Calda Pizza

Last Wednesday my friend and I was craving for pizza but we were on a tight budget. We were arguing if we should just forget about eating pizza and divert our cravings for more cheaper food like affordable rice meals at local fast food chains or not. I said, how about Calda? we could order their smallest size pizza just so our cravings be fulfilled.
To stop the painless arguing he immediately agreed.

Calda has 2 branches here in Davao City located at the left side of Gaisano Mall and at MTS in Matina, my friend and I ate at MTS which was very convenient at that time.
It wasn't my first time to eat at Calda Pizza, actually it's my second  haha The first time didn't impress me at all. The second time however really brighten my day. We ordered a regular size pizza and a very simple one - Hawaiian Delight. It was only 170 pesos! Very affordable ei? The size was not bad at all! Considering the need of fulfilling our craving even though we are not that hungry, 8 slices ain't that bad. The ambiance was perfect, they played 90's hit tracks which i am fond of. The place was not too crowded too, depends on the time of day perhaps? (we were there at around 9pm). They also serve their pizza the original way, unlike other pizza parlors wherein they encourage customers to use a knife and a fork? To my Readers, Pizza is a finger food. It should be eaten with fingers. You won't lose your image of being Sosyal if you use your fingers on pizza cause it was made to be eaten that way. Kudos to Calda for keeping the original sense of pizza dining. This is a very helpful tip if you visit the US or other countries, try not to ask for a knife and a fork if they didn't give you one(if you badly need to eat it with utensils visit Chicago).

Down side of the store is that their employees don't mind their customers that much. When we asked for a waiter to jot down our order the lady crew just pointed at the counter. Okay, so we have to order at the counter? that's what it meant right? . . After a while a family came, when the mother said "order" the crew went to their table immediately and took their order!!! WHAT THE F?.. Is it because we're guys so it's okay to treat us raggedly? haha It wasn't a big of a deal for my friend and I, but still it wasn't something to be applauded about.
Second, If you're an OC you better bring your own drink. If you ask water in Calda MTS they give you a pitcher of water and a tiny plastic cup. The cups came straight out from their refrigerator(located behind us), heck no! Sanitary is one of the most important things when you're running a food business. It wouldn't worry me that much if the cups were hidden at the back of their counter wherein the customers won't see where it came from, but in the refrigerator?? bacteria thrives in moisture whether it's cold or warm. From the way I see it, customers may also suspect that they recycle their cups! GAAAH

Calda should be really careful with sanitation and they should monitor their employees more often.

Aside from the negative comments I gave Calda, still I enjoyed dining there! The pizza was satisfying and their tracks was awesome! be coming back for more!

(lowest 1, highest 10)
Food: 8
Ambiance: 7
Hospitality: 4
Affordability: 9

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