la disfida

great local gem. went on a busy saturday night, the 4 of us had to wait about 20-25 minutes for a table. we were seated upstairs, which was really nice and art deco.
the place is byo at $4.5 a bottle, so bring a bottle (or more) of wine to complement your meal.

we ordered the calamari as entre, 3 pizzas (tartufa, the egglant and the ham and anchovies), a mussel spaghetti and 4 desserts.

the calamari was nice. the pizzas were great! loved the tartufa, amazing. although these pizzas look big, they are actually reallythinand you could probably eat a whole one yourself if you were hungry. the other 2 pizzas were okay, but a tad too salty. pasta was also good
for desserts we had the creme brulee, semi freddo and blood orange gelato. the raspberry creme brulee sadly was not set properly, so that was a bit of a dissapointment. the semi fredo was really nice and i loved the blood orange gelato. a good palate cleanser.

all in all, really enjoyed this place and would recommend. i will definitely be back

my happy place. coming from someone that has tried and tested many of the neapolitan style pizzas in sydney, la disfida is quite simply one of the best.thinbases, quality ingredients, delicious pastas and a fabulous range of daily specials. do yourself a favour and get there.

not "napoletana" style like via napoli, probably closer to "italiano" style pizza (stillthinbut crispier base). still tasty though.

gnocchi was good but order bolognese sauce if you're not a big fan of blue cheese.

desserts decent.

la disfida has to be hands down one of my favourite italian restaurants that i’ve tried so far! ordered the zucchini flowers which were generously filled with goats cheese and deep fried with athincrispy batter. the gorgonzola gnocchi melted in the mouth and was very creamy and cheese (i recommend sharing this dish as it can get quite heavy and repetitive the more bites you have). the tartufa pizza is a must!!! very strong truffle flavour so you have to be a truffle lover and because there are very few ingredients you can really taste each ingredient! bookings not available for parties of less than 5 which sucks and it can get quite busy on the weekends so sometimes service isn’t the best as well.

best pizza i have ever had in my entire life! perfectthinwood fired base and not overloaded toppings, the house wine is also great. highly recommend!!

a wonderful experience.

delicious tuna and anchoviesthincrust pizza, the zucchini flower stuffed with goats cheese and nuts entree was amazing...this was finished off with a creamy tiramisu (which we were delighted to discover didn’t have alcohol in it).

great service and cosy atmosphere was the cherry on top. highly recommend!

nice amount of toppings on the pizza. the base wasthinand crispy but the middle of the pizza got a bit soggy at the end. ossobuca was super tender and not too heavy. very enticing flavours that keep you wanting more. constantly changing specials that give you reason to come back :)

its a saturday night and people are waiting out the door so i exercise the takeaway pizza option. quick service considering the how busy this place shakes. i took away three pizza and they were all fine morsals. very traditional in that they arethinand sparely topped, which i prefer. the produce was quality and sauce subtlety sweet and very tasty. great spot, even with the abrupt bossman

always loved la disfida for its authentic neapolitan pizzas.thinbased and minimal toppings the pizzas transport you to another country.. i always get the quattro stagione (4 seasons) and it never disappoints

known for their top notch truly authentic woodfired pizzas! definitely ticked that box. toppings was kept minimal and simplistic, but the quality of the ingredients speaks for itself. extremelythinbases with a good crunch on the edges and just enough textural chewiness. the rich herbed tomato sauce was plentiful and finger lickin good. we also had the radicchio salad which was again simple but very fresh as it should be, with generous shavings of vintage parmesan pieces and good splashing of bold black vinegar. the red pasta with the mussels hit the spot as the sauce to me was one of the best i've ever had and there was heaps of sweet mussels to dig into! this hidden gem in the middle of haberfield made its name famous by the love of the food they share.

named a number of times in the controversial (because people will always complain that their favourite pizza place hasn't been included etc etc)  'best pizza in sydney' lists, is la disfida, an italian restaurant in haberfield. the restaurant is situated on the main road in haberfield and encompasses two levels, but even so, the place gets quite busy and it's best to make a booking. on this cold night friday night, we made a booking for 6 at 8:15pm - a relatively late booking but gave everyone enough time to get there. we sat down, ordered some drinks and then browsed the huge selection of menu items before ordering a plethora of items. insalata caprese (fresh tomato & mozzarella di bufala, basil & e.v olive oil) -$18 - light cheese and tomatoes - a palate cleansing start to the meal. apparently this tastes like what they serve in italy... salsiccia e funghi - tomato mozzarella, pork sausage and wild mushrooms - $24 - great pizza! delicious toppings with athinba

the pizza was the perfect combination of a traditional pizza and bruschetta, with the sweet tomatoes providing the perfect topping for a lovely light pizza. i really liked the pine nuts too, which added an extra crunch. the pizza dough wasthinwith a nice chewy, blistered crust.

what a disappointment!. we ordered the campagnola pizza and the gnocchi with gorgonzola. whilst the base of the pizza wasthinand crispy, the toppings (or lack thereof) were so disappointing. when the pizza came out, i couldn't believe my eyes. there were 4 measly olives and 5 pieces of eggplant. and when i say 5 pieces, i don't mean five long strips of eggplant cut lengthwise, i mean five paperthinslices of a skinny eggplant cut crosswise. i don't know whether the kitchen ran out of eggplant, or they are just that stingy with toppings. i still can't believe i paid $22 for that. i just wish i'd taken a photo of the pizza to show just how pathetic the pizza was.

i have eaten here many times and raved about it but the last two times pizza was not hot when it reached the table and the topping was sothinwe had to order another pizza which ends up being an expensive night . service was still excellent

pizzas are around the $22 mark and it was a great experience seeing them prepare it on the floor below and toss it into the woodfired oven. we ordered the disfida (tomato, mozzarella, ham, smoked mozzarella, olives, anchovies and capers) and the classic margherita (tomato, basil, mozzarella and olive oil). the bases werethinand soft, leaving the toppings to be the main feature. i can definitely see why people keep coming back here.