Newport Restaurant

I was treated to this restaurant for lunch by a new friend who is currently living in Ottawa. It was pretty cool to meet up with him at the 2016 Ottawa marathon race weekend.
First things first, It’s kind of weird and fun to point out that this place is associated with Elvis Presley, as the sign on the wall of the outside of the restaurant proclaims. Another sign says that they make the world’s greatest pizza ever, a claim that’s really bold and sometimes controversial. Maybe Canada’s best or Ottawa’s best, but there was some debate as to what is really world’s best, especially compared to Rome, Italy and various places in the United States (i.e. Chicago and New York, of course). My new friend from Ottawa had suggested this place and I was like, okay, what’s better than pizza? Off we went. This place was about a 10 minute drive from the Shaw Centre, so that’s not too bad. We arrived here around 12:15pm and it was not really busy. Better for us, since we didn’t wait too long. The overall experience here was good, positive, but average. Did like the ambiance of a good ol fashion diner with good service. It was casual and quiet comfortable. We ended up sitting in the back with the many photos on the wall.
The Newport restaurant is located at 322 Churchill Avenue North in Ottawa. It’s a simple restaurant and/​or diner in a residential neighborhood type setting. Parking can be simple here, street parking where you can find it. I’m pretty sure that there’s public transit service going through here, but I’m a tourist here and it’s nice to be able to have a car. There’s always Über to take you around. They accept major credit cards, so that’s a good deal to have. They somehow are an authority on best pizza ever, so we decided to do just that. Prices here were decent enough to where we just split a Medium pizza and I ordered medium fries /​potato wedges for good measure. Id like to think that those fries were cooked just for me. They were really good, complete with ketchup all over the place, just kind of like hitting the spot kind of good. Definitely satisfying after a few days of sightseeing in Ottawa.
My time here at the Newport restaurant was brief, probably at most an hour or so for a nice lunch with a new friend. The server was very nice and we made small talk about the weather and it lead to conversation about running the marathon the next morning. It was fun that way. Even at the table further away, we overheard these older ladies about tomorrow’s marathon and how it was going to be warm to borderline hot. What got me was that one of the ladies said «how far is a marathon?». I wanted to get up and say something, but I just let it go. I forgot to take photos of the menu, so I don’t know what we ordered. I did take a photo of the pizza and the French fries; so that’s some redeeming quality. For what it’s worth, the pizza was good and delicious, but not sure if it measures up to «world’s best», as they are claiming. The cheese on the pizza was satisfying and it just oozes with perfection in your mouth. The fries, as aforementioned before, was great and it’s not fast food French fries you normally see at McDonald’s or Burger King. I do love these types of French fries /​potato wedges.
The overall experience here was — as decent as they come. The restaurant itself was clean and had some bits of homespun charm and personality I’ve seen elsewhere in America. If you love pizza as much as the next guy, feel free to check this place out and make your own decision whether or not this place serves up the world’s best pizza. While the pizza my friend and I did have was delicious, I probably would rate the pizza itself as a 4 out of 5 stars. Not the world’s best, but it was the best for that day.
4.5 stars for the entire experience.
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I went there twice. First time, service was okay. I had pizza and I don’t think there is anything special about theirs. The slices were not too greasy. I don’t remember which one I chose. Also, they charge you an extra 10 cents if you use credit and they didn’t tell me right until I ask why the price was not the same on the bill.
The 2^nd time I went during lunch time, I ordered Hot Turkey. The waitress brought the plate and asked who ordered «Hot Chicken». After a moment, I said that I ordered Hot turkey. She replied: «Oh yeah, it’s turkey.», put the plate on my table and left immediately. I looked at it and it seemed much like chicken. When she came back, I asked her that I ordered Hot turkey to which she replied bluntly: «It‘s turkey». I gave in and I ate it. That «turkey» tasted a lot like chicken. For 12 $, it was only two slice of bread with chicken. The gravy looked solid-​ish so my meal was probably prepared first and left on the counter. However, the veggies were surprisingly delicious.
When the bills came, she didn’t have enough change so she manage to kept 35 cents as tip. I didn’t tip because I wasn’t too happy with the service.

Good breakfast great service, they made certain that we had all we needed and with a smile and good sense of Humour…

Newport rocks!
Thin crust, crispy on bottom and equally crispy on top, generous toppings, definitely one of Ottawa’s best.
The service was great, they were super friendly and welcoming.