Giovanetti’s Italian Cuisine

SCORE! Celebrated Valentine’s Day with the husband here (yes- a week early). Great atmosphere and service! Just like its’ sibling Pizza and More. Our server was friendly, knowledgable about the food and made great recommendations. And, the food! What can I say? It was FANTASTIC! My husband is Italian and our culinary experience brought him back to the kitchen of his grandmother! Thank you.

We had kind of a strange experience last night (16 January ‘26) at Giovanetti’s Italian Cuisine on Sante Fe in Vista: arriving ~6PM, the restaurant was less than half full. We felt welcome and looked forward to a great meal. Love the star lights in the ceiling! We did have a delicious meal, but I ordered gluten free Penne Bolognese, and the chef made me Penne alla Vodka Sauce. And they wouldn’t correct the error or even admit their error! A staff member who wasn’t our server delivered our two entrees, and I thought I heard her say, “…alla Vodka” as she placed mine, so I immediately said I ordered bolognese. There may have been a language barrier, but our actual server quickly approached and agreed it didn’t look like bolognese. He said he would verify and also make sure it was gluten

I came with family for dessert and the atmosphere of this place is exciting. Great light set ups outside and inside of the restaurant, clean, comfortable. and large bathrooms. See ice was great from the entire staff. Now let's get to what me and the family came for dessert, I had the spumoni, other family members had the cannoli and limoncello cake. I loved the spumoni and as you can tell by the picture it's a large slice. Rich and tasty, highly recommend. Other family members enjoyed their cannoli and limoncello cake. I also had an espresso shot that paired great with the spumoni. If you are in town or live nearby, I recommend stopping by Giovanetti's. Enjoy!

Yesterday afternoon I was looking for a place to celebrate an anniversary and found Giovannetti's on line so after reviewing the menu and the reviews we went there last night. Our server, Carlos, was really attentive, personable and gave us excellent recommendations throughout the meal. He recommended a mid-priced pinot noir that was really great. The marinara sauce for the garlic bread was so fresh and tasty. We then had the watermelon with burrata appetizer and it was really good. Then Carlos recommended we have the swordfish special as well as the pork chop special and they were absolutely fantastic. The owners are so pleasant and even gave us a dessert to take home I thought the one we ordered was a bit dry (the cake portion of it). I know this review sounds like they are paying us

Good local Italian restaurant that has a large variety of options. My husband had the ribeye and it was cooked perfect. I had the penne with vodka sauce. They also have a good wine, beer and mixed drink selection.👌 The staff was welcoming and very attentive. Highly recommend. Always support small business when you can.