text: Came to Magpie with great expectations but no reservationnTime was around 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 another couple came in who had no reservationsyet were seated at a table in the relatively open restaurant I removed stars just for the ineffective table management yes I know it is always best to have a reservationnnPizza was delivered fairly promptly with tasty sauce There is nothing like a true Woodfire 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