The Moor's Head

September 30, 2012

We've been pregnant to striking upwards The Moor's Head since Claire reviewed it close a twelvemonth ago. Even amongst our semi-regular visits to Thornbury for Rumi, The Moor's Head is aiming at existence a fancy version of Mankoushe. Their tag-line is 'inauthentic pizzas', in addition to manoushe in addition to pide brand upwards the mass of the menu. We turned upwards correct equally they were opening in addition to settled correct into our selection of the tables.

The card is super veg-friendly - almost one-half of the pizzas are vegetarian, equally are most of the starters in addition to all of the salads. Vegans volition struggle, although at that topographic point were a yoke of pizzas that looked modifiably vegan. They create gluten-free bases for the coeliacs (at an extra $3). We deliberately over-ordered, prophylactic inward the cognition that nosotros could pack upwards whatsoever leftovers to get got habitation (side-note for those inward the area/with a car: everything at The Moor's Head is available to takeaway).

We started amongst the a serve of the babe peppers, stuffed amongst feta in addition to served amongst walnuts in addition to olive fossil oil ($8). There was something vinegary close the peppers, which worked nicely amongst their sweetness in addition to the salty feta stuffing. The walnuts were a reasonably expert accompaniment, although I wouldn't get got minded them halved in addition to stuffed within the peppers amongst the cheese.

We also ordered a salad to accompany our pizzas - chickpeas, parsley, tahini, yoghurt in addition to almonds ($8.50).

This didn't wow either of us - it was fine, but anything thence reminiscent of the famous Moroccan Soup Bar fatteh is going to endure a chip of a let-down inward comparison. The almonds were good, in addition to the dressing was fine, but a chip of extra tabular array salt in addition to perhaps having it at room temperature rather than mutual frigidity would get got tipped things to a greater extent than inward its favour.

To the original event! After a quick twitter consultation amongst Claire, nosotros settled on 2 of the pides - offset upwards the Istanbuli (pumpkin, tahini, dukkah in addition to parsley, $17).

This was keen - a expert combination of flavours served inward tasty in addition to tender dough.

The pièce de résistance was the much vaunted Omar Sharif, a combination of 3 cheeses amongst oregano, mint, nigella in addition to soused onion ($17.50).

You tin can almost experience your arteries solidifying equally y'all gobble it downwards - salty in addition to gooey, amongst merely plenty herby flavours to cutting through the hefty cheese filling. I recall a whole i of these would endure besides much, but splitting it inward one-half (and saving one-half of that one-half for tiffin the twenty-four hours after) meant that it was a existent highlight.

I was really impressed yesteryear The Moor's Head - the service was friendly in addition to speedy (helped no dubiety yesteryear our early on arrival) in addition to the nutrient fresh in addition to delicious. I was feeling pretty happy amongst the prices ( $60 bought us to a greater extent than than nosotros could swallow addition 2 drinks) until Cindy drew the straight comparing amongst Mankoushe. The pizzas hither are definitely a pace upwards inward terms of ingredients in addition to variety, but when y'all recall close the haloumi or spiced fetta manoushes available for approximately a fiver at Mankoushe, it's difficult to justify the expense. Still, The Moor's Head shouldn't endure punished for Mankoushe's insanely expert value - it's nonetheless a really satisfactory in addition to affordable repast (especially if compared amongst the fancy pizza places it's to a greater extent than realistically going upwards against).

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The Moor's Head has received some splendid reviews from melbourne gastronome, Let's Get Fat Together, jessinabubble, Food Sailor, piece Double Dutch Oven prefers the value on offering at Mankoushe.

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The Moor's Head
774 High Street, Thornbury (it's genuinely a chip of the agency downwards Collins Street)
9484 0173
starters/salads $4.50 - 8.50, veg pizzas $16.50 - 17.50
http://www.themoorshead.com/

Accessibility: The Moor's Head has done a expert project inward terms of accessibility - there's a ramp on entry, a reasonably spacious interior in addition to a unisex, disability accessible bathroom. Ordering is at the table, payment at a depression counter.