Hidden Gem Not the greatest picture, I know! I couldn't wait to dig in to my plate because it smelled sooooo good so I ended up taking a pic after I had eaten and my food was in a to-go container ‍ Husband and I went to Vaiano for date night. We both got the Zuppa Di Pesce. Which is described as the "Fisherman's Stew" but is basically Cioppino. We added the penne pasta as a filler. When I tell you it was delicious it was DEEE-LICIOUS! The penne just pulled it all together just like having it when I was a kid. We also got the bread basket, the caprese salad and shared a cup of the Fagioli soup. No joke, our bill came to just under $100. Tell me when the last time was "post covid" you and another person went out to DINNER and got the works with leftovers for less than a buck?? I'll wait. Lol and to top it off the food was bar none amazing. So flavorful, so aromatic, so authentic.. just GOOD! Our waitress was very busy, but still made us feel like we were her only patrons. The ambiance was very Tuscan and quaint. We loved it! Will definitely go again!! read more

Vaiano Trattoria - Cioppino - Italian Near Me - Granite Bay, California

Good service. Very nice appetizers. Veal entree was okay but not outstanding. Relatively quiet. We could talk without shouting. Very rare these days read more

I ordered a half ham and cheese sandwich. Got no cheese. One thin slice of lunch meat ham, folded in half. I was astounded. The chicken soup I ordered had one tiny piece of chicken. Plenty of rice. I asked the waitress if the sourdough bread was hard. She said "well its soft but round." I very embarrassedly finally got it cut in half. Nothing like the la bou in Folsom. Will never go back to that store. read more

Went last week for a family group dinner. The food was wonderful. The only thing was we had three tables all together, and the one I was sitting at the table top was so loose it was like sitting at a teater top. You couldn't even put your hands, arms on or even touch the table with out it moving all over. read more

Well everything kinda went south with our waitress. She never brought breatd and the olive oil/balsamic dip even though the bread plates were right there. Other tables had this served to them. My salad came which was pretty good but she never offered fresh ground pepper for it (the other waitress was doing this). When the raviois came the sauce was pretty plain. Also no offer for freshly grated cheese on it (the other waitress was doing this too). After she removed our plates she just dropped the check on the table with no mention of a dessert menu (she insisted she had asked us this). We tipped her well anyway. A totally perfunctory waitress experience. read more

My friend was raving about how good this place is so I put it on my list of places to try. Years ago we were unable to walk in and get a table. This time we made a reservation for Sunday evening. The place is modest from the outside and casually decorated inside with limited seating. Overall I thought the food was ok not great. The Caprese salad was refreshing. My son's spaghetti pomodoro was well flavored but the homemade marina sauce was too watery. My wife and son liked their Zappa de pesce and fruitti de mare. My lasagna tasted bland but was filling. I thinks it's a good place for locals but from Folsom I'd rather drive past it to Roseville for our usual go to place. read more

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Delicious!!!! The charbroiled choice ribeye steak over a bed of spinach might be the best tasting steak I have ever had. Service was also great! Definitely recommend. read more

This little Trattoria is a neighborhood gem, with incredible homemade pasta, using fresh ingredients, delicious sauces, and their own signature creations. Staff is friendly, the atmosphere is cozy and it's a wonderful place to celebrate life's little hurrah's! read more

Five of us ladies decided to come here for lunch. We ordered a bunch of entrees and ate it family style. The place is small and quaint. We were the only customers and our server was nice. We ordered: *Caprese 4/5 *Chopped salad 5/5 *Ravioli, this was the dinner size and it was pricey considering the portion4/5 *Cioppino, also dinner size, pricey 3/5 *Spaghetti bolognese, decent 3/5 *Margherita pizza 3/5 it was just ok *Sausage, mushroom, olive pizza 3/5 *Panne Cotta 5/5 *Tiramisu 5/5 *Affogato 5/5 Overall we enjoyed the food and wish some of the entrees were portioned better. That part was disappointing but we enjoyed our lunch. Will gladly return in the future! read more

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I give mixed reviews. I had Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and hot peppers and it was very good. Not much to mess up. My soup was okay, not very well seasoned though. My two companions had spaghetti with meatballs and said it was terrible. Sauce very thin and sparse. Meatball tasteless. They asked for more sauce but it didn't help much. What happened? New chef? This restaurant haas a good reputation. read more

