Gianni's Cafe In Palat - Palatine

Gianni's is a solid 5-star restaurant for an unbelievable Italian dinner experience. The menu, service, and food are all amazing.

Came by for dinner on Friday 9/13/24 around 6:30, party of 2. We were promptly greeted seated by the host. Our drink orders were taken and promptly received, but my boyfriend and I sat around for about 15 minutes before even meeting our server. Oil Cheese was served but it took a bit before our bread came out… We ordered an app to start (the Eggplant Involtini, it was tasty. Cooked nicely, I personally enjoyed the “dry” ricotta that was used versus the real wet, soupy kind, and the sauce was fresh and vibrant tasting. this took about 10-15 minutes before it came out before placing our order for our entrees. I got the Chicken Giardiniera, he got a BYO Pasta comprised of cavatelli carbonara add peas, add garlic. Entrees took about 45 minutes to come out, and in this time we didn’t see our server until we were about halfway through our meal and frankly were finished at that point. The portions were quite large in my opinion but the quality didn’t seem to justify the cost. There was SO much butter. Sooooooo. Much. Butter. in both of our dishes to the point that it was separating out and pooling on top of the dishes. Very heavy and salty. The carbonara seemed more akin to an Alfredo sauce. We didn’t see our server again until she dropped our check. Maybe she was weeded out (it seemed busy , or maybe it was in avoidance due to an error with our order, but it was hard to flag her down at times. She was very sweet and apologetic for the wait, but a little more attentiveness would have been appreciated. We’re generally patient guys, but we were closing in on nearly an hour and a half before food arrived and it was upsetting, with little communication taboot. To me it wasn’t awful but certainly could’ve been better for the $91 pre-tip price tag.

Hosted a family reunion here. Everyone was completely satisfied. They want to go back for the next reunion.

A high end italian restaurant with a bar. Lots of wine choices with staff to help pair with your meal. Can buy by the bottle or glass. Would feel a little out of place with a tshirt so I'd recommend wearing a button down or polo for guys. Great food with different breads served while you wait for food.

Menu descriptions make the food sound better than it was... it was a nice night though