Colonnade Pizza & Restaurant

Great pizza, lots of cheese!
Delicious crust and some of the best heavier pizzas in Ottawa. Nice and crisp. All the different flavours are good and a gluten free friend also enjoyed their gluten-​free base.
The Metcalfe location offers the best of the Ottawa locations.
Only downsides, they don’t offer delivery and you have to order a medium if you are ordering gluten free.

Came to this location with a date at around 8 30. We were greeted by a waiter who was very fake. He said the typical waiter stuff but just came off as tottally non genuine and kinda creepy. We were pretty much the last customers to be served so the waiter was not busy. He litterly stood behind my date and I felt completely stared at. not only by him but the lady at the bar as well probably bc they felt they had nothing else to do. I was just so uncomfortable. The pizza came and the waiter served it in a weird way. The pizza itself is really not the best in Ottawa. We had the Canadian and there was like probably an inch of cheese on top and underneath waaaaay too many mushrooms. There was suppose to be bacon but when I looked I saw none but tasted something like bacon and I realized there was something that didn’t look like bacon but kind of tasted like it. At least I left with a full stomach and had a few laughs at the waiter after we left.

Wait staff was upset when my gf and I wanted to sit next to each other on one of their bench seats. Seemed strange to us that they would even care b/​c there was only 5 other people in a place that seats 80? Just hope they didn’t spit in our pizza. Pizza came out quick and hot and was good. Not great, but good.

My uncle took me here many years ago and I have been hooked since. Whenever I get to Ottawa I try to go here my favorite is the chicken and shrimp with extra sauce. Very tasty pizza great cheese, flavour and crust!

Colonnade makes a consistently good pizza. My mother-​in-​law has fallen for their «amazing sauce and crust». She has since sworn off Gabriel’s pizza and comes all the way from Aylmer, Quebec to eat at their downtown location. They have a good meat pizza and the Mediterranean is also quite tasty. It’s a rich-​tasting pizza with a lot of cheese and as such it’s a nice, but infrequent, indulgence. They don’t deliver so you have to pick-​up or eat in.

Best pizza in town! The crust has perfect amount crunch. The pizza sauce is nice and smooth. They are generous with their without being greasy and they cook it so it has a nice crisp layer on top. I recommend getting the Mediterranean and the meatlovers.

Good pizza! First one I’ve had where the cheese is on the top. Crispy cheese, nice dining area, wait staff is good — better than other sit down pizza places. This isn’t a grab ‘n go — it’s more of a sit down.

Great pizza. A bit different from what I’m used to (it’s layered with crispy cheese) but it’s delicious. Definitely worth it.

Sorry, but I have to give this place a single star. I have a son in a wheelchair. We were in Ottawa for an appointment at CHEO. Needing to go get some dinner, we heard about this place. Called to ask if it was wheelchair accessible. I was told it was. It wasn’t! There was no automatic door operators. My son needed to use the washroom. The men’s washroom had two stalls, none of which could accommodate a wheelchair! So, how exactly was this place wheelchair accessible? The food was average, but, on the pricier side. Won’t be back.

Really great pizza, I have a great time whenever I go

Crispy cheese, all the way to the edge. Best in Ottawa, beats Gabriel’s by a narrow margin.

I used to order pizza from here allllllllll the time! The pizza was so fluffy and delicious, the sauce was thick and juicy, and the toppings were sliced to perfection! What a great family business! My friend’s grandfather started it ages ago!

Colonnade has some of the best tasting pizza in Centertown, maybe in all of Ottawa. It is also one of the more expensive options with a large, 15 inch pizza, costing between $ 20 – 30 depending on toppings.
The ingredients taste fresh, with none of the chemically taste that you get at Pizza Pizza. The cheese is plentiful and the crust is crisp. My biggest complaints about the pizza is that it’s very heavy and greasy. Depending on the toppings, the pizza ranges from slightly greasy to artery clogging. If you are really hungry, or slightly drunk, this is awesome and wonderful: if you’re looking for a light pizza before a night out on the town you might want to look elsewhere.
In addition to take-​out they also have a huge eat-​in section. Be aware the pizzas cost a few bucks more if you dine in.
Colonnade is well known and well loved in town so expect a wait if you order on the weekend. Also because they get so busy don’t be too discouraged if you call and they instantly hang up: just call back 5 – 10 minutes later and you should get through without a problem.

Not only is this my favourite pizza joint in the city, it’s my favourite restaurant in the city, and the best tasting pizza I’ve EVER HAD, and I’ve lived in six cities. I don’t know what they do to their pizza, but it’s amazing. I usually get the meat lover’s or a combination.
They do not deliver.

