Harden's says

A former lockdown project that has graduated via pop-ups to a permanent site with an enthusiastic social media following. Featured in the Sunday Times for its New Haven-style pizzas, cooked at low temperatures for a light crust and with a concise choice of toppings.

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Have you eaten at Gracey's Pizza?

339 Watford Road, Chiswell Green, AL2 3DL

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Sunday Times

Charlotte Ivers bemoaned the “boom time for bad pizza” that we live in, the
fashionable “race to the thinnest possible sourdough crust” resulting in “veg-laden pizzas” that quickly turn into “a soggy mess”. 

So she tracked down a practitioner of the New Haven-style pizza, created as a lockdown project from watching Youtube videos by a couple, James and Grace, who have graduated via pop-ups to a permanent site with 11,400 Instagram followers.

“Gracey’s menu is pleasingly simple. Seven types, all with red sauce. All but one with basil. All but one with aged parmesan.”

“It’s only pizza,” Charlotte conceded, but “this one will remind you the magic is still there.”

Charlotte Ivers - 2024-03-24
339 Watford Road, Chiswell Green, AL2 3DL
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday4:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday4:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday4:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday4:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Sunday4:30 pm‑9:30 pm

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