$16 prix fixe for a salad, gluten free pie and scoop of vanilla gelatto.....'nuff said? When I found out this particular location had a full gluten free station with a dedicated gf oven I couldn't have been happier. I usually order two lunches and take the second pie home for dinner! There is no better gf pizza anywhere in the city....I think the rest of the food is pretty good too!! read more

As a native New Yorker, I am a pizza snob. This place carried the best slice I've had in Toronto. Friendly service too!

The place is a hidden champion. I was at the bar and had a great dinner. Btw, watching hockey Canada vs. Russia. Service? Patient, quick and good. Food? Pizza is all about at this place. And it's great. Not Italian, as not thin and crusty enough. More the North American style. Drinks? Perfct. Great wine list. I had a Sangiovese from Umbria. Perfect match to the pizza. Place? Excellent. Nothing fancy. But right to the spot. Overall: Recommandation! Go get there and try it out. read more

Friday night, I was ready to order but heard the special and changed my mind for a pizza that was a riff on a croque monsieur: bechamel sauce, caramelized onions, gruyere cheese and proscuitto. Phenomenal! Also ate (or sampled) olive appetizer and an affogato, both very good. Plus a Aperol Spritz which was super tasty. Service was great, nice atmosphere, tasty food. My favourite pizza restaurant in the city. read more

Held a birthday dinner at Pizzeria Libretto and it was nothing short of remarkable. The food was excellent, the staff were personable, friendly, and always quick to bring out food/drinks/bills. Thank you for an excellent evening. I will certainly be coming back with my friends! read more

:) I had a nice little meal at the bar. My server Kristen who was also tending the bar was super nice and attentive. Despite it being stat holiday (Good Friday) this place was super busy! Lot of young professionals living around the neighborhood. A lot of cute guys ;) Complementary bread basket was good, nice and hard crust, soft middle, arancini was good, and my margherita pizza was excellent. The dough is something else here. Manager was super nice too. Everyone was friendly and kind. Great service. So glad I finally decided to try it out and I have one more restaurant now in rotation! read more

If you're looking for a quick slice of cardboard covered covered in a tomato sauce with some topping, this isn't the place to go, We were a party of four. The location is hidden but not impossible to find. I had a little trouble deciphering the Italian menu, however, our server did a marvelous job of explaining it to me. My wife asked for something that wasn't on the menu. Most places would have simply said no to make their job easier. Our server said he'll see what he can do, and then came back with her request. We each had a different pizza. The food was wonderful. The server and other staff took a genuine interest in making sure we had an excellent experience. I don't know how the other locations hole up to this restaurant, but I was very impressed with the meal and service. The price was very reasonable. read more

Excellent food and great staff every time we visit! Their gluten free options are delicious!

Great spot for casual dinner in king west without the dreaded patio lineup! This location is just as good as ossington. Had the red pizza with sausage and basil and will definitely be back for more! The calamari is also to die for. I saw people doing takeout here as well which can be really convenient for dinner on the go! read more

Had the nduja pizza on the recommendation of previous post and thought it was fantastic. Flavour of the dough actually reminded me of my summers in Italy. They got everything right, flavour, consistency and doneness. The fried calamari was good but not great, slightly over fried and a little chewy. Apparently the gluten free crust is indistinguishable from the real deal. read more

We went to this place on a Friday night around 7:30 PM. We had a reservation. When we arrived it was not busy, but by 9 PM it was packed. We got the sausage pizza and Calamari to share between 2 people. The pizza was good, the Calamari was a little too sweet for my taste. Overall it is a nice place to hang out with friends. read more

I love going here! I seriously think they have the best pizza crust in town; they ruin all other pizzas for me. The funghi pizza is great and I've never had a disappointment with any of the appetizers. It is busy and noisy but a lot of fun on a double date. Decor is minimalistic but pleasing. I suspect the King St location is a lot better than the one on University. It's in the clubby area of downtown and honestly I've contemplated ordering my drunk pizza from here multiple times but have refrained to avoid making an ass of myself in front of their lovely servers. You're welcome, guys. read more

Good pizza! Very tasty, but a little bit pricy. The arancini is spectacular! Pizza size is good but if you are not to hungry it is worth to share. They also have gluten free option and it was amazing! Really similar to a regular pizza dough. read more

Service staff and management are attentive, courteous and professional. Their calamari and beef carpaccio appetizers are superb, even the bread provided when you first sit down is great. On this last visit, the pizza was a bit of a let down. Nearly all the slices across the five pizzas ordered by our table had strong burnt bitterness to it. The pizzas themselves weren't burnt, so my best guess is the surface they were made on hadn't been cleared of whatever burnt before. Overall a good time. Might be back, but will be more critical of what we're served next time. read more

