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Italian, Pizza, Vegetarian options
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Price range per person INR 500
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Shree Siddhivinayak is what you should see after having a meal at Via Napoli. If you like the Italian cuisine, you should visit this pizzeria. At this place people can delve deep into delicious dishes, and taste nicely cooked onion pizza, creamy pasta and prawns. When visiting Via Napoli, it's a must to try delicious margaritas. Come here and order good lemonade or great coffee.
The staff is cheerful that's what makes this place so nice. Nice service is something clients like here. This spot provides food at low prices. When inside, the ambiance is comfortable.
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Food : Most of the times the food is mind blowing!The perfect Italian taste, however I’ve seen inconsistency in their taste. They could work on that.
Overall, it’s a must try.
A similar tale is found with Pranav Gore – owner and inspiration of the original (now closed) Via Napoli in Sion. I had been a fervent supporter of the original pizza establishment (see my previous review dated 20th Feb 2016) and regularly travelled the lengths of the city for Mr Gore’s culinary wisdom and delightfully orchestrated team. I fondly remember sitting on make-shift stools eating a classic Marinara straight from the box, after his outside seating was removed. It didn’t matter, I was an ardent fan and went to great lengths to expatiate on the efforts Via Napoli was making to achieve great pizza.
“The boy is gone”
The move to Prabhadevi was clearly borne out of business necessity. Pushing wood-fired pizzas to the Sion masses was, I’m sure, a thankless task. Via Napoli mark 2 keeps the intimate ambience of the Sion location, although guests no longer get the “al fresco” eating experience. Unfortunately, the soul of the original is missing. On several occasions, I have turned up to be greeted by a handful of inexperienced jobsworths; Pranav being notably absent on every occasion. The oven is cold, the card machine not even turned on and the menu limited to a handful of pizzas, even on a Saturday.
I wanted the Fagioli. As Dean Martin knew, nothing can make a man drool more than a Pasta Fazool.
“Not available, Sir”.
I wanted the wet Polenta. Perhaps, one of my favourite dishes and so rarely found in Bombay.
“Not available, Sir”
The final blow to my tryst with Via Napoli came after planning a joint review on a weekend with a well-known food blogger (the type who actually does “proper reviewing”). Arriving at a shuttered restaurant with a handwritten sign apologising for the inconvenience, reminded me this place is no longer a serious establishment. It is widely acknowledged that running a restaurant is one of the most gruelling and physically exhausting tasks anyone can embark on. Unlike many of the armchair observers, who glibly and sententiously review restaurants, I have seen first-hand the destructive effect the catering industry has on people’s lives. Unless you are one of the "odd ducks, eccentric losers or obsessed freaks”, it’s time to chuck in the towel. It might be high time…
“The only thing we learn from history is that men never learn from history” (Hegel)
Apropos the pizza, I had high hopes that Pranav might have taken onboard the detailed recommendations I gave to improve his product in the new location (higher temperature oven, double rise as per the VPN Association guidelines to name a few). Pizza making is a “tinkerer’s game” – from slight adjustments to oven temperature to dough hydration, the smallest changes can radically alter the finished product. The Japanese call it “Kaizen” – a philosophy of constant improvement. I see none of that here.
Yes, the pizza is better than many of the city offerings, but Via Napoli has regressed into just another restaurant that lacks its protagonist and the ambition to be something more, something great. I had once felt it could have been, but now I’m left with a dry, unpalatable feeling that I backed the wrong horse.
The pizza's gone cold and I’m wondering why…
A sayonara to a legend. RIP.
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