My favourite neapolitan pizza in this city. The dough is thin, firm on the bottom but still has some chewiness to it which I love. The flavour is so well balanced as well. After trying Pizza e Pazzi I haven't been back to Libretto, QMP or any others. read more

Really enjoying the pizza, way better than Libretto or Terroni. The fresh burrata is to die as a shared antipasto.

My partner and I are on a bit of search to find our favourite spots in Toronto so we can be better prepared to host our friends when they come visit us. Our experience at Pizza e Pazzi was not bad at all. The service was good, the decor is nice. Although I must say its certainly not the best pizza we've had. It was the Neapolitan style which kicks butt, but there are a couple others in the city that do it a bit better. With that said....we still enjoyed ourselves and if we were ever in the area again, we'd be back (but hopefully its a bit easier to find parking next time). read more

I like this place. The staff were on their game despite the dinner rush, they did great. So the sevice was cool. Check. Now the food. I ordered my app, that is calamari and shrimp, like the calamari but not the shrimp, I left that for my friend. My entree was Fettucine Bolognese, which was unique, delicious tomato sauce. Above all it was a fabulous dish! Check. I'm definitely returning but this time, it will be another app, pizza, and a glass of red:) read more

TERRIBLE PLACE. PLEASE GO TO THE LOTS OF OTHER GOOD RESTOS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD We (two people) went on a Tuesday night. There were only 18 other customers. Yet we had to ask for water three times before the single older waiter filled our glasses. We noted that people at two other table who had got their bill had to walk over to the counter to handover the payment as the waiter seemed to be too busy to take their money. Though it was a not busy weeknight the pasta with sausage that I ordered was not available. Nor was my second choice. My companion wanted whole grain pasta which is a standard option at other Italian restos but is not offered here. The food was served without any plating skill - just a mound of pasta slopped on both plates . I had to ask for the chilli flakes and the cheese. Perhaps the older Italian waiter disapproved that I am South Asian and my friend is Caucasian????? We went to this location on the recommendation of a friend who had eaten at a sister location. Called her the next day and advised her never to recommend this joint. There are lots of great Italian and non-Italian restaurants on St Claire West between Vaughn Rd. and Duffern. Your money will be better spent at those places such as Vannis, Rushton, etc. read more

Great atmosphere, authentic Italian dishes, friendly service, overall a positive experience. I would go back again.

Always a great experience, always great food. The pizza is truly something special...ohhhh...and the panna cotta,,,if they have it that night, order it! Staff are so very welcoming. Neapolitan pizza at its best. read more

This place is amazing. Incredible food and very reasonably priced. One of my favourite restaurants in the city!

I'm giving them one star because they produce pizza that is among the best in the city and another star because they've proven that Corsa Italia can support a dinning scene that is kicked up a notch. The prices are a little high for what they offer and the service could be given some pointers and from what I've seen and read on other sites from past employees, the proprietors and management can use an attitude adjustment. A server belittled the busboy in front of us once when the busboy brought to me a glass of wine that was only half full. Another time our white wine was room temperature. We brought it up with our server who reminded me of Yosemite Sam and wouldn't have looked out of place at a Tea Party rally informed me that white wine is served at a higher temperature than beer. Yes, thank you tips, now can you please replace my 22 degree wine. While he did correct the situation in the end, we received the cold shoulder the rest of the evening. When it came time to paying our bill there was a drink missing from it, we informed him and while we didn't expect him to kiss our feet, didn't receive much more than a, "uh, ya, thanks." then printed us a new bill. There are many new pizzerias that have opened up with great service and while I appreciate their contribution in terms of atmosphere and food, snooty "QSA" isn't what St. Clair West needs. read more

