Giovanni's Bicycle Club Pizzeria
487 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs
(201) 894-0880
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Jake was an amazing server!!!! Great food and fast service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Giovanni’s Bicycle Club has become one of those places my family and I genuinely look forward to going back to. The atmosphere is warm, relaxed, and welcoming from the moment you walk in, and the food has been consistently excellent every time we’ve gone.
Right away they brought out fresh bread with olive oil and spices along with some seriously good garlic knots that disappeared almost immediately from our table. We ordered pizza and baked clams, and both were absolutely delicious. The pizza had that perfect balance of crisp crust, flavor, and fresh ingredients, and the baked clams were excellent—hot, flavorful, and clearly made with care.
The margaritas were honestly some of the better ones I’ve had in a long time—fresh, balanced, and strong without overdoing it. My daughter absolutely loves their chocolate milkshake, and at this point it’s basically part of the tradition whenever we come here.
What really makes the place stand out though is the overall experience. It feels lively and unique without trying too hard. You can tell there’s real personality behind the restaurant, and the staff makes you feel comfortable staying and enjoying yourself.
If you’re looking for a place with excellent food, great drinks, family-friendly energy, and a memorable atmosphere, Giovanni’s Bicycle Club is absolutely worth visiting. We’ll definitely keep coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They forgot the pizza that we ordered
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place is awesome. Had brunch today at the bar. Great food, great bloody Mary, and great service. Sammy, the owner, is a ROCK STAR!! (Ok...... I know the pic is of a Peroni, but I promise the amazing bloody Mary came first!! LOL)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food - get your red sauce fix here!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always great food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tried this place recently and it was better than I expected. The chicken sandwich and fries were fresh and really good, and the vibe was chill. Waiters were very friendly and caring. Would definitely recommend and I’m definitely coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went for Easter brunch with family and it was excellent! Service was great and friendly, food was delicious, and experience was overall great. Will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good but the service is atrocious and inconsiderate. The hostess was unwelcoming and cold, and utterly incapable of apologizing (not even a fake sorry) for the bad waiter service we received (no full size plates given, no requested drinks came with the meal, no attention to calling and waiving them over, etc.), and the manager nowhere to be found (perhaps he was busy going to a better place for his own lunch).
Very nice place loved the baked clams
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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My family and I hit up this spot a good amount of times for some Italian eats. We have dined in, taken out, and tried multiple things on the menu which is why I think we have a good taste of what this place offers. Unfortunately the most recent experience was a subpar one which is why I dropped the rating to 2 stars; I will get into that later. The pizza here is generally good, we enjoy their variety of pies and how they offer Sicilian style as well. Their mozzarella sticks are pretty good too, they serve up a good amount with some nice marinara. They generally throw a decent amount of garlic knots and bread with the food which we enjoy. We are usually happy with the pizzas, and would recommend staying on that side of the menu if you dine here. I hate to say it but would recommend passing on the sandwich/wrap section. I was going to leave this alone because they did refund one of our sandwiches before that came with nothing on it, but it became a recurring thing when we gave their sandwiches multiple shots. I tried their signature cheese steak, a wrap, their shrimp hero, and the lazy excuse for a chicken parm sandwich. I will add that I do not see the shrimp hero on the menu anymore which I believe is a good move. I have to say I was disappointed in their sandwiches because they are around 25 bucks with no sides. If you see the picture of this steak sandwich, for 25 dollars I wanna see steak falling out and overflowing in that sandwich especially if it comes with no side. I could have gotten an ENTIRE PIZZA PIE to feed me for a day with that. Was the steak sandwich good? Not really because it did not fill me up and neither did the shrimp hero which they did replace. The reality is if that sandwich was 12 bucks, I would not be complaining but at the price of a whole pizza, throw a mountain of fries with the sandwich or PILE IT UP. Their chicken parm sandwich is quite small and for 25 bucks and no side, definitely not worth it. There was also barely any cheese on the sandwich as they overdid it with the sauce. At least their wraps come with fries, but I can’t make any excuses for a skimpy sandwich. My last experience here was so bad, I am still upset about it because I never seen anything like this in my history of eating food. My group ordered their salads/apps, and main courses all in one shot. My main course was a personal pizza while we all shared starters. They brought out my pizza first before the salads and let me tell you this is the angriest I was at a restaurant in 2026 so far. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! In no culture or movie or tv show or dream, did pizza ever come out before the salads. That is crazy and I refuse to touch it until our salads and apps are done. If I ate it then, I would have been done before the other main courses came in and the dinner would have been worse. Instead when I didn’t touch it, they brought out plates for everyone ridiculously thinking that we were sharing a PERSONAL PIZZA I ORDERED AS MY MAIN COURSE. How were the 5 of us going to share a personal pie? Let’s use our brains, I am not usually this mean, but I have not seen anything so stupid in so long. When I told them the obvious that we weren't sharing the pizza that it was my main course, they took it back and I don’t want to hear any excuse of “Well you should have clarified that the pizza wasn’t an app”. It was clear as the app orders were separate and secondly, it is not common nor normal to expect pizza to come out before salads in any culture. If I go to a restaurant and order a 3 course meal and the dessert comes out first, any logical person would think I shouldn’t have to tell my server to bring the food out in order. This ruined my meal and the service is just mediocre. I would order takeout pizza if you really want to try it, but do not dine in and stay away from the sushi level price entrees. Before I end my below bar review, I even warn that when you order takeout they tend to miss items as well and take forever to bring what is missing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Ordered 2 pizzas and calamari. Showed up on time for pickup. Was told that they are just waiting on fried calamari and it should be 5-10 more minutes. 15 minutes later, guy brings out the calamari asking if we already took the pizzas. We say no, they go in the back and come out telling us they never made the pizzas. This is my opinion, but I feel like they gave away our pizza to the previous pickup or why tell us in the beginning that they're just waiting on the calamari to finish? Now we have to wait another 25 minutes for them to make the pizza. I ask them to open up the calamari so it doesn't get soggy. Feel like they didn't even do that as the calamari was beyond soggy once we got it home. Pizzas tasted fine but this service was awful.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Great experience. While the service was good we had two people checking in if we were ok. That got to be a bit too many interruptions to our conversation.
A fun place with good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Always a good time great place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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