Elio Pizzeria

I’d like to preface this review with saying that I like Elio’s escalope de veau à la milanaise so much that I thought about it every single day the week after I went there. It was a dream meal for me, this crispy breaded pan fried veal with spaghetti in tomato sauce. It’s like a kids’ meal in an adult portion.
It did took us awhile to get seated. When we got there, around 7.30pm on a Saturday evening, the place was in full swing and the manager was teaching his son tricks and tips to handle the pressure. We started with bread and it was served warm, which for me is a real plus plus. Then came the calamari, which was good on its own (though a tad oily), but was absolutely fantastic when dipped into the accompanying tomato sauce. It was a very unique taste, this tomato sauce, and it reminded me of the tomato sauce I had at a greek restaurant recently. And finally the superstar of the night for me, the veal, just made that evening better and better. For dessert, we had a canoli, which was also unbelievably good, even though by this time my stomach was already screaming, «Enough is enough!»
I will go back 1000 times and recommend everybody who likes their genuine, family run Italian restaurants to give this place a try.

I attended this pizzeria with friends last week. Even though it was a Wednesday, the restaurant, quiet at first, quickly became a loud and bustling place.
We were waited on by a slightly irritated looking man. Pasta, pizza, and other carbs were in the menu the waiter dropped on the table.
The rumor is that this Italian restaurant is one run by «authentic» Italians. The thin-​crust pizza is delicious, and the toppings are light. I had the equivalent of their Table D’Hote, which came with a soup. They brought buns out for everyone. In the end, they brought us a crispy dessert that came with the table d’Hote.
I had ordered a soft drink, and then, when I requested a second one at the end of the evening, they charged me for both. So buyer beware! ;-) There are no refills here.
I don’t think I would come here alone. I think I would feel like I was irritating them by my presence. In a group, the irritation would be diffused over the crowd… which is safer.
I saw children there, and couples, and very large groups. Our food didn’t take long to prepare. The price for a pizza (table d’hote) was 20 $. Considering how the pizza was a full pizza, this seemed decent for a sit-​down place. With drinks, tips and taxes, though, this meal turned into a 33 $ affair.
I don’t think I would go back, though, with a young family. It would add up quite quickly.

One of my classic, affordable, comfort food spots in the area. I like to sit on the patio in the summer, dip the fresh lovely rolls in the homemade giardinera, order massive plates of pasta and pizzas to share and take home glorious quantities of leftovers. I’ve always found the service here enjoyable, they start out brusque but warm up to you over the course of the meal if you have a friendly rapport, and end up fairly hilarious and super kind. Like any good Italian family meal, or so I imagine. =)

Un grand classique du quartier. La nourriture goûte souvent comme à la casa di nonna le dimanche après-​midi. Je dis souvent, parce que des fois le goût n’y est pas, il manqué de quelque chose. Le midi par exemple c’est moins bon, plus gras que d’habitude. Mais c’est quand même meilleur que ben d’autres resto italien. On y va dans un esprit de partage, les portions sont généreuses, tellement abordables et il faut gouter à plusieurs plats. La pizza à la roquette et la salade maison peuplent mes rêves parfois, c’est comme un bec en pincette de grand-​maman italienne, doux, réconfortant pis un peu piquant!

Authetic Family resto, place is full of Italians.
If you love their sauce, you’ll love all their dishes.

The pros = the pizza & the big portions
Cons= arrogant owner and poor service.
also pasta is too salty

