The Meatball Pizza & Pasta

Awful awful pizza! Crust is frozen store bought. The toppings are yucky and not fresh. Please do not go here you’ve been warned!!!

Stayed at this hotel overnight on a Friday. Had dinner that night and was excited to try the vegetarian lasagne as it sounded great on the menu. Very disappointing! Service although was friendly was terrible as well as the servers took ages to greet us, receive drinks, take orders, and to take payment.
The gluten free options for one of my celiac friends was wonderful, as almost everything including all pizzas and pastas are available to her.
Another positive was the continental breakfast. It was a nice surprise to find out they make omelettes to order and you can take it back to your room.
Overall it was a pretty decent place to stay overnight especially with the breakfast, but I would not recommend having dinner here.

I write this review from the Chili’s down the street which, despite offering unremarkable dishes prepared in a microwaveable plastic bag, provides a better dining experience overall.
Their selection is limited to pizza and traditional Italian dishes. The prices were high but reasonable for the area.
I ordered the Chicken Parm which arrived slightly burnt. The portion size was small.
My wife ordered a prosciutto, vegetable and shrimp dish. There were four shrimp, flakes of prosciutto, and almost no vegetables. The portion size was small.
The food was slower than typical to arrive for a restaurant in this class. Our empty plates sat for 18 minutes before being cleared.
We left the restaurant and immediately went to the grocery store for Second Dinner as our meal at The Meatball was entirely unsatisfactory.

My food was amazing, and the beef cannelloni reaped a ‘mmmm’ from my Italian Restaurateur boyfriend. That never happens! I would recommend it to anyone looking for good food.

Three of us were in town for a conference. We decided this was the restaurant for supper. No problem getting a table. After being seated, the server told us about the daily special which was any pizza on the menu for $ 10. Seemed like a good idea. One of the group ordered a pasta with smoked salmon which she actually liked. The other ordered the lasagna, tried to get it modified without something and was told that the lasagnas were pre-​made and could not be modified… she ordered it anyways. I ordered a pepperoni pizza and tried to get mushrooms added. The server hummed and hawed about it for a moment and I said that I didn’t mind paying extra for it. She said she would check with the kitchen… about adding mushrooms… to a pizza… She came back about 5 minutes later and explained that the «chefs» said that they had a «company policy» about adding mushrooms to pepperoni pizzas on the nights that they were on special. Even if I offered to pay for them. Here’s my issue: First of all, I would love to see that company policy, straight out of the company policy manual that indicates that no mushrooms will be added to pizzas on pizza special night, even if that’s what the customer wants and is willing to pay for it. Please, if someone from the restaurant is reading this, contact me and send me this policy. Second, do not, under any circumstances, refer to the line cooks that are re-​heating pre-​made lasagnas and not putting mushrooms on pizzas with customer requests, as «chefs». These fellas are line cooks at best. AT BEST! To refer to the as a «chef» is doing a disservice to actual bonafide chefs everywhere.

Pretty average food.
I came here with my bf and ordered the meatball and spaghetti and he ordered the chicken meatball and cabonara. Food took a good 20 minutes to arrive even thought it was 9:30pm and there were maybe 5 other tables seated at the time.
Food finally arrives and my meatball and spaghetti was just ok. It came with 3 large beef and lamb meatballs, which were good, but the lamb taste were very strong, not recommended for those who are not huge fans of lamb.
My bf’s chicken meatball cabonara had 3 medium sized meatballs, grapes, and broccoli. Also not a fantastic dish, but decent enough.
We finished the meal off with an Irish coffee and orange coconut cheese cake. The Irish coffee came in a tall cup, no milk/​cream, and plenty of alcohol. The cheesecake was actually decent, we could really taste the orange flavor in it.
All in all, reasonable priced meal, but not good enough for me to return. To give it some frame of reference, this meal was a little less enjoyable than a Boston pizza.

We stopped in for a late lunch after going up Sulphur Mountain. We ordered two pizzas — the Capone and the Margherita. Both delicious! A little pricey but we expected that in Banff. Friends ate there that night and had pasta dishes — they raved