Dining here near Granite Bay feels elegant without being formal. The kitchen clearly respects traditional Italian technique while keeping the presentation clean and modern. The risotto was creamy but not heavy, and the seafood tasted fresh. Service remained attentive throughout the evening. It's the type of restaurant where refinement appears naturally rather than being forced. read more

We came here summer 2022 as I had some gift cards to celebrate my wife's birthday. I never go to Granite Bay so it was a bit of a haul and it was just way past Douglas Blvd. From the outside it looks like a gated farm house. Yelp seemed to have magically made my review for this place disappear along with my entree photos. All of our 3 dishes were underwhelming and most of all, the plates were beyond stingy in portion size. Barely above a child portion. Maybe some places the child portions are larger. The server was ok but wasn't overly friendly and a bit short with convos. The place seems to get it's locals as it is small but packed. I doubt I would return due to distance and dislike of especially the miniscule portion sizes. Italian is usually a feast. This place is more like a famine. read more

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`A luncheon with an old teacher/friend of my wife's, brought us to this wonderful hole in the wall. The three of us explored the menu and we were happy to find multiple choices, soup, salad, pizzas, pasta, main dishes, panini's, and desserts and beverages . We each enjoyed our chosen meal: the prosciutto panino, zuppa di pesce, and the pear and gorgonzola salad. The zuppa di fagioli beans was excellent! I have had too many Italian places under my travels and actually worked at one of best in So Cal, where pasta was a side dish only and service was off of clothed carts. So no five star today but this a great local trattoria. Service was like we like it! Always around but not around, We stayed for a couple hours and enjoyed the food and friend. Cost was within reason for a lunch. read more

Lasagna was way over cooked and burnt on top. Seemed like it was baked several times before they finally decided to serve it to a customer. We will not be returning. Wait staff was great but they need a new chef. read more

Vaiano Trattoria - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Granite Bay, California

Such amazing service, we loved our server. Cute place with outside seating. We loved our food, we had penne all'arrabbiata and pappardelle. I want to go back and enjoy their cheese board. read more

Cindy and I had a wonderful lunch this afternoon. The food was great as well as the service from the nice young woman. It was a comfortable lunch. I wish I knew her name. read more

Ok Watching Tucci in Italy, got me thinking about this place. Found them thru a recommendation and maybe the best recommendation I ever got. This place is excellent. Pizza Vaiano Bianca is perfect. The best cracker thin crust in the region period. The prices fantastic and pretty darn good service as well. Keep in mind they have maybe 20 tables in a hidden strip mall behind another strip mall. But this is what you call a hidden gem. I would love to help them more than this with the marketing but it might cause issues. If you want Italian and you're not sure where try it out. You will be glad you did. read more

We love the pizza margherita. Closest we've found to pizza in Italy. Another staple for us is the pear salad with Gorgonzola cheese. We alternate our pastas as many are delicious. The service is good on most nights. The decor is Italian so that is nice. read more

Went to check out this place based upon other five star reviews, they were not lying. I've only tried it once so far, but I am definitely going back! We came here to check out their lunch menu because it was so reasonable. What we had was more than generous for a senior couple. The price was so reasonable! Not to mention the food being incredibly delicious. My husband had the mushroom tortellini and the sauce was incredible! I had the seafood pasta and they were very generous with the portions of seafood. Katie was our server, and she was as excellent as the food delicious. The place is small and cozy and very clean. I'm sure during peak hours it's likely very crowded, but we went during a quiet period about 2 to 3 PM. A very good gem of a find! read more

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Food is fire and the bread with balsamic, garlic, and olive oil is amazing! Service is great and friendly.

