A "neighborhood" Italian restaurant in Bee Cave. This was our third visit there. Pasta and sauce the first time, a pizza the next two. This family owned restaurant has a bar and 10 tables. It gets crowded fast. Food is good. It's a local favorite. read more

Small family run business. Garlic knots are delicious. We had a table of five people who ordered a pizza, chicken Florentine, pasta trio, mushrooms in vodka sauce, and two other dishes I can't remember. Some of us were more impressed with our dishes than others, so I'll speak to what I tasted. The mushrooms were a nice size but they were swimming in vodka sauce so you couldn't even taste the mushroom. And my chicken Florentine had plenty of spinach but would definitely have benefited from more garlic. We ordered desserts: a couple of cheesecakes (one choc and one amaretto) and two lemoncelli. The lemoncelli was delicious even if it was so cold it seemed frozen. The chocolate cheesecake was good. Not sure about the amaretto cheesecake because I was served a plain cheesecake instead. So, not really worth a special trip, but not bad either. read more

What an accommodating restaurant. I will be back!! Even have an cute patio. Perfect lunch spot read more

Giovannis table - Cesar salad, bread, manicotti on it's way! - Pizza Near Me - Bee Cave, Texas

we have dined here for at least five years . usually a good experience and good service . Tonight , wow , not sure what was going on . When we told them that the calamari was very "fishy" smelling and the chicken Parmesan was very hard to cut , it was not handled as it should have been . Very defensive .... Sad, as we have always enjoyed going there . We will not be returning . Never even - " I'm sorry, can we get you something else ir take that off your bill ". read more

This place is great. We came here on a Saturday night and we enjoyed it thoroughly. I had a few beers and the chicken parm. It was fantastic! Authentic Italian food served by authentic Italians. The owner and his family provide top-notch friendly service. Will definitely come back! read more

Went last Sunday with family and was a great experience. Extensive menu of authentic Italian dishes and hard to choose!! Just have to go back again and start checking them off. As other reviews indicate, great service and the owners are there and making sure all is well! Small enough to feel intimate and they had games on the TV if one wanted to glance up every now and then. Very reasonable pricing and we even hit the -20% off bottle of wine! Really need to check this place out!!! read more

We wanted to find a cute Italian place to eat before we saw the sunset. This place was decent. We sat next to the doors so every time the door opened there was a risk of flies. The breadsticks tasted good. I could tell they were homemade but it would have been nice if they were crispier. We ordered the margherita pizza and chicken Arrabbiata pasta. The pizza was alright. It wasn't terrible but it was missing that flavor I look for in a margherita pizza. I can't realize describe it. The chicken arrabbiata was okay as well. I like my noodles more adente and the chicken tasted a little overcooked. The staff were super friendly, but definitely not a place to hang out after you finish eating. They get busy and need every table. read more

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I like and want to support this restaurant but was disappointed the last time we dined there. The portions seemed smaller. The amount of pasta under my chicken was ridiculous small. I walked away hungry which is surprising for an Italian restaurant! read more

Authentic North Jersey pizza, hot subs, pasta, and meat meals. Since moving to Austin area 2.5 years ago, have lamented lack of authentic Italian restaurants because so many seem to feel Italian means heavy garlic and oil. My mother never cooked like that - if you could taste the garlic.. it means too much was added.. she used so little oil in her sauce - but difficult to find such a place in Austin. Giovanni's is the best I've found and never go to Bee Cave without a stop in. BTW, some lunch specials include salad and soup for under $20. read more

Hit the spot for Mom and Pop Italian food. Started off with some meatballs, tender and juicy. Followed by the Pasta Trio (small portion of ricotta lasagna, chicken parmesan, and a small scoop of pasta alfredo). Would recommend sharing a variety of dishes with others, as portions of the one Pasta Trio may be too small. But hey! That's on us. Next time we know and we were happy to sample. Lastly, meal was served with garlic knots. You know it's good Italian when bread is served. read more

