Giovanni's Restaurant

362 Preston St, Ottawa - K1S 4M7
160 reviews
Italian
(613) 234-3156

12 stars ⭐️ out of 10 ?? Nino is the best , great place , atmosphere and service ❤️❤️??

Pasta was cooked beautifully, the meals were brought out quickly and very hot like they were seconds out of the pan, the bruschetta was absolutely delicious. I could not recommend Giovanni’s enough to anyone who loves Italian food! Also the staff and who I believe was the owner was incredibly nice.

Lovely experience. It’s fine dining, you get what you pay for. Tasty well presented meals. Will recommend, especially if you want a feel good experience.

E. Excellent food and great service. Our waiter Marino was excellent!

Fantastic dinner experience from drinks to coffee & dessert. Wonderful service!

The food was amazing here! I especially loved the sausage appetizer. It had my taste buds tingling so much so I couldn't enjoy my main course as much. However, the reason I can't give the restaurant 5 stars is be because of the noise levels. The restaurant was crowded so talking to our table was a struggle.

Flavorless lasagna, cannelloni and calamari fritti?????? No garlic, parsley, carrots in the lasagna- very small amount of meat with dull tasting tomatoes?? The cannelloni was full of flavorless meat and a blah sauce?? The calamari fritti was flavorless and chewy, while served with cocktail sauce, should be a tasty tomato basil and garlic sauce?? After growing up in Naples, I read the reviews and looked at the menu online with high hopes. Note to the chef, Italian food has personality and texture and does not taste like common cafeteria food?? The dining area is gorgeous and service impeccable????

I was disappointed. I had high hopes, but out of 4 main dishes at the table, I wasn't impressed by any of them. Best of the bunch were the gnocchi, which had a nice texture but were particularly bland. Attentive service, but not in a way that made the affair feel special, just intrusive.For the price, I think they could do better - with the reputation they have and the prices they charge, everything on the menu should be stellar. Maybe it was just an off night, but definitely disappointing.

Been to Giovanni’s twice in the last month with the family, what a fabulous place to eat at! I absolutely love the food. Last night, I had the most incredible special, Burrata stuffed raviolis in a creamy Parmesan mushroom sauce with shaved truffles, just WOW. It was quite the portion but I couldn’t help but eat every single bite. We ordered a bunch of appetizers to share which were great too (calamari, grilled octopus, zucchini fritters, beet salad). The service was incredible as well.Likely just a one off incident - There was a very obnoxious table that ruined the atmosphere and I could tell that we weren’t the only guests annoyed. We mentioned it to the server and the owner who had passed by the table and there was no action taken. When you’re at Giovanni’s you’re spending lots of money on a good meal and some wine (minimum 100$ a person) so you’d want to be able to enjoy your guest and hear your own conversations.

Good food and very friendly services! 5 stars out of 5!