My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary and had a memorable evening. Our waitress Amber made sure our every need was met. She took the time to make sure our orders were correct and was very attentive. The food was excellent and the decor was nice and peaceful. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for tasty Italian food. read more

My wife and I decided to come here for our anniversary. We came here a few years ago ago and really enjoyed the experience so we wanted to do it again. Much to our surprise we learned it was under new management but we were still excited to try the food. The waitress was super friendly and helpful in our decision making on our meal. We got an appetizer the Mozzarella Caprese which was very tasty, my wife said while it was very tasty it could of used some balsamic vinegar on it. the bread was warm and fluffy and the oil and vinegar dip had a great combination ratio. Then came our main dishes my wife got Fettucine Di Mare she said the scallops were cooked to perfection, bot rubbery or under done but just perfect and the noodles perfectly al dente. My Pollo Piccata had the perfect mix of flavor in the sauce that really made my taste buds sing while the chicken was so moist, I could cut it with my fork with no problem (All though my wife said I am not allowed to do that here as we were on our anniversary date and I had to use manners.) All in all our experience was a wonderful one for our Anniversary. read more

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Made a 5:30 reservation for our 35 anniversary. was seated right in time. Our order was taking within 5 minutes of sitting down. That is where it went down hill. The bottle of wine took a half an hour to get to our table. The food took another hour and was less than average and the server was not on her game. Sorry to give such a poor review but I thought you would want the truth. read more

Rating a 4 because our Waiter, Tony was AWESOME! Hosted a 26th birthday dinner here on 1/9 and it was my family's first time here. He provided exceptional service and was extremely knowledgeable about the restaurant & menu items. He also offered a complimentary drink & dessert to celebrate. He is the epitome of great customer service consistently coming back to ensure we were doing alright. The design of the restaurant was also very authentic and I felt we were in Italy. Food quality was fresh, and authentic. I had ordered the fettuccini. I will say the beverage lady was standoffish, & not warm or friendly to our party. She did not smile or welcome us into the restaurant. Being our first point of contact, we were nervous as to how the rest of the experience would fare. We mentioned we were here to celebrate a special occasion to which she did not respond to. Service like hers can deter anyone from coming back so just a forewarning. Outside of this and because of Tony + awesome food I may come back. read more

Great food. Great service. Tony was an amazing waiter. We always get Chicken Parm with fettuccine Alfredo. Excellent. My 15 year old daughter really wanted Italian on our way back from Vancouver to Seattle. Popped in this location right off the 5 South. Loved it. read more

Food quality and price and service is exceptional. We come here everytime we're in the area.

I wish I lived closer, I'd eat here several times per week (at least)...what a pleasure to enjoy FRESH, delicious food FULL of flavor! Tonight I ordered chicken picatta and asked for the pasta to be served on the side w garlic Alfredo sauce. I had the house salad with Gorgonzola dressing. Everything was off the charts fantastic!!! The chicken picatta was cooked perfectly and in a delicious sauce, very bright w fresh lemon, the garlic Alfredo pasta was Devine. The salad was perfect. The portions were very generous so I brought half home and scraped every drop of the sauces in my to go container. I can't wait to come back and try something new, I'm sure their chicken Marsala is phenomenal as well. I'm thrilled a real Italian restaurant like this exists. read more

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Delicious food, wine, and great service in a warm Italian atmosphere made for a wonderful dinner evening for our multi-generational group. Server Tony provided attention to each of our personal needs including to timing needs of three children - so everyone was happy! This is a not-to-be-missed destination for all your dining needs. read more

This is our new favorite Italian restaurant! Recently sold to new owners, the food, service, and ambiance was all first class. I had the best gnocchi ever, and my husband's Strozzapreti Calabrese (pasta with Italian sausage) was fantastic as well. We arrived without a reservation (highly recommended)and they were able to accommodate us, even though they were busy. read more

Best Italian restaurant in Skagit Valley. The space is also romantic and is a great place for a date. It also has separate rooms so if you want to have a party with a large group you aren't disruptive to other patrons. The food is so fresh and the wait staff is always friendly. read more

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Different type Italian Food, service fine won't be back. Only 2 out of 7 liked their food

