The best Italian food in Chattanooga! Amazing food, service, and atmosphere … highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M P
My husband and I came here for an anniversary dinner, and we both had a wonderful time! We got an appetizer, two entrees, a dessert and several drinks, and loved all of it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roland Carey
Good classic Italian dishes. Great variety of entrees, appetizers and desserts. Also a solid wine menu not overly priced. Great service and attentive staff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
D P
Great service, seated quickly. Spaghetti and meatballs were phenomenal. My friend loved the pappardelle bolognese. Can't wait to go back and try more dishes. We plan to sit on the patio next time & enjoy the view.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Teresa Jabaley
This was the most wonderful experience. Food was amazing, presentation was perfect and the service was top tier. The owner was working the floor and catered to his guest. Highly recommend this for a large group of private one on one. Thanks Giardino for the best first proper date experience a couple could have.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Lashway
If good weather, outdoors is the place to be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Allison Bower
We decided to finally try Giardino for our anniversary, but left disappointed. Not with the food - it came out quick and was delicious, albeit a tiny bit under salted. But the service (not the server/bartender) was awful. We made a reservation and noted that we’re celebrating our wedding anniversary with our kid. We arrived and were told that we should be seated shortly, just needed to wait for a table to be cleaned off. The wait ended up being 15 minutes - not awful. We were seated and waited another 5-10 minutes before our server greeted us. She was incredibly kind, but let us know that she was also the bartender tonight. Knowing it’d be difficult for her to get to us, we ordered everything - drinks, appetizers, and our main courses - while we had her. Our appetizers (arancini and Cesar salad) came QUICK (they made it to us before we got our drinks) but the runner that dropped them off gave a half twist of black pepper then skidaddled. Our server dropped off our drinks shortly after, then the runner brought our meals… Delicious! We had the chicken parm with alfredo parpadelle, the pot roast with alfredo spaghetti, and the kids spaghetti and meatballs. The spaghetti isn’t fresh for sure, but the parpadelle tasted like it could be. The pot roast is YUM but the demi is a bit on the sour side. We finished our food and waited to find anyone to flag down for boxes. We waited for close to 20 minutes, keeping our eyes out for runners but they were too busy to look at us. Eventually our server/the bartender was able to make it back to us, but by that time we’d all sat too long to even think about dessert. *no biggie, but a little disappointed about no one acknowledging our anniversary. We will probably give them another try eventually, but I think next time we might just do carry out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Kelly Kusumoto
The food is always fresh and delicious so we brought our guest visiting from out of town for dinner. The owner surprised us with a generous wine tasting experience! These are the experiences and interactions that make Chattanooga so special. Thank you all for going above and beyond, we appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts!
Spectacular. Pork chop Scallopini was amazing. Bolognese was perfect, noodles had excellent texture. Tiramisu is amazing. Great staff and environment. Looking forward to the next trip to Chattanooga to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacy Beason
The food is always great! My favorite dish is the shrimp and polenta. We have loved everything we have tried. The food tastes like authentic Italian food, not like a chain restaurant. The restaurant is a little small and loud during busy hours, but this can be overlooked because of the delicious food!
Really had high hopes for this place based on reviews, but not impressed tonight! Maybe just hit it on an off night. My food was warm but my partner's came out cold, and we would have had this corrected but the server never did come back and check on us. The service was just not what I would expect for this caliber of a restaurant. So he ate his cold meal. For this price I would probably go somewhere else next time.
Very beautiful restaurant though and a convenient location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Nicki Tafolla
In the words of Nike, “Just do it.” Go on a date or just treat yourself to a nice night out. The food was excellent! We had the Pappardelle bolognese and the sauce is the real deal - cooked for 7 hours and the pork tomahawk scallopini which was also delightful with a wonderful cream sauce. Wish this restaurant was in San Antonio!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wanda Chubbs
Firstly, I love Giardino! I've been dining there since they opened. But my recent visit wasn't the greatest experience. I'm hoping this was a one time thing, but the chicken piccata was not up to the usual standards. The chicken tasted like it was boiled. Which for me had no flavor. The sauce was delicious, but it couldnt cover up the flavorless chicken breast. If you going to poach the chicken to tenderize it that's fine, but finish up on the grill to add more flavor. I will still dine there but probably won't be ordering the chicken piccata.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jessica Horton
Absolutely delicious! My new favorite!!!! We were just passing through but the flavors are so fresh and vibrant! Reminded me of the fresh salads and flavors in Hawaii
Kara Barker
We're visiting from out of town, and our meals far exceeded our expectations. My husband and I split our meals so we could both have two different things, and we agreed it was the best lasagna we've ever had.
