Domino's Pizza

Should have ordered online...

Domino's advertises a $5 value pizza, but to get this price you have to order online for pick-up in-store. Otherwise, the price defaults to $5.95. They also charge a Sunday Surcharge of 10%, which is their right by law.

I knew this, but still popped in without ordering online. It was then that I learned that the New Farm Domino's charges $6.95 for their value pizzas - before the Sunday Surcharge.

I thought about going next door to Pizza Hut (literally 50 metres away) where a medium pizza is $5, but Mini Meatball was already sitting on a stool, so I just sucked it up and paid 50% more than Pizza Hut for a medium pepperoni pizza.

The pepperoni was good, the sauce was flavourful and the crust was surprisingly light. I would prefer more cheese (Pizza Hut uses way more cheese), but the flavour was really good and the pizza rates a 4.

Friendly service and it is nice to be able to watch them assembling the pizza right in front of you.

I would go as far as to say this pizza beats any that I've had from Pizza Hut, Crust, Pizza Capers, New York Slice, Burroughs of New York and Earth 'n' Sea in the past year. Not in the same league as Julius, but that would be an unfair comparison anyway.

It is a shame their pricing is so screwy (borderline deceptive). That said, if I had ordered online any other day of the week and picked this pizza up in store at $5 I would really be singing their praises and my overall rating would be 4-4.5.

As before, thanks to The Hiding Foodster for opening my eyes to Domino's again.