Great location for a restaurant with a unique layout. I don't come here often because I find it is hit or miss. Unfortunately... This evening was a miss. Service was good, but the food. Well, let's start with the bruschetta. Diced tomatoes on bread and the tomatoes didn't have great flavor and if they put anything else in there, garlic, etc. it seemed to be missing. The bread they bring for the meal was much better. Now to the veal piccata. I love piccata. I've had it everywhere from NY to the hill in St. Louis. This piccata wasn't bad, but I wouldn't order it again either. The truly odd part of this dish was the side of noodles. I love noodles. I'll take noodles in all shapes, sizes, colors. I am an equal opportunity noodle guy. Their noodles were not good. I couldn't put my finger on why because I can't say I have ever had a noodle I didn't like up to this point. But I didn't like those. The strange didn't end there. Veal piccata, noodles, and the noodles had... A tomato cream sauce? This is veal piccata and a side of noodles is standard fair, but noodles with a red sauce? To each their own but I didn't find the two complimentary. It was not like the famous burger and fries marriage. More like a burger with scalloped potatoes match! The red sauce wasn't bad, but I swear it reminded me of Campbells tomato soup, just thicker and creamier! It unfortunately, was not worth the price or time. read more

My family and I have been coming to this restaurant for years. The food is always delicious and the ambiance is great. Their service is amazing! Tony is the best waiter!! He is super friendly and made sure we were happy. I would and have recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for authentic Italian food. read more

Wow. What an amazing place. We hosted a rehearsal dinner for 25 and Bill the owner was extremely accommodating when making the arrangements. The food was over the top, bruschetta, gnocchi, chicken parmigiana, filet mignonette, pasta primavera, tiramisu & chocolate decadence. All of our guests were amazed with the food. The absolute best part of the evening was our server, TONY! We had some guests that had some dietary needs that Tony took it upon himself to find out what they needed. The best part of Tony was his interaction with kids. He made sure they were part of the experience. Tony has a gift for reading a room and taking care of the guests. I highly recommend IL Granaio to anyone that wants a great dinning experience. read more

The reviews are true. It's straight up terrible. Came here, rented a room out for a party, and from the get go very bad results. Let's start with the beer, Ball Breaker Top Cutter. Hoppy IPA on draft was flat. It tasted like a Pilsner. This occurs when the CO2 level isn't correct, I know this because I brew my own beer. Dinner, prefix due to the party. Bruschetta was ok, but definitely canned tomatoes, bread was just normal French baguette. Salad, Caesar. Bag salad was better Lasagna, the sauce was brown, tasted like Chef Boyardee, and had mounds of cheese. I had 3 bites and stopped eating. Chicken parm was the same and tasted like it was frozen Linguine with shrimp.. consistent with other reviews, shrimp was the tiny shrimp from a can. It looked, smelled, and tasted horrendous. I skipped dessert, well I think you know why. On top of that it felt like we were being pushed out and rushed the whole night. Server was good but it was her first night and she was overwhelmed. Just not worth the $25 a plate. Places 20x better in the puget sound don't charge these prices. FYI.. I am of Italian heritage, been all over Italy and the food doesn't taste like this. The review is not about the "Value" it's about the taste/quality and how it goes to the pricing. The comments were not one I would expect from someone who owns a business. You can't say I am sorry and then insult me. read more

Yesterday was my first time to eat at Il Granaio, and I was very pleasantly surprised. I had the Sunset Special, priced at $27.95. I chose the lentil vegetable soup, strozzapreta Calabrese, with mango sorbet for dessert. The pasta dish was excellent, with spicy Italian sausage and top-notch sauce and pasta. I dined with two friends who were also quite pleased with their meals. The server was very pleasant and attentive. The portions were generous. It was a very good experience and I will be back. read more

One of our go-to FAVORITE restaurants. Great date-night spot. The food is top quality, flavors are so rich and delicious and they make everything from scratch. Which means you feel good when you leave. They also accommodate gluten and dairy free, which I need but my husband doesn't and it never disappoints on flavor. Servers are attentive. Wonderful ambiance. And a great wine selection, one of my favorites is Bocelli Sangiovese. And a favorite dish is their Lemon Pollo Piccata, so good! read more

We visited this restaurant in Aug 2020 during Covid 19 precautions and ate out on the patio. The patio was about the nicest part of the whole experience. The food was pretty bad. The "salad" (pictured) was just a pile of bland iceberg lettuce - I mean it doesn't cost much to get a Costco bag of actual salad greens, come on! The bread basket we were brought were small little chunks of bread that seemed like day old or something, not even slices of bread. My husbands's chicken parmigiana was basically like a frozen breaded chicken patty with some jarred sauce thrown on. My gluten free pasta was tolerable. Oh and the wine was super watery tasting which I know they cannot control but also added to our disappointing meal. The sever was friendly but we definitely won't be back. read more

IL Granaio - Pathetic excuse for an Salad - iceberg with some carrot shreds and dressing. Pretty terrible. - Italian Near Me - Mount Vernon, Washington