The best Italian food in Chattanooga! Amazing food, service, and atmosphere … highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I came here for an anniversary dinner, and we both had a wonderful time! We got an appetizer, two entrees, a dessert and several drinks, and loved all of it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good classic Italian dishes. Great variety of entrees, appetizers and desserts. Also a solid wine menu not overly priced. Great service and attentive staff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service, seated quickly. Spaghetti and meatballs were phenomenal. My friend loved the pappardelle bolognese. Can't wait to go back and try more dishes. We plan to sit on the patio next time & enjoy the view.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was the most wonderful experience. Food was amazing, presentation was perfect and the service was top tier. The owner was working the floor and catered to his guest. Highly recommend this for a large group of private one on one. Thanks Giardino for the best first proper date experience a couple could have.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If good weather, outdoors is the place to be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
We decided to finally try Giardino for our anniversary, but left disappointed. Not with the food - it came out quick and was delicious, albeit a tiny bit under salted. But the service (not the server/bartender) was awful.
We made a reservation and noted that we’re celebrating our wedding anniversary with our kid.
We arrived and were told that we should be seated shortly, just needed to wait for a table to be cleaned off. The wait ended up being 15 minutes - not awful. We were seated and waited another 5-10 minutes before our server greeted us.
She was incredibly kind, but let us know that she was also the bartender tonight. Knowing it’d be difficult for her to get to us, we ordered everything - drinks, appetizers, and our main courses - while we had her.
Our appetizers (arancini and Cesar salad) came QUICK (they made it to us before we got our drinks) but the runner that dropped them off gave a half twist of black pepper then skidaddled. Our server dropped off our drinks shortly after, then the runner brought our meals… Delicious! We had the chicken parm with alfredo parpadelle, the pot roast with alfredo spaghetti, and the kids spaghetti and meatballs. The spaghetti isn’t fresh for sure, but the parpadelle tasted like it could be. The pot roast is YUM but the demi is a bit on the sour side.
We finished our food and waited to find anyone to flag down for boxes. We waited for close to 20 minutes, keeping our eyes out for runners but they were too busy to look at us. Eventually our server/the bartender was able to make it back to us, but by that time we’d all sat too long to even think about dessert.
*no biggie, but a little disappointed about no one acknowledging our anniversary.
We will probably give them another try eventually, but I think next time we might just do carry out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
The food is always fresh and delicious so we brought our guest visiting from out of town for dinner. The owner surprised us with a generous wine tasting experience! These are the experiences and interactions that make Chattanooga so special. Thank you all for going above and beyond, we appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pappardelle Bolognese, Creme Brulee, Rigatoni Al Gorgonzola, Fried Calamari Pulpo Appetizer, Mushroom Risotto
Spectacular. Pork chop Scallopini was amazing. Bolognese was perfect, noodles had excellent texture. Tiramisu is amazing. Great staff and environment. Looking forward to the next trip to Chattanooga to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is always great! My favorite dish is the shrimp and polenta. We have loved everything we have tried. The food tastes like authentic Italian food, not like a chain restaurant. The restaurant is a little small and loud during busy hours, but this can be overlooked because of the delicious food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp \u0026 Polenta, Lasagna Con Bechamel, Nonna's Spaghetti \u0026 Meatballs, Fried Calamari Pulpo Appetizer
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Really had high hopes for this place based on reviews, but not impressed tonight! Maybe just hit it on an off night. My food was warm but my partner's came out cold, and we would have had this corrected but the server never did come back and check on us. The service was just not what I would expect for this caliber of a restaurant. So he ate his cold meal. For this price I would probably go somewhere else next time.
Very beautiful restaurant though and a convenient location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
In the words of Nike, “Just do it.” Go on a date or just treat yourself to a nice night out. The food was excellent! We had the Pappardelle bolognese and the sauce is the real deal - cooked for 7 hours and the pork tomahawk scallopini which was also delightful with a wonderful cream sauce. Wish this restaurant was in San Antonio!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Firstly, I love Giardino! I've been dining there since they opened. But my recent visit wasn't the greatest experience. I'm hoping this was a one time thing, but the chicken piccata was not up to the usual standards. The chicken tasted like it was boiled. Which for me had no flavor. The sauce was delicious, but it couldnt cover up the flavorless chicken breast. If you going to poach the chicken to tenderize it that's fine, but finish up on the grill to add more flavor. I will still dine there but probably won't be ordering the chicken piccata.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious! My new favorite!!!! We were just passing through but the flavors are so fresh and vibrant! Reminded me of the fresh salads and flavors in Hawaii
We're visiting from out of town, and our meals far exceeded our expectations. My husband and I split our meals so we could both have two different things, and we agreed it was the best lasagna we've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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