Delicious Food and Friendly Service! We've driven by Giotti's for years and have never stopped, even though it's been highly recommended. We finally decided to give it a try and were very impressed. While the restaurant is the corner of a strip mall, once you enter through the doors you are welcomed to a nicely decorated and welcoming Tuscan interior.  Definitely not what we were expecting from the outside. The host and servers were very friendly throughout our visit and made us feel like regulars even if it was our first visit.  The food was very good and reasonably priced! The bread basket contained warm rolls and started the meal. We tried the caprese salad, which was flavorful and good portioned. My wife tried the gnocchi solentina and was pleased. The gnocchi was light and not overly dense as some places, tossed with red sauce, fresh basil, mozzarella and italian sausage. I ordered the Pollo Princepessa special, which was a lightly breaded chicken cutlet with cheese, roasted red peppers, and a shrimp skewer over penne in a garlic white wine sauce. It was delicious.  The restaurant is a BYOB and is happy to accommodate diners with wine glasses and bottle opening. Overall we are looking forward to returning as the rest of the menu items sound delicious. read more

Giotti's - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

A chef's kiss for takeout on Giotti's Strawberry Walnut Grilled Chicken salad with strawberry vinaigrette, always made to perfection, just like I like it. The Strawberry walnut chicken salad is made fresh with enough strawberries, walnuts, and mozzarella cheese for a dine-at-home experience. Generally, it is a fast, friendly takeout experience. My only disappointment is that our take-out orders usually do not include their signature homemade bread. My husband usually indulges in their extensive menu selection, but I stick with the salad. The Italian BYOB restaurant on Patton and Linglestown Roads is a local gem, and I plan to dine there soon. read more

Giotti's - Strawberry Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad with strawberry vinaigrette - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

It makes me sad to write this, because we always chose Giotti's for takeout on the weekend so we could support a local business. We feel the quality has really declined. The sauce was super watery, and we found a long black hair in the eggplant parm. Hopefully this was just a one off, but we're going to explore other options for a little while. read more

The food is fabulous and freshly made. The waiter was charming and what a surprise the ambiance was for a restaurant in a strip mall. Highly recommend Giotti's. read more

Just had a great luncheon engagement party at Giotti's. Michael did a fantastic job walking us through it. They made up beautiful select menus for us. The food including the salmon, eggplant rollatini, veal and chicken parmigiana, chicken piccata and chicken brunello along with very nice appetizers was all delicious. Couldn't have asked for a better venue. Strongly recommend it. It's BYOB so I set up a wine station with wonderful bruschetta. The front section fit our crowd of 60 nicely. read more

We went to Giotti's last Thursday evening for the first time. The restaurant was very full with a large party. We were seated right away at the back of the restaurant. The restaurant ambient temperature felt like 85+ degrees inside. I was sweating even with a cold beverage. The service was very good. The place was very loud due to the gathering on the other side of the restaurant. The rolls and oil were outstanding. The caprese salad was average. The tomato's (which are in season) had very little flavor. I had the manicotti for dinner. The plate looked delicious when it was served, but unfortunately, the sauce was lacking flavor. The three manicotti pasta rolls were not that bad. If they could had some Italian seasons to this sauce, it could be an excellent dish. Sorry, but I cannot recommend this restaurant based on the food quality (lacking flavors). Hopefully, they can fix the cooling issue. It was not a pleasant experience. read more

Giotti's - Manicotti - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

Food is constantly good , large menue. Service has always been excellent and helpful. Ambiance, clean and cheerful

Recently rediscovered this Italian gem. Food was delish and service excellent, there was a large party that didn't affect our food prep or wait time. Definitely will return. read more

Went to this restaurant for New Year's Eve with a 6pm reservation. Place was jammed. Once we were finally seated it took 25 minutes to just get our order taken. We were 6 people, when the food finally came 3 of us were served, 10 minutes later one was served, and another 10 minutes the last two were served. The Chicken & Shrimp Chesapeake was good, but there was absolutely NO Crab in the dish! The best I can say was that the food was good and hot, service not great. read more

