with Parma ham so had the Brie & Parma Ham Bruschetta to start. Melted brie, Parma ham with onion jam, pesto & rocket on crusty bread. Mmmm... it's quite a big portion but every bite was delicious. I especially loved whatever dressing was drizzled over the salad which is saying something as I usually hate dressing. For main I had to have one of their weird and wonderful pizzas. No pepperoni or Hawaiian pizzas here oh no. Each of these bad boys represents the signature dish of a different city with toppings as varied as roast potatoes, chilli & lime prawns and avocado. I'm a sucker for avocado on pretty much everything so chose the Lisbon as my main dish. So, so good. This was one of the best pizzas I think I've ever had in London. The chicken had a kick to it without being too spicy and the avocado helped cool things down but it was very filling and I couldn't finish it, leaving two slices on the plate. With discount it cost us £12.66 each which was amazing value. I've checked their website and they have amazing deals on a daily basis even if you don't have a TasteCard including their £6.95 lunch deal, their pre-theatre menu and two pizzas for just £12! Definitely somewhere to check out. read more

Pretentious pizza poorly executed. The pizza was served Luke warm and did not live upto its description. The basement room is far too noisy with an awful looking ceiling. Service is average but a service charge is automatically added. The only positive comment I can make is that the pizza oven is a good feature. If only there was a good chef to use it. read more

First off, this place is a Tardis. It has quite a small frontage on Maiden Lane, but it sprawls back for quite some way, and cunningly manages to conceal an extra lower level. The fact that Fire & Stone was almost completely full on a Monday evening is testament to the fact that yes, it does serve good food in a funky atmosphere -- smart decor, buzzy yet relaxed, and completely acceptable service. I had a "New York" pizza; while sour cream and diced rosemary potatoes on a pizza doesn't sound particularly stunning -- it actually works really well! In a reverse from the usual trend, Fire and Stone managed to save my evening from the very poor company I was with... for this alone, it deserves 4* and a boatload of gratitude. I'm not sure if it really is the 7.5* rave that TopTable etc makes it out to be, but as a gourmet pizzeria, it definitely does the job! read more

So busy piling on ingredients that they forget to add flavour. I shared the Peking (duck and hoisin sauce) and Cairo (goat's cheese, pesto and pine nuts) pizzas; both were blandtastic. Totally unexciting, even though by rights they should have been much more interesting than a standard pizza (even if it was because they were disgusting!). I'm not quite sure how they've achieved this, but there you are. Got a good deal via Tastecard, plus on their website they have some offers like 2 for 1 at some points, so it's potentially reasonable. read more

I always wanted to go to Fire and Stone. It shows up on Top Table a lot, and as a huge pizza fan, I was impressed by its extensive and innovative menu, but the right time never seemed to come until a couple of months ago when a friend decided to have his birthday there on a Sunday. When we arrived I was a little disappointed to be seated on the raised level rather than at the massive bench down the middle with the pizza oven at its head, which had become iconic in my mind, after seeing the photos online. The menu soothed my disappointment - each pizza is linked to a different continent and there is enough to satisfy any vegetarian or meat eater. I went for the Casablanca (rosemary infused mascarpone cheese sauce, wild mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter, Roquefort blue cheese, grated mozzarella topped with toasted walnuts and parsley). Once it arrived the toppings didn't disappoint, but the bread was different to what you normally get from a wood-fired oven. i am not sure what they do to the dough but it is less floury than you'd expect. I went again a couple of weeks later and this time went for the Cairo (roasted red and yellow peppers, courgettes, aubergines, balsamic roasted red onions, mozzarella and tomato sauce topped with crumbled goats cheese and pine nuts), which was again delicious. The price each time was impressive too - on Sunday you can get a pizza and a drink for £6, which nobody can complain about, and on weekday evenings its possible to order half a bottle of wine and a pizza for £10. So on price and food, Fire and Stone was a winner, but the problem each time was the service. One time the waiter got my friends order wrong, then told her there wasn't enough time to make another so she'd have to make do, despite the fact she didn't like the one she had. They did give her a refund, but rightly so for a pizza she neither wanted nor ate. Another time they forgot the garlic bread and the fire alarm kept going off, and overall the staff were less than polite. So, if you're looking for a good pizza at a cheap price and don't care about service then Fire and Stone is a great option, but if you're trying to impress someone then definitely steer clear. read more