Pour notre repas dominical nous avons choisi ce restaurant car nous avions une grosse envie de pizza ! Bien nous en a pris car le choix a été largement validé.
Nous avons pris chacun la table d’hôte qui donne droit à une entrée, une multitude de plat et un cannoli en dessert.
Au niveau des plats il y avait le choix et cela oscillait entre 18 et 25 $ suivant si vous preniez par exemple une pizza ou des plats plus cuisinés (osso buco, crevettes, …).
J’ai pris pour ma part une pizza all dressed en pâte épaisse (10′) qui était vraiment délicieuse, garnie abondamment et avec des bons ingrédients.
Laura avait pris une pizza à pâte fine (arugola) avec roquette, parmesan et tomate cerise. Supers pizzas.
Ils peuvent aussi vous proposer une sauce piquante faite maison très bonne, n’hésitez pas à la demande au serveur ;-)
Nous avions tellement mangé qu’au final nous avons pris le cannoli à emporter pour le soir et il était tout à fait bon même après avoir passé l’après midi dans un sac à dos à 28 degrés et après de long km en vélo :-)
Au niveau du cadre il n’y a rien d’exceptionnel à l’intérieur, nous étions tranquillement en terrasse et nous avons pu profiter de notre repas au calme et à température parfaite. En prime nous avons eux le droit à un «arrivage» de motards avec de superbes Harley qui venaient manger !
Concernant le budget avec la tables d’hôte je né trouve pas prix dispendieux, les prix sinon sont dans la moyenne.
Ce fut une bonne expérience et je pense que nous y retournerons et nous pourrons le conseiller à nos amis. La prochaine fois on essayera de tester autre chose bien que les pizzas soient bonnes :)

My go to place for picky eaters, nobody ever complained about the food here, never had a bad meal here!
Hands down THE best:
–lasagna !
–tortolinis
–pizza !
–FETTUCCINI CARBONNARA!!!
–manicotis
–soups (if u go over lunch!)
I would go everyday if I could afford a 17 $ lunch everyday. !
I love Elio I always buy their to go sauce and pastas to take care of my craving when I’m home!

Wow excellent resto, nous avons un meeting de vente et bravo service, repas ambiance, merci a notre VP d’avoir prit ce resto

Le restaurant est petit et un peu vieux mais la nourriture est vraiment excellent. Par contre, il né sont pas capable d’accommoder les demandes de leur clients. Par exemple, j’ai demander d’enlever les olives de ma sauce, ce qui m’a été refusé car la sauce était faite d’avance. Un collègue a demandé de changer un ingrédient pour un autre et ça lui a été refusé aussi. Pas capable d’avoir du pain a l’ail avec mes pâtes non plus. Malgré se désagrément, les plats sont super et les portions généreuses! Je recommande.

What can I say that hasn’t been said? I love this place. My go to place for amazing pizza and pasta! I never ever had a bad meal here.
It’s loud, proud and Italian! For large groups reservations are a must!

Amazing authentic Italian food.
Great friendly staff.
I would definitely recommend this restaurant, but if you’re a big group I would definitely reserve since the line tends to get big in the evening.

Neighborhood pizza joint that’s been here forever! Tuesday nite dinner during hockey playoffs and still had room, though noisier and quite spirited (Go Habs Go!!). Half liter of house red, piccata limone for the better half and Franco pizza for me. Amazing service, grey tasting food, still one if the best restos in the area. Keep it up.

Very generous on the toppings. And I only took the traditional pepperoni and cheese, but also added some sweet sweet italian sausage. Service was good. Food was delicious. Referred by TSN90s Tony Marinaro and this guy knows his stuff. Give it a shot and you’ll score a good meal or two. Go Habs Go!

Gargantuan portions, ok service and the décor is stuck in the 80’s.
But the food is what matters to me.
The pizza-​ghetti is a 10″ pizza and a full pound of pasta, so much meat in their abondaza. For about $ 14, it’s enough for 2 people, or 3.
I wish I could say the dough is that heavenly dough dreams are made of, but it’s pretty generic, sort of like the square pizzas sold in supermarkets. But when it’s fresh, it’s good.
Their steaks are ridiculously cheap and did I mention the portions.
This place is located in front of a city bus depot and there is a courthouse and a large office tower a block away, so that could explain why they’re always packed most of the time.
The location might seem a bit isolated, but so many plusses in it’s favor (private parking lot) and it’s one block away from both Beaubien and Rosemont Metro.

i grew up in the neighborhood and we would always get their pizza every week or so. it’s the only place that i actually eat with a fork and knife. compare to some joints, they do not skimp on the toppings. you could probably make a 2^nd pizza out of that mountain of toppings
if only they’d offer delivery, i wouldn’t have to deal with the cheap pizza joints anymore

Very casual, always very crowded in the evenings, you have to get in line and wait for your turn to be seated, should a spot come up and it’s your turn. The décor probably has never been changed since the 50’s, the noise and wait staff hustling and bustling level is high. As for the food, I’ve only ever had their all dressed pizza, of which I am not a fan, but must say, this one was very good. Crust not too thick, not soggy and the pepperoni not greasy or spicy. I did not feel that I could relax and enjoy my meal, as all the wait staff shouting and running back and forth made me feel rushed and pressured to finish and leave, so that other customers still waiting in line could have a table.

