Independent pizzeria, Pizza Geeks have collaborated with Cask Smugglers cocktail & whisk(e)y bar on Waverley Mall’s rooftop, extending their kitchen residency as a permanent location in the centre of Edinburgh.
The brand is well known throughout the city for their handmade Neapolitan inspired pizzas and their ‘Pizza for the People’ initiative, where they work closely with the local community to give back to them.
Following the success of Pizza Geeks latest opening at the shore in Leith which has so far been their biggest project to date, the team at Pizza Geeks have joined forces once more to collaborate with Cask Smugglers where they have their very own permanent kitchen residency and paired their pizzas up with delectable cocktails.
With unrivalled views over the capital, it doesn’t get much better than Edinburgh Castle as the backdrop – you can enjoy alfresco pizza with paired cocktails into the evening. They have launched a brand-new menu designed especially for the kitchen takeover, which is their most extensive yet.
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The Menu
The rooftop menu features a range of loaded fries, sides, pizzas such as ‘The Braveheart’ with Stornoway black pudding, haggis and salami Napoli, their famous dragon ballz and a dessert menu.
They plan to eventually have a late-night menu element and a larger summer outdoor area, as restrictions ease further.
Pizza for the People
Pizza Geeks are renowned for their incredible ‘Pizza for the People’ initiative. They have so far given over 13, 000 pizzas to people in need. In 2018 they launched Pizza for the People, their one for one initiative that sees sales of their featured pizza matched and donated to homeless and disadvantaged people within their local community.
For every Pizza for the People sold, they will donate one to someone in need. They work very closely with local charities and organisations to ensure their pizzas get to where they are most needed. Alternatively, you can click the button to buy a pizza for someone in need, with a new option of a paying it forward scheme which they have launched at Waverley. Donating pizzas is just the start, in the long term the vision is to give training and skills within the community to give people a real chance to get back on their feet.
Pizza Geeks are open at Waverley Mall’s rooftop 7 days a week from 12-10pm, with seating indoors and outdoors for their pizza fans throughout the city.
Address: Waverley Mall Rooftop, 3 Princes St, Edinburgh EH1 1BQ
Website: www.casksmugglers.com/food
