Louis’ Restaurant & Pizzeria

Tried their banana cream pie for the first time and OMG! Its amazing! The steak sub is a must have and the poutine is tasty

Hi there, my name is Riley Brockington and i just love Louis Pizza. If yiu dont like it, there must be somethin wrong with you.
Kind regards
Riley Brockington

Best pizza place in the region! Excellent variety in the menu, great prices, the service is good also, never been disappointed. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for great pizza.

Family owned authentic friendly place! Known for their big cheesy pizzas but most of everything else on the menu is delicious! Fish and chip/​spagetti/​veal parmesan, all so good! Fills up fast on most nights!

Great place for affordable sit down to eat pizza. I’ve been going here for at least 10 years now. The décor is a bit of an 80’s like diner but it adds a touch of personality. Mainly order just the pizza as that’s what they’re mostly known for. The thick crust and loads of toppings will make you drool.
We will usually split a medium pizza and the price is just right. The usual staff are fun and friendly if you get to know them otherwise to an outsider they may seem like they’re angry. This is a great hidden gem for those looking to get a good pizza in Ottawa.

Always amazing service with a smile, delicious food…
And good family atmosphere !
A+++ pizza! Best in town and that’s a fact

My husband was introduced to Louis’ by a co-​worker and since we were in the area visiting family, we decided to go in for lunch.
Immediately upon entering, I notice the mass amount of pictures and other things on the wall which gave me a vibe that this place was a place that is well loved. The staff was very friendly.
We ordered a medium Louis’ Special with extra cheese to split. When it came out, it was in the shape of a heart. We hadn’t asked for that but they did it special for us, which was really sweet. There were mushrooms around the edges on toothpicks as well as a little Canada flag, which was very unique.
From the first bite, I was hooked. The crust was amazing. Very moist and while it was thick, it wasn’t overly so. I didn’t find it as greasy as most pizza. The toppings were nice and fresh. You can tell they put pride into their food.
It’s a family run business that treats their customers as an extension of that family and really, how could you ask for better?

Loved my visit to Louis Pizza. Here’s why:
1) Wonderful staff — everyone is smiling and happy. The staff know the regulars and treat newcomers (us) just as well as their regulars. Very genuine.
2) Character of the place — inside and outside. It’s an old business (45 years I believe, as I write this review) and they don’t try to hide it. The walls are covered with memorabilia — including art work from customers, newspaper articles and photos. Very fun. The booths might be original. It’s a bit of a time warp.
3) Pizza was great. We had the Louis’ Special on thin crust. Loved it. Their cheese is a bit different from everyone else’s. I’m guessing they use more than just mozzarella in their cheese blend — very tasty.
I recommend eating in at least once to understand more about where your pizza is coming from. And oh, by the way, they do serve more than just pizza — but it’s what they are famous for in Ottawa.
During our visit, there was a sign posted all over the place to the effect that they would be closed on a specific date for their daughter’s wedding, and it offered apologies. It was so simply worded and embodied their customer service attitude. Possibly one of the biggest days of their family’s lives and they were concerned about the impact on their customers. They are truly a part of the community in which they exist. It’s very cool.
Really enjoyed my visit. While they style of pizza might not be to everyone’s taste (and that’s ok), I think it’s worth exploring.
Would I return: Yes
Would I recommend: Yes

I no longer live in Vanier but everytime I come back home, I HAVE to come here!
I Love this place. I adore the pizza. Nothing in Canada comes close to excellent pizza like Louis.
I usualy have the Louis special. Its always satisfying.
The staff have always been friendly.
Don’t change a thing… PLEASE!

There isn’t a lot to say that hasn’t already been said, however I want to add my vote for this being the best pizza in town. This isn’t your thin crust, extra ordinary topping selection type of pizza, but on Saturday mornings when we had a few too many drinks the night before the only debate is which of us goes to Louis’ to pick up the pie.

Nous étions à la recherché d’un brunch du dimanche mais nous sommes tombés sur la pizza de chez Louis. Laissez moi vous dire qu’on n’a pas été déçu!
Le resto est de style «diner» des années 60s, et même mes parents disent se rappeler d’y avoir été des années passé (probablement durant les années 60) et me disaient qu’ils ont gardé le même style. C’est bien entretenu et j’adore tout les souvenirs provenant de l’histoire du restaurant sur les murs.
Attention, je vous préviens la pizza est trop bonne!

In researching restaurants near McArthur Lanes for a belated New Year’s work social, a colleague suggested we try out Louis’ Pizza. We have a few members on our team who have dietary restrictions due to allergies, religious beliefs, and a few picky eaters, so we wanted to be able to accommodate the whole team, as well as everyone’s budgets. Louis’ is about $ 10 – 12 per small pizza. Louis’ is a mom-​and-​pop, family restaurant type of place, with photos and children’s drawings all over the walls, and booth seating. We were a group of 13 people and could only fit a maximum of six people per booth, but we all had our winter coats and spread out across three tables for more comfort.
Most of us ordered our own or decided on a few popular kinds to share. A small pizza is more than enough, so many of us left with leftovers, and some with entire pizzas for dinner. I ordered a small Louis’ Special, with pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms, green peppers, and green olives. I was really craving a Hawaiian but still wanted the special, so I just added pineapple as well.
Because our group was large and the place was packed, it took us a little while to receive our orders, maybe about 15 minutes or so, but then again, we were starving when we walked in, so perhaps we were just impatient from the hunger. I’m not sure if they were having some special promotion or if it’s always like this, but all of us who ordered small pizzas received them in a heart shape! The crust is regularly thick, which I generally don’t prefer, but it was fresh and both crispy on the outside and soft on the inside — delicious. They can do a thin crust, but you have to ask. There were a ton of toppings on top and underneath the cheese, and even little mushroom halves stuck with a toothpick on each slice. No extra cheese needed, which I also typically order. Regardless of our individual preferences, we all left extremely full and satisfied.
There is a section off to the side that looked like a mini grocery/​convenience store, but I mostly noticed the fridge full of pies that had a ridiculous amount of whipped cream on top. I was so full that I just couldn’t have another bite, but I would love to go back and try a slice of pie.

Gotta disagree here. We came to Louis’ via reco’s by Unilocal and our airbnb host, decided to go for pizza — we never eat pizza; carbs and fat and all. The interior is all booths, walls decorated with schoolkids’ drawings, read: local, home crowd. We ordered a medium pizza, half ham and pineapple, half pepperoni with mushrooms and olives. Soft crust — their specialty.
The pizza presented to us was unrecognizable– to us Americans anyway. Instead of crust-​tomato sauce-​cheese-​toppings, this was crust-​sauce-​toppings-​cheese. Instead of crisp pepperoni and olives on top, this was covered with a thick white moosh of cheese, the toppings buried inside. So the pepperoni was soft and floppy like Bologna in a sandwich. Likewise, the crust was too soft, maybe undercooked also.
Maybe they do pizza different in Canada, hence the rave reviews. But we ate only half, took the other half home, and threw it out next day: it didn’t improve overnite.
The service was friendly and earnest and helpful. But to our tastes, the pizza was dreadful, the homemade blueberry pie a la mode only fair. The 1 star is for the service. Sorry.