Takeaway: Ocean's Pizza

American and Vegetarian Half and Half Pizza

Little bit of a change here, I thought I'd do a mini-review of restaurants and take-aways now when I visit them, with the view to visiting as diverse a batch of them as possible, rather than just going to the same old takeway chinese joint.

Ocean's Pizza is at 366 Dundas Street in Rye, 03 5985 7752

Ambiance is everything you'd expect from a pizza shop near a couple of surf beaches, piles of little grommits running about all going through the preening and display rituals required to find a member of the opposite sex to exchange fluids with, but they are pretty well behaved and don't intrude uninvited. What does intrude uninvited is the noise from the industrial venting fan that drowns out conversation to same degree as an enthusiastic rock band does in a pub. Don't consider eating here inside, however a table outside in summer could be very pleasant. The place is painted in beachy colours and has a limited menu, but the pizza is not too expensive ($18 for a family, no extra charge for 1/2 and 1/2) and fantastic. They have got the bases just right, and in fact I would go so far as to say besides Ladro it's the best pizza base I've ever eaten. The toppings are fairly standard, but they are well balanced and tasty. Interestingly enough it's standard practice for them to "drain" any pizza deemed too wet, I'd never seen that before.

Menu items consumed: Family 1/2 and 1/2 American and Vegetarian
Cost of meal: $24 including drinks
Number of serves: 3
Website: They don't appear to have one