Took my mom for lunch for her Birthday. We got there early and we were the first ones there. There is a huge amount of parking right out front. We were seated right away. Server was nice and mostly attentive but disappeared for too long sometimes. If you want bread it's a small charge but they nicely tell you that rather than a surprise up charge. It is worth it. Nice sour dough bread with a bowl of garlic, balsalmic and oil to dip it in. My mom wanted to get half ravioli and half of the pasta pomodoro. They wouldn't split it, understandably, so I ordered her both. It's her Birthday. I ordered the chicken ceasar panini for me. It comes with a choice of salad or soup. I ordered the salad. There was a choice of two to choose from. I ordered the pear and Gorgonzola. The salad was so nice for a side salad. The dressing was nice and light but flavorful. My panini was delicious. The chicken was cooked perfectly with lettuce dressed with ceasar dressing and tomatoes on a pizza crust bread. On my gosh was it good. The tomatoes on it were not so I pulled them out. My mom loved both of her pasta dishes. I don't think she had a favorite. I have been here before and I will definitely return. Keep up the good cooking!!! read more

Vaiano Trattoria - Chicken Ceasar panini - Italian Near Me - Granite Bay, California

Food is always good. I've been coming here for years and the quality stays the same. Anything you eat here will be good.

We did not know about this restaurant, and discovered it randomly. We love Italian and live nearby so we thought we'd give it a try. We called in a Togo order that my wife picked up. Wine she arrived, she paid by credit card, wrote "0" for the tip as we normally do, and gave a few dollars in cash. Food was decent, and we thought we would try them again in the future. The credit card bill came today, apparently, a cash tip was not good enough for them, and the restaurant took it upon themselves to change the credit card receipt to a $10 tip. We have our copy and have disputed it with our card. These days small businesses should not be engaging in shady practices like this if they want to survive. Zero stars for illegally giving yourselves a bonus on my dinner order. Spreading the word about these fraudsters. read more

Great lunch special at $10-15. Amazing wine selection - except they offer no rose Affogato was amazing! Tortellini and smoke salmon pastas were very good with healthy portions, though presentation could have been taken up a notch. Outside patio was accommodating for us with our puppy. Our waitress's was very good and attentive. read more

Tried this place for the first time. Interesting strip mall location that feels like it's been around awhile. Had a glass of chianti and ordered their Pizza Quattro Stagioni. Pizza arrived... Thinnest dough we've ever seen, and we like thin crust! Sauce is basically thin tomato sauce... Pizza has zero "flop" and can't hold up to bring eaten like pizza. It's wet, undercooked, too little dough, and overall a novice presentation. Didn't pay for or finish the pizza. Won't be back. read more

Vaiano Trattoria - Pizza Quattro Stagioni - Italian Near Me - Granite Bay, California

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Yes! Best pesto pasta in town and they have gluten free pasta. It's a convenient, small little Italian restaurant.

Fabulous food and service! Small place but very accommodating. The ambience is a bit lacking considering its location in a run down strip mall/parking lot, but our meals were absolutely delicious. They could have their staff be a tiny bit more knowledgeable about the wines offered, but other than that - Buona! read more

We have been here many times. This time was the nail in the coffin. We went on Christmas Eve, reservations @6, and have in the past as well. It started with our waitress, she was insufferable! She clearly did not want to be there. She was not attentive. We wanted to get her attention multiple times and she would not look over at our table. They had no clean water glasses when we got there. She was not even going to take over half of our parties drink orders because they didn't have glasses. Only the people who were ordering beer, which I told her she could take our drink order and bring the drinks when they have glasses, which I think made her even more miserable. Then three of our five dishes were terrible!! My husband ordered lasagna and the noodles were completely mushy. One of my children had chicken cacciatore and he said the chicken was beyond dry. In my meal the meatballs tasted so old and freezer burned everyone in my party tasted it and everyone spit it out. Very, very disappointing Christmas Eve dinner! I will say there was one staff member there that was helping us when our waitress was neglecting us. She was amazing. I wish I would've gotten her name. read more

Wow!! I've finally found real Italian food in Granite Bay! When directions got me here, I remembered this tiny weird stip mall. It used to be Granitos! But because of my lack of love to this area, I found out Vaiano Trattotia has been here 9 years (kicking myself) We ordered two dishes: Frutti de Mare-- seafood linguini (mussels, classic, calamari, shrmip) in a tomato sauce. The other dish I can't find on the menu because it was a lunch special. It was like a great pizza or calzone in a pasta: mushrooms, onions and olives in a rich tomato sauce. They actually had homemade cannoli with dusted pistachio ends. I hope this review makes you want to visit this place. I can't wait to go back! read more

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We love this spot. Their pizza, salad and pasta are so wonderful! We look forward to each return and our extended family, as well.

