City Goose

The pizza is good, but the experience was not up to the standards of the venue. Very classy looking place with antiques inside, however, they did not have a hand held menu. The service was also a little slow at the beginning, I had to go up and get waters myself (it was a hot day). To make matters worse I had no power and therefore no phone, but even if I did, I rather not look at a little screen and actually look at a menu. I felt like a second class citizen, they don’t account for people who may be travelling and not have internet or people that don’t like to look at screens all day. I suggest you have a print out of a menu handy so if someone prefers to have a hand held menu you could accommodate. The cost is really not that much, and you are taking away from the eating out experience by not having this available.

Had a dinner here the other day here on one of their outdoor seating. Be aware that there is limited outdoor seating and you will be occasionally entertained by vehicles passing by and pedestrians (we didn't mind). We tried: The Janis chicken sandwich (menu says Chicken breast tossed with dill sour cream, pickles, cheddar cheese and green apple. Served on a fresh baked bread) The Mandy Couscous with Chicken (menu says Israeli couscous with cucumber, carrot, radish, parsley, spinach, pickled red onion and a red wine vinaigrette) And a pizza that was apparently a concept they were trying out (candied garlic, basil leaves, tomatoes, a white sauce, and drizzled with balsamic). The sandwich was packed into a large pita, cut into two and was mild tasting with some nice tangy and sweet green apple bits that added nicely to the taste. The pita chips were good, with a dusting of spice. The sandwich is a cold sandwich and the chicken was prepared previously; the other ingredients were freshly prepared. The salad was excellent, with large, nicely prepared Cuscous and generally mild overall but with some nice tangy picked veggies here and there. The pizza was very tasty, although it could have been cooked just a *tiny* bit longer (given the amount of take-out orders coming thru the kitchen that evening, this was probably not typical). We would order it again. Actually, we would order all of the items we had on a future visit. Service was enthusiastic and polite although he seemed to be the only staff on hand and served the meals with a lot of marker on his fingers, which was a bit off-putting. Still would give a thumb's up on the service. The meal - with tip and alcohol - came to a reasonable $55 (the pizza was gratis as they were testing a new recipe). Overall verdict is we'll definitely go back again. ??

Got the pam pam pizza with Calabrese and it was great, would suggest maybe bringing a little spicier option on the menu such as spicy salami as the overall taste was a bit mild. We also had quite a long wait time but that’s not the norm and the host was courteous in explaining their error. Will be back hopefully one day to try out more options

Tastiest pizza, tomato soup and grilled cheese ever. Comfort food done fancier!! I can’t wait to go back and try all their other pizza options and sandwiches. Lovely experience

Great place! Great pizza! If you’re in the area, stop here - you really can’t go wrong!

Loved it! I called ahead and they were nice enough to put on the Formula 1 Qualifying race and give us a table right by the tv. They also have some great beers available and the pizza is dynamite. Couldn’t recommend enough!

Excellent quality pizza. We made reservations for our larger group and was seated in a well distanced and clean space. Tried the Arlington donair pizza and the Rupert Mushroom Pizza. Both were delicious with an even leopard crust. Wish the donair pizza had a bit more of the sweet donair sauce is all. Service was a bit slow but friendly. QR code menu and check in, Vax records checked when seated, staff was masked up.

I can't believe one of the best pizzas, arguably in the country, is served here in this random shop in Ottawa. There isn't a better mix of great tomato sauce, fresh, slightly burnt dough, and unique toppings on a pie that I can recall. Shout-out to the arugula salad and marinara sauce too, these just highlight the quality of the ingredients used here.