This is my favorite restaurant in Pittsburgh, the meatballs slap. I have tried almost every dish and they are all amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sandra Catinello
Amazing from beginning to end. The chicken cutlets were huge and nice pasta portions to take home. Nice ambient space.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tonia
Pulled rib pasta …. Mmmmm …. So good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Natalie Laurito
I HIGHLY Garbarino’s for your next event !! I have always loved their restaurant for the adorable downstairs filled w family photos + GENEROUS portions on all of their entrees and the vibe. While planning my friends bridal shower, our restaurant cancelled on us and i called Andrew at garbarinos about 2 months before in a panic and he was a knight in shining armor! Told him our budget and he curated the perfect menu (baby greens, Brussels , rigatoni w tomato cream, eggplant parm, chicken piccata, and meatballs) +champagne package for our 30 women. There was SO much food and we got so many compliments saying this was the best food they’ve had at a bridal shower. One bridesmaid is gluten free and she was allowed to just order anything off the menu just for herself!! We brought our own table cloths and a LOT of decorations and Andrew let us in the day before to start setting up. Definitely consider them for your next shower, engagement party, rehearsal dinner, or holiday dinner!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taylor Warywoda
We hosted my bridal shower at Garbarino’s this past weekend and we cannot say enough amazing things about their team! When my MOH needed to quickly find a new venue since our original option closed, Andrew was SO helpful and helped us create a custom food/bar package within our budget. And the food was AMAZING!!! Highly highly recommend for events!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jahvan baskin
Meatballs tasted like Chef Boyardee Honestly Olive Garden has better Italian
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
alicia
Amazing!!! Great portions for the price. Our server Ariana was great! It’s a must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brock Miller
Sat at the bar. The hostess who was literally steps away REFUSED to do anything but seat people, even though they were clearly short staffed.
Santo Berasi
Limited menu but everything is very good. Spaghetti with bolognese, spaghetti with meatballs, gnocchi, chicken piccatta, beans and greens, etc. all great. Traditional Italian restaurant that makes their pasta and sauces in-house. No fancy decor, just great food and generous portions.
Jessica Moninger
EDIT: the owner saw my review and called to apologize on behalf of the service. This employee is not longer with their business as of this week. So sweet. It really shows how much they care about their business.
AMAZING FOOD
We came with a large party on Wednesday May 6th. All of us were first time guests. Unfortunately half of our group cancelled last minute. I know this is less than ideal, I can completely acknowledge that! But the server made it very evident that she was pissed, making multiple remarks to our party and also to the gentleman she was training. She rolled her eyes at us numerous times. She had an attitude the entire time. I was honestly disgusted. I understand that it’s a bummer our party was smaller but we are still paying costumer and still a large party. Also, we all got appetizers, drinks, food and dessert. She never checked on us after delivering our food. She was mad that we asked for to go boxes. At that time, I asked for a to go order and she rolled her eyes in my face. Then asked if we wanted dessert which we all said yes and she scoffed. Like excuse me? Gratuity was automatically 20% and us ordering more means your making more so what’s the problem? Honestly she’s lucky because with that attitude, she would not have gotten 20% from any of us. It was just so awful! Then she was mad when we asked to split the bill. I was a server for 7 years. It takes 5 seconds to split a bill. And she had one other table. She needs an attitude adjustment. Treatment like this would turn a lot of customers away!
The restaurant itself was soooo cute. Loved the atmosphere and decor. Food was absolutely amazing. The Brussels sprouts are top tier. The bread is so dense and delicious. Portions are huge. Everything tasted fresh and so delicious. We all enjoyed our food. Will definitely come back and hope for another server in the future.
This place was fabulous! We thought their Ragu sauce with the short rib was incredible. The Bolognese was also very good. Dessert was great. The garlic butter for the focaccia was amazing. I’ve never had it like that, and I will be trying that again. A perfect date night spot or great place to take people when they come into town.
Alaina Roberts
The server was attentive and my husband liked his salmon diavolo. However, our appetizers (fried mozzarella, caprese salad, and bread) and my rigatoni w/ meatballs were sadly bland. This place is too expensive not to have 5 star food.
Michael Hollander
Food was very good…..
Melissa Benedict
We had my mother’s 80th birthday in the upstairs private room yesterday evening. It was absolutely spectacular!! Andrew helped us plan the dinner and everything was perfect. The food and the service were impeccable. Thank you to Ariana our server who was so quick and efficient while managing all 26 of us!!! This restaurant is so nostalgic and the vibe is awesome! Thank you for making the night so special!
Jake
Top 5 Italian restaurants I’ve had in the states! Delicious sauce, noodles, and bread! The sizzle butter and garlic confit was delicious and definitely a must have with your meal! The beans and greens were delicious! The portions were HUGE! We loved the chicken parm and rigatoni and meatballs! Service was excellent and our waitress was great! Very helpful and knowledgeable about the menu and offering suggestions which were greatly appreciated. This will become a staple for us moving forward! Great for a date night or a causal dinner! Highly recommend.
