Pizzeria Napoletana

This food at this Italian restaurant was super delicious. All the staff were very attentive and very pleasant to deal with. The washrooms were also super clean. Location was great ( nearby matchee Jean Talon). We will be back! Would definitely recommend!

Always on the hunt for great Italian food, not a good fan of thin-crust pizza but IT IS Delicious, fresh pasta, and a tasty buffalo & burrata starter. No alcohol, but you can grab a beer or wine right across the street. Super chill vibe and great service. Highly recommended!

One of the best Italian restaurants. Bring your own wine. Pizza and pasta with garlic sauce and hot spice both delicious 😋 great service with a smile 😃

Amazing Homemade Italian Food. The waiters and all staff were so accommodating in every aspect of our evening and provided excellent customer service!! Five Stars!! We will definitely be back!!

I never do reviews, but this restaurant is so bad I had to. The pizza is THE absolute worst I have ever tasted. And 28$ for a plate of pasta with no taste at all is criminal. But was the service good at least? NOT AT ALL! I was YELLED at when I pointed at an error on my bill - they charged me an extra plate of pasta?? - and they refused to refund me the plate we didn’t order (and didn’t eat). I was absolutely baffled. Avoid this restaurant at all cost. This restaurant would be an insult to any italien. I will not rest in peace until that place is closed.

This place never disappoints! The food is absolutely delicious. They’re well-known for their pizza and pasta, and we tried the rapini sausage pizza and the tortellini alla Romana with prosciutto, rosé sauce, and mushrooms—both were incredible. We went for lunch and it came to about $60 for the two of us, which felt totally worth it. As an Italian, I’m very picky about eating pasta at restaurants, but this place is the best. It feels like home—warm, welcoming, and authentic. The staff is super friendly and professional. I 100% recommend it!

Great location, super fresh and tasty pizzas, and the best part; you can bring your own wine! Perfect for a casual night out with friends.

Went on Saturday for a late lunch and the place was still packed so there might be a bit to wait during rush time. It’s a nice and cozy Italian restaurant, service was great! Food is priced fairly and there are lots of options from pizza to pasta and lots more. Definitely worth a go to.

Restaurants in Montreal with the name of an Italian region - 1 of 2 I'm doing an update and it's for tangible things, even though I did not sit down again and have a meal here while in Montreal. I had wanted to like Pizzeria Napoletana. Even after I went in a few years ago and they pissed me off, I acknowledge that the food was good, that it is an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria, and it's a Little Italy institution. I was doing something else in the neighborhood (looking for Patisserie Alati) and stopped by to see if anything had changed. It had. First, Pizzeria Napoletana now takes credit cards. It is shown on the door. Then, the ATM machine, which was obnoxious for the price point and near the entrance, is gone. They take MC and VISA. I'm not sure about the other cards. Whether or not the prices slid up to pay for this is hard to tell. The prices in this city have gone up everywhere and for everything. The other thing is that the employee who greeted me made a big difference in how I perceived the restaurant. He showed me a menu. He walked me through a few of the more popular pizzas after I told him what ingredients I like. He was very laid back, so I asked him when he'd be working in the next few days. I really had planned to go back but couldn't fit it in to the time I had. However, the people who work at a place and have contact with the public are a business's ambassadors, and this younger gentleman made for a good ambassador. When I did eat there, I did not like being cross sold on another one of their restaurants in a city like Montreal, where, because of the gastronomic breadth, I wouldn't be going back to the same place twice on the same trip, except maybe to snag a donut at Tim Horton's. If someone sells in a pushy manner, I will not give them my business. If someone sells by informing, I will give them my business, either in the present or in the future. Since their pizza was (and is) the real deal, I plan to return to this storied pizzeria and now recommend it. When you go to the bathrooms in the back, the men's room has a picture of Al Pacino on the door and the women's room has a picture of Sofia Loren on the door. Al Pacino's roots are actually Sicilian. Sofia Loren's ancestry, however, is from around Naples.

The food was delicious. Great pizzas! Only negative is the noise level. It's practically unbearable. But the service was quick.