We have been going here for well over 10 years back when Giovonni owned it. Since has left, as the years have gone by, the food still taste good but the service gets worse each time we go. With the changes in mangers and cooks that hires all their inexperience family members, that nice warm, welcoming family atmosphere has change. For years we had come here with our family for large group gatherings like birthdays and sunday dinners. But it is not the same anymore, very very long waits times to get food after placing order (1 hour to 2 hour), with no apologies, just excuses and blaming. We had a teenage server who was a family member, who lied about everything to try to cover herself from all the mistakes she had made. So after our most recent visit, was the final straw, I will not be patronizing this business anymore. It's such a shame because this used to be a wonderful restaurant that we used to love getting together with our family and friends. read more

Date night dinner for two -- food was excellent and properly proportioned. The server was knowledgeable about the menu and specials. She was super attentive to our needs, offering more bread and drink refills. Wonderful experience. read more

Went here with my coworkers one day after work. There were 8 of us. It was pretty empty in the restaurant minus a few other tables. Seated immediately. For some reason, they sat our big group of 8 next to another big group of 6 people. Honestly this almost ruined the whole experience for me. I could hardly hear my coworkers at the other end of the table, I wasn't able to engage in conversations since I was the one closest to the other big table. I was about to ask to move, but I didn't want to embarrass my coworkers. Out of the whole empty restaurant you sit two big separate groups of people together, literally with my back nearly touching someone's back. Very frustrating and definitely impacts my review. Another con is that they're BYOB, but luckily there's multiple stores near where you can purchase some. They even provide wine glasses. Took about 20-30min for all 8 of us to get our food, and be served at the same time. From what I could see, everyone enjoyed their food. They give complimentary bread with the best olive oil I've had. The bread was very tasty. I ordered the penne vodka, and it was so delicious I ate all of it!! It also came with a side salad with your choice dressing, but I honestly only took a few bites of it cause I wanted to have sufficient belly room for pasta. Their menu online vs the menu in store does have different prices! Online it said my meal would be $12, but it was around $17 at the restaurant. They do have a pretty large many with plenty of options. I absolutely LOVED my meal of penne vodka. I will definitely get take out of the penne vodka on my lunch breaks in the future. Service was pretty good aswell. Unfortunately, the seating arrangements is what gives this a 3.5 star in my opinion. read more

Giotti's - Side salad - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

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Everyone was pleased with their food. Delicious meals every time. Excellent service. And they will alter a menu item to your liking. The seafood is plentiful in the seafood pasta dishes. Highly recommend! And BYOB: they supply wine glasses! read more

Great service as well as great food. Everyone in our party enjoyed their meal. They also have gluten-free offerings.

The food is always excellent, not to mention the service. My group of friends always request this restaurant for gatherings or celebrations. I highly recommend! read more

It hand been a while since we had been here and I will surely tell you that it will be an even longer while till we come back. Had reservations for 6pm for 9 people. The place never got more than 1/3 full. That being said, our service was abysmal at best. The young lady came and took our drink order and barely got that right. Should have been a sign of things to come. We did get bread pretty quickly but that was the end of that. She came then and asked if we were ready to order. This is about 6:15. It was another 15 minutes until we got our salads. In the meantime we had asked for refills of drinks to which we got "I'll be right back." We had to ask three times for refills. When did dinner come? Well one guy got his Stromboli around 7:00. The rest of the food? Yeah that didn't come until closer to 7:15 and one of our party had to go and ask where our food was. And the last thing to come out was an order of plain old buttered noodles. The simplest thing to make ‍. So we finally got to eat. Yay! Once we were all done, we got our checks. Well even that took nearly another 10 minutes for her to come back and take our cards. Our final time for leaving the establishment was 8:13. 2 hours and 13 minutes we were there. Way too long for the amount of people in the restaurant and the food quality. Oh yeah, the food quality. The food was slightly above average at best. I'm not going to run and tell all my friends about it. The best part of the meal was problem the rolls and salad. The rest of the food, yeah, it was good I reckon. A couple peoples food, including my wife's, was not hot, but palatable. Summary: food average, service crap. If it's her first job as a server then it should be her last. read more

