HELL

I’m from Berlin but I used to live in New Zealand for a while.
When I discovered Hell Pizza there I was totally in love with it.
Back in Germany I became a Celiac, so I can’t eat gluten anymore. Germany is really behind with glutenfree stuff so I didn’t have Pizza in a restaurant for ages…
I told an Irish friend of mine about it (I met him in NZ) and he told me Hell Pizza came to Ireland and they do everything glutenfree as well (you have to pay 1 or 2 € more or something).
When I finally visited him I felt like being in Heaven, not Hell.
Everything is amazing, best Pizza ever!!!

I have found my perfect bit of pizza heaven here and its exactly what I’ll be ordering every time I go back to Hell.
I went for the Creator, which is making your own pizza and the divine toppings I chose were: salami, pepperoni, pineapple, onion and black pepper.
It was on Halloween night that I found my little creation worked well and it tasted just as good the second time round on Saturday evening last. On this occasion I went for the double size pizza with the intention of bringing home what I could not eat. And I did. And it tasted great for breakfast the next morning ;)
Staff were nice and friendly too on both occasions, which were kinda quick pit stops (it’s a good place to go for a quick bite).
And I still haven’t tried their crazy sounding dessert pizzas though… I must just go straight for them next time.

To paraphrase the 1973 classic The Exorcist, the devil «is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us.»
Well, his homeplace which happens to be a pizza joint in Dublin, seems to fit the bill. Masquerading as a hip, cheap, fun restaurant/​take-​away, this place is actually a trap to trick you out of your well-​earned cash.
We were recommend by staff to go for a meal deal. A small pizza, wedges, and a coke for 12.50. Only if you bought them separately it’s 13, so not exaclty much of a ‘deal’ there. But what’s worse is that the deal isn’t very good value. We were given two large bowls of wedges, one regular, one «lemon pepper» (the latter was so over-​loaded with spices that we couldn’t finish, even with the sour cream dip) first, like a starter. A strange idea, but it made sense once the pizzas arrived. They’re the smallest pizzas I’ve ever seen, at a paltry 7 inches each. We were full at the end of the meal, but only because we were full of cheap wedges. It’s like ordering a burger and chips, getting served a massive bowl of chips first, and then getting a tiny burger afterwards. It’s all an attempt to deceive. Hell indeed.
Now, all this would be fine if the pizza was nice. But it wasn’t. While not awful, the sorry pizza I picked had all of its ingredients working against each other to ultimately leave you with little flavour. And no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t taste the tomato sauce on the base. My other half’s choice of tuna pizza was better, but still underwhelming.
This place only gets an extra point for the staff, who went out of their way to be friendly (even if their recommendation was off base), but ultimately Hell is unsurprisingly somewhere I don’t want to go to.

Gluten free pizza is my favorite food, ever, and the two pizzas I had at Hell Pizza during my vacation in Dublin were incredible.
Great choice for celiacs.

Awesome late-​night dining option if you are in the area. Went with friends to Against the Grain for dinner but they closed the kitchen at 9pm so we hopped across the street to Hell. They must serve until 10 or later.
The food was delicious. I had a really yummy salad and a vegan pizza with Mexican toppings. Can’t remember the name but it included beans, peppers, and no cheese. Also had a few nice options of bottled beers and I enjoyed mine. It had ‘golden’ in the name I think.
Minus one star for value. I should have known the personal pizzas would be small. They aren’t kidding when they call them ‘snack’ size except the regular sized pizzas are expensive for one person.
Minus another star because the lady who took our order had no clue what she was doing. She told me the cooks could not put extra peppers on my pizza because it did not have the option of a ‘spice scale’ on the menu. I told her just charge me extra but she couldn’t figure it out – just told me it wasn’t an option. She also said they did not serve honey dijon dressing on the salads (even though it was on the menu) and told me to choose something else. Later, we were seated and the cook came out to ask what kind of dressing I wanted on the salad. Apparently she hadn’t entered it on the order so I told him ‘honey dijon’ and he said OK. As he walked away I also asked for extra peppers on my pizza and he told me ‘sure thing’. There now, that wasn’t so hard was it? Still not sure why she couldn’t have done it.

I love the theme of this place, the broken mirrors, the flames on the tv screens, and most of all the pizza names. «Ah yes, I’ll have the Wrath and he’ll have the Gluttony — they sound delicious!»
It’s definitely no New York pizza, but the ingredients are unique and the names are just so much fun! Overall, I’d say Hell is great!

