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Bruno's

Long Weekend Pizza

Bruno

Italian

Oct 2022

Top independent Italian restaurant, with a French owner that speaks Singlish...

Wonderful Italian food, made by a French from Bordeaux; from the sound of it, also an adopted Singaporean. Bruno has been in Singapore for almost 20 years and started Bruno’s more than 10 years ago.

Everything I’ve tried here over the years are at least 7 out of 10…. besides the caramalised onion and Hawaiian pizza, I have not had any that I don’t think is very good. As for the onion pizza, I think it’s more a personal non preference for these. They're supposed to be the in thing.

I will highlight a few dishes which are exceptional:

1. Grilled octopus

Cooked to perfection, from the succulent texture, I suspect the squid is 90% cooked. Giving it a soft squishy bite that is heavenly. This is a must try!

2. Pizzas

Bruno may be French but he definitely knows how to make a pizza (erm, Ziggy.... he does run a successful Italian restaurant). We will not talk about the topping as that is just up to individual preferences. The crust here is superb. Tasty, yes the pizza dough is…, gently crunchy and softly chewy to bring it home before you wash it down.

After I finished a slice, I noticed my cousin looking at me and smiling, he told me he usually doesn’t eat all the pizza crust, but he finished the lot here. "Likewise…" I told him

3. Beef ragu ravioli
I will remember my first bite of Bruno’s beef ragu ravioli. The moment the ravioli hit my senses, my body jerked back in delight. Strong beefy taste and so well marinated it felt like fireworks in my mouth. Big pieces of raviolis too!

4. Iberico pork chop (Bruno’s char siew)

Cut into slices from a strip of pork, this pork chop is served like char siews. Each piece of “char chop” is tender, tasty and terrific! There is a sliver of fats at the top of every piece that makes your tongue sing. They are not very big pieces, but if you have to cut it, do it lengthwise so that every bite gets the fats…

5. Crab meat pasta (Granchio)

A creamy tomato sauce that is delicious. It is nice, I just don’t know how to describe except, delicious!

Every trip to Bruno’s has been delightful. The only issue is that other than the Tanjong Katong outlet, where Bruno started, the others seems to be not as great. I have to admit I haven’t visited the Serangoon outlet yet. Do make reservations online at the web link above (or whatsapp96227547), can be quite full on weekends.

Clockwise from top left: calamari, carbonara, crayfish spaghetti, meat platter, risotto

Bruno’s Pizzeria and Grill

344 Tanjong Katong Rd, Singapore 437113 (Closed Mon)

544 Serangoon Rd, Singapore 218166 (Closed Mon)

(Bruno’s Bistrot) 201 Telok Kurau Rd, #01-06, Singapore 423910 (Closed Tue)

12 – 230pm, 6 – 1030pm

https://brunospizzeria.kitchen/

Long Weekend Pizza

Italian - Pizza

Mar2024

12” of gratification

Operating from a house at East Coast Road, I heard about them from 2 friends who stay there. Visit their facebook page (Long Weekend Pizza: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20long%20weekend%20pizza) for the short menu (see bottom), order via whatsapp, then collect at a prearranged time between 530 to 930pm. As the name implies, they only open Friday to Sunday.

The crew here is a group of friendly and chatty people, collecting the pizza involves a few conversations there. A counter sits just inside the gate where pizza is prepared, the oven is just beside the gate, just pick and go when you arrive, after a chat or two if you wish. *Watch out for traffic and be considerate while parking….

Sticky chewy and soft pizza, about 12 inches in diameter, it was super tasty, with a lot of charred surface. Nice tomato puree and wonderful cheese that felt like they weren’t just individually good but delicious in combination. The basic pizza was brilliant. The peperoni used I believe wasn’t top end, but it went very well with the pizza. Loved it, and will be talking about it.

The pizza was such that, having the whole 12” on my own, I could have kept some for another time, or just leave out the crusts; but the pizza was so good I kept going at it, especially the charred tasty parts, had cravings for it even as I was eating!

Another friend who heard about it at the same time as me also ordered on the same day, he and his family of 4 all loved it too. Has a 5* rating on Facebook, fair to say everyone loves this 12” goodness!

Having tried all their pizzas, we can conclude that the ingredients they use are not premium stuff, and here is my ranking of their pizzas:

Mushroom & Truffle Oil
Ratatouille
Ham & Onion
Meat Mania, Margherita, Peperoni, Hawaiian

The vegetables are better simply because the difference in vegetables taste is less compared to the difference between a quality peperoni and a regular one.

Well worth a try, one of the better pizzas around. There is no eat-in available, just cash and carry, no deliveries either. Hint: if you do not drive, order a grab for it to be taken at the pick up point, then have it driven to you... I haven't tried this myself but this should work!

Long Weekend Pizza

61 St Patrick’s Road, s424174

530 – 9pm, open Fri to Sun

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20long%20weekend%20pizza