Tutti Pizza

We decided to give this restaurant a try on recomendation from various friends and family. Needless to say they were not wrong. The restaurant is fresh, clean and modern along with the classic Fiat 500 which is a very nice touch (not sure how they got it in??). The staff were very friendly and attentive. My parter ordered the simple Margarita where as I went for the meaty pizza, the pizza came out and it was piping hot, we actually saw it being cooked in their oven by the chef and it came over and not exaggertating but this has to be the best pizza we have both ever tried, it was mouth wateringly tasty!! What a difference quality ingedients make. Since then we have been back twice and due back again tonight. Highly recommend and a fantastic edition to the Stirling restaurant scene.

TL;DR: The best pizza this New Yorker has ever had in the UK. Full story: pizza is something simple done very, very well, and these guys get this concept. Pizza Napoletana has a grand total of nine ingredients, ten if you like a dusting of Pecorino Romano or shredded Parmesan on top like I do. Even though I am not as familiar with Napoletana as much as I am with New York pizza, NY pizza is a child of Napoletana, and are actually quite similar. If one were to go to Brooklyn, one will still find pizzaioli spinning pies inside coal-fired brick ovens cranked to ridiculous temperatures like in old Napoli. For those who are curious about the differences, besides the superficial aspect of size difference, the biggest one is the ferment: PN is a simple, fast warm ferment done in an hour or so, whereas NYP is a 24-48 hour cold ferment, and the leavening agent is usually a sourdough starter, or "mother" as we call it. With these changes, the dough undergoes partial autolysis, so the dough has a chewier consistency compared to the springy, pillow-soft crust of PN, and has a slightly sour taste. We also use a very low-moisture, nigh-on desiccated shredded mozzarella, so the center of the pie isn't usually wet as one expects with PN. Besides these changes, the pies are identical. To the experience: I walk in, get a little confused to the ordering practice (that's on me, I'm used to ordering at the counter like in NY) and order a Pizza Margherita. I'm old-school, and if a pizza joint can't do something like that- dough, sauce, cheese, they're not good in my book. The pie comes minutes later, and I'm already in love. The crust springs back under finger pressure like AVPN demands and is easy to cut with a butter knife. The leopard-spotting and charring of the crust is magnificent. Steam is still rising from the center, and the undercarriage of the pie has wonderful charring, blackening the white china underneath. This suggests a proper brick oven at the high temps that are required to make a good pie. I can tell they use a proper, extra-fine 00-flour with yeast as the leavening agent instead of an all-purpose flour and chemical leavening agents of some abominations I had at places I shall not mention. The sauce is comprised of two ingredients, tomato and salt, like it should be. I've had horrible pies where the sauce tastes like tomato soup, so this was a revelation. The mozz is chunks from a big block of fresh mozz like one expects on a PN. I cannot give too much credit to the ingredients or oven, as if one were to give inferior pizzaioli the best kitchen, they will still make inferior pies- The pizzaiolo making or spinning your pie matters more than one may think. I eat the entire thing in ten minutes and was so impressed I tipped the pizzaioli ten pounds each. I also ordered a milkshake that was very good, but to be honest, I was focused more on the pie at that point, so I kinda wasn't paying attention to the well-made 'shake. My apologies. Any suggestions? God, it's so good, the only thing I can think of is perhaps use a mozzarella with a lower water content and higher fat content. Honestly, that's just hair-splitting at this point. Fantastic pie, great place.

Best & most authentic Pizza not just in Stirling but Scotland. So this review is actually on the back of my 2nd delivery order. The food arrived early and piping hot which lead the delivery driver to exclaim "it smells delicious" as he handed it to me. If you're looking a for great pizza at a very decent price than look no further that Tutti pizza.