This place gets better each time I go there! The pizzas are still yummy and the amazingly friendly service shocks me each time. I am quick to wonder: ‘what’s the catch?’ I guess that’s how used to we are to shoddy, rude service in Ireland generally.
We got the lunch deal which is a tenner for any snack size pizza you want, the standard or gourmet, any soft-​drink/​tea/​or coffee and any salad or wedges/​garlic bread for side. Once again I thought, ‘what’s the catch?‘
The wedges come with one dip but they threw in an extra dip for free and they told us we could add more toppings on the pizza if we’d like free of charge. They’re the most generous and sweetest people working in the pizza industry here!
The snack pizza may look small but because it’s a deep-​dish and so rich you’d barely have any room for anything bigger. I had to get three leftover slices packed!
my friend got the wedges with the two dips and the Pandemonium pizza (chicken, cranberry, brie) — the chicken was roasted just right!
I got the Greek salad with feta cheese and olives, really tasty and filling, and the Damned Veggie pizza which looked like a bomb of ingredients had just exploded atop: Onions, Mushrooms, Fresh Spinach, Cashews, Avocado, Pineapple, Sundried Tomatoes and Brie. Not only do Hell know really really well exactly what toppings to group together for the perfect pizza, but all their ingredients taste fresh and full of flavour. Not a bad note in the entire thing. Heaven… not hell ;)

A friend of my boyfriend’s recently shared a Hungarian saying from his family…
Proper spicy food should burn three times: once in the mouth, once in the stomach, and once on the way out.
That was translated from Hungarian to German to English, but the sentiment remains.
Hell can give you this experience, if you choose. The BF and I like s-​p-​i-​c-​y and have come to expect that restaurants here cater to Irish tastes, most of whom are about as familiar with heat in their food as they are with 35-​degree weather.
The good ol’ Kiwis threw us for a loop when we asked for three-​chilli spicy (of four) on our pizza. Here we were thinking we were playin’ it safe. Hot damn! Very glad we also got a Grimm (chicken, apricots, rosemary; more than a little unexpected on a pizza but a good experience) to cool the palate between bites of our Wrath.
I liked the beer — I had Mac’s Gold — and the silent movies playing, but I don’t need to go back often as I feel the tasty pizzas are a bit overshadowed by the gimmicky atmosphere.
They have a student special, too, which I took advantage of the second time we went. It’s either free or reduced-​price soda with any pizza. I ordered two pizzas & got the sodas for me and the BF. When the server came to double-​check that he was also a student, we went with honesty, but the server kindly kept the student discount anyway. That earns Hell some brownie points.
Even before the restaurant was opened, the signs were great! First it was to let, and then it was stated as «Going To HELL.» We thought it was a great piece of vandalism. It’s a brilliant way to pre-​advertise your business!

I’m not a big fan of pizza overall and it’s possibly not my fault.
I’ve never been to Italy to experience the real deal and I rarely order pizza in Italian restaurants in Ireland as they’re often just huge big things I can never finish and never really enjoy.
Hell has changed how I feel about pizza and my waistline isn’t thankful for it!
The Pizza…
First off the selection of toppings is incredible and well put together. Not your usual boring predictable set. The veggies are super-​fresh and you can actually taste the individual toppings. Gluttony is a firm favourite at the moment, Mischief not far behind. If you’re not able for a full on 12″ go for a 7″ instead, it’s more than likely gonna be enough.
The Sides…
There’s a lovely selection of chips n dips including lemon and pepper wedges and sweet potato chips with dips like blue cheese, chilli and garlic mayo. They’re delish and hard to resist.
The Desert Pizza…
Yes, you heard me. Desert pizza. Looks just like a pizza but it’s 100% sweet homepage goodness. I adore the berry one which is akin to a homemade fruit crumble. Served with custard it’s to die for.
The Beer…
A nice wee selection of NZ beer. May absolute favourite beer of the year so far is Mac’s Gold. Some nights they do 3 for € 10 — well worth it.
The everything else…
Staff are great, it’s a casual atmosphere, awesomely styled with broken mirrors, black walls with red flames and velvet curtains. The music is excellent with a healthy dose of rock on offer most of the time.
Convinced yet?

Lads, what are we going to call this pizza joint?
How about something really subversive. Edgy, like.
How about Hell?
How does that relate to pizza in any way?
Ah, it doesn’t, but it’s cool.
And the pizzas are hot.
Yeah, like hell.
Nice one.