The food was amazing. Great lunch prices . Absolutely going back!! We enjoyed the pear Gorgonzola salad and for the entree the tortellini with porcini and prosciutto. read more

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My second time here and both times we were amazed by the food. Place is so small and it is so inconspicuous but what a jewel. We get the peach Bellini for drinks, the bread for an appetizer and so far have tried 4 main dishes. All delicious. Last time I had the carbonara with peas and bacon. They make it occasionally and it was delicious. The staff is courteous but it does seem like it gets busy here and the staff is on their toes. read more

It was all great, charcuterie board to Caprese salad to Ravioli to parpadella with wild boar. It was the best 40th anniversary dinner we could ask for! read more

We were hopeful based on the reviews that we would be having a tasty Italian meal, however that was not the case. It was very apparent that the pasta was frozen and not fresh and the sauces were also below par: watery with a lack of flavor. The best part of our dinner was the bread, which they nickel and dime you for rather is being complimentary. Our server also did not let us know that our meal did not come with a salad, but only asked if we would like soup or salad with our meal. We found out when the bill came that that charged us for that as well. Disappointing experience! read more

Viano Trattoria was recommended by a friend that lives in Granite Bay after hearing me tout Visconti's in Folsom. I'm Italian, I've been to Italy a couple times AND I absolutely love Italian cuisine so i tend to be overly critical of Italian restaurants. It was a bit tough to find as it is on Douglas near the Folsom Lake entrance which is away from the rest of the businesses in the Granite Bay Village Shopping Center. There are a handful of tables inside but currently offer outdoor seating of 9 tables due to COVID. I highly recommend making a reservation as I have been turned away after popping in unexpectedly. The restaurant is cozy yet romantic which makes for a perfect date location. In our several visits, the bread with balsamic, oil, and garlic is quite memorable. Fresh bread paired with this mixed dip makes for a great start to any meal. We also enjoyed the In de Rucula (Arugula with apples and Parmesan) which is a tasty salad to have before your meal. For the main coarse, we always enjoy Penne with vodka sauce and theirs is no exception. We also really enjoyed the Chicken Parmesan which had a fresh red sauce to pair with each bite of their moist chicken. Yummm! For dessert we had the Lava cake and Bread pudding. These were both good but I prefer an eggy bread pudding with less sauce. I would order both again but wouldn't make the trip for it. All said, I highly recommend Vaiano Trattoria for a tasty and authentic family meal or a romantic evening with your love interest. This has now become my second option along with Visconti for amazing Italian cuisine and Vaiano is the most romantic setting of the two. Manga! read more

Vaiano Trattoria - Italian Near Me - Granite Bay, California

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Love their Italian food. We got caprice salad and pomodore.. fabulous! Took home to go.

Love this cute little restaurant! Our server and food was amazing. She gave us good recommendations on what to order and all of the dishes were delicious. The only thing I would say is the mushroom pasta was a little bit on the saltier side but it was still edible and I enjoyed it. Thank you Vaiano we will be back soon. read more

I was really excited to try this local spot out, but was disappointed with the service. I enjoyed the salad and bread. My lasagna was a 6/10 and the gnocchi was a 7/10. The ambiance is very cosy and intimate. It appeared there were regulars who were enjoying their dining experience and food. We may have just been newbies. read more

I wanted to take my newly minted 18 yr old out for a real Italian dinner. We shared the pear walnut salad to start. Had the wonderful bread service with piping hot baguettes and olive oil/balsamic and fresh garlic for dipping. She had the spaghetti and meatballs and I had chicken piccata. Ordering a side of pasta was ordered as an afterthought, American style read more

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Wow! I am speechless! This place is perfect. The wait staff was so kind, thoughtful and on top of it. The food is amazing and I have an Italian mother who cooks amazing Italian food. I will be taking her here for new recipes. I think she will even be impressed. Small quaint atmosphere. The one suggestion I would make is to move your outdoor sign above the tent to people can find you. This is not a place to hide the sign as it needs to be shared with the world. You are doing something amazing here and I will let people know for sure. Thank you. read more