Chaz Carstairs
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The main reason my wife and I visited Belfast from Scotland was to come to Flout! After seeing this place on FRC I was desperate to get my greedy chops around a few of those sexy pies!
The opening times are very unusual at 12-2pm Wednesday to Saturday. I think sometimes they stay open a little longer and they are starting to do Friday nights but best to check their socials for updates and daily specials. I quite like the uniqueness of their opening times, maybe not the most practical for customers, but to me, it’s a sign they are focussing on quality.
We prepared for a queue so got there early. A line outside formed within no time. Thankfully we were near the front. Once the doors opened it wasn’t long before we had our pizzas in front of us.
The service was quick and efficient and staff were able to explain in detail what was in each pie.
We got a piece of the spicy kings, pimped cheese, a daily special which had jalapeño and sausage mince, and we also got some focaccia. Along with the pizzas we got some craic ranch and a chilli honey. Starting with the spicy kings. I’ve had Edinburgh’s best Detroit style pizza before but this one topped it by a mile. It wasn’t as oily as I’ve had in the past and tasted unreal. Crisp outer with a soft, juicy and full of flavour centre. The chilli honey went incredibly well with this pizza. My wife is not great with cheese so we asked for the pimped cheese without the extra Parmesan. We both really enjoyed it. Again, it was full of flavour and the pizza was very thick and soft. The jalapeño and sausage pizza (can’t remember the actual name) was also very good. A bit too spicy for my wife but I loved it. The tomato base in all the pizzas are high quality and same with the cheese. The time and attention to detail makes a huge difference. Finally, we saved the focaccia for later. I’ve often found focaccia being quite stale and hard once left for a few hours. But not only did this focaccia remain soft and springy after a few hours but it also remained fresh the following day. I couldn’t quite believe it but the sourdough focaccia with overnight marinara and pickled chillis was incredible +24 hours purchase. The craic ranch was delicious as well. Flout! also supply Mexican glass bottle cokes if you fancy a cane sugar coke.
Overall, I enjoyed this place more than my wife because of the cheese but even she still liked it. It’s sad that I’ll likely not be back in a while because I would love to try their other offerings. 100% up there for one of the best pizzas I’ve tasted. What makes this place stand out is the overall package they provide, like the change of menu, freshness of ingredients, fair price, and the care and attention they put into each pizza. I would love to try one of their thin crusts so I’ll need to come back at some point. Thank you Flout!, as expected, you delivered!