Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Pizza
Western
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Mostly take away pizzeria with a few small tables for eat-in. Offers wheat-free, gluten-free, and yeast-free pizza base options. Removed December 2022: Limited vegan options.
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Last update on 19 Dec 2022 by wuasabai
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Added by tessha_m on 01 Aug 2007
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20 Reviews
First Review by tessha_m
wuasabai
Points +398
NEW OWNERS!! Now with added meat 🥓🥩🍗🍖 including tortured baby cow 🐮 !! - Edit
Ali who owned and ran the shop since the 80s sold the business a few months ago.
Read moreBusiness name has changed to "Pizzeria on Barkly"
New owners have added all sorts of animal pieces and secretions to the menu.
There's no "V = vegan" anywhere on the menu... probably because it's 99% non-vegan.
There is no vegan cheese option
They've kept the Ala Turko and Bezalya, but that's pointless without the vegan cheese.
Updated from previous review on 2022-12-19
Cons: Not vego , No vegan cheese, Serves torturtured baby cow
roryjohnson
Oh no 😢
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NDVegan
Points +6192
Wholesome, filling Pizza - Edit
Lots of toppings. Heavy pizzas! I like the crusts. Old school veggie pizza.
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VeganVampyr
Points +169
Not Great - Edit
We were excited to try this place. Service was good. We ordered two pizzas. They were both quite bland and mushy.
Read moreWouldn't rush back.
Updated from previous review on 2021-06-12
Updated from previous review on 2021-06-14
Pros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Quite mushy and not a lot of flavour
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Lufia
Points +227
Disappointing - Edit
I was in the mood for pizza and I really wanted to love this place... but it just wasn't a good experience.
Read moreWhen we entered we were not greeted, which is whatever, but when it came to actually making the order and being served, the customer service was appalling. I was very friendly and polite but made to feel very unwelcome / like a nuisance. The attendant didn't look at us or speak to us at all.
I can't express how poor the service was, it's been a long time since I've had such poor service at an eatery.
The garlic pizza was nice, but unfortunately the other pizzas had basically no flavour at all. It was kind of just like bland mush, with no seasonings or strong flavours present. Perhaps I just ordered a bad flavour... but when I tried my friend's pizza, it was the same.
The whole place was really dirty, there were cobwebs and grime in the bathroom, and the outdoor area was covered in dust and filth. It's clear that this restaurant is not cleaned often, if at all. I noticed a weird taste when drinking their water, and saw that the bottom of the glass bottle was covered in a thick whitish-pink film.
I don't like leaving a review like this for a vegetarian restaurant, because I really appreciate what they do for animals. I feel bad actually, but I'm just being honest about my experience. I would not return to this eatery.
Pros: The garlic pizza was ok
Cons: Incredibly poor service, made to feel unwelcome, Bland and tasteless pizza, Grubby and dirty restaurant
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FrenchP
Points +237
Lots of toppings - Edit
Very friendly owner. All pizzas available vegan and gluten free. Lots of mock meat options.
Read morePros: Large range, Hand made, Generous with toppings
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v.rach
Points +78
Loaded pizzas - Edit
You’ll never go hungry. The bezayla is a MUST but be warned ... you’ll get stuck on it every order! (Not a bad thing)
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ericacrombie
Points +491
Was good back in the day - Edit
Look, I haven't been here for years but I'm going to give a positive review because these guys offered vegan options LONG before any other pizza place in the area and for that I am very grateful. Also, there is no meat on the premises which makes me very happy.
Read moreI haven't been here in actual years, though, because these days I have vegan options closer to home (and therefore available for delivery) and it's not my favourite pizza.
But it was good, at least when I used to get it. Not the best by today's standards, but nice.
Pros: No meat on premises, Has had vegan options for years
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MarjoDsgln
Points +256
Unpleasant service - Edit
Very unpleasant service, I did not even had a pizza there. So I can't say if the food is or isn't good.
Read moreThe manager wanted me to pay an extra for the vegan cheese on the "vegan" pizza. "Topped with vegan cheese" was in the ingredients, when I noticed it to him he became bad-tempered.
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happyhuman78
Points +51
Yummy Pizza - Edit
Had a hawaiian with vegan cheese and it was yummo - they did half/half for me cos my friends wanted dairy cheese. I like an adaptable eatery!
Read morePros: Really tasty, adaptable - half/half ok, vegan cheese options!!
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Dawson1303
Points +248
There ARE heaps of vegan options - Edit
It defies belief that the previous reviewer reported 'no vegan options'! Why don't you get your facts straight and open your eyes before writing a baseless utterly incorrect negative review! This is a vegetarian pizza restaurant that offers vegan cheese and has done so for many years - long before most other restaurants. This is easily the best veg'n pizza place around and I've been coming here for years. My favourite is the Bezalya with satay sauce and vegan cheese (see pic of single slice), which has never had any of the problems other reviewers have reported.
