Leaven Pizza in Herefordshire, County of

Four of us had an evening meal here. The staff were great but the wait time was horrendous. In fact the restaurant staff volunteered complimentary drinks for all of us. My lasagne was lukewarm. I didn’t want to say anything having waited so long for our meals. It was quite a noisy environment as all the surfaces were hard.

Great food, great service from Amber. Restaurant has a friendly, relaxed ambience. Will definitely be back! Best pizzas anywhere!

What a fab place! We didn’t book, but they found us a table. We brought our dogs and they weren’t just fine with them, they looked after them too. The pizza was delicious, the staff were warm and courteous. What more could anyone want?

Very attentive service. Excellent pizza. Love the Chilli Honey pepperoni

Very obliging and pleasant. Could do with a spruce up. Pizza base good - topping a bit gooey and uninspiring.

Great to have somewhere that doesn’t have overbearing garlic bread!

The pizza are amazing the dough is just very fresh and beautiful and chewy! Sides were really fresh and tasty as well , love the lunch time pizza share a few with friends , staff are super friendly and helpful 💛

Great value pizzas for the top quality that they are - when you put this up against other well-known pizza retailers, the difference is night and day, in that, you actually get what you paid for - a top quality, freshly made and cooked pizza! The restaurant is in a prime location in the centre of Hereford, the atmosphere and ambience is warming and vibrant and the staff are friendly and polite. Have visited on numerous occasions already since opening, and will frequent as one of my go-to eateries in Hereford!

Excellent pizza, interesting and tasty topping variations. Friendly team

Since my initial and somewhat disappointing first visit, I have to admit that the place has greatly improved. I would say it is the number one pizza spot in Herefordshire. Great staff, great food, great atmosphere. Honestly nothing to complain about.

Lovely and welcoming place. Staff very friendly. Food is great quality and varied

Great lunch pizetta - what’s not to like

Teriific place. Great food and excellent service. Harry was the best server. Will be back!

THIS is FABULOUS PIZZA! What a gem of a pizza place with lovely variations on std pizzas. Fantastic sourdough crusts. Great Pasta and Local Beers too!! The staff are lovely (AMBER was the most wonderful waitress)! A top top place.

Amazing food with extremely quick service and very friendly workers.

A week ago I visited with 4 friends, it was my first visit and I enjoyed it so much that as it was my birthday today I prompted my husband to book us in for lunch with our daughters and baby grandson . I just knew that my family would love this place too. It was relaxed, not too cramped, beautiful atmosphere, fantastic service and great food. A nice clean spacious baby changing room and to top it off great food. We all had starters . They were out of mine and hubbys chosen starters so we had to a second choice and we were really pleased with them and the pizzas were perfect too. We were even given a box to take home pizza that couldn’t be eaten . So no waste.. this is definitely a new favourite and for someone who doesn’t usually choose a pizza I am hooked. We will definitely visit again . Twice in a week is a good indication of how impressed I am

Fabulous food served by lovely staff

Lovely lunch today Met up with family we hadn’t seen for nearly 50 years

Amazing pizzas and truffle chips. Excellent and attentive service. Spotless environment and relaxed atmosphere. Such a lovely way to spend time with a visiting relative.🎉😍 Gluten free also available when our granddaughter visits 👍

Fairly regular to Leaven and very consistent food with efficient service. The whole group are independent and well worth supporting.

Went as party of 4 including, a vegetarian. Early Sunday evening. Free street parking on a Sunday and restaurant not crowded but there were a, few groups which suited us just fine. Food quality a step up on chains like Zizzi or Pizza Express.

I cam in on a Wednesday lunchtime even so there were a good amount of seats filled and even so the service was very fast and the food was amazing

10/10!! Food was amazing!! Ella who served us was amazing!! Great dine out experience 😀

Really lovely lunch today, food was delicious and service so friendly and quick despite it being busy. Staff were so lovely with my children too. Thank you!

A lovely birthday meal, thank you for the complimentary ice cream

Hands down the best pizza in Hereford. Emma and Ella were amazing

Excellent Pizza and really friendly staff. Good value too .

Although we have regularly eaten at The Bookshop, The Burger Shop and The Yard we had never been to Leaven before. Really friendly welcome and the restaurant was warm and comfortable. Between us we chose from the Pizza and Pasta menu and everything was delicious. We were there very early evening and starving! Also good choice of drinks and puddings although we were too full for those. I think the menu offers just the right amount of choice and caters for all tastes. Thoroughly recommend and will definitely re visit. Thank you for an enjoyable experience.