This is my favorite restaurant in Pittsburgh, the meatballs slap. I have tried almost every dish and they are all amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing from beginning to end. The chicken cutlets were huge and nice pasta portions to take home. Nice ambient space.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pulled rib pasta …. Mmmmm …. So good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I HIGHLY Garbarino’s for your next event !! I have always loved their restaurant for the adorable downstairs filled w family photos + GENEROUS portions on all of their entrees and the vibe. While planning my friends bridal shower, our restaurant cancelled on us and i called Andrew at garbarinos about 2 months before in a panic and he was a knight in shining armor! Told him our budget and he curated the perfect menu (baby greens, Brussels , rigatoni w tomato cream, eggplant parm, chicken piccata, and meatballs) +champagne package for our 30 women. There was SO much food and we got so many compliments saying this was the best food they’ve had at a bridal shower. One bridesmaid is gluten free and she was allowed to just order anything off the menu just for herself!! We brought our own table cloths and a LOT of decorations and Andrew let us in the day before to start setting up. Definitely consider them for your next shower, engagement party, rehearsal dinner, or holiday dinner!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We hosted my bridal shower at Garbarino’s this past weekend and we cannot say enough amazing things about their team! When my MOH needed to quickly find a new venue since our original option closed, Andrew was SO helpful and helped us create a custom food/bar package within our budget. And the food was AMAZING!!! Highly highly recommend for events!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meatballs tasted like Chef Boyardee
Honestly Olive Garden has better Italian
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Amazing!!! Great portions for the price. Our server Ariana was great! It’s a must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat at the bar. The hostess who was literally steps away REFUSED to do anything but seat people, even though they were clearly short staffed.
Limited menu but everything is very good. Spaghetti with bolognese, spaghetti with meatballs, gnocchi, chicken piccatta, beans and greens, etc. all great. Traditional Italian restaurant that makes their pasta and sauces in-house. No fancy decor, just great food and generous portions.
EDIT: the owner saw my review and called to apologize on behalf of the service. This employee is not longer with their business as of this week. So sweet. It really shows how much they care about their business.
AMAZING FOOD
We came with a large party on Wednesday May 6th. All of us were first time guests. Unfortunately half of our group cancelled last minute. I know this is less than ideal, I can completely acknowledge that! But the server made it very evident that she was pissed, making multiple remarks to our party and also to the gentleman she was training. She rolled her eyes at us numerous times. She had an attitude the entire time. I was honestly disgusted. I understand that it’s a bummer our party was smaller but we are still paying costumer and still a large party.
Also, we all got appetizers, drinks, food and dessert. She never checked on us after delivering our food. She was mad that we asked for to go boxes. At that time, I asked for a to go order and she rolled her eyes in my face. Then asked if we wanted dessert which we all said yes and she scoffed. Like excuse me? Gratuity was automatically 20% and us ordering more means your making more so what’s the problem? Honestly she’s lucky because with that attitude, she would not have gotten 20% from any of us. It was just so awful! Then she was mad when we asked to split the bill. I was a server for 7 years. It takes 5 seconds to split a bill. And she had one other table. She needs an attitude adjustment. Treatment like this would turn a lot of customers away!
The restaurant itself was soooo cute. Loved the atmosphere and decor.
Food was absolutely amazing. The Brussels sprouts are top tier. The bread is so dense and delicious. Portions are huge. Everything tasted fresh and so delicious. We all enjoyed our food. Will definitely come back and hope for another server in the future.
Restaurantji Recommends
This place was fabulous! We thought their Ragu sauce with the short rib was incredible. The Bolognese was also very good. Dessert was great. The garlic butter for the focaccia was amazing. I’ve never had it like that, and I will be trying that again. A perfect date night spot or great place to take people when they come into town.
The server was attentive and my husband liked his salmon diavolo. However, our appetizers (fried mozzarella, caprese salad, and bread) and my rigatoni w/ meatballs were sadly bland. This place is too expensive not to have 5 star food.
Food was very good…..
We had my mother’s 80th birthday in the upstairs private room yesterday evening. It was absolutely spectacular!! Andrew helped us plan the dinner and everything was perfect. The food and the service were impeccable. Thank you to Ariana our server who was so quick and efficient while managing all 26 of us!!! This restaurant is so nostalgic and the vibe is awesome! Thank you for making the night so special!
Top 5 Italian restaurants I’ve had in the states! Delicious sauce, noodles, and bread! The sizzle butter and garlic confit was delicious and definitely a must have with your meal! The beans and greens were delicious! The portions were HUGE! We loved the chicken parm and rigatoni and meatballs! Service was excellent and our waitress was great! Very helpful and knowledgeable about the menu and offering suggestions which were greatly appreciated. This will become a staple for us moving forward! Great for a date night or a causal dinner! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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