Came here on a Tuesday early evening after a full day of exploring. Was with a big group of family (7 of us) and we wanted to get some food/​drinks. Lucky for us, we arrived 15 – 20 minutes before happy hour ended! Sweet — $ 5 pints and $ 3.75 high balls so we obviously took advantage and had a few.
Food wise, we were only going to get a few dishes to share and eat lightly before dinner but then we decided to just order as we were starving. We had:
— La Vita ($ 17) — pizza with chorizo sausage, ham, bacon and mozzarella.
— Capone ($ 17) — pizza lamb/​beef meatball with mushroom and red onion. Both pizzas were pretty good for bar food. Chorizo had a nice spicy kick to it. Both had good amount of cheese and crunch to it.
— Baked three cheese & chicken macaroni ($ 12) — my cousin ordered this and I had a taste. Decent but nothing popped out for me. Came with some garlic bread slices.
— Fish and Chips ($ 12) — I ordered this and I was surprised how good it was. The basa fish was battered and fried perfectly. Not too oily or deep fried. Nice crunch and super tender, tasty inside.
— Meatball and spaghetti ($ 12) — your classic lamb/​beef meatballs over spaghetti.
— Baked Lasagna ($ 11) — baked beef lasagna. Didn’t try this but my other cousin liked it.
Anyhoo, this place was decent for a quick bite and some early happy hour drinks. Would have been nicer if we had sat on the patio but it was raining/​drizzling while we were there. As long as you don’t have any high expectations food wise, you’ll be fine. Definitely recommend happy hour though!

We walked into the hotel and went down stairs to this restaurant. There were only about 5 tables occupied around 7 on a weeknight. We were seated right near the front of the entrance and I didn’t appreciate the menus were located by my head and the servers would be picking up and placing them.
The server brought us water and menus and informed us of the soup of the day. The menu had pastas, pizzas, and entrees to choose from. I decided on the spaghetti with lamb and beef meatballs for $ 17 and my friend ordered the ham and pineapple pizza on thin crust for $ 16. I was facing the kitchen and could see the chefs preparing the meals. I wasn’t so impressed when I saw one of them use his fingers to touch the food on a plate. Hopefully his fingers weren’t in his nose or elsewhere before this.
Our food came out in a reasonable time and my meal had 3 large meatballs with the pasta and sauce with chunky vegetables. The meatballs were tender and flavourful and I quite enjoyed the vegetables with the spaghetti. I also tried a slice of the pizza and liked the thin crust and taste. The pizza was 8 slices so it’s good idea to share it or for a very hungry person.
Good food and service and would try this place again.

After the most hated popular Jersey Shore tv series came out…
The Meatball Pizza & Pasta decided it had to be a a f*cking whore and scumbag to it’s customers as well. (google: Meatball –jersey shore linggo)
We went to Banff and decided to at least have our first dinner at a really swanky looking restaurant.
Came in… the restaurant –which is a floor level down from a hotel lobby. is CLOSED. without any sign by the door… Even their damn menu with the schedule didn’t say so…
Some dude at the bar was cleaning… saw us there… and waited 10 minutes before even recognizing us.
Cory asks if the bar was open.
Guy said… «In a little bit. Restaurant is closed, but we serve food at the bar»…
Cory and I waited by the hotel lobby…
waited…waited… NOTHING…
Guy at the bar decided to chit chat with one of the hotel front desk staff. passed by us a couple times and said NOTHING…
Fck HELL no we’re giving this place any business.
We left and prayed to the God of the Meatball that they all have ridiculous tans.

Good food — nice server — beer on tap was good — very accomodating staff — my son had spaghetti and meatballs and chocolate milk, I had a spicy penne sans the onions which was great and the lady had a sald with chicken and the chicken in the salad was done very nicely

The meatball is an average establishment and I found the pizza dough was too hard at edges, and the gnocchi was subpar. Too soft and unappetizing with too much mushroom sauce. The calamari was good as per my friend but I’m my mind it was too oily, too little and again average.
Bill for 1 Appetizer, pizza, pasta, pop and a Cesar: $ 55 w/​tax&tip

Pretty average fair. Nothing we ordered really knocked our socks off. Everything was acceptable.
Service was slow.
Prices are good for Banff.

We were staying at the Ptarmigan Inn in Banff, and ordered room service from Meatball. We were expected a run of mill hotel restaurant experience (ie, bland and generally foul), but were pleasantly surprised with a very good meal.
We ordered the Chicken Supreme, which came with an excellent walnut risotto and a sprig of rosemary. So delicious! The chicken was stuffed with ham and Gouda, and wasn’t too gooey or overwhelming. A great dish.
We also had the La Vita pizza, which included bacon, bruschetta and chorizo sausage on a thin crust. It was a great pizza, filling but not too greasy.
One of the best in-​hotel dining experiences we’ve had.

We had dinner at The Meatball instead of walking all the way to central Banff, and were happy to have stopped. Thursday was «25% off full bottle» night, so we enjoyed a bottle of Mission Hill 2006 Reserve Pinot Noir to go with our Cream of Smoked Salmon and Celery soup, salad, and a «Best of Beef» pizza. The pizza was ok; the soup was really nice!
We sat in the lounge, rather than the restaurant, so we could watch the foot traffic on Banff Avenue; the bartender was very helpful and friendly and made the meal more enjoyable.
Definitely worth a visit.