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Italian, Pizza
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Vegetarian Friendly
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Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Table Service, Free Wifi
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Outstanding spaghetti carbonara! The staff were so polite and helpful. I will return very soon. My partner and I would rate the amazing Italian restaurant 5 out of 5

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 2 January 2024 via mobile

Great service and super friendly staff! On arrival we were shown to our table and given a complimentary glass of Prosecco as we were celebrating. Our food order was taken and it wasn’t long before we were served our first course. The food was delicious,...with generous first courses. We both had pizza and this was freshly cooked and huge. Again so tasty, I’m dislike tomatoes so I had the Funghi pizza which has a white sauce base, this was the best pizza I’ve ever had! Yes we also had dessert again this was delicious. Service wasn’t rushed and a special mention to Zolton who was so helpful & polite.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 24 September 2023 via mobile

Ambiance good, service and staff were very good however menu limited and food mediocre. We were a party of 3 and we all chose something different. Pizza topping sparse, base of pizza soft. Pasta bland. Risotto seemed to be the best option when we went....Sadly we probably will not return.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 21 September 2023

Many places in Aviemore were closed. Giovanni's was suggested to us. We were made very welcome. No loud background canned music so we were able to talk easily. The food was exceptionally good and served quickly. all the staff were helpful and very pleasant. The...room is bright and airy, did not feel packed in like many other restaurants.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 10 August 2023

Great pizzas and friendly staff. Authentic wood fired oven. lovely wine and prompt service. Better than the other local Italian restaurant.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 3 August 2023 via mobile

The menu was limited and not all items were available. Issues with allergy information not being properly marked on menu so be careful if you are gf. Seating is uncomfortable so bring a cushion. Everyone was wearing coats and the manager refused to close the...windows despite the constant cold breeze. Not the romantic dinner in an Italian restaurant we expected from the MacDonalds hotel chain.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 19 July 2023

Great fresh food. Friendly staff. Loved it. Great for a family meal. The pizza was delicious. Kids menu is great and very reasonable.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 28 May 2023 via mobile

The food was absolutely perfect, the staff were so friendly and accommodating they went over and above. We will definitely be returning. They said service would be slow but food came within 10 minutes!! Brilliant. Special shout-out to the staff member who seated us, Alex...F. Kindest and funniest soul, he was great with the kids.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 19 May 2023

Although I've enjoyed pizza, the whole experience was not so enjoyable. Visited first time. We were 2nd table in whole restaurant, always feel bit weird but if the deco and staff make it enjoyable you don't mind. The staff was polite but it felt like...the smile is forced and feeling 'I don't want to be here' they have never came to check on us even with 3 tables in. I've asked for water,never received. Had 2 pizza, 2 cocktail, 1 soft drink paid £60, which we would mind its pricey but with customers service it wasn't worth at all. Won't be back. Please train your waiting staff to higher Basic standards at least. If you don't order starter, take away starter cutlery for example. We overheard conversation from next table, customers were trying g to have conversation with the water saying : oh, its quiet today" to which response from water was: :"oh, I just work here, I'm not in charge of marketing stuff"..ehh?! What kind of answer is this?? Anyway, just honest opinion and constructive criticismMore

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 3 April 2023

This is the best restaurant ever so creamy spaghetti and my friend Barry truffle loved it so much and the Bolognese was so good and sexy Italian best my zesty Italian sauce amazing

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 12 February 2023 via mobile

We had a stunning evening, good food made even better by the level of hospitality. George made our pizza, and went out of his way to teach us the art too! We will be going back 🙂

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 4 February 2023 via mobile

Read very mixed reviews before going so wasn’t really expecting much but we had a great night and thought the food was excellent. We had the arancini and bruchetta for starters which were both amazing. Pizzas for mains were both great and the lemon cheesecake...for dessert was delicious. Service was also great, we had our dog with us and they were very accommodating and sat us in the bar area. The waiter also brought our dog over some treats which was lovely. Would definitely recommend and would definitely go back!More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 21 January 2023

Booked this restaurant online prior to a weekend in Aviemore. Received email confirmation and also a reminder of our booking. Turned up, looking forward to our meal, to find the restaurant empty and in darkness! Luckily we managed to find a table in nearby Cairngorm...Hotel and enjoyed an excellent meal( and excellent service) there. Very poor undeed!More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 21 January 2023 via mobile

I was actually hesitant in going here due to the mixed reviews but as expected these were either exaggerated, misplaced or just plain petty… Anyway out meal was lovely. Does what it says on the tin. Italian food in a holiday resort. Decor wasn’t overly...fancy so you would feel comfortable being there no matter the time of day or what your plan was. The staff were all very friendly and well trained. The pizza oven being in the actual restaurant with the pizza chef there making it for you was a very nice touch and the food as a whole was pretty damn good, everything came piping hot and full of flavour, the prawn linguine maybe could’ve had a teeny weeny but more chilli in it but overall a lovely bit of hotel grub.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 8 December 2022 via mobile

Very dissatisfied with our recent visit. We booked this restaurant a week in advance to avoid disappointment. We have eat here before whilst staying on the resort and enjoyed it. Upon arrival to restraunt, we were asked if we were part of a specific tourist...company group that were frequenting the hotel. Once we said no, we were advised the restraunt was running a reduced menu and handed us a menu with this tourist company's logo on it. We declined and asked to cancel our table booked for later in the week as this reduced menu was running all week. We were very perplexed by this as clearly a tourist company is more preferable over Macdonald Hotels direct booking customers. We need to eat what a tourist company wants to eat? No thanks. We eat off the whole week, so their loss. Think about all your customers, Macdonald Hotels. Not just travel firms' needs. Also you may want to think about training your reception staff upon checking in to advise your customers of menu reductions.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Giovanni's Italian Ristorante is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 4