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Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria, Aurora, IL

Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria

4.7
4.7
26 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 34 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Charming
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What 26 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

26 Reviews

  1. Angela

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I’ve been waiting to try this restaurant when I saw it was opening since it’s so close! Drinks were great and all so different! We had the meatballs al forno, bruschetta, zucchini frites, a salad and a couple of pizzas. Everything was so good, no complaints - sad we missed the arancini, but there’s next time! The restaurant design and ambiance was also really nice and our server was great and attentive! Can’t wait to try more items on the menu!

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  2. Christine

    Chicago

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Granted we were here on a Monday night and it was pretty quiet. I loved our dinner, the atmosphere, our waitress… etc. it It’s such a cool vibe. The food was yummy. My cocktail was tasty. It was so nice. We will be back.

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  3. bob

    Chicago

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Not a great dining experience, very loud, brought soup out with the entree, soup warm at best. No gluten free menu ( Leilani next door, same owner has one). Five dollar extra charge for gluten free crust. No silverware on table, had to ask for knife and fork to finish cutting the pizza, was brought a spoon and fork. Outer edges of the pizza were burnt.

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  4. Amy

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service. Great ambiance. Loved it.

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  5. Rick

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding! We will be frequent guests. One minor request, need more veggies on the pizzas.

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  6. Jerry

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    My wife and I each had a pizza and salad for lunch on 11/24/24 both of our pizza's were just soft and wet could not even pick them up. and the salad was nothing special. never came by to ask usl for a second drink. we will not be going back any time soon. Very disappointed

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  7. Alexandra

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great new restaurant in downtown Aurora, food was delicious!

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  8. Sherry

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was Delicious and the atmosphere was so light and inviting. We will definitely be back!

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  9. Patti

    Chicago

    13 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    We were seated 10 minutes late and the only reason we were seated at that time was because they had mistakenly taken us to the wrong table. We enjoyed the arancini and tomato sauce as an appetizer. Our cocktails arrived well after the appetizer had been finished. Don’t know what the problem was at the bar but saw others seated after us getting drinks faster. My drink was to have had a smoked rosemary stem, but the leaves were barely burned so the aroma wasn’t there to enhance the drink. Disappointing. The salmon dish was very good. Nothing amazing. It was a surprise to find an Italian restaurant in this day that doesn’t have a gluten free pasta - but has a gf pizza crust. So I had to order the gf pizza. The crust was ok, the pizza options were mediocre. It was also odd that the menu had a section “Pasta & Risotto” but no risotto dishes were listed. We shared their cheesecake for dessert and it was served frozen. I shared that with our server who said that it’s just really cold because they are made fresh every day. I reiterated that may be the case but it was frozen…we had to wait for it to thaw to eat it. It seemed lost on her so I let it go. We never received the to go box I requested and ultimately decide wasn’t worth the hassle. Learned they just opened which is why I let a number of things go. I got the sense everyone was really trying, but they need to continue to work out the kinks. Overall, I’m not saying I would never go back, but it’ll be hard for me to do it when there are so many other good restaurants in the area.

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  10. Mary Ann

    Chicago

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was absolutely wonderful! Rigatoni with vodka sauce was prepared well and the antipasto salad❤️❤️. A little bread at the table with some olive oil and Parmesan cheese would have been great. Went on a very busy night.

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Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria is rated 4.7 stars by 26 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 34 times today
Google Map for Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria

12 N River St, Aurora, IL 60506

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Aurora
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
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