878 Barry Downe Rd, Greater Sudbury, ON P3A 3V2, Canada
Tony Masotti, the founder of Cortina Pizza, moved to Canada from Italy with only a quarter in his pocket. In 1964 he put enough of those quarters together to open the first Cortina Pizza location. We were the first take-out and delivery restaurant in the City of Sudbury. We introduced the famous Kitchen Sink Pizza and the legendary Meatball Sandwich. We are still here, we still love this city, and we look forward to feeding you and your family.
Old school pizza if you're looking for it. Actually tastes like pizza from the good old days. The only thing is, if you want a proper pizza, make sure you ask for extra sauce. Not sure what the deal is with all these pizza places but they literally put Ona thin film of it and it's basically dough with toppings in the end.
Meatball sub was lacking in the flavor department, generous amount of cheese wich was a nice surprise. Overall edible meatball sub . Fast service
Decided to check it out while in sudbury, quaint little spot that caught the eye. Good pricing, generous toppings, overall good flavour
Wings were soaked in sauce yet so dry and chewy. Also missing 2 Wings from the order. Our Pizza dry and pretty bland tasting. Very disappointed.
So, on our way home from shopping this evening we stopped at Cortina Pizza on Barrydowne. Kari didn’t want anything but I said I would like a meatball sandwich. Twenty minutes later she came out with my sandwich. She said it appeared the gentleman behind the counter wasn’t impressed with such a puny order so he put the sandwich into the oven , , , , , , for almost 20 minutes and served other people coming in after Kari. Instead of just giving Kari the sandwich and sending us on our merry way, he waited until he completed the other $$$$$ orders. When we got home I opened my sandwich and it was burnt. I immediately called the restaurant and told him I was unhappy about the product. He said he could give me a credit for another one or he would just simply replace the one he burnt. I told him I wasn’t about to drive into town from Garson to get a replacement sandwich. He basically told me that’s all he could do for me. Okay, I spent enough years in retail and in retail management and while there really wasn’t more that he could do, I requested to have the owner call me. He abruptly said, “No. you’re not going to talk with the owner!” Shocked, I said pardon me, to which he replied, “I’m the manager here and I will NOT give you the owner’s name or phone number. And I certainly will NOT have him call you either.” End of conversation, Part 1. Does anybody know who owns that franchise and how I might be able to reach out to him? I am really sick of these twenty-something egomaniacs thinking they have the 🌎 by the balls ⚽️ ⚾️ and things are going to be done THEIR way on THEIR terms! I would appreciate any assistance you may be able to offer me!
The most disgusting food I've ever put in my mouth for 15$. Soggy, tasteless and small for a huge price. Would not recommend. The most soggy sub I've ever had within 5 mins of getting in the car. Nasty.
Pizza was undercooked, with a doughy crust. Staff was very friendly, just like 30 years ago. The building hasn't changed in that time either, it's showing its age. Unfortunately, the food just isn't the same as we remember.. it was okay. Chicken wings were decent, breaded ravioli was good and was the dish that warranted the third star. Would I go back for another $80+ meal.. no.
Got a few large pizzas asked for them to be well done I ended up getting raw pepperoni raw dough and extremely gross crust and extremely poor customer service. This happens way to often here disgusting and will never ever come back I do not recommend At all many places are far better
Best Pizza in Sudbury. Great Sponsor too, Darren is a good man
Very poor quality tonight
Pizza was so overcooked dough tasted like cardboard will not be ordering again
8:35 tried to place an order and was told they are closed are we back in COVID times
The best food ever. Everytime i visit from Alberta im there. Stoping by for more lasagna to take with me. The best!
Ordered 2 kitchen sink for a party. Worst pizza ever!!! Crust was sooo hard and dry....forget cardboard it was like eating mdf wood!! OMG!! What is going on at this place. Plus a bunch of us had to run to the toilet right after. People ate one peice just to be kind. Big mistake. Stay away from this place. Disgusting. They need to get it together. Used to be the best in town. Now it the Worst in town. How the mightly have fallen.
I was terrified when reading the reviews but surprisingly the poutine what who complains about to much cheese it was delicious and sub was 3/5 mom says only had to wait 1hr and 47 min
Have been wanting to order a Kitchen Sink for a while. We waited until we had a family function and order 3 pizza s for delivery. They came in a timely manner but the quality was a 1/10. The dough was thick and dry, under cooked and with no taste. It is nothing like the pizzas of past from Cortina. We order pizza many times throughout the year and will be passing on this place. Called to complain and express our opinion to hopefully help them get better
The strangest crust ever is it premade?