Another old-​school Montréal institution. The kind of place where they don’t care much for food cost and just slap so much toppings on a pie that the pizza will likely defeat you. They also have lighter pizza like the sausage and spinach pizza which was awesome. Then there’s the ravioli. Nothing fancy here, just damn tasty cheesy HOMEMADE ravioli. Which they sell by the bag, worth the walk just to get those back home.
The service is rushed and dry but who cares, you go there to grub for lunch, shoot the shit and get out.

My folks grew up going to Elio’s — so it’s been around a LONG time, and is still owned by Elio’s family. Luckily for me, my parents shared this gem of a restaurant with me years ago :)
So first, don’t expect fancy décor because I don’t think they’ve redecorated since they opened the restaurant 30 years ago. This is a really traditional, family-​style restaurant with no bells and whistles. The focus is on the FOOD. If you get there past 5pm on a weekend, you can expect a line-​up. That said, you can call ahead to order takeout.
In my opinion, Elio makes the best pizza in town. They’re not cheap on the toppings, and I find their all-​dressed to be a well-​rounded mix of pepperoni, bell pepper, mushrooms and cheese. The crust is perfect — not too thick. I also appreciate that their crust is never wet like some places! Their pasta dishes are equally good, with my favorite being the cavatelli. I’m not sure if they make their own pasta but if not, the guy they get it from does a real good job of giving me that illusion! Elio’s sauce is so good that I never leave the resto without buying a jar or two. Yup, Elio stocks the front fridge with sauce and a few pastas for those of us who want to bring some home.
Elio offers a few different pastas and sauces that you can ‘mix and match’ if you like. They are very generous with their portions, so you’ll leave there with a Buddha belly and quite possibly, a doggy bag. As well, their prices are super affordable.
What are you waiting for? GO!

This is the kind of old-​fashioned Italian restaurant that I love! Brightly lit, well-​worn menus with lots of options, 1920’s building and décor and friendly and attentive service.
The pizza was first rate as was an order of spaghetti carbonara (prepared in the correct manner without cream). Osso bucco was tender and toothsome and starters of grilled shrimp and bruschetta were both terrific. They were 86 on a couple of choices but that is only a paean to their evident popularity. Great cappuccino too,
Dinner for four without dessert but with a bottle of house wine (a very decent red Abruzzese selection, BTW) and with espresso/​cappuccino came to only 128.50 and we were stuffed.
We look froward to returning on our next visit to Montréal

Amazing italien food, amazing pizza (all dress and sea food pizza are my all time favorite). The service is amazing as well. The owner Frank is really friendly!

Consistently tasty and affordable food AND within walking distance of anywhere in the plateau. I recommend the pizza/​pasta combo. Portions are big enough to share. Wish they had a delivery service though.

What does it take for a restaurant like Elio to lose interest in their customers??? I used to be a fan of this place. I had not visited the said address for about 2 years, and now the quality of the food, the cleanliness, even the house wine has left a very bad taste in my mouth… I ordered the pescatore pastas and I couldn’t even engulf 6 bites: the shrimps (even the smaller ones) were tougher than rubber, the clams felt like they had not been rinsed, the linguini was over-​cooked… both my glasses of water and wine were filthy. No one asked me why I could not finish my meal, and were acting like they could not care less about my surprised expression at the table… I was simply stunned. And so disapointed to have lost what used to be one of my favorite italian eateries of all time. I left bummed and hungry.

La pizza est savoureuse mais évitez à tout prix les plats de pâtes trop cuites et trop salées qui donneront à votre estomac quelques moments de travail intense. Loin d’être un resto mémorable et aucune envie d’y revenir

L’endroit peut être pas mal bruyant mais c’est toujours un plaisir d’y manger en famille… même si le service est parfois ordinaire. Les pâtes sont super bonnes bien que trop salées. Sur place, je suis un fan fini des pizzas à pâte fine. À emporter, les pizzas — medium à environ 15 dollars ou large à environ 20 dollars — sont toujours gagnantes pour un souper avec des amis.