Hosted a small family and friends luncheon (31 people) with a set menu (Chicken Marsala). For five of the younger kids had the Kids Meal -- they loved the Kiddie Cocktails! We arrived 45 minutes early and the staff reacted toget things moving right away. Very accomodating! My wife and I will definitely go back for dinners and will also consider for future family events.Vegetarian options: Don't recall the details of the vegetarian offering but the vegetarian in the family was pleased.Kid-friendliness: Had the patience of Saints with accomodating the young ones!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
Karen Lochte
Crabcakes and perch excellent! Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lake Perch, Bread Roll
Alice Nebelsiek-Piorkowski
Met friends to honor the memory of their grandma, a long-time friend of mine, and a long-time patron of Giovanni's. Lots of memories. First time ever in Giovanni's. Fabulous food. Friendly and very efficient wait staff. I will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
Kevin Turner
By the rivers gently flowing, Illlinois, Illii .... errrr ... Indiana border town !!....This time its the Little Calumet river and Giovannis in Munster, IN... a mere five minutes across the border...and the Little Calumet RiverI had the filet bites, which had an awesome Dijon sauce. Bread service...a dinner salad...and finished with a sea salt caramel Gelato. Gotta luv the rich stuff! Great service and convo from the lovely manager Sarah.Very elegant fine dining atmosphere. Broad menu with classic Italian recipes across steal, seafood, and pasta.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chuck Gosney
Alaina was great. It was Valentine’s Day and they fit us in. We sat at the bar and she was courteous and friendly. I would definitely recommend this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raymond Wigent
Was there for a funeral luncheon, chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, everything extremely good, can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joanne Humphrey
Very clean and cozy atmosphere, worker's are pleasantly friendly. Good quality fòod, and you have lots to choose from.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops, Surf & Turf
Judy Hendryx
We recently had a funeral luncheon for Dad at Giovanni’s. They were very gracious and accommodating to us, not knowing the number guests that might attend. We had almost 70 people and the wait staff did a great of serving all of our family and friends and making sure that we had enough room to spread out and space to eat. The food was very tasty and the rolls were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala, Bread Roll
Andyr R.
We have been coming to Giovanni's for many years, we knew the owner but she sold it. Food and service or steel very good. The new owner remodeled, and the place looks even better..we love this place.
Worst food . No flavor . Tasteless sauce . I actually got food poisoning badly from there . I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. Bunch of children running around serving tables and a bunch of old people serving cocktails. You can tell that nothing is put into their food or presentation from the kitchen. Very disappointed and disgusting
kristina walls
Been here before and enjoyed it but tonight was just not their night. I will admit it was packed house however to wait an hour for an appetizer was ridiculous! About 30 minutes into the wait we were told it was coming up. I then asked if we could place our dinner order since the food is taking a while to come out of the kitchen anyway. She takes our order. 20 minutes later comes back and says they are out of what I ordered. So at this rate I'm wondering if we will even get to eat before we need to leave to pick up our kids but she says she will rush the order. So I order. Another 15 minutes later and the appetizer finally comes out. I ordered the sautéed calamari. I usually LOVE sautéed calamari but this tasted like absolutely NOTHING! The sauce and the calamari itself was completely bland to the point where I had to send it back once management came over and asked how we liked everything. So, they take the appetizer back and remove it from the bill. 15 minutes later and the entrees arrive. I ordered the stuffed flounder. I get it and the bottom of the plate is covered in the thickest cream sauce I've ever seen! The fish and crab stuffing tasted like nothing! The only thing that did have some flavor was the cream sauce however I do not eat diary! I did my best to pick around the sauce and just eat the fish but it just wasn't good. Being that I am a private chef and have worked in restaurants, I couldn't bring myself to return anything else knowing they are a small business that can only afford to comp so much. I did enjoy my side of vegetables though. I told myself I'd doctor it up when I got home but on the way home I threw up what little bit of the dish I ate due to the cream sauce which was not mentioned on the menu. So after all of that I left with a dish that I couldn't even eat. Won't be back unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tammy Powrozek
I felt under dressed but wasn't made to feel that way from the servers nor the hostess, and meant alot to me. I will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bread Roll
Will Z
It's even better than before. Had the sauteed lake perch. The pieces are bigger, hardly any bones at all. The garlic bread and oil is amazing. Maggie was just a peach!
