Vapiano

Vapiano is on Tahalia, right next to Localiser Mall, is an Italian Restaurant.

The wooden staircase curving its way to the Vapiano dining area is an indication of the setting you'll meet once at the top - casual, relaxed, open, stylish

The blackboard above the kitchen with its chalkboard art and food related sayings and proverbs provides a bit of a talking point.  "Never eat more than you can lift" or 'The belly rules the mind".  I especially liked 'Don't let love interfere with your appetite".  All very relevant to how we approach food and this night, with Mr Finland paying, we were hungry.

Being a person who loves wood, I quite liked the whole set up with the wooden floor and, around the corner from the open eating area, little wooden dining corners with various plant settings - from fresh flowers to young saplings - adorning the center of the tables.

Being Italian, Vapiano serves up, among other things, pizza and pasta.  On a shelf in the kitchen are a selection of pasta's available.  We decided to try a pizza and a few other delectable nibbles on bread.

It was all quite scrumptious and fresh and tasty and, as I said to Hubster, 'Why do we not come in here more often.

Mr Finland, after eating his fill, lay back on the roomy bench style seats and contemplated the bill.  He needn't have worried.  At Vaipano, along with quick and friendly service and fabulous food, came reasonable prices.

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The Pizza Company

I do like pizza – stuffed crust and cheesy, so The Pizza Company, on the corner of Ulaya and Mussah ibn Nasser, is a favorite of ours.   The pizza is not dripping in excess oil and the toppings are plentiful. 

The Singles Section downstairs is quite roomy, the Family Section is on a mezzanine floor with the usual booth setup.  We prefer to sit in the booths with a glass petition that looks over toward the street - it gives the illusion of more space.

The menu at the Pizza Company is not just pizza.  We like to start our visit consuming a few chicken wings first. 

For those who want to make out they are there for something healthy, there is a salad bar though it's not spectacular looking and we have never ustilised it.  There's also a range of drinks - Watermelon Blast being one.

As we have managed to maintained normal western hours for dining (Saudi's tend to eat very late), the place is not busy when we go, which is usually when Hubster finishes work.  The Pizza Company offers a range of gourmet pizza's plus, for many, the option of pan or thin base or stuffed crust.

A Pizza Company pizza has never disappointed us and we think they make the best pizza in Riyadh!