I have to admit that as dubious as I was about yet another pizza joint in Dublin — I don’t like pizza all that much — Hell is a pleasure to go to, not just for the food but for the staff as well. Genuinely friendly, helpful and informative people, a lot of venues could learn from them.
The food is great — I went for what could have been a «business» meeting and turned out to be a «You’re a great person» meeting (with beer of course!) and we were lucky enough to get in on the € 10-​for-​all-​you-​can-​eat deal. Nyom. Had a number of the pizzas — very impressed by the Mordor, even though I’m not a fan of BBQ sauce!
The dessert pizzas are great — the Unearthly has chocolate in. Come with an empty stomach. Leave fully fed. Try the beers. Bring a friend.
One of my favourite places in the city — I reserve it for only the best occasions and people :)

I Love Hell!!!
Lucky for me i’m a student (student special € 6.50 7.5″ pizza & drink from 3 to 6.30) and i go to DIT Aungier st. So Pizza from hell has become a near staple of my dietary requirements recently due to tasty geographical convenience.
The pizza’s are named after sins, the music played in the background is techno or rock, and 3 t.v.s play old B/​W movies on one wall while the matching wall is decorated by Broken mirrors, so all in all the owners did a cool job making the place stand out, but the best job they did was make some really great pizzas! More american style than Italian however. But still GREAT!
The ‘Lust’ pizza, being the meat lovers pizza with a BBQ base is my recommendation, enjoy it with a N.Z. beer! Hurry up and improve your deliver service though!!!

I treated the little sis to some pizza here… Oh hold a second, she treated me cause I forgot my card… Age equality in action there.
I had to go in here because all the Unilocalers had good things to say about it, plus I wanted to use the Unilocal app. on the i-​phone to check in. The child in me got a kick out of, ‘Annie checked into Hell.” It probably will happen eventually.
Décor is 5 star fab. 3 TV screens stuck into the wall with silent films from the early 1900’s playing on loop. Mirrors smashed in the centre hang over tables. Black & red paint are the colours of choice.
They have the 7 sins that you can order from or gourmet pizza options. We both went for the snack option, which I think was about 7 inches. Cost 7 euro. I opted for the sins menu & got Nemesis (feta, green peppers, feta cheese, mushrooms, salami, olives, onions). It was good, not astounding but good.
The sis had the Mordor (chicken, bacon, chorizo, green peppers, onion, smokey BBQ). That was so good as opposed to good. So good in fact that I exploited my old age over her & savaged her slices.
Order at the desk & don’t sit down for 20 mins like we did waiting (we are both blonde). Good selection of beers at reasonable prices. They deliver as far as Ranelagh. Because they originate from New Zealand there is a few Kiwi beers…
Ah New Zealand how you spoil us with your gifts; first Flight of the Concords & now Hell.

I like my pizza and so glad I now know where to go to in Dublin. Recommended by my brother who lives nearby.
Hell Pizza is a franchise from New Zeland and they have big plans for a roll out in Ireland.
Have eaten in and also received delivery from here.
Décor in the place plays on the theme of the name. All dark colours, broken mirrors all over which are pretty cool, creep looking Devil picture and the menu has the pizzas named after the seven deadly sins which is funky and memorable.
Seating is long benches so don’t get caught on the inside on a busy night and also order a big bottle of fizz rather than cans/​small bottle to quench the thirst.
Highly recommend the «Cajun Wedges» as a side to any pizza, best I’ve tasted.
Neat website too on which you can pick up the little devils along the bottom and throw them around if they get in the way. Goes perfect with my Qype name.
New holes in your belt may be required…

As Hell’s pizza is located just up the road from my college I had the good fortune to get 15 of their pizzas for a college event I helped organise. It meant I got to try almost all of their pizzas. Which rules. Being the pizza Nazi that I am, I wasn’t expecting to be hugely impressed. But I was impressed.
The pizzas at hell are pretty stacked regarding toppings. This isn’t a sprinkling of cheese here and the odd bit of pepperoni there, toppings are literally spilling off the pizza. Not only that but their tomato sauce is class. While I wouldn’t say their pizza is the best in Dublin, their sauce is. It really makes their pizza stand out from the likes of 4 star, where the sauce is practically tasteless.
Their boxes also fold into little coffins for leftover slices. I like my pizza boxes to have a bit of personality.
Also, if you’re feeling like a glutton, they’ve started doing a € 10 all you can eat deal. Worth it just for the variety of pizza alone.