Great food and service. Really like their Chicken Parmesan, carbonara pasta, and their Alfredo. It's a cozy, Local, old school Italian restaurant vibe inside. read more

Cute little family owned Italian restaurant. We missed the owners, but I hear that their presence at the restaurant is what cultivates that cozy family feel. Even though they weren't there the food was excellent and the vibes were still a cozy kind of casual. Great selection of items on the menu, full bar and very serve delicious garlic knots complimentary when seated. Parking is plentiful (a nice welcome in Austin!) as they have a parking lot. read more

Giovannis table - Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo - Pizza Near Me - Bee Cave, Texas

The food here was delicious. I got some fresh baked bread with a side of Alfredo and a serving of baked tortellini in pink sauce. I thought all of it was excellent and it came out smoking hot. I would say the price is a little higher than I would like, but overall I'd eat here again. The waitress was very kind and quick, and even offered my a metal cup to prop my phone up on to watch something since I was dining alone. read more

A great down home Italian feel, not pretentious at all. And yes, Giovanni and his family are actually there at the restaurant. The service was fast and super friendly. Our server even offered to put some bolognese on the side of the chicken parm so we could try it. I had the rib-eye Marsala. The sauce was delicious and the pasta was cooked perfectly Al Dente. The steak itself was just okay, a bit over cooked. Desserts we're 10/10 - cannoli, Italian cream cake, and tiramisu. Is it the best Italian that I've ever had, no. Is it good quality for the price, yes. Definitely worth trying and getting out of the city. read more

Giovannis table - Cannoli, Tiramisu, Italian Cream Cake - Pizza Near Me - Bee Cave, Texas

Looking for a family run business who pride them selves on service Pay more for mozzarella and other ingredients You can't do better than this read more

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Start off we were given one menu for 2 people. Ice tea was not good tasted like from powder. Bread was hard. Spaghetti and meat balls were not hot flavor was not tasty. Chicken parm was do tough not edible. Lasagna was bland and meatless. The reviews were great but this Sunday we found this restaurant lacking read more

The food was fantastic and served straight from the oven to me! At lunch time the salad is included. They had made. For the wine lovers, there is always a 20% discount on the bottle! This business is family owned and served by them. I'm looking forward to going there when I go there in 6 months. I live 3 hours away or I would go more often!!! read more

Very good Italian food here! Great tasting, great Italian portions, priced very well! The service is like all restaurants used to be. Very attentive but not too attentive. All of the different waiters and waitresses and owners checked on us the entire time. I highly recommend coming here not only for the food, but for the service. We will be back! read more

Just left Giovanni's again. Best Italian food in Austin. Ambience great service great and Giovanni is there to greet and make everyone welcome. Full wine selection, and excellent excellence at every corner. Plenty of big screens lots of sports if that's what you enjoy. Outdoor dining area with all the big screens. If you hadn't been there, you need to go visit! read more

This is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in the Austin surrounding area. The prices are perfect. The servings are plentiful. And the food is authentic and delicious. We have never been disappointed. They have various lunch specials that are reasonably priced. They have pizza and calzones, too. The entrees come with a salad or soup. The salad is quite fresh and complimented with deliciously made dressings. If you want to go the extra, ask for a caprice salad, their mozzarella is fresh and perfectly seasoned. Desserts vary, as very dependent on what was made or brought in for the day. My recommendation is the limoncello slice of cake. The family that runs the place is originally from Italy. Having lived in Italy during my service years, I love coming in and speaking Italian with Lina. There is beer and wine available along with cappuccino and expresso. Prices are very reasonable. If you are looking for authentic Italian food at a good price and great host, this is the place to try and likely you'll come back - again and again! read more

Giovannis table - Manicotti - Pizza Near Me - Bee Cave, Texas

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Great neighborhood place the food is always good. It's a family run restaurant always great. They try to make your experience perfect.

