Perth Voice Interactive

THERE’S a new player on the food scene in Palmyra – Power Pizzeria.

When I first heard the name, I thought the business might be backed the WA Greens – “Please donate your leftover pizza crusts to Western Power. They can be used to generate clean energy for millions of households across Western Australia.”

Or maybe it’s a new type of Italian crypto?

But no, it’s just another pizza joint, but they could be powerful, so watch out.

Power’s menu was split into meat, vegetarian and dessert pizzas.

All the old favourites were there including meat lovers, supreme, chicken and bacon, and pepperoni.

There was four veggie pizzas – cheese, margherita, veggie lovers and spicy veggie.

I don’t have a sweet tooth, but the dessert pizzas looked interesting with Strawberries and Chocolate, and Chocolate and Pineapple.

They also sold garlic bread and a range of puff rolls including ham and cheese, chocolate, pepperoni, and beef and onion.

At first I thought the pizzas were cheap, but when you clicked to order it was the price for a small and a medium was an extra x dollars (always a bit annoying).

We kicked off with a medium Peri Peri Chicken.

It had a nice assortment of toppings with spinach, onion, tomato, chicken and mozzarella.

Drizzled over the top was a generous and messy zigzag of peri peri sauce.

The heat was just right – not too spicy – and the toppings were super fresh.

The standout for me was the quality of the base – it tasted very authentic and like it had been freshly made.

The tomato sauce was also good  – rich, thick and teeming with flavour.

My only gripe was the size of the pizza – it seemed petty small for a ‘medium’.

Across the table my wife “Special K” was tucking into her veggie lovers pizza. 

“There’s a nice assortment of fresh veg with spinach, onion, peppers and mushrooms,” she said.

“They are very ‘clean’ tasting pizzas and aren’t overloaded with too many flavours or toppings.

“So you don’t feel greasy or bloated after a few slices.”

Bringing up the rear were the kids with the humble ham and cheese.

I had a sneaky taste and it was a solid pizza with a nice balance of salty meat and cheese.

Again it tasted light and fresh with a nice chewy crust.

We rounded things off with a garlic bread ($5) which was very enjoyable.

Nice thick rustic slices with plenty of garlic.

Some garlic bread can be atrocious from pizza joints, so this was a nice surprise.

Power’s pizzas were clean, simple and well-executed, but they were on the small side (however they do offer 20 per cent off before 4pm, 10 per cent off Monday-Thursday, and have a combo deal with soft drink and garlic bread).

The local market is already quite saturated with takeaway pizza – Jo-Joe’s (full-on Aussie style), Blend (thin crust Italian), POSH (upmarket) and Dominos (budget) to name a few – so maybe the dessert pizza will be Power’s point of difference.

Situated on the busy Canning Highway, Power Pizzeria is off to a solid start.

Power Pizzeria
341a Canning Hwy, Palmyra
powerpizzeria.com.au