FOOD & DRINK | Enzo's Blogger Event
Monday, July 24, 2017
Last week I was invited to a blogger event at Enzo's Manchester branch which is on Fountain Street in the city centre. (down the side of Primark)
I hadn't heard of them before but looking at the website and seeing Pizza and Coffee I was excited. What I also liked was the story of how Enzo's came to be. I will leave you to read that for yourself on their website if you're interested.
There is a fairly decent sized outside seating area at the front which would be lovely on a sunny day and a bright modern but with a bit of a retro vibe interior.
I did walk past a couple of times as it didn't look like an event, event. I went and found another blogger I knew who was going and we walked in together. I'm glad I didn't go in alone as I would have ended up sitting on my own until someone else I knew arrived.
Luckily Rachel did know some of the others who were already seated so we joined them and then the lovely Claire arrived and joined us. I love meeting new bloggers and catching up with people I've not seen for a while.
I think we were all very taken with this sign and you'll be seeing it across most peoples posts, It's already on my Instagram account.
We were welcomed with a glass of Prosecco and then we got to try a few different slices of pizza and a bowl of pasta. The pasta wasn't for me, I can't put my finger on what it was I wasn't keen on but I'm a much bigger fan of pizza than pasta anyway.
We also had the chance to try some bread twists which I didn't take pictures of them7, they had chilli flakes and tasted extra nice when dunked in a balsamic and oil mix.
As well as regular and cheese garlic bread I also tried Schia Bread, which is flat bread with red onions, rosemary and sea salt and I will be ordering another one od these. I did also try a piece of the vegan garlic bread which I think I preferred to the regular garlic bread (which was very nice)
They brought round quite a lot of food and it was very had to resist, as you can see I had quite a lot of food. All in the name of research.
Two of the pizzas I did resist were the Lasagne pizza and Nduja which has dolcelatte, nduja, toasted walnuts and rocket. I opted for the Enzo Royale instead and the Nduja just didn't do anything for me but it looks pretty impressive.
I had fully decided I was full and happy and ready to leave when they brought round slices of the Pesto Deluxe. I was happy to resist. I've never been a huge fan of pesto and it was covered in Rocket which I really dislike. (It tastes like fish to me - I've been told I'm wrong but each to their own)
When they said feta, I knew I had to try it. I've recently discovered how insanely good feta is on pizza and the rocket was just garnishing so I shook off the rocket and this has to be my pizza of the night.
The pesto and feta just work, I always ask for a very light covering of tomato sauce on pizza if I know they are being freshly made and if I'm honest it's all about the cheese for me.
I think I might have just had bad pesto before as I really did enjoy this and now all pizza's should be topped with it.
Looking through the menu there is an extensive drinks menu from coffee, teas and the usual soft drinks to a range of ice teas and a whole hot chocolate section. They are also licenced if you fancy a pizza and a tipple.
On the way out I noticed these flapjacks and they looked exactly like the ones at my old high school. You might think that's a bad thing but my school's flapjacks were amazing and I'm not just saying that becasue my best friends mum was the dinner lady in charge of making them.
Tram and weather dependent (they've been suspended again at the time of writing) I might be popping back into Enzo today for a coffee and a cake in the outside area.
I've also noticed they do vegan nights which look like could be a good night out and I noticed a poster for live entertainment on Fridays after work.
I was invited to Enzo and received the food and drink in exchange for a blog post, as always all views and opinion's are my own. I would recommend trying Enzo's and I will be back as I need to try a breakfast pizza and I want a square of that flapjack!
28 comments
We have a place in Reading that's pretty similar to this, called Artigiano - it also serves pizza and coffee! The decor of Enzo's is much funkier though (much like Manchester on the whole lol) x
ReplyDeleteOoo the Schia bread sounds like just my kind of thing. I'd love to try that!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great meal out, I absolutely love pizza so this is my kind of thing x
ReplyDeleteOh yum what a great sounding meal I have to admit I've not been to Enzos but I would definitely love to try it now!
ReplyDeleteoh boy, now I'm hungry! it all looks incredible!
ReplyDeleteOh what a fab event! The pizza looks great, your photos are great and it all looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow pizza and a catchup with bloggers, that sounds like my kind of get up. I prefer pizza as well! x
ReplyDeleteI'm a pizza lover and these pictures make me hungry! Great food!
ReplyDeleteOh yum that pizza looks like the homemade pizzas you can never usually find one that looks like that in a shop.
ReplyDeleteThe place looks fun and bright as well!
It looks like a good event.
ReplyDeleteAny pizza that has feta on it is good with me.
I love bloggers events! This is something I really miss since moving out of UK.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of that pizza in the beginning with the baby tomato, yum! I'm also slightly envious as I adore pesto - but, I'm allergic to basil and pine nuts haha. Looks like a chilled but lovely event. Lucky you x
ReplyDeleteWe love Pizza! What a fabulous sounding event and location :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great place to eat - I love the look of the Schia bread, yum!!
ReplyDeletePizza is always SO good! I've not been to Manchester before, so not had the pleasure of eating here.
ReplyDeleteI would always choose any dish that has feta cheese in it. I am such a fan! I can imagine how delicious it was on the pizza. You have tried quite a few slices of pizza, so yummy!
ReplyDeleteI do love pizza and those sound great. It sounds like a great event, I have yet to go to a bloggers meet up, bet you had a lovely time ;-)
ReplyDeleteYum this soounds lovely and I'm always up for pizza! LOVE the sound of a vegan night too!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great event, the food here looks amazing too, pizza is my favourite!
ReplyDeleteMmm you just can't go wrong with pizza! The food looks delicious and the event sounds lovely. x
ReplyDeleteI remember how daunting it was for my first blogger event where I knew no one but it's nice once you meet some lovely people.
ReplyDeleteThis event seems really lovely and so does the right place
Oh how good does all that pizza look? I am an avid fan of pesto but can't stand feta so would have to ask if it could be swapped with another cheese! The flat bread looks great too! I wish it was closer to where I live!!!
ReplyDeleteThis place looks so funky in a good way. Coffee and pizza are my favorite things.
ReplyDeleteOh my word, I'm going to have to see if there's an Enzo's near me! I love a good pizza :D
ReplyDeleteLouise x
I'd absolutely LOVE to go to Enzos! The food looks and sounds delicious xxx
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Enzos but it sounds and looks amazing. I'm a big pizza and pasta fan so this would be right up my street
ReplyDeleteI'm new to Enzo but it looks great and a place that I'd like to take my girls too - We are not too far from Manchester so will look out for it. Love that the pizza looks jam packed with ingredients.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great. The pizza looks fantastic. Definitely somewhere I would eat
ReplyDeleteI love reading all your comments, so make sure you leave me one x