But that’s not all that’s new at the Hamilton Street eatery; guests are now enjoying “an enhanced dine-in experience,” reported co-owner Nabila Doghman. The menu has grown to include additional pasta choices, sandwiches and wraps, chicken wings, assorted salads and appetizers.

“It’s not just pizzas anymore,” Doghman said during a reception held for members of the Waterdown Business Improvement Area (BIA) last Thursday. Pizzas, of course, continue to be available, as is the weekday lunch buffet, but since the new look arrived in early August, customers have been singing the praises of the added menu choices.

“They actually like the wings a lot, as well as the pasta choices,” Doghman said. With eight different sauces for the wings, there’s something for everyone’s palate.

Later this month, more changes are in the offing, with a surprise pizza “to suit everyone’s needs and economy,” she added. “Pizza Mia is coming to Waterdown.”

The eatery’s manager, assistant manager and head server completed a four-day training course on how to prepare the pasta and wings. They, in turn, have taught what they have learned to the remainder of the staff. Four new machines were also purchased to cook the wings and pasta.

To accommodate groups and special occasion parties, a party room has been added to the main dining room using some of floor area from the dining area in the adjoining Taco Bell, which has also been renovated with a new colour scheme and a smaller but cozier dining room. Its menu has also seen recent additions, such as the volcano taco made with a distinctive red taco shell.

Doghman, who has managed the business for 10 years, invites diners to come in and sample the new dining experience. She encourages feedback from both regular and new clientele.

The restaurant, which employs a staff of 35, is fully licensed and it is open every day of the week.