I have traveled throughout Canada and this may be the nation’s BEST pizza. Anyone honestly telling you it’s «not that great» just shouldn’t be trusted. I haven’t tried their other dishes but the pizza is absolutely fantastic. A trip to Colonnade is usually my first priority when I visit Ottawa.

Great consistent pizza!

A lot of people rave about this place but honestly it’s not that great. With the limited options in Ottawa I understand the love for this place but it doesn’t hold up to good pizza in other cities. It’s not even the best place in town in my opinion.
The first time I tried it I thought wow that’s not bad but I think it was different more than anything. The second visit I realized how greasy the pizza is and not in a positive way! Yes there is good greasy pizza… go to Buffalo and you’ll know.
The pizza is ok but for the price there are better options. This place is still much better than what I call the Ottawa style pizza, pie halfway to a Chicago deep dish that has half cooked crust and way to much string cheese.
Honestly though, try it once you might love it, some of my friends swear by it but it’s just not for me.

Despite all the reviews that have been raving about this place, I completely disagreed that this is «Ottawa’s Best Pizza» … but then I thought about it a little more, and I couldn’t name a better pizza place in Ottawa. How sad is that???
The pizza had its high points and low points. Good crust, the toppings were both fresh and fantastic, but the something about the sauce or bread just had an off, vaguely bitter hint to it. It was a bit soggy and greasy, too, but at least it wasn’t burnt and crispy? EIther way, I shouldn’t have to justify pizza like that.
So maybe they’re better than the competition, but it’s also kinda like being the smartest kid on the short bus. Sorry!

Let’s tour my new pizza rating system:
CRUST TEXTURE: Thick — a soft/​chewy/​doughy crust with a crisp bottom — usually the cheese leaks down the sides of the crust, ALL THE WAY AROUND. Overflow of crispy baked cheese goodness. There is literally NO bare crust visible on this pizza.
CRUST FLAVOUR: Tastes natural. No weird chemical/​preservative aftertaste. The crispy cheese wrapped around it gives it extra tastiness, clearly.
SAUCE FLAVOUR: Mild. Quite tomatoey, no herbal profile. They are light-​to-​medium-​handed on the sauce. Trust me — the sauce isn’t why you go to this joint, but it’s not offensive in any way — just takes the back seat.
SAUCE AMOUNT: They are light-​to-​medium-​handed on the sauce. You can request a specific amount if you want (light/​heavy).
CHEESE FLAVOUR: It’s real. It’s got that REAL cheese tang — I think it must be a mozza-​cheddar blend or something. But it’s very rich, very flavourful, just salty, creamy awesome!
CHEESE AMOUNT: Totally ridiculous. Artery-​clogging, takes a long time to chew, lactose-​fiesta-​inducing THICK layer of delicious, bubbly, overflowing cheese.
There are THREE contenders for the cheesiest pizza I’ve ever had:
1. This place.
2. Stobie’s in London (drunken pleasure only while stumbling home… it’s ALWAYS undercooked.)
3. Greco’s in North Bay
TOPPING QUALITY: Above standard for take-​out/​chain pizza, sub-​par for a pizza restaurant (just in selection, really). Everything is fresh, but the variety is lacking.
TOPPING AMOUNT: Generous. Apparently the heavy-​handed approach is used across the board of toppings!
PRESENTATION: Casual. This is not an upscale Italian place. This is your friendly neighbourhood family pizza place. It comes on a plate if you’re eating there, and it comes in a box if you get delivery. ‘Nuf said.
OVERALL TASTE: My favourite ‘za in Ottawa. That rhymed. Nice! And, as we all know, I am NOT a thick or even «regular» crust kind of girl — I’m all about the authentic Italian thin, crispy crust. But I make some exceptions now and then, this place being one of my favourites!

I found this place to be pretty good pizza for the money. Not amazing, but a more «Montréal style» pizza than anything else I can think to compare it to. The «small pizza» is just right for me, an «individual» would have been to small. The large looked big enough to share for about 2 – 3 people depending on the eaters. So for $ 15 I was satisfied.
The onion rings were quite nice as well… someone at the table ordered them and quite enjoyable. Perhaps could be split by 2 and are only about $ 4.
Before going I was told «This is THE pizza place to go to in Ottawa.» Though when asking people’s opinions of it, people were rare to say that it was «good» but rather just «the place to go.» So take that for what its worth.
So overall, food was good, but not amazing. Service was a little slow, but then again, we were a big group. I’ll come back if I end up in Ottawa again.