First off, I have to say that Spizzico's pasta is terrible, even my pasta tastes better. The pasta was extremely overpriced for its tiny portion size and the prawns given was stale. Just terrible.
For a restaurant that prices its food as a higher-end Italian restaurant, the ambience is more like a fastfood restaurant. The interior of the restaurant is packed with too many tables with inappropriate decor, making it look like a cheap diner. For the prices that Spizzico was charging, I'm not sastified that I had to fill out my order on a form. If that's the case, why are they charging 10% for service?
It also didn't help that the staff on the front-line had pretty bad PR. The first thing the manager said to us when we were browsing the menu outside the restaurant was "We serve Italian food" and started explaining what Italian food was. I mean, seriously? Italian food is pretty common and it doesn't help that Spizzico's prices are supposed to reflect its more atas positioning. This manager's comments was a clear insult and inappropriate but I didn't have the energy to pick a fight.
Fortunately for Spizzico, their saving grace was their pizza. Portion size was actually value for its price and the pizza tasted quite good. The junior staff left us a better impression than the manager with their overall better service.
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| Toasted Italian bread topped with tomato, garlic, oregano, basil & olive oil |
Price: $6
Rating: 7.5/10
A pretty decent appetizer, which would probably be hard to mess up. Bread was well-toasted and the toppings were well done.
Price: $22
Rating: 4/10
This is a joke of a dish. Horribly overpriced for pasta that is probably only sufficient for a girl with a really small appetite.
Not only this, but the "king" prawns are more like 4 peasant prawns who have been on the farmfields for days without sufficient food to eat. Yes, the prawns were that miserable and stale. I'm shocked that a restaurant can serve a dish like this. The chef should have the decency to inform the staff and customers that the prawns for the day were not good and not serve this dish anyway.
And yes, I can cook better than this for probably a quarter of the cost.
Price: $16
Rating: 6/10
This pasta is more bland than the King prawn variant but that's due to the style of cooking. However, at least the portion size is relatively better for its cheaper price. Comparing the King prawn version, I was basically paying $6 more to replace the clams for 4 peasant prawns (which were stale) with no change to the amount of pasta given.
Price: $15
Rating: 8/10
I think the pizza is 12 inches and it can easily serve 2 people. The crust was not overly thin or thick and the cheese was well-cooked. The unusual toppings of eggplant and zucchini made the dish more balanced. I would highly recommend this dish.
Price: $17
Rating: 7/10
Also 12 inches. The Pizza Pollo is better in terms of taste and value. The tomato-base made the pizza very moist and overwhelmed the smoked salmon. The egg and salmon combo was awkward as well. However, it's still better than the pasta.
Overall, don't order the pasta. Overpriced and not appetizing at all. If you do want to try Spizzico, do try their pizzas as they are pretty good and value for money.
As a food person that eats at a huge variety of places, I have to say that Spizzico's positioning in a suburban place is pretty bad. The pricing is too high (especially the pasta, plus they charge service and GST) for a place that operates and serves food like a casual diner.
Overall rating: 5.5/10 (too expensive with mediocre food, only dish worthwhile trying is the pizza).
Good alternatives would be Saizeriya (extremely economical but decent food) or Spageddies (better food and overall value for money).
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