OUR STORY

PizzA. Craft Beer. Good Vibes.

When Monte Forte was founded in 2017, we set out to create fantastic pizza, with great service whilst having fun, 6 years on nothing has changed. Scroll down on this page to see our story, or check out our Instagram @montefortepizza

Where it all started

Brothers, Paolo & Luca, started Monte Forte as a food truck in Redhill Market.
***November 2017***

What does ‘Monte Forte’ mean?

**Monte Forte is the maiden name of Paolo & Luca’s Grandmother.**
**Also, Monte Forte means Strong Mountain in Italian.**

Lucia Monteforte

The grandmother, the myth, the legend.
When we were thinking of a name, we looked no further.
This woman came to London from Naples shortly after WW2. She worked so hard to give her family the best from nothing. Always an inspiration to us.
She’s also got some amazing recipes, pizza being one.

NEAPOLITAN PIZZA. OUR WAY.

We have been perfecting our recipe for 4 years. Our pizza is chewy, light and charred at 500c, just like the ones cooked in Napoli. Check them out above.

2017

From November 2017 to July 2019 we (Paolo & Luca) toured the country with our food truck. Everything from private events like weddings and birthday parties to local pop ups and food festivals. Some notable pop ups are just below;

The Douglas Fir Pub, Crystal Palace
Pilgrim Brewery, Reigate (opposite our Reigate site now!)
The Garibaldi Pub, Redhill
The Gipsy Hill Brewing Company, Gipsy Hill
The White Lion Pub, Redhill
Redhill Market (our first day ever!)
Godstone Brewery, Flower Farm, Godstone

It was some of the best times with great people. Little did we know we would turn our food truck into pizzerias.

2019

Monte Forte Reigate

Less than 2 years after the original food truck started, we launched our first stand alone restaurant in the beautiful town of Reigate, Surrey.
Our food truck used to park up outside the old Four Hops Taproom, which was here before us.
It is a small, 48 cover restaurant, with the open pizza kitchen. It’s taught us a great deal!
***September 2019***

2020

Lockdown

Just 6 months after our Reigate Pizzeria opened we were plunged into lockdown. At first we thought it was all over, but we quickly pivoted to a delivery and collection business until we could re open as normal.
Covid actually helped us grow our brand, while working on everything in the background. It gave us time to put a plan together for the future.
***March 2020***

2021

Monte Forte Horsham

Nearly 2 years after our first pizzeria, our second pizzeria was born. A much larger 85 cover site in the middle of the foodie part of town.
This is where we make all of our Monte Forte dough and prep for both pizzerias to keep quality high and consistent.
***August 2021***

Our latest Monte Forte is a bit different. STATEMENT BELOW.

When another local business asked us to join them in their newest venture, we couldn’t resist. Especially when they said - ‘it’s you or nothing’ ❤️

We are proud to announce that Monte Forte will be serving pizzas and much more from the newly refurbished HATCH pub in Redhill 🔥

@pilgrimbrewery and @montefortepizza have always had a special relationship 💥 Pilgrim was one of the first to have our street food van at their taproom when we began our journey in 2017 🍻Pilgrim brew our MF beer. The Session Lager 🍺. Most importantly, we are all good pals.

Adrian, Rory, Luca and Paolo and the wider teams at MF and PB can’t wait to begin to further cement our relationship and the part we play in the community 😇

This announcement might not be what you expected, but MF @ The Hatch, combined with the might of the Reigate and Horsham restaurants will push us forward to next year, where we plan to grow even further 🥳🍕🍻

We aim to start MF @ The Hatch in mid-December. An exact date and more information will follow…