My friend and I have had this pizzeria on our dining lost for months and we can finally check it off our list. These were my findings: -comfortable yet classy atmosphere -very friendly and attentive service -menu: surprisingly none of the pizza combinations sounded especially appetizing although I'm sure they're all delicious. She went with the roasted veg and I chose the margarita. I must say, I have had better thin crust, authentic Italian pizza in the city. The centre to crust ratio was off. (Lots of crust and not enough dough in the centre so it was soft and floppy in the middle.) As well, there were only two small basil leaves on my entire pizza. I guess basil leaves are hard to come by these days. My friend have her pizza the stamp of approval. -HUGE disappointment: I asked for extra sauce for my crust, NOT because there wasn't enough on the pizza for the average person but because since I was old enough to eat sauce I have loved it and like to douse everything, especially a pizza crust in it. However, when I requested a little bit extra I was refused. I even explained that it was prepared fine I just personally like extra on the side and they wouldn't budge. I do respect the chefs, their vision, and that they wish to execute their work in a specific way but it also must be understood that they are serving patrons and if we leave dissatisfied or worse, unhappy, it's their reputation on the line. Overall I can't say I would return but please decide for yourself. My intention is not to bad mouth them, only to forewarn you to not expect any type of menu exceptions or special requests. Happy eating! read more

The pizza here is perfect. That's the best I can come up with here. Perfection. This is the difference in stopping at "Neapolitan Style" and actually being VPN certified. Pizza e Pazzi is certified and it shows in every detail. The sauce is essentially a spread of the best tomatoes you can imagine, like the real San Marzano tomatoes required for VPN certification. They are perfectly balanced between tangy and naturally sweet and burst with the flavor of vine ripening and sunshine. The cheese is exactly what you expect from fresh mozzarella. It's like melted, stretchy fresh cream. A previous reviewer complained that there wasn't much basil. No, but there was, however, just the right amount. A leaf per slice and it was able to give each one that little nudge of basil goodness without overpowering. Balance is everything in crafting pizza. As for the crust, the closest comparison I could think of is if you were to somehow be able to compose a pizza crust out of that soft, stretchy middle part of a baguette straight out of the oven and combine that with fresh naan. Yeah, it's that good. The scattering of charred blisters from the wood oven add a nice complexity to the flavor. I was nearly tempted to order a second pizza, but instead got dessert and ordered some tiramisu. The presentation was fantastic as it was served in a brandy snifter and scattered with a few berries and dabs of something. I don't love fruit, so I didn't bother to see what it was. The tiramisu was as well done as the pizza. I could taste hints of fresh egg in the custardy part without it having an "eggy" taste if that makes any sense. The dusting of cocoa blended nicely with the rest of the dessert and created a nice balance and extra layer of flavor. Some people focus a lot on service, so I will say that the waiter was perfectly friendly and prompt without being bothersome. If you expect a stand up routine or a foot rub while he/she ignores other tables, then stop writing reviews of your server and focus on the food. Another reviewer complained about a server laughing at a request for gluten free pasta. Good. That's worth another five stars. Should have left their gluten-free, miserable self at home. read more

Yummy!! I Was in Naples last summer and had the privilege to dine at pizzeria da Michele (google it!). Tonight's margherita pizza at pizza e pazzi brought back memories of last summer in Naples. If you can appreciate a true Napoli style pizza; come here! Only thing they could improve on is the surface of the tables... As they are strangely sticky. Otherwise fabulous! read more

It took me 35 years to finally say ther is a truly Italian pizzeria in Toronto for those who do not agree stick to pizza pizza a place for people who do not know what pizza really is read more

