Welcome to the Perth Centre for Comparative Pizza Studies.
Our aims are:
Pizza Haven
Of the big brands, we consider Pizza Haven to have the best toppings.
Eagle Boys
We're sympathetic to the fact that this is a locally owned company rather than a multinational, but their pizzas
are good rather than particularly outstanding. Of course tastes vary, and one of our Associate Tasters judges
Eagle Boys to be his favourite (in particular their BBQ Meateor). Why not try them and decide for yourself?
Most brands offer a special optional base. This always involves extra cheese - except for Eagle Boys. Their
large pizzas can be ordered with a multigrain base, in case you'd like to pretend that you're doing something healthy by
eating a pizza.
14.11.1998 - Additional comments: good toppings, but the thick base was overly doughy. Unfortunately
the Multigrain base was not selling well, and some stores no longer sell it. Tasty new menu.
28.11.1998 - We tried three of the new pizzas >>> Country Style Chicken and Bacon, BBQ Chicken and
Bacon, and Satay Chicken. We particularly enjoyed the Country Style Chicken and Bacon and the Satay Chicken (!!
hardly traditional, but still YUMMY! - try one for yourself.)
March 1999 - This time the store DID have the multigrain base. It's only available in the large size,
and thick base. We tried three such pizzas - Tasty Italiano, Country Style Chicken and Bacon, and Super Supremo.
We preferred the first two flavours. The base - still a little doughy, but a nice change from the ordinary. Try it and
see what you think.
Domino's
18th of November 1998 - If you like thin base pizzas, you MUST try Domino's.
They truly are thin, crispy and delicious. We tried a range of pizzas and were particularly impressed with the Chicken
Monaco and Classic Italian.
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut make the best thick pizza bases. However, their deals aren't always as cheap as they first seem.
The Pizza Hut range has now been divided into the 'Lovers', 'Supreme' and 'Bellisimo' ranges, and anything other than
a 'Lovers' pizza will cost extra. Bellisimo pizzas include some unusual but tasty things in their toppings - make sure
you try them at least once.
| It's actually somewhat misleading to make blanket statements about pizza chains, as individual pizza flavours vary. A store which makes a great meat pizza may make a poor vegetarian one, and vice versa. Also, sometimes things which sound similar aren't. A Domino's chicken pizza isn't directly comparable to a Pizza Hut chicken & bacon - they're different, and both should be experienced. |
Local Pizza stores
The Perth Centre for Comparative Pizza Studies is a small organisation which receives no Government funding,
and as such we are unable to visit and rate all of the pizza stores in Perth. In many cases we have taken one or two
stores of the large pizza chains above as representative of all branches of that chain. Particularly lacking is coverage
of the many pizza stores which are not franchisees of one of the big brands.
Some of the information we have on individual stores is also unfortunately out of date, being several years old.
Joe and Therese's - Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Hawthorn - When PCCPS was based in Leederville, we
thought that Joe and Therese's made the best pizzas we'd ever tasted.
Happy Days - Canning Highway, Como - We mainly remember these pizzas as having overly salty bases.
Remember though that this was several years ago. Things could easily have changed - try them for yourself.
26.11.1998 Update - Associate Taster Souk says that this is her favourite pizza place, in particular praising their thin bases.
Pizza Express - Mends Street, South Perth - Around 1994, they were
particularly generous with their toppings. Not sure how they are now.
Marco's - Wanneroo Road, Tuart Hill - Marco's make a good pizza with a traditional base.
Matteo's - Kalamunda - and High Wycombe too, apparently. - We've never eaten at Matteo's, but it's reputed
to be something of a Holy shrine for pizza lovers.
Belvidere Pizza - Belmont - (February 1999) YUM! Only a thinnish base available, and unfortunately
no chicken pizza option, but YUM! We tried a Supreme and a Vegetarian. Cost a little more than the big
chains, but worth every cent. Not only did they taste great, but the toppings were perhaps a little more generous than
what you'd get from the big pizza chains.
On-Line Pizza Ordering
The PizzaNow! on-line pizza ordering service became fully operational on the 15th of January 1999. This is not a new
store, but a way to order on-line from a number of local pizza stores. If your favourite store isn't part of this system, you can put in a request and PizzaNow! will
approach them about this. You can also submit reviews of pizza places you've been
to.
We haven't used this service yet, but it sounds interesting enough to try. In
the long run, though, we think we'd rather just ring and speak to a real person. But
it would be useful if you only have one telephone line which you're using to access
the Internet, and you feel a sudden craving for pizza. No need to disconnect to order,
just order on-line.
The Virtual Pizza Store
A bizarre range of virtual toppings are available from the famous
Internet Pizza Server in the U.S.
Comments about this page can be e-mailed to the PCCPS director, Andrew Bolton