Service was really good, everyone was friendly & very helpful. We had an older gal that was extremely patient. Food was pretty average. Vesuvio was very good. 5 stars for service 4 stars for food
Love it!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hosted a small family and friends luncheon (31 people) with a set menu (Chicken Marsala). For five of the younger kids had the Kids Meal -- they loved the Kiddie Cocktails! We arrived 45 minutes early and the staff reacted toget things moving right away. Very accomodating! My wife and I will definitely go back for dinners and will also consider for future family events.Vegetarian options: Don't recall the details of the vegetarian offering but the vegetarian in the family was pleased.Kid-friendliness: Had the patience of Saints with accomodating the young ones!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
Crabcakes and perch excellent! Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lake Perch, Bread Roll
Met friends to honor the memory of their grandma, a long-time friend of mine, and a long-time patron of Giovanni's. Lots of memories. First time ever in Giovanni's. Fabulous food. Friendly and very efficient wait staff. I will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
By the rivers gently flowing, Illlinois, Illii .... errrr ... Indiana border town !!....This time its the Little Calumet river and Giovannis in Munster, IN... a mere five minutes across the border...and the Little Calumet RiverI had the filet bites, which had an awesome Dijon sauce. Bread service...a dinner salad...and finished with a sea salt caramel Gelato. Gotta luv the rich stuff! Great service and convo from the lovely manager Sarah.Very elegant fine dining atmosphere. Broad menu with classic Italian recipes across steal, seafood, and pasta.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alaina was great. It was Valentine’s Day and they fit us in. We sat at the bar and she was courteous and friendly. I would definitely recommend this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was there for a funeral luncheon, chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, everything extremely good, can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very clean and cozy atmosphere, worker's are pleasantly friendly. Good quality fòod, and you have lots to choose from.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops, Surf & Turf
We recently had a funeral luncheon for Dad at Giovanni’s. They were very gracious and accommodating to us, not knowing the number guests that might attend. We had almost 70 people and the wait staff did a great of serving all of our family and friends and making sure that we had enough room to spread out and space to eat. The food was very tasty and the rolls were amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala, Bread Roll
We have been coming to Giovanni's for many years, we knew the owner but she sold it. Food and service or steel very good. The new owner remodeled, and the place looks even better..we love this place.
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Worst food . No flavor . Tasteless sauce . I actually got food poisoning badly from there . I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. Bunch of children running around serving tables and a bunch of old people serving cocktails. You can tell that nothing is put into their food or presentation from the kitchen. Very disappointed and disgusting
Been here before and enjoyed it but tonight was just not their night. I will admit it was packed house however to wait an hour for an appetizer was ridiculous! About 30 minutes into the wait we were told it was coming up. I then asked if we could place our dinner order since the food is taking a while to come out of the kitchen anyway. She takes our order. 20 minutes later comes back and says they are out of what I ordered. So at this rate I'm wondering if we will even get to eat before we need to leave to pick up our kids but she says she will rush the order. So I order. Another 15 minutes later and the appetizer finally comes out. I ordered the sautéed calamari. I usually LOVE sautéed calamari but this tasted like absolutely NOTHING! The sauce and the calamari itself was completely bland to the point where I had to send it back once management came over and asked how we liked everything. So, they take the appetizer back and remove it from the bill. 15 minutes later and the entrees arrive. I ordered the stuffed flounder. I get it and the bottom of the plate is covered in the thickest cream sauce I've ever seen! The fish and crab stuffing tasted like nothing! The only thing that did have some flavor was the cream sauce however I do not eat diary! I did my best to pick around the sauce and just eat the fish but it just wasn't good. Being that I am a private chef and have worked in restaurants, I couldn't bring myself to return anything else knowing they are a small business that can only afford to comp so much. I did enjoy my side of vegetables though. I told myself I'd doctor it up when I got home but on the way home I threw up what little bit of the dish I ate due to the cream sauce which was not mentioned on the menu. So after all of that I left with a dish that I couldn't even eat. Won't be back unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
I felt under dressed but wasn't made to feel that way from the servers nor the hostess, and meant alot to me. I will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bread Roll
It's even better than before. Had the sauteed lake perch. The pieces are bigger, hardly any bones at all. The garlic bread and oil is amazing. Maggie was just a peach!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Veal Parmigiana, Tiramisu, Sausage Peppers & Onions, Lake Perch, Gnocchi, Chicken Marsala, Fried Calamari, Bruschetta, Chicken Parmigiana, Cannoli, Chicken Caesar Salad, Calamari, Bread Roll, Lasagna, Lamb Chops, Surf & Turf, Chicken Vesuvio, Seafood Risotto, Grilled Chicken Breast, Lobster Ravioli
Service was really good, everyone was friendly & very helpful. We had an older gal that was extremely patient. Food was pretty average. Vesuvio was very good. 5 stars for service 4 stars for food