Good food
We order meat ball sandwich s, the meat is processed unbelievable disappointed. I have been hearing about these subs from my father for 30 years how amazing they are absolutely terrible for an authentic restaurant Real Ingredients are need for this to improve
After moving out of town we look forward to buying pizza from here when we visit. This time however, we were very disappointed. The man who answered the phone and also served us when we picked up was miserable and bitter. He was filthy. He was miserable on the phone and visibly cranky when we walked in to pick up. Our crust was hard and there was literally no sauce and the pizza was over cooked. I gave him a 5$ tip on a 15$ order and he waved it off, not even a little grateful. Unfortunately, this will be the last time I visit this location and maybe even the last time we bother ordering in the first place.
Shared the meatbulb sub with my daughter and its her favorite in Sudbury so far.
We re local supporting local. Best pizza in town.
Pizza is half of what it used to be and cold most of the time and closed 9:30 pm on a Saturday night! Might as well shut the place down!
Never an answer when I call to order Dietary restrictions: Not even an option for lack of possible service since they dont answer the phone
We ordered a lg pizza all meat well done. Chicken wings well done forgot to do it well done under cooked over 50.00 want my money back
Best pizza in sudbury hands down! Their kitchen sink pizza is the best!!
The food is excellent, and the serving sizes are more than enough.
Overall bad pizza, good service but extremely overpriced payed $50 for 2 large pizzas
If you love meatball subs, this place is a must.
Bought meatball Subs last month they were really good. I bought 6 Subs today April 13th 2023 they are gross. The cheese is all clumpy and the sub taste like metal. We had stopped going there for that reason. My name is Rachelle and not going anymore.
Always our go to when we get takeout pizza.
Two stars only because the service was good. Pizza was awful. Dry and maybe 12 pcs of pepperoni on the whole large pizza. Won t be back.
If you think your getting the old Cortina flavour and taste ....YOUR GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED! Ordered a kitchen sink and it was awful. No taste. My wife took two bites and threw it in the garbage. So sad that such am iconic pizza place has absolutely lost all its standards
Cortina Pizza is a staple in this city. Me and my spouce love coming here!
Ordered a pizza at 6 pm Monday June 12th. It wasnt cooked all the way through and the bacon was raw. I had such stomach problems the next morning it was insane. Will never order from there again.
Great food I will definitely order again .
Ordered 5 meatball subs today. Absolutely horrible, bread was really stale. Sauce was gross. Cheap store bought sauce. Meatballs...not sure what kind of meat that was. We will never spend money here again.
This location is only takeout but its the best Cortina there is!
Best Pizza in Sudbury!! Try a Delight.
Good honest simple pizza
Absolutely horrible. The pizza was a cheap frozen pizza with toppings added on top. I do not recommend at all. Better off buying delissio pizzas.
I got recommended this place by a friend and I got a poutine and it wasnt good at all or layered properly. The gravy was very clumpy and just pooled at the top, there was too much cheese and it was stuck all in the middle and very rubbery, most of my fries were still raw, I couldnt enjoy it at all I also dont usually have to mix a poutine into a sloppy mess to be able to start eating it. Feeling very disappointed just better off going to McDonalds.
Raw fries to much gravy it was so clumpy and gross and there was like no friends it was almost all cheese and gravy .definitely would not recommend theyre not as good as they once were. Service
my favorite pizza in sudbury
Ordered a kitchen sink pizza and small cheese with pineapple. Received both pizzas in a timely fashion however the crust for both was cardboard like and dry. The small pizza came with pepperonis on it which, had to be picked off. Its possible the crust was double baked.
Took a new friend for the meatball subs and she loved them. When her and her husband go to Sudbury they will stop in.
Best meatball sub in town.
I remember growing up there wasnt a better meatball sub than a Cortina Pizza meatball sub.. Now its just soaked in sauce and hardly any cheese. Minimum amount of meatballs.. Just totally cheaped out.. The pick up special pizza has gone up 5 dollars over the last 4 years. So now I go to Great Lakes Pizza Its $3 cheaper and about the same quality.... Cortina Pizza is literally a 40 second drive from me and I will never be back until someone says they changed
Worst pizza I have ever had. The canned mushrooms also had an odd taste. The box likely tasted better than the crust. And the tomatoes on my salad were slimy. Never again.