Seated and served quickly and food was delicious. Waiting staff were polite and friendly. Great valentines date!

Superb food and lovely staff serving us. Nothing was too much trouble. Definitely will be back

Lovely environment, lovely staff. Food was cooked to perfection. Our waitress Amber was very approachable and made us feel welcome.

mine partner went today with kids as a treat for them with margherita pizza being advertised as £5 deal, they got him kids sizes to start with.. because it was "for kids" and charged him £6 as for kids size pizza on the day when normal size was just £5.. Really pore service, he realised after he left that something was odd with the price as he also got drinks..

Love coming here, staff are lovely and polite. Food is fantastic.

Food was super tasty, exactly what I expected from the rule of tum.

I was having a walk around town and looking for a quick bite to eat.. I walked past this place and it looked busy from outside. I quickly had a look on my Google reviews and noticed it is rated highly. Lucky I didn't have to wait long for a table, I was seen straight to my seat. I would recommend booking in advanced for big groups. I was on a bit of a sharp time frame and had to be somewhere not long after having food. I was served my food about 20-25 minutes after sitting down, which was great considering how busy it was. I had the special pizza "Goats cheese & caramelised onion", calamari and a homemade lemonade which was really fresh and lovely. The calamari was beautifully cooked and not burnt, so it wasn't rubbery. The breadcrumbs were so fluffy and didn't fall off everywhere. The pizza was massive and very reasonable for the size and quality. For me it was cooked great as the pizza base wasn't soggy and not too crispy. The toppings were lovely and fresh. A nice touch to get a pizza cutter as cutlery. At the side next to the sky you had oil if you wanted that. I really enjoyed the pizza and the whole experience. I was served by Amber and she was super nice and very attentive, as was all of the were great. If I'm ever back in Hereford, I'd come here again. Overall - definitely worth a visit and I was still able to get to my party on time.

Food was amazing! Amber was our waitress and was so kind and helpful! Thank you Amber!

Amber and Ella were so amazing and so helpful and friendly. Thankyou

Honey and peperoni pizza is amazing and exactly what i heard from friends. Calamari also v fresh and perfectly cooked. Amber was also great and took time to explain the different pizzas to me. Would definately recommend and come again.

So - we have been 3 times in the last 4 weeks!! Definitely our new favourite place!! Harry was brilliant tonight, attentive and also provided us with boxes to take away what we couldn’t manage to finish this evening. The food was as always superb. Thank you Leaven - Heaven!!

Lovely pizza, lovely staff, lovely restaurant!

Very quick, really good food, child friendly, amazing gelato

We had a delicious meal at Leaven, tasty Arancini and olives to start and thin, beautiful pizzas for our mains. They were really good! We had great service, attentive but not overbearing. The pistachio gelato was a great way to finish our meal.

Incredible pizzas .. hot honey and fungi are the best

We ordered 4 pizzas and they were all fantastic. Great service, Ella and James were very attentive and friendly. All round brilliant evening

Leaven has to be our favourite pizza place in Hereford. Always lush margarita pizza, truffle fries and sides. It’s spacious inside which we prefer and staff are so friendly.. even letting me borrow a phone charger when my phone had died. It’s our go to place! They do gluten free bases too. Highly recommend.

Great food, especially the calamari. Amber was a terrific server, very responsive and uber helpful. Love this place

Great service from the staff. Food was really nice. Would recommend if you like pizzas. Drinks were also nice. Vibe was also good.

Amber was brilliant and the food was delicious!

The atmosphere and food was lovely. I tried the fungi pizza and was not disappointed.

Visited here yesterday with two mates, Pizza was absolutely fantastic as was the meatballs, roasties with aioli were heavenly, Even better was the service, I belive the young woman that served us was Amber, though I may have misremembered, Greeted us with a warm smile and quick service helped us with any questions and made it an all round great experience, couldn't have asked for a better Host, Massive thanks to you Amber and the chefs.

We had a party of nine. Service was spot on, food was good thoroughly recommend the place

Beautiful food. Waiter was very helpful with gluten free questions. Gluten free pizza tasted amazing. Couldn't tell it was gluten free. Super quick service and reasonable prices

Superb afternoon deal pizza. I tried the fennel sausage one and it was excellent. Lovely crispy dough. Bargain although a bit smaller than usual.