We came to Il Granaio on a Friday afternoon in December, wanting to try the sunset special menu that is served before 6pm. We didn't have reservations but they found us a table. The place quickly filled up, with pretty much every table full. We did the sunset supper, and a couple of drinks. It was a tasty and filling dinner in a pleasant environment. It was a little rushed in delivery....wouldn't hurt the servers to slow down a bit... We will definitely be back! read more

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My family has celebrated all birthday and anniversary dinners here for at least 5 years now. They have the best Italian food, (I highly recommend the pollo parmigiana) and incredible staff, especially Tony who always makes it such a great experience! We feel incredibly lucky when we get him as a waiter because he always exceeds our expectations and we are never disappointed with our visits. I can't say enough good things, it's the perfect spot for family dinners and/or date nights. A few more of my favorite dishes are the: Gnocchi Gorgonzola & Campanelle al Salmone I'm never disappointed!!! read more

Pasta is wonderful!! We loved this place so much we went back 3 more times within a month! We love the sundown dinner special, smaller servings for a great price! read more

Went on Tuesday and had a lovely time I had the Gnocchi Gorgonzola and it was too die for! Our waitress Amber was so nice made the absolute best Mojito's I have ever had! I will definitely be coming back and hopefully I get her again, the cook was a little obnoxious and was yelling but we had an excellent waitress who made sure we really enjoyed ourselves! 100% going back to just for her alone! read more

I went to this restaurant for the first time last night around maybe 6 ish. I had the server Amber. She was so sweet and abs amazing. She made the experience so wonderful. Me and my boyfriend were not really hungry but it was our anniversary she answered all our questions and got us exactly what we wanted. She made great drinks and brought our fettuccine out all so quickly. we didn't feel rushed or anything. She checked on us more than once always made sure our drinks were full. Definitely a great experience. read more

UPDATE! Ummm, you guys! They have an in-house baker now! It's a trial for now but the key lime pie and strawberry cake roll we had tonight was devine! Please see my previous review for more on this gem. It just keeps getting better. The service tonight (and every time we go!) was so perfect. Cat was attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. read more

IL Granaio - Candle light makes nice ambiance - Italian Near Me - Mount Vernon, Washington

We love Il Granaio!! We order out once sometimes twice a month and it's always so so good. Tonight we went to the restaurant and had a great experience. There was a wait but we sipped some wine and enjoyed our bread and salad until our huge entrées arrived. Always a great experience and the staff are so welcoming, kind and friendly. read more

Very generic, bland pasta. A family group of 8 got together for a "once a year" gathering. The timing of the delivery of drinks and meals was difficult, (understandably, as we were a big group). The food was mediocre at best, but it appears they are more interested in feeding many rather than serving good food... I feel like that is where the bar is set here, so if your expectations are not high, you will be satisfied. read more

We visited as part of a private family dinner event for 30, and were the only guests with young children. The restaurant is lovely and visually appealing, the food was delicious. what was over the top amazing was Tony, our waiter. While managing the full room needs, he also managed to check in with us about special simple meals for the children, served them first, and kept taking care of us through the night. He invited the children to be part of a special toast. He was warm, kind, and made what would normally be awful (two highly active kids at a formal sit down adult meal) a special experience. Thank You Tony!!' read more

Great food and amazing service by Tony for our Friday evening rehearsal dinner! We were seated promptly in a private prepared room and Tony was on point with everything! Dinner was so good, even had 2 gluten free meals that were simply the best ever! Thank you so much for making the evening special! read more

I've had Tomato Basil soup EVERYWHERE and not even some 5 star restaurants have soup this good! Dang.....it's ridiculous it's so good. Notably, Chantelle provided incredible service and the chef was incredibly accommodating by making us more soup to go. read more

This is my favorite place to go! Service and food is impeccable! Highly recommend Creamy Gorgonzola with Gnocchi is to die for!

