Laserpig is pretty different to any pizza joint I've been before. It's got a great pub, an old school Italian feel restaurant and they have live music at the weekends.
I went on a Tuesday and was very excited to get some pizza all up in my face. Low key house music played in the background and the venue was pretty busy. The restaurant was fully booked and when we arrived there were only two free tables in the main bar and two outside.
My friend and I were on the hunt for great pizza with a gluten free base option due to a severe allergy my friend has. Lazerpig, we were told, was the place to visit.
As I walked in, I was impressed by their bar. Not only was it beautifully laid out (an oval shape) but the back bar was large, tall and filled with a good selection of booze that seemed to range from super accessible to high end. I opted for a pint of Coldstream apple cider from VIC at $11 (yes - an actual pint!!) and my date had a fresh coconut at $6.
We sat at our high table by the bar which was donned with a wonderfully cheesy red and white checkered tablecloth. Our pizzas arrived and I was bloody impressed. They were huge. I had a Queen Margarita and my mate had a gluten free Mary Had A Little Lamb, sans cheese and we shared a zucchini carpaccio salad on the side. (When I first try a place, I like to go simple because if they can't get that right, they probably can't get the fancy stuff right)
The base was think and puffy at the edge but super thin in the middle. It was saucy and there was just enough cheese. The tomato sauce was rich and thick, I wanted to eat with a spoon. It begged to be paired with cheese and I really wanted to try the pastas, in hope the sauce was used on that too.
Hands down, that gluten free pizza was the best gluten free pizza either of us have tasted. I don't eat it very often, but I couldn't tell it wasn't he usual base. The lamb was super moist (we are assuming it was roasted shank) and the garlic base complimented it perfectly.
The salad was fresh, crunchy and light. The flavours of zucchini, rocket, chilli and Parmesan worked so well with the pizza. I was in the heaven!
Lazerpig has 100% cemented its place on the top pizzas in Melbourne list and I cannot wait to come back! read more