Read morePros: vegetarian, vegan cheese available, imaginative pizzas with a difference
Cons: difficulty finding a carpark nearby
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Jenny-Anne Jett
Points +36
no vegan options - Edit
I have recently gone from vegetarian to vegan & went to their menu hoping to find a vegan pizza eg with black olive tapenade instead of cheese like La Porchetta used to have, but all their pizzas seem to have cheese, & just say 'can be vegan by omitting cheese', I was really disappointed.
Read morePros: vegetarian
Cons: tells vegans just to leave the cheese off
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vegjimbo
Points +50
Worth avoiding - Edit
The pizza was poor - topped too high with sludgy, under-cooked toppings and with a vegan cheese substitute that tasted terrible. This kind of experience is unfortunately not unique - vegetarian places that try to cater for vegans but don't understand how to make decent vegan food.
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Jboomer
Points +21
Vegetarian Pizza Heaven - Edit
It`s so great to be able to go into a Pizza shop and can actually choose from everything on the menu. The pizzas are delicious, healthy and given the wholemeal pastry and a stack of ingredients are very substantial. To top it off they are very well priced. The decore used to be a bit average but that too has recently improved & you can even get Coopers on tap. Definitely a big favorite of mine. Cheers John
Read morePros: See Above
Cons: Parking
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syl
Points +114
Horrible pizza - Edit
As a pizza fan I was very excited. But as a pizza fan I shouldn't have been.
Read moreA sloppy mess.
2 cows for effort, could be done a LOT better.
Cons: Yuck
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greenshoes
Points +479
Unexpected but yummy - Edit
Unusual pizza, instead of individual ingredientsyou get a paste-like topping which is why omitting stuff is not always possible. But to leave the cheese off and make it vegan was possibly and I really loved the pizza... And all things sounded healthy. Also the drinks were organice. And in unvegan Melbourne area this place was a nice surpised and made my day.
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KATIE H
Points +277
Worst pizza I have ever had - Edit
Was really looking forward to a pizza so headed here but it was the worst.
Read moreIt had absolutely no flavour the base was like biscuit and the topping wasn't cooked. It was the laziest attempt at pizza I've ever had!
I will never go back. There was nothing redeeming about this place.
I have to leave a 2 /5 to complete my review but really I would give nothing
Cons: No flavour, Topping piled on and not cooked, Base was more like a biscuit
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ProtonVehiCROSS
Points +166
Creative rennet-free vegetarian and vegan pizzas - Edit
We've eaten at the St. Kilda location at least five times. The pizzas have all been great (not undercooked as another reviewer commented). Our favourites have been the Mexicana (we always get one); the Dhal; and the Margarita. But we have yet to try a pizza that we wouldn't give at least three stars. The pizzas aren't quite like a typical cheese pizza but are probably a lot healthier for you. The crust seems like a cornmeal-type crust and it's piled high with ingredients. The emphasis here is on toppings more than cheese. We haven't tried the vegan cheese yet but the rennet-free cow's milk cheese is fine.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Sunday December 04, 2011
Pros: Rennet-free cow's cheese, Vegan cheese, Good taste
Cons: A little loud
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sunsatori
Points +614
Disappointing - Edit
This was possibly the worst pizza experience. The two pizzas we ordered were so overloaded with toppings they were cold and uncooked in the middle, despite having just emerged from the pizza oven.
Read moreThe concept is great, but a real pizza is basic and simple, and a joy to eat, not a struggle to keep the toppings on the base.
What we had was just plain wrong.
Pros: The concept, The types of ingredients
Cons: The amount of toppings, The bloated feeling, The wasted leftovers
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Raydoggy
Points +353
Wholemeal or Gluten free pizza, no rennet cheese - Edit
Careful or Ali will pile your pizza sky high, he's maybe too generous sometimes, but definitely good value for people on a budget. There is also a sister pizza place in Fitzroy, down the Alexandra Pde end.
Read moreGreat location and very quick. See if you can guess Ali's age, I was shocked when he told me, but I shouldn't be, because that's what a veg diet does for you, it keeps you healthy and youthful and it's so yummy.
Pros: Lots of toppings, Wholewheat or Gluten free, Inexpensive
Cons: Uses Spanish instead of Kalamata olives
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tessha_m
Points +60
mmm great pizza - Edit
Mr Naturals Pizzas are unlike any pizza you have ever had before, packed full of fresh veggies and a few random ingredients like sultanas, sesame seeds and rice!
Read moreThey are very filling. And consistently good!
I reccomend the Bezelya pizza.
Specials for pick up pizzas Mon-Thurs. Gluten free and vegan options.
Pros: Cheap specials, Healthy fresh ingredients, freindly service
Cons: Only open evenings
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