My Top Places to Lunch in Sheffield: Bloo 88, West Street

This is another spot in the studenty world of West Street but I think Bloo 88 really deserves a mention on my blog. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, mostly because I’m a student and deadlines and exams do actually take over my life but that’s not what my blog is about... Anyway I’m back and I’m going to try to

Pizza is so good

keep posting as often as I can.

An affordable, tasty and convenient lunch is what every student wants and Bloo 88 can cater for that. Surrounded by student bars like the Cavendish and West Street Live, Bloo 88 needs something to attract people over their neighbours and competition. They have that covered with a cocktail happy hour every day Monday to Friday and two for one pizza all day it’s perfect if you want somewhere to go for drinks after that horrible lecture that ends at 5.50pm (why did they do that to us?) or somewhere to meet up with friends for lunch.

When you are a student there is the continual temptation of cheap junk food, it’s easy it’s convenient and damn it even though it goes straight to my thighs it tastes so good. Yet when you think about that greasy pizza from [insert your cheap takeaway’s name here] is it really that good? Especially when you think of what actually goes into it? 

That is not the kind of pizza you will get in Bloo 88, it’s fresh and tasty and not greasy at all. I would even go so far to say it’s better than Pizza Express (and I love Pizza Express) because a lot of care is put into the pizzas. 

 

Greek Salad

I went with two friends and we ordered two pizzas and a Greek salad and they were all big and fresh. The Greek salad was covered in crumbly feta and there were plenty of juicy black olives (my favourite!), we happily finished it off. The pizzas, a Portobello (mushroom) and a Santarini (feta, tomatoes, olives, peppers and spinach) were so tasty. For me there is nothing better than mushrooms on a pizza, it seems so perfect and the Santarini pizza had so many different flavours on one slice that I would definitely recommend it. The dough had obviously been hand rolled and the ingredients were really fresh. The only complaint we had was that the tomatoes were a little sour, but it is February after all. Tomatoes are not in season!

A butterfly on my cocktail

 The 12 inch pizzas are two for one and so two pizzas and a salad were more than enough for three hungry students. The value for money is outstanding.  In total we paid £15 (£5 each!) for food and left with full and happy bellies. The decor is trendy and relaxed, despite being a studenty restaurant I’ve seen a few families in there too. If you go for lunch you are unlikely to have trouble finding somewhere to sit but you will probably need to book if you go in the evening as it gets really full. The bar staff are really friendly and make wonderful cocktails, so even if you’re not in the mood for pizza it’s worth a visit.