After an amazing ballet performance at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Fire & Stone pizza restaurant was just steps away to feed our hunger.
It looks elite even from the outside and as we enter a waitress kindly asks us to wait a couple of minutes for her to check if there are any available tables. The restaurant has two floors -there’s plenty of room so we are shown to a table on the upper floor. Everything seems to be exquisite -the decor, the layout, the menu, the waiter, perfect compliment for a night out at a theatre or the opera. I’m not feeling out of the place with my elegant little black dress.
The delicious, stone-baked pizzas are sorted -in continents -love the idea! You can find sortiments of Pizza Deluxe (Paris, Brittany, Queenstown), then there they come -Africa, Asia, Americas, Australia, Europe -with different cities included. Ingredients are well listed so you can make a decision where you want to “taste-travel”. I experimented with Casablanca and I was enjoying every bit of it.
Impressive bar, they serve cocktails as well.
Not the cheapest place to go to but once in a while each of us deserves a treat. Not to forget, they offer theatre deals -which inlcudes dinner & tickets to top West End Shows. Culture and cuisine -good match at any time!

This is one of the best places I’ve found to go that doesn’t cost much but still feels like you’re treating yourself. I’ve eaten here a few times - on a date, with a few friends and with a big group of people. Each time I’ve had nothing bad to say about the service. I wouldn’t rave about it (they don’t make any special effort to be friendly) but I haven’t had a bad experience yet.

The decor is hard to describe. Efficient maybe? It’s modern, with lots of steel, but the soft lighting makes it quite comfortable and mellow somehow. Upstairs is definitely better than downstairs as the ceiling is a lot higher. and there seems to be more space between tables.

And the pizzas are amazing. They range from quite simple through to basically a meal complete with potatoes on a pizza base. Every one I’ve tasted I have liked so far.

And the two hour time slot? Who takes that long to eat a pizza?

If you’re judging Fire and Stone on food alone, it should get five stars…provided you like pizza. They take a tired classic and give it a gourmet twist, whacking all kinds of unusual international toppings onto a pizza base. I’ve been a few times because of its proximity to work, and even veggie friends and fussy eaters managed to find something to suit. From an Aussie pizza with sour cream, sweet chilli sauce, roast potato and chicken to a goats cheese and caramelised onion offering, there’s something for everyone.

The restaurant decor is nothing to complain about, though it’s a bit cramped and plasticy. Prices are fair with some good lunchtime offers and specials. However, as with all Covent Garden restaurants, it gets super busy and this is where things get interesting…

Service seems to be a constant problem at this place judging by other reviews. When I’ve been with just one or two friends it’s been slow but tolerable. In big groups, it’s barely worth bothering. On a birthday night out we booked in advance for about 9 people. We were given a ‘time slot’ during which to eat our meal and got some VERY dirty looks when we continued to sit there past our kicking out time. We were only there because they’d not come to sort out the bill and process our card. Looking back I wish we’d just walked out.

Service charge is added to the bill by default, but of course you don’t have to pay it if you don’t want to. This particular night, we chose not to. The food may be good for the price but it’s not outstanding - it’s only pizza after all - and service with a smile costs nothing.

The service in this place is terrible. But it’s great if you want somewhere a bit trendy to go and eat decent pizzas. Just be prepared to experience snooty waiting staff and intermittent attention.

The pizza combinations are interesting and they have some good deals but the service is haphazard and we were charged for things we didn’t order.

Mixed feelings as I’ve been here twice - once with a good friend where we waited for over an hour to get a table but had a whale of a time, leading to the second of actually booking a big dinner party. Both night’s were packed so the place is obviously quite a catch.

Pricing’s not bad for the snooty location and as everyone else has said, the pizza toppings are far from the norm. Many of them, sadly, are a bit bland despite their interesting colours and world-tour City titles. Staff were also not the friendliest, but good to go just to experience it. The smell of the pizzas cooking is yum.