Giovanni's Restaurant

Came here to treat the rest of the employees as we were in town for a project. Expected this place to be amazing due to the reviews. I would say that the ambiance and staff were great. Staff was helpful and patient on our order. The rating is solely on the good quality. Firstly, we ordered the Greek salad and it had a balsamic vinaigrette like dressing which is not what we expected when ordering a Greek sald. Two of us ordered a rib special with tiger shrimp. The ribs were sliced in bbq and a little too stringy and soft like Swiss chalet quality. Also the tiger shrimp was said to be grilled which it definitely was not as well as not the size it should be for tiger shrimp this was much smaller. The side pasta puttanesca was the best part however it needed more pasta in compared to the sauce. My coworker that ordered the veal said his was a little dry and not cooked to the level that he asked for. I understand I’m a town like Sault Ste Marie if there is not much competition an establishment like this can strive and clearly it has. However it should attempt to do a bit better and make it more authentic.

Amazing! That’s all I can say about this lovely Italian eatery we found in Sault Ste Marie! The bruschetta was really, really good I despise tomatoes! Incredibly large portions of food reasonably priced.

One of the best famous Italian Restaurant in Sault St. Marie... fine dining is very good, clean, accomodating, crew/waiter/reception are friendly and foods are awesome! I highly recommend.

Their pasta is so bad... Considering it's 90% of their menu, that is pretty sad. The pasta was overcooked and very bland. It just tasted like nothing. I didn't like the tomato sauce, it was sour, they didn't balance the taste properly. Portobello mushroom sauce was better, but it was the only nice things about their mushroom penne - the pasta and chicken were bland and not tasty at all. The raviole were all stuck together and tasted like the cheapest frozen raviole from the grocery store. I didn't like the proportion of the meat to the dough. It was just tasteless pasta dough, that's all I could taste in that dish. Tortellini were also bad. Again, the proportion of meat to pasta was off. I couldn't make myself to eat them. Gnocchi were eatable. They weren't great, but compared to the horrible tastes of other pasta varieties, they were at least eatable. I don't know how you can have an Italian restaurant and not be able to cook a tasty pasta?... The portions are huge. Greek salad was nice, though there were barely any tomatoes in it they are cut very thinly and there's a little of them only. It also has a very different dressing, not the kind you'd usually put on Greek salad. But it tasted ok. Ceaser salad dressing tasted off, but overall the salad was also good. Cheesecakes were really good. They should just do desserts instead of pasta, that was the highlight of the meal.

I like this Resturant. Waitress is friendly and attentive. Foods are amazing. Escargot and mussels are perfect appetizers. Mushroom Risotto and fettuccine could be better, but overall is good.

We were going through Wawa to french river and we had stopped for a lunch at Sault St Marie and we chose to go to Giovanni's. We really enjoyed enjoyed the food.. It was excellent and the server was just amazing Italian guy who just moved from Hamilton.. Cannot recall his name.. Was really friendly and provided excellent service. The food is little expensive.. But its worth it. Must visit place if you are i. Sault St Marie.... Thank you...

Such a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Malia was so friendly and attentive! Food portions and quality were perfect! Owners stopped by the table to check in. Such a classy and caring touch! Highly recommend this restaurant! Grazie, Giovanni's for a great dinner!

We didn’t have a reservation but we were greeted with such friendliness and was told, leave it with me, you will have table shortly. We were seated at the bar to wait, and 10 minutes later we’re had a table by the fireplace. The hostess, can’t remember her name made our evening from start to finish.

Great meal and great service. I had shrimp and scallop pasta with capers. It had a wonderful smoky flavour to the sauce. My dinning companions all enjoyed their meal. We’ll be back.Recommended dishesChicken Parmigiana, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Seafood Pasta

Wonderful and clean inside. Attention to detail is noted. Wait staff are very friendly and welcoming even without a call first. The food was fabulous and the special hot drinks are the best! YUM!Food: 5/5

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