Il Giardino Restaurant by John Gambino

Dannisaur

We recently moved to Greenport and been looking for a nice spot for dinner, a good friend recommended Il Giardino to my husband and we went here last week. We didn’t realized that this place is super busy and we don’t have reservation so we end up seating in the bar, our bartender/server was amazing. The food was unbelievable. We came back twice after that to bring our friends for dinner, on those days we sat in the garden and it was a great experience. This place is incredible and by judging how busy it gets some people need to be patient considering the shortage of worker in service indusrty. This is a place where you want to enjoy every second, this is not a fast food where people eat and go. It’s where you chat with family, friends, enjoy the appetizer and sip some wine. We also waited long enough for our orders, but guess what? It was worth it. Definitely my fave spot now. And would come back again and again especially when my baby arrives!

john simon (JPS)

I’m very skeptical about Italian restaurants (hard to beat someone’s Nonna lol) but I may have had a dinner that I loved. My partner suggested we go here after Macari. We went as soon as it opened and found ourselves situated outdoors in the…. Garden! It ain’t a Tuscan summer but the atmosphere and food were awesome. Excellent Sicilian fare. I had the scallops over linguine married in a sun dried tomato and spinach sauce. Chef’s kiss. Perfect for a date or a post vineyard meal!

frank tropea

For our wedding anniversary dinner, Il Giardino's immediately came to mind. Sadly, we had a terrible experience at a place I usually enjoy. Arriving at 7 for our reservation, the hostess told us our table would be ready in a few minutes. My wife and I stepped up to the bar for a pre dinner cocktail while we waited. At 8 o'clock we ordered a second drink - still at the bar. 4 drinks {at a cost of $80!) while still waiting to be seated. Finally, we had enough. At 8:35, we checked again for our table and there was none available for us, despite watching numerous patrons arrive after us and be seated promptly. We left at this point, with nothing but a bad taste in our mouths and a disappointing evening to remember.

EDDIE FALCONER

We had reservations for 6:15 on a Sunday. We figured that was easy. We arrived there at 6:10 and we were still waiting at 7:20. Even then, they still couldn’t seat us. We were never offered a glass of wine or a beer for our …