360 Degrees Pizza: Restaurant Review

On the 25th of March, I had the opportunity to catch up with an old friend, and there's no way this can ever happen without food! So we chose to meet at 360 Degrees Pizza, at ABC Place on Waiyaki Way, and I thought this'd be a fun way to get in a restaurant review too.

I'd been to 360 once before, but didn't get a chance to do the review then.

The ambience of 360 is really fresh and lively; the day we went for lunch was unbearably hot (thank goodness the rains are finally upon us), and so sitting in a shaded area that was open and allowed us to enjoy the breeze was VERY nice! I can easily see 360 being a place I could go for a casual coffee and dessert with friends, or a more formal dinner if need be. 

As it was a holiday (Easter Monday), they were still serving their brunch menu at lunch time. While I didn't go for brunch food, there was no way I was going to turn down a mimosa (prosecco with passion juice in this case). 

Mimosa with my New Orleans keychain inconspicuously hanging out

When my friend showed up, we realised we had so much to catch up on, and decided that starters were definitely in order. We settled upon the truffle + parmesan shoestring fries and I kid you not- I could probably survive on these, they were so good! Crispy and flavourful, these made me very, very happy.

Truffle + Parmesan Shoestring Fries

Soon enough, it was time to order our mains. The conversation was flowing and we'd gotten off to a good start with the fries. I chose the Diavola pizza, while my friend got the lemon chicken tagliatelle (apologies for the weird angle on the pictures- for some reason, they wouldn't rotate).

Diavola Pizza

Lemon Chicken Tagliatelle

If I thought the starters were good, then holy crap- the pizza was absolutely out of this world! It was spicy, but not overpoweringly so, and the flavours blended together perfectly. The pizza base was great too- the crusts were tasty on their own. Normally I'm not a fan of dishes that have onions that are anything less than all the way cooked, but these worked so well on this pizza that I really didn't mind at all! Would I order this again? In a heartbeat! 

Since we did starters and main meals, we weren't going to miss out on dessert. Now, I absolutely forgot what I ordered since I forgot to take a picture of the dessert menu and couldn't find it online either- it was some sort of strawberry something something, and my friend ordered the beignets. I was a little skeptical about her choice; having had beignets in Louisiana, I was unsure as to how these would compare, but they were really good! I actually ended up taking her leftover beignets home. 

My dessert was really good too- the only thing I'd have hoped for would've been more of a strawberry flavour throughout the dish. 

Beignets

You're welcome to help me figure out what this was!

All in all, I definitely loved my experience at 360, and had no complaints! The service was fast and very friendly- genuinely so, not doing it because they'd get in trouble if they didn't. The ambience was perfect for the day, but adaptable as I'd mentioned above. I loved the food, and had to go nap when I got home to get over my food coma! Sure, the total was a little bit pricey, but if you count the fact that we got drinks, starters, main meals AND dessert, and that these were all worth it, I think the price makes sense. 

To keep up to date on 360, check out their Facebook page and their website (where you can take a look at their menus too). 

Have you been to 360 yet? What did you think? I'd love to hear more in the comments below! And if you haven't yet been there; what're you waiting for?

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Beauty, Now

This might be the longest that I've gone (in recent times) without writing. Well, not completely without writing, because then I wouldn't be me, would I? A more accurate thing to say would be 'without writing for an audience'. A larger part of that is due to changes that have been occurring in other parts of my life, and inevitably, everything ties back to my writing. More of that in another post though; today, I really want to talk about beauty. And wonder. And the joy of novelty.

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When (and where) my parents were growing up, pizza wasn't really a thing. Difficult to fathom for someone like me; pizza is VERY much a thing in my life. Today at tea time (it's really good to be back in Kenya...), I asked my father if he remembered the first time he'd had pizza. He shrugged noncommittally, and said that he didn't. 

Of course, that led me to wonder what it would be like if he (or I) were to try pizza for the first time ever now. Suffice to say, I'd probably be the more excited of the two. 

Has anybody ever asked you what it would be like if you could watch your favourite movie again for the first time? Imagine the joy, the wonder, the discovery, the gradual (or sudden?) knowledge; YES, I love this! 

Now substitute 'movie' with basically anything around us. A smile, A sunset. Your favourite food. Your partner. Falling in love. The depth of sadness. When did we as a society get so desensitised by all around us that we forgot to celebrate the beauty of simple things? 

Two years ago, one of my best friends told me "You make a big deal out of things others take for granted." At that time I felt a little ridiculous, but now I realise she was referring to my tendency to get excited about little things like a cup of tea.

There's more than enough in the world to depress us, to dissuade us, to leave us feeling that life is pointless. But it takes only a little bit of seeking of the world within us and around us to realise that we are surrounded by wondrous beauty and sheer magnitude. Honestly, who could feel pointless then? 

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