Santa Maria Pizzeria
Pizza restaurant · Sands End
94 Waterford Rd, London SW6 2HA, United Kingdom
Highlights
Neapolitan-style pizzas with charred crusts, fresh ingredients
Neapolitan-style pizzas with charred crusts, fresh ingredients
"Back in the dark ages, people used to come to London, eat the pizza and go ‘Che diavolo e’ questo?’. Luckily for us, over the last few years, some of those same people came back to London to save us from pizza abominations like ‘BBQ chicken’ or ‘ham and pineapple’, that we had come to know and mildly tolerate. Santa Maria is one of said saviours. Santa Maria has been a beloved local pizzeria in a place far, far away called Ealing, for a few years now. Recognising that people in Zone 2 also had a right to simple and delicious Neapolitan-style pizza, they recently set up their second shop in Chelsea / Fulham, which also delivers, adding to a growing mountain of reasons why we have a mild dislike of Chelsea (it’s also known as jealousy). Santa Maria is a solid all-rounder; delivering great pizza topped with simple ingredients from both Italy and here in the UK, great for chilled dates, catching up with mates, and for creatures who have small creatures attached to them (we think they’re called “parents” and “children”). It also has enough variation on the menu to keep everyone happy, or “contento”, for those in the know. photo credit: Karolina Wiercigroch" - Eileen Twum
"Santa Maria on Waterford Road is a solid all-rounder, making great Neapolitan pizzas topped with simple ingredients. The hanging lights and casual seating mean it’s a great spot for chilled dates, catching up with mates, and for creatures who have small creatures attached to them (we think they’re called “parents” and “children”). There’s enough variation on the menu to keep everyone happy, or “contento”, for those in the know." - rianne shlebak
"Santa Maria sits on the Chelsea and Fulham faultline, but we’re going to give Fulham credit for having one of the best pizza restaurants in London, because Chelsea has a far superior football team and doesn’t need this win. You’ve seen Neapolitan pizza similar to Santa Maria’s all over London by now, but these guys were actually some of the first to bring this style to the city, at their original location in Ealing. Come with a group, come for a date, come out of your way a little bit because the pizza is actually worth the trip." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, eileen twum
"Santa Maria is a west London stalwart and, thankfully, they’re still delivering from their Ealing and Chelsea locations. Their pizza is both crispy and soft, saucy and all over your face, and the buffalo mozzarella is as creamy as you can get delivered." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"A proper Neapolitan pizza is one of the ultimate tastes of summer. And while a few slices are unbeatable - either as a meal or a snack - when the sun is shining, it’s also one of the best foods we know for fending off that special type of misery that descends when it’s August and it’s been raining for four days on the trot. Santa Maria Chelsea is one of the best spots we know for getting a pizza that will chase the blues away." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