Upon our arrival to Montreal there were several things working against us: rainy conditions, lack of proper clothing with two of us forgetting garments, and then that this place opening at 11:30. We made good time coming in so we were a half hour ahead and had to take shelter in the adjacent Parklet to wait. In a way it was good so we could plan getting to a clothing shop. I always forget something on a trip. We came in at 11:31 and were their first table of the day. ***THEY DO SPEAK ENGLISH SO START OUT BY ASKING OR LETTING SOMEONE KNOW*** I ordered a Diet Pepsi to start things. The DP here is way different than the USA version to the worse - sweetener is different in them. We ordered three pizzas after being told they were more of an individual size and 4 slices. We got two margheritas and one pepperoni. Upon first blush - the pizzas looked half done - the sauce was the main dressing, with the cheese slices under the sauce in some places on top in others. But pizza is pizza right? The margherita did not have basil on top as Vog pointed out. The sauce does have a zing to it and the crust had a nice char to the under carriage. The pepperoni was different - pepperoni under the cheese. The pepperoni is more of a breakfast sauce type - pink in color rather than the usual red. I really liked the pepperoni - but overall the pizza was again underwhelming. This may have been one of my worst showing on the road in planning and choosing places to eat and was somewhat embarrassing for me given my track record in being able to deliver peak performance on command. Shoutout to my research saying this was the best in town - I should have known. May be good for locals as a staple - but for us, was just simply "Meh."

One of the best pizzas in the city, the pasta was just as good. Great service and ambiance. Well worth going to.

Note to self: not a good place to eat. Pizza was lousy. The breadsticks and salad were swimming in oil. Like whatever amount of oil you think might possibly be on breadsticks... Quadruple that.Everything was meh.

Really poor choice. To all of you waitig on the sidewalk to get in ,youre making a mistake. Its obviously been a long tie since someone here has been to Italy. Poor margherita ,poor meatballs. Service good and its clean but really rivals a pizza hut.

je ne savais pas trop a quoi m'attendre. Mes attentes étaient au plus bas. Des amis et des commentaires sur des sites web me disaient que ce n'était pas aussi bon qu'avant. Que le service etait ordinaire , froid et parfois rude. Avant c'est entre 1948 année d'ouverture du restaurant dans la petite Italie et aujourd'hui . le restaurant est tres Bruyant. Beaucoup de familles et groupes presents. J'ai commandé les polpettes 2 belles et grosses boulettes de veau en sauce tomates. Délicieuses mais copieux. Ensuite j' ai commandé la pizza #10 Pizza mince avec une croute tres dure. Loin de la pizza mangé en Italie mais quand meme bonne avec des ingredients frais. Sauce tomates et saucisses avec du gout. Vous pouvez apporter un bon rouge italien pour accompagner votre pizza. Le service a ma surprise fut dynamique et amical par ds serveurs masculins seulement. Stationnement un peu difficile. N'accepte pas de reservation. Premier arrivé, premier servi.

The Pennine de Rossini is beyond beyond BEYOND delicious. I would eat it every day if I could.

We had a pleasant evening seated along the sidewalk. Despite the tiny wobbly table, service was good as was the food. I really liked the buratta entree. The cannelloni were ok. The pizza quite good.

I was so disappointed on our experience. To think tourists are being told that this is Montreal's best pizza. As a first generation Italian, this is not what i would call a good pizza. The crust tastes like a over baked pita. The sauce was not seasoned and raw. This pizza had no taste and a very odd texture. Not surprised that we didn't see any Italians in the restaurant aside from waiters. The service was good, very pleasant.

Really surprised when people say they love this place. I've been here a couple times once about five years ago asking for an espresso with alternative milk, oat, soy almond, any of them. No such option. I just made me think that they just were not aware at that time.. However, I went in right around the Christmas holidays and received the same answer. And the staff was not very friendly at all about answering that question.