I got my family to to try Pizza e Pazzi after reading a lot of great reviews on this site, I definitely had high expectations of this place, unfortunately we were sadly disappointed. The service was not very good, our server was not overly friendly, barely made any conversation with us. Unfortunatley they were having a problem with their espresso machine coffee bean grinder, which they were frantically trying to fix the whole time we were there. The repeated attempts at trying the grinder were very loud, we could barely hear each other talk, it became annoying. Okay so we placed our drink order first and my kids order iced tea, which they do not have, so my son then asks for Coke Zero, which they also don't have. Okay so my daughter ordered Coke and my son and I ordered Diet Coke. My husband ordered Coors Light, which they also did not have, so he ended up ordering the Moretti on tap. When the drinks arrived, he brought 3 cans of Diet Coke at $3.25 a pop (no pun intented)...that is pretty pricey for a can of pop!! He did acknowledge the error in bringing Diet Coke rather than Coke for my daughter, but she was okay with it. My husbands glass of beer was $7.25. Next, our food order. We ordered the the Frittura Mista appetizer to start, I ordered the Tre Funghi Pizza and my husband, the Quattro Stagione Pizza, my daughter ordered spagetti with tomato sauce, while my son ordered the gnocchi alla Sorrentina topped with "fresh fior di latte and finished in the oven". He requested bolognese sauce on the gnocchi to which he as told, sorry we can't do that, they won't change the food on the menu. REALLY??? Okay fine so our food arrives, minus our appetizer!!! The waiter forgot to order it because he was preoccupied with the broken espresso machine. My pizza had many black, charred spots on the crust which tasted burnt which overpowered the taste of the beautiful mushrooms and cheese toppings on the pizza, I had to request they redo my pizza as I could not stand the burnt taste, which they did, the second pizza had less charred spots and actually tasted pretty good, great combination of sauteed mushrooms. My son's gnocchi was definitely not a generous portion and worse than that, the sauce was so bland and you could barely tell that there had been fior di latte baked on top, there was hardly any there. Even after adding pepper and salt to the bland, overcooked gnocchi it still wasn't good and he really wanted to send it back and order something else, but since I had already sent my pizza back, I really did not want to cause a big commotion on our first and probably our last trip to this restaurant, so he ate it, he did not like it and was still hungry afterwards. My husbands pizza was okay, but the best meal at the table was actually my daughter's spagetti with tomato basil sauce. That sauce tasted really good and the spagetti was cooked perfectly. We were asked if we wanted dessert and we ordered the dessert pizza with nutella and banana. As the waiter walked away, my husband asked for a coffee at which point he said they were having trouble with the machine so we could not order coffee. (I figured he could have apologized up front that the coffee machine was not working therefore they could not offer coffee, before asking us if we wanted dessert, knowing most customers will order coffee with dessert). He did though go out to a near buy store to buy ground coffee beans in order to offer coffees, so that we were actually able to have an espresso and a cappucino with our dessert, which was very good by the way, the nutella pizza...yum!!!! Maybe we just happened to go on off night under unusual circumstances, I don't know, but we were very disappointed, the service we received was poor, not very friendly and lots of disappointments. We actually prefer Marcello's pizza, it is more economical. We've been there many, many times and have never been treated as poorly, or been disappointed with the food. And they accomodate any request to change or substitute a menu item, such as the sauce used in a particular dish. read more

Went to the one on St Clair and Dufferin location , everything was good the only thing bad service server doesn't even listen when you order he come to your table ask everything ok and before you say something he leaves. Not a great service ! To bad because food is good read more

I went to pizza e pazzi last Saturday night and had a great time. I was there with my fiance and a couple frineds. We made reservations because I had heard that we might need them on a weekend night. We ended up having to wait an extra 15 mins but it was all right. The owner or manger kept us informed and sat us as soon as he could. We ordered a chianti wine. They had an entirely Italian wine list but our server was knowledgeable enough to find us a good, well-priced bottle. We shared their bufala mozzarella capres salad to start. The cheese was so good. Soft and salty. We then ordered two pizzas and two pastas to share. Everything was so good. Our waiter helped us with our selections. We got a homemade fettucine bolognese and the homemade lasagna. You can definitely taste the difference from the store bought stuff. The pizzas were a margherita and the diavola(devil's) pizza. The crust was crisped in the oven but doughy on the inside and the sauce was amazing. We didn't have any room for desert but the waiter joked that "we could start with desert, next time". There will be a next time. read more

Very good authentic Neapolitan pizza. Thin crust chewy salty stone baked goodness. In my opinion the best pizza on the strip.

I rarely go out for Italian food, but we were looking for something comforting and tasty. This place was great for that. Authentic Neapolitan pizza, nice unique ingredients and great service. The waiter knew everything about his menu, and made excellent recommendations. We sat by the window/garage door. The decor is pleasant. It was busy, yet not too loud to my taste. I will definitely go back. read more

We ate at Pizza e Pazzi yesterday night and I thought it was one of the best Italian food meals I have had in Toronto in a long time. The ambiance in the St. Clair and Dufferin location was great and the service was outstanding. We had the Suppli as a starter and they were awesome. I had a pasta, which they make fresh, with pork cheek in a tomato sauce and it was delicious. I hope to go back to this restaurant soon. read more

Although this place is very fancy and always has great specials, I was disappointed when I went there. I ordered lasagne and when I bit into a piece it was delicious. However, as I continued to eat I realized the middle was cold. It was as if it was frozen and they placed it in the oven to warm up but they didn't leave it long enough. Not a great experience and it's been hard to convince anyone to return with me to give it a second chance. I would return again becomes the place is always packed and everyone seems to love it. I think if the environment is positive it's worth at least a second chance read more

I ordered the di parma pizza which was meant to come with 24-month old prosciutto, basil, mozzarella, and tomato sauce. The pizza I got had one piece of basil on it and next to no tomato sauce. I asked for a side of sauce and was told that "due to an issue they no longer offer a side of marinara sauce". I was a little dumbfounded. I've heard of pretentious restaurants before but had never experienced this for myself, and definitely didn't think this would happen in Toronto. I was especially perplexed because 2 other people in my party had ordered pizzas which came out with ample sauce. Definitely not worthy of "best pizza in Toronto"--the crust was chewy, difficult to cut with the bread knife provided, and its doughy, thick consistency was more similar to Indian Naan bread than pizza crust. read more

Tried this place on a whim while in the area as my kids really wanted pizza. We were seated quickly and ordered a Margherita pizza right away for the kids. The pizza was fresh and cooked well and arrived quickly. My husband also ordered pizza and I ordered the fettuccine with bolognese sauce. The pasta was cooked to perfection and tasted homemade. The sauce was average out of any Italian restaurant in the area. Nothing to write home about but nothing really spectacular either. My only complaint was the serving size of the pasta. It was the size of an appetizer serving. For the cost (about $17), I expected a larger portion. The waiter also brought fresh bread and a few different dips. This was a nice touch. Unfortunately, after the food being served, we never saw him again except to bring the bill. Our water was not re-filled even once in the duration of the meal. The place was almost dead too, with only one other table of customers. Overall, good pizza but staff could be more attentive and pasta portions could be more generous. I won't say that I'll never go back but I wouldn't go out of my way to visit again. read more

Decided to go for dinner because of the positive Toronto Life review. Boy did they get it wrong. I had the antipasto and Pizza 'nduja. My companion had the seafood scialatielli. We waited for almost 20 minutes for the antipasto to arrive which is unacceptable for a dish that needs no cooking. It finally came, and was just a pile of meat and cheese, with no accompanying olives or marinated vegetable to cut the oiliness of the meats. Then, before we finished the antipasto, the server brought my companions scialatielli. Two of the clams were closed, and when my companion asked for more mussels instead, the server merely said it was supposed to be that way, and brought it to the kitchen to pry them open. The pasta was also undercooked (not just al dente) and the server said that's how they do it. He didn't offer any consolations. Then my pizza arrived. It was mostly a mound of doughy crust, too-acidic sauce, and gloupy cheese. There was hardly any 'nduja (which the sever even pronounced wrong) and it was soggy. The only redeeming factor was a different server who offered us desert and coffee on him, which we politely declined. Toronto Life stated that the pizza was on par with Libretto or Queen Margherita, but it was even close. The menu was typical Italian fare, nothing special. Too bad, it would have been nice to have a place like Libretto or QM so close to my home. read more