On Whoseview and the best pizza in Dublin

So, Tuesday night I took part in a challenge to find the best pizza in Dublin hosted by reviews site Whoseview. The brief was simple. We’d get 6 plates of pizza. Half of it meat-clad, the remaining bit in veggie.

Whoseview Site

I’m picky about pizza. Pizza must not have meat, mushrooms, pineapples, onions or other weird accompaniments. Pizza base must not be thick, hard or mattressy. Dayglo puree-style passata is to be passed on as is the peculiar habit of adding non-trad sauces like BBQ etc.

Pizza Tasting

We tasted the pizza as the Whoseview team gave us a tour of their site. Whoseview is a community-driven reviews site. Almost like a social network, one can sign up and start sharing their recommendations on restaurants, hotels, shops etc. At present reviews are mostly based in and around Dublin. They have plans to push out to other spots around Ireland and into the UK.

Reviewers can see recommendations of places based on their preferences. Oh and like Pigsback, there are reward points – like earning a G Card, for instance.

Back to the pizza. Like wine tasters crackers and water were at hand to clean out  our palettes. My favourite pizza was number 4. I suspected it was Bistro Bianconi. And I was vindicated. Definitely my favourite pizza.

Bistro Bianconi

While the tasting evening wasn’t exactly scientific, Bistro Bianconi came out on top. Second was Dominos of Rathmines, third was Four Star in Ranelagh, fourth was Hell, fifth was Apache of Pearse and in last spot was Godfathers of Leeson Street.

Yay for Bianconi! I’ve been raving about them for years now. You can order your pizza with garlic oil for extra zing. They’ve won a clutch of awards as Irish pizza champions and have represented Ireland at the World Championships again and again.

They do meal deals now – nyom.

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Whoseview are also looking for your favourite pint of Guinness in Dublin to mark the 250th anniversary the stout on their Board’s forum. Up for grabs is a spot on their pub crawl to investigate the top 5!

September 10th, 2009 at 10:36 am • Filed in Blogging, Geekery



Comments

4 Comments to “On Whoseview and the best pizza in Dublin”

  1. Twenty Major Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Pizza must not have meat

    You lost me here. Of course pizza must have meat. The more the better.

    Have never tried Bianconi though. I shall now.



  2. Vickers Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    I love the bistro. They originated in Sligo, and I know a good few people who have worked there for years/manage the place. When I made the shift back to vegetarian we had a bistro and it didn’t taste as good as the Sligo ones! I talked to one of my friends back home at the main branch and the following week they had souped up their pizzas to Sligo standards. Tasty stuff for sure.



  3. Alexia Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    @Twenty

    :( you can have my salami..

    @Vickers:

    Epic nyoms. Must try the place in Sligo if I even get there..



  4. Mick Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Lovin your photos Alexia – I need to invest in a better phone:-) The post is great and delighted you enjoyed the night. Hope to see you on our Guinness Tour!



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