We went for dinner there recently. This restaurant has been around for a long time. When you visit it, you wonder why it has been around for this long. The food is mediocre at best. The quality of the ingredients is average or low. Everything is overpriced. The best thing about this place is the service. But what do you do when the food is okay or worse, the prices are high, but the service is nice? How do you tell management that they have work to do? I'll come back to this in a second. When you ask for the bill, the waiter tells you that you pay at the cashier. The guy at the casher inspects the tip you are giving and QUESTIONS YOU if you leave a tip he doesn't like. This is a huge no-no when you work for a service business. You NEVER question the customer and how they spend their money. Never. You smile, thank the customer, and move on. When I paid for our meal, I made a mistake in the credit card terminal and instead of 15% tip, I paid 6% tip. This is when I witnessed the receipt inspection by the cashier and experienced the questioning. Had I not made that mistake, I would have never found out all this. So what is a customer to do when the food is not good and the service is fine? There is no direct way, really. If the tip is low, management reads it as dissatisfaction with the service. If the tip is normal or high, management reads it as satisfaction with the service AND the food. I'm realizing this as I'm writing it that low tip plus low star review is the best way for customers to let management know that they need to improve, assuming that management reads the reviews.

Food was amazing! Classic Italian. One thing I would change is adding the ability to customize your pizza. The drinks were just cans of pop, good enough I guess, but they couldn't even make a Shirley temple. The service was excellent and the restaurant was a cute old school place with a neat patio.

After nearly ten years, I gave this place another chance and tried a different pizza and pasta dish, however there were close to no improvements to my first visit. The pizza really isn't special, I got one with sausage, mushroom, onion and green peppers and it felt like a regular Quebec style pizza you could get at any corner fast food joint. Their pizzas aren't fired in a wood oven, they don't have a distinctive feel and the "Monte Carlo" pasta I chose which is supposed to be some type of carbonara with asparagus and bacon was also deceiving. The portion is very small for the price and the sauce, lacking. I know businesses are struggling during COVID times, so I am not surprised to see an increase in menu prices, however some items such as water, should remain free of charge. The restaurant now only serves bottled water, no tap water option. The only improvement is that they now accept credit/debit cards, which wasn't always the case. I would stay away from their very ordinary food. There are so many Italian restaurants in Montreal, you do not have to settle for this.

Pizza was really good. SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OLIO, we split and it was equally good. Nice loud Italian place where the service is spot on.

This was one of the worst meals I have had, for sure top 5 in my lifetime. I STRONGLY do not recommend you go here as you will be welcomed with the WORST service, atrocious food and a terrible environment. I am absolutely appalled at the food we ate and how we were treated by the staff. We came here for a special occasion tonight and honestly wish we didn't even bother. Anything would have been better then this horrendous pizza establishment. The $1 pizza or even the one from any grocery store would have been better. Here are the reasons why you should not waste your time going to the absolutely horrible excuse of a restaurant: 1) the food. You would think a place that has been around for 70 years would be excellent at their pizza. You are very wrong. We ordered one with olives in it and THE OLIVES HAD PITS!! Like who the hell does that?!? Honestly people can choke if they don't pay attention. And even if you're like ok I'll have the olive anyway it's not even the right olive for the pizza!!!! And the sauce, don't even get me started. I had one bite of the tomato sauce pizza we ordered and almost gagged. It was WAY too sweet and seemed like it was plopped on after sitting in a can for weeks. The other pizza was drizzled with so much cheese that it was edible thankfully but "edible" is not the word you associate with a pizza place. And finally we ordered dessert because we were like ok how bad can the dessert really be? Oh it would be bad. We had the cannoli which is a staple Italian dessert and you'd think they would be great. You are wrong again! It was terrible. The filling was way too sweet and the crispy dough was burned. There was no effort in presentation but again it was plopped ok the plate like here you go, a sad excuse for any way to present a dessert. 2) the service. OMG! We were barely even greeted but only handed menus and food by waiters who could give a shit that we were customers. Our first waiter seemed like he was mad at the world, barely awknowledged us. You would think that they would have learned to be social and greetable working in such a busy establishment. Nope, they were all like energize bunnies moving around without any button to stop and actually engage with their customers. And when we actually DID initiate a conversation with again it was like talking to a cardboard, with absolutely no social skills whatsoever. I'm sorry but one big part of working at a restaurant is your clients. No we are not just eating machines but actual humans who want to feel like they are acknowledged, even a simple "welcome how are you tonight!" Would have sufficed. It was one of the worst service I've ever experienced in my life (and I've had a share of my terrible restaurant experiences in my life) 3) finally the atmosphere. You can barely here yourself talking because it's SO loud. You can barely here the other person talking. But this is nothing compared to the other 2 points. This I can handle, but it made it way worse because of the terrible food and service. I highly recommend you do yourself a favor and find yourself another place. Hell, you could take a block of bread and lather it with cheese and a decent can of tomato sauce and you can do better then this. Avoid!!!!

