For some reason I am always
getting the name of this place wrong and calling it SkintFlint…(I even tagged
the chair SkintFlint… Epic FAIL I hear you say!)
Having been an avid Twitter
follower of Crackbird and their ingenious #tweetseats campaign, I really wanted
to be a part of the SkinFlint Twitterverse and experience it first-hand. I was fortunate enough to enter
the lottery to win a Free Dinner For 2 for last Tuesday by tweeting
#ShutUpThatsAwesome @SkinFlint
I took along my friend Jack for the meal which turned out to be a selection of grilled pizzas
all named after the mothers of the staff inside. Neat-o.
This might sound a bit dodge- but
I ordered Suzie and Jack ordered Angela… and they were very good.. we were left
satisfied. Go on the Moms!
Vital statistics:
Susie’s: “tomato,
house chorizo, mozz, pecorino”
Angela: , “grana
mozz, pecorino, thyme, sauté onion”
Regular Price: €12.50
IMHO the service was a bit slow,
BUT they had been open less than 24 hours and some of the staff were new so I’ll
cut them some slack.
The Grilled Pizzas- Think the bottom half of a George Foreman grill and you’re not too far off!
They were HOT
and well seasoned. It is very easy to get good pizza in most places, but this
was handmade, very tasty and rectangular- which is always a bonus!
What I like about this place- it’s
hip and fun with a communal/hostel feel about it. It is like Wagama’s in that
there are large benches where you sit at your spot, eat, chat and move on. (Probably
an ingenious device that saves fitting out the place while decreasing meal
time.. WIN WIN ). Also the staff are very friendly, enthusiastic and welcoming.
One staff member encouraged us to
try the FIRE Honey, which was basically a bottle of honey infused with what
seemed like chilli; hot and sweet. Drizzled it on a slice (as seen below!) and
got that great hot, melted cheese, sweet, chorizo-y taste that makes you go…mmmmm,
like you’re just happy out.
We had a tumbler of wine and a
can of Heineken- how very student-y of us!
Overall: If you go there, you will enjoy it.
The Good: Fun concept, v.good
pizza, friendly staff and a genuine buzz about the place- also the Fire Honey
was deadly. Great social media campaign that creates instant chatter more so
than any other restaurant I can think of.
The “areas for improvement”: To
quote my mom “Cool is effortless, it just is.” I thought that this place was
trying a little too hard to be cool. It was like urban outfitters with food. All
it lacked was the waitress to have roller skates. Probably what typified this the
most was the large roll of bounty covered in a brown paper bag on the table..
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Also took a pic of the SkinFlint Menu!
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