Reviews for Giovanni's Restaurant in Ottawa, ON
Very caring and attentive staff. I came here in the spring and my boyfriend of the time was able to work with the manager (or... somebody form the restaurant) to make his prom-posal idea come to life. Very kind of them and really made my day :) Atmospherewas nice, food was quite tasty and once again everybody who works there was pleasant and very kind. Perhaps a little bias butit is a lovely little establishment. Would definitely recommend for a fancy outing or some sort of date night. Read more
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 staffand who I believe was the owner was incredibly nice. Read more
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. Read more
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. Therestaurant was crowded so talking to our table was a struggle. Read more
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 sharewhich were great too (calamari, grilled octopus, zucchini fritters, beet salad). The service was incredible as well. Likelyjust a one off incident - There was a very obnoxious table that ruined the atmosphere and I could tell that we weren?t the onlyguests annoyed. We mentioned it to the server and the owner who had passed by the table and there was no action taken. Whenyou?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 ableto enjoy your guest and hear your own conversations. Read more
Wonder experience for my girlfriends birthday. Impeccable service from start to finish. Complimentary valet, coat check, seated... promptly. Classy establishment with nice ambiance. The food was incredible. What a wonderful way to celebrate my girlfriendsbirthday. It made her so happy. The hostess asked if we were celebrating anything and I said yes it's her birthday. Then withoutany request they added a sparkler to her dessert. Very special gesture that I greatly appreciated. The food was incredible. Ihad stuffed veal in a cognac peppercorn cream sauce. My goodness it was fantastic. My girlfriend had the gnocchi. Unbelievablyfresh. Melted in your mouth. Dessert was awesome. Giovanni's is absolutely a must try for any special occasion or just awonderful date night. Can't wait to go back! Read more
The food was really well made. The pasta was cooked to perfection and the Chilean Sea Bass for the catch of the day was cooked... to perfection. We ordered the grilled octopus as appetizer and it was worth going back for. Personal preference would be to havea bit more seasoning. One complaint is that we did not receive great service from a secondary waiter. Our primary waiter, Jaredwas great to us, it was someone else that was less than professional. If one has the money for a decent meal, it is a staple inLittle Italy. Read more
Too expensive. It?s a fine dine restaurant. They served authentic Italian food but at very hight cost. The portion is very less... in each dish. The ambience is nice and the service is also good. Read more