Pizza Deli

You'll find a vibrant mural of a pizza-eating Boston Terrier adorning one wall of this otherwise minimalist, modern space. The mural - the work of Melbourne artist Dan Wenn from 90 Degrees - perfectly reflects both the changing face of Waterloo, and this premium gourmet pizza joint that’s opened to service it. We sit down at one of the communal tables, watching the post-work dog owners parading by through the open, sash-less windows. Their Szechuan Chilli Prawn Pizza ($21/large) impresses on quality and price, with good quality prawns rolled in an (almost too-liberal) amount of the volatile peppercorns. The numbing spices are gentled by a sweet chilli base and a scattering of super-fresh mint and coriander. The pizza’s crust is uniformly golden brown, and each slice holds up well in two fingers. The Beef Cheek Pizza ($20) takes all your home-cooked dinner needs and lays them onto a pizza, with slow-cooked beef cheek, caramelised onion and mozzarella laid onto a ...read more

I had a fantastic meal at Pizza Deli a little while back. It had not long opened and was already packed. With their giant Frenchie motif this venue was one of my fave pizza places before walking in the door. Frenchies are my all time fave dogs so this was going to sit well with me. I just sat there smiling at the wall. It has to be one of the most instagrammed walls in Sydney.
The staff are fantastic and the venue is large and bright. It services the Waterloo apartment blocks popping up everywhere and is only a short walk from the Green Square area - this place will be HUGE.
The pizzas are fantastic and besides the Szechuan Prawns which I didn't like because my tongue went numb everything was superb. ...read more