I have never had an unpleasant experience here and I LOVE that it is BYOB! We have had large group parties for dinner and had excellent service, we have arrived without reservations and been seated in a timely manner, and we have come for holidays and always had decent service and great food. My most recent visit was with reservations for a holiday dinner with my husband and two young sons. They were very accommodating with a highchair and booster seat for us. Even though the restaurant was crowded, we received our drinks quickly and had our appetizer order taken. Our server was very friendly and came back to check on us throughout our meal. I ordered a special that evening of steak and scallops--yum! The steak was cooked perfectly and didn't have a lot of seasoning that could overpower the flavor. The sea scallops were large, grit-free, and very nicely prepared. The bread that you get as a starter here is a nice rosemary foccacia. They serve it with a plate with olive oil on it, which is something I love as it reminds me of dining in the Mediterranean. We love Giotti's for the food and ambiance, but we also get consistently good service no matter how many is in our party. read more

Giotti's - Steak and scallops. Delish! - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

I have been to this restaurant four times in my entire life one time pre-pandemic. I had knocked on there in years and then decided to go there this year one night to surprise my wife with somewhere "new". The food was amazing I had chicken cacciatore the first night. It was delicious. The service was astounding. The people who worked there are of the most amazing caliber. Made me wanna go back all the time. I went there a second time had the rigatoni with sausage that was delicious probably the best sauce I've had out. I make my own sauce at home most of the time and this sauce was as good as my own at least maybe better than some of my batches. And I went there a third time on Valentine's Day, which was about a two weeks ago now. My only disappointment with Valentine's Day was that I called ahead to ask if they had a full menu or if it was a limited menu for Valentine's Day and the girl on the phone told me it was a full menu so I was excited because I wanted to try out the lasagna this time. However, when I got there, it was a limited menu to my disappointment and pretty much everything on it included either crab shrimp or scallops I believe shellfish. Which I'm allergic to, so that was not cool. However, they were able to make me a New York strip steak with mashed potatoes, a salad and broccoli which was a modified version of the strip steak, which came with a crabcake. And that was amazing. This place in my opinion gets a 10 out of 10 pretty much consistently, the food is delicious. The service is insanely good. The people who work there are the best kind of people. I will go there forever. I've already got plans to bring some people from out of town there in the next couple weeks and months because the food is so delicious. It's such a nice restaurant to sit in. I guess my only other complaint or gripe if there could be one is that parking is weird they don't have a lot in their actual lot, I found myself parking down in the next lot over at the closed medical facility that was outside of their business hours because there wasn't enough space. I recommend calling for reservations if you're trying to get there on Friday or Saturday, this place gets packed. read more

Giotti's - This was the chicken cacciatore. Amazing. - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

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Wife and I were there for an early dinner. 4Pm. It was hot in the restaurant but we wanted to stay as we have not been there for a over a year.got sat immediately. Server took our order in a timely manor. Our food took about 20 minutes to get to our table. We got a pizza and a spicy chicken sandwich. Everything was good except my Sandwich did not have any heat to it. I did not bring it up to our server as the sandwich was still good.so overall another good experience at the restaurant. We will definitely go back read more

Giotti's pizza is nothing short of fabulous. The sauce is different and garlicky. They actually add enough cheese, while most are skimpy. Giotti's is quieter than Gabriella's and a bit less pricey for yummy Italian food. read more

Amelia our server was FABULOUS!This is the first time that we have had such great service without being in a huge party. The reason for the 4 score was because the ac was not working. How about getting it fixed or set some fans up... read more

We decided to come here for dinner because it was convenient. No one was at the entrance when we arrived but we were seated shortly after ringing the service bell. Our waitress was very kind but got easily distracted; it took over 10 minutes to get the takeout boxes we asked for and we had to bring our credit card with our check up to her. I would understand if it was busy but there were maybe 3 other tables in the restaurant. The food was fine, that's about it. I liked the veal parmagiano but it didn't really taste homemade, it tasted like many other I'd had before at similar styled Italian restaurants. With a giant menu though I'm not surprised things aren't all homemade. The bread beforehand tasted good but was very greasy. The salad was typical free starter salad, not much to say about that. One good thing is the portions were very large and I had enough for lunch the next day. We probably wouldn't choose to come here again but I wouldn't complain if I wound up here again out of convenience. read more

