I rarely judge a book by its cover and believe that there are more to first impressions than just first impressions. I often think fifth impressions. It is true that the entrance of this restaurant, via the staircase leading up to it, is not the most inviting. As mentioned earlier, I am able see through all of this, I am glad that I did check this place out eventually and did not let the staircase or its entrance put me off. I initially waited to place my order because there were two people who got their order mixed up in front of me and the person dealing with their order, Kasha, took a bit of time to sort it out. But she did sort it out in the end and apologized for the delay. My order, however, was not taken by Kasha but by Marie, she was polite, helpful and prompt. I had a small Margherita, which is equivalent to a large sized pizza at fast food outlets like Pizza Hut or Domino's. The pizzas are cooked in a traditional stone oven and, as I waited for my order to be ready, was told that my pizza would be ready in the next 40 seconds- To say the least, I was doubtful since I had been waiting for less than 10 minutes but sure enough it was indeed ready in 40 seconds. In total, I waited for nine minutes since the time stamp on my receipt to having my pizza in its box. As I was leaving, a customer was turned away due to the restaurant having all of their tables reserved already. She was, nevertheless, offered to have takeaway instead. I had my pizza in one of my family properties, located nearby the center of Nelson as I am unfortunately not Nelson based. The ingredients were of high quality, making the pizza quite light and delicious to eat and the price was very affordable indeed. Although, I love pizzas, I often find them difficult to digest, not Stefano's Pizzas!

Friendly stuff and extra wishes were absolutely welcome. They made the pizza super fast and it was delicious. The restaurant looks very nice and clean.