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Summary
“Top-notch pizzas” that are chewy, light and charred at the requisite 500 degrees have won a loyal following for this Neapolitan pie joint, which started life as a food truck at Redhill Market in 2017 and gained this standalone restaurant two years later. While brothers Luca & Paolo Malavasi, who run it, recently ended their collaboration with Pilgrim Brewery at the Hatch (the latter is transitioning to its own food offering), their mini-empire still includes a much bigger, 85-cover sibling in Horsham – and, in November 2024, they were due to open a third branch in Farnham, Surrey, one building over from Reel Cinema.
Summary
“Top-notch pizza” of the wood-fired Neapolitan variety “and beer from the local brewery opposite” combine to form a winning formula at brothers Paolo and Luca’s crowd-pleasing venture, which began life as a market food truck in 2017. In addition to a bigger Horsham branch, you can also get their pizzas (limited hours only) at The Hatch pub in Redhill.
Summary
“Top-notch wood-fired pizza” wins praise for brothers Paolo and Luca’s small debut restaurant, launched in 2019. They started out with a mobile food truck in Redhill market two years earlier, naming the business after their inspirational Neapolitan-born grandmother, Lucia Monteforte. There’s now also a bigger branch in Horsham.
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12 West Street, Reigate, RH2 9BS
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £24.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £1.50 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
12 West Street, Reigate, RH2 9BS
Opening hours
| Monday | 5:30 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12:30 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 4:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑8:30 pm |
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