Excellent pizza for a quick lunch date

Food and waiting staff were brilliant. Couldn't fault them at all. However we booked as a party of 31 people. We were told we would be on separate tables, but close to each other. Arrived to find that half the party were on the opposite side of the restaurant, in a completely seperare area. Manager had no interest in attempting to resolve the issue at all. Very disappointing. What was supposed to be a family celebration for my sons 16th birthday, was ruined by poor organisation skills. I cannot understand how anyone would think a group booking would be happy sitting opposite sides of the restaurant. Poor customer service from the manager. Worst I've experienced so far.

Food and waiting staff were brilliant. Couldn't fault them at all. However we booked as a party of 31 people. We were told we would be on separate tables, but close to each other. Arrived to find that half the party were on the opposite side of the restaurant, in a completely seperare area. Manager had no interest in attempting to resolve the issue at all. Very disappointing. What was supposed to be a family celebration for my sons 16th birthday, was ruined by poor organisation skills.

Very disappointing, had a fungi ( mushroom pizza) expecting something really nice but whatever the fungi were, would be hard to tell as they appeared to be well past their use by date and more closely resembled black slime.

Great food, tried the Squash pizza which sounds odd but was so amazing!! Service fab and staff were very friendly and relaxed. Looking forward to going again and trying something different.

Tried this place when it first opened during covid with its square pizzas.. and absolutely loved it. HOWEVER.. didn't enjoy it too much when we finally visited the other week. Staff and setting were lovely and it looked incredible 👌but sadly the pizza just tasted undercooked and chewy. We were looking forward to it but won't be going back. It was okay but definitely not what we wished for. Impasto in Worcester is brilliant and we'd hoped Leaven would be similar italian pizzas. Please try theirs and youll see. Thank you though everyone was lovely. I dont want any ill thought, but was given a card to review you and wanted to be honest. Absolutely hate having to cut the pizza yourself... especially when the plate is the size of the pizza. Its so awkward and I really didn't like doing it..

Leaven Pizza truly lives up to its reputation as the UK's Best Pizza of 2024 — and we weren’t disappointed! I visited with my family (a group of seven), and we had a fantastic experience from start to finish. We ordered starters and mains, sampling a variety of dishes, and every single one was excellent! The pizza was the star of the evening. The bases were perfectly crafted — light, crispy yet doughy. The topping combinations offer a mix of classics, like the always-delicious Margherita, and more adventurous choices. I tried the Gorgonzola and Pickled Pear, and it was simply outstanding — a must-try for anyone visiting! The service was friendly and efficient. I highly recommend Leaven Pizza to anyone nearby or visiting the area. It’s worth the trip — go and support this gem!

Really good food. Nice ambience. Great wine and alcohol free beer. We'll be back.

At leaven you can expect only delicious food and friendly service. Pizza is really good and the drinks selection is great 👍 Thank you leaven 🍕

Great place to eat , pizzas ,perfect !!!!!

Party of 6, quite tight seating. Delicious pizza and lasagna, friendly staff although could be more attentive.

Pizza look great in the internet and then you get served some completely different, was excited to try but got really let down. Maybe will be better next time ?

Lovely pizzas and great service.

Absolutely delicious food which totally lived up to the hype. We have wanted to eat here for a while and it did not disappoint. We had a table of 7 made up of mixed ages and everyone loved the food, it was beautifully presented and obviously lovely quality. We had starters, mains (pizzas) and drinks and we felt it was really reasonably priced for such gorgeous food. The restaurant is lovely and was warm (it was so cold outside) and service was really good. Thank you Leaven! If you are thinking of going...don't hesitate.

Leuven is great. Hot honey recommended. Service great even when it was busy.

Excellent pizzas, can see why they have won awards. Friendly service and relaxed atmosphere. Dog friendly too. We’ll definitely be back! Would highly recommend

Food was ok. Nothing to rave about. Pizzas were much better when they were delivered during lockdown as the pizza kits to make at home, is it still the same people? Had the duck parpadelle, lacked flavour, huge portion and looked a bit of a mess. A friend asked for spinach as a topping instead of tomatoes and was charged extra for it.

Leven Heaven. Excellent pizza, just a cut above. Super menu with smart genuinely good starters with a proper nod to Italy and dare I say my beloved Napoli. #forzaleven

Fantastic food and a lovely restaurant - would highly recommend!