I was taken aback by how loud and busy the restaurant was but man do they make amazing tasting pizzas :). Although a bit on the expensive side, we were celebrating Italian Week and just enjoyed everything too much to be bothered more than that :)

My friend was raving about this place and how amazing it was. So, when in Montréal you might as well try it out. Staff were fast and speak both English and French, and we were quickly seated. Menu however is only in Italian and French, so brush up on your language skills, but you can ask for help too. This place is not licensed, so bring your own wine. They have a cool wine chiller that chills white wine instantly, cool! We tried the sausage appetizer, pretty yummy especially when you soak up the herbs and olive oils with the bread they gave you. We all ordered pizza and it was a traditional thin crust pizza. Not bad pizza, crust could use more work or baked longer. I don't think it was a wood burning oven, and not sure if they make the crust in house, as it tasted a little commercial. Toppings were great and fresh, especially since Jean Talon Marche is around the corner. Honestly, I've had better pizza but I'll give this Montreal institution a solid 3 out of 5.

This place really went downhill , top 3 worst service I've ever had in my life , food was horrible, like they still serve the shelf stable imitation parmesan that tastes like chalk , then the cashier never gave me my change back and yelled at me that it's complete . Felt like an idiot for waiting an hour to have this disastrous experience

I loved it the food was delicious the pistachio Ice cream was so good I loved it Sammy my waiter was the best this is why I give this restaurant 5 stars

A good solid entry in the Little Italy restaurant scene. Food is good, not great, and service is efficient but can be a little brusque. Prices are high for what it is. The pizzas are small but pricey, the pasta portions are small but pricey also.

I really feel that this restaurant is overrated. Based on the reviews, we were looking forward to some great authentic Italian pizza and food. I think the glowing positive reviews must have been written after a bottle or two of wine because the saving grace of this place is that it is BYOW. The food: we ordered 3 pizzas (#33, #15, #3) , and they were all pretty bland and very sparse on ingredients. The thin crust was so hard it felt like we were eating a cracker with sauce and toppings. If you're going to charge $18 for a pizza with sauce, basil and Buffalo mozzarella I don't think it's unreasonable to put more than 3 small pieces of cheese and 2 small sprigs of basil on it...quite disappointing overall on the pizza front. The pasta - we ordered Gnocchi with tomatoe sauce and pennine al forno, super basic italian staples that were edible but again bland and lacking flavour. I've made tastier tomatoe sauce at home. The atmosphere: this place looks like an outdated casse croûte fast food restaurant with big communal tables, paper printed coasters and a bunch of very eclectic decor hung everywhere (a giant Mona Lisa, huge fake tree, a big painting of an Italian soccer team, a landscape mural painted over one wall...I could go on). This is not a romantic restaurant to bring a date to by any means or even a pleasant night out with friends. Incredibly loud to the point of having to shout at someone sitting next to you, very bright lighting, several large screen TVs playing sports and no wine glasses. Yes...it is a BYOW restaurant where you must drink your wine out of regular water glasses . We kept waiting for them to bring some out until we looked around and saw everyone else using the water glasses to pour wine in. I know I sound like a grumpy old lady but we were a trio of 30 year olds just wanting some tasty Italian and someplace chill to drink the good wine we brought. This place failed us and we will not be back. A $140 bill for 3 people with no alcohol included is a bit steep for the value here. There are just too many other amazing restaurant options in Montreal to go to mediocre ones like this one.

Nothing says summer in Montreal that dinning al fresco under the stars at Pizzeria Napoletana. Urban charm. This is what makes Montreal so special and unique. Situated on a quiet(er) side street in little Italy. Been many times but have never eaten indoors. Always on charming sidewalk tables. Very busy but servers are friendly and efficient so the line moves. Better to go closer to 6 in order not to wait. The tortellini rosé is awesome but the pizzas are next level.

I ordered a Margarita pizza, and called the restaurant when I got home. The place was very busy, so I sent a photo of the pie to the receptionist to show it wasn't correct. No response back. This place used to be very good! Sad to see them cave for the dollar! The end of an era! Customers come first but with quality an satisfaction ignored I would not recommend this place! B

terrible stuff. so when this place was a low price excuse to drink a good bottle of wine, well that was one story...my pizza was a whopping $20 + tax and tip.....oooof this is was out of their league. the place has no atmosphere, it's loud, not really any good, usually packed and now expensive... won't be going back for a long while....

