Came to Magpie with great expectations but no reservation.\nTime was around 6 PM the restaurant was relatively empty, even so, we were sent to the bar. Several minutes later after I had received my thimble size glass of wine for $9.50, another couple came in who had no reservations--yet were seated at a table in the relatively open restaurant. I removed 2 stars just for the ineffective table management (yes, I know it's always best to have a reservation)\n\nPizza - was delivered fairly promptly with tasty sauce. There is nothing like a true Wood-fire oven for Pizza, and Magpie has one. I chose the margarita pizza with added anchovies and a handful of rocket greens on top. the pizza was good but the crust was not quite as good as what I found at Bottega - in little Italy. The hipster setting of Mile End is what it is and the staff were nice. For me still, the best real- Italian pizza experience is at Bottega. I find them to be the winner. Value for Money was not there with Magpie. Wine / cocktails were way over priced for what you get, however the mixed cocktails were well put together.
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