Firebellys Restaurant

Great stone baked pizza.

This restaurant is in Purley so I think the fact that it’s listed under London is a bit misleading. It’s a small space with some nice wallpaper but I wouldn’t advise you to eat in as when I did it was clear that that wasn’t their forte. We were the only customers there and, although the waiter was attentive enough the cutlery was a bit dusty. Don’t let this put you off though. Happily, they do takeaway and I think this is the best way to eat here, as it were. They have a wide range of pizzas and also calzones and they are beautifully made. The dough is crisp and the ingredients for the toppings are evidently fresh. I would especially recommend the Mount Vesuvius calzone which is stuffed full of meatballs, chicken, mushrooms, chillis and jalapenos (yes it is hot — yum). They also do a sweet pizza which is a bit weird but tasty all the same.