Giovanni's Ristorante - Detroit

Giovanni's Ristorante - Detroit reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   bill VIP

   Dallas2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great experience, out of the way but worth the drive!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Nashville8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food! The service was wonderful we will be back with the rest of the family!
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Detroit2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I always love going to Giovanni’s. The food and service are divine!
   

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   DonaldG

   Detroit2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Waitress was obviously new. Didn’t know the menu. We ordered desert and after a wait she showed up with the bill instead of desert. Overpriced for the quality of the food. First and probably last visit. Disappointed after all the hype.
   

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   John

   Northern MI2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great date night. Girlfriend was impressed and we plan on going back again!
   

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   William VIP

   Cleveland14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 25 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We always love coming to Giovanni’s restaurant when we visit Detroit. The food is excellent and the service is top notch!
   

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   Ali

   Detroit5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely INCREDIBLE! I loved every single bite this was a truly fantastic Italian restaurant if not the best in all of Michigan hands down. Everything was 10/10 and I loved that everything is made in house! Staff is very attentive and very kind/patient. You will be happy you come here. I recommend making reservations and they get booked fast!
   

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   Daniel

   Detroit6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As always it was terrific! Everything was great! If you want a relaxing dinner and great food Giovanni’s is the place!
   

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   Mohammad

   Detroit6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   My colleagues and I have been looking forward to dining here for a quite some time. Unfortunately it was not what we expected. While the food was ok, the service was not. I think our server was new. We were seated immediately when we arrived for our 530 reservation. We sat over 10 minutes before our server came over to introduce her herself and ask for our drink orders. I ordered appetizers at the same time. We waited another 10 minutes until I had to ask for some bread to be brought over. And I had to do this with another server as ours seemed like she disappeared. Mind you the restaurant was not full and I. Our area I counted 4 open tables out of at least 10 in the dining room area we were in. After 15 more minutes the bread arrived and a couple minutes after that the appetizers. Once we were finished with appetizers, we sat yet another 10-15 before she came by to ask for our dinner orders. Dinner was served in good time but our server did not come by once to ask how anything was or if we needed anything. Not that we did but in a restaurant of this caliber, it was expected. Dinner for 4 took well over 2.5 hours. The food was brought out in good time after it was ordered but having to ask for the basics was not what I was expecting
   

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    Joe

    Detroit1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Food was superb! Everything is house made, from pasta down to the salad dressing and desserts. Service was excellent. Really old school restaurant in an industrial area that years ago was an Italian neighborhood. It's a testament to the quality of their food that they're still in business and thriving.
    

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