We love Giovanni's! It's a family run restaurant and we love that they know all of the regular patrons. The food is very good and there's a nice outside (covered) area for dining. read more

Excellent food and great service with a small business ownership and a delightful ambiance. We enjoy their pasta and appetizers and they have a great wine selection. The garlic bread is wonderful. read more

We ate at Giovanni's Table last night with friends, and we all enjoyed our food very much. I had Eggplant Parmigiana and it was delicious. My husband had Tom's Special, and our friends had Chicken Alfredo and Lina's Special. The homemade bread was good also. read more

Giovanni's is an average, not great, Italian restaurant. It's a step above Olive Garden and three steps below New York's little Italy and Boston's North End. The atmosphere is very casual and not particularly attractive; definitely not romantic. They served garlic knots that were too salty with dinner and the veal marsala was cut into strips, probably to try and compensate for the veal that was too tough. The spaghetti that came with the veal was overcooked and flavorless, not al dente. Service was excellent, portion sizes okay and prices competitive except for the fact that the food isn't great. read more

Wow! Our new go-to Italian restaurant. I wanted to keep this gem to myself.... Service - fantastic. Attentive, sweet, professional and fun. Parking - plenty, part of a larger lot Food - omg it's flavorful, fresh, and delicious. We got the: - Fettuccini Alfredo with prosciutto (definitely get this if you don't know what to order; highly recommend). Perfect texture not too hard or soft since some restaurants overcook their pasta. The flavor here is a surprise. I honestly did not think Alfredo could make me so happy with the layers of flavor (onion, cream, savory). - gnocchi alle vodka; this has to be homemade it tastes so fresh - spaghetti bolognese; sauce and meat were really seasoned perfectly and abundant - dessert; tiramisu- also a wow here. So authentic with drizzles of dark chocolate - major hit. read more

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This is the best Italian imo. Great dishes and reasonable price. Great service snd great people here! Give them a try!

First time trying this place and we were excited as there aren't many mom and pop Italian places left. Sat down, were greeted kindly and given a menu. My initial take was there were way too many dishes for a small restaurant like this. The small mom and pops that I'm use to and succeed typically have maybe 8-10 things that they do well. This menu had at least 40 items. The food overall was mediocre. Not lacking flavor per se but the wrong flavors and too much of them. For example, I ordered the chicken scallopine. The pasta was drowning in liquid and it was overly tart. There was no balance in flavor. The chicken instead of a cutlet as it is usually served was grilled and cut into rubbery strips. Overall dish failed. We also got the gnocchi Ala vodka. It was supposedly one of their best. Way too much sauce again. Gnocchis were chewy and sauce passable but again way too much of it. Italian food if nothing else is suppose to be simple and well balanced, using fresh ingredients and letting the ingredients speak for themselves. This was neither. read more

Had dinner at Giovannis Table this past weekend and it was delightful. There were three of us, we ordered Calamari, stuffed mushrooms, and salad capreses for appetizers; our entrees were chicken Marsala, veal piccata and chicken francaise. All is well, then there was dessert, OMG, cannolis, tiramisu and this limoncello cake that I have never tasted anything like it before, it really took the meal to a different level...it was the absolute best part of the meal. The coffee was good too. read more

I really wanted to love this place. Italian owner, off the beaten path and Pavarotti in the background. But man, pasta out of a package and not fresh made is a non-starter. That would be a game changer. If the owner sees this, idea: have someone in the front making fresh pasta and sell it to go! It will create charm is cheaper than boxed pasta and will up your game big time. read more

I went there last night. Had the chicken marsala. Food was good. Came out fast and the staff is really friendly. Menu had a lot of good options. I'm looking forward to returning to try something else. read more