Just ordered a pizza from these guy s, it had been a little while since the last order and wow still the best pizza in town, we totally enjoyed our meal and already thinking about the next time
Ordered the chin dripper because it says extra sauce on it.....asked them to not be afraid to load it up with sauce. Most dry pizza I have EVER had. Whole pizza was gross but Im not going into that. Its almost like they were spiteful because I asked for extra.... Gave two stars because I feel bad for the older lady working there. She was nice.
They raised their prices by almost 90 percent and the same item I bought last week was 7.50 now was 12.50 and wasnt even cooked right
Always have time for a Cortina pizza when Im visiting Sudbury
When you call at 9:35 pm and you close at Ten and they answer the phone with...sorry we are closed.... PRICELESS. I was driving through Sudbury and I always used to order some meatball subs.... but now will think twice before calling them. (Called Wed June 15)
Good pizza :)
Over priced pizza was nasty as well was hoping it would be good considering I spent $38 on a large pizza,
I ve been a fan of Cortina Meatballs subs for over 30 years. I used to praise them as being the best I ve ever had. The quality has gone down so much over the years that now Subway is even better than Cortina. Not only has the quality gone down, but the prices have gone up. We bought 6 the other day and it was $60! I m sad to say I don t think I ll be buying them anymore based on poor taste/flavour and high price.
Yum what can I say good food
Why say your open and dont answer the phone. Poor communication
Im from out of province, I use to live here many many years ago though...many fond memories on the Meatball Sandwiches were great...until my last visit, seems like they changed the buns...not as crispy n light.... but the service staff were very nice though
Have always loved the food here, but the price hike since Covid set me back a little.
Friendly staff awesome pizza love it to bad we dont have it anymore in timmins ontario
Great pizza, meatball subs are the best.
I have gone here for years, the staff has become increasingly unpleasant and rude. Tonight I called at 8:30, after being rude, they said we close in 30 minutes, and refused to take the order
Pizza was terrible, tasted like a frozen pizza. It was over priced and came with canned mushrooms and not enough sauce or cheese.
Great homemade pizza and even better Caesar salad A+
It s been a LONG time since I ve had Cortina pizza. Sorry to say I was disappointed. Hardly any sauce on the pizza at all. Not at all what I was looking forward to. Was more like ingredients on a thin biscuit. This just might be how they make them now.
Awesome place to order food by far they have the best meatball subs
Always been a fan of your pizza, but tonight I ordered one and it had two strands of hair in it really upset..
Most excellent kitchen sink
Good food
The best pizza in Sudbury - love the Kitchen Sink.
Mediocre
The customer service at Cortina on Barrydowne is horrible. These people have no idea how to speak to their customers and seem to think that nobody else in the city speaks French. Guess what? Im fully bilingual and not only did I hear you complaining about me, I understood it. You will never, ever get my business again and I will never recommend your establishment to anyone.
Was a skeptic about these guys having the best meatball sub in the city. They did not disappoint! Best meatball sub I ve ever had. I got it with extra cheese and bacon. I just moved in a block away, they will be seeing lots more of me in the future! Will have to try their pizza next.
Always quick, great food and service.
Meatball subs. Mmmm good.
As always awesome
Why did you change the sauce on the meatball subs? Disappointed:(
Love their food
Excellent meatball subs!!!
Good food but not the friendliest staff.
Good pizza
Meatball sub and lasagna were amazing!
This is not acceptable. Worst meatball subs. What happened to you sellouts.
This is a popular take out restaurant for the locals of Sudbury. The meatball sub with cheese is a long time favourite. Long time meaning the 1970s era (possibly earlier)
Pizza is fantastic. The rest not so much
Terrible meatball subs . Terrible service! We will never order from cortina pizza again!
Best pizza EVER!
Good food, just not pleasant to deal with older male. Spend $50, ask a couple napkins and he rolls his eyes at you.
Who doesnt crave a Cortina pizza
My all time favorite pizza joint...moved back to Ontario from Alberta because I couldnt live without a cortina meatball sandwich
I think their new owners cuz the sauce is different so size 5 star is it used to be to me anyway
Best pizza in sudbury
Best meatball subs for the longest time, but the last 2 times something has changed with them. They do not taste the same. The sauce changed or the meat ball. You just lost a long time customer.