Located in Little Italy, Pizzeria Napoletana is a nice little romantic Italian pizzeria. When it comes to pizza, I am harsh on the taste, especially because I work in New York City. The pizza isn't amazing, (6/7 out of 10) however the friendly authentic Italian staff, paired with the simple romantic setup, and the fact that they are BYOB lands them a solid 4/5. Some individuals tend to not realize that they have an Italian supply store called "Miss Napoletana" right across which sells not only Italian food supplies but an array of wines to pair. The establishments are owned by the same family, and the owner's daughters that were in Miss Napoletana were friendly and helpful.

Since my first review I've had a number of pizzas and desserts from Napoletana. I've discovered that my favorite pizza is the Forcella because it has a good balance of ingredients and I love those salty olives (be careful, they have pits)! I prefer take-out because a whole pizza is too much for a single meal for me...unless I've been drinking. I'm not sure if their desserts are made in-house but they are also good, although not mind blowing. They have great pizza, and there is probably one for every taste. I know I'll be a client until they close or I kick the bucket.

We went here on a locals recommendation and we were thoroughly disappointed in every aspect from the wait +(45 mins) when they said it would be 20 minutes coming from a Terrible and rude host. Once we got in there we ordered two pizzas and a salad. The free bread they bring is hard, cold with frozen butter. Probably bought from Costco. The salad was iceberg lettuce, capers, fake mozzarella and processed deli ham. The pizzas were the worst part. The buffalo pizza was like a runny soup, of canned tomato sauce, cheese and three sprigs of basil. The tuna pizza was canned tuna and smelled like a fishing boat. Terrible is not the word. I would have rather have brought a frozen pizza and cooked it on the heaters in the waiting space out front the restaurant.

Our second stop for Pizza Week in Montreal, Pizzeria Napoletana did not disappoint. Unfortunately we were feeling a bit too full prior to even being seated. I wish we had more of an appetite to enjoy their delicious pizzas! The list of pizzas to choose from is vast. It's basically ever combination of toppings possible. I stuck a simpler choice - #5 from the menu which included artichokes. They bring out this spicy oil to drizzle over anything you order. I NEED to find out how to remake it, it was THAT good.

Dropped by to this pizza place after Jean Talon market. The place was crowded. We got there 15 min before dinner time, so we didn't wait for too long. We brought an Italian wine from the market and plan to enjoy the food there. The server recommended bufala pizza and tortellini in sausage and bacon which were his favorite. The pizza was thin and crunchy, the cheese tasted like mozzarella and garnished with basil on top. The pizza was good. However the tortellini was a little too much for us, in term of cheese and meat.... We couldn't finish the tortellini.

Ok, I don't get why people say its great or the name. It is not Neapolitan style pizza. The base is like a cracker - I like charred but chewy and airy dough - especially for a Neapolitan style. Why is there so much sauce on the pizza, the ratios are just not right! This was very disappointing. BYOW, so I guess that was good.

Many people have raved about Pizzeria Napoletana to me over the years but I have never understood the hype. The restaurant has been around for years and is quite a popular spot. Even on the Monday night that I came the joint was jumping. The decor is a little dated and you can tell that they haven't really updated it much over the years. The walls are covered with photos that pay tribute to the restaurant's Italian and Neapolitan roots. They really cram the tables in there so it can feel like space is at a premium. I also found the chairs a little uncomfortable and noticed that my back was aching by the time I left. Now as someone who has experienced the real Neapolitan pizza in Naples I had great expectations and certain standards. Unfortunately I was left disappointed by the pizza here. I ordered a Verona pizza, which had mushrooms, eggplants and zucchini. First up the crust was paper thin and more like a cracker than pizza crust. I also felt that they used cheap mozzarella and that there wasn't very much of it. That pizza was about $17 and I have to say that I have experienced much better ones for more reasonable prices. Remember to have lots of cash on you if you come here because it's cash only and if you don't have enough your only option is one of those generic ATMs that charge exorbitant fees. It's also a BYOB so if you want a drink with dinner plan ahead. The closest SAQ is probably the one at the Jean Talon market. I have to say that my visit here left me underwhelmed. The pizza just didn't do it for me and I feel like there are other pizza places in this city that offer a much better product for a more reasonable price. I'm not sure I'll be back any time soon.

