Haven't had this pizza in 20 years. Didn't disappoint. Great pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Giovanni's Special
Caemryn W.
this is some of the best pizza i've ever had! it's perfectly cheesy and doughy. the ambiance is great as well. very accommodating for large groups and they have arcade games for the kids. the owner is super friendly and so is the staff. i will definitely be back anytime i'm in the area!
George D.
Good service but pizza not as good as it used to be. I used to order pizza once per week as a tradition from Giovanni's specifically, but some time in 2023 the pizza is not as good. It's still better than something like Little Caesars, but I rarely crave Giovanni's pizza anymore. Not sure exactly what changed, maybe their recipe or the ingredients or distributors used for them changed. Something is off and I hope they figure it out and fix it.
Jasmin
Surprisingly good pizza! Got the margarita and it was so flavorful, plus the crust was absolutely delicious. I would recommend if you get the mozzarella sticks, to eat them as soon as possible. Waited to eat them while we drove like 15 minutes home and it was a bit soggy, but the flavor was great! Wish we would have had them sooner. Service was friendly. Would recommend!Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jasmin R
Surprisingly good pizza! Got the margarita and it was so flavorful, plus the crust was absolutely delicious. I would recommend if you get the mozzarella sticks, to eat them as soon as possible. Waited to eat them while we drove like 15 minutes home and it was a bit soggy, but the flavor was great! Wish we would have had them sooner. Service was friendly. Would recommend!Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tonyyaheard !
I have been getting the Spaghetti special pretty religously for the last six years. Use to play video games there on my lunch break. One of my favorite spots have went down hill big time. Prices change 7:50 to 13.00 no warning. Very little sauce. Just overall bad product. Bag is always leaking too. Gotten other things there aswell that are passable but not impressed. Better of just getting a salad. Probably won't ever eat there again unfortunatley. On a positive note video games are still fun and the beers reasonably priced. Recommend going there for a quick video game and a drink. Super disapponted and sadden by the end of an era of superb spaghetti and pac-man esk nostalgia.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Kattya Azeñas
Having so many good comments, I went to meet and taste the famous ones ? and unfortunately I was disappointed, the dough was raw, the service was robotic, that is to say bad, the place was dirty, the surfaces of the tables were sticky, in conclusion I will not
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Michael Senzamici
Good place for lunch or dinner. Staff is always pleasant and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Devin Wong
A solid, no-frills pizza joint! Always friendly service and a welcoming atmosphere. Central location makes it easy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ronnie Campbell
This place use to be the best place to eat on Tuesday or Weds if on a budget they would offer their spaghetti special complete with 2 slices of garlic bread for like 5.99 add a side of meatballs(2) for 2 dollars extra. Last night we ordered 3 spaghetti specials which came out to like 36 bucks , but the person who ordered forgot to order the meatballs on the side. So instead of eating the spaghetti then we just had the garlic bread with a different dish. Today I went in to get order the meatballs for the spaghetti dinners and replacement garlic bread so we could enjoy the complete meals like normal. I explained the situation and the price ended up being $16.15 for 3 orders of garlic bread. And $8.95 for 2 orders of side of meatballs(4). Little pricey if you ask me. Not so much the meatballs but $1615 for 3 sides of garlic cheese bread bread is what the receipt said but there was no cheese and I didn’t order any cheese anyways on the garlic bread. I think I got charged for something else.
Drove there at 8pm and they said their oven was already turned off...even though their website says open until 8:30pm. So we went to Presto Pasta instead.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Tina Venner
Great food. All that yummy food makes the place smell like heaven. Friendly people too.
Excellent pizza. We have patronized this location for 30+ years every visit to Santa Barbara. Our #1 pizza choice nationwide.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Deluxe Pizza
michael oconnell
This place is a major fail. Bad food bad service. Acted like they all owned a house in monticito. GET OVER YOURSELVESKid-friendliness: Maybe food service industry is just not for you
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chris Bulone
Very great family party, easy environment. Staff was the best.