The sauce on the meatball sandwich has changed.
worst customer service experience ever! Just spoke with a representative about being a first-time customer and wanting to inquire on popular options, offered no help! Told him that I run a company and would fire him if he was my employee hes simply hung up. Business owner= fire this employee they are costing you good business!
Terrible customer service, I will not spend any $ at Cortina Pizza, I recommend Great Lakes Pizza!
Love the pizza ! Great service always !!
I remember being a kid and enjoying the meatball sandwich, through the 80s and 90s it was a meal I looked forward too. Came up this weekend and ordered 5 meatball sandwiches that I was really looking forward to. HONESTLY I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN A MEAL! 1st they gave me the wrong order, I called about 10x with no answer, then got a call that we got the wrong order, 30 minutes after I originally picked up my order I returned to pick up the right order and drop off someone elses order, they did not make the other customer a new order only handed him the food I took 30 min prior, then handed me the original order that had been sitting this whole time. The bread was dry there was absolutly no flavor in the sauce or meatballs the sandwiches we cold. I think its time this franchise closes its doors! It is a far cry from the original!!!!
Terrific food and friendly staff
The quality of the pizza was subpar, the order was incorrect and the dough was undercooked and not to standard. We ordered and paid for pop and it was not delivered. First time ordering, was very disappointing and will not be ordering from this location again
Owned and operated by a local proprietor and their pizzas and pastas are different from some of the other chain operated pizza joints. One of the best meatball sandwiches in town
The quality of their food has gone down greatly.The sauce isnt even the same.Does Cortina Pizza have new owners?
They changed the sauce for the meatball subs. It was brownish in color instead of red. Its like they added another sauce to it. Couldnt taste the good spicey taste it used to have. My husband and l looked forward to a good meatball sub at cortina when coming to sudbury. Very disappointed!! Wont go again!!!
Worst customer service ever. Tried several times to call and place an order and no answer.. I understand that there are busy times during the day but that is no excuse for not answering the phone. We finally got through and placed our order and waited about 30 minutes for it to be prepared which is an acceptable wait time. After we picked it up it wasnt until we got home that we found that they gave us an order that belonged to someone else and that they had also charged us the wrong amount., We returned the order they had given us and when they found ours they didnt offer to make another pizza but instead they just gave us our original order that by this time had been sitting there for about 20 minutes.They didnt offer an apology and gave us a refund for the overcharge and we went on our way with a cold pizza. We should have refused the order!!!! This will be the last time that we order anything from Cortina Pizza, Customer service leaves a lot to be desired!!! I would give them zero stars but its not possible,
Thanks for the memories. I was up visiting family from Toronto and was staying with a sister in Garson I told her that we had to order the kitchen sink. It was just as I remembered it in my years when cortina was in chemmy. It was great thanks!!
Got the everyday walk in pepperoni special for $12 and it was great! Was also tempted on the everyday 2 meatball subs for $12 too! Called ahead and he told me 30-40 minutes, I walked in 20 minutes later and was going to wait in store but he already had my order ready. :) They have a daily special that changes each day for under $5! It wasnt shown online though so I didnt know about it when I ordered, theres pastas, sandwiches etc. Most thin crust pizza Ive had got over cooked but this was PERFECTLY crisp and cooked great! No this isnt paid reviews, Im just impressed! Looked like the guy was by himself too! Coming back for sure!
Great local pizza
Love the meatball subs!
Delicious meatball sub. I can see why people recommend this place. I was also happy with the service.
Kitchen Sink if the best pizza on the planet!
Best pizza in town.
Horrible meatball sub! They changed the recipe. Tastes nothing like the original. The bread was dry, cheese was gross, sauce was awful and the meatballs, which were few, were tasteless. VERY DISAPPOINTED. I even called to complain and the manager was very rude. I will miss the good original meatball sub that they were so well known for....not anymore. I will not be going back Barrydowne location
Love their meatball subs
Wow this was awful!! Ordered a meatball sub which was fine! An Italian sub which was not good! Wow! Barely any meat! And a poutine and fries are still half raw and barley any cheese! Wow!! Just wow! You guys are going downhill big time!!!!! Wont let me post a pic of the sub but just terrible!! All bread no meat !!!!