I have the chance to live in this area. I tried many pizzerias and I always come back to this one. I love their classic Margarita with imported Italian cheese (#33), the thin crust and their salads for a great start. Quality is consistent and the place always crowded. They just opened a little boutique in front for people to wait and buy wine. This is brilliant ! I ordered last Friday, my order was ready quickly and I love to skip the line to get my pizzas while people wait ;) I went to their boutique to check the wine prices, it seems fair (under 20$), some are organic or nature, which is a must for this kind of place, to offer something different from SAQ. Cons: you have to wait to go there on busy days and bring cash.

To say I'm a fan of Pizza would be like saying Cookie Monster is a fan of Cookies. That being said, I know the pizzas made at Pizzeria Napoletana aren't traditional neapolitan pizzas. But to be perfectly frank, if it tastes good, I'll gladly throw tradition out the window (or at least only keep it in mind when I go to Italy). I opted for the Tutta bella and it was great. A nice crispy crust with a slight char on the bottom, sausage was a nice balance of salty and peppery, the mushrooms complemented nicely as a earthy component and of course the mozzarella and tomato sauce were on point. As other have said, service is, for the lack of a better word, "serviceable" and really is the only reason I can't give the place a 5th star.

Maybe the best at what they do! Fantastic thin crust pizzas. OMG. I ate there for lunch, I'm still full, yet I'm craving more. I'm out of control! Now if this wasn't enough... It's bring your own wine. BYOW! Friendly staff. Fast service.

Food 3/5 decor 3/5 staff&service 4/5 Good food, good prices, quick service. Kids and group friendly makes it a casual experience. Just wished it wasn't so loud.

Great outdoor terrace setup. We waited for less than 10 minutes for a table. The waiter was very friendly and the food was excellent. Get the garlic knots !

Mmmm so much choice and it's all completely awesome: thin crust pizzas, pastas, gnocci. Everything is done to perfection and the service is top notch. You may end up sharing a table with complete strangers, but who cares, that's totally fun! There is truly something for everyone on this menu and you cannot go wrong no matter what you pick. I had the Chef pizza: mozzarella, black olives and tomatoes; it was deeelish. Best part about Napoletana is that it's BYOW, yesssss! (There's an SAQ a 3 minute walk away, so there is no need to settle for a bottle of Chateau Dépanneur.) Oh yeah, and it's cash only!

WHAT'S UP KIDS!!! Alright so supposedly this place is a MTL landmark, IT'S NOT, Pizza is absolutely terrible, tastes like watered down shit, service is terrible, they can't even get the prices corrected on the menu!! Order off the English menu it's a dollar cheaper! Would never go back, unless I want to be disappointed, a bunch of shitheads over there who will drop hair in your food, and do nothing about it!!! I highly recommend go somewhere else!! Pizza 0.2 Service 0.0

If I could rank it 0 stars I would. I'm from Nice, France where authentic Italian food is pretty much everywhere, as Italy is 20mn away by car. And I can safely say that this place is an insult to the Italian gastronomy and restauration culture. At first the staff would not even talk to you, the waiter even rolled his eyes when I told him I was not done yet, after only 3mn at looking at the menu. Talking about the food, the pesto pastas didn't had any special taste, bad quality pesto and bad quality olive oil. The 22$ pizza with mozza buffala was thin as paper, the tomato sauce was not good quality at all and the mozzarella was almost absent and tasteless. If this was a snack, it would just be a really expensive snack where you have plenty room to eat. But they call themselves a restaurant, and the price they ask for that kind of food quality and service is just unbelievable...

