Best pizza Mornington Peninsula: La Lupa Pizza and Pasta, Tyabb wins
Pizza lovers travel more than 20km to get their hands on a slice from this pizza joint. That’s just one of the reasons why it’s been named the best in the region.
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It’s deja vu all over again for the Ambesi brothers.
The Tyabb pizza makers have been named Mornington Peninsula’s best for the second consecutive year.
“I guess it just shows what a loyal following we have,” Vince Ambesi said.
“We have people coming from as far away as Cranbourne, Langawarrin and Frankston to pick up a pizza.”
Those customers had to go without during last year’s hard lockdown that prevented Melburnians from travelling more than 5km from home.
“We do deliver, but not that far,” Mr Ambesi said.
He said the locals had kept the business going during the pandemic.
“It is unusual for the local pizza place to have been owned by the same person for 20 odd years.
“We have customers who came here when they were kids and are now bringing their own kids back for pizza.”
Vince’s older brother Mick started the business when he was just 21 and Vince starting working at the takeaway shop when he was 15.
Fast forward 21 years and the brothers are still serving up slices of “80s style pizza loaded with toppings”.
“We do our pizzas Aussie style, not like the Italian wood fired versions that have become popular over the years,” Vince said.
The menu was designed by Mick and includes the popular Caribbean – hot salami, capsicum, pineapple, prawns, onion, bacon, crushed chilli – and Vince’s favourite; the La Luna Special which has cheese, hot or mild salami, mushrooms, capsicum, olives and anchovies.
La Luna Pizza and Pasta is at 1558 Frankston - Flinders Rd, Tyabb.