Always great pizza and meatball subs. Kitchen Sink pizza is probably my favourite.
Amazing pizza and service. Best in town
Best Meatball Sub in town!
Best meatball sub in canada
The pizza is good, better than any chain. Apart from that there isnt much else that stands out. Sauce is ok, good amount of toppings, and good cheese saturation. Staff at both locations are very friendly.
Got the Pasta and meatball, its tasted alright. The noodles were a little undercooked, the sauce not a whole lot of flavor. The meatballs were pretty good. Wasnt that good the next day.
Best meatball sandwiches in town
The best pizza in town. Great service.
The worker wasnt very friendly, barely grumbled a word to me. The pizza was alright.. But it tastes very similar to the Great Value thin crust pizza at walmart. I wouldnt pay $15 for this pizza when I could get similar pizza for a fraction of the price. The only thing that stood out was that the pepperoni was good quality.
A Sudbury staple. Friendly service and delicious food!
My favourite Pizza in Sudbury.
Great meatball sandwiches and pizza. They have a huge Italian menu. This is a takeout only place and service is quick. The employees are frienkeoutI visited several times on my visit home.
Excellent food and the staff is awesome
Good servings. Tasty food.
Traveling from Toronto we stop religiously at this Cortina!! Meatball sandwich to die for, believe me!
Great food. Good experience
Very good service
We happened to visit the place and found it to be comfortable. It is located in a convenient place with good parking places. It is located in a central location in Sudbury.
Garlic bread was dry was not happy with it and not cut bread just meatball sandwich buns with cheese and bacon they use to make a better garlic bread with cheese and bacon but not now
Meatballs were great
Had the meatball sub and it was delicious!!!
Delicious pizza, great specials, friendly staff.
Love the pizza here and the meatball subs are the best in Sudbury. Order the Kitchen Sink! You wont be disappointed.
Happy courteous staff. Great service. Delicious Meatball subs
Very good pizz. The staff was really friendly. I am not from around here and when I need a cab, they helped me find a number for a company.
Worst pizza ever, waited over an hour for delivery $99 for two large pizza and two small wings pizza was cold as where the wings, the pizza resembled a grocery store frozen pizza and quite possibly the worst Wings Ive ever had, I called them and they said they would credit two pizzas the next time honestly even if they were free I probably wouldnt eat that garbage again this was from the barrydowne location
Some of the best meatball sub Ive ever tried
Best pizza anywhere. Hands down fav!
Best meatball subs!! Friendly staff
I had the kitchen the kitchen sink! Fantastic! :)) Great job team cortina! Loved it!
Always go for a meatball sub when ever Im in town. So yummy
The service was good and people there were kind, helpful,meatball subs are pretty good,I would go back again.
Not as good as they use to be they dont melt cheese on subs...
Never disappointed
Great take out
This location should shut down it does not know what it s doing three times I ve placed an order And three times they screwed up now I placed another order and it s been two hours I called the company first he blamed it on the driver then he blamed it on the customer unbelievable these people pay top dollar for food and expect some service they suck shut down
Good Quality Food
Mushroom Caps!
I always order their meatball subs. They are just awesome, tasty and fill me up every time. Purely a treat!
Good food
Worse Meatball subs ever from the Barrydowne location. We always get them there because they were always the best but after today we are going to think twice before we order from there. They hardly had any sauce and the sauce was only on top. The meatballs tasted old. Dont know what happened but couldnt even finish our subs. I through half of mine out. What a waste of money and we bought 6 of them.
Food is really good there stuff is nice
Had a pizza very good
Server was very rude!! And to top it all off there was two hairs on my pizza. Never going back there again!!
The BEST kitchen sink ever!!
Grew up eating at Cortina. Love it and its never let me down. LOVE the kitchen sink, meatball sandwich and one of my fav. Rigatoni.
Ordered the Kitchen sink pizza with hot peppers. It had been years since I ordered there and it was as excellent as I remembered. Got the meatball sandwich a few days later and that too was just ad good as I remembered!!If you want a true Italian pizza this is the place to order!!
Nice restaurant to get delicious pizza and also delivery is available
Not the best pizza, good meatball sub though.
The food is amazing ,lots of cheese, beers and pizza
Mmmmm
Great place for a bite! Little pricier than most, but well worth it. Try the kitchen sink pizza if youve never been...
Good pizza