pizzeria prima strada

great potential. we have been coming to this location of pizzeria prima strada since it opened. we chose it because back then it was not as busy as the cook street location. my son and i visited last friday night. when we arrived one of the servers asked for my name and said there was a wait without volunteering a wait time. i was a little surprised as i saw empty tables but then did notice some other parties waiting. so we waited. fairly quickly two tables of two left. so i thought we would be seated. but we waited. we decided the tables must be reserved. sometime later a waittress comes by and asks if we are waiting for take out. no we said so she directed us to one of the tables. but really it didn't matter where we were as we waited an excessive amount of time for our starters.my impression was that even with three servers being on and the room not quite being full the kitchen and wait staff couldn't handle the number of people. the wine list was extremely lean. the menu as well extremely limited. usually we rely on the specials but that list was fairly sparse as well - just one pizza which had meat which i don't eat. the regular menu seemed to just have a few variations of regular cheese pizza some with meat. the prices seemed very high for what we received although thefoodwas extremely delicious. seems to be another restaurant resting on its laurels.

we went to a wedding reception there on a sunday, july 19 and it was fantastic.foodwas great and the service too. brick oven baked pizza. there was pizza appies and we had other dishes not on the menu. for sure will have to go back next time i'm in victoria.

a must eat at restaurant!!. yummmmmm!! we are torontonians, and have a lot of access to neopolotin pizza, but this place rocked! unlike some of our toronto neopolotin pizza places that get crowded with hipsters with a competition for who can yell the loudest to so you participate in a convo, this place was different. it was a diverse age group with no need to yell over the persons table beside you...and thefoodwas still fantastic!! it's in he heart of cook street village where there cute shops and lovely people!! it's also close to beacon hill park which is also a much see in victoria!!

love thefoodbut the staff at this specific location are the worst. group larger than six so they auto gratuity 18% but don't tell you. i had visited the website and was aware so i told the table. the server proceeded to tell me, rudely, that she had told everyone at the table which was a lie she had not told a single person. had a reservation but still had to wait 30 min to get our table and were not thanked for our patience i won't visit this location again.

while we were waiting multiple parties left the resturant upset.

best pizza. don't come to pizza strada if you have your heart set on the north american version of pizza.....too much cheese, too many toppings and thick chewy crusts. but, if you want to enjoy a more authentic pizza, then this is your place! tasty, authentic thin crust pizza with the appropriate amount of sauce and cheese to allow the flavours of thefoodto be savoured. i order the margherita pizza with fresh basil, just enough cheese and sauce that is not salty...............excellent! the fresh gelatos make for a perfect palate cleanser after dinner. the wine menu is small but i like that they showcase different local wines that i otherwise might not try. definitely my favourite place for pizza in victoria.

always great. i have never had a bad experience here. service can be slow at busy times.foodalways makes up for it.

love it!. intelligent menu offering great freshfoodat a reasonable price. staff are friendly and genuinely care about customers' experience. if you have room for dessert, try one! they are sooo good!

service andfoodwere amazing! we always enjoy the atmosphere ! only suggestion is sharper knifes to cut the pizza... it was a little challenging... but then you work off some calories ! will be back for their long table dinners!

thefoodwas good but not that great, the service while prompt was much less then pleasant , when i had the nerve to express my displeasure at them not having a sugar substitute i was given a lecture on my need to be more polite and respectful to her. i will not be going back to this place and i will not recommend it to anyone.


-----01 mar, 2012-----

nice place good atmosphere, however, if you're diabetic you can't get a diet pop here nor do they have sweetener for your coffee or tea, if you don't want an acholic drink either bring your own sweetener or settle for water, i was very disappointed with the lack of sugar free beverages here.

poor service. this is the second time i've been to the bridge st. location and was disappointed. we waited with 3 children for the only table that could possibly come up (and it looked good as they were finished when we arrived), as the entire place was full of huge parties. we waited over half an hour while the target party lingered over empty glasses, and the staff did nothing to move them along, like take away empty glasses, remove napkins etc. when we finally got our table we had to go find a high chair ourselves and we weren't asked if we wanted drinks. thefoodwas good as usual but not worth the hassle. update: just realized the usual 'front of the house' person was away ... this is no doubt why we had a negative experience