Aldos Pizzeria

Myself any my family have been regulars at Aldo’s since I remember!
Any occasion… birthdays/​deaths/​coming back from holiday/​going on holiday/​new job/​and any day with Y in it… you can sure we will celebrate with a cheeky trip to Aldo’s.
My dad has always said… by the time you fuss around ordering a takeaway and going to pick it up, you might as well go to Aldo’s, it’s just as cheap and it saves doing the washing up… not sure it has ever worked out like that, especially with a few bottles of the delicious house red included, but we never let on that we know his kidding himself!
Pizzas and pasta are the bread and butter of this place, they have a fantastic open kitchen where you can see the pizza man whizzing the fresh bases on his finger before putting the yummy toppings on and putting in the oven.
Youll be greeted with a ‘ciao bella’ and a kiss on either cheek from one of the waitresses or Pino, the owner upon arrival.
Couldn’t recommend this place enough, the atmosphere is always buzzing, the food has never let me down, it’s a perfect little gem in sleepy cleckheaton!

I’ve been visiting Aldo’s for well over ten years now and as it was a very long day at work (after a week off) I decided to take my eldest son there for a treat while his younger brother was at football training!
Aldo’s has seen off countless opposition in Cleckheaton (in the form of various restaurants next door) and it has now bought the premises and knocked through to make it into a bar. It is early days but I think it adds a bit of much needed class to Clecky!
As it was a quick visit I only intended to get some pasta, but I was tempted by the two course early bird menu and opted for meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce for the starter and Tagliatelle with chicken liver and bacon for the main. Excellent value for less than £10! My son ordered from the children’s menu and went for the chicken goujons after I wouldn’t let him have pizza! Now, my nine year old son is sadly not into food and he doesn’t like meat. He wants to be a vegetarian… but he hates vegetables! Anyway, he had half of my meatballs and he devoured all the chicken goujons (very tender in a delicious light batter — I stole a bit when he wasn’t looking!)
How many stars is it worth?
For atmosphere, service, location (only five minutes walk for me!), friendliness, variety of food it must be five stars. However, some of the meals on the specials board seemed a little overpriced; lamb steak £18 for instance, and that didn’t include veg or potatoes! Also I have been rather spoilt this past year with visits to Casa Mia in Chapel Allerton and the superb Salvo’s in Headingley, both of these establishments offer better food in my opinion so overall I will have to give Aldo’s 4 stars but it is certainly a place I will keep returning to.