Upon peeking into this restaurant one day I thought it was a club. The interior is very interesting with large wooden tables with benches, low lit with red recessed lighting and adorned flat panels in the wall that show classic films. I would classify it as contemporary gothic, thematic enough but not at all cheesy. Make sure to take a good look at the custom wallpaper because it is actually incredibly cool. It’s really small and kind of charming; I feel kind of sad that it’s a chain because if this place were independent it would be all the more awesome.
The menu is really nicely done and obviously well thought-​out. The pizza options are really unique and, from my experience, all pretty darn delicious. To keep with the gothic theme, they are named after the seven deadly sins and all sorts of other hellacious things — pandemonium, mischief and the like. The pizzas come in a large size and a personal size, which I have found is plenty large enough to satisfy a raging hunger. Each pizza is prepared fresh, so expect to wait 15 minutes or so. The wait is worth it though, as they come out piping hot and absolutely heaped with toppings –no scrimping here! They also do salads and sides. I have only had the Cajun chips, but they were incredible! They also came with a dip, we chose blue cheese and it was the right decision. SO, so good. My tummy’s grumbling now as I write this, I think I’m gonna drop everything and go to Hell.

The bad thing about pizza is that someone always wants a slice, or they’re too easy to share. But with Hell pizzas, you can have little «snack» pizzas that are just for you so you can keep it all to yourself (€ 8).
When I saw this open on Wexford Street I thought it was an individual effort, but I’m surprised to learn that it’s an international chain! The names of their pizza are in keeping with the theme; brimstone, damned, cursed etc. A double pizza (bigger than snack size) is € 16 and Hell also do salads and great sides. It’s a small restaurant with a vampy interior, they’re full up at lunchtime. Just one questionable item… pizza for dessert??? I tried this before in Brazil but don’t think it works. Haven’t been brave enough to try here!

If you like pizza and you like things a little different, then go here.
They have LOADS OF different pizza options with gourmet toppings available for take away or delivery. I decided to order online and it was really easy — the sit is very user friendly and our order arrived within 45 minutes. It was so tasty — way better than the likes of Domino’s or Four Star Pizza.
My only complaint is their dessert — they have two options for kind of pie things — like a sweet pizza base topped with fruit, chocolate and custard. Good idea, but just felt like I was eating sweet pizza. Kinda wrong!

Go to Hell. No, really. Go there.
The food is fantastic, and they have such a range of pizzas with pineapple on them (insert big smile here!) I’ll forgive them for being a kiwi chain, because they really do have the best gourmet pizza toppings I’ve ever seen. Oh, and the theming is spot on!
Lust — Greed — Envy — Wrath… the seven deadly sins at Hell come with the usual plus some exciting additions, like avocado, garlic mayo and feta cheese… hmmmm!
I’m a big fan of the Damned… which is a vegetarian pizza topped with spinach, cashews, avo, pineapple, sundried tomates and brie… ahhh mouthwatering!
At lunchtime they have the best deal on — 6.50 for a small pizza and drink. With some crazy out there pizzas like Grimm (apricoty), Pandemonium (chicken, cranberry sauce and brie) and some very tempting dessert pizzas (ooh yeah banana and chocolate!) you’ll never get tired of the menu options in Hell.
As John said, the restaurant is very dark indeed, and very atmospheric, with broken mirrors down one wall and endless replays of Dracula down the other.
The service is cool — the staff are friendly without being full on, and they even serve Tooheys Extra Dry here (ok so it’s not really worth the huge pricetag, considering it’s about a third of the price back home, and it does taste kinda… hmmmm… different over here, but it’s the thought that counts!)
So if you’re up for some sinful overindulgence (oh, how tacky!) or just want to try some great, healthy gourmet pizza, make a date with Hell. You just never know who you’ll meet…

Oh no not another pizza chain! This time its kiwi pizza, 2^nd biggest there apparently and crashing into an over crowded pizza market here in Dublin.
Its a new one to Wexford street and to be honest the last thing Wexford st needs is another food place. This place does set itself apart slightly though with the death, seven deadly sins and dark theme.
With communal seating it can be a bit pokey, but its a cool idea and design though, very dark. Although it does need to be said they’re as cynical as Domino’s in this department, don’t be fooled this is still a multinational chain.
As well as Pizza, they have salads, wings and the like. The pizza wasn’t bad either. Expect more of these to start appearing soon.