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This two-level restaurant serves stone-baked pizza made in what is supposedly the largest wood-fired oven in the Northern hemisphere. They draw their inspiration from a wide variety of international cuisines, although I'm not sure how the "Casablanca," with wild mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter, blue cheese, mozzarella, and toasted walnuts on mascarpone cheese sauce, relates to Morocco, since I don't recall ever eating any of those ingredients there. And who ever went to New York City and ordered pizza with smoked bacon, rosemary roast potatoes, caramelized onions, and sour cream? What counts is that all the ingredients are fresh and you could eat here numerous times without eating the same thing twice. Other options include two antipasti platters, one vegetarian and the other with assorted meats, both served with bread sticks; duck spring rolls served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce; and a seared fresh tuna salad with chilli-lime-soy dressing. It's not inexpensive, but at least you leave satisfied and feeling you got your money's worth. read more

im probably going to get lynched for this review, but this place is massively underwhelming. I really dont get why people still hype it up. Maybe im being too much of a narrow-minded pizza puritan, but this place is an affront to the tradition of neapolitan pizza (and sucks balls compared to NY pie too). Baked bread, tomato, cheese and a whole mass of crap on top does not a pizza make. Good pizza should be simple. Would only eat here if you paid me...and even then id do it somewhat begrudgingly. read more

Exciting pizza. I had the Byron Bay and R had the Cairo. R nailed the secret. The cornmeal in the crust totally enables the exotic ingredients- aka my sweet potatoes. Kids liked the seats and the kids menu. Clearly - to me - the place to eat when at Cov. Garden read more

Of all the food I love in the world, pizza makes it to the top of the list. So I do get a little critical when I pass judgment on a pizza. When I first walked in, I loved the decor and the open space. This place is great for large groups but book ahead of time. Now I am the type that loves a place like this in concept. I normally like to get the most bizarre toppings and not afraid to try something different. I ordered the Bombay since I've been craving Indian food the past couple of days. It was - okay. I didn't like that they plopped all the chutney in the middle which made it a little different to eat. I thought the flavor was okay but felt that the ingredients weren't very fresh. I thought the chicken tasted like they yanked it out of the freezer, threw it on top of the pizza, and it was barely room temp. The crust... it was kind of like a thin toasted cracker. Reminded me of the pizza in Rome but maybe I should've gone with the other crust? I am thinking my pizza was a little overcooked, and then sat around and got cold, so perhaps it was an off day to go. I think you can get much better pizza elsewhere in London but it's great if you want to mix things up a bit. read more

The guide for 2 stars is "Meh. I've experienced better" and this just about perfectly fits with my feeling on leaving Fire and Stone. I'm sure I went there some years ago and it wasn't so bad but this time there weren't many redeeming features. Maybe I've become more discerning in the last few years? A couple of things before I get to the food. The seating was pretty cozy - or for a 6 foot 2 guy very cramped. Our table for 8 required us to have 2 people sitting on one end of the table which when people on the side of the table moved up meant very little leg room. Also the wine (a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon) that we had wasn't the best, although I managed to struggle through two glasses. To the food. So the schtick at Fire and Stone seems to be Pizzas with unusual toppings. They break their menu up in to Continents where they have 5 or 6 different pizzas named after cities. Each one is basically a classic meal from that part of the world - but on a pizza. I suppose I can see what they are trying to do - reinvent the pizza - but I don't think it really works. Pizza is Italian and should stay that way. To give you some examples there is a "London" that basically is a Full English breakfast on a pizza (minus the beans thankfully). There's one that is the extras you get with Nachos on a pizza and one that is basically a Tandoori chicken curry. Also you know that amazing Chinese Aromatic Crispy Duck you get in a Chinese restaurant with Hoi-Sin, spring onions and cucumber? They do that on a Pizza too. Now I suppose some people might see this as fun or quirky. I don't. If I want pizza, I want good Italian pizza, not an unholy mix of a curry and a pizza. But judging by the reviews here maybe that's just me. I wont be hurrying back. Oh if you do find yourself here and want a pizza that tastes like a pizza go for the Florence. read more