Always great food with excellent friendly staff. The pizzas are great and the lasagne exceptional

My daughter, toddler granddaughter and I stopped by for lunch today. We were warmly greeted by Amber& we were helped through the door with the pushchair. The restaurant was quite busy for a Thursday but we were found a nice spacious table and provided with crayon activity for the little one. The choices were excellent on the menu. The toddler/child menu is good too. I haven’t had proper pizzeria pizza in absolutely ages so this was an utter treat for me today- especially as it was my first visit to this lovely restaurant. I chose the hot honey as my daughter had tried it many times and recommend it. Tasting this pizza reminded me of being on holiday in Sorrento almost 20 years ago, the pizza was so delicious. I tasted a tiny bit of my granddaughter’s garlic bread too and that was superb. All in all a lovely visit and excellent service by the pleasant staff on duty today, which included Amber our waitress. I highly recommend the pizza here.

Really helpful friendly staff, one of party gluten free,no problem at all.

Lovely restaurant with Decently priced good food

We were very lucky to get a table for 2 in this busy little restaurant. We received a warm and friendly welcome and the smell of the food as we stepped in was mouthwatering. They offer really good value smaller pizzas on weekday lunchtimes which we both had with a side dish. It took a little while for our food to arrive but it was definitely worth the wait, everything (pizzas, garlic bread, arancini) was absolutely delicious. I really hope to return on my next trip to Hereford.

Excellent pizza and great service, very knowledgeable.

Can't fault it, it was busy but we were seated and served quickly. Friendly and helpful staff. Food great as always, we really loved the butternut squash salad. Thanks so much!

Lovely restaurant, we went on a Sunday evening as a table of 30. The food was all hot and promptly served. Annoyingly last orders for drinks were 8:30pm.

This is a really nice pizza place serving great quality ingredients. Quick service.

Amazing pizza, super friendly service, lovely setting and catered well to our 17 month old. Can’t wait to go back ASAP!!

Good service and tasty food lovely capuchino

Excellent pizza restaurant. Good decor, lighting, atmosphere. Top class pizza and freindly staff. Highly recommend!

A beautiful evening with great food and excellent service. Would thoroughly recommend!

Best pizza in town…or any town I suspect.

Food excellent, staff a little slow coming over and returning at end of meal to enquire about dessert. But very friendly. Menu is a bit limited, so not somewhere you could go frequently. But we did go for the award winning Pizza and that's what we got. Well worth a visit and I am probably just a bit old, so don't eat pizza often.

Excellent food, service. Metal straws were a bit annoying and the walls were a bit destroyed.

Great customer service and food

Decent pizza and sides with a nice atmosphere inside the restaurant space.

A very warm and lovely place The food was heaven 🥰🥰🥰 The most delicious pasta ever And pizza was more then what I expected 🥰🥰🥰

Usually the pizza is great here. today the special was porcini and prosciutto but when it arrived it also had goats cheese and pesto with no tomato sauce none of which was listed. There were far too many mushrooms which unfortunately were slimy and overpowered everything. Lesson learned…..ask exactly what is on the pizza and don’t expect it to be just what is listed.

Amazing pizza will 100% be going back, all staff were super friendly and helpful! Went on a Saturday lunchtime and didn't need to book. Alioli dip was worth having too

Great impromptu lunch and would definitely go back. A salad, a pizza and a pasta. Minor quibbles meant 4 stars but overall very happy. Pizza dough very good, would have preferred 30 more seconds in oven for very crisp base. Salad a little overseasoned. Drinks took a while and wasn't that busy. All in all great food, friendly staff and good drinks list in relaxed environment.

Really nice pizza definitely will visit again!

It was such a lovely evening. Both myself and partner said that this is our new favourite pizza spot in Hereford. The dough, the flavours, pudding was all delicious!!

Really great food. I'm not from Hereford but I'm making it a habit to come back here for food. Friendly staff, chill restaurant and a handy locale

Comprehensive, delicious menu. Friendly staff and sublime cocktails. Each time we visit our old home town, of Hereford, we visit here. Well done Ed and staff on your National Award. Well deserved!

The restaurant is awesome and the staff are very friendly the food is amazing especially the capriziossa pizza Ang spaghetti meatballs...Very impressive and recommended for others.😍❤️

Delicious food, atmosphere and service 😁