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This is a pizza joint located in UBC, near the Ponderos Commons. Their menu consists of wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas as well as pastas and desserts. I had their Tortellini and an Al Pesto Pizza. The food wasn't fantastic but still good; the prices were quite reasonable. While this is not the best pizza joint that I've been to, but definitely a good choice if you're on campus.
Tortellini ($7.75):
3/5
This was in a cream sauce and is topped with parmesan. The pasta itself was a tad overcooked for me and didn't appear to have much filling, and was a bit bland on its own. I did quite enjoy the sauce, which was creamy albeit a tad bit underseasoned.
Al Pesto Pizza ($12.50):
3.5/5
This was topped with pesto, prosciutto, cheese, artichokes, and tomatoes. The crust wasn't very crispy, although it was thin and flavourful. There was a good amount of topping. The pesto was very flavourful, albeit a bit on the salty side; I really enjoyed the tomatoes, which provided a great tanginess. Unfortunately, I wasn't a big fan of the artichokes.
Summary:
Food: 3.5/5
Price: 4/5
Service: N/A
Overall: 3.5/5
Recommendations: Al Pesto Pizza
Great place to visit on the UBC campus. The prices are really reasonable and the service is quick fast considering the number of people visiting here for lunch. I ordered the pizza Bianca, which was this cheesy and slightly creamy pizza. I'm not a fan of pizza, but I was reasonably pleased. The pizza came in a nice and super convenient takeaway box, so you can grab it on the go too.
There's plenty of space to sit inside, and if not, you can sit outside. People can study here too!
My second time going to Mercante. The first time was maybe two years ago and the food was good but the food safety was bad… was hoping for a better experience this time!. Al pesto pizza ($11) – Pesto, proscuitto cotto, mozzarella, gorgonzola, artichokes, pickled tomatoes. I had the Al pesto pizza. For pizza that’s cooked in a wood-fired oven, it’s really cheap.
Tried their pizza out and gotta say it's pretty good for campus food. One of the better options at UBC. I had the prosciutto e rucola. I split it with my friend because we were just planning to have a snack. I could probably eat the whole pizza myself though. It was a bit difficult to eat because the person didn't cut it properly, so the prosciutto wasn't cut all the way through.
Overall, food is pretty good and there's plenty of space to sit. Although I went in the summer, so during the school year, it could probably get crowded. But they do have nice large tables and a couple of chairs by the windows as well.
I was on campus a few times and ran into this place. I love how this place is very spacious, there are study rooms and plenty of places to sit.
The pizza was great and it was made fresh right in front of you. I actually tried 4 different pizzas because my family ordered a pizza each: Margherita, Pizza Blanca, Ortonlana, Prosciutto E Rucola and Tiramisu dessert. My favourite was the Ortonlana because of how appetizing it looked with all the fresh arugula piled on top of the pizza(see photo).
The price is perfect at $10-$11 and the size of the pizzas are just right if you are hungry and perfect for 2 if you need a decent sized snack. The tiramisu is just ok, I would order it again only if I was craving for it.
I would definitely drop by here for a pizza if I'm in the neighborhood.
Went there mid Sunday afternoon so it was very quiet with super fast and excellent service. Pizza had good flavour but it wasn't cut all the way through so you had to rip itto split the pieces. It was super heavy on the meat which was good. The sauce could have used a but more flavour to. Wouldn't recommend for a first date as it was pretty messy.
One-liner: UBC’s best on-campus fast eatery
Highlight: Alla Salsiccia
Recommended for: When you are done gawking at how nice the Nest eateries look
Would I go back? Yes.
Check out my blog post for the full review!
Very decent price for its quality. I think this is the best food run by Ubc food services. All Pizza are made and baked fresh. You have to try the last one on the list, I liked the argula. Not a 5.0 because of the long and chaos waiting situation
The first thing you see when you walk into the Panderosa building is the lineup that forms all the way out the door. This happens everyday during lunch hour, their busiest times when students try to get their hands on these masterpieces. Serving up authentic Italian pizzas right from their wood fired grill, the smell consumes you when you walk in.
On the last week of class, one of my professors from school decided to treat us out for pizza on campus! How nice of her right?. I didnt even know that Mercante existed prior to this but Ive always seen people walking around with pizza boxes and I guess I finally figured out where they’ve all been coming from!
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