Hot Rock Gourmet Pizza Pasta Bar

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Address

8-10 Tahunanui Drive, State Highway 6
Tahunanui
Nelson
Region: Nelson
Licence: Fully Licensed
Cuisine: Italian
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Contact

Phone: 03 5464421
Fax: 03 5465521
Website: www.hotrock.co.nz
Email: dineout@hotrock.co.nz

Open

We are currently open seven days for dinner from 4:30pm. Summer lunches.

Comments

Welcome to the home of award-winning gourmet pizza in Nelson. Excite your tastebuds with our special wood-fired pizzas, be entertained by our lively atmosphere and treat yourself to a great night at The Hot Rock! Perfect with friends, or the whole family - we look forward to hosting you...

Overall DineOut Score based on 6 reviews

Total		8.3
Food		8.7
Dessert		6.5
Presentation		8.0
Service		9.7
Environment		7.7
Toilets		5.0
Child Friendly	Very

Review by: mikerj3 (7) on 19th September 2009

Total		6.0
Food		5
Dessert		N/A
Presentation		3
Service		9
Environment		8
Toilets		N/A

My wife and I were hungry for pizza and had been curious about Hot Rock as the restaurant has always looked inviting as we drove by.
We were warmly greeted and promptly seated. There were about 14 different combinations on the menu and an evening special. We could not decide and ordered the "Naked" pizza - (sauce, mozzarella, and basil) although we added pepperoni. The large is 12" (30 cm) and with the pepperoni added cost 20.50.
We also ordered a small, a 9" (22 cm) size, special pizza - spring lamb, kumara, and tomato, for $16.50 (a large would have cost us $26.50).
Our pizzas arrived quite quickly.
The presentation of the large pizza was a bit happen-stance as the cheese was a bit sparse and not evenly distributed, the basil was just a few little leaves, and the pepperoni, which we paid $3 extra for, was sporadically placed. The sauce was a fresh, but not complicated sauce (although to be fair I prefer a sauce that is not sweet with a good garlic kick). Overall, the pizza tasted fine.
The special pizza was a bit larger than the the 9" size advertised and had a good amount of toppings. Again the presentation looked as if the topping had been not too carefully tossed on.
Generally speaking, the pizzas tasted fine although due partially to the thin crust(which did taste nice) we did not leave the restaurant as full as we expected. Typically, when we go out for pizza, we expect to share a large and be quite full. In this instance, we shared a large and a small. Considering that we spent $37 on pizza, we thought that Hot Rocks was a bit on the expensive side.

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Review by: BrownEyedGirl (52) on 13th May 2009

Total		8.2
Food		8
Dessert		N/A
Presentation		8
Service		9
Environment		8
Toilets		N/A

Hot Rock is a very consistent pizza place in Nelson. The pizzas are yummy, the toppings are generous and very reasonably priced.
The pizza bread is also great and I can recommend the ribs. Takeout is also excellent.
Service is top notch and they are very accurate when estimating times for takeout. There is a nice wee bar if you are waiting for takeout with a good selection of local wines and beers.
Would cheerfully recommend.

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