Haven't had this pizza in 20 years. Didn't disappoint. Great pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Giovanni's Special
this is some of the best pizza i've ever had! it's perfectly cheesy and doughy. the ambiance is great as well. very accommodating for large groups and they have arcade games for the kids. the owner is super friendly and so is the staff. i will definitely be back anytime i'm in the area!
Good service but pizza not as good as it used to be. I used to order pizza once per week as a tradition from Giovanni's specifically, but some time in 2023 the pizza is not as good. It's still better than something like Little Caesars, but I rarely crave Giovanni's pizza anymore. Not sure exactly what changed, maybe their recipe or the ingredients or distributors used for them changed. Something is off and I hope they figure it out and fix it.
Surprisingly good pizza! Got the margarita and it was so flavorful, plus the crust was absolutely delicious. I would recommend if you get the mozzarella sticks, to eat them as soon as possible. Waited to eat them while we drove like 15 minutes home and it was a bit soggy, but the flavor was great! Wish we would have had them sooner. Service was friendly. Would recommend!Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Surprisingly good pizza! Got the margarita and it was so flavorful, plus the crust was absolutely delicious. I would recommend if you get the mozzarella sticks, to eat them as soon as possible. Waited to eat them while we drove like 15 minutes home and it was a bit soggy, but the flavor was great! Wish we would have had them sooner. Service was friendly. Would recommend!Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I have been getting the Spaghetti special pretty religously for the last six years. Use to play video games there on my lunch break. One of my favorite spots have went down hill big time. Prices change 7:50 to 13.00 no warning. Very little sauce. Just overall bad product. Bag is always leaking too. Gotten other things there aswell that are passable but not impressed. Better of just getting a salad. Probably won't ever eat there again unfortunatley. On a positive note video games are still fun and the beers reasonably priced. Recommend going there for a quick video game and a drink. Super disapponted and sadden by the end of an era of superb spaghetti and pac-man esk nostalgia.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Having so many good comments, I went to meet and taste the famous ones ? and unfortunately I was disappointed, the dough was raw, the service was robotic, that is to say bad, the place was dirty, the surfaces of the tables were sticky, in conclusion I will not
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Good place for lunch or dinner. Staff is always pleasant and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A solid, no-frills pizza joint! Always friendly service and a welcoming atmosphere. Central location makes it easy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place use to be the best place to eat on Tuesday or Weds if on a budget they would offer their spaghetti special complete with 2 slices of garlic bread for like 5.99 add a side of meatballs(2) for 2 dollars extra. Last night we ordered 3 spaghetti specials which came out to like 36 bucks , but the person who ordered forgot to order the meatballs on the side. So instead of eating the spaghetti then we just had the garlic bread with a different dish. Today I went in to get order the meatballs for the spaghetti dinners and replacement garlic bread so we could enjoy the complete meals like normal. I explained the situation and the price ended up being $16.15 for 3 orders of garlic bread. And $8.95 for 2 orders of side of meatballs(4). Little pricey if you ask me. Not so much the meatballs but $1615 for 3 sides of garlic cheese bread bread is what the receipt said but there was no cheese and I didn’t order any cheese anyways on the garlic bread. I think I got charged for something else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Giovanni
Restaurantji Recommends
Drove there at 8pm and they said their oven was already turned off...even though their website says open until 8:30pm. So we went to Presto Pasta instead.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Great food. All that yummy food makes the place smell like heaven. Friendly people too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, Calzone, Hawaiian Pizza
Excellent pizza. We have patronized this location for 30+ years every visit to Santa Barbara. Our #1 pizza choice nationwide.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Deluxe Pizza
This place is a major fail. Bad food bad service. Acted like they all owned a house in monticito. GET OVER YOURSELVESKid-friendliness: Maybe food service industry is just not for you
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Very great family party, easy environment. Staff was the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meatball Sandwich