Founded in 1960 by brothers Peppino and Federico Corneli, the restaurant continues to uphold the same authentic recipes passed down through generations. A true family business, it is now proudly run by the new generation — Nicola, Pina, and Alex Corneli, together with Chef Joe Nicodemo. Our homemade pasta, hand-crafted by Nonna Donna, remains the heart and soul of our cuisine. And of course, our pizza baked in an oven imported from Italy delivers that traditional taste we’re famous for.
Visit us at our two locations: Little Italy – Montreal Vimont – Laval
Ristorante Pizzeria Corneli is described as a warm, lively Italian restaurant in Laval with a bright, stylish setting and a wood-fired pizza menu that showcases crispy crusts and generous toppings. The pasta and other Italian dishes are praised for freshness, rich flavors, and comforting textures, with many plates noted as generously portioned. Service is consistently highlighted as attentive, friendly, and efficient, helping make celebrations and family dinners feel special. The atmosphere is described as festive and inviting, encouraging lingering over multiple courses and shared plates. Overall, Corneli is seen as a standout choice for pizza and pasta, offering good value, generous portions, and a welcoming team that makes guests eager to return.
We went to try it near mother's Day in 2025 Pizza Amazing the taste was fantastic not to much sauce plus we tried Meat balls with rice making us remember the taste of Nonna Florinda it bought it back home...the service was wonderful was near wood oven love all the pictures on the wall.... Felt like you were at Nonna & Nonno & dining with family.
Such a great Restaurant to be with my Italian hubby will be back when our busy time gets quiet.....the Waiter we had was polite ,tall ,great sense of humor, & funny very nice .
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J'ai vraiment bien aimé mon expérience, nous avons pris des repas de pâtes & c'était excellent. L'ambiance était vraiment très bien. Seul bémol pour moi c'est l'hygiène en général, nos fourchettes étaient tous les 2 sales, avec de la nourriture collé. Ensuite, j'ai remarqué que les hommes au four à pizza ne portaient pas de filets, sur la tête & sur la barbe & une d'eux avait vraiment une méga barbe!! J'avoue que ça m'a pas mal dégouté, j'étais bien contente de pas avoir pris de pizza!!! Bref pour ma part, j'étais vraiment contente d'essayer ce nouveau restaurant, mais dû au manque d'hygiène, je n'y retournerai pas! 🤷🏻?♀?
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Been to Pizza Corneli twice & both times the pizza was absolutely fantastic! Great quality, amazing flavors, & excellent service. It can get a bit loud inside, but the food more than makes up for it. Highly recommend!
The food is delicious ! Especially the pizza & pasta ! Good portions ! Love the open space beautiful decor I would just recommend that the music is a little loud a little difficult to have a conversation with your group ! Great staff !
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Corelli de Laval. Excellent moment passé en famille pour mon anniversaire,
Cuisine très bonne la pizza Bianca Buffala Croquante est un délice! Merci à Jean pour un service impeccable & au chef pour son savoir faire & ses petites surprises!
Great spot to enjoy a solid pizza & generous portion of pasta. The appetizers were also quite good & the place has a lovely decor. The staff is friendly & attentive. I can understand why this place is quite busy.
Although the restaurant was too loud, had to scream for my family to hear my speak. The overall vibe was nice. Comfortable seats, nice tables, nice restaurant decorations.
The waiter was very nice & attentive.
The pizza is great! & I had the lamb shank..fall of the bone! Delicious.
The restaurant is beautiful, but the service is slow. (& I'm not talking about the new employee who ended up serving us- she was great.) The appetizers were really good, but the portions were small. The main dishes were bigger portions, but everyone at our table agreed their dish was missing flavour - the main dishes ranged from pizza, meat, & pasta. Not the best overall, but would come back to try it again & see if it was just an off night.
