Giovanni's Trattu

Went to celebrate our 21 birthdays! Everyone had a great time, food was delish (loved the calamari) and the perfect price, they even surprised us w tiramisu and limoncello! Service was great and the people working were a great vibe.

‼️HEY READ THIS‼️ Food: 5 Waiter Service: 5 Customer Service: 5 Experience: 0 Let me explain! The food was REALLY GOOD. But, our order was lost and there were several issues. We arrived at 7:22pm and left about 9:40pm. We waited well over an hour for our food, other people came and went. Should I give this place a 1 star? Probably, BUT I won’t! I’ll give them 3 stars for the service we recieved and for them making the situation right. I appreciate what they did to rectify our experience. Their customer service was great. When we return I hope that our experience will be better, we ate for free, next time I hope to pay for my food. Yes, it’s true, it does smell weird.

I will say, this place took my husband and I back to Italy when it came to the food! It was amazing. Our only complaint would be the portion size for my husband’s standard. Which, keep in mind is not their fault because he eats like a body builder or teenage boy. But honestly, the foods flavor was spot on! They also have limoncello and grappa! If we lived in DC we would very much be back! The customer service was FANTASTIC!!!!

Giovanni’s used to be one of my favorite Italian restaurants in DC but it must have been sold to new owners who are trading off the name. The place smelled moldy and the food was mediocre at best. Nothing like the place I remember. When I couldn’t make a reservation on Open Table I should have know that something was wrong.

They have gluten free options for pasta, you just have to ask cause I didn’t see it listed on the menu. We ordered through door dash and didn’t eat in. All of our food was so good! The only thing we didn’t like was we had ordered ravioli and it was over $20 for 6 pieces. It tasted good but we felt more should’ve been included.