Giotti's - Veal Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

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The BF and I had dinner here this past Saturday night. While I called ahead for a reservation and spoke with an individual, there was nothing noted about our reservation. However, we were seated with no issues. If you have the opportunity to visit Giotti's, ask if Mason can be your server. He is the best and a definite asset at Giotti's. He knew the specials and was happy to make recommendations! We started with their antipasti appetizer and it was so good! We'd never had a antipasti served warm and after last evening I'd be reluctant to have it any other way! Their broiled seafood platter was my choice and it did not disappoint. Scallops, shrimp, and a crab cake. Sautéed yellow and green squash and risotto as well. Everything was so very good and the portion size was generous! The BF had their calamari Luciana and loved it! Plenty of calamari present and the sauce was quite good. If you haven't had the chance to visit Giotti's then put it on your 'to do' list. You won't be disappointed. They have a very diverse menu...something for everyone and when we saw one of their pizzas being served, we made the decision to try on our next visit. Just a note...they are BYOB. Don't know if there is a 'corking' charge or not. read more

I always get the Veronio special with the lemon cream sauce. Great place and BYOB! I have never had a bad meal read more

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Food was tasty, traditional Italian fare with a local, Mom-and-Pop feel from the surroundings. I recommend the pollo parmigiana. Salads and bread, included with each meal, were a great addition. The front of the house service needs work. They seemed to have sufficient staff for the quiet evening we visited. For some reason, our server had to also be the host and was therefore less attentive than he might otherwise have been. He was friendly, eager, and enthusiastic so with a bit more time on the floor, he will certainly be an asset to the restaurant. I am definitely coming back. I recommend anyone check it out, especially as an alternative to the corporate chains. There is no alcohol on the menu, though the server mentioned something about bringing our own bottle of wine? I am not sure how that works and did not ask for details. read more

What percentage of the time does this place not have my take out order ready until at least half an hour after they tell me it'll be ready? 100% read more

Great Food great service! Had the tortellini and it was amazing! If your looking for Italian this is it

We eat here frequently. We love it here. Dinner has never been bad. I love the penne vodka. Atmosphere is like a typical Italian family restaurant. Highly recommend read more

Thursday evening, I left your restaurant in utter disappointment, not only in the food but more importantly, our service. I tried reaching out to you but I've received no response. 1. Our waitress did not know what drinks you had available and had to come back when she realized you didnt offer what we selected 2. Our waitress brought our 18 month old daughter a cup with no lid 3. We ordered the bambinos 'spaghetti and meatballs' and received one meatball 4. The rest of our meals took over 20 minutes to come out and when they did, the sauce on the eggplant parm was cool and hard 5. Our waitress never came to ask us how our food was in order for me to even request to have the eggplant parm warmed up 6. Our waitress never came back to the table to refill our empty drinks 7. I had to get up to ask other servers for my check as our waitress was doing side work behind the bar area instead of tending to us 8. I had to get up a second time to retrieve our check from our waitress as she continued to take her time 9. I had to tell the other wait staff that were standing at the bar area that I left a gift card and cash on the table because our waitress was still missing in action. The only good part about this evening was the southwest chicken sandwich my husband received. Besides that, this experience was horrific. read more

We came here at the last minute and I am so glad we did. I think I've had takeout from here before but I didn't remember it walking in so I must have had someone else get take out from there for me. Anyway we had a reservation at a restaurant in the same plaza. It was royally screwed up and we were stuck with 15 people and either a long wait for a table or needing to seek somewhere else out. So we ran down and asked them if they could take us and they rearranged some tables and made it work! The atmosphere is cozy and warm. They have the open kitchen so that was nice for us to be able to watch our food being put together. The place is BYOB and we just happened to have a bottle with us so that was great! We had 2 servers and they were attentive and we also got checked in on by what appeared to be management. The menu is great, full of Italian specialties plus pizzas and bolis. The bread is baked fresh and they give you some nice olive oil to dip. I tried the chicken piccata which came with my choice of pasta. It was tender and juicy but could have used some more flavor. The other dishes were enjoyed by everyone and having tasted some of the red sauce I realized I should have maybe gotten Chicken Parmesan. Cause the chicken was so good and the red sauce was so good so I bet that dish would be stellar. Anyway what could have been a disaster turned into a fun night out and I am so glad the mistake was made on our reservation because we ended up here and now I have reason to return! read more