Never knew this place existed! But what a find! Recommended by friends since we love Italian food. Run by Giovanni and his family with authentic Italian cuisine. Dined on a Thursday night, and by 6:30 pm, it was packed with overflow sitting outside. Glad we got here at 6 pm! It was obvious several diners were regulars as Giovanni greeted them warmly. I enjoyed the trio pasta dish while hubby's choice was the chicken florentine over penne. Their rolls are freshly made and delicious! Tiramisu and Creme Brule finished off the dinner, perfect ending! Will be back and being friends and family! read more

Food was so tasty! Lots of flavors! Authentic! Great service! You won't be disappointed! read more

We experience the world with our senses. Here's what we sensed when we dined at Giovanni's table Sights: The dining room is on the small side with 11 tables for 4-6 people and 4 seats at the bar. We were there around 6:30 on Sunday and only one table was left. Since this was our first time here, it's popularity was reassuring. Around the restaurant there were 2 TVs playing sports, and Italian artwork on the walls. Sounds: There wasn't any music playing, the TVs were on mute, and as I mentioned above, it was a full house, so the restaurant was filled with the sweet sounds of chatter. Feel: The temperature inside was comfortable on a hot day. Food temp was spot on. All the staff were really nice even when it was really busy Taste: Stuffed Mushrooms in vodka sauce- Great flavor. Not too salty. My wife feels most restaurants use too much salt on everything. Her candid comment at dinner, "This is the restaurant with the best saltiness level in the whole town" Caesar Salad - Excellent. Crunchy, creamy, and fresh. Gnocchi Bolognese - The gnocchi struck the perfect balance between chewy and soft, and the Bolognese was really flavorful, but not overwhelming. Pasta Trio - Lasagne, Chicken Parm, and Fettuccini Alfredo. All were excellent. Especially the Chicken Parm. It was Crispy, delicious, and the tomato wasn't a sauce. I'm not sure how to describe it so you'll just have to try it yourself. Smells: It smelled like Italian food. What were you expecting? read more

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Delicious food, friendly and great service! We eat there at least once a week! We have never been disappointed!

Great food and great service! Love this place! Nina's special was great. And the capresse salad was great as well.

Was looking forward to having a great Italian meal since the reviews were pretty great. Not what we expected! Waited and waited for someone to wait on us and finally the owner came to ask us about drinks, pushing the bottles of wine. We did get a bottle...waiting longer for someone to take our food order. Flagged him down to order. The meals come with spaghetti pasta, is that all this "Italian" restaurant has to offer? Chicken Picata was way to lemony. I think I make it better and I'm Polish. The other two meals weren't great either. Very disappointing! I told my son we went here and he said the same. Not good Italian food. Sorry "cocky" owner...I have many Italian friends that are the friendliest, hospitable people I know. You should be thankful you are still open for business. I was afraid to tell you we were not happy with the poor service and average food. read more

One of my favorite places to eat! Service is always great! We usually sit at the bar, & hear all the latest local gossip! The ambiance is okay but we go for the fabulous & delicious food & service. We found this place by accident when we first moved here from the North End of Boston known for its Amazing Italian cuisine! read more

Again I'd like to complain about the inability to give half stars. Usually I round down, but today I'll round up as I really want to like this place. Small and friendly. Family owned and operated. Giovanni meets you at the door with a smile and spends most of his time frolicking among the customers, many of whom are obviously regulars (partially why I rounded up). Some beer. Some wine. Something for everyone on the menu. Plenty of parking. Indoor and outdoor seating. Fair prices. The food. Ahhh! The food! The kitchen is a little slow. It was good but not great. I'd like to believe everything is homemade and today my palate was just a little off? Supply chain issues? Worker shortage? Or it's all frozen, slapped on a plate and nuked. Which would mean the "off" is freezer burn. We will definitely give it another go, even if it's just for the hospitality. read more

Walking into Giovanni's feels like you're being welcomed into a family kitchen. Giovanni, the owner greets guests with a warm hello. Their offerings are presented in a simple and no-fuss manner. read more