Fireaway Croydon — 142 High Street
The Fireaway Croydon Menu, From Base to Box
Everything on this menu starts with the same thing: dough made by hand in the shop. From there it splits into round fireaway pizzas, folded calzone, and the sides that turn an order into a meal for more than one person. Browse below, then order for delivery or collect from 142 High Street.
Start with the base
Two bases run through most of the fireaway pizza menu
The tomato base is the classic starting point. Bright, lightly seasoned, and baked fast so the rim puffs while the centre stays thin. The white base skips tomato for a creamier, milder result that suits mushrooms, chicken and stronger cheeses.
Both go into the same fire oven at around 400 degrees. If you are ordering for a group with mixed tastes, splitting a couple of pizzas across both bases is an easy way to cover everyone without ordering twice.
Tomato base for vegetable-led and spicier builds. White base when you want chicken, mushrooms or extra cheese to lead.
Dough is made by hand in the Croydon shop each day, then proofed before it meets the oven.
Tomato base
The familiar route. Works with Margherita, meat toppings and anything with heat. Holds its structure on the trip home.
White base
No tomato, softer finish. Ask for it with mushrooms, chicken or blue cheese when you want a rounder slice.
Round pizzas
A Margherita tells you everything. The rest is appetite.
Tomato, mozzarella and basil with nowhere to hide. If the base is right here, it will be right across the menu.
Round pizzas
The round pizzas are the main event at Fireaway Croydon. From a plain Margherita through vegetable-led combinations, meat toppings and spicier builds, each one is fired to order. You can add extra toppings to any of them, and the kitchen will flag anything that will not bake well, like a very wet vegetable piled too high.
Margherita
Tomato, mozzarella, basil. The fairest way to judge a kitchen and the first pizza to try if you are new to fireaway.
Vegetarian. Tomato or white base. Add mushrooms or extra basil if you like.
Vegetable-led combinations
Peppers, mushrooms, red onion and sweetcorn in balanced mixes. Lighter than meat builds, still fired crisp at the edge.
Ask the kitchen what is fresh that day. Very wet vegetables are kept lower so the base stays firm.
Meat and spicier builds
Pepperoni, chicken, cured meats and chilli-led toppings. Cured meats and soft cheeses go on later in the bake so they do not dry out.
Heat levels vary by build. Tell staff when you order if you want it milder or hotter.
Sizes and current toppings are confirmed when you order. If you are unsure what will survive the heat, ask before you add it — the team will tell you honestly.
Calzone, the folded option
Calzone is pizza dough folded over a filling and sealed before it goes in the oven. It sits between a pizza and a stuffed takeaway item, which is exactly why it works on a late order: the sealed crust holds heat on the walk home.
It also carries more filling per bite than an open pizza. If you want something more substantial than a round pizza for the same trip, this is the one to pick. Cut it open at the table and let the steam out before sharing.
- Sealed edge keeps heat longer on delivery and short walks from High Street.
- Denser filling per slice than an open round — good for one hungry person.
- Tomato or white filling base, with meat or meat-free fillings.
Toppings and custom builds
You can build your own pizza from the topping list rather than picking a set combination. That is useful if you do not eat meat, or if you want to push a classic in a different direction without losing the balance.
A few practical notes from the bench: cured meats and soft cheeses bake quickly, so they go on later in the bake, while denser vegetables need longer. Start from either base, add what you like, and ask if you are unsure what will survive the heat.
Call to build a group order
Sides, dips and drinks
Pizza alone is rarely the whole order. Sides and dips fill the gaps for two or more people, and drinks round it out so nobody has to make a second trip.
If you are feeding a group, ordering a couple of sides alongside two large pizzas usually works out better than adding a third pizza nobody finishes. The shop at 142 High Street can suggest combinations when you call on +44 20 8680 1234.
Feeding a family or a group
Family orders tend to be about variety rather than volume. Two large pizzas, one calzone and a few sides cover four people comfortably and give everyone a different slice.
For offices, birthdays or anything larger, call the shop on +44 20 8680 1234 ahead of time so the kitchen can stagger the bakes and have everything ready together instead of in a slow trickle. Opening hours are Mon–Sun: 11:00–23:00.
Allergens and swaps
Allergen information for every menu item is on the FAQ and allergen guide page. If you need something removed or swapped because of an allergy, tell us when you order rather than when the food arrives, so the kitchen can plan the bake around it.
Serious allergies are worth a phone call before you order online, and staff will talk you through what is possible.
Judging a pizza beyond taste
A review that only talks about flavour misses half the picture. Dough, sauce balance, how evenly the base is baked, and whether it still holds together after a delivery trip all matter.
The Margherita is the standard test for exactly that reason. Order one alongside whatever else you fancy and see how the base holds up.
Menu questions, answered plainly
Can I build my own pizza?
Yes. Start from either base and add toppings from the list. Staff can tell you which combinations bake best at high heat.
What is in a calzone?
It is pizza dough folded and sealed around a filling, then baked in the fire oven. It holds heat better than an open pizza and eats as a fuller single portion.
Do you do vegetarian options?
Yes. The Margherita is vegetarian, and several pizzas are vegetable-led or can be built without meat on either base.
How many pizzas for four people?
Two large pizzas, a calzone and a couple of sides usually covers four. Call +44 20 8680 1234 if you want help sizing an order for a birthday or office.
Ready when you are — delivery or collection
Browse the fireaway menu above, then choose how you want it. Delivery across the local area, or collect from 142 High Street, Croydon, CR0 1ND. Open daily 11:00–23:00.
Prefer to talk it through? Call +44 20 8680 1234 or write to [email protected].