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In all of my 40 years of eating in restaurants two waitresses susan and iris double teamed on older waitress and starting to scream at her over jealousy, management did nothing to stop this, it is highly unprofessional in a workplace to conduct yourself like this. we were offended because we did not think something like this would happen in a small restaurant in pennsylvania. food was very good but the conduct was horrible read more

I went for the lunch buffet the other day. They have coupons in the Clipper & The guide news, 5 dollars off any 20 dollar order. The buffet consisted of pasta, salads, mini pizza, stuffed shells, cakes, rolled pizza, veggies in EVOO, mushrooms in sauce stuff like that, italian food. It was alright, service was ok, you can see the kitchen area right there too, pretty neat, most of the food was fresh and hot. There were a few take out orders while we waited, prices seemed Ok, I'll try Giotti's for dinner some night. I'd suggest trying it yourself! read more

Giotti's - 8.99 buffet - Italian Near Me - Linglestown, Pennsylvania

This update is to reflect that Giotti's management contacted me to express their concern over my experience last week. I find that managers and business owners who take the time to try and resolve bad experiences, typically care about their business and the product that they put-out. As such, I am increasing Giotti's service score in my previous review to a 1/5 as opposed to a -1 / 5. I have no doubt that the issues we experienced were addressed with the server, and hopefully this will enable Giotti's to ensure that the type of behavior we experienced from that server will never happen to anyone else again. With the updated service score, this improves my overall rating from a 2 to a 3 -- as I am rounding-up for the manager taking the time out of her day to reach-out and address my poor experience. read more

Service is terrible. Attitude of manager even worse. Manager told me tonight that she is used to having to-go orders be 30 + minutes late. I will not be going here again. There is plenty of competition with other restaurants in the area. read more

Food was excellent in a very nice environment. Service was excellent and pricing is very good. BYOB which I don't mind In being able to bring my own wine. read more

Highly Recommend!! Chicken bacon ranch Stromboli was amazing!! Service was excellent!!

Walked into a completely empty restaurant this evening with my family. The hostess completely ignored us for a few minutes then asked if we had a reservation. When I told her we didn't she said they were booked. I thought she was joking since the place was empty and asked her if she was serious. She replied "yes." Not a sorry, no offer for us to wait for one of the empty tables to become less empty. Nothing. She was so rude, I was shocked. I won't be attempting to go back. read more

The ravioli had a lot of sauce that I literally had to scrape off. Service was decent otherwise.

The great thing about this place is it participates in Carryout Courier with is an awesome food delivery service, and we used it to order dinner from here tonight. I went with the Seafood Vodka. Clams, scallops, shrimp, and jumbo lump crabmeat with linguine pasta in an awesome pink sauce... YESSS! It was accompanied by a salad and delicious bread. However, the clams were super sandy and the dish could have came with a bigger portion of pasta to go with the massive amount of seafood it does have. My husband and daughter split a large boli, which was $20. Yes, it was more than enough for them... but with only have cheese, ham, and pepperoni and not being that big, I really can't justify the steep price. All in all, I might order again... but it won't be either of the things I ordered tonight. read more

Giotti's really rescued us the other night and I'm glad they did. After having our reservation messed up at another local restaurant, we brought out party of 15 into here with no notice at all on a Saturday night. Although it was a struggle, Giotti's really did a great job accommodating us. The atmosphere is very nice and welcoming, staff was very pleasant and did a great job. The menu has your typical Italian selections ranging from steak and veal to sandwiches and pizza. I ordered veal marsala that came with bread and a Caesar salad, and I really enjoyed all of it. FYI, Giotti's is BYOB which I appreciate... its nice not having to overpay on booze on a night out! read more