I've heard about this place for a while and today was the day I had to try it out! Let me preface my experience by explaining that I had arrived here @ 11:40 AM on a Sunday and the place didn't open till noon. Okay, I was a little annoyed as I wanted to order my food and head home. Patiently waiting, I went in to see if they would open early as there was 4 - 5 guys getting the place ready. 11:50 AM...door was unlocked but the guy at front said "we open in 10 min"! As I waited one couple came by me, then another, then another couple. To me this is a good sign! One guy opened the door for us and what looked like a small restaurant opened up as they had a bunch of tables to the left! The place is nicely decorated with lots of photos. In the front one photo of John Catucci (Food Network host - You gotta eat here) just next to the cash register. Behind the counter was a professional looking Espresso/Cappucino machine! This to me is another good sign! 15 minutes later I got my food. I ordered a #10 Tutta Bella Pizza (mushrooms, sausage pepperoni, cheese) and a Pennine Arrabiatta. Driving home the smell in the car made me salivate like a hungry dog! Amazing selection: 7 different salads, 41 pizzas and 34 pastas. I also counted 20 different desserts! What I can say about the food is this is some of the best reasonably priced Italian you can find in Montreal. It's also bring your own wine! Pizza was thin crust but with the tomato sauce on top! Flavour and texture was amazing! Arrabiatta was awesome too penne was cooked el dente! I think the best Italian food is some of the simplest in terms of ingredients but the flavour you remember! *****Beware! They only take cash, but claim to have an ATM on site! I'd recommend coming early or if you don't mind waiting as it appears to be a very popular restaurant!

I don't understand how a place this good and authentic and iconic doesn't take reservations, but they don't. I'm flabbergasted, but no matter what do, they will not reserve a table for you. So you go early and line up outside and wait till a table frees up. Come in spring, summer or fall, I can't imagine waiting outside for a table in the cold, but I'm sure many have. Once you're seated it's entirely possible they'll re-assign your table to someone else if you decide to go to the washroom before your meal! This happened to me, but the waiters did correct the error and seated the people who had been seated at my table elsewhere. The menu is a swirling vortex of chaos. There's something like 80 types of pizza. And they also do pasta, though I never got around to that end of the menu. I'm overwhelmed by that vastness of choice. I prefer places that have like eight things on the menu. I feel like there's less chances I'll order the wrong thing. Anyway the wood oven pizza is great, not too salty. Note that the big Parmesan cheese shaker on the table is in fact full of sugar. I managed to get quite a bit on to my pizza before realizing the errors of my ways. Their desserts are nothing special though, I'd go to a bona-fide dessert place afterwards if you're gonna do the dessert thing. All in all a good experience, might try the pasta next time.

As someone who's lived in Naples for several years of his life, I have anticipated my visit to this restaurant for many years apprehensively knowing fully well how a Napoletana pizza should taste like. (And for the record, if you're ever in Sorrento, Italy.. go to Panetteria-Pizzeria Franco for the best pizza on the planet!) After passing by this area one night and seeing the ridiculously long lines outside at 7 PM to come into this place, I was convinced I should make the visit after reading these generous 5 star reviews to this little pizzeria. How can they be 'wrong'? :) I made it a point to visit it during lunch to avoid the lines. But were the previous reviews to be true? DECOR : Situated on a small street where parking in the area is a nuisance with locals getting all the privileged spots, you can find yourself spending a significant amount of time getting your car parked. Once you walk up to the pizzeria on the side of the street you can't help but notice a small side patio with ugly cheap aluminum-looking tables that I eventually found out were very uneven and needed to be balanced by the gruff waiter twice. I didn't spend a whole lot of time on the inside of the restoraunt as I wanted to be seated outside due to the fantastic weather. However, my first impression was that it looked small and cluttered and I don't see this place being viable for a quiet romantic dinner but more for a family and noisy place. FOOD : I ordered a Napoletana pizza (mushrooms, mozzarella, anchovies, parmesan cheese, tomato sauce) and a Chinotto Brio. Sadly, the pizza was loaded with a cheap, salty parmigiano cheese that overwhelmed the flavors of the other ingredients. I had hoped for better quality of ingredients but this single thing ruined a possibly good pizza for me. I'll definitely have to avoid the parmesan the next time. SERVICE : The service was lacking, even if the place was moderately busy. I waited in the front of the store with 2-3 other couples while no one greeted us coming in and looked on the staff discussing sports at the counter with each other for well over a minute. My waiter was gruff and didn't have a whole lot to say. I genuinely felt that I was bothering him being a single patron taking a table of 2 on the patio where half the tables were already unused. I also wasn't given water until I asked for it after I received my pizza and I waited close to 15 minutes to pay my bill completely unsure if I was going to pay at the table or at the counter. T The service could have been far better than it was considering it wasn't that busy and annoyed me greatly. PRICE : This place can be expensive with most pizzas being priced around 15-16$ on average. Expect to pay a good amount money and make sure to have the cash on you as this place ONLY ACCEPTS CASH! BOTTOM LINE : I can't help but compare this place to my favorite Napoletana styled pizza place... La Bottega and simply shake my head as it's unfair to do so as La Bottega overall quality of food, service and decor overwhelms this small rustic place by a long shot. If you also want a nice classy and romantic place to have dinner, this is not the place to go to neither. I might come back eventually and try a pizza without the cheap parmesan stuff but I have far too many other pizza places to visit before doing so.