This place is extremely over hyped. Their pizza was nothing special at all, even pizza hut is better. I got the margarita and it was the thinnest pizza i've ever had making it so hard to eat. Over priced too and there was barely any cheese. I truly don't understand the hype and I will never go back. read more

Based on glowing Yelp reviews, we ordered a pizza from Libretto on King West, and the experience was not what we expected. Placed the order online around 7:30 PM, and the ETA was 9:00 PM. Pizza showed up at 9:15 absolutely stone cold, so the restaurant was called and we were told the pizza had been ready since 8:30, but was not picked up till 9:10. Libretto offered to replace the pizza, which arrived ~ 9:35. Hot, but soggy, and to top it all off (no pun intended) the pizza had been stored in transit on its side! I will leave it to your imagination to picture a soggy pizza all smooshed into a heap. It went into the garbage and we reheated the original pizza. Foodora lost major points here, and I hope the store finds a better delivery solution. In fairness, the toppings were good. read more

Came here on a Friday night and made a last minute reservation for 3. Customer service here is so friendly and they accommodated without hesitation. My friends and I started with olives, bread and calamari. Everything was delicious but the olives seem to have been over soaked. We got the Nduja, margherita with mushrooms and diavola the pizzas were delicious!! They were just a tiny bit soggy, but this has never happened before so I don't think they should be penalized this once! I got the margherita with extra cheese this time, and if you love a good cheesy pizza definitely spend the extra $2 here and get the extra cheese. Finished off with apple butter gelato, chocolate gelato and tiramisu! The gelatos were great, and apple butter was different but good! Tiramisu had a strong taste, so if you're usually picky about your tiramisus maybe don't get one here. All in all would definitely go back! read more

On an earlier occasion, I had gone with my parents, and left a merely "ok" review, on Bookenda, when they asked for my feedback (the daily special I had ordered wasn't very good). However, the manager ended up e-mailing me...and sending me a $30 gift card - ??? The next time, when I went with my boyfriend, everything was very good. I had the duck confit pizza (delicious) and we started with the charcuterie board - which was almost enough for a meal and came with this great freshly cooked pizza dough. Service there is always reliable and friendly. Recommended, read more

I ate at Libretto on King on Saturday night as a group of 16, for a friend's birthday. It was a $30 prix fixe menu (had been arranged beforehand) and worked out really well. All dishes were served family style, with multiple platters of each dish spread out along the table. We started with kale salad and gnocchi, then 4 different pizzas, and dessert platters. TONS of food, more than enough for everyone, amazing value. Food was great, service was good, bills were all separated properly, overall a great experience. I always enjoy the food at Libretto but now knowing they're good with groups, I'd definitely recommend it for a large party. read more

If you want good solid pizza give this place a shot.

Have been to other locations and had a fantastic experience; unfortunately this location totally missed the mark. Pizza was undercooked - dough was quite raw, and the pizza itself was wet and soggy. Probably just an off day, but nonetheless disappointing. read more

The best Gluten Free Pizza crust I have ever had. Pizza is hands down my favourite food. I travel a lot and am always on the search for good gluten free pizza which is not easy to find. Pizza Libretto is in my regular rotation of Toronto restaurants as nothing else compares to their GF pizza. The service is consistent and excellent, the staff is friendly and accommodating. I highly recommend Pizza Libretto. read more

Best pizza in the city. Bartender can tell you anything in the world about beer. Great craft draft list.

Great pizza! What more can I say... First time at this location and to me the food we ordered tasted the same as their sister locations. Although I do feel the service could have been slightly better, hence the four star. read more

They have a surprisingly memorable kale salad for a pizza place. AND the pizza is good too.

I heard about this place a lot so tonight I decided to give it a shot. Ok you need to know that I'm Italian and I know very well how the real Italian pizza is made in the old country and how it should be. Ok the pizza here is good. Very acceptable. Let's say that is very good but there is definitely margin to be even better. The one thing that I found is that it could use a few more seconds of oven time to make it just a tad crispier on the crust. I had a classic Margherita and the sauce was delicious as well as the Ontario buffalo mozzarella. Other items I tried : the arancini antipasto that was scrumptious ... Mouth watering. Really that good !! The peas sauce mixes with a zest of lemon and some thin onion was simply perfect. The rise was cooked well and the inside scamorsa was melt to perfection. The beef carpaccio was ok. I personally did not like too much the type of marinade that was on top. But overall was ok. As for the dessert I opted for the Bombolone a typical Italian fried dough nought. The dough was OMG just perfect. Rolled in the tasty sugar.. Mmmm just delicious. The sauce that was chosen was too bitter for this type of dessert. The end result was somewhat Ok. I would just get rid of the blackberry sauce and use traditional Italian crema (custard). So at the end the trip was totally worth it. And I cannot wait until I will come back the be next time to try more pizzas and some other choice of dessert. Oh. I almost forgot. The espresso at the end of the meal was perfect. Not too long not too short. Just the way it should be. Will go back for sure ! read more