Tout était bien le service & tres bon sauf que je n'est pas apprécié ma pizza que jai trouvé tres sec, mais ceci & mon propre avis c'est une question de gout sûrement
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But once a month I come up to Laval to have lunch with my dear old buddy Angelo & we've met in downtown Montreal at the cornelli there. & of course it's a wonderful place steeped in historical references & the famous imported stove from Italy rebuilt brick by brick. They tell me with that rotating motor for the pizzas on the bottom. I'm a pizza fanatic. & Angelo is the previous restaurant owner of an Italian restaurant that wasn't very cheap at all. Like 25 years ago I paid $55 for lunch at his place & he slipped us & a pair of teeth for free. So here I am at cornelli's & Angelo tells me they opened up one in Laval & that he went with his wife who loves pizza & it was really good. I joined him. The place was surprisingly attractive or something so basically square footage cubicle with a little bit of dense for the pizza area where they have a similar stove but more modernized, for their pizza making. But on the same principle of rotation. Rotation. Sat near the pizza place area so I could see the stove. The staff was fast & pleasant enough though. Highly functional as the place was quite busy & just for lunch on Friday. I think it probably could be busier but it was a sunny day & I'm sure people were not thinking they should sit inside at some restaurant. Then again other people like us said great day to go to where restaurant & they didn't disappoint at all. The pizza was perfect. Angelo pointed out to crust at the end while I made the points about the bottom of the pizza being cooked sufficiently & not soft or doughy. On top Angelo preferred his to mine & so did I because I took the basic only the one named after the restaurant & it's okay & it's probably the cheapest pizza. Joy lesser ingredients perhaps.. But overall very good indeed. Quality of food & service McLendliness of the restaurant...
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The pros & cons I found were only one thing. Because by the way, there was parking right near the front door for handicapped & that helps me a lot. & there was one slot available for me just to the left of the front doors. Thank you for having that handicap parking, Dear Cornelli restaurant...
The one thing that I noticed right away which was a little bit stressful compared to the downtown Cornelli. Was that downtown? The structure absorbs sound quite well, whereas the Laval one has a lot of reflective sound & the acoustics for a non-full restaurant were a little bit challenging to hear both the waitresses & my buddy Angelo
Compared to a restaurant I used to go to in the West Island of Montreal In a Famiglia & cie., now close due to the covid-19 epidemic.... If anybody knows where they've reopened if at all. Tony & Frank & Giovanni running the place with a great staff. Let me know & I'll go anywhere they are... But they had challenged acoustics as well. They did put in some acoustic tiles & some low-hanging low light lamps & they are always packed. Thursday, Friday, Saturday only open though for suppers.. but full to the hills
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They're acoustics also were not the greatest but they made a bit of effort to put in some absorption but table to table pretty close together full of people. They going to have acoustic issues.
This Cornelli isn't as squished in their seating arrangement as La famglia was set up to be but their acoustics for even a less than half full restaurant were somewhat challenging. That's both good & bad
. The excitement of a busy, noisy restaurant adds to some of the ambience. It also gets rid of customers who won't linger around a lot like the old McDonald's formula of it may look comfortable & good & welcoming, but the chairs are designed to not have you sit there too long. Sort of thing.
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Be that as in May the restaurant was set up in an attractive manner with a great staff & a excellent menu & the pizzas were very good. I will go there again. I will order pizza again & I will try other types of pizza. Just having lunch with Angelo in Laval
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Actually, we're scheduled to meet next Friday, at the downtown Cornelli. 🌟✨👍
The restaurant was packed with communion & confirmation celebrations. We were a small group of 10 & we were still well served & promptly & the plates we ordered were fantastic. I had the cavatelli with sausage & rapini & it was 👌. My husband the lasagna & he said was fantastic, my son had the penne alla Gigi & he adored it & my daughter's pepperoni pizza was delish! Everything was great & service was great too! Definitely returning!
Merci beaucoup à toute l'équipe. Excellent service & options de menu. Les pizzas, pâtes, sauces faites maison & encore plus. Nous avons hâte d'y retourner bientôt en famille ou entre amis.
Super restaurant avec sa délicieuse pizza au four à bois est minutieusement inspectée avant d'être servie, la tendre escalope de veau & les goûteuses pâtes. Nous avons adoré notre expérience. Le restaurant est très bruyant avec ses hauts plafonds, peut-être que quelques panneaux acoustiques pourraient aide