I've been to Pizzeria Napoletana a couple times and the food quality is not consistent. Sometimes it's great, and sometimes it's meh. I definitely recommend ordering pizza over pasta. You'd think an Italian restaurant would master their pasta...but nope. It was a tasteless $17 dish. Also - don't go here if you want to have a good time drinking wine with friends - they will literally put a 2-hour timer on you and kick you out once the time is up.

I've been to Napoletana twice now which clearly means its worth visiting more than once. My first visit was a Saturday afternoon and we waited no time getting seated- however, the three of us had to share a table on both sides with two different parties. I'm never a big fan of this. The hostess was sweet and so was the guy who brought us out out water but when the salt-and-pepper haired guy came out I asked him what size the pizzas were (all one size) he looked at me as if I was stupid until he eventually pointed outside. I asked him again (at this point annoyed) and he again pointed outside. Given that I didn't see any pizza outside I asked what he was pointing at and he finally huffed and said the pizzas were the size of the empty plate I was supposed to be looking. All that when he could of just said 10 inches... All the pizzas are about 10 inches people. My partner and I ordered the classic mozzarella and pepperoni and a fettuccini alfredo to share... The pizza was incredibly flavourful. The crust was crispy until the last bite and the mozzarella and sauce really went far beyond a regular pizza shop. The fettuccini was perfectly al dente and the sauce was sheer comfort. Overall we were really happy with the food. about $40 for the both of us and very regrettably cash only so we had to withdraw from the ATM there. I came back today during lunch (Sunday) and put our names on the list to be seated. We were five people this time and the host quoted us 10 minutes. We waited a couple minutes short of 40 minutes but at least got our own table this time. The staff was super friendly and patient with us. I passed on the pasta and ordered myself the "Rustica" pizza and waited anxiously. The crust was, again, unbeatable but the pancetta was insanely salty which made it uneatable. I picked it all off and still couldn't eat the parts of the pizza that had had the pancetta. I was all in all disappointed and still forced to withdraw money from their cash cow ATM. I haven't given up on this place and I'm sure ill be back. Their dessert menu looks really tempting (Nutella cheesecake?). This place has open 50+ years so I know they're doing something right and that my review isn't gonna make them or break them so I'm gonna give them their fair shot!

This pizza was delicious! Thin and crispy crust, outstanding sauce and yummy toppings. I can't wait to try it again. Warning: peak hours are very busy, so you will have to wait. Try going off-peak. It will still be busy, but a short wait. Our server was extremely friendly and helpful. Got us set up at a table quickly with a stroller taking up a seat. Happy to speak English with me, which wasn't as common in Montreal as I would have guessed. Generally available when we needed something. I got the chocolate mousse for dessert. It was good but I would probably try something else next time. There was a wide variety of desserts available.

Very crowded with local communities, serving variety of good pizzas and spaghettis. Owner has a Italian goods store in front of the restaurant that gives a excellent gelato imported from Italy. Be careful of the quantity of any food that surely add to your weight.

Nice atmosphere, good food, BYOW! I had the fettucini verona which was delish - loved the sauce! My friend wanted a surprise for her pizza and they didn't dissappoint. The cannoli was soo yummy also - must try! Our waitors were very nice as well.

This place was okay, but really not up to our expectations. The service was meh, and the food was good but not anything special, which is disappointing for little Italy. The pizza itself is large but the quantity of ingredients is not generous. We came a second time to give it another chance but I don't think we will go back. Also, note that it is cash only!