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March 2024 by Devon Crandell
My husband and I traveled to Nashville from Raleigh on 3/1/24, and attended a reservation made by a friend on 3/2/24. The atmosphere was fine, definitely something from a classic film (very dark and intentional). For the restaurant to have received such decent to good reviews (overall) we were expecting...more. The wait staff was knowledgeable, but not quick to react (considering how many of them there are, compared to the amount of tables). The food was...not ideal and far from authentic. I order the arugula salad, which came with wilted greens covered in mediocre dressing. My entree was the Branzino, which was just "okay" at best. I ordered a few Manhattan's as my drink of choice. Those were also, just "okay".Long and short: Lyndsey and Michael (recent reviewers) are correct, it just isn't what you'd expect. Maybe they've expanded beyond their quality control capabilities?
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March 2024 by Preston Crider
Outstanding meal. Great service. Very pleased with the experience
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March 2024 by Lyndsey Andreasen
Save your time and money. Food is not good. It’s supposed to be fine dining but I could make better at home. Chicken extremely dry. Salad is a joke. Service is less than par.
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March 2024 by DonnaV
We returned to Giovanni's - the site of our first romantic dinner as a couple during a visit to Nashville in 2018 - to celebrate the first day of my partner's annual convention, which was held in Nashville for the first time last week (March 2024). Although the first time we were there it was much quieter (it was an unusually snowy night in Nashville), the food and service this time were just as outstanding as the first time. Bill had the special salmon appetizer and I had the house salad to start. Bill had the veal scaloppine in a lemon, butter, and white wine sauce as his entree and I ordered the pasta special with seared scallops. Everything was delicious and very well prepared. The scallops were perfectly cooked and very sweet. In an ironic twist of fate, the evening's special dessert was coffee gelato, and since we were in Nashville for the National Coffee Association's convention, we HAD to order it! Absolutely delicious! Friends from our home town in North Carolina had called ahead and spoke with Christopher to order a bottle of wine for us. What a special night! We will return again to Giovanni's the next time we are in Nashville. The staff and chef have provided very special memories for us. Mille grazie, Giovanni's!
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March 2024 by Onthe Road
Reheated frozen
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March 2024 by M M
Food’s alright. It’s not the best Italian food but it’s good for Nashville standards. No real Italian joint offers Alfredo...Come on, chef.Service could use some sensitivity training. The previous (and several) comments about a racist vibe to the restaurant rang true in my opinion. I felt we were treated differently than other patrons. Staff was short with us, rushed us through the meal. We were seated in the back with nobody next to us. Only white people in the front. It was very…odd.It’s not a damning/traumatic experience by any means though Giovannis’s is one of those places non-white people should expect to feel out of place. They could do better but I feel as if they choose not to.Also, as a business, if several people are claiming there’s a problem with the treatment of race: it behooves you to do better instead of claiming people are projecting their own insecurities (see previous comments).
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February 2024 by Limo Bill
Excellent food, service and atmosphere!
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February 2024 by
Appetizers were ok, drinks bourbon and wine were way over priced, entries were really good with homemade noodles and perfectly done just a little overpriced for pasta. Two drinks a appetizers and two entries were 210 plus tip. Service was great. I would go again and this is my honest review.
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February 2024 by JulieH
You know right away that it is going to be excellent. Wait staff is impressive. Calamari was right up there with best I have had. We all ordered different entrees. the Ravioli was excellent. The Fruits de Mer outstanding. Bolognese excellent. Cozy restaurant with excellent food and exceptional wait staff. Lovely evening!
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February 2024 by JessicaS
Hands down best Italian cuisine spot in Nashville I have been to! They also have a live piano player. The only thing is the lighting can be dim depending were you sit but the service and atmosphere were excellent.
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February 2024 by Yeslekjo
Treated my mom and I to a fancy dinner on her last visit and this was a meal to remember. Everything, and I mean everything, was delicious and nothing was left behind on our plates. We got their prior to the complimentary valet starting, and due to a misunderstanding on my part I just parked a little ways down the street. The manager was so apologetic and concerned that we weren't parked by the valet. The service was next level and we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner!
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February 2024 by Saketh
We went to this restaurant for Valentine's Day, and they did not like the main course. The food felt bland and was not worth the cost. I felt the dishes were more Americanized, with fewer flavors, as opposed to Italian food. We ordered the rack of lamb and Chicken marsala
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February 2024 by
My waiting kind of rub me off the wrong way. It took him 35-45 minutes to take our food order versus the table that just walked in he took their order asap. He catered to them more and it seemed once the customer stated he was a surgeon, all the attention shifted to them. Once our food came out it was very cold. The braised beef tasted frozen. It was not a good Valentine's Day at all. It costed $110 a person but it was only worth $50 in my opinion. I've been to Dubai, Canada, Paris, etc and if I pay $110 pp for a meal, it's going to be well worth it.
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February 2024 by Diaa
Food was great but absolutely not worth the price at all for what we got. Went for the valentines day dinner and honestly would've gone somewhere else if we had known that we wouldn't be able to eat from the regular menu. It was extremely expensive.
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February 2024 by JamesH
Overall food was very good. Crab cakes were the best I've ever eaten. Little disappointed in the snapper. Not much flavor. They had a set menu for Valentines. For the price it would have been nice to have had a small dinner salad included.