Eating at Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza (Battersea)

Gordon Ramsay is only one of the most famous chefs on the planet. We finally had a chance to eat at one of his restaurants recently and these are my thoughts on it.

There are so many vlogs and blogs out there doing all sorts of restaurant and food reviews. My husband and I eat out quite a bit, however, I don’t really review those restaurants since we normally would either be with friends for a night out or we like to keep it casual. This time it is not really all that different, but I wanted to commemorate our outing by writing a post about it.

Since the old Battersea power station has been renovated, we’ve really wanted to go and visit this iconic landmark in London. Since we both work full time, renovating the house and me struggling to walk due to a foot injury, we haven’t really been going on day trips (or any trips for that matter) into London. This time we were both off for the holidays and we decided that we really needed to just take a break from it all and just go into London for the day.

We first made a pitstop at the Friends Experience (read more about that here: The Friends Experience in London) before making our way from the London excel to Battersea station. The journey there couldn’t have been any easier: we hopped onto the Elizabeth line from the Excel and changed onto the Northern line at Tottenham Court Road all the way to Battersea. It really was that simple. It took just under an hour, but we enjoyed relaxing and just the chance of spending some quality time together.

As we arrived at Battersea we were in awe at the amazing architecture and the wide open spaces. The shopping centre itself is a masterpiece where old and new have seamlessly melted together to create a feeling of opulence and luxury.

In our bid to try and beat the dinner crowds we thought we would try our luck to find somewhere for dinner rather early since our last train from Waterloo leaves at 9pm. We had a bit of a look around and realised that we didn’t really fancy any of the restaurants inside the station, now shopping centre, itself and went for a little wander in the nearby area. We were immediately sold when we saw Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza hiding under one of the arches in the aptly named Arches Lane.

The concept is easy: for £20 you can eat as much pizza as your heart desires. We added a bottle of wine to enhance the experience and voila! You have a perfect date night. We didn’t have a reservation, but that wasn’t an issue since the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy. We got seated straight away with a great view of the open kitchen.

Since I have a few allergies I spoke to the waitress who was quick to tell me which pizza to avoid and which pizza I could indulge in. What was even better was that every time that particular pizza made its round, she only offered it to my husband making it clear that I should stay away from that one.

At first the only pizzas that came around was Margherita. The pizza base was extremely thin and the crust was the perfect combination of chewy, soft and charred. The sauce was a delicate tomato sauce that was thinly spread over the base, leaving an inch or so for you to hold at the crust. Mozzarella was liberally baked in and formed a golden hue across the tomatoey base. Scattered basil leaves added both flavour and colour to this delightful slice of Italy’s greatest gift to the world. Normally Margherita pizza doesn’t interest or excite me, but I found myself going for a few more slices as it was so delicious in its simplicity.

The Pepperoni, just like the Margherita, was simple in its execution. The concept of the Margherita has been taken, then elevated by substituting the fragrant basil with both pepperoni and chorizo slices. Not only did the two differently sized slices of meat create interest on the plate, it also packed a spicy punch. The char on the little chorizo’s provided an unexpected crunch that was both pleasant and satisfying.

Then arrived one of the most interesting pizzas I’ve ever had the privilege to taste: A corn, chorizo and chicken pizza. The same thin, sourdough crust is used, but instead of a tomato passata, there is a liberal smear of sweetcorn puree. This sweetcorn puree is liberally scattered with shredded chicken, carefully placed chorizo slices and finished with fresh spring onions and fragrant coriander. This was my most favourite pizza of the entire night. No, not just the night: my most favourite pizza this year. Utterly delicious!

The pizzas kept coming (there was the Ham and Pineapple pizza as well as the ‘Idiot’ pizza, but these weren’t as frequent and we only had one slice near the end of our sitting) and as I felt that I was about to burst, I decided that I will save myself for that one last slice. It had to be a corn and chorizo slice. After a few declining rounds we jokingly made a comment towards our waitress that we were waiting for the corn and chorizo pizza only to have that one last bite of heaven. Low and behold, she delivered! A fresh pizza out of the oven straight to our table. She was a total legend.

We finished our meal before the evening rush arrived by spending around an hour and a half in the restaurant. We left stuffed and happy for under £70 in an iconic area of trendy London. It was a good night.

After our meal we went for another wander through the iconic area before making our way back towards Waterloo to catch our train home. It was a delightful day with an memorable meal that we thoroughly enjoyed despite the few niggles (see my pros and cons list below).

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Pros and cons of eating at Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza:

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