Wow... And I don't mean that in any positive way.
Let me preface what I'm about to say with this. I REALLY don't like giving negative reviews. But once in a while you have an experience so abhorrent that you are left with very little recourse.
I'll start with the positives. Good Life Pizza is situated in a beautiful building on Hutt street.
Ok, now that's out of the way.
Pretentious. It sums up Good Life almost perfectly. The idea that 'organic' and locally sourced ingredients could make superior food one is willing to pay exorbitant prices for, isn't new or even unfounded. They key is actually having a finished product that meets those expectations. This is where Good Life fails abysmally.
When paying $40 a pizza, you expect a good pizza. Alas that is NOT what I received. Spencer Gulf monster prawns. It sounds so promising. The prawns weren't 'monster' and frankly their freshness and quality were dubious at best.
Barossa Valley double smoked bacon. To a bacon connoisseur, this sounds like heaven on a plate. But again, it was lacking. Maybe it was the base letting it down, or the pineapple that didn't have the punch one would expect from a fresh organic product, once again I was left disappointed.
The pizza base, allegedly made from local organic flour, filtered water and aged for 24 hours was, well, tasteless. One thing I will give it, is that when warmed up a day or two later, the crust is just as stiff and bland as when it was fresh from the oven. At least it's consistent.
I'm not going to go on about the service or nearly criminal corkage charges, as the food is reason enough to stay home and order domino's.
Kudos to the owner. Creating a successful business by preying on peoples irrationality and fear or 'non organic' foods is clearly a winning recipe. It's just a shame the finished product doesn't live up to the hype.
If you are after a good pizza experience, look elsewhere. If you're after good food, look elsewhere. If you want to be able to say you eat allegedly organic local foods only, then this place is for you. read more