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    Francesca's Italian Kitchen

    4.6 (21 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Cappricciossa pizza
    Molly M.

    This is a really decent Italian restaurant right around the corner from New Regent Street. We had the tagliatelle ragu bolognese and the cappriciossa pizza. Both were very tasty. Not the best I've ever had, but definitely decent. Nice ambiance.

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    Kel E.

    Really loved this Italian place and especially enjoyed the beef carpaccio. We considered ordering it again and thought we'd be back to try the pizza on the tail end of our trip. I usually try to choose the fresh pasta at any Italian place I'm at - we chose the tagliatelle and squid ink pasta. The squid ink dish was a bit too salty for me but oddly my husband who usually likes less salt than me thought it was fine. Get the carpaccio!!

    Mushroom risotto

    We ate here on a weeknight and made reservations just in case - on previous nights we saw there were no tables available so we didn't want to chance a drop-in. This was a great restaurant, fairly roomy but seemed cozy, and with attentive service. We had focaccia to start, and I ordered the mushroom risotto which was SO flavorful. Others in my party had the squid ink linguine and potato gnocchi with beef cheek. Everyone's food was great.

    SALSICCIA
    Daisy K.

    This place was a hidden gem for us. We wandered in for an early dinner at 5:30pm and were seated immediately. They told us we had to be out by 7:30pm for dinner rush, but honestly... that's plenty of time to eat. We ordered two different mains. One was the Salsiccia pizza. We saw the chef tossing the dough fresh before putting it into the pizza oven! This pizza came with pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket and mozzarella. So... if you like cheesy sausage pizza, it's the one you want. We also ordered the lamb ragu paparadelle. Super fresh pasta, rich flavors with the lamb... it absolutely hit the spot and was a flavor party in my mouth. The service took everything up a notch and we had a great conversation with the chef as well. Come if you can!

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    7 years ago

    Really delicious gluten free food. A little on the pricey side. In a beautiful building with a warm and welcoming feeling on the inside.

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    Review Highlights - Francesca's Italian Kitchen

    During my stay in Christchurch I had the pear &gorgonzola salad several times and the beet & goat cheese salad once.

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    Sal's Pizza - Cheese slice

    Sal's Pizza

    4.3(4 reviews)
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    Five stars for what it is, which is not-fancy pizza, but it was done solidly and tasty!…read more Mister S proclaimed this the best pizza we've had in the southern hemisphere. We always find pizza a challenge when in AUS or NZ, outside Italian restaurants - it's often not executed well like soggy crust or has something weird going on like sweet or smoky sauce. This was great. Maybe because they import their ingredients ha ha! We had the garlic knots, sausage and meatball pizzas, and cheesecake. It was all good. The crust was appropriately chewy and crisp enough to not flop around, but soft enough to fold NY-style. The sausage was full of fennel, which I was thrilled by! It's sliced lengthwise into long ovals, not crumbled. The meatball was good, too, but I preferred the sausage. Flavorful (but not weird) sauce and really great cheese. It comes out of the oven ripping hot, so heed the advice on the table to let it cool a few minutes so you don't sacrifice the roof of your mouth. Pizza was available by-the-slice, half-pies, or full pies. We were 2.5 people and probably should have gone with a whole pie, even though they're huge. The cheesecake was also good - not too fluffy, but not too dense.

    I love sals. Mmmmmmmmmmmm it's so scrumptious. I'm not sure what sal puts in that pizza but it sure…read moregives me a shock of pleasure which I haven't experienced since my cheeky streak of LSD use in the late 70s. It's just that good. I love the dripping orange oil which sits on top of the slice of bliss that Mr sal provides in fact I have been seen to lick it off the cheese when thinking nobody's looking! My only dog with the pizza is the inconsistency. Sometimes you will receive a orgasm inducing slice of heaven over the counter from an aloof young gentleman with a sexy moustache however other times when you get an old slice it will be dry and not quite as good but Don't get me wrong it's still brill! I'm so passionate about this pizza that I have written short poem about it: Sals oh sals your just so yum, Not going to lie you make me cum! There's not much sexier than an oily slice It's just as beautiful as the northern lights! So good so tasty sals makes me wheeze I just love the dripping slice of cheese!

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    Francesca's Italian Kitchen - pizza - Updated July 2026

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