D.O.C pizza & mozzarella bar, 295 drummond st, carlton

a good friend who is married to a florentino husband raved about D.O.C stating that they serve one of the better pizzas they have eaten outside of italy.  i have been meaning to visit and had the perfect opportunity recently with my gorgeous friend arriving into town on holiday with her two children.

we sat at an outside shady table on a warm friday lunch and both were happy that the children could be loud & not disturb the inside diners w their crisp white tableclothes...although we would have been in there in a flash if we didn't have the noisy ones with us!

D.O.C's menu is made up of 5 clear & easy to read/decide components...1 mozzarella bar, 2 antipizza bar, 3 insalatone, 4 pizza & 5 dolce/formaggi.  we headed straight for the salad & pizza choices & with four hungry children we ordered quickly the following...insalatona di radicchio w shaved fennel, mt martha radicchio, D.O.P gorgonzola, vincotta & asked for an extra D.O.P buffalo mozzarella ball + pizza D.O.C san marzano tomato, fresh D.O.P buffalo mozzarella & fresh basil...and pizza capricciosa nuova w tomato, mozzarella, leg ham, mushroom, artichoke & olive...

all devoured in no time at all...my friend & i both sat back daydreaming the children were spontaneously collected by husbands and we could order more wine and chat until the sun set!

you will love D.O.C if you haven't already discovered it (many have!)...opened for almost 3 years...the casual, neat, consise, delicious and un-complicated setting and menu will win you over!...D.O.C is open 7 nights & fri, sat & sun lunch.
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