nole pizza first made an appearance at The Pembroke Arms when we decided to convert the old barn and previous saddle room into a pizza kitchen and dining space. It now has its own little shop in Salisbury – nole on the square, and appears at some of our other pubs too.
We like to get creative so don’t expect your traditional pizza toppings, though our no.1, mozzarella and basil, is always there for those of you who prefer things classic.
We use a traditional Neapolitan recipe which makes the dough chewy and the crusts the best part. This aside, we try not to look at ourselves as an Italian pizza joint, and instead like to use the abundance of wonderful produce we’re surrounded by.
Absolute circus. We went to Nole after a day of sightseeing because of the glowing Google reviews, and honestly, I’m convinced half of those must have been written by staff or people who’ve never eaten proper pizza. The restaurant wasn’t even busy when we arrived. We ordered 3 pizzas and 2 sides. 45 minutes later, people who walked in after us were happily eating while we sat there waiting. When I went to ask, I literally watched staff pull a piece of charcoal (they called it zaatar bread) from the oven and carry it straight to our table as if nothing was wrong. Another side sat on the counter getting cold for 5+ minutes before someone lazily dropped it off. No cutlery with the sides either; when I asked, the waitress said, “they’re being washed.” You know you’re in trouble when a restaurant can’t even provide forks. Then came the pizzas. One was so burnt it looked like it had survived a house fire. When I complained, the waitress actually said: “That’s how it is, look around you, everyone’s pizza is burnt.” Incredible. By her logic, if one is burnt, one must be raw, right? We told her exactly that, only then did she reluctantly take it back. By this point, we’d been waiting over an hour and were forced to share the remaining two pizzas like scavengers. The second side (zaatar bread) came out blackened too. Honestly, I wouldn’t feed it to pigeons. They replaced it, but we had to pack it all up because our parking was about to expire. And to top it off, they gave us a container of oil for takeaway. Without the lid!! Who does that? The service here is beyond hopeless; slow, careless, dismissive, and borderline rude. The food is… edible, but only once you’ve escaped the chaos. I’m currently eating the pizza for breakfast at home, and it tastes way better without the side of incompetence. Save yourself the pain. If you live in Salisbury, just order delivery. If you’re visiting, go literally anywhere else. This place survives on hype, not quality.
We fancied Pizza, we were in the area - we chose Nole on the square….. and bloomin’ glad we did!!! We’ve been to Italy 🇮🇹, so we know what great pizza actually tastes like. Nole is top notch 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 We shared a Pepperoni + chilli-honey which was delicious. Great dough, thick gooey cheese with very flavoursome thick-cut pepperoni 🍕 Decided to sit upstairs where a couple of other diners were to add in some atmosphere seeing as it was a quiet evening.
The lunch special (12pm-4pm) £10 per pizza is a bargain for such good pizza. They also have special toppings which they rotate every few weeks, we had the serrano ham and it was delicious. Garlic and herb dip was also great. Would definitely visit again.
If you’re ever in Salisbury, you have to try Nole Pizza. I had their Meat Special—ground beef, spring onions, gochujang mayo, sesame seeds… sounds random but it’s SO good. The place is small but super cool, kinda hidden gem vibes. Definitely worth it!
Great! Friendly staff, yummy food. Pizza got plenty toppings. Service was fast too despite beeing market day