Pizza Nostra 245 — Local services in Mississauga

It saddens be to do this to one of the best pizza joints that I’ve called home for over 5 years but unfortunately the owner pushed things to the very edge. I ordered a pie and was on my way, was running 2 minutes late past their closing time (8pm) and my ETA was 8:02. I was called 5 times within a 10 min period. I started cutting through traffic only to get a ticket and getting pulled over by police a minute away from the store. Of course I am late and can acknowledge that, however I don’t control traffic conditions, I don’t think anyone does. Most restaurants have some leniency regarding closing time and I have never in my life seen an owner of a store call me to tell me he will block this number and ban me because of a 2min delay. Again I am late by 2 min and if this is the way you decide to treat a long term customer it speaks volumes about the type of shop you run and the type of person you are. For you to call me as I’m literally talking to you as a cop is writing me a ticket and tell me you will block me is beyond absurd. And I have receipts aka proof of the countless calls and my gps and everything and will be more than happy to provide.

I never write bad reviews which is why I still have left a great review for the food, but your attitude over someone being 2 min late to a pizza store is beyond unacceptable. I’m sure you have a life and needed to go somewhere and could’ve approached the situation in a calm and respectful manner, instead you chose anger, and and lost a customer all because 2 min was gonna do what? Change your life? Don’t stay open until 8 if you can’t respect someone walking in within 5-10 min of closing. We can’t control traffic and life, you need to wrap your head around that.

Pizza is still great but I can’t in good consciences after 100$ ticket and getting blocked reccomend this place any further. The way you’re treated by the owner was beyond unacceptable. Pro tip: leave the pizza on the bench for me and I’ll pay you the following day or etransfer, or a million other solutions, or leave it with an employee if it’s a 2 min delay from a customer.

I drive 30 min for this pizza and this is what I get, it’s not worth a speeding ticket and a bad attitude for a 2 min delay. Hope you realize that one day. I hope you treat others much better than the way you...

Pizza Nostra: All Hype, No Substance — and a Thin-Skinned Owner to Match

I’m not sure what exactly I paid for, but it certainly wasn’t good pizza. I ordered a pie with extra cheese (and paid for it), but what I received was so insultingly sparse, I found myself wondering if they’d forgotten the cheese entirely. The dough? Tasted like something you'd get from a generic frozen grocery store brand — flavorless, limp, and completely uninspired. And for a whopping $55, the pizza wasn’t even that big. The overall experience was wildly underwhelming, overpriced, and frankly embarrassing for a place that tries to ride on local buzz.

It’s no wonder the original Port Credit pizza joint continues to thrive despite the new competition — because Pizza Nostra is all smoke, mirrors, and ego.

Update – July 17 After leaving my honest review, the owner bizarrely accused me of being paid to leave negative feedback. Just to clarify:

I’m a long-time Port Credit resident, a real, paying customer, and no, nobody’s paying me to call out subpar pizza when I see it.

What I received was not worth what I paid. Period. If your pizza can’t hold up to scrutiny, maybe spend more time fixing your product and less time attacking your customers.

Update – August 6, 2025 Rather than issue a refund or take accountability, the owner doubled down — updating his own review response to portray himself as the victim, while leaving my legitimate concerns completely unaddressed. This isn’t just bad business — it’s pathetic.

And now he claims that most of my reviews are negative and that I “enjoy hurting small businesses.” Let me help you with the math you clearly couldn’t handle: I’ve written 28 reviews total — only 11 of them are negative. That’s less than half. But even if every one of them was negative, here’s a tip: Don’t give people a reason to write them.

Instead of humility, this owner gives you deflection, projection, and a side of wounded ego.

Final Verdict: Overpriced. Underwhelming. Thin-skinned. Cheaps out on toppings. Doesn’t own mistakes....

Ordered Margarita & Hawaiian. Two really excellent pizzas (not like the generic tasting, thick, bready, chewy, inexpensive x41 pizza deal, chain store pizza). Sauce is tasty with a bit of sweetness. Crust is thin with crisp underside and firm inside. Generous toppings. Bacon instead of ham is a delicious choice with bacon flavor steeping into sauce (although I'd still prefer ham with the pineapple, maybe the bacon would convert you if you're not usually into Hawaiian pizzas). Don't leave without the house garlic dip - its really deserving of a different name to differentiate and elevate it from what everywhere else calls garlic dip. Garlic sauce? Maybe just "garlic" or Nostra dip. It's yum. This is not the same pizza as anywhere else in GTA - no shade at other spots. If you can fathom that there is room life for different kinds of pizza, and there can be several "best" pizzas - this will make it into your best pizzas list (if not, maybe you like eating but don't really like tasting, I dunno - whatever, life is to short to feel "ways" about food). The staff was great. The guy wanted to know all about me and what pizza I like and where I came from, what pizzas I've eaten and how I heard of this place - ok! It's cool to pickup your order and have an real interaction like real human beings. Respect! I ordered in advance, online, and drove 40 min, just to try this. I'll...