Morelli Zorelli

Morelli Zorelli is a lovely pizza place, on the corner of Brunswick Street West in Hove. (I’m a little bit gutted as I used to go to BIMM, which is on this very street, incredibly envious of the uni students that get to go there on their lunch breaks!) They do delivery, takeaway and there’s even a cute little seating area downstairs (which fits around 20 people) if you fancy sitting down! There’s a real family vibe to the place, it’s quite small (and I understand they can get quite busy), and you can watch your pizza being made behind the counter — which I’m always a fan of, feels quite authentic. The staff were friendly and accommodating (even when I asked too many questions!).
The place is a mixture of a restaurant/​café/​takeaway and they sell a whole range of products: Organic & Vegan Drinks, Desserts & Sides Dishes, and of course what they’re best know for: Artisan Sour Dough Pizza, available in Vegan & Gluten Free options!
I had the 20″ Pizza: Vegan Chicken & Pesto and I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, vegan cheese can be pretty hit & miss, and I was also aware a friend of mine isn’t the biggest fan of ‘Cheezly’ cheese. But, I went in not expecting to love it or hate it… Aaand I loved it. The slices were HUGE, so had to be sort of folded in half to be picked up. The base was soft, but not not stodgy. And the crusts were crispy, but also a little chewy — just how I like it.
Toppings wise, the addition of Vegan chicken was absolutely lovely (previous Vegan pizzas I’ve had haven’t had any «meat substitutes»), and something I would most definitely have again, or replicate myself if I were to make my own pizza at home. I’ve noticed a lot of pizza places putting rocket on top of pizza’s, which I’m pretty into as a massive rocket lover (even when it’s a little wilted from from being in a warm box for a while).
I also had the Cheese Twists: «Twisted Dough Balls» — I’ll be totally honest, these didn’t really look like twists, nor dough balls, but they did taste pretty damn good & the «cheese» in these (Cheezly’s Mozarella) was melty in amongst the dough. There was also the option to get these with Cheese + Mushroom/(Vegan) ham… I don’t like mushrooms and have never tried Vegan ham so decided to keep it simple and just go with cheese.
For dessert I went for the Nutella Calzone: Nutella Pizza Dessert and this was straight up delicious! I sorta wish I had eaten it fresh as it was a little chewy around the edges by the time I was ready for dessert, I think some Booja Booja Vegan Ice cream on the side (which Morelli Zorelli also sell) to moisten it up a bit would have been a good call… Will have to remember that for next time!
(The Vegan option doesn’t have «real» Nutella in, they use a chocolate spread from Plamil… However it could have fooled me, the taste was exactly as I remember!)
The only little qualm with the meal is that my mum’s house in Hangleton was a little too far for them to deliver, so we had to drive down to collect it ourselves. If you’re looking to order, make sure you call in advance to check that you’re within the delivery zone so as to avoid disappointment.

The BASE. You can’t get over it. I haven’t. I am going to highlight just how greedy I am.
Sophie ate most of her pizza but left what I thought was just crust. I had finished all my pizza and I couldn’t stop staring at the scraps on her plate.
Yes, I am greedy. The pizza made me greedy.
I saw a little crust with some base still attached and I couldn’t help myself.
Pizzaface told a lie. They said that we could place an order for delivery up to 30 minutes before they close. I phone up an hour before close time to place an order and they are not taking orders for delivery.
I tell Sophie. She goes mad for 5 mins. Then she calms down and suggests Morelli Zorelli.
An 8 sliced blessing in disguise.
We had some garlic bread. I wrote a note to myself in notepad. «Tell Morelli Zorelli that they should make a 14 inch stuffed crust version of this garlic bread».
Before I had even put the garlic bread in my mouth I knew it was going to be good. It was a thing of beauty. Golden brown cheese, specks of rosemary and a well cooked sourdough base finely laced in flour.
We ordered 2 pizzas. Goats Cheese and Rocket and a Carne.
With the garlic bread, we couldn’t finish all the food,
I’m not a huge fan of goats cheese and I ate 3 slices of that. It was a welcome change but I just can never get the whole goat thing out of my head. The rocket and vine tomatoes tasted really fresh.
The Carne (pepperoni, handmade meatballs (supplied by Brighton Sausage Company), pancetta, Italian sausage) was a little more to my liking. It was non-​greasy and a great mix of chewy sourdough base with crispy and stretchy crust. Despite the fact it was a meat pizza, it still somehow retained the same freshness as the aformentioned goats cheese pizza. Perhaps just a great sauce?
V.I.P Pizza has, until this point, been my favourite pizza in Brighton. Morelli Zorelli is as good with perhaps an even better base.
We are spoilt for choice for great pizza in Brighton.
Thank you, Pizzaface.

best vegan pizza in town!
good 20£ deal, and I always go for the smokey joe. Quite spicy but I love it.
also the garlic bread is banging and it always arrives in good time.
Also if you like massive pizzas then this is the place. huge!

Lovely tiny stone baked pizza place with just a couple of tables in the street level floor, by the oven. I think there’s more seating downstairs.
Great atmosphere, good pizza base. I recommend it.