Though we like to whinge about anything that drags us out of the inner north, Miss T's birthday bash out east provided us with a welcome excuse to stop by Plush Pizza for dinner with Toby. Toby's something of a PP veteran and he advised us by text message to order two medium pizzas to share between the three of us, one of them Chunky ($18.50). Though this topping combo wasn't high on my to-try list, it was terrific - jammed with mushrooms, capsicum, onion, tomato, sausage, tofu, olives, pineapple, gherkin and topped with fresh parsley, it had the heartiness of a supreme pizza with none of the stodginess.
In the comments on our previous Plush pizza post, I got a clear message that I needed to try the Ben Special ($17) - "pesto, button mushrooms, red onion, sliced roma tomato and a light sprinkle of our hot spice blend. Garnished with slices of fresh avocado, cracked pepper and a splash of balsamic vinegar". While I didn't pick up on the pesto, spices or balsamic vinegar as I ate, this really worked! The thinly-sliced avocado was a wonderful creamy alternative to melted cheese, and I always think it's the perfect partner for mushrooms.
I really dig what Plush Pizza puts out - bucketloads of veges, flavour and satisfaction without the oily, doughy ball of regret that takeaway pizza can leave in your stomach for hours afterwards.
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You can read about our previous visit to Plush Pizza here.
Edit 10/07/11: Sadly, Plush Pizza has closed - Melbourne veg community will miss it terribly.
Edit 10/07/11: Sadly, Plush Pizza has closed - Melbourne veg community will miss it terribly.
the Ben Special is covered in balsamic vinegar! It's all I can ever taste!
ReplyDeleteyuuummm...love love love this place! slowly working my way through the menu, tough when i love sticking to my faves though :)
ReplyDeleteMy fav is a toss up between the ben special and the satay, or the satay with pesto. All I could think about last weekend was plush pizza, I'm keen to go back and try their g/f bases again.
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