Excellent food and reasonable prices. Huge portions!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
molly m.
Excellent food, reasonable prices, great service and huge portions. The best Italian around!
Scott Stevens
A Petaluma staple for 35 years Cafe Giostra continues to create delicious entrees, salads and appetizers along with an excellent wine selection. It is a pleasure to highly recommend Cafe Giostra for a satisfying, dining experience or for a special occasion. Lots of parking, easy access, a sheltered, heated outdoor eating venue in addition to the original indoor dining area. Friendly, personable owners and staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari Dore, Giostra Salad, Beet Salad Great Food, Petrale Sole, Mango Panna Cotta, Petrale Sole Dore, My Favorite Roasted Rack of Lamb
Michael Hirschberg
Had a wonderful dinner here. It was pretty busy but the wait staff was very attentive and helpful and thoughtful. Definitely recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kristina Bailey
Arrived at 2 pm today on Friday for a birthday lunch. Despite someone walking in before us and seated we were told they were closed. Said if they’re slow they close early…. There were people inside and out……. Definitely not slow and hours say open until 230pm.Definitely sent around the Giostra by them!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
J Reed
Looks like a nice restaurant. Nobody greeted me for a while after I entered. Charged way too much to add one topping. I got the fettuccine pesto very bland. If I would have eat in the restaurant, there's no way I would I have paid, let alone at the rest.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ax Sanville
Excellent Italian food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bruschetta, Lasagna Bolognese, Chicken Piccata, My Favorite Roasted Rack of Lamb
Nomi Sanchez
Parking: Good Parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna Bolognese, Tiramisu
Amarjeet Sehrawat
Vegetarian options: Service and all things are great as well as cleanness
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari Dore
Brad Fargo
Tiny hole in the wall that does a lot with a little.Best Chicken Parm I have had in a long time.Friendly staff, good food at a reasonable price. What's not to like?
We had a large group of 8 for a birthday party, and everything was exceptional! From the bruschetta and caprese apps, to the fish and pasta entrees, to the homemade desserts, everything was delicious and far exceeded our expectations. To top it off, every single member of the wait staff, as well as the chef who came to check on us, who personable, kind and made our evening a night to remember. We will all definitely be back!
Wonderful food. Fantastic service. Can't wait to go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa G
Date Night ? ?❤️❤️ With My Love Chuck UsTime Love Cafe Giostra ❤️ Great Food ? Great Music ? Will be Back Soon ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rack of Lamb Special
Yoshashi “PhatDaddy” Yojimbo
Fine Italian restaurant with an extraordinary staff. Atmosphere, food, service - it was all phenomenal! We all had 3 different meals and each was delicious and would definitely recommend.
Susan Hardin
The staff was lovely and every plate of the four meals at our table were wonderful!
Excellent food and reasonable prices. Huge portions!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food, reasonable prices, great service and huge portions. The best Italian around!
A Petaluma staple for 35 years Cafe Giostra continues to create delicious entrees, salads and appetizers along with an excellent wine selection. It is a pleasure to highly recommend Cafe Giostra for a satisfying, dining experience or for a special occasion. Lots of parking, easy access, a sheltered, heated outdoor eating venue in addition to the original indoor dining area. Friendly, personable owners and staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari Dore, Giostra Salad, Beet Salad Great Food, Petrale Sole, Mango Panna Cotta, Petrale Sole Dore, My Favorite Roasted Rack of Lamb
Had a wonderful dinner here. It was pretty busy but the wait staff was very attentive and helpful and thoughtful. Definitely recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arrived at 2 pm today on Friday for a birthday lunch. Despite someone walking in before us and seated we were told they were closed. Said if they’re slow they close early…. There were people inside and out……. Definitely not slow and hours say open until 230pm.Definitely sent around the Giostra by them!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Looks like a nice restaurant. Nobody greeted me for a while after I entered. Charged way too much to add one topping. I got the fettuccine pesto very bland. If I would have eat in the restaurant, there's no way I would I have paid, let alone at the rest.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Excellent Italian food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bruschetta, Lasagna Bolognese, Chicken Piccata, My Favorite Roasted Rack of Lamb
Parking: Good Parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna Bolognese, Tiramisu
Vegetarian options: Service and all things are great as well as cleanness
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari Dore
Tiny hole in the wall that does a lot with a little.Best Chicken Parm I have had in a long time.Friendly staff, good food at a reasonable price. What's not to like?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pollo Parmigiana
Restaurantji Recommends
We had a large group of 8 for a birthday party, and everything was exceptional! From the bruschetta and caprese apps, to the fish and pasta entrees, to the homemade desserts, everything was delicious and far exceeded our expectations. To top it off, every single member of the wait staff, as well as the chef who came to check on us, who personable, kind and made our evening a night to remember. We will all definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bruschetta, Bread Pudding, Linguine Vongole, Seafood Pasta, Alaskan Halibut, Caprese
Wonderful food. Fantastic service. Can't wait to go again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Date Night ? ?❤️❤️ With My Love Chuck UsTime Love Cafe Giostra ❤️ Great Food ? Great Music ? Will be Back Soon ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rack of Lamb Special
Fine Italian restaurant with an extraordinary staff. Atmosphere, food, service - it was all phenomenal! We all had 3 different meals and each was delicious and would definitely recommend.
The staff was lovely and every plate of the four meals at our table were wonderful!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Petrale Sole Dore