I recently visited this location with my family because we live in Durham region and I had a craving for authentic Neapolitan pizza. I read some online reviews that said Il Fornello has a pizza night and they make Neapolitan style pizza. I was hesitant but the craving was too strong. I called ahead and made a reservation and even asked the person who took my reservation to ask the manager or the kitchen if they made AUTHENTIC Neapolitan pizza. After waiting for a few minutes, she came back and assured us that indeed they do make Neapolitan pizza.
I was exited and ready to go.
To make a long story short, we ordered Margherita pizza and the disappointment was real. This was not even close to being Neapolitan pizza. I've eaten in 5 of Toronto's highly YeLp ranked Neapolitan pizza restaurants and while there is obviously some differential in taste in each restaurant, a Neapolitan pizza lover can tell all of them are authentic Neapolitan pizza joints. Il Fornello on the other hand? Nope. The pizza wasn't bad at all but it's not Neapolitan pizza and I'm hoping if you guys read this, you would stop telling people that it is.