I've been here three times now and man do I feel like a jerk for not writing sooner: Adjacent the train tracks in old Mount Vernon, sits an absolute gem of a restaurant. Located inside of an historic grainery, creaky floors and high-ceilinged, individually decorated rooms invite you with a sense of charm without too much of the kitsch often found in Italian restaurants. Is it fancy? Depends on your definition. I'd say though, that fancy is as fancy does. And my goodness, do they do here. Look - for less than $30 for their sunset special, you can get bruschetta, soup or salad, your main and dessert. And I'm not taking about mass-produced, sauce-in-a-bag type food here - they make their own pasta, you have at least 3 proteins you can choose from on their sunset menu in a variety of preparations, and they have many interesting, delicious and hearty vegetarian items (try the rigatoni Siciliana, it'll make you an eggplant believer). Fantastic quality. A steal of a deal by anyone's standards. (P.s., they chill their salad plates - fancy is as fancy does, am I right?!) But the dish that really drove me to write this entire review isn't on that ridiculously *under-priced* menu (which is truly exceptional, I promise). Doesn't matter. I'd pay double. The dish I'd really like to rave about is the Gamberoni Al Limone. Prawns (and we're taking a generous portion here) swimming in this truly devine butter, garlic, lemon and, wait for it... Anise sauce?!? Say what?! The slight sweetness and tinge of liquorice was one of the most delicious concoctions of flavors I have ever had explode in my mouth. With perfectly cooked fettuccini as the bed to this truly inspired creation, I could not help but to finish the monster serving. It was, as I told our lovely server Tony, shockingly good. I lived in NY and I would be remiss if I didn't mention that this was, in all seriousness, better than any single dish I ate in an Italian restaurant there (except maybe a pizza I had on Arthur Ave that used butternut squash as the base, but it's a hard maybe). But I digress. If you enjoy silky complex flavor, properly cooked prawns with perfectly cooked pasta, eat this thing. If that doesn't sound good to you, eat anything else at this local establishment, because I am sure you will not be disappointed. Shout out to Tony (I won't steal your joke :) - who gives lovely service and perfectly timed courses, not to be overshadowed by the perfection that is the preparation of these beautifully conceived dishes. Oh one more thing: they have a decent wine list, medium beer selection (IMO), and their menu said "cocktails coming soon" I think. Fab service, fab food, fab prices. read more

Delicious! Definitely a place we'd come back to. We loved the food. Authentic and handmade pasta was great.

One of the best Italian meals I have ever enjoyed. The service, food, and ambiance were excellent. We will definitely eat there the next time we are in Mount Vernon. read more

It's ok. Food is reasonably prepared but nothing I can't replicate out of a cookbook. Diverse seating options improve the ambiance. You can have a good conversation with your dining companions. Service is fine. Lots of people come here for special occasions and I get it. If someone invited me here I would happily return, but it's not my first choice. read more

We decided to try this restaurant today and so glad we did! I usually avoid any place that doesn't have at least 4 stars but I noticed all of the recent reviews were great. They make their own pasta... we ordered the fettuccine granaio and it was perfection. Excellent service too! read more

I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone. The food was over cooked and the "veal" was too salty. I felt a bit insulted coming here. The prices were too high. We waited a long time for our food. This place i felt insulted my intelligence. read more

Unfortunately the quality and the taste of the food has gone down here since new ownership. I ordered takeout and received small portions in huge takeout boxes that were hard to eat out of. The sauces lack flavor, with the Alfredo cream sauce (I got it on the Pasta Primavera) seeming mostly to be water and in need of salt. The gnocchi with tomato cream sauce was ok, but it also lacked flavor. Entrees here are above $25 each, but lack the quality and thought that would prompt me to come back here again and pay that price. The one thing that was good is the tiramisu, which consistently packs a punch with flavor. Overall, don't get takeout, don't get the Alfredo sauce. read more

This is one of the best Italian Restaurants I have ever been to! The service is impeccable thanks to our waiter Tony! He is always going above expectations! Try to come when the tomato soup is being served. Our favorite dish is the chicken parmigiana! The atmosphere is beyond relaxing and makes you feel like your in Italy! Hands down favorite higher end restaurant in the valley! read more

Thank you for reaching out. I appreciate you letting me know about your findings, I look forward to coming to visit again. Main entrees were bland, told server that these were needed salt and pepper as food was bland. No response at all. My pollo Marsala was gluten free with watery sauce (ew) and tough thin chicken. Ordered gluten free, received gluten appetizers. Could hear throughout the meal that they goofed our order at almost every course. Where's this what About that Had to ask for water and soda refill. Meh visit without much care about our needs or quality of food read more

My fiancé and I had a wonderful dinner here last night, enjoying the Sunset Special. It was a chance to try the food again, with the new ownership, and also to get to meet the new owner who will be handling our wedding reception soon. What a great treat we had with the entire evening! Between us, tried the 2 Ravioli of the Day specials, and each one was delicious in a different way. (one was portobello mushroom, one was beef) Pasta was great, with a good amount of filling for each meal type, and a yummy sauce for each. Salad was crisp, fresh and just the right amount of dressing. (some places overdo this part) Cheesecake... oh, yum, I love cheesecake! The portion sizes were generous, and we are looking forward to the leftovers for lunch today! As to staff -- the hostess was friendly and careful in seating us to ensure social distancing. Our server Tony is personable, knowledgable, and of course, took great care of us. The owner, Bill stopped by to talk over our menu for the wedding reception, and gave great suggestions for us to consider. We left with full tummies and happy hearts! read more