Pizza Il Focolaio — Restaurant in Montreal

Ended up at this place because of my friend’s recommendation. She’s been to this pizzeria before and thought their pizza is amazing so she took me here during our Montréal trip.

The place was busy when we went for a visit during peak lunch hour rush on a Thursday. There was even quite a long line forming outside the restaurant of people waiting for a table. We ended up waiting for about 15 minutes or so before getting a table. The waiting time wasn’t too bad to be honest. And if you don’t want to wait, you can always order to go and eat it at the park across the street.

What we ordered: 🥗 Caesar Salad 🥗 8.5/10

The salad was fresh and nicely seasoned. Not too salty or peppery or cheesy. Very balanced. The portion was quite generous too.

🍕 No.23 Campagnola 🍕 9.5/10 Sauce, mushrooms, onions, spicy pancetta (Italian bacon), mozzarella, black olives.

I have to say this was probably one of the best pizza I’ve ever had in recent times. The pizza was cooked really well with that wood burning aroma whiffing off of the crust that’s slightly charred on different spots. The texture was nice, chewy and there’s a slight bounce to the bite. All the toppings were also evenly cooked and sitting nicely on top of the gooey mozzarella and the portion is quite big and generous.

🍕 No.68 A La Griglia 🍕 9/10 Fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, grilled vegetables (zucchini, eggplant, onions, artichokes, mushrooms, green and red peppers), fresh garlic, Italian herbs, olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano.

My friend actually ordered this one and I have the same comment about the overall pizza like the Campagnola.

I think their pizza is really solid and you can just order whichever pizza that have the toppings that you like and I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy it. Definitely will go back again the next time...

This place should be good, but it was just fine. Not as delicious as I had hoped. I got the ratatouille pizza and it somehow didn't taste like much of anything. I could taste tomato and some cheese but there was no life in the sauce or in the dough. The quality of ingredients is high, and I was happy to eat my pizza. But it wasn't incredible in terms of taste. Also, the 2-person tables are way too close to each other. If your neighbor coughs, they either have to cough at you or at the person on the other side. Not very comfortable feeling. I would go again but with more people to get a bigger table, and I would order something with meat as I suspect that is probably where some of that "bite" or "kick" would come in (like from pepperoni/sausage). With 60+ pizzas to choose from, it's possible they are not all outstanding. I was expecting amazing outstanding-flavored pizza but it just didn't quite hit the mark for me, hence the rating, though if I could rate it more accurately, it would be just above average for me at 7/10. The extra marks come from good ingredients and decent dough (just...

My parents and I are visiting Montreal and we decided to try this place after having walked by the night before and taking a look at the menu. It has a wide variety of pizza and you will definitely find something for everyone. They have meat, seafood, cheese and vegetarian. There were three of us and we ordered four different kinds of pizza because we thought we could all eat more than four pieces. We also ordered Caesar salad which was perfect size for three of us to share. We were there a bit later in the evening (8:30) and it was still very busy. Lots of tables in a small space and a bit cramped but seeing as it was so popular, I can see why they want to have extra tables. We got our food within ten minutes of ordering and it was amazing. Still squeezed in dessert which was a dulce de leche cheesecake and it was delicious. Had a great view of the wood burning stove. Our server spoke English and French and was very polite and prompt. I recommend anyone visiting Montreal to come here if you fancy some...