Pizzeria da Lioniello was a place we had wanted to try for a long time. Intrigued by the promo advertised by the owner on social media (fried food of your choice, pizza of your choice, water and dessert of your choice for €10), we decided to book a table for 2 for the 10th anniversary of the pizzeria. As soon as we arrived, despite the crowd, probably due to people who hadn't booked, we sat down after 10 minutes at a table for two. We ordered a crocché, a classic frittatina, a mydad pizza and a panellino porchettami, and for dessert a Nutella and caramel cheesecake. The fried foods weren't anything special: the crocché didn't taste much like potatoes and was floury, the frittatina was quite good. For the pizzas: the porchettami was good, perhaps a little poor in ingredients, but you could feel the quality of the products; if only it had been bigger, given the cost (normally) of 15 euros... For the mydad, however, the dough was good, light, it melted in your mouth, but a little tomato would have been appreciated, you could really taste the oil flavor of the aubergines. Overall, two good pizzas.
The dessert, however, we didn't like at all: small portion, probably due to the notable turnout and the reduction in costs; consider that it normally costs 6 euros. It didn't convince us because the cheesecake should be served cold, while the caramel one was hot, perhaps due to the caramel being heated and then put on the cheesecake which however made the whole thing not very compact, hot and too melty; the biscuit was also very sandy. The whole thing only tasted of cream, but I think it's called cheesecake for a reason! However, I understand that a bad evening can happen.
PARKING: the place is in a somewhat isolated area, you have to go there on purpose, so parking is easy to find; furthermore, in front there is the parking lot of the place, I think it costs 2 euros, but I didn't go there because of the reviews on the parking attendant.
PRICE: We paid 10 euros each for 2 appetizers, 2 pizzas, 2 desserts; therefore, 20 euros in total. Doing the math for the same things, without promotion, the bill would have been 55 euros, because 2 euros for water, 2.50 euros for crocché, 3.50 euros for frittatina, 14 euros for mydad, 15 euros for porchettami, 6 euros for dessert, being two 12 euros, plus 3 euros each for the service charge. Total 55 euros, so 27.50 per person. I think this price is excessive, even though, as the owner claims on social media, the products are quality, but there is no wow effect that I would have expected.
To try once, but for me, unfortunately, not to return.
I also understand that you can't please everyone and that perhaps the 3 stars are a bit penalizing, but for those who cared to read and get this far I will explain the reasons.
1) As soon as we sat down they gave us two glasses full of dust; they had probably been on the shelf for a while and they didn't notice. It can happen, but if you charge a lot you have to check this too. However, my review is not to criticize or be harsh, who knows who will read it among the thousands that are there and who knows if the owner will respond, I just hope it reaches a careful and demanding eye like mine, also willing to spend, but in this case "happy" to have spent "only" 10 euros.
2) the owner, in the video on social media, said that for the price of 10 euros there would be a choice of fried food, a choice of pizza, a choice of dessert and water. A customer, rightly, expects this "choice" to be from the entire menu, instead when we sat down they brought us a separate menu with limitations. The fried food was a choice yes, but between croquettes and frittatina (as you can see in the photo); the pizzas were different, but still not many; desserts only cheesecake, but the choice was the topping. There are more things on the menu... It's also fine to make a selection, but why not say so? It seemed like a marketing trap to me.
3) we paid 20 euros yes, but since it was cash no receipt. Now they will say no, they are not a place of that kind.
The individual things are not bad, overall yes.
Andrea Capasso
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18 Giugno 2025
6,0