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So good that I had to go twice in a 4 days trip to Toronto. Both times the pizza arrived less than 5 minutes after ordering and it was perfect. Margarita with Doppio (double the cheese) is just excellent! For desert you can't go wrong with the malted milk panna cotta read more

Had the buttermilk Calamari and the Nduja sausage pizza- it was so delicious with the chile oil. Will definitely be back. Calamari was nicely cooked and not over battered with red pepper sauce. The pizza was just the right texture and spice level with lots of flavours. Seating was quick, no reservation required on a Saturday night, but it was a little busy so call ahead just incase. Service was quick and friendly, staff were very attentive. Great atmosphere, a little loud, but still quite hip. read more

Pizza choices aren't that great, I think toronto has choices that are much better. The sauce is also too salty. Service is quick. Ambience is alright but feels more like a lunch place - very bright. I prefer the Ossington location for ambience. read more

If you're looking for authentic Italian pizza then this is a place to check out. Service is outstanding even when busy and the food served nice and hot! read more

This place was amazing! It was clean, fun, and GREAT pizza. The waitress was so kind to us as this was our first time in Toronto. You must s

5 stars for service! Food is great too...but the service, wow! Let's start with, letting us in before they opened, an army of people to help with a baby stroller, even though we didn't ask and the same treatment when we left, and overall awesomeness from the server, friendly but not distracting, never in the way and there when you need them. So much more to say. Why go to Terroni with its all too cool attitude when you got Libertto and better food too. Also ordered take out from the university location before, how great is it when they prioritize your order when you tell them your wife is already on her way to pick it up, again I didn't even ask, they offered! Class act across the whole organization read more

When we got there at 6 they told us we would have to be out by 7:30 because they needed our table for a reservation. We told them we would be, we were happy just to get in. But after that they asked us every two minutes if we were ready to order and reminded us three more times throughout the meal that they needed our table for 7:30. We had every intention to be out before then so it just seemed very rude and pushy. The pizza was ready quickly and was very, very good. I might try another location since I really enjoyed the food, but since the service was so rude at the King W location, I will never go back. If you can't offer good service to every guest, then don't bother giving them a table. read more

The fried gnocchi were pillows of goodness with an awesome creamy flavour with their distinct outer crust. These gnocchi will make you go on a carb diet. And due to their executive chefs out of the stratosphere creativity I give these a 10/10 on the delicious gnocchi scale. I hope you enjoy them too. Christopher 10/yo read more

A large group of friends went here in on a week night. The server was attentive so we never lacked for anything . The consensus was that the salads and appetizers were well above the norm and the pizzas were enjoyed by all! The desserts were so delicious, I recommend you get some to share. read more

This is the bad Pizzeria Libretto location. I am a longtime fan of the Pizzeria Libretto locations on Danforth and Ossington. When the University location opened I was really happy with the quality of food and service. But the King Street location keeps letting me down, time and time again. The pizzas just don't have the depth of flavour that I'm expecting. Service is spotty, often slow and moody. In a recent eight-person dinner, reserved in advance, the server was downright confrontational and antagonistic from the first time she approached the table until the very end. Don't let expansion kill your quality, Pizzeria Libretto! read more

Definition of over rated. The food tasted like something I would make in the middle of the night to satisfy my munchies. Simple, not much thought put into it and small. read more

Arrived during a lull in their day, between rushes. Service was friendly and prompt. Great pizza, decent beer selection (considering Canada), and incredible dipping oil for some bread that appeared at our table before the pie arrived. A thoroughly enjoyable lunch experience. read more

We had the calamari, some cheese balls (forgot where they were called) and meatballs for appetizers. The appetizers weren't large, but pretty delicious. For my main, I ordered a margarita pizza (just the plain one). The pizza was not amazing for the price, but it was a plain pizza, so I can't really complain. If I ever come back in the future, I'll definitely try a pizza with other toppings. I would recommend this place for lunches with friends! read more

After doing some research, Pizzeria Libretto was my top choice for a pizza and wine dinner with my boyfriend while on a recent trip to Toronto. I'm a pizza junkie and the promise of a crispy wood-fired pizza was just the thing after a long day of driving and sightseeing. The interior was great--kind of industrial yet still managed to be cozy and the service was fantastic. My valpolicella was excellent and my boyfriend enjoyed a local craft brew. He ordered the specialty pizza (something with chili peppers, sausage and spinach) and I ordered the margherita. The server described the pizza style as thin crust, crispy with a slight char. It had ALMOST all of those things. Thin crust, check. Slight char, check. Crispy? Not so much. In fact I thought it was kind of underdone and I'm still wondering how they managed to get a char on the soggy crust. That was kind of a disappointment for me, but overall it was still decent. I did also like the option to make your reservation online, although when we arrived there weren